![NORTH TROY — In some ways Monday night was a moderator’s dream, with more than 350 voters packing the gym at the Troy school for a special Town Meeting. In others, it was a nightmare, everyone had arrived with minds firmly made up on the single issue that brought them together. There was no discussion, no need for conversation, all that people wanted to do was vote and go home. On September 29, Troy town voters turned down a […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/troy-merger-dpi-72-1400x912.jpg)
![by Gabrielle Gervais WESTMORE — After a contentious Act 250 public hearing that lasted over three hours Monday evening, the District 7 Environmental Commission did not come to a decision. While it’s not unusual for Act 250 hearings to end in a recess order, the case was particularly difficult for each party to find middle ground on. Robert Larsen, a Westmore resident, is seeking an after-the-fact permit to replace an old tennis court on his property with an asphalt […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/westmore-hearing-dpi-72-1400x912.jpeg)
![by Joseph Gresser ISLAND POND — The annual meeting of the Northeast Kingdom Collaborative is on the move. Last year residents of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans counties met at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro. On November 4, they convened in Island Pond, the group’s first meeting in Essex County. The organization was created 26 years ago when the Northeast Kingdom was made one of five REAP (Rural Economic Area Partnership) zones in the nation under that year’s […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/nek-together-education-cmyk-dpi-72-1400x912.jpg)
Ethan Allen under new management
by Joseph Gresser DANBURY, Connecticut — At the company’s annual meeting, shareholders of Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc., the company that builds furniture in Orleans and operates a sawmill in Beecher Falls, voted to oust three ... More »
In Troy, merger nixed again
NORTH TROY — In some ways Monday night was a moderator’s dream, with more than 350 voters packing the gym at the Troy school for a special Town Meeting. In others, it was a nightmare, everyone had arrived with minds firmly... More »
In Westmore, no decision at pickleball hearing
by Gabrielle Gervais WESTMORE — After a contentious Act 250 public hearing that lasted over three hours Monday evening, the District 7 Environmental Commission did not come to a decision. While it’s not unusual for Act 250... More »
Kingdom gathers in Island Pond
by Joseph Gresser ISLAND POND — The annual meeting of the Northeast Kingdom Collaborative is on the move. Last year residents of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans counties met at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro. ... More »
