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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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Sanders calls for a political revolution

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copyright the Chronicle February 18, 2015 by Joseph Gresser LYNDONVILLE — The U.S. needs a “political revolution” to rebuild a vibrant democracy, said U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders Monday afternoon. “What I mean is not to burn down buildings or shoot people,” Se... More »

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In Newport: Guns, drugs stolen from police evidence room

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copyright the Chronicle February 11, 2015  by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Police say they arrested a man Sunday night whose pockets bulged with drugs and guns stolen from the Newport Police Department’s evidence room. The thefts could place some prosecutions in j... More »

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the Chronicle changes hands

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copyright the Chronicle February 4, 2015 by Chris Braithwaite To me the Chronicle will always be a novelty — a shot in the dark, a crazy gamble undertaken with almost no money but all the energy a 30-year-old immigrant could summon in himself, his wife, and a ... More »

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Medical pot users banned from guns

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copyright the Chronicle January 21, 2015 by Tena Starr A North Troy man suspects that the reason he was not allowed to buy a .38 revolver last year is that he uses marijuana for medical purposes. He may be right. Although no state law prohibits a medical marij... More »

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Dions plead innocent to deer poaching charges

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copyright the Chronicle January 14, 2015 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — State game wardens staking out the Irasburg home of Wayne R. Dion, 66, and Jennie A. Dion, 61, say they heard a gunshot during the night before hunting season opened. They say their investiga... More »

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An American woman’s memories of communist Cuba

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copyright the Chronicle January 7, 2015 Editor’s note: Maria Hormilla is the paternal grandmother of Natalie Hormilla. This interview reflects but a small portion of her experiences in Cuba. by Natalie Hormilla Ask Maria Hormilla of Cranford, New Jersey, what ... More »

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VEC will seek help from FEMA for storm damage

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copyright the Chronicle December 17, 2014  by Tena Starr Orleans County got off relatively lightly in last week’s big snowstorm. Several towns received a good foot of snow on the night of Tuesday, December 9. And they got it in a hurry. But the county was not ... More »

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Gang presence has been felt in Vermont, says DOC

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Clarification, added December 11, 2014:   In the article on Vermont gang activity, we quoted Brian Mclaughlin as saying the Latin Kings have a presence in Barton. Mr. Mclaughlin has contacted the Chronicle to say the quote was accurate, but he only used Barton... More »

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U.S., Quebec police practice cooperating in emergencies

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copyright the Chronicle December 3, 2014 by Joseph Gresser JAY — A bus taking U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy and Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin to a meeting in Quebec is rammed by a man who committed a robbery in Vermont and escaped by speeding through Canadian cu... More »

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Dions accused of elaborate poaching scheme

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copyright the Chronicle November 26, 2014 by Tena Starr An Irasburg couple will be brought to court next month for allegedly running an elaborate deer poaching operation that included baiting and spotlights in their well concealed backyard and a gun portal in ... More »