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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.

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Mock crash makes powerful point

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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 »

FBI investigating Orleans man

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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 »

New law could speed Newport’s development

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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 »

Body on cliff awaits recovery

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copyright the Chronicle May 17, 2017   The body found Monday on a cliff at the south end of Lake Willoughby in Westmore may not be recovered until Thursday, State Police said. Other agencies will have to help because of the extreme nature of the terrain and th... More »

ASPIRE! awards boost female entrepreneurs

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copyright the Chronicle May 17, 2017   by Tena Starr   Several years ago, Hanna Broer, who has loved sewing since she was a young teenager, decided to make herself some underwear. She liked how it turned out, as did others, and that was the start of Hanna Broe... More »

2017 Legislature has a new fan

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copyright the Chronicle May 10, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   EAST ALBANY — Many people complain about state regulations, but few are willing to take the time and trouble to go about changing them. Bill Pearce, the proprietor of Pearce’s Pastured Poultry has been... More »

OCSU RIFs reflect uncertainty about Washington

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copyright the Chronicle May 10, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail   The Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) is not renewing contracts for about 20 teachers and support staff for the 2017-2018 school year. The higher than usual number of reduction in force (RIF) not... More »

The Luring haunts the Northeast Kingdom

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copyright the Chronicle May 10, 2017   by Brad Usatch   LOWELL — Evil cast its shadow over Missisquoi Lanes on Saturday as The Luring, a horror film being shot in the Northeast Kingdom, borrowed the location for what is said to be a revealing scene in the movi... More »

VEC holds annual meeting

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copyright the Chronicle May 10, 2017   by Elizabeth Trail   JAY — The word on a lot of peoples’ lips at Saturday’s Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) annual meeting was “curtailment.” That means cutting back on renewable energy production when local transmissi... More »

Community weighs in on Trump presidency

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copyright the Chronicle May 3, 2017   Editor’s note: Our staff interviewed people throughout Orleans County over the past week about their views on President Trump’s first 100 days in office. For the most part, Republicans, while not always unconditional in th... More »

Albany Neighbors opposed to gravel pit

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copyright the Chronicle May 3, 2017   by Elizabeth Trail   ALBANY — Father and son Christian and Clark Katzenbach are hoping to earn a living from a vein of gravel on their 203-acre property on Grigg Road. Christian Katzenbach has spent most of his life as a l... More »

Dave’s Rubbish is back in Barton

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copyright the Chronicle May 3, 2017    by Elizabeth Trail   BARTON — Dave’s Rubbish is back on track to pick up trash in the town of Barton. Over the past two weeks, owner Dave Giroux has turned in all of the paperwork the select board had been asking for sinc... More »