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 May 25, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail BARTON — Water rates at the nonprofit Barton Chambers Apartments have gone up an average of 48 percent, said Gary Marcotte, the manager of the four apartment buildings. Mr. Marcotte paid a visit to the ... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 18, 2016 by Tena Starr It’s been a banner year for maple syrup – by many accounts the best in the history of the business. For many sugarmakers that means it’s also a profitable year. Although the price of bulk syrup is down somewh... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 18, 2016 by Joseph Gresser Federal regulators turned up the heat on Ariel Quiros Tuesday when they filed an amended complaint in the civil case against the owner of Jay Peak Resort. Mr. Quiros, along with many of his businesses, an... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 18, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail Since early spring, representatives of the Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) merger study committee have been holding informational meetings in anticipation of the school district merger vote sched... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 18, 2016 by Joseph Gresser BURLINGTON – A crowd of dairy farmers spent a day in federal court here last week telling U.S. Judge Christina Reiss their thoughts on the proposed settlement in a case against Dairy Farmers of America (DF... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 11, 2016 by Joseph Gresser Jay Peak’s EB-5 projects are keeping Miami’s federal court hopping. A disappointed investor has launched a class action suit aimed directly at the deep pockets of Raymond James, the financial services com... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 11, 2016 by Joseph Gresser Ariel Quiros, the owner of Jay Peak and Burke Mountain, has asked federal Judge Darrin Gayles to allow him access to enough money to cover what he considers reasonable living expenses. The U.S. Securities... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 11, 2016 by Tena Starr Gary Viens of Newport has reconsidered his earlier decision not to seek re-election to the Orleans-2 House seat. Mr. Viens, who has served one term, said on Monday that both constituents and fellow legislators... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 11, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail BARTON — The Barton Village Trustees have unanimously voted to hire Evan Riordan of Sutton as the small utility electric system engineer and manager for the Barton Electric Department. Mr. Riordan has a... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 4, 2016 by Joseph Gresser After only a couple of weeks on the job, the receiver for Jay Peak, Burke Mountain, and other businesses owned by Ariel Quiros seems to have things well under control. In a news conference on Wednesday, Apr... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 4, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail BROWNINGTON — Voters here have once again decided that they want a three-member select board. They voted 39-37 at a special meeting Saturday in favor of the smaller board. At Town Meeting in early March... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 4, 2016 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — At their meeting Monday city council members heard and adopted the recommendations of the water committee they appointed last year. Last year in May the council set up a study group to investig... More »
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