by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Judge Rory Thibault, sitting in the Criminal Division of Orleans Superior Court, sentenced Charles Bonasera Jr., 59, of Newport to serve a five-to-20-year prison term after Mr. Bonasera pled guilty to sexual assault on a person unde... More »
by Matthew Wilson The boys of Lake Region Union High School met some scrappy competition Saturday as they faced off against the Missisquoi Valley Union High School Thunderbirds. The match was a night of back and forth from start to finish with the Rangers put... More »
by Maria Amador EAST CRAFTSBURY — At a time when memories are often born and kept digitally, there is a special excitement in getting to touch an artifact of the past and having a say in how it is preserved. Such was the mood on Saturday at the J.W. Simpson... More »
by Matthew Wilson At Monday’s meeting of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District Board, administrators discussed moving to a sister-schools structure to help in managing staffing and infrastructure issues. They suggested creating three pairs... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Karen Geraghty was driving home Friday, the evening before she was scheduled to speak with the Chronicle, when a news bulletin came on saying Mayor Linda Joy Sulliven had decided not to run for reelection in March. Ms. Geraghty wa... More »
Cecile J. Auger Cecile J. Auger, 96, of Essex Center, died peacefully on Friday, January 3, 2025, at University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, after suffering a massive stroke. She was born in Brownington Center on September 8, 1928, to Emmanuel an... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The Newport City Council has never offered an explanation of its decision to fire City Manager Jonathan DeLaBruere at a special meeting held on November 8, 2024. But, just about two months since he lost his job, Mr. DeLaBruere app... More »
The final number of deer taken in Vermont’s 2024 hunting seasons will not be available for a few more weeks, but the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says the final tally will be a little over 17,200 deer. Those deer will provide approximately 3.4 million ... More »
Lake Region forward Rayven Tartaglio makes a clean layup Friday night to help the Lady Rangers defeat Lyndon Institute’s Vikings. Her teammates did a good job of avoiding chaos under the net giving her and other Ranger shooters a clear path. For more photos ... More »
Normand Beaulieu Normand Beaulieu, 86, of Irasburg, died peacefully at his home on December 5, 2024, due to a brief illness, with his family at his side. Normand was born in Newport on June 5, 1938. He was the son of the late Joseph and Antoinette (Laramee) ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — At its last meeting of the year, the city council got so much business done that the announcement by City Council President Chris Vachon that he does not plan to seek reelection caused only a minor ripple. Over the course of Monda... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — People living near several Northeast Kingdom lakes filed petitions with the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) asking that wakeboats be prohibited from operating there. While each group sought the same end, each... More »
