![by Matthew Wilson BARTON – You can always count on the annual demolition derby to leave local motorists in a heaping wreck. On Sunday, the event went off without a hitch as new and returning drivers came out to test their mettle and metal in the automotive arena. The first half of the day saw large classes compete to see who would qualify for the evening features. Under the lights, later on, qualifiers slammed for prizes, trophies, and glory… …to […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Fair-demo-incoming-cmyk-dpi-72-e1726058961430-1400x877.jpg)
![by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — Time is the great test and one the Goodrich Memorial Library has certainly passed. On Saturday the city’s premier cultural institution celebrated its one-hundred-twenty-fifth birthday. A small crowd gathered to observe the anniversary of the library’s founding and many of those close to the library reminisced about their time in the old building. Throughout the afternoon, regular library patrons stopped by for a small party…. …to read the rest of this story and more […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/goodrich-old-office-dpi-72-e1726058643209-1400x877.jpg)
![by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police say a West Glover woman fired a volley of shots at the pickup truck driven by a departing caller. Alaina Bouchard, 35, of West Glover was brought into the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court here Monday and pled innocent to felony charges of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault and, also, reckless endangerment and criminal threatening. Judge Rory Thibault ordered Ms. Bouchard held without bail, but scheduled a weight of evidence hearing […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/court-bouchard-rear-window-cmyk-dpi-72-1400x912.jpg)
![by Matthew Wilson BARTON — Was that a distant rumble? Did the ground shake? It could have been the monster trucks returning to the Orleans County Fairgrounds Friday. The lineup was a little thinner this year, but that didn’t deter the crowd from coming out to enjoy the big trucks. Before the sunset event, drivers met with the crowd nearby their rigs ahead of their spectacular runs in front of the grandstand. All of the titanic trucks that came out […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/fair-monster-trucks-witch-cmyk-dpi-72-1400x912.jpg)
Accidents on purpose – the demo derby at the fair
by Matthew Wilson BARTON – You can always count on the annual demolition derby to leave local motorists in a heaping wreck. On Sunday, the event went off without a hitch as new and returning drivers came out to test their m... More »
Newport treasure marks 125 years
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — Time is the great test and one the Goodrich Memorial Library has certainly passed. On Saturday the city’s premier cultural institution celebrated its one-hundred-twenty-fifth birthday. A small ... More »
West Glover woman denies attempted murder
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police say a West Glover woman fired a volley of shots at the pickup truck driven by a departing caller. Alaina Bouchard, 35, of West Glover was brought into the Criminal Division of Orleans Count... More »
Big trucks shake the earth
by Matthew Wilson BARTON — Was that a distant rumble? Did the ground shake? It could have been the monster trucks returning to the Orleans County Fairgrounds Friday. The lineup was a little thinner this year, but that didn... More »
