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Tracy Davis Pierce

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Obituaries 11.4.20

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  Clayton Mansel Stowell Clayton Mansel Stowell of Lyndonville, born June 14, 1928, died on Sunday, October 25, 2020. Born and raised in Lyndon, he was the third child of Clayton Belser Stowell and Beatrice Wastson Stowell. A combat infantryman during the Kore... More »

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Annual jack-o-lantern contest winner

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Meg Gibson of West Glover was one of the Best Adult winners at the Chronicle’s annual jack-o’-lantern contest.  Her pumpkin carving was inspired by the murder hornet.  Photos from the participants … more in the full edition of this week’s paper. Subscribe now ... More »

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Teen bags moose in Morgan

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    Camdyn Meigs (right), 19, of St. Johnsbury shot this moose on Monday, October 19.  He is the grandson of Ernie Emmerson of Holland (left), who got the permit.  Mr. Meigs was his second shooter.  The guide was Mr. Emmerson’s nephew Hugh Flynn, also of Holla... More »

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Does anyone know where this was?

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This is a mystery photo.  It could be a little store that was once in Irasburg.  Theresa Perron found this copy upstairs in the Pierce Pharmacy Building in Barton.  “It reminds me very much of a photo that we have somewhere in our archive that I cannot seem to... More »

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An interview with Scott Milne

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  by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Friday was probably one of the last pleasant days of the year, so when Scott Milne, the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor stopped by for a chat it was possible to sit at the Chronicle’s picnic table. Mr. Milne is a relax... More »

COVID case closes Derby elementary

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  by Tena Starr DERBY — The elementary school here closed Monday after someone at the school tested positive for COVID-19. In a letter sent to parents Sunday, North Country Supervisory Union Superintendent John Castle said the school will “pivot to remote lear... More »

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Supreme Court scolds Vermont in deer jacking case

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  by Joseph Gresser One of the most conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, along with two of the most liberal, joined to scold the Vermont Supreme Court for allowing game wardens to conduct a search in violation of the Fourth Amendment.  Justice Neil... More »

Obituaries 10.28.20

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Philip L. Royer Philip L. Royer, 78, of Orleans died on Sunday, October 18, 2020, in Newport. He was born on May 27, 1942, in Newport to the late Philip C. and Bernadette (Provencher) Royer. On December 10, 1966, he married Doris Kelley, who survives him. Phil... More »

VERMONT MINIMUM WAGE TO INCREASE IN 2021

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Montpelier – The Vermont Department of Labor announced Thursday, October 1, 2020 an increase to the State’s minimum wage. Beginning January 1, 2021, the State’s minimum wage will increase $0.79, from $10.96 to $11.75 per hour. The calculation for this increase... More »

Front-Line Employees Hazard Pay Grant Program

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    Program Guidance       Issued by the Vermont Agency of Human Services and Department of Financial Regulation October 21, 2020 (updated October 22, 2020)   This document provides program guidance to eligible Covered Employer applicants for the Front-Line Em... More »