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Glover voters approve bond for new garage

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copyright the Chronicle April 12, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail   GLOVER — By a narrow margin, voters here directed the select board Tuesday to borrow up to $750,000 to pay for a new town garage. The garage will be built on the site of the recycling shed next to the... More »

Poetry informed by the unique perspective of an EMT

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copyright the Chronicle April 12, 2017   Reviewed by Tena Starr    A Life Lived Backwards, by Mark Creaven. Paperback. 76 pages. Available on Amazon.com, $9.99.   Longtime West Glover resident Mark Creaven has been, among many other things, an EMT, a job that,... More »

Obituaries April 12, 2017

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Vivian W. Geoffroy Vivian W. Geoffroy, 97, of Albany, died on March 20,
2017, at the Union House in Glover. She was born in Holland on June 20, 1919, the youngest of Hollis
W. and Gertrude F. Wheeler’s 21 children. She married John B. Geoffroy on August 20, 19... More »

Can Newport emulate St. Albans’ renewal?

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copyright the Chronicle April 5, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   ST. ALBANS CITY — The St. Albans City Hall is an elegant structure, dating from the time it was known as the Railroad City. The high ceilings and tall wooden doors are indications of a past when citiz... More »

Newport Center approves water bond

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copyright the Chronicle April 5, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT CENTER — Voters here gave the nod to a plan to provide an ample supply of safe drinking water to residents of the village of Newport Center. In balloting Tuesday, town residents approved a $74... More »

Dairy farmers and new farmers face a divide

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copyright the Chronicle April 5, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail    NEWPORT — When Dave Simonds and Sarah Gardner slept at a “farm stay” bed and breakfast not too long ago, their host apologized for the dairy farm down the road. “We’re trying to clean it up,” she assu... More »

Obituaries April 5, 2017

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Lorraine J. Choquette Lorraine J. Choquette, 85, of Derby, died peacefully at her home on March 25, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was born on June 19, 1931, in Lowell, a daughter of Archibald and Dezilda (Rouleau) Turgeon. On May 10, 1952, she married Je... More »

Raboin, Merriam named to Newport council

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copyright the Chronicle March 29, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — The Newport City Council is again up to full strength. After a special meeting Monday night to select two new members, the council is no longer the all-male bastion it has been since the de... More »

Celebrating Vermont’s natural delicacy

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copyright the Chronicle March 29, 2017   by Elizabeth Trail   After weeks of cold, even Saturday’s gray skies and spitting snowflakes didn’t stop people from turning out for the annual Vermont Maple Sugarmaker’s Association annual Maple Open House Weekend. Chi... More »

Congressional delegation draws hundreds in Hardwick

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copyright the Chronicle March 29, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   HARDWICK — The parking lot at Hazen Union High School here was filled an hour before the event even started. Inside the school’s gymnasium more than 500 people were already in their seats waiting. “I... More »

Girls with Guns inspires a new generation of athletes

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copyright the Chronicle March 29, 2017   by Brad Usatch   CRAFTSBURY — The typically serene atmosphere at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center crackled with the sound of gunfire on Sunday as the Craftsbury Green Racing Project (CGRP) hosted its inaugural run of Girls... More »