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 »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Michelle Miller, 23, who according to Vermont State Police Trooper Aaron Leonard’s affidavit, has no fixed address, called police around 9 p.m. on June 14, 2023. She was in Westfield and told the dispatcher that a family member, w... More »
by Matthew Wilson COVENTRY — What do you do when you have extra money? Spend it on upfront needs or save it for a rainy day? This question was at the crux of a conversation held at Monday night’s regular select board meeting in Coventry. Board members spent... More »
by Matthew Wilson BARTON — Most people associate Thanksgiving solely with an epic spread of food eaten in remembrance of the Pilgrim myth, but there is also a regular group of holiday pilgrims who see it as a chance to exercise before they chow down. The Turk... More »
Ruminations by Kathy Johnson Today is the eighth of November. I was breaking open dried bean pods to extract and save the seed for next year when, at the pressure of my thumbnail, a live earwig popped out and sped across the counter. Earwigs get my award fo... More »
Lillian Conley Lillian Louise (Perron) Conley, 80, died on December 1, 2024, at her home in Glover. She was born on November 2, 1944, in Albany. Whether she was called Lillian, Mom, Gram, Lilly, or Aunt Lilly — her family and friends knew her as a selfless... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Around 40 people gathered Monday evening in the assembly room of the Goodrich Memorial Library here to discuss the recently unveiled development plan for the city. Before the conversation got started members of the public milled ar... More »
Thirteen-year-old Avery Marckres of Brownington knows. He shot this four-point, 120-pound buck in his hometown at 7:05 a.m. on November 16. Hunters who also have something to brag about can match their bucks against Avery’s in the Chronicle Buck Contest. De... More »
by Maria Amador STANNARD — It’s coming up on the time of year when Fred Salo might start to get a sense for how well Christmas tree sales will do this season — only there’s no need for him to do so this time around. After 47 years, Mr. Salo, a self-proclaimed... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Judge Rory Thibault released Karl E. Cloney on a $1,000 unsecured appearance bond after Mr. Cloney pled innocent to a felony charge of grand larceny. Patrolman Jonathan Morin of the Newport City Police Department said in an affida... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — United Christian Academy (UCA) has a smaller student body than the other schools in the area. Because of this, the academy doesn’t participate in the typical ball sports that most others do. There is a new option for those at the ... More »
Lois Wolfe Lois Wolfe died on November 1, 2024, at home in California. She was a graduate of Barnard College in New York City and later earned a master’s degree from Johnson State (Vermont) College. For more than 25 years she taught at Derby Elementary Sch... More »
