![by Maria Amador CRAFTSBURY — On July 15, the Craftsbury Chamber Players ushered in the start of its sixtieth season, a milestone that marks an unlikely yet lasting relationship between a certain kind of music and a certain kind of place. The group formed in 1966 after a dinner party in New York City. Ann Rylands, a violinist, and her husband Allan Birney, a pianist, were dining with friends, the Gulicks, who summered in Greensboro. The conversation turned to the […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/smetana-quartet-cmyk-dpi-72-1400x912.jpg)
![by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — After Newport voters sent a proposed city charter revision to a crushing defeat at March’s annual meeting, Mayor Rick Ufford-Chase and the city council members who worked on the draft and supported it, dropped the idea for several months. In June, though, the council decided to move forward on finding acceptable changes to a document that has been in place for over a hundred years with minimal changes. Members appointed a task force to look […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/charter-task-force-cmyk-dpi-72-1400x912.jpg)
![by Gabrielle Gervais BARTON — A local real estate agency has found a new home here and celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting and community gathering on July 23. Jeff Como, founder and owner and of Rise Realty, looks forward to breathing new life into the building with his team while they help folks find their first home, or forever home, in the area. Founded in 2020 during the pandemic, Mr. Como started Rise Realty not with […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/riserealty-ribbon-use-first-dpi-72-1400x912.jpeg)
Chamber players mark major milestone
by Maria Amador CRAFTSBURY — On July 15, the Craftsbury Chamber Players ushered in the start of its sixtieth season, a milestone that marks an unlikely yet lasting relationship between a certain kind of music and a certain k... More »
Hospital keeps expenses and charges low
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Tom Frank, the CEO and president of North Country Hospital, hasn’t forgotten the report commissioned by the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) two years ago. That report prepared by Oliver Wyman, a consulting firm hired by the care board, predicted that North Country would be $27-million in the hole by 2025 and need to be bailed out by the state. The report also recommen... More »
Task force tinkers with city charter
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — After Newport voters sent a proposed city charter revision to a crushing defeat at March’s annual meeting, Mayor Rick Ufford-Chase and the city council members who worked on the draft and supported... More »
Rise Realty lifts off on July 23
by Gabrielle Gervais BARTON — A local real estate agency has found a new home here and celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting and community gathering on July 23. Jeff Como, founder and owner and of Rise Realty,... More »
