Effie M. (Hall) Brown Effie Mae (Hall) Brown, 82, formerly of Barton, died peacefully after a period of failing health on October 12, 2017, in Loudon, New Hampshire. One of 14 children, she was the daughter of William V. and Shirley E. (Hunt) Hall. She was bor... More »
copyright the Chronicle October 11, 2017 by Tena Starr BARTON — State Police are looking for information about the Monday afternoon fire that burned the landmark barn known as The Pines to the ground. Firefighters poured a steady stream of water on the far... More »
copyright the Chronicle October 11, 2017 by Joseph Gresser Federal farm legislation is due to be passed next year, and Vermont wants to have its voice heard in the writing of a bill that could mean life or death for the state’s dairy industry. The Vermont ... More »
copyright the Chronicle October 11, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail WESTMORE — The select board here is talking about passing a public indecency ordinance, with fines of up to $800, following complaints from people who said they were harassed at the nude beach at ... More »
copyright the Chronicle October 11, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail Dense forests of bright green parsley. Waist-high kale, green-black and curly. Vegetables growing in profusion in soil so rich and light that a hand thrust among their roots travels downward a foo... More »
Brent R. Amyot Brent R. Amyot, 31, of North Troy, died suddenly on October 2, 2017, in North Troy as a result of an automobile accident. He was born on February 18, 1986, in Newport, to Richard and Penny (Nutting) Amyot. He loved hiking, artistic painting, whi... More »
copyright the Chronicle October 4, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail BARTON — The Barton Senior Center served its last meal on September 27. On Tuesday night, about 30 people, including two Barton Village Trustees and two representatives from the Northeast Kingdom C... More »
copyright the Chronicle October 4, 2017 by Tena Starr State officials and others are still hoping for good fall foliage color, but at the moment Vermont’s famous fall color isn’t too colorful. In many places, it’s still largely green, and some trees have s... More »
copyright the Chronicle October 4, 2017 by Stephan Cantor Early Tuesday morning I was checking my Facebook feed, as I have done every morning since Hurricane Maria crashed into Puerto Rico. Every morning I have searched for news of friends and loved ones, ... More »
copyright the Chronicle October 4, 2017 by Tena Starr BARTON — Bleak as the picture for dairy so often is in Vermont, it’s the decline of the state’s forestry industry that people wanted to talk about Tuesday at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on fa... More »
Kenneth Phillip Aiken Kenneth Phillip Aiken, 62, of Newport, died unexpectedly at his home in Danielson, Connecticut, on September 25, 2017. He was born on May 24, 1955, in Newport to Durward and Dorothy (Ostrout) Aiken. He married Brenda Challinor when he was... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 27, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail CRAFTSBURY — The future is not looking good for Vermont sugarmakers 50 years down the road. But opportunities will open up for dairy farmers — if they can stay in business until then. That was t... More »
