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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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Current Use penalty too high, Starr says

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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 »

Amount budgeted for policing in Derby nearly doubled

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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 »

Derby Pond Animal Hospital has new owner

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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 »

In the land of cigars and rum, Part III

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copyright the Chronicle January 18, 2017   By Paul Lefebvre   The thought of making a will occurred to me soon after I booked a flight to Havana. Actually, the thought had been trailing me around for the last few years, but I had done nothing about it. Maybe, ... More »

Sugarmakers discuss climate change, bugs

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copyright the Chronicle January 11, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   DERBY — About 60 members of Vermont’s Orleans County Maple Producers gathered at Paul’s Sugarhouse and Dancehall here Monday evening to share a meal and gather information in the short time before ... More »

Ski for Light holds Craftsbury event

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copyright the Chronicle January 11, 2017   by Elizabeth Trail   CRAFTSBURY — It was a cold gray Saturday here, but the slopes and trails at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center were bright with skiers and snowshoers in red vests, some marked “Guide” and some marked “... More »

Dental center opens in Orleans

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copyright the Chronicle January 11, 2017   by Brad Usatch   ORLEANS — The Orleans Dental Center is up and running and accepting new patients. Situated on Union Street behind the site of the now demolished Orleans Family Medicine building, the brand new facilit... More »

Losses, some gains for Newport businesses

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copyright the Chronicle January 11, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — Newport is reportedly gaining a new business, but is losing two others. A vacant Main Street building may be slated for redevelopment, but up the street, a toy store is closing. In additi... More »

Diaz ignores order to hand over documents and cash

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copyright the Chronicle January 4, 2017   by Elizabeth Trail   NEWPORT — Last Friday’s court-imposed deadline has come and gone, and so far Coventry Town Clerk and Treasurer Cynthia Diaz hasn’t turned over town documents that the select board and auditor Jeff ... More »

Newport City continues to struggle with budget

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copyright the Chronicle January 4, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — City Manager Laura Dolgin and Clerk and Treasurer James Johnson had their heads together Tuesday as they worked to provide budget options for Wednesday’s special city council meeting. Over... More »

Highland Lodge has new owner

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copyright the Chronicle January 4, 2017   by Tena Starr   GREENSBORO — The Highland Lodge here has a new owner — Heidi Lauren Duke, an opera director from New York with close ties to Vermont, particularly to Glover where her partner, Sam Young, lives. Ms. Duke... More »

In the land of cigars and rum

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copyright the Chronicle January 4, 2017   by Paul Lefebvre   It had been hot all week in Havana. It was the kind of heat that gets inside your head so you feel hot even when you’re lying in your room with the air conditioner running on high. Ever since arrivin... More »