by Tena Starr Likely last week’s unusually warm weather left most of us thrilled by an early taste of spring. But some sugarmakers are worried that a week of unseasonable warmth in mid-March could lead to a brief sugaring season. While the weather is back to... More »
North Country Union High School’s Riann Fortin shrugs off Fair Haven defenders as she goes up for a layup in Saturday’s Division Two championship game. Riann and her teammates defeated the first-seeded Slaters by a convincing 49 to 37 and brought the Falcons’... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARRE — In an ordinary year half of Orleans County would have been screaming its lungs out at the Barre Auditorium here on Saturday and Sunday. That is, if you believe an ordinary year includes having three of the area’s high school basketb... More »
Vermonters age 50 and older can make a vaccine appointment starting Monday Beginning at 8:15 a.m. on Monday, March 29, Vermonters age 50 and older will be able to make an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine. Going online to healthvermont.gov/MyVaccine is th... More »
Book review Art, fun, and ancient Eastern philosophy in a single volume I Ching or Book of Changes, Symbolic Landscapes, by Elizabeth Nelson, translation by Brian Arnold. $27 at Bookbaby.com Reviewed by Chris Braithwaite Elizabeth Nelson’s new self-published... More »
This week, the Chronicle looks back on postcard images from Newport between 1906 and 1948 — a time when Main Street was bustling. For more photos of Newport…see the full edition of this week’s paper. Subscribe now to access our e-version or to have it delivere... More »
by Joseph Gresser A Walden man is facing an attempted murder charge following a dispute over a stolen safe in Barton. Thirty-year-old Chip Schneider appeared in Caledonia County Superior Court on Monday and pled innocent to attempted second-degree murder and a... More »
by Tena Starr Learning at North Country Union senior and junior high schools, the career center, and Derby Elementary School is totally remote this week due to an increase in COVID cases, both in the community and at the schools. Sunday evening, North Count... More »
by Joseph Gresser WESTMORE — When the Subaru rally team tested out its cars on the ice of Lake Willoughby it was obvious what was going on. Not so with another group checking out high tech equipment in Westmore. A crew from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Ins... More »
by Joseph Gresser DERBY LINE — A small group, which included most of the Derby Select Board, gathered last week near the site of a proposed surveillance tower that, if built, will support an automated camera capable of keeping a constant watch on the border ... More »
Cynthia L. Thompson Cynthia Lea Thompson, 66, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, memé, friend, co-worker, neighbor, and community member, chose at 8:25 p.m. on February 28, just months after being diagnosed with a bithalamic anaplastic astrocytoma (stage ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Newport police say they went looking for a man who they heard suffered a drug overdose, but found a different type of trouble instead. According to the affidavit from Newport City Patrolwoman Carmen Visan, a call came in reporti... More »
