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Tracy Davis Pierce

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Kingdom Kind awarded “Triple Crown”

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  by Matthew Wilson BARTON — It’s been a long time coming, but the owners of Kingdom Kind have finally reached the goal they set when they began their agricultural endeavors.  The purveyors of hemp products recently began offering cannabis to the public after ... More »

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Unwanted guests charged with multiple felonies

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  by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A Newport man approached police on October 17 and 20 to tell them about two unwelcome guests.  According to the affidavit from Newport City Police Sergeant Nicholas Rivers, the man said a friend brought the two to his house and th... More »

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Democracy in action

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A Barton voter slides her ballot into the vote-counting machine at the gym at Lake Region Union High School Tuesday.  Turnout was brisk, but this year Election Day voting was only one available option.  For a report on those who cast early ballots by mail or i... More »

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Mayor Monette says he’s getting done

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  by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—The agenda for Monday’s city council meeting included some important business, but nothing as exciting as the surprise announcement from Mayor Paul Monette that he will not seek another term when his sixth ends in March. Mayor Monet... More »

2022 Election Results

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Katherine Sims prevails over Vicki Strong In the game of musical chairs that began when the two-person Orleans County district jointly represented by Vicki Strong of Albany and Katherine Sims of Craftsbury was reduced to a single-member district, Representativ... More »

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Outlaw located in Coventry

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The Vermont State Police would like to thank the public for their assistance with this case. On November 7, 2022, the Vermont State Police received a tip from the public regarding the whereabouts of Landon Outlaw. Troopers from the Derby Barracks located Outla... More »

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Firefighters respond to Newport Center house fire

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Members of the Newport Center Volunteer Fire Department respond to a house fire Sunday.  Firefighters were toned out at 1:41 p.m. by a call reporting a structure fire on Route 105.  Members of the Troy, Jay, and Lowell fire departments were called to help thro... More »

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Remote rescue crew finds injured hikers

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    by Leanne Harple GLOVER — A group of Glover Ambulance first responders recently found themselves belaying down the steep wooded terrain near the south end of Lake Parker this fall, as part of a training exercise to prepare for remote rescues. The training ... More »

Obituaries 11.9.22

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Russell M. Sykes   Russell M. Sykes, 94, of Derby Line, died on November 3, 2022, in Newport. He was born on September 8, 1928, in Holland, to the late Roger and Eula (Flynn) Sykes. Russell was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked as a heavy equipmen... More »

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At the Halloween horse show at Kingdom Therapeutics at Safe Haven Farm in Holland, Lana Nanopoulos, age 5 and costumed as Cruella deVille navigates the trail course riding Warrior, who is dressed as a devil.  Photo by Trisha Ingalls. More »

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Chronicle Jack-o-lantern contest winners

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After the judging the prize-winning carvers pose with their creations in the back row (from left to right) are Atticus Harple, scariest; Solana Gordon, most spooked; Luna Gordon, current event, Bryce Roberge, biggest, and at the far right, the contest’s long-s... More »

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Halloween Celebration in Newport

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Newport held its traditional Halloween on Main celebration Sunday, with trick or treaters lining the street and a Jack-o’-Lantern competition.  Here Evan Calloway, Austin and Owen Wheeler, and Ryan and Maddison Como hit up Rick Ufford-Chase, seated, for candy.... More »