copyright the Chronicle July 19, 2017 by Tena Starr Two former school board members from Franklin County have asked the federal Department of Justice to investigate the legality of Act 46, the Vermont law that requires school districts to consolidate. Jay ... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 19, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail The Weyerhaeuser corporation has agreed to pay the state of Vermont $375,000 to settle a longstanding argument over whether the company should lose tax breaks on 56,000 acres in the Northeast Kingdom b... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 19, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail BARTON — Jim Greenwood just may have the dubious distinction of being the most often appointed official in town history, at least according to Barton Select Board Chair Bob Croteau. But his long histor... More »
Rose M. Allard Rose M. Allard, 78, of Newport, died in Punta Gorda, Florida, on January 29, 2017. Mrs. Allard was the daughter of Gerard and Aldea Chouinard. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School and Chandler School for Women in Boston, Massachusetts. Sh... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 12, 201 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Some of Vermont’s top political leaders joined Revision Military’s employees July 6 to celebrate a contract that could be worth as much as $98-million to the company. Revision CEO Jonathan Bl... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 12, 201 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — U.S. Representative Peter Welch sandwiched a visit to congratulate Revision Military for winning a $98-million contract between meetings with Orleans County organizations, including North Cou... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 12, 201 by Tena Starr BROWNINGTON — For the past ten years or so Peggy Day Gibson has turned her capable and enthusiastic hand to transforming the picturesque Brownington neighborhood that’s home to the Old Stone Museum into vi... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 12, 201 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police say Herman J. Leblanc, 80, of Newport Center tore down a considerable chunk of a boathouse that has been the center of a nearly ten-year-old legal tangle involving his family and the n... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 5, 201 by Elizabeth Trail WESTMORE — In a surprise move, the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) announced on Saturday that it’s turning management of the beach area at the south end of Lake Willoughby ov... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 5, 201 by Brad Usatch When U.S. News and World Report issued its 2017 rankings of Vermont public high schools, no one should have been surprised to see Lake Region Union High School near the top of the list. For five of the pas... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 5, 201 by Joseph Gresser U.S. District Court Judge Darrin Gayles cleared the way for contractors, merchants, and some EB-5 investors to recover money Jay Peak and Burke Mountain Resorts owes them. On Friday he gave final approv... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 5, 201 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — If all goes well, David Barlow, who was hired to serve as “temporary interim” clerk and treasurer, could be out of a job soon. The select board here will interview candidates for the positions... More »
