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Tracy Davis Pierce
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Pileated woodpeckers: winter excavators
The Outside Story by Meghan McCarthy McPhaul Whenever I spy a pileated woodpecker traversing the sky, I pause to watch its weird undulating flight. The jerky rise-and-drop movement of this large woodpecker is endearingly gawky — like a mini pterodactyl visiti... More »
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Eagles have landed in Barton
An eagle-eyed Chronicle reader spotted a pair of the raptors perched in the tree on Park Street Friday. Photo by Joseph Gresser For another photo and more.. …this story and more in the full edition of this week’s paper. Subscribe now to access our e-version or... More »
AT&T drops plans for cell tower in Derby Line
In a letter to the commission dated January 15, the company said it was acting because of opposition to the project from the Derby Line Trustees, the Derby Line Cemetery Associations, and Derby Line resident Karen Jenne. …this story and more in the full editio... More »
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NEK grapples with opioid addiction
by Meghan Wayland NEWPORT — A shortage of affordable housing and lack of transportation are two of the major obstacles to recovering from addiction, Congressman Peter Welch was told Monday at a roundtable here held to discuss opioid and other addictions in the... More »
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Quiros trial to stay in Vermont
by Joseph Gresser Ariel Quiros, Bill Stenger, and William Kelley will face trial in Vermont. U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford denied the three men’s motion to move the proceedings out of state in a 25-page opinion issued on January 28. Judge Crawford als... More »
Obituaries 2.5.20
Steve E. Wright IV Steve E. Wright IV, 78, of Craftsbury died at home on Thursday, January 16. Steve was born December 12, 1941, to Stephen Egbert Wright III and Mary Will Johnson Wright, in Milledgeville, Georgia. After his father’s death, his mother’s marri... More »
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A foxy greeting
It seems this little red fox came out to celebrate the groundhog’s news of an early spring.Wayne Lafleur of arrived home to find this sly creature curled up near a retaining wall in his drive on Lake Street in Barton yesterday, just 3’ from his entryway. Photo... More »
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Vermont Beardies are back!
Wheels for Wishes Fourth Annual Vermont Beardies Pits Furry Fundraisers Against Each Other to Benefit Make-A-Wish Vermont Burlington, VT – A full beard is almost as Vermonty as pure maple syrup, and in this case, it’s just as sweet. For the fourth year in a ro... More »
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Westmore.. beautiful any time of year!
Nature is the artist here, where it seems this morning’s below zero chill factor only enhanced the affect of this warm and inviting glimpse of what winter in Westmore looks like. Captured from across the pond at a campsite located on Greenhope Farm. There, jus... More »
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Vermont State Police welcomes K-9 Loki to the team
Agency’s first hound dog in more than three decades will specialize in tracking WATERBURY, Vt. (Jan. 29, 2020) — The newest member of the Vermont State Police is 9 weeks old; has long, floppy ears; likes to frolic with coworkers; and has a powerful nose for pu... More »
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District-wide softball team to be formed
Softball players and Glover eighth graders (from left) Brooke Breitmeyer, Tyra Scelza, and Maya Auger in Irasburg Monday night. The students asked the board to support a district-wide softball team by approving a budget that would also requested for them to s... More »
