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Tracy Davis Pierce

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Little Women first for new theater company

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  by Leanne Harple Theater-goers in Greensboro were treated to a delightful production this weekend of Little Women: The Musical at the Highland Center for the Arts. The show, which ran from December 16 to December 18, was the debut performance of a new in-hou... More »

School harassment complaints increase

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   by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — The Chronicle interviewed Elaine Collins, North Country Supervisory Union superintendent, to learn more about Title IX legislation as incidents have cropped up in schools across Orleans County. Title IX is a federal civil rights ... More »

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City budget up 2.6 percent

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  by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — The city council voted to approve its 2023-2024 general fund budget here Monday night, which included a 2.6 percent overall increase. There was discussion during the comment period leading up to the vote. Newport resident Anne Chi... More »

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Man denies garage break-in

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  by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Around 10:41 a.m. on November 22, a homeowner called police to say a suspicious truck pulled into his drive off Route 105 in Newport Center. According to the affidavit filed by State Police Trooper Ian Alford, the homeowner said w... More »

Obituaries 12.21.22

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Sister Mary Ella Provencher   The Sisters of the Assumption mourn the loss of Sister Mary Ella Provencher, 76, who died peacefully at UMass Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Thursday, December 8, 2022. She was a native of Barton, the daughter of G... More »

Lawsuit asks for Newport grant revocation

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — An unsuccessful applicant for a state grant funded with money recovered from Ariel Quiros, the former owner of Jay Peak and Burke Mountain resorts, is suing those associated with deciding who got the grant.  The suit filed in the Ci... More »

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Squirrel talk: what does that noise mean?

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The Outside Story   Squirrel talk: what does that noise mean? by Laurie D. Morrissey Even if you’ve never ventured further into the forest than an urban park or a college campus, you’re probably familiar with Sciurus carolinensis, the eastern gray squirrel. Wh... More »

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West Glover solar array completed

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    The town of Glover and the Glover Energy Committee are pleased to announce that the solar array in West Glover is up and generating. It will provide 90 percent of the electricity used by town buildings, streetlights, and sewer pump stations.  Negotiations ... More »

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Lady Rangers fight but Falcon girls prevail

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by Matthew Wilson Following an exciting evening of basketball the previous night, the girls of North Country Union High School faced off against the Lady Rangers at Lake Region Union High School on Saturday afternoon.  On Friday the Falcon boys prevailed over ... More »

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Holiday brass

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Marelle Mosher plays with the trumpet section of the North Country Union High School band at the school’s annual Christmas concert on December 6. Photo by Joseph Gresser   …For more views of the festive event, and more in the full edition of this week’s paper,... More »

Missisquoi Ambulance tries to clear IRS debt

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  by Matthew Wilson JAY — A $120,000 debt to the Internal Revenue Service means the Missisquoi Valley Ambulance Service has lost its federal tax-exempt status as a nonprofit organization.  Money due for federal tax withholding payments was not paid. “Our previ... More »

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Irasburg students are on the move

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  by Trisha Ingalls BARTON — Seventh- and eighth-grade students from Irasburg Village School will be split up among other Lake Region Union Middle and Elementary School District schools and be on the move as early as December 19. At Monday’s meeting the distri... More »