Month

May 2018

All posts published in May 2018

115 posts

Barton man charged for shooting smoke detector

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copyright the Chronicle May 2, 2018 NEWPORT — Police say a Barton man took matters into his own hands when his smoke detector went off while he was cooking Monday evening. According to a press release from the State Police, 68-year-old Leroy Mason handled the ... More »

Baird partially sentenced in O’Hagen case

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copyright the Chronicle May 2, 2018  ST. JOHNSBURY — Keith J. Baird was brought into Caledonia County Superior Court on April 27 for what could be the next to last time. The 37-year-old Sheffield man had been scheduled to go on trial for the 2010 murder of 78-... More »

Barton Village seeks change, starting with roads

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copyright the Chronicle May 2, 2018 BARTON — With a population of about 700, a Grand List of just $400,000, and a median income of around $26,000, Barton Village is in need of change if it’s going to prosper again, say its village trustees. To read the rest of... More »

Long season, no big return for sugarmakers

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copyright the Chronicle May 2, 2018 By most accounts, this year’s stubbornly slow spring resulted in an almost painfully long sugaring season. But that doesn’t mean it was a bumper syrup crop. Ken Borland of West Glover has been sugaring most of his life. …To ... More »

Police chief pushes federal prosecution in Sawyer case

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By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org Jack Sawyer talks with his defense attorneys during his bail review hearing on April 25. Pool photo by Robert Layman/Rutland Herald Fair Haven Police Chief Bill Humphries says he has tried several avenues to get federal prosecuto... More »

Feds sending $2M more for state addiction programs

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By Mike Faher, VTDigger.org RICHMOND – Vermont’s efforts to combat the opioid epidemic are getting a $2 million boost from the federal government. The additional funding, announced Monday by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will expand state programs like drug ... More »