![Maura Gahan (red jacket), falls to her knees after meeting disaster head on without despair, in one of “Six Disaster Confrontation & Mitigation Dances” choreographed by Peter Schumann, founder of the Bread and Puppet Theater. Fellow performers (left to right) Esteli Kitchen, Viggy McKenzie, and Rainjana Haynes look on. Michael Dennison, not visible, provided support for the painted banner. Mr. Schumann said he was inspired to make the dances, which are being performed in public places around the area, after […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/bp-covid-front-cmyk-1400x912.jpg)
![by Sylvia C. Dodge HOLLAND — A new vibrancy has recently been growing in Holland. Out of the ashes of a very difficult decision residents made to close their elementary school at the end of the 2018-’19 academic year, its building has been given new life as a community center, and it soon will be the home of a heated indoor walking trail. In response to a 2015 law best known as Act 46, designed by the Vermont Legislature […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/holland-sign-cmyk-1400x912.jpg)
![by Luke Vidic ORLEANS—After 45 years of ownership, the Swett family will be parting ways with the Evansville Trading Post by the end of the month. The famous country store, which has been on the market for over a year, will be auctioned off at the end of January. “It was time,” owner Andrew Swett said Tuesday morning. The last year and a half of business under the pandemic took a toll on store owners Kelly and Andrew Swett, […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/trading-post-cmyk-1400x912.jpg)
![by Joseph Gresser DERBY LINE—Law enforcement officers from most of the agencies in the area converged on a Caswell Avenue apartment building Monday morning after several people phoned in reports of shots being fired. A State Police press release said the calls started around 9:15 a.m. According to Vermont State Police Captain Matt Daley, some callers said they thought more than one shooter was involved. State Police Troopers, Orleans County Sheriff’s deputies, Newport City Police Department patrolmen, Border Patrol […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220110-alfred-charest-1400x912.jpg)
Holland school still serves its community
by Sylvia C. Dodge HOLLAND — A new vibrancy has recently been growing in Holland. Out of the ashes of a very difficult decision residents made to close their elementary school at the end of the 2018-’19 academic year, its ... More »
Stanstead threatens to turn off the tap on Derby residents
by Luke Vidic DERBY — Across the border, Stanstead, Derby Line’s partner in the International Water Company, is raising concerns about unpaid bills. Dana Nagy of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources wants to set up a meeting between the town of Derby and Stanstead. Some U.S. residents of Beebe Road and Canusa Avenue, outside Derby Line, are connected to Canadian water mains, but since Beeb... More »
Evansville Trading Post goes on the block
by Luke Vidic ORLEANS—After 45 years of ownership, the Swett family will be parting ways with the Evansville Trading Post by the end of the month. The famous country store, which has been on the market for over a year, wil... More »
Alleged shooter to have mental health check
by Joseph Gresser DERBY LINE—Law enforcement officers from most of the agencies in the area converged on a Caswell Avenue apartment building Monday morning after several people phoned in reports of shots being fired. A Sta... More »
