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Joseph Gresser

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Arrest made in moose poaching case

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copyright the Chronicle November 1, 2017   by Tena Starr   A 20-year-old Irasburg man has been arrested in connection with a moose poaching case in Westmore in late September. Gerin Fortin was arrested on Sunday and charged with six counts of big game violatio... More »

Live green, die green, leave a green corpse

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copyright the Chronicle November 1, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail   CRAFTSBURY COMMON — To an ecologist, death isn’t the end, Carl Anderson says. It’s really more like the middle. Each of our bodies, the biologist and green burial advocate says, is rich with the bui... More »

LCAR approves wind noise rule

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copyright the Chronicle November 1, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   MONTPELIER — A regulation that sets limits on how much noise a wind turbine can produce was approved by the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules on Thursday, October 26, by a 5-2 vote. The... More »

Medication lock boxes can help keep kids safe

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Over 59,000 children visit an emergency room for medicine poisoning every year — that’s one child every nine minutes. According to Safe Kids Worldwide, in 1980 1.4 billion prescriptions were filled. In 2014 this number had almost quadrupled to four billion. Sa... More »

New Barton senior center in the works

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copyright the Chronicle October 25, 2017   by Elizabeth Trail   BARTON — A new senior center is in the works in Barton. Called Barton Area Senior Services, Inc., (BASSI), the new group incorporated with the state as a nonprofit last week. Its organizers plan t... More »

Reward offered for information on poached moose

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copyright the Chronicle October 25, 2017   by Tena Starr   A Craftsbury Common woman rapidly raised more $2,500 through GoFundMe in order put up a reward she hopes will lead to the conviction of whoever illegally shot a cow moose in Westmore last month. Effort... More »

Vanishing Vermonters tell their stories

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copyright the Chronicle October 25, 2017   Vanishing Vermonters, Loss of a Rural Culture, by Peter Miller. 168 pages. Paperback. Published by Silver Print Press. $24.95 paperback. $44.95 hard cover   Reviewed by Tena Starr   Peter Miller is the kind of photogr... More »

Ag agency offers farm equipment grants

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The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets is offering $1 million in funding for the Capital Equipment Assistance Program (CEAP). This financial assistance program is available to support farmers to acquire new or innovative equipment that will aid i... More »

Lake Region senior meals menu for November

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The Lake Region Senior Center in Orleans announces its menu for November. Wednesday, November 1 – Chipped beef with eggs, gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, and cookies. Friday, November 3 — Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, peas and corn, and oranges. Wednesd... More »

Burke senior meals for November

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The Burke senior meal site is located at 212 School Street in West Burke. Meals are served Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Please call 467-3423 before 9 a.m. for reservations or takeout orders. Coffee, tea, 2 percent milk and 100 percent juice are served at ... More »