![by Matthew Wilson The boys of Lake Region Union High School met some scrappy competition Saturday as they faced off against the Missisquoi Valley Union High School Thunderbirds. The match was a night of back and forth from start to finish with the Rangers putting in play an amazing early offense. The second half though found Lake Region facing a renewed opponent that, in the end, was able to best the home team. In the first half, the Rangers seemed […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lr-v-mv-break-cmyk-1400x912.jpg)
![by Maria Amador EAST CRAFTSBURY — At a time when memories are often born and kept digitally, there is a special excitement in getting to touch an artifact of the past and having a say in how it is preserved. Such was the mood on Saturday at the J.W. Simpson Memorial Library (JWSML) here, where staff from the Vermont Historical Records Program (VHRP) set up shop for a community scanning day. Rachel Onuf, director of VHRP, and Jane Cadwalader, […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/scanning-bee-cards-cmyk-1400x912.jpg)
![by Matthew Wilson At Monday’s meeting of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District Board, administrators discussed moving to a sister-schools structure to help in managing staffing and infrastructure issues. They suggested creating three pairs of schools each of which would cover all elementary and middle-school grades. Three area principals laid out a restructuring plan and suggested which grades would be hosted at each school. Under the plan Irasburg Village School and Albany Community School would be paired with […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/elem-middle-cmyk-1400x912.jpg)
![by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Karen Geraghty was driving home Friday, the evening before she was scheduled to speak with the Chronicle, when a news bulletin came on saying Mayor Linda Joy Sulliven had decided not to run for reelection in March. Ms. Geraghty was Newport’s interim city manager for several months last year and called the Chronicle Wednesday offering to speak about her hiring and her eventual decision not to sign the contract offered her for the permanent position. […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/geraghty-cmyk-1400x912.jpg)
Newport man given five-to-20-year sentence for abusing child
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Judge Rory Thibault, sitting in the Criminal Division of Orleans Superior Court, sentenced Charles Bonasera Jr., 59, of Newport to serve a five-to-20-year prison term after Mr. Bonasera pled guilty... More »
Scanning bee preserves history
by Maria Amador EAST CRAFTSBURY — At a time when memories are often born and kept digitally, there is a special excitement in getting to touch an artifact of the past and having a say in how it is preserved. Such was the m... More »
At LRVEMSD Board members hear sisterschool plan
by Matthew Wilson At Monday’s meeting of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District Board, administrators discussed moving to a sister-schools structure to help in managing staffing and infrastructure issues. ... More »
Karen Geraghty recalls time in city hall
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Karen Geraghty was driving home Friday, the evening before she was scheduled to speak with the Chronicle, when a news bulletin came on saying Mayor Linda Joy Sulliven had decided not to run for ree... More »
