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Joseph Gresser

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Obituaries 4.17.19

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Camille C. Favreau Camille C. Favreau, 72, of Derby Line, died suddenly on April 11, 2019, in Newport.  He was born on April 2, 1947, in Derby to Honore and Marie (Poirier) Favreau. Camille was a dairy farmer most of his life.  He loved to sugar in the spring.... More »

What does it take to bring workers to Vermont?

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by Tena Starr NEWPORT — Vermont’s dwindling workforce, along with taxes, regulation, and concern for the environment were the focus of Monday’s legislative breakfast at the East Side Restaurant here.  …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s ... More »

Donna Sweeney retires after 22 years

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by Tena Starr GLOVER — More than a month after stepping down as town clerk here — a job she held for 22 years — Donna Sweeney still tears up when certain memories come to mind.  Like when a former selectman was dying of cancer and needed papers notarized.  Rea... More »

Greenberg explores songs, work, and protest

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by Elizabeth Trail HARDWICK — When I was a child, Pete Seeger’s folk music was playing on our old phonograph nearly every day.   I grew up feeling almost as though he’d actually been in our living room.  I could see him sitting on the floor with my father, tal... More »

Inside Vermont’s biggest sugaring operation

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by Joseph Gresser BRIGHTON — On Sunday, when steam was pouring out of louvres on many sugarhouses in the Northeast Kingdom only one of the four big stacks on top of Sweet Tree Holdings’ Brighton plant was active. …To read the rest of this article, and all the ... More »