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License restoration program offers a clean slate

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copyright the Chronicle September 21, 2016 by Brad Usatch A bill signed into law this spring is giving certain drivers with license suspensions a chance to pay off their fines at a reduced rate and reinstate their driving privileges. Administered by the Vermon... More »

Obituaries September 21, 2016

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Harriet (Darby) Downing Harriet (Darby) Downing died on September 15, 2016, at the age of 91, at her home in Derby Line. She was born on December 19, 1924, in Newport, to Ruth (Jenne) and Cyril Reading Darby. She graduated from Derby Academy in the class of 19... More »

Communities struggle to find new uses for old churches

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copyright the Chronicle September 14, 2016 by Tena Starr One of Vermont’s iconic images is the steepled white church that’s at the center of so many villages. But with the number of people who attend services dwindling to near extinction in some cases, the rem... More »

Trash is down, recycling is up, questions remain

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copyright the Chronicle September 14, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail A little over a year after Vermont’s comprehensive recycling law went into effect, opinions are mixed on how mandatory recycling is working out in the Northeast Kingdom, even among people who work m... More »

Obituaries September 14, 2016

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Robert “Bob” Garfield Baker Robert (Bob) Garfield Baker, 86, died peacefully at his home in Newport, surrounded by his family on September 6, 2016. He was born on April 9, 1930, in Newport to Stanley and Doris (Leavitt) Baker. On September 11, 1954, he married... More »

Lake Region to hold evacuation drill September 9

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copyright the Chronicle September 7, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail On Friday, September 9, Lake Region Union High School will hold a mock evacuation drill. The point is to see how the school’s written plans will work out in real life. In the middle of the morning on... More »

Newport Mayor goes to work for Walmart

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copyright the Chronicle September 7, 2016  by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Mayor Paul Monette has been unemployed since June, except for some part-time bookkeeping work. He was the head of information technology at Newport City Elementary School, but the school bo... More »

Stenger settles, no longer works at Jay

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copyright the Chronicle September 7, 2016 by Joseph Gresser Bill Stenger, the former president of Jay Peak Resort, is no longer a defendant in the civil lawsuit filed by the federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against him and the owner of the reso... More »

Obituaries September 7, 2016

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  Calvin E. Bennett Jr. Calvin E. Bennett Jr., 82, of West Charleston, died peacefully on August 24, 2016, in Barton. He was born on July 4, 1934, in Holland to Calvin E. and Bernice (Powers) Bennett. In 1954 he married Shirley Manzer of Ipswich, Massachusetts... More »