copyright the Chronicle July 22, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph NORTH TROY — The Wooden Horse Arts Guild, or WHAG, is adding a new event to the Aquafest in Newport on August 1: a plein air paint out. Artists can bring their materials and paint outdoors during ... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 22, 2015 by Joseph Gresser GREENSBORO — When the Chronicle first visited Shaun Hill in 2010, he was brewing beer in a converted garage. It would be a few months before he released his first offerings, but Mr. Hill already had serio... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 15, 2015 by Elizabeth Trail WESTMORE — About 13,000 years ago, the last retreating glacier left a huge boulder, twice as tall as a person, overlooking Lake Willoughby near the top of the Hinton Hill Road in Westmore. Generations ha... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 15, 2015 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Wednesday, July 15, is the last day on the job for Newport City Manager John Ward Jr., who is winding up his 16-year run and preparing for retirement. “I’m grateful for the job, otherwise I pr... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 15, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph NEWPORT CENTER — Brewfest, a fund-raiser held Saturday for cancer patients, brought in about $12,000, said Dr. Leslie Lockridge of the Northeast Kingdom Hematology Oncology Clinic (NEKHO). Sunsh... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 15, 2015 by Joseph Gresser SHEFFIELD — Noah Manning, a sophomore at Dartmouth College, brought a school friend home recently. He was Philip Hanlon, the president of Dartmouth. His visit to Miller’s Run School, where Mr. Manning got... More »
A bit of farm life and life in the Northeast Kingdom in song will be heard at the Music Box in Craftsbury on Saturday, July 18 at 8 p.m., with Alan Greenleaf and the Doctor. Mr. Greenleaf lives on the farm he has worked for a good part of his life in northern ... More »
Joanne “Joanie” Bennett Joanne “Joanie” Bennett, 80, of Derby died peacefully on July 4, 2015, in Newport. She was born on March 14, 1935, in Deep River, Connecticut, to George and Louise (Salzgeber) Atwood. On September 9, 1961, she married Francis “Bud” Benn... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 8, 2015 by Paul Lefebvre ISLAND POND — More than fireworks sizzled and popped in this small town at the weekend’s celebration of the Fourth of July The size of the crowd that turned out over the three days of festivities prompted o... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 8, 2015 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — As Mayor Paul Monette listed those in attendance at Monday’s city council meeting he noted a milestone. “For the last time John Ward is sitting as city manager,” Mr. Monette said. Mr. Ward, who h... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 8, 2015 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Laura Dolgin and Rick Geisel, her husband, put their Derby house on the market in April. Their plan was to move to central Vermont to be closer to Ms. Dolgin’s Montpelier job. She had even set ... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 8, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph NEWPORT — Heidi Massi of Barton is one of two students who graduated from the 17-week Cornucopia cooking program on Thursday. Now she can make all kinds of yummy treats, including the focaccia, p... More »
