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Tracy Davis Pierce

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Irasburg Church Fair noodles of fun!

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Rex Stelter uses his imagination and a pool full of foam tubing sections to cool off Saturday morning at the Irasburg Church Fair.  The fair brought crowds to the Irasburg Common for bargains at the annual auction and rummage sale, children’s games and activit... More »

Woman denies child cruelty in BB gun incident

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In Superior Court by David Dudley NEWPORT — A Newport woman was charged in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court here with two counts of child cruelty and one count of reckless endangerment following a July 19 incident when she allegedly shot ... More »

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After 58 years military marker finds home

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by Tena Starr About a month ago, while Jason LaMadeleine and his wife, Toni Roberge, were working on the fixer-upper they’d bought in South Barton, they ran across something totally unexpected — an old gravestone in the backyard. …To read the rest of this arti... More »

Report says Newport water has safe PFAS levels

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — At the July 8 city council meeting Newport resident Anne Chiarello asked if Newport has had its municipal water supply tested for PFAS, a group of chemicals with potential health risks.  She noted that a new state law requires testi... More »

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Goat greeting

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Six-year-old Louella Andrus shares a tête-à-tête with one of the goats on her parents’ Hardwick farm. …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 subscr... More »

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Goat dairy partners with Jasper Hill

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by Joseph Gresser HARDWICK — Last fall Ryan Andrus, his wife, Annie Rowden, and their daughter Louella made the long drive from California to Vermont.  He was leaving behind 15 years of raising goats whose milk would go to corporate processing facilities, and ... More »

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Emerald ash borer detected in Orleans County

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by Tena Starr The emerald ash borer has been found in Orleans County. Last week the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed that, indeed, insects collected from an ash tree in Derby Line are emerald ash borers.  This... More »

Bizarre incident at Barton bar leads to charges

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“Mr. Clarke went behind the saloon, where he began offering fruit to people.  He then sat down on the ground, and began praying and chanting” by David Dudley NEWPORT — Police said an East Haven man assaulted a bouncer before being thrown out of the Lake House ... More »