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The editor’s pick of some of the best stories of the week from the Barton Chronicle, a highly read weekly newspaper based in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom region.

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Jay mulls purchase of village land

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by Matthew Wilson JAY — Several parties met on January 18, to continue discussing a 194-acre property just outside of the town’s center.  The conversation around the parcel of land started in December with a gathering organized by the Missisquoi River Basin As... More »

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Falcon girls show Rangers no mercy

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by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — Lake Region and North Country union high schools are long-time rivals.  North Country has more students than Lake Region and plays in a higher division, but many years their teams are evenly matched. Not so far this year, at least a... More »

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Derby Line shooter gets two-to-six year sentence

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Under the terms of an agreement worked out with the state Alfred Charest, 40, of Derby Line, the state dismissed charges of attempted first-degree murder, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon that had been filed against him. ... More »

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How I blew my chance to be a millionaire

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  by Tena Starr I’d been puzzling about the recent lack of scammers to mess with when I got a call last week from a robot that was trying hard to sound like a reasonable person. Congratulations, it said.  I’d won second place in Powerball, and was about to be ... More »

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Tiara, sash, and care packages

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by Kenzie Strange NEWPORT — Charlee Royer, a sophomore at North Country Union High School, is a local Miss America Foundation title holder — Miss Maple Grove’s Teen.  She lives in Newport and participates in the beauty pageant world and the philanthropy it sup... More »

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Sentencing in Charleston auto deaths

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by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — The jury was already selected when Katelyn Deslandes, 25, of Island Pond, reached a plea agreement to settle charges resulting from an accident that took the lives of two 18-year-olds, Logan Costa of Charleston and Taylor Warren o... More »

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Work in progress to premiere in Greensboro

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by Joseph Gresser   GREENSBORO — The stage at the Highland Center for the Arts was dim Saturday, but it was filled with a crowd of women trying on brightly colored costumes.  Clare Dolan, director of a work-in-progress called Women I’ve Seen Before, eyed the o... More »

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Fire consumes Albany home

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by Joseph Gresser ALBANY—Firefighters here were toned out around 2:30 p.m. Monday and when they responded to the Old Street address and found the home of Rocky and Lorraine Greenwood engulfed in flame. Albany Fire Chief Josh Pilbin said there were heavy flames... More »

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Pulling together for the dovekies

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by Leanne Day Harple BARTON — As the daughter of a veterinarian technician, Emily Knaggs, a senior at Lake Region Union High School, grew up with a particular empathy for injured animals.  Her big heart led her to become one of the state’s youngest practicing ... More »

In Newport, fire equipment and mayoral lecture

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  by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A couple of items that had to be dealt with before the end of 2023 brought the city council back together for a special meeting on the morning of December 27.  The main order of business was giving the Newport Fire Department the ... More »

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Newport Center man stabbed to death

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NEWPORT CENTER — A 58-year-old Newport Center died on Christmas from a stab wound in the chest.  According to a press release from the Vermont State Police, the victim was Donald Coull who died at his Lawson Road home. An autopsy conducted by the Chief Medical... More »