The editor’s pick of some of the best stories of the week from the Barton Chronicle, a highly read weekly newspaper based in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom region.
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — At its annual meeting at the Eastside Restaurant here Thursday board members, employees, and supporters of North Country Hospital bid farewell to one familiar face and gave a hearty reception to another. Long-time hospital board mem... More »
The Legislature passed Act 127, entitled “An act relating to improving student equity by adjusting the school funding formula and providing education quality and funding oversight,” in 2022. It comes into effect starting with the 2024-2025 school year. Among ... More »
by Matthew Wilson JAY — Several parties met on January 18, to continue discussing a 194-acre property just outside of the town’s center. The conversation around the parcel of land started in December with a gathering organized by the Missisquoi River Basin As... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — Lake Region and North Country union high schools are long-time rivals. North Country has more students than Lake Region and plays in a higher division, but many years their teams are evenly matched. Not so far this year, at least a... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Under the terms of an agreement worked out with the state Alfred Charest, 40, of Derby Line, the state dismissed charges of attempted first-degree murder, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon that had been filed against him. ... More »
by Tena Starr I’d been puzzling about the recent lack of scammers to mess with when I got a call last week from a robot that was trying hard to sound like a reasonable person. Congratulations, it said. I’d won second place in Powerball, and was about to be ... More »
by Kenzie Strange NEWPORT — Charlee Royer, a sophomore at North Country Union High School, is a local Miss America Foundation title holder — Miss Maple Grove’s Teen. She lives in Newport and participates in the beauty pageant world and the philanthropy it sup... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The jury was already selected when Katelyn Deslandes, 25, of Island Pond, reached a plea agreement to settle charges resulting from an accident that took the lives of two 18-year-olds, Logan Costa of Charleston and Taylor Warren o... More »
by Joseph Gresser GREENSBORO — The stage at the Highland Center for the Arts was dim Saturday, but it was filled with a crowd of women trying on brightly colored costumes. Clare Dolan, director of a work-in-progress called Women I’ve Seen Before, eyed the o... More »
by Joseph Gresser ALBANY—Firefighters here were toned out around 2:30 p.m. Monday and when they responded to the Old Street address and found the home of Rocky and Lorraine Greenwood engulfed in flame. Albany Fire Chief Josh Pilbin said there were heavy flames... More »
by Leanne Day Harple BARTON — As the daughter of a veterinarian technician, Emily Knaggs, a senior at Lake Region Union High School, grew up with a particular empathy for injured animals. Her big heart led her to become one of the state’s youngest practicing ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A couple of items that had to be dealt with before the end of 2023 brought the city council back together for a special meeting on the morning of December 27. The main order of business was giving the Newport Fire Department the ... More »
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