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Tracy Davis Pierce

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Sneaking In the Seat Belt Mandate

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John McClaughry The Vermont House is, for the seventh time over 37 years, trying to enact a primary seat belt law for over-18 drivers.  Worse yet, this time its backers are trying to slip their cherished bill through where it won’t be noticed. Fortunately, it’... More »

Barton school principal resigns

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by Elizabeth Trail   BARTON — Barton Academy and Graded School Principal Kim Wheelock has resigned effective the end of the school year. …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stories, subscribe to the online edition below: Annual online su... More »

Chronicle History

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Each week we will feature headlines and a little bit of the stories published 5, 10, 15, 20 years ago. History April 3, 2019 Chronicle history 20 years ago Milk price lower than last year The milk price paid to farmers rallied a bit in March, but remained far ... More »

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Confessions of an ice-climbing junkie

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  by Alden Pellett   Most of my heroes are dead.  I have been ice climbing for over 25 years.  Climbing is a dangerous game, but ice climbing and Alpinism are even more so.  Well-known climbers like Guy Lacelle, Ueli Steck, Craig Luebben, Alex Lowe, Sue Nott, ... More »

Changes to Act 250 are proposed

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  by Tena Starr Following months of public hearings and comment, a six-member commission formed in 2017 to look at Act 250 a half-century after its passage has come up with recommendations for changing it. …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronic... More »

Longtime Albany fire chief fired

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by Elizabeth Trail ALBANY — After meeting in executive session last week, the select board here voted unanimously to relieve Albany Fire Chief Donald Peters of his duties effective January 10.   …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s storie... More »

Getting ready to sell Jay Peak

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   by Joseph Gresser Michael Goldberg, the receiver appointed to clean up the mess left behind by the EB-5 fraud committed by Ariel Quiros, is ready to sell Jay Peak.   …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stories, subscribe to the online... More »