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![by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT CENTER — A local man with a flying machine appeared before the select board on June 5 and asked it to approve a private airstrip. The mini-airport would only serve the petitioner’s personal needs, but the official designation could provide some benefit to the surrounding community. Pilot Leonardo Silvestri explained the process for establishing a runway to the board and took the first step toward getting his project off the ground. Mr. Silvestri came prepared […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/plane-dpi-72.jpg)
![by Maria Amador CRAFTSBURY — On June 3, the select board picked up a weeks-long discussion over an open meeting law violation complaint filed last month by James LaRock. The subject was short-lived, however, as the board decided to table it until after it conferred with legal counsel. Mr. LaRock filed his complaint after the May 20 meeting where the agenda included an item about the gravel pit owned by Kurtis Mellett, with whom the town has an agreement to […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/craftsbury-select-dpi-72-1400x912.jpg)
![Workers survey the truck that overturned on I-91 near Derby Line Monday morning. According to the Lieutenant Benjamin Shelp of the Department of Motor Vehicles, a tire blew out on one of the dump truck’s steering tires as it headed north. Driver Kevin Riendeau, 33, of Wheelock was unable to keep it going straight and veered left onto the meridian strip where soft ground caused it to go over on its side, spilling its cargo of sand. Mr. Riendeau was […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/i-91-rollover-broom-cmyk-dpi-72-1400x912.jpg)
![by Maria Amador NEWPORT CENTER — On May 28 ten construction workers were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents near a closed work site in Newport Center. The arrests are the latest in a series of small- and large-scale detentions carried out in Vermont since President Donald Trump took office. Before their arrest the ten were working at Newport Crossing, one of three sites in the area being developed by RuralEdge the Northeast Kingdom’s nonprofit housing agency. […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ice-raid-newport-crossing-cmyk-1400x912.jpg)
New Hampshire man sentenced for lewd behavior
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Ivan Santiago, 50, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, pled no contest to reckless endangerment and two charges of prohibited conduct — open or gross lewdness — first offense. The state had amended down the charges from lewd and lascivious conduct and aggravated assault, all felonies. The state also dismissed charges of simple assault and violating conditions of release as... More »
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In Newport Center, private airstrip proposed
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT CENTER — A local man with a flying machine appeared before the select board on June 5 and asked it to approve a private airstrip. The mini-airport would only serve the petitioner’s personal needs,... More »
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In Craftsbury, board denies Open Meeting violation
by Maria Amador CRAFTSBURY — On June 3, the select board picked up a weeks-long discussion over an open meeting law violation complaint filed last month by James LaRock. The subject was short-lived, however, as the board dec... More »
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In Newport Center, Federal agents detain construction workers
by Maria Amador NEWPORT CENTER — On May 28 ten construction workers were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents near a closed work site in Newport Center. The arrests are the latest in a series of sma... More »
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