Vermont Harvest, a new program piloted by Green Mountain Farm-to-School (GMFTS), will allow families receiving federal SNAP benefits, known in Vermont as 3SquaresVT, to purchase $75 worth of fresh fruits and vegetables at local Northeast Kingdom grocery stores... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 15, 2015 by Tena Starr In July of 2014, Vernon and Rose Warner rented a trailer in Lowell to a man and his son. They say they received $300 at the time, and nothing since. The monthly rent was $550. Now, the tenant is gone, which ... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 15, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph DERBY — The smell of fresh wood and the noise of tools at work greeted anyone walking into North Country Career Center’s (NCCC) woodshop class on Thursday. Students were hard at work at the Haro... More »
Robert E. Clark Robert E. Clark, 87, of West Glover died on April 5, 2015, in White River Junction. He was born on September 4, 1927, in Barton, to Everett and Gladys (Masure) Clark. On June 20, 1955, he married Gisele Champagne, who survives him. He was an as... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 8, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph CRAFTSBURY — Bernie Lussier and his wife, Linda, have been playing and singing together as members of the Craftsbury Vibrations for over 40 years, but after their gig on Sunday, April 12, at 1:30... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 8, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph There’s a growing number of women in law enforcement. In fact, at the moment, six of the 21 State Police officers stationed in the Derby barracks are women. Callie Field, who was originally from M... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 8, 2015 Bread: A Baker’s Book of Techniques and Recipes, 2nd Edition, by Jeffrey Hamelman, illustrations and photography by Chiho Kaneko; Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, 2014; Hardbound, 478 pages; $45. ... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 8, 2015 by David Dudley Each year around April 1, the weather plays its own April Fool’s prank on the Northeast Kingdom. For young athletes in the area, the first day that the temperature rises above 30 degrees engenders an irrep... More »
Ida Edna Chaffee Ida Edna Chaffee, 91, of Albany died peacefully on April 3, 2015, in Newport. She was born on November 16, 1923, in Albany to Mark and Ida (Keith) Honsinger. On November 26, 1945, she married Dale Chaffee, who predeceased her on March 13, 2014... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 1, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph DERBY — Companions Ryan Lewis and Marcia Brown bought Derby’s Village Pizza two months ago. After a month of renovations, the restaurant, now called Lewis Village Pizza, is open again. “I always t... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 1, 2015 Shape of the Sky, by Shelagh Connor Shapiro. 242 pages. Paperback. Published by Wind Ridge Books. $15.95. Reviewed by Tena Starr The Northeast Kingdom and rock festivals have a historic relationship, so Shelagh Connor Sh... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 1, 2015 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — AnC Bio, the biomedical facility being developed with money from the federal EB-5 visa program, is back on track. A press release from Jay Peak late Tuesday afternoon said the state Department o... More »
