John Westinghouse John Kirk Westinghouse (1943-2024) died peacefully at his home in East Charleston on October 29, 2024. John was born in Buffalo, New York, to Dr. Walter David Westinghouse and Elizabeth Wende Westinghouse. At the age of 18 months he travele... More »
The Glover town road crew are assessing the damage to the plow and its components following Thursday night’s head-on collision with a motorist driving a Subaru Crosstrek. The Crosstrek appeared to be a total loss. Road crew employee Mike Pray said he was maint... More »
Orleans County Sheriff’s Department is looking for help finding this vehicle & Jessica Hunt and Robert Dragon. Photographs below: If you know the whereabouts of either, please contact Orleans County Sheriff’s Department 802-334-3333. More »
by Tena Starr If you happen to run across a shoe, a rat, and a corkscrew, all stuck together in a glue trap, get in touch with me. They’re all mine. Well, maybe not the rat. And don’t get feeling too bad for the rat, because it had been living the high life... More »
Perhaps the Newport City Council is simply bashful. It is hard to think of another reason its members seem so averse to carrying out their duties under the watchful eye of their constituents. Week after week the board shoos observers out of the council cham... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT CENTER — Does a tree falling in the woods make a sound if one is there to hear it? Newport Center Select Board members will know the answer to that ancient question, as long as trees are part of a planned logging project at the town ... More »
by Maria Amador GREENSBORO — In September, 45 strangers gathered at the Highland Center for the Arts (HCA) to audition for a part in the Civic Standard’s production of Charles Dickens’ famed story of a transformative Christmas Eve. Some auditioned with a brief... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A Derby Line man told police he went off Route 5 near the Fish and Game Road after being shot at by the passenger in a truck he tried to pass. According to Vermont State Police Trooper Logan Miller, the man’s vehicle showed no sign... More »
by Matthew Wilson DERBY — Everything seems to be getting more expensive, even the cost of having an accident. At its meeting Monday night, the select board was approached by emergency responders said they will increase the cost of their services. Higher wa... More »
Cody Alderman of Barton shot this six-point buck, his first, in Barton on Saturday, December 7. It weighed 148 pounds fully dressed (with its heart and lungs removed). For more deer photos, see this week’s Chronicle! More »
Debra Valley Debra Jean Valley, 62, died peacefully on December 2, 2024, at North Country Hospital in Newport. She was born on July 12, 1962. Debra served over 20 years as a clerk for the town of Morgan. She also opened up her own tanning salons in Morgan ... More »
by Elise Tillinghast Several weeks and many baths ago, my dog discovered a black-and-white stranger crossing our lawn. Wagging vigorously, and ignoring my frantic shouts, she ran up and offered her canine greeting: a nose-to-tail sniff. The encounter end... More »
