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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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NEK End Addiction holds forum at Lake Region

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copyright the Chronicle September 28, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail When Melissa Zebrowski’s brother and Jeannette Birch’s son died of drug overdoses in December and March, the two women’s reactions were to channel their grief into fighting the local heroin epidemic... More »

Potential Jay Peak buyer accused of fraud

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copyright the Chronicle September 21, 2016  by Joseph Gresser JAY PEAK — When Michael Goldberg got a letter offering to buy Jay Peak for $93-million some aspects of it set off alarms. His suspicions proved to be justified when a quick search showed that the ma... More »

License restoration program offers a clean slate

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copyright the Chronicle September 21, 2016 by Brad Usatch A bill signed into law this spring is giving certain drivers with license suspensions a chance to pay off their fines at a reduced rate and reinstate their driving privileges. Administered by the Vermon... More »

Trash is down, recycling is up, questions remain

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copyright the Chronicle September 14, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail A little over a year after Vermont’s comprehensive recycling law went into effect, opinions are mixed on how mandatory recycling is working out in the Northeast Kingdom, even among people who work m... More »

Lake Region to hold evacuation drill September 9

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copyright the Chronicle September 7, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail On Friday, September 9, Lake Region Union High School will hold a mock evacuation drill. The point is to see how the school’s written plans will work out in real life. In the middle of the morning on... More »