by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT —Judge Rory Thibault released Shoaib Mahmood, 41, of Watervliet, New York, on conditions after he pled innocent to a felony charge of negligent driving while eluding a law enforcement officer, careless or negligent driving, excessive ... More »
The FBI Albany Field Office continues to investigate an alleged assault on a federal officer in connection with the fatal shooting involving a U.S. Border Patrol Agent Monday afternoon on Interstate 91 in Coventry, Vermont. At approximately 3:15PM on Monday Ja... More »
Frank Allard “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 Francis Peter Allard, age 97, a beloved figure of Island Pond, died on January 11, 2025, after a life richly lived to the fullest. Known for his unwavering commitment to his c... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Judge Rory Thibault, sitting in the Criminal Division of Orleans Superior Court, sentenced Charles Bonasera Jr., 59, of Newport to serve a five-to-20-year prison term after Mr. Bonasera pled guilty to sexual assault on a person unde... More »
by Matthew Wilson The boys of Lake Region Union High School met some scrappy competition Saturday as they faced off against the Missisquoi Valley Union High School Thunderbirds. The match was a night of back and forth from start to finish with the Rangers put... More »
by Maria Amador EAST CRAFTSBURY — At a time when memories are often born and kept digitally, there is a special excitement in getting to touch an artifact of the past and having a say in how it is preserved. Such was the mood on Saturday at the J.W. Simpson... More »
by Matthew Wilson At Monday’s meeting of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District Board, administrators discussed moving to a sister-schools structure to help in managing staffing and infrastructure issues. They suggested creating three pairs... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Karen Geraghty was driving home Friday, the evening before she was scheduled to speak with the Chronicle, when a news bulletin came on saying Mayor Linda Joy Sulliven had decided not to run for reelection in March. Ms. Geraghty wa... More »
Cecile J. Auger Cecile J. Auger, 96, of Essex Center, died peacefully on Friday, January 3, 2025, at University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, after suffering a massive stroke. She was born in Brownington Center on September 8, 1928, to Emmanuel an... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The Newport City Council has never offered an explanation of its decision to fire City Manager Jonathan DeLaBruere at a special meeting held on November 8, 2024. But, just about two months since he lost his job, Mr. DeLaBruere app... More »
The final number of deer taken in Vermont’s 2024 hunting seasons will not be available for a few more weeks, but the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says the final tally will be a little over 17,200 deer. Those deer will provide approximately 3.4 million ... More »
Lake Region forward Rayven Tartaglio makes a clean layup Friday night to help the Lady Rangers defeat Lyndon Institute’s Vikings. Her teammates did a good job of avoiding chaos under the net giving her and other Ranger shooters a clear path. For more photos ... More »
