copyright the Chronicle September 2, 2015 by Joseph Gresser MONTPELIER — Many people think of opera as an art that’s far removed from their daily concerns. That may or may not be the case with the traditional repertory, but the people who inhabit A Fleeting An... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 2, 2015 by Paul Lefebvre History as seen in the novels of Jeffrey Lent: In the Fall (542 pages), published in 1999 by Atlantic Monthly Press, and A Slant of Light (357 pages) published in 2015 published by Bloomsbury. To write... More »
On Labor Day, Monday, September 7, Sheffield Field Day will host its annual Pat O’Hagan Memorial Fiddlers’ Contest in the gym at Miller’s Run School, at 3249 Vermont Route 122, at 2 p.m. Registration for fiddlers will begin at 1:30 p.m. Participants are asked ... More »
Hanford E. “Jack” Biron Hanford E. “Jack” Biron, 92, of Derby and Norton died in Newport on Tuesday August 25, 2015. He was born on May 18, 1923, in Norton to Joseph and Eva (Pelletier) Biron. In 1951, he married Nina “Jean” Bates, who predeceased him in 2001.... More »
The Bread and Puppet Theater on Route 122 in Glover presents Overtakelessness Circus and Pageant on Sunday, August 30, at 3 p.m. Museum tour at 1 p.m. and ding dongs at 2 p.m. Following the circus and pageant, Great Small Works will perform in the cathedral.... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 26, 2015 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The man who allegedly shot and killed Lou-Ron Schneider of Greensboro Sunday pled innocent to a first degree murder charge Tuesday and was ordered held without bail. Police say Mr. Schneider w... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 26, 2015 EAST ALBANY — The nearly 150-year-old Catholic church here could go up for sale soon. Mass hasn’t been said at the church for some time now, but it has been used for weddings, baptisms, funerals, and until a few years ag... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 26, 2015 by Joseph Gresser When it comes to summer I have always been a pessimist. As a child I looked forward to the Fourth of July, but considered the summer over the next day. That was, mind you, in a place where basil keeps g... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 26, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph WEST GLOVER — The old high drive at the Andersonville Farm here collapsed on Thursday, August 13, after an employee drove under it in a “silage dump truck with its tailgate up,” operational owne... More »
Lucienne H. Baron Lucienne H. Baron, 84, of Newport Center died on August 15, 2015. She was born on October 9, 1930, in New Brunswick, Canada, the youngest of 14 children. She immigrated to the United States in 1963. She was employed as a secretary for many ye... More »
The 148th Orleans County Fair will be held Wednesday through Sunday, August 19 through 23, at the Orleans County Fairgrounds in Barton. Rides, animals, horse shows, food vendors, races, demo derby, floral hall vendors, and so much more! Too much information to... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 19, 2015 by Joseph Gresser Derick J. Niles, who climbed onto his garage roof in September of 2013 while attempting to hold off an imaginary police posse, will serve 16 months in a federal correctional facility because he is an ad... More »
