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Judge approves $150-million settlement

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copyright the Chronicle July 5, 201   by Joseph Gresser   U.S. District Court Judge Darrin Gayles cleared the way for contractors, merchants, and some EB-5 investors to recover money Jay Peak and Burke Mountain Resorts owes them. On Friday he gave final approv... More »

Obituaries July 5, 2017

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Carroll George Belanger Carroll George Belanger, 89, of Lake City, Florida, and formerly of Orleans, died on November 20, 2016, at Haven Hospice of Lake City. Mr. Belanger was born in Franklin on December 30, 1926. He joined the Army in 1944 and served in the ... More »

Barton solar project could raise rates

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copyright the Chronicle June 28, 201 by Elizabeth Trail   BARTON — If Will and Victor Veve’s planned solar farm is built here on Aldrich Lane north of town, it could push up the Barton Electric Department’s rates by as much as 2.6 percent. That’s according to ... More »

Maple production nears historic levels

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copyright the Chronicle June 28, 201   by Tena Starr   Although maple sugaring in Vermont has grown at a startling rate in the past decade, it still hasn’t reached pre1935 levels, at least in terms of the number of trees tapped. That’s according to the U.S. De... More »

Wandering elk are safely back home

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copyright the Chronicle June 28, 201   by Joseph Gresser   DERBY — The elk are back home, said Richard Nelson Tuesday evening. The 16 elk that wandered off from the Nelson’s property in Derby last week finally wandered back, he said. A gate was left open in th... More »

Obituaries June 28, 2017

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Peter Fagan Peter Fagan, 85, of Beebe Plain, died on June 23, 2017, in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He was born on January 18, 1932, in Brighton, Massachusetts, to the late Joseph P. Fagan and Rose (Loughman) Fagan. Mr. Fagan served in the United States Coast Guard... More »

Newport reappraisal could lead to drop in tax rate

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copyright the Chronicle June 21, 201   by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — The preliminary results of the citywide reappraisal are in and, while some property owners are unhappy with the jump in their assessment, Newport’s government is breathing a sigh of relief. A... More »

Dollar General penalized for scanner violations

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copyright the Chronicle June 21, 201   by Tena Starr   The Vermont Agency of Agriculture has penalized Dollar General in the amount of more than $210,000 for 47 separate price scanner violations since 2013, including $24,000 in penalties this year. “Agency ins... More »

Pet thieves posing as “humane officers?”

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copyright the Chronicle June 21, 201   by Tena Starr   The owners of two dogs in Albany believe the animals were stolen last week by someone posing as a representative of P.E.T.S of the Kingdom, a nonprofit that checks on animal welfare. Ronald Mason said his ... More »

EB-5 investor sues state

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copyright the Chronicle June 21, 201   by Joseph Gresser   An investor in the first of Jay Peak’s EB-5 projects is suing the state Agency of Commerce and Community Development, the Department of Financial Regulation, the Vermont Regional Center (VRC), and a nu... More »