“I, personally, took them to the mail center this morning,” by Joseph Gresser As the number of new cases of COVID-19 appears to be declining, Governor Phil Scott outlined his guidelines for reopening Vermont for business. At his briefing on Friday, the Govern... More »
interviews by Meghan Wayland The Chronicle interviews a variety of people each week about how their lives have been altered by COVID-19. This week, we talked to the people in our education system about how they’ve transitioned from classroom communities to dis... More »
by Tena Starr Lisa Spaulding has a message for anyone who’s feeling cavalier about the coronavirus: Anyone can get it, and it’s no fun even if you have a mild case. The Albany woman was diagnosed with COVID-19 last week after feeling sick, off and on, for a ... More »
by Meghan Wayland LOWELL — At approximately ten minutes after 7 p.m. Monday night, Troy Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bobby Jacobs was called to respond to a barn fire at the home of Rita and Robert Raboin on Route 100 in Lowell. The news was there were ani... More »
Chittenden County Total Cases: 385 New Cases: 1 Total Deaths: 23 Cases Per 10,000:25 Franklin County Total Cases: 91 New Cases: 1 Total Deaths: 3 Cases Per 10,000:19 Windham County Total Cases: 62 New Cases: 0 Total Deaths: 2 Cases Per 10,000:14 Addison County... More »
Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Public Service today announced an innovative collaboration with several partners that will increase internet access by means of public Wi-Fi hotspots for dozens of rural towns in Vermont. Deployment i... More »
William “Bill” L. Shatney Bill Shatney, 74, left this world peacefully when he died on Monday, April 6, 2020, at Copley Hospital in Morrisville. Bill was born April 2, 1946, to Leslie Shatney and Cora Evelyn (Laird Shatney) Withers. He married Linda Russell De... More »
by Meghan Wayland Swept up by the promise of easy money, hundreds of Vermonters registered to grow hemp in 2019. Many were first-time farmers, the majority were concentrated in the Northeast Kingdom, and many failed to profit. All told, last year was a prove... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Despite a few technical glitches, the Barton Select Board held its first remote meeting on April 7. Doug Swanson, the board chair, ran the meeting from his home, while Lenny Zenonos and Ken Mitchell-Eby, his colleagues, attended ele... More »
by Meghan Wayland JAY — Thirty-one seasonal workers from Argentina and Peru were still stuck last week at Jay Peak Resort due to international travel bans related to COVID-19. The workers are part of the federal J-1 visa program, a cultural exchange that allow... More »
