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 March 29, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The Newport City Council is again up to full strength. After a special meeting Monday night to select two new members, the council is no longer the all-male bastion it has been since the de... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 29, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail After weeks of cold, even Saturday’s gray skies and spitting snowflakes didn’t stop people from turning out for the annual Vermont Maple Sugarmaker’s Association annual Maple Open House Weekend. Chi... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 29, 2017 by Joseph Gresser HARDWICK — The parking lot at Hazen Union High School here was filled an hour before the event even started. Inside the school’s gymnasium more than 500 people were already in their seats waiting. “I... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 29, 2017 by Brad Usatch CRAFTSBURY — The typically serene atmosphere at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center crackled with the sound of gunfire on Sunday as the Craftsbury Green Racing Project (CGRP) hosted its inaugural run of Girls... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 22, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — Between $876,343 and $1.43-million has gone missing in Coventry over a six-year period, according to new figures from auditor Jeff Graham. Selectmen said at their meeting Monday that they... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 22, 2017 by Tena Starr When a group of ATV enthusiasts went before the Westmore Select board recently to ask that some town roads be opened to them, they touted the usual arguments, the main one being that allowing people who ... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 22, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail Due to concerns about federal budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration, Vermont’s Legislature may adjourn early this year and go back to Montpelier in October. “Trump’s been talking about cu... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 22, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail NEWPORT — In 1967, authorities tried to drag Kathrine Switzer off the course in the middle of the Boston Marathon because she was a woman. Women weren’t officially allowed to run in the event until... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 15, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail BARTON — A committee formed Monday evening to study how schools in the Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) will comply with the state mandate to consolidate into fewer districts struggled with ... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 15, 2017 by Joseph Gresser MONTPELIER — Vermont is likely to see a $200-million reduction in federal Medicaid funds if Congress passes the version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) now making its way through the House of ... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 15, 2017 Congratulations to the North Country boys’ hockey team — 2017 Division II champions. The Falcons skated to a 4-3 win over a high-powered Harwood Union team on March 9 at UVM’s Gutterson Field House. North Country opened... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 15, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Preventing heroin addiction may be as simple, or as complicated, as paying attention to the difficulties individuals face in their early years and offering help to overcome those traumas. T... More »
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