copyright the Chronicle February 8, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail NEWPORT — “It wasn’t that big, honestly,” Newport City Fire Chief Jamie LeClair said over the phone before any question was asked. Ever since late Monday afternoon when a single 42-gallon barrel o... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 1, 2017 by Tena Starr Governor Phil Scott’s plan for education, delivered last week as part of his budget address, hasn’t met with enthusiasm in Orleans County. The plan calls for a freeze on school budgets, and in order to... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 1, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail NEWPORT — Immediately after she took the witness stand in Orleans County Superior Court on Monday, Cynthia Diaz invoked the Fifth Amendment. “Hadn’t you better hear the questions first?” Judge How... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 1, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A panel of a dozen people, all with experience in the field of opioid addiction and treatment, engaged in a freewheeling discussion Monday night. The two-hour conversation, moderated by J... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 1, 2017 by Tena Starr WESTMORE – In the wake of Richard Leblanc’s death last week, officials are warning ice fishermen to be leery of thin ice. Mr. LeBlanc, 62, of Orleans went through the ice on Lake Willoughby on the morn... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 25, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—The committee set up to find a new principal for North Country Union High School narrowed the field to two applicants at its meeting Monday night. At a meeting earlier this month the 16-mem... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 25, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail WESTMORE — About 20 people attended the select board meeting here Monday, where construction of a parking area at the south end of Lake Willoughby, and a request from snowmobilers to use a stretch... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 25, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail Recently, a statewide group called Vermonters for Ethical Co-existence with Coyotes started a petition addressed to the Department of Fish and Wildlife and its citizen board, asking for limits on ... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 25, 2017 by Joseph Gresser CRAFTSBURY COMMON — At a community meeting here Saturday, the state proposed a framework for deciding what kinds of activities will be allowed on Great Hosmer Pond. More than 110 people gathered i... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 18, 2017 A recent decision by the Vermont Supreme Court could cost the new owners of the former Champion lands in Essex County a million dollars in lost property tax relief. State Senator Bobby Starr of North Troy thinks he has ... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 18, 2017 by Joseph Gresser DERBY — The Derby Select Board voted at its meeting Monday night for a municipal budget that would nearly double the amount set aside for policing — from $47,000 to $90,000. However, select board ... More »
copyright the Chronicle January 18, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail DERBY — When it snowed recently, Dr. Kim O’Connor, the new owner of Derby Pond Animal Hospital, ran to the window in her office in excitement. “Oh look, it’s snowing!” she exclaimed, watching the ... More »
