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Here are just a few of the photos from the August 16 edition of the Chronicle. See below for our top stories. For all our stories, subscribe for print or online. 

WEBs craftsbury old home mert

Giacomo Bollettieri exchanges fashion notes with Mert, a giant Hereford steer owned by Cody Thompson, before marching in the Craftsbury Old Home Day parade Saturday.   Photo by Joseph Gresser

WEBs jay fest parade

Route 242 through Jay Village was closed off for a while Saturday morning to allow for the Jay Summer Fest parade, which opened with a collection of fire trucks and emergency vehicles blaring their sirens, to the delight of children.   Photo by Tena Starr

WEBs lippizaner sugarface

Lipizzaner stallion Zack makes his “sugar face” for rider Jessica Hoxie, cued by her open palm. Ms. Hoxie, from Lincoln, Maine, is riding in the show for the summer season.   Photo by Elizabeth Trail

WEBs stoner tree farm farley

Farley Brown, a professor of ecology at Sterling College, shows a device used to split granite. The two bent steel pieces are called feathers and are pushed apart as the stonecutter drives a wedge between them.   Photo by Joseph Gresser

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Top Stories

Beware of fake eclipse viewing glasses

copyright the Chronicle August 16, 2017    by Tena Starr   Northeast Vision Center in Newport recently bought 100 pairs of special glasses to hand out to patients so they could safely watch the August 21 solar eclipse. They intended … Continue reading →

Barton’s Hall of Fame farmers

copyright the Chronicle August 16, 2017   by Paul Lefebvre   BARTON — Rupert Chamberlin stands next to the railing on his deck, which affords a magnificent view of the countryside and the Jay mountain range in the distance. It’s … Continue reading →

Border grants will help Newport rec path, local business

copyright the Chronicle August 16, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   HARDWICK — The Northern Borders Regional Commission gave a major boost to the proposed extension of Newport’s recreation path when it awarded $425,000 to the Vermont Land Trust on … Continue reading →

Glover residents unhappy about sewer blowout

copyright the Chronicle August 16, 2017   by Elizabeth Trail   DATELINE — Several Glover residents attended the August 10 select board meeting here to talk about an attempt last week to blow out the village sewer lines that went … Continue reading →

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