April 1 marked the end of the winter manure spreading ban for non-frequently flooded fields in Vermont, but with another cold and wet spring bringing adverse field conditions to most of Vermont, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) is is... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 4, 2018 BARTON — For some time now hemp has been touted as Vermont’s promising new agricultural opportunity. But Cam and Karen Devereux have a cautionary tale for those eager to convert a hayfield or pasture into a hemp operation.... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 4, 2018 BROWNINGTON — Orleans County’s most famous, and probably most beloved, pig has died. Wilbur was a potbellied pig who lived at the Vermont Reindeer Farm in Brownington. Pauline Broe said that she and her husband, John, take... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 4, 2018 NEWPORT — A person hearing how Orleans County State’s Attorney Jennifer Barrett treated her principal witness against Ryan McCullough might well have been confused about who was actually on trial. She repeatedly attacked K... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 4, 2018 Perimeter check III, Essays from Vermont’s Upper Kingdom, by Paul Lefebvre, published in 2017 by Beck Pond Books, softcover, 239 pages, $17. Reviewed by Bethany M. Dunbar What does it mean to be a resident of the Northeast... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 4, 2018 NEWPORT — The community garden near the Gardner Park bandstand will soon be a thing of the past, Jennifer Bernier told members of the city council at their meeting Monday night. Ms. Bernier said board members of Fresh Star... More »
By Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin work this week on a bill that tackles school safety, school discipline and laws related to threats of mass violence. Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington and chair of the committee, said he intends... More »
By Xander Landen, VTDigger.org WATERBURY — A handful of customers were already waiting in the parking lot when Parro’s Gun Shop opened Monday morning. This is the way it’s been in recent weeks. The shop’s owner, Henry Parro, estimates that the number of people... More »
By Ellen Bartlett, VTDigger.org This road is made for walking, inclining gently upward, not too muddy. A mountain stream rushes alongside, noisy with snowmelt. In summer it is cool, shaded by a mix of trees commonly found in the forests of northern Vermont — a... More »
