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![by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — In the Orleans One district of the state House of Representatives, two incumbents presently represent Brownington, Charleston, Derby, Holland, and Morgan. Representatives Lynn Batchelor of Derby Line and Brian Smith of Derby showed up Monday at a forum held at Newport’s Goodrich Memorial Library to face off against challenger Frank Davis, a Derby Line resident running as an independent. The three discussed issues in the second of two forums sponsored by the Chronicle and Orleans […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/orleans-one-forum-1400x912.jpg)
![by Joseph Gresser HOLLAND — Staff at Holland Elementary School are just beginning to come to terms with their school closing at the end of June. Town voters reluctantly decided, by a more than two to one margin, to shut the doors in order to keep the state from merging the Holland and Derby school districts into a new entity. Their concern was the new district, which would have ownership of the Holland school building, could choose to sell […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/holland-kelli-1400x912.jpg)
![by David Dudley BEEBE PLAIN — Many residents along the northern border remember a time, before September 11, 2001, when the line that separated the United States and Canada was more of an abstract concept than concrete reality. But with terrorist attacks occurring with increasing frequency around the globe (up from 651 terrorism related incidents in 1970 to 16,860 incidents in 2014, according to the Global Terrorism Database, the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has taken a robust […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/Life-on-border-Boisvert-1400x912.jpg)
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Orleans District One: Drug, jobs, landfill and school taxes spark debate
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — In the Orleans One district of the state House of Representatives, two incumbents presently represent Brownington, Charleston, Derby, Holland, and Morgan. Representatives Lynn Batchelor of Derby L... More »
Orleans Two candidates debate issues
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Cheerful moderator Scott Wheeler offered some encouraging words Monday evening to the three candidates seeking to represent Orleans District Two in the state House of Representatives. Before he began questioning them in front of a small audience of voters and journalists, he said: “I was a candidate once, and I know what this is like. It’s like walking up the gallo... More »
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Mourning the end of Holland’s school
by Joseph Gresser HOLLAND — Staff at Holland Elementary School are just beginning to come to terms with their school closing at the end of June. Town voters reluctantly decided, by a more than two to one margin, to shut th... More »
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The growing challenges of life on the border
by David Dudley BEEBE PLAIN — Many residents along the northern border remember a time, before September 11, 2001, when the line that separated the United States and Canada was more of an abstract concept than concrete realit... More »
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