copyright the Chronicle September 13, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Matt Chaput said he doesn’t keep track of how long it’s been since his brother Shawn took his own life. “Four or five years,” was his estimate. His imprecision is not because he doesn’t... More »
Roger Ernest Berard Roger Ernest Berard, 55, also known as Beige, Raji, Jammie Man, Smoothie, and Poppi, died on August 22, 2017, in his childhood home in Barton, surrounded by his loving family after a short yet fierce battle with pancreatic cancer. He is now... More »
Robert Savage Bigelow Robert S. Bigelow died on September 1, 2017, at the Rutland Regional Medical Center. He was born in Newport, the son of Helen (Savage) Bigelow and Rudolph Bigelow on April 28, 1925. He was predeceased by his brother Charles. Mr. Bigelow e... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 6, 2017 by Joseph Gresser Two Irasburg sisters who made their way to Houston, Texas, to pursue teaching careers came through Hurricane Harvey with their homes intact, but they and their students will be dealing with the de... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 6, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — After attending a Vermont Superintendents Association meeting on August 30, John Castle, who oversees the North Country Supervisory Union, took off for the woods. He said Monday that he ... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 6, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail CRAFTSBURY COMMON — “It’s like the hand of God reaches down and pushes you along,” Larry Gilbert said. Mr. Gilbert’s playful description of what it’s like to ride an electric bicycle was pretty m... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 6, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail CRAFTSBURY COMMON — “We’re only guaranteed two things,” Anne-Marie Keppel told the small crowd that turned out for a Death Café at the library on August 31. “The fact that we are alive right now in... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 30, 2017 by Paul Lefebvre NEWPORT — Can an inebriated murder suspect understand the rights he has given up when consenting to talk to police at the time of his arrest? In a 12-page ruling following hearings and expert testimo... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 30, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The consultant hired by the city to help develop a redevelopment strategy in the wake of the collapse of Jay Peak’s Newport EB-5 efforts presented a preliminary report at the Gateway Cente... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 30, 2017 by Joseph Gresser Ariel Quiros, the owner of Jay Peak, has followed the path blazed several months ago by Bill Stenger, the resort’s former president, and agreed to a settlement on civil charges of investment fraud. ... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 30, 2017 by Joseph Gresser GLOVER — Peter Gelb is the director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. When his company wants to put on a new production, he thumbs through a list of classic operas to find one it has not ... More »
Elizabeth Allen After several years of failing health, Elizabeth “Betty” Allen, 85, formerly of North Troy, died on August 23, 2017, at the Newport Health Center in Newport, surrounded by her loving family. Born on December 6, 1931, she was the eldest of three... More »
