Lake Region guard Sakoya Sweeney, far left, watches as her teammate Lillian Fauteux elevates to snag a rebound in the last seconds of the Lady Rangers victory over Otter Valley Union High School, in Saturday’s quarter-final game. While the Rangers squeaked ... More »
Hockey players skate on a frozen South Bay Saturday. Photo by Luke Vidic More »
by Luke Vidic NEWPORT — Four Newport businesses were awarded $20,000 each as part of the Discover Newport Business Grant Program. The money, intended to promote expansion or relocation of business within the city, comes as a sort of recompense for the EB-... More »
Valley Lodge 106 F. and A.M. presents two $500.00 scholarships to two Lake Region students of the class of 2021. One to Robin Nelson and one to Dianah Daigle. Left to right: Brother Danny Marsh, Dinah Daigle, Robin Nelson, and acting Worshipful Master Burto... More »
by Leanne Harple BARTON — Michelle and Lance Gardner live by the philosophy of “Go big or go home.” In the middle of a global pandemic, they packed up all their belongings, bought a house, relocated with their six children to a new state where they didn’t kn... More »
by Matt Wilson TROY — Local snow machine enthusiasts gathered Sunday at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Troy, to participate in the Blessing of the Snowmobiles. The event was hosted by the Knights of Columbus Council 7943, alongside a monthly... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT— In the aftermath of a head-on collision that took the lives of Logan Cota of Charleston and Taylor Warren of Lunenberg, both 18 years old, the driver of the car that police said drove into oncoming traffic on February 16, pled inno... More »
by Luke Vidic NEWPORT — Three men will compete for two Newport City Council seats in Town Meeting Day balloting. Two incumbents: John Wilson and Kevin Charboneau. And one challenger: Carl King. The Chronicle interviewed all three to hear their positions an... More »
by Luke Vidic Bidders failed to reach the minimum for the Evansville Trading Post, and the Brownington country store will continue to serve its customers all they’ve come to expect. Four bidders showed interest in the property situated halfway between Orle... More »
by Luke Vidic DERBY — Marijuana is a hot topic in Derby. Voters will decide on Town Meeting Day whether to authorize cannabis retailers in town. In preparation, the town planning commission may update its regulations regarding the cultivation of cannabis.... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge WESTMORE — The amount of traffic at the north and south beaches of Willoughby Lake last weekend rivaled some of the heaviest summer swimming days, but instead of people in shorts and T-shirts carrying picnic baskets and bath towels, the ... More »
Night-Rider Legacy, Weaponizing Race in the Irasburg Affair of 1968, by Gary Shattuck, published by the University of Vermont Center for Research on Vermont, 461 pages in paperback. Reviewed by Chris Braithwaite This is a badly written book that spends far too... More »
