by Paul Lefebvre copyright the Chronicle 8-22-2012 NEWPORT — It took a jury of nine women and three men four hours to find wind opponents known as the Lowell Six guilty of unlawful trespass, following a one-day trial here in Superior Court. The verdict appeare... More »
by Bethany M. Dunbar copyright the Chronicle, 8-22-2012 BIG SUR, California — In 1987, there were just 27 California condors left in the world. The last wild bird was taken into captivity — a highly controversial move to try to keep the species in existence... More »
Ronald Edmund Draper Ronald Edmund Draper, 68, of West Charleston died on August 13, 2012, in Newport. He was born February 27, 1944, in Fletcher, a son of Frederick and Viola (Mitchell) Draper. On September 5, 1981, he married Dianne Fassett, who survives hi... More »
by Chris Braithwaite copyright the Chronicle January 12, 2011 NEWPORT — George St. Francis was back in court Monday to hear two attorneys argue that the legal process that cost him his freedom 15 years ago was seriously flawed. It was so flawed, attorney Gertr... More »
reviewed by Joseph Gresser copyright the Chronicle, 6-20-2012 Circus Smirkus: 25 Years of Running Home to the Circus!, by Rob Mermin and Rob Gurwitt, published by The Circus Barn Inc., Greensboro, Vermont, 2012, 180 pages in soft cover, $20. When the youthful... More »
by Chris Braithwaite copyright the Chronicle January 19, 2011 Smokey (his choice of a false name) was living quietly in the countryside under the supervision of a single woman when the program that controlled his life, Safe Choices, brought a friend over to vi... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 19, 2011 It would be distressing to think that a young man who is under closely controlled state custody for treatment of alleged sexual problems might be exposed to the advances of a convicted sex offender, 31 years his senior,... More »
by Chris Braithwaite copyright the Chronicle March 9, 2011 NEWPORT — If there were any flaws in the legal process that made George St. Francis, in essence, a ward of the state 15 years ago, they are too stale to warrant releasing him from any further court sup... More »
by Chris Braithwaite copyright the Chronicle March 16, 2011 HYDE PARK — William Bennett clearly didn’t want to leave for Lowell House. Seated on a bench in the corridor outside the second-floor courtroom in the Lamoille County Courthouse, Mr. Bennett wanted t... More »
by Chris Braithwaite copyright the Chronicle May 4, 2011 Tracy Gilman is fighting the system, and she’s losing. Ms. Gilman was drawn into battle on behalf of her son, 24-year-old Bill Bennett. Because of limited mental capacity and a criminal allegation of lew... More »
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by Chris Braithwaite copyright the Chronicle May 18, 2011 NEWPORT — Despite its reputation, Friday the thirteenth was a lucky day for George St. Francis. Not long after noon on Friday he could be found enjoying a celebratory sip of champagne at the Newport off... More »
