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 June 7, 2017 by Tena Starr Lake Region Union High School Principal Andre Messier had nothing but good to say about this year’s graduating class at the school’s annual awards night last Thursday. Awards night recognizes students in a... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 31, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Orleans County State’s Attorney Jennifer Barrett lowered the charge against the man accused of shooting Ron-Lou Schneider in 2015 from first-degree to second-degree murder Tuesday afternoon. ... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 31, 2017 by Tena Starr This country frets about terrorism a lot. But one of its more potentially effective, if less splashy, forms — attacking the food supply — has occurred with surprising infrequency. Hank Parker, an agroterro... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 31, 2017 by Joseph Gresser HARDWICK — For a while it looked like Bethany Dunbar’s biggest problem would be finding enough dirty dishes. The Center for an Agricultural Economy, where she works, had plenty of clean dishes. It has ... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 31, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail A plan to hire a half-time food service coordinator for the Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) drew a small crowd including parents, community members, and school cooks to an OCSU Executive Commit... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 26, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — Town Clerk and Treasurer Cynthia Diaz has ten days to come up with a $2.5-million bond or lose her job. The Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) paid up on the town’s $500,000 claim on W... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 24, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — How much of this town’s missing money is covered by its insurance policy with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLTC)? Will VLTC continue to insure the financial performance of town Tre... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 24, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Lake Memphremagog has a phosphorus problem and the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has a plan to fix it. Actually, the plan is still in draft form, and Watershed Coordina... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 24, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail HARDWICK — “Who will milk the cows?” asked panelists at a farm forum held at Hazen Union High School on May 17. But the real question on the table was what happens on Vermont dairy farms if President ... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 24, 2017 by Joseph Gresser When the Lake Region Union High School student body poured into the bright sunshine on the morning of May 17, they saw a horrific sight. Two wrecked cars stood in the drop-off area, one with a young wo... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 17, 2017 by Joseph Gresser ORLEANS — FBI agents went calling at the Orleans home of a man suspected of stealing from the Cabot Cooperative Creamery, and left with a trove of financial records, according to federal court document... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 17, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The Vermont House and Senate have come to an agreement on an economic development bill that, among other things, will permit the creation of six new tax increment finance zones. “We shook o... More »
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