![by Gabrielle Gervais MORGAN — In positive news: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings draw quite the crowd at Morgan Country Store. On the downside, select board member Larry Labor says it’s causing traffic concerns for both pedestrians and vehicles passing by on Route 111. “They’ve made an arrangement to use the church parking lot, and that seems to be working well. But therein lies your problem: crossing the road,” Mr. Labor said. Plus, he said, once the country store’s own […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/morgan-select-cmyk-dpi-72-1400x912.jpg)
![by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Judge Lisa Warren ordered a man who reportedly threatened Barton residents with a machete to be held without bail. Kyle J. Lowe, 41, whose address was given as Prouty Beach Campground in court records, underwent a mental health screening before pleading innocent to misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and simple assault on a protected professional with attempted bodily injury. Vermont State Police Trooper Anthony Rice said in an affidavit that he was called to Barton […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Lowe-1400x912.jpeg)
![by Joseph Gresser BARTON—Town Clerk and Treasurer Kristin Atwood was in a cheerful mood after the select board accepted her tax rate proposal for the year. She said many people said taxes only go up and doubted her when she told them they would drop. The reason for this year’s drop is a recently completed townwide reappraisal that saw the average property value set 80 percent higher. Ms. Atwood said those whose assessments rose by about that much will […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/barton-select-cmyk-dpi-72-1400x912.jpg)
In Morgan, good times cause traffic trouble
by Gabrielle Gervais MORGAN — In positive news: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings draw quite the crowd at Morgan Country Store. On the downside, select board member Larry Labor says it’s causing traffic concerns for b... More »
Takeover fight heats up
by Joseph Gresser DANBURY, Connecticut — On August 19 the management of Ethan Allen Interiors announced steps intended to garner support from shareholders in the face of a take-over bid from an activist investor. In a press ... More »
Man attempted suicide by cop, police say
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Judge Lisa Warren ordered a man who reportedly threatened Barton residents with a machete to be held without bail. Kyle J. Lowe, 41, whose address was given as Prouty Beach Campground in court rec... More »
In BartonTax rate drops after assessment
by Joseph Gresser BARTON—Town Clerk and Treasurer Kristin Atwood was in a cheerful mood after the select board accepted her tax rate proposal for the year. She said many people said taxes only go up and doubted her when sh... More »
