copyright the Chronicle April 9, 2014 by Paul Lefebvre MONTPELIER — Vermont is going to increase its hourly minimum wage. Vermont legislators generally agreed that it was the right and ethical thing to do. But when, and by how much, is still hanging in the air... More »
Philippa “Phil” Daigle Philippa “Phil” Daigle, 90, formerly of Newport, died at her son Jim’s home in Plainfield, New Hampshire, on March 30, 2014. She was born in Highgate Hill, London, England, on July 25, 1923, to Agnes (Donovan) Bryant and James Bryant. Du... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 2, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar LYNDONVILLE — The Northeast Kingdom might soon have an incubator space for entrepreneurs and hobbyists who want to invent or create mechanical or electronic devices. Similar clubs have been popping up ... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 26, 2014 Winter Ready, by Leland Kinsey. Published by Green Writers Press. 85 pages. Paperback. $14.95 Reviewed by Tena Starr It was yet another cold and snowy March day in this cold and snowy winter of 2014, and Leland Kinsey’... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 2, 2014 by Natalie Hormilla CRAFTSBURY — Susan Dunklee of Barton returned to Vermont last week, having made history once again. After her Olympic run in Sochi, Russia, in February, it was back to business as usual on the biathlon ... More »
Louise (Patenaude) Wilson Louise (Patenaude) Wilson, 53, of Chazy, New York, beloved wife of Thomas Wilson, died peacefully on March 24, 2014, at the Fletcher Allen Health Center in Burlington, after a long illness. She was born on December 18, 1960, in Newpor... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 26, 2014 This week, March 28, is the Chronicle’s fortieth birthday. Chris and Ellen Braithwaite produced that first edition on typewriters in an Albany farmhouse. It had stories about Orleans Village winning a lawsuit, cuts to t... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 26, 2014 The Brownington girls team came in first place in the girls division for the Brownington Graded School’s first annual March Madness Basketball Tournament, held from March 14 to 16. The Troy girls were runners up. The Cha... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 26, 2014 by Paul Lefebvre MONTPELIER — Regional and local planners are expected to be the big losers in a bill to open up the siting process for ridgeline industrial wind projects. Scheduled to appear on the Senate floor, the bill... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 19, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar CHARLESTON — Town Clerk Jeannine Bennett retired at Town Meeting this year, after 30 years of service to the town. Actually, she did not attend Town Meeting because she wanted to avoid a big fuss. “Th... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 19, 2014 by Joseph Gresser If a bill passed last week by the Vermont Senate becomes law, it will be the latest step in Vermont’s very long struggle to find new, and better, ways to deal with criminals. That struggle began about 2... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 12, 2014 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A musical with music written by one North Country Union High School (NCUHS) alumnus and directed by another, will swing into town on Friday, May 16, for a single performance. The staging of Th... More »
