Gilles J. Vigeant Gilles J. Vigeant, 76, of Newport, died peacefully on March 29, 2024. He was born July 31, 1947, in Montreal, Canada, to Henri and Anita (Belanger) Vigeant. On March 26, 1994, he married the love of his life, Jean (Jensen) Vigeant. Gilles w... More »
by Matthew Wilson GLOVER — The select board here discussed the coming eclipse at its March 28 meeting. Members made preparations and looked over the what-ifs and the worst-ofs that could come from the increased activity around the event. The board also talke... More »
by Matthew Wilson DERBY — The select board had a few properties to talk about at their meeting on Monday night, one of them a major land preservation initiative moving into its final phase. The board also had to make a decision about other properties that m... More »
by Trisha Ingalls TROY — The daily routine in the Racicot household in Troy looks a little different from a typical young family’s. Two-year-old daughter Aurora was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) when she was only six days old. Cystic fibrosis is a progr... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police say a Winooski man held several people hostage and put a gun to the head of one of them. Forty-one-year-old Donald S. Perry appeared in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court on March 28 to plead innocent to t... More »
Brianna Mitchell It is with profound sadness that her family announces the death of Brianna “Kiddo” Mitchell, a radiant soul taken far too soon. Born on May 10, 1988, Brianna departed this life on March 4, 2024. While the family mourns her absence they take... More »
by Joseph Gresser A federal grand jury handed up an indictment charging a Connecticut man with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs including fentanyl. The man, 29-year-old Marvin Byrd Jr. of Hartford, Connecticut, appeared in ... More »
by Joseph Gresser An unusually high number of people attended the Lake Region Union High School Annual Meeting on a stormy night and voted 97 to 51 to approve a budget of $9,907,398 for the 2024-2025 school year. At the March 20 meeting, voters were led throu... More »
by Matthew Wilson On April 8, the moon will pass between the Earth and the sun causing an eclipse visible along a 113-mile-wide path stretching through 13 states. Northern Vermont is on the path of totality, the area where the moon passing between the Earth... More »
by Matthew Wilson BARTON — While some are making maple syrup, the family behind Kingdom Kind is working on another concentrated product meant to please. Just as sap is taken from one form to another in pursuit of a pure, viscous, and appealing syrup around ... More »
Notes from a newbie by Joseph Gresser I wake up every morning surprised and pleased to remember that I am the editor of the Chronicle. I’ve been here for a while now, but when I look around at my wonderful colleagues, I see people who have worked here for dec... More »
Wilma Zettlemoyer Wilma Zettlemoyer, 92, of Morgan, died peacefully on March 21, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 21, 1931, in Newark, to Wilman and Sylvia (Murray) Amadon. She married Carl Zettlemoyer on May 13, 1987,... More »
