copyright the Chronicle December 7, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail IRASBURG — When the state Legislature passed a new energy siting bill last May, it was supposedly intended to give towns more voice in siting big energy projects. But members of the Irasburg Planning ... More »
Our Revolution, by Bernie Sanders. Published by Thomas Dunne Books — St. Martin’s Press, New York City, 2016. 450 pages. Hardcover. $27. Reviewed by Joseph Gresser Senator Bernie Sanders’ new book clearly was written in expectation of a different reality ... More »
Frederick E. Allard Frederick E. Allard, 89, of Island Pond, died on November 26, 2016, in Lyndonville. He was born on May 16, 1927, in Island Pond to the late Peter and Deleda (Clouthier) Allard. Mr. Allard spent his teenage years in Montreal, Quebec, and att... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 30, 2016 by Tena Starr NEWPORT — A standoff with a man armed with a rifle at Richard’s All Seasons Lodge, formerly the Bayview Inn, led to a heavy police presence here Tuesday afternoon and evening. The situation was under cont... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 30, 2016 by Tena Starr Neil Morrissette of Creative Work Solutions is an unabashed cheerleader for the Northeast Kingdom. It has everything, he said in a recent interview. Including jobs. A lot of jobs. In fact, some employers ... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 30, 2016 by Paul Lefebvre The head deer biologist for the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife speculated Tuesday that the harvest from the 2016 rifle season may be up by as much as 15 percent from the 2015 season. In an int... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 30, 2016 by Brad Usatch A new computerized vehicle inspection system being rolled out by the state of Vermont in 2017 could make it tougher for owners of older cars to keep their rigs on the road. Beginning in January, the Depa... More »
Gaston J. Lefebvre Gaston J. Lefebvre, 87, died peacefully at his home in Derby on November 21, surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was born January 13, 1929, in Stanstead, Quebec, as the fourth child of Elphage and Maria (Beniot) Lefebvre. On June ... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 23, 2016 by Paul Lefebvre HOLLAND — A seasoned Brattleboro deer hunter who kept thinking positive survived four nights in the big woods here that extend across the border. John Chapman, 72, was found early Sunday afternoon in... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 23, 2016 by Joseph Gresser In a ruling issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles gave the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) an early victory in its suit against Ariel Quiros. The federal agency was granted its r... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 23, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail The worst Thanksgiving of my life was probably the year when, as a young wife, it was my turn to put on the holiday meal for my husband’s family. My own family was 3,000 miles away in California. T... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 23, 2016 by Brad Usatch Every rule is written in blood. When Vermont Railway engineer Sean Harper and conductor Seth Rowell offered up this railroad maxim, they weren’t being dramatic. They were simply sharing the reality tha... More »
