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 May 18, 2016 by Joseph Gresser BURLINGTON – A crowd of dairy farmers spent a day in federal court here last week telling U.S. Judge Christina Reiss their thoughts on the proposed settlement in a case against Dairy Farmers of America (DF... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 11, 2016 by Joseph Gresser Jay Peak’s EB-5 projects are keeping Miami’s federal court hopping. A disappointed investor has launched a class action suit aimed directly at the deep pockets of Raymond James, the financial services com... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 11, 2016 by Joseph Gresser Ariel Quiros, the owner of Jay Peak and Burke Mountain, has asked federal Judge Darrin Gayles to allow him access to enough money to cover what he considers reasonable living expenses. The U.S. Securities... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 11, 2016 by Tena Starr Gary Viens of Newport has reconsidered his earlier decision not to seek re-election to the Orleans-2 House seat. Mr. Viens, who has served one term, said on Monday that both constituents and fellow legislators... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 11, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail BARTON — The Barton Village Trustees have unanimously voted to hire Evan Riordan of Sutton as the small utility electric system engineer and manager for the Barton Electric Department. Mr. Riordan has a... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 4, 2016 by Joseph Gresser After only a couple of weeks on the job, the receiver for Jay Peak, Burke Mountain, and other businesses owned by Ariel Quiros seems to have things well under control. In a news conference on Wednesday, Apr... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 4, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail BROWNINGTON — Voters here have once again decided that they want a three-member select board. They voted 39-37 at a special meeting Saturday in favor of the smaller board. At Town Meeting in early March... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 4, 2016 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — At their meeting Monday city council members heard and adopted the recommendations of the water committee they appointed last year. Last year in May the council set up a study group to investig... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 4, 2016 by Joseph Gresser ST. JOHNSBURY — Judge Michael Kupersmith has decided that the third man charged in the 2010 killing of Mary Pat O’Hagan of Sheffield will not be tried for first-degree murder. Keith Baird, 35, of Sheffield ... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 27, 2016 by Joseph Gresser Jay Peak may not have enough money to keep going through the summer, said Michael Goldberg, the Florida lawyer put in charge of overseeing the collection of EB-5 projects centered around the ski resort. ... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 27, 2016 by Tena Starr A suspicious Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) started questioning Bill Stenger and Ariel Quiros, owner of Jay Peak and Q Burke, back in May of 2014. But they weren’t the only ones who were suspiciou... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 27, 2016 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT – State forensic experts will have to rewrite their manuals if the Vermont Supreme Court upholds a decision issued by Judge Howard VanBenthuysen Monday. The judge, sitting in the Criminal Divisio... More »
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