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Sheffield Field Day is animated by competition

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copyright the Chronicle September 9, 2015 by Joseph Gresser SHEFFIELD — On the surface the Sheffield Field Day is a carefree celebration of Labor Day and a summer’s harvest. Scratch the cheerful surface and you find that a fierce competitive spirit animates th... More »

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Larcher explains life on a small scale dairy in France

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copyright the Chronicle September 2, 2015 by Joseph Gresser CRAFTSBURY COMMON — A master cheesemaker whose work takes him to every continent but Antarctica finds true happiness on a small farm in central France. It’s not hard to imagine that as the elevator pi... More »

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David Budbill’s opera returns to the Kingdom

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copyright the Chronicle September 2, 2015 by Joseph Gresser MONTPELIER — Many people think of opera as an art that’s far removed from their daily concerns. That may or may not be the case with the traditional repertory, but the people who inhabit A Fleeting An... More »

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East Albany Catholic church is likely to be sold

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copyright the Chronicle August 26, 2015 EAST ALBANY — The nearly 150-year-old Catholic church here could go up for sale soon. Mass hasn’t been said at the church for some time now, but it has been used for weddings, baptisms, funerals, and until a few years ag... More »

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Holding on to the summer

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copyright the Chronicle August 26, 2015 by Joseph Gresser When it comes to summer I have always been a pessimist. As a child I looked forward to the Fourth of July, but considered the summer over the next day. That was, mind you, in a place where basil keeps g... More »

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West Glover high drive collapses

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copyright the Chronicle August 26, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph WEST GLOVER — The old high drive at the Andersonville Farm here collapsed on Thursday, August 13, after an employee drove under it in a “silage dump truck with its tailgate up,” operational owne... More »

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Hemenways celebrate 75 years together

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copyright the Chronicle August 19, 2015 by Elizabeth Trail ORLEANS — The young couple stood in front of the camera on their wedding day. She was very young, dressed like a schoolgirl except for a sequined flapper-style cap and a lace collar livening up the nec... More »

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New Yorkers give the Holland Community Church a facelift

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copyright the Chronicle August 19, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph HOLLAND — The Holland Community Church got a makeover last week when a team from New York drove up to repaint, refurbish, and generally spiff up the place. “It’s absolutely overwhelming,” said V... More »

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What to do with all those plums?

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copyright the Chronicle August 19, 2015 by Tena Starr   This is the time of year when we have what we call “summer food” dinners. Mainly those dinners are about the vegetables. It’s a time of year when it’s a pleasure to cook. People often talk about having to... More »

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Heath Orchard apples destroyed by hailstorms

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copyright the Chronicle August 12, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph  STANSTEAD, QUEBEC — Picking apples at Heath Orchard in Canada is a tradition for many, but this year will be different. The 100-year-old orchard was hit hard by three separate hailstorms — one ... More »

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Jazz brings Newport waterfront to life

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copyright the Chronicle August 12, 2015 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Everyone who’s spent time in Newport realizes the city’s greatest asset is its location on the shore of the spectacularly beautiful Lake Memphremagog. Nevertheless, generations of builders hav... More »

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Remembering the last log drive on the Connecticut

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copyright the Chronicle August 12, 2015 by Paul Lefebvre The Northeast Kingdom has often been called the state’s last frontier, but where do we turn to find the bigger than life characters or the tall tales that go into making up a frontier? There are still pe... More »