Montpelier – Up to 20 weeks of Extended Benefits (EB) are now available for Vermonters who exhausted all other available benefits, the Vermont Department of Labor announced today. These additional weeks were made available due to the increase in the State’... More »
Editorial This is a message to ATV riders: Be on your best behavior. More and more towns are cautiously opening up roads to ATVs despite substantial skepticism, even vocal opposition. This is the year when riders can either demonstrate responsible use — or p... More »
Interviews by Meghan Wayland The Chronicle interviews a variety of people from time to time to see how their lives have been affected by COVID-19. This week, we asked people about how this year’s July Fourth weekend differed from last year’s — whether or not t... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Former Secretary of Education and current candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination Rebecca Holcombe dropped by the Chronicle’s office Friday to discuss her hopes for the future as well as decisions she made in her prev... More »
In Newport by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The crowd that gathered on the Lake Memphremagog boardwalk Friday afternoon wasn’t huge — it numbered about 35 people — but to political candidates who have been kept by the corona virus from freely mingling with voters i... More »
by Meghan Wayland EAST ALBANY — Shelly the pet tortoise went missing Friday. He busted out of the large, grassy pen where he sleeps and grazes alongside a flock of dusty chickens. After an urgent Front Porch Forum post, a small wealth of Facebook shares, a... More »
Rose A. (Girouard) Desmarais Rose A. (Girouard) Desmarais, 98, of Orleans died on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Newport. She was one of 12 children born to Hulderic and Dorilla (Hebert) Girouard in St. Helene, Quebec, Canada, on August 27, 1921. Rose was three ... More »
By Better Business Bureau. July 2, 2020. Summer is typically a popular time to make a move, and scammers are looking for ways to take advantage of those moving to a new home, as noted in a recent BBB study on moving scams. The Better Business Bureau is urging ... More »
This spectacular capture of last night’s moon rising over Westmore mountains was taken by Deana Cowles from Rte. 16 in Barton. It was a perfect end to a beautiful 4th of July. We would love to share your best photo of the Independence Day moon. Be sure to incl... More »
Pictured holding their catch are Ron Gunther and his daughter Jocelyn of Jay. On Friday, July 3, the Gunther’s got up early to get out on the lake. Fishing is a favorite activity of the Gunther family. Ron, wife Connie, daughter Jocelyn and even their dogs lov... More »
Linda L. Thomas Linda L. Thomas lost her three-year battle with metastatic breast cancer when she died on Saturday, June 20, 2020. She was a strong and determined woman who fought for every minute God gave her. Linda Louise Marro from Proctorsville was th... More »
by Meghan Wayland LOWELL — Daniel Thorson meditated through the first two and a half months of the coronavirus outbreak in Vermont. For 75 days — from mid-March through the end of May — Mr. Thorson engaged in a mindfulness practice punctuated by exercise, w... More »
