![The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) is working on expanding the parking area at the south end of Lake Willoughby in Westmore. The department’s efforts to eliminate congestion along Route 5A and make Willoughby State Forest more accessible began last fall and is expected to last until November. Currently workers are focused on building parking lots, a car-top boat ramp, and new trails. There will be significant disruption of the normal patterns of movement at the south […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/willoughby-construction-truck-cmyk-1400x912.jpg)
![by Matthew Wilson GLOVER — At Saturday’s Glover talent show, some residents put their skills and passions on display, while many more showed up to enjoy the show and perhaps walk away with treasure gained at the silent auction that was part of the evening. With nearly every seat filled, the gathering held was a resounding success. The lights of the room gave the trademark flicker that indicated the show was about to begin as audience members sought a […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/front-talent-fiona-jim-1400x912.jpg)
![by Trisha Ingalls DERBY LINE — At the end of a hot and steamy Saturday in Orleans County, audience members from both sides of the U.S./Canada border filed into the Haskell Opera House theater to watch the new post-pandemic production by the Borderline Players, The Addams Family, directed by Sarah Comtois. The Haskell’s ornate stage, enhanced by well-designed sets, provided a perfect background for the antics of the twisted, spooky Addams family as they confronted their latest challenge: Wednesday […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/addams-family-device-1400x912.jpg)
![by Matthew Wilson GLOVER – The rain hammered down as the Glover Select Board honored the many years of service given the town by retired road foreman, Harvey Dunbar and discussed the process used in appointing a new town clerk. Board members also met with state Representative Katherine Sims at the regular meeting held on July 28. Ms. Sims wanted to hear about any issues or concerns the town might be dealing with. Opening the meeting, select board member […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/lori-glover-1400x912.jpg)
Ghoulish hijinks enliven the Haskell
by Trisha Ingalls DERBY LINE — At the end of a hot and steamy Saturday in Orleans County, audience members from both sides of the U.S./Canada border filed into the Haskell Opera House theater to watch the new post-pandemic ... More »
Noise complaint occupies Barton board
by Joseph Gresser BARTON—A noise complaint sent Barton Select Board members Lenny Zenonos and Ryan Racine on separate investigative missions on August 3. Chamberlain Road resident Steve King told the two board members who were present at the morning meeting, that his neighbors Travis and Catherine Eurbin had set up a propane canon to scare birds away from their blueberry bushes. The board said it... More »
LRUEMSD — School closing decisions at least three years off
by Trisha Ingalls GLOVER — The issue of the Irasburg Village School’s extensive capital needs was raised by Dan Demaine, member from Glover, at Monday’s Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District (LRUEMSD) meeting. He brought up the question after Facilities Director Matthew Kittredge mentioned the assessment prepared by the New England School Development Council (NESDEC) and how it wi... More »
Primary races offer little surprise
This year’s primary races offered little in the way of surprises. Governor Phil Scott easily won a chance to seek a third term in the Republican primary. Democratic U.S. Representative Peter Welch was given the opportunity ... More »
