copyright the Chronicle February 14, 2018 ORLEANS — Property taxes, education funding, and Act 46 dominated the conversation at Monday night’s legislative forum at the Orleans Elementary School. In the course of talking about those issues, legislators and th... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 7, 2018 Once again, Northeast Kingdom viewers will have local favorites to cheer on as the Winter Olympics open this week in South Korea. Although not all of them were born and raised locally, the Craftsbury Outdoor Center wi... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 7, 2018 DERBY — The long-planned overhaul of the Dailey Memorial Library in Derby is finished. Outside, a new entrance facing the junior high school pays tribute to the historic façade still in place on the road side of the b... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 31, 2018 BARTON — A local trio hopes they’ve found a way to fight climate change, clean up Vermont’s water, and create a business at the same time. Richard and Donna Pion, and longtime friend Luke Persons, have teamed up to tu... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 31, 2018 by Elizabeth Trail BARTON — It was just luck that Greg Provencher came home from work a little early on Tuesday afternoon. And even so, it took a few moments for his brain to process that his house was on fire. “I not... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 24, 2018 BARTON — On the one Saturday in recent memory when it’s been warm enough to do something outdoors, a good-sized group of Northeast Kingdom people chose to spend the afternoon in a church basement planning how to bri... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 24, 2018 COVENTRY — If there’s one thing Coventry can do, it’s throw a party. On Saturday afternoon, most of the town’s officials, paid and elected, joined Secretary of State Jim Condos and Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman ... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 17, 2018 BARTON — Early hours are part of the bakery business. On Monday, Erin LaPlante was up at 2:45 a.m. baking bread. By six, the smells of cinnamon and fresh bread wafted through the air, and her display case was filling up... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 17, 2018 Just two weeks into the 2018 legislative session, Governor Phil Scott has given his State of the State speech, but this year’s budget address isn’t scheduled for another week. Behind the scenes, analysts are waiting t... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 10, 2018 BARTON — Plans are moving ahead for combining the Barton and Orleans fire departments into a single, more efficient unit. Orleans Administrator John Morley and fire chiefs Kevin Tartaglio and E.J. Rowell came to Monda... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 10, 2018 BARTON VILLAGE — The trustees here are trying to decide when would be the best time to petition the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for an electric rate hike. “One reason we had such a huge increase a couple of year... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 3, 2018 COVENTRY — The select board here is considering asking Town Meeting voters to replace the listers, who are currently elected, with a professional assessor, at least for a year or so. Because of the condition of the liste... More »
