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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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Four vie for two city council seats

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copyright the Chronicle March 1, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — City voters won’t be asked to make many choices when they cast their ballots on Town Meeting Day. Mayor Paul Monette, who has already served in that office longer than any of his predecessor... More »

South beach project faces opposition

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copyright the Chronicle March 1, 2017   by Elizabeth Trail   LYNDONVILLE — About 70 people filled the Burke Mountain Room at Lyndon State College on February 23 to express their concerns about plans to put restrooms, parking, and handicapped-accessible trails ... More »

Ice fishing tournament covers the Kingdom

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copyright the Chronicle March 1, 2017   by Brad Usatch   Game fish from Harvey’s Lake to Great Averill Pond are breathing a sigh of relief this week after having somehow lived through another Northeast Kingdom Ice Fishing Derby. In its thirteenth year, the con... More »

Some refugees leaving through Derby Line

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copyright the Chronicle February 22, 2017     by Joseph Gresser   DERBY LINE — In the past few months an increasing number of foreigners have been crossing the U.S. border and seeking refuge in Canada. Canadian authorities say the trend is greatest in Quebec, ... More »

Most defendants jailed in heroin sweep

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copyright the Chronicle February 22, 2017     by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — The 16 people who appeared in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court on February 14 won’t remember it as their best Valentine’s Day. They were brought to court to face ... More »

Coventry voters grill selectmen

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copyright the Chronicle February 22, 2017   by Elizabeth Trail   COVENTRY — Early on a Saturday morning seems like an unlikely time to draw a crowd for an informational meeting with the select board. But close to 30 people showed up at the community center her... More »

Bill McKibben speaks at Sterling College

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copyright the Chronicle February 22, 2017   by Elizabeth Trail   CRAFTSBURY COMMON — “We all want the places we live in to remain unchanged,” writer and environmental activist Bill McKibben told a crowd of about 200 people at a Sterling College open house on S... More »

Task force nabs 26 in heroin sweep

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copyright the Chronicle February 15, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — The Emerson courthouse was hopping Tuesday afternoon as teams of State Police Troopers, Orleans County Sheriff’s Deputies, Newport City Police Patrolmen, and Border Patrol Agents brought... More »

Lake House forced to defend itself

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copyright the Chronicle February 15, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   MONTPELIER — The state Liquor Control Board (LCB) heard complaints about Barton’s only bar, the Lake House Saloon, at an enforcement hearing on Wednesday, February 8. Anne Marie MacEachern, owner ... More »

Coventry Selectmen will air town’s problems

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copyright the Chronicle February 15, 2017   by Elizabeth Trail   COVENTRY — The selectmen here are planning a series of public meetings over the next three weeks to talk with town voters about their problems with Town Clerk and Treasurer Cynthia Diaz, and thei... More »

“Mesh” may provide low-cost Internet connection

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copyright the Chronicle February 15, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — Diane Peel said she has met many parents whose children are expected to do their homework online, but who can’t afford to pay for an Internet connection. For these and those in similar c... More »