Greensboro Bend company bets on biochar
by Christine McGowan, forest program director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Luke Persons and Roger Pion wanted to start a business, preferably one that kept them connected to the forested working landscape in the Northeast Kingdom. With backgrounds in loggin... More »
Swanson elected to Barton Select Board
BARTON — Doug Swanson was elected selectman Tuesday with 69 votes. Toni Eubanks received 59. …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stories, subscribe to the online edition below: Annual online subscription Short-term online subscription P... More »
Flood waters in Greensboro Bend on Thursday, June 20, across from the road to Greensboro.
Flood waters in Greensboro Bend on Thursday, June 20, across from the road to Greensboro. Photo by Elizabeth Cope More »
Lowell man sentenced to up to four years for assault
In Superior Court by David Dudley NEWPORT — A Lowell man was sentenced to up to four years in jail for assaulting a woman back in May 2018 on the night when the bowling alley on Route 100 burned. …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stori... More »
Cold, wet weather hurts economy
by Elizabeth Cope Plenty of jokes make light of the changeability of Vermont’s weather but for gardeners, farmers, many seasonal businesses, and event organizers, how the weather behaves — or doesn’t — is a more serious matter. …To read the rest of this articl... More »
“Clothing optional” campground opens despite uninviting weather
by Tena Starr It’s not been a promising spring for the launch of a “clothing optional” campground in Northeast Kingdom. Chilly temperatures, a surplus of clouds and drizzle, and a thriving population of black flies. …To read the rest of this article, and all... More »
Obituaries 6.26.19
Helen Sargent Morse Helen Sargent Morse, 97, of Jay died on June 15, 2019, in North Troy. She was born on February 27, 1922, in Jay to Harry and Edith (Cassidy) Sargent. On September 16, 1939, she married Glennie Morse, who predeceased her in 1994. She was a... More »
This week’s report: Vermont gas prices have fallen 3.7 cents per gallon
(June 24, 2019) – Vermont gas prices have fallen 3.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.65/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 626 stations. Gas prices in Vermont are 12.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, yet stand 25.6 cents ... More »
Breakfast on the Farm at Maxwell’s Neighborhood Farm
by Tracy Davis Pierce Maxwell’s Neighborhood Farm in Coventry is well known for growing vegetables for the local school, and for their methane digester that converts cow manure to enough electricity to supply 400 homes. Today my family and I enjoyed Breakfast ... More »
Albany school uses biking to teach math, have fun
by Tena Starr ALBANY — How do you interest struggling middle schoolers in physics? Motivate disengaged students to come to school? Ease stress? Or just turn school into a place that’s more fun? …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stor... More »