![by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Snow is plentiful in Vermont’s winters and the supply of gravity is more than adequate. Therefore, sledding has long been a favorite pastime for young and, to a somewhat lesser extent, old. When the Newport Department of Parks and Recreation moved the main location of its annual Winterfest from Gardner Park to Prouty Beach last year, it made sense to open the hill leading down to the beach for sliding. …this story and more […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sledding-double-cmyk-1400x912.jpg)
![by Leanne Harple For many single people, the isolation of COVID has meant a lot of alone time, with little opportunity to meet the loves of their lives. Not so for Shaquille Urie. The 25-year-old West Glover native spent his autumn being wined and dined by television producers, on a Hawaiian island in the company of other beautiful young singles. Mr. Urie, a 2013 graduate of Lake Region Union High School, was a cast member of Temptation Island, a reality […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/shaquille-urie-water-cmyk-1400x912.jpg)
![by Tena Starr NEWPORT — The mask policy at the UPS store here has triggered a lawsuit from the Vermont Attorney General’s Office. It was filed a day after UPS severed its relationship with franchise owner Andre “Mark” Desautels. Store employees did not wear masks and a sign posted on the store’s front door said: “Please feel free to wear your mask into the store. We choose not to wear a mask and if you’re uncomfortable with this, we […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/UPS-protest-cmyk-1400x912.jpg)
Woman charged in Orleans robbery
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — An employee of the Orleans Maplefields store Tased a co-worker and robbed the store, police say. Jenna Connelly, 40, of Orleans appeared remotely in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superi... More »
Newport puts new twist on old winter pastime
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Snow is plentiful in Vermont’s winters and the supply of gravity is more than adequate. Therefore, sledding has long been a favorite pastime for young and, to a somewhat lesser extent, old. When... More »
Local “looks for love” on Temptation Island
by Leanne Harple For many single people, the isolation of COVID has meant a lot of alone time, with little opportunity to meet the loves of their lives. Not so for Shaquille Urie. The 25-year-old West Glover native spent his... More »
Protestors support UPS store owner
by Tena Starr NEWPORT — The mask policy at the UPS store here has triggered a lawsuit from the Vermont Attorney General’s Office. It was filed a day after UPS severed its relationship with franchise owner Andre “Mark” Desa... More »
