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 November 16, 2016 by Joseph Gresser DERBY — The Derby Walmart Supercenter will open its doors for the first time early on November 16, but according to State Police Lieutenant Walt Smith, commander of the Derby barracks, issues of pu... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 16, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — There was largely stunned silence around the room Monday night when the select board read aloud part of a note from delinquent tax collector Cynthia Diaz. The note said that Ms. Diaz pla... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 16, 2016 by Joseph Gresser On October 26 the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) gave its approval to a new way to pay for medical services, called the all-payer model. The next day Governor Peter Shumlin and Secretary Hal Cohen... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 16, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail There’s a new style of ditching along the roads around the Kingdom — and the rest of the state. Traditional grassy road shoulders are disappearing, replaced by ditches. Not only are the ditches dee... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 9, 2016, County votes for Scott, Trump Despite some hard fought races, Orleans County returned all incumbents to office Tuesday. The closest contest was the Orleans-Lamoille House race, where Republican Mark Higley fended off a... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 9, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail The select board here voted Monday night to follow the recommendation of Louise Evans at Hunt Financial Services and move the town’s money into safer investments on Tuesday morning. Tuesday is Electio... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 9, 2016 by Tena Starr and Brad Usatch It’s been nearly 40 years since the Lake Region Union High School boys soccer team made it to a championship game. The last time was in 1978 when they lost to Milton. In the school’s 49 yea... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 9, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail Water customers in Coventry village and some surrounding areas have been warned that they should avoid drinking unfiltered tap water. The Coventry Fire District #1 (CFD) operates the public water supp... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 2, 2016 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Senator Bernie Sanders has seen bigger crowds than the one that greeted him Friday afternoon at the Gateway Center here. But it’s doubtful that any gave him a more enthusiastic reception. Mu... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 2, 2016 by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Peter Welch spent half of Monday in Orleans County. He dropped by the Chronicle for a morning conversation before heading up to Newport for a meeting with city officials and legislators. The s... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 2, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — A Coventry resident who prides himself on being the first person to get his taxes paid every year also became the first person to prove he made cash tax payments that never made it to the... More »
copyright the Chronicle November 2, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail Coventry finds arsenic in water Arsenic measured above the allowed level in the spring that provides water to about 60 Coventry Village residents and the school, said Jeanne Desrochers, who came to th... More »
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