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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
copyright the Chronicle December 21, 2016 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — If a joint effort between Newport, the Northeastern Vermont Development Association (NVDA), and Northern Community Investment Corporation (NCIC) is successful, city residents may see pro... More »
copyright the Chronicle December 21, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — Attorney Paul Gillies has filed a civil complaint on the town’s behalf against Town Clerk, Treasurer and Delinquent Tax Collector Cynthia Diaz, based on the forensic audit report relea... More »
copyright the Chronicle December 21, 2016 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — For years the Newport City Council has set budgets that cut city spending to the bone. Based on the discussion at Monday’s meeting, the 2017-2018 budget may cut even deeper. By the end o... More »
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