The Jay Focus Group is offering a scholarship of up to $500 for educational costs to help a high school senior from Orleans County enhance their future through continued education. This scholarship requires previous community service involvement. Applicants mu... More »
The thirty-first annual Vermont State Scholastic Chess Championships will be held on Saturday, April 7, at Berlin Elementary School in Berlin. All Vermont students from kindergarten through grade 12 are eligible to compete for state championships in nine divis... More »
Next Friday, the Hunger Council of the Northeast Kingdom will meet on Friday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Barton Memorial Hall to explore areas where anti-hunger work intersects with other issues and sectors. Based on this conversation, the council w... More »
by Secretary of State Jim Condos March 11-17 is Sunshine Week, a national celebration of access to public information and what it means for you and your community. All across Vermont new board members and other town and city officials are being sworn in an... More »
The fifth annual Jay Community Recreational Center Easter egg hunt will take place on Sunday, March 25, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. at the trails on the Cross Road in Jay. The event is open to children from toddlers to 11 years old. All children must be accompanied by... More »
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is hosting two free turkey hunting seminars this spring — one on Saturday, April 7, at the Barre Fish and Game Club; and the other on Sunday, April 8, at the Hartland Fire Department. Both seminars will run from 9 a.m. ... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 14, 2018 NEWPORT — Following a confused and unpredictable hearing here last week, Jeffrey Ray was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the shooting death of Richard “Rick” Vreeland on May 25, 2015. Mr. Vreeland was known as... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 14, 2018 About 50 energized anglers turned out late February ready to offer their opinions about current regulations governing the use of live baitfish on Vermont lakes. Fish Culture Operations Manager Adam Miller, of the Fish a... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 14, 2018 GREENSBORO — In case the 40 people who turned out for the Lakeview Union Elementary School meeting had any question about why they were there, the presentation given by Anika Leahy, Lydia Hall, and Zora Kehler provided su... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 14, 2018 The emerald ash borer has officially arrived in Vermont, but it’s not yet at Orleans County’s doorstep, Barbara Schultz, forest health program manager for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, said on ... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 14, 2018 Stranded, a Story of Frontier Survival, by Matthew Mayo. Paperback. 241 pages. $25.95. Reviewed by Tena Starr Matthew Mayo grew up on a farm in Irasburg, in a household that encouraged reading. He graduated from Lyndon St... More »
