copyright the Chronicle 5-21-2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar DERBY — Pouring rain early Saturday morning let off in time for a few hundred runners to take to the roadsides at 9 a.m. in the sixth annual Dandelion Run. One relay team was ready for the rain with a kind... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 21, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar Orleans County farmers and consumers won’t be immediately affected by Vermont’s first-in-the-nation passage of legislation requiring labeling of foods with genetically modified ingredients. The legislat... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 16, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar LOWELL — Don and Shirley Nelson have reached a settlement with Green Mountain Power that says the power company will pay them $1.3-million for their home and 540 acres of their farm. The couple has up... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 2, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar LYNDONVILLE — The Northeast Kingdom might soon have an incubator space for entrepreneurs and hobbyists who want to invent or create mechanical or electronic devices. Similar clubs have been popping up ... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 26, 2014 This week, March 28, is the Chronicle’s fortieth birthday. Chris and Ellen Braithwaite produced that first edition on typewriters in an Albany farmhouse. It had stories about Orleans Village winning a lawsuit, cuts to t... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 19, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar CHARLESTON — Town Clerk Jeannine Bennett retired at Town Meeting this year, after 30 years of service to the town. Actually, she did not attend Town Meeting because she wanted to avoid a big fuss. “Th... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 5, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar WESTMORE — Linda Schneck’s father died, in front of her, when she was nine years old. The family was on vacation in Florida and he died suddenly and unexpectedly, and she was there. That changed h... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 5, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar The federal farm bill passed the U.S. Senate Tuesday, 68 to 32. The bill includes a key provision for dairy farmers, called a Margin Protection Plan. Similar to crop insurance, it allows farmers to... More »
The Newport City Council missed the boat last week when approached about the possibility of putting a tar sands resolution on the agenda for the annual City Meeting in March. The council could have welcomed city residents who want to talk about an important l... More »
copyright the Chronicle 1-15-2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar BARTON — Chronicle founder and publisher Chris Braithwaite will be inducted into the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) Hall of Fame in February. Mr. Braithwaite and five other newspaper p... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 8, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar GREENSBORO — Hill Farmstead Brewery’s expanded space is open to the public for retail sales. The expansion is not completed, but the space allows customers to wait inside for tastes of beer, to buy b... More »
by Bethany M. Dunbar copyright the Chronicle November 20, 2013 GREENSBORO — Circus Smirkus’ local zoning permit, which allows it to move its camp to Greensboro Village, has been appealed to Vermont Environmental Court. No trial or hearing dates were set after ... More »
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