copyright the Chronicle August 23, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — City council members were surprised, and none too happy, to learn Tuesday that the consultant they hired to guide the city’s redevelopment efforts would be meeting with a steering committe... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 23, 2017 by Tena Starr VICTORY — In a town the size of Victory, whose population is about the size of a big extended family, a small number of votes can make a very big difference in a local election. In fact, former Victory... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 23, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail BARTON — “Protect your front end and a lot of luck,” said Heidi Taylor of West Glover when asked about the strategy that carried her to a third-place finish in the four-cylinder division of the Demol... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 23, 2017 by Paul Lefebvre NEWPORT — A knife-swinging melee in downtown Newport Saturday night has led to charges here this week in Orleans County Superior Court. As the only suspect cited for his role in the fracas, Everett W... More »
Wendy Louise Therrien Carter Wendy Louise (Therrien) Carter, 54, of Newport, died peacefully on August 11, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on July 13, 1963, in Newport, to Andre and Wilma (Sargent) Therrien. She married Michael Carter ... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 16, 2017 by Tena Starr Northeast Vision Center in Newport recently bought 100 pairs of special glasses to hand out to patients so they could safely watch the August 21 solar eclipse. They intended the glasses to be a gesture... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 16, 2017 by Paul Lefebvre BARTON — Rupert Chamberlin stands next to the railing on his deck, which affords a magnificent view of the countryside and the Jay mountain range in the distance. It’s not the view, though, that hold... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 16, 2017 by Joseph Gresser HARDWICK — The Northern Borders Regional Commission gave a major boost to the proposed extension of Newport’s recreation path when it awarded $425,000 to the Vermont Land Trust on August 10. Senator... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 16, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail DATELINE — Several Glover residents attended the August 10 select board meeting here to talk about an attempt last week to blow out the village sewer lines that went wrong. In Doug Safford’s house,... More »
Thomas Allen James Boulanger Sr. Thomas Allen James Boulanger Sr., 70, of Coventry, died on August 5, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on November 18, 1946, as the eldest son of Paul and Jean Boulanger. He graduated from Newport High Sch... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 9, 2017 by Joseph Gresser BARTON — The Orleans County Fair, which is 150 years old this year, has marked the end, or at least the beginning of the end, of summer for generations of Northeast Kingdom residents. Since 1868, the... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 9, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail GLOVER — Kate Butler came home from a hard day of work on Monday and was mystified to find her bathroom walls, towels, and counters soaked with water. “It was really smelly,” she said. “Wet everywhere... More »
