![The ribbon cutting for the eagerly awaited 60-stall Julie Jacobs Legacy Barn at the Orleans County Fairgrounds on Sunday morning For more photos of this event… and more in the full edition of this week’s paper, pick up a copy on the newsstands today or subscribe now to access our e-version or to have it delivered to your home weekly by selecting a link below: Annual online subscription Short-term online subscription Print subscription (To find a particular article, search for […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ocf-ribboncut-cmyk-dpi-72-e1788965138800-1400x912.jpg)
![by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — After a productive three-and-a-half-hour long hearing on September 3, the amended city charter had only a few sections that need to be finalized. Of course, those few included some of the thorniest issues, but Mayor Rick Ufford-Chase asked the task force that produced the current draft, to meet before the next hearing, slated for September 14, to come up with language on at least one of them. After an earlier attempt at passing […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/newport-charter-hearing-pronto-cmyk-dpi-72-1400x912.jpg)
![by Gabrielle Gervais LOWELL — At 15 years old, lifelong NEK resident Jake Swanson already knew what he wanted to do for a living. Naturally, it involved a chainsaw. He used one a lot as a teenager growing up in the area, mainly to cut up firewood. “I kind of just started hacking away at a sculpture one day, and kept going, and kept going, and I was able to make a living out of it.” He recalled that first […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/sculptures-dragon-dpi-72-1400x912.jpg)
![by Joseph Gresser ORLEANS — Vermont parades almost invariably save fire engines, with their lights flashing and sirens blaring, for the final act, finishing up the lineup. Not so on Saturday, when a parade wound its way through Orleans. It had shiny red engines in front, in the middle and at the end of the procession. That was fitting, as the parade was held to honor the one-hundred-and-fiftieth birthday of the Orleans Fire Department. Much of that department’s origins are […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/orleans-fd-1938-LaFrance-engine-cmyk-dpi-72-1400x912.jpg)
North Country Principal resigns
NEWPORT — Parents of students at North Country Union High School were startled Friday to receive a message through the Parent Square system informing them that Principal Chris Young had tendered his resignation, effective immediately. The announcement, which did not include any explanation of his decision, came only a little over a week after the school year began. Mr. Young, who took the helm at... More »
Fair start
The ribbon cutting for the eagerly awaited 60-stall Julie Jacobs Legacy Barn at the Orleans County Fairgrounds on Sunday morning For more photos of this event… and more in the full edition of this week’s paper, pick up a co... More »
In Newport, charter gets thorough review
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — After a productive three-and-a-half-hour long hearing on September 3, the amended city charter had only a few sections that need to be finalized. Of course, those few included some of the thor... More »
Kayla Wright’s killer draws 30 years to life
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Judge Rory Thibault sentenced Jakiy Tramaine Corey Keith, 26, to serve from 30 years to life in prison for the murder of Kayla Wright on February 2, 2024. Mr. Keith changed his plea to guilty to felony charges of second-degree murder and illegally disposing of a body on February 25 of this year. Mr. Keith is to serve his sentence concurrently with the 13-year sentence ... More »
