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.
copyright the Chronicle September 20, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — At its meeting Monday, the city council heard about the difficulties officers face in the city’s understaffed police department. They also voted for November balloting on a $3-million b... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 13, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail GLOVER — Swastikas, racist epithets, and crudely drawn penises were spray painted on road surfaces, mailboxes, and the side of a farm building in Glover sometime during the night of September 7.... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 13, 2017 by Joseph Gresser When Katrina McCullough of Newport called police last December and accused her husband of bending her fingers back, she had no idea what the consequences of her actions would turn out to be. Toda... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 13, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail EAST BURKE — “Welcome to history,” said Eli Harrington, one of the organizers of Vermont Hemp Fest 2017, held over the weekend at the Burke Mountain Hotel and Conference Center. He’s also co-found... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 13, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Matt Chaput said he doesn’t keep track of how long it’s been since his brother Shawn took his own life. “Four or five years,” was his estimate. His imprecision is not because he doesn’t... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 6, 2017 by Joseph Gresser Two Irasburg sisters who made their way to Houston, Texas, to pursue teaching careers came through Hurricane Harvey with their homes intact, but they and their students will be dealing with the de... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 6, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — After attending a Vermont Superintendents Association meeting on August 30, John Castle, who oversees the North Country Supervisory Union, took off for the woods. He said Monday that he ... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 6, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail CRAFTSBURY COMMON — “It’s like the hand of God reaches down and pushes you along,” Larry Gilbert said. Mr. Gilbert’s playful description of what it’s like to ride an electric bicycle was pretty m... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 6, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail CRAFTSBURY COMMON — “We’re only guaranteed two things,” Anne-Marie Keppel told the small crowd that turned out for a Death Café at the library on August 31. “The fact that we are alive right now in... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 30, 2017 by Paul Lefebvre NEWPORT — Can an inebriated murder suspect understand the rights he has given up when consenting to talk to police at the time of his arrest? In a 12-page ruling following hearings and expert testimo... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 30, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The consultant hired by the city to help develop a redevelopment strategy in the wake of the collapse of Jay Peak’s Newport EB-5 efforts presented a preliminary report at the Gateway Cente... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 30, 2017 by Joseph Gresser Ariel Quiros, the owner of Jay Peak, has followed the path blazed several months ago by Bill Stenger, the resort’s former president, and agreed to a settlement on civil charges of investment fraud. ... More »
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