copyright the Chronicle June 3, 2015 by Joseph Gresser GLOVER — The Museum of Everyday Life, located in a retired dairy barn just off Route 16 south of Glover Village, opened its fifth season Sunday afternoon in the kind of damp weather that represses the su... More »
Esther M. Allen Esther M. Allen, 90, of North Troy died peacefully on May 28, 2015, in Newport. She was born on February 21, 1925, in Newport Center, to George and Mary (Horskins) Armstrong. On May 8, 1948, she married Richmond Allen, who predeceased her on Ju... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 27, 2015 by Tena Starr NEWPORT — Jeffrey M. Ray, 51, of Brownington pled innocent here Tuesday to first degree murder and was held without bail. Mr. Ray is accused of shooting and killing Rick Vreeland, 53, his former wife’s husba... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 27, 2015 by Elizabeth Trail ORLEANS — Thirty years ago, Robert Fenton’s military medals went missing. The 94-year-old Mr. Fenton, who is from Orleans, is a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. On Monday, at a Memorial Da... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 27, 2015 by Tena Starr NORTH HYDE PARK — Former Albany Road Commissioner Bill Peters could well be the oldest man in Vermont who still holds a CDL. That’s a commercial driver’s license, which, among other things, allows a person t... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 27, 2015 Island Pond Reflections, by S.J. Campbell. Paperback. 130 pages. Self-published. $19.99. Reviewed by Tena Starr Island Pond Reflections isn’t a scholarly history of Brighton, which has also been known rather charmingly ... More »
Harold Benjamin Sr. Harold Benjamin Sr., 82, of Derby died peacefully, with his family by his side, on May 19, 2015. He was born on April 22, 1933, in Woodsville, New Hampshire, son to Donald and Gwendolyn Benjamin. He married Bettie Jane Taylor on March 2, 19... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 20, 2015 by Elizabeth Trail GLOVER — The Union House Nursing Home’s 40 residents, who were evacuated Sunday for what was at first thought to be a fire, will be able to start returning on Wednesday, owner Pat Russell said. “We just... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 20, 2015 by Elizabeth Trail GLOVER — Orleans County Sheriff Kirk Martin came to the Glover Select Board meeting on Thursday, May 14 to sign the town’s new contract with the Sheriff’s Department. Following a heated discussion at To... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 20, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph NEWPORT — At 93, Donald Wheatley has witnessed most of the major events of the twentieth century, and participated in a big one, World War II. “I’m 93 years young,” he said in an interview Friday... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 20, 2015 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The long-delayed groundbreaking for AnC Bio took place under fair skies Thursday morning, May 14. Speakers hailed prospects for the $100-million biomedical facility, which is expected to employ... More »
Roger A. Buck Roger A. Buck, 79 of Derby died on May 14, 2015, at his home. He was born on September 4, 1935, in Newport, to Harold and Helen (Bullis) Buck. On December 13, 2003, he married Diane Bowen, who predeceased him on December 18, 2009. He was a vetera... More »
