copyright the Chronicle May 4, 2016 by Joseph Gresser ST. JOHNSBURY — Judge Michael Kupersmith has decided that the third man charged in the 2010 killing of Mary Pat O’Hagan of Sheffield will not be tried for first-degree murder. Keith Baird, 35, of Sheffield ... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 27, 2016 by Joseph Gresser Jay Peak may not have enough money to keep going through the summer, said Michael Goldberg, the Florida lawyer put in charge of overseeing the collection of EB-5 projects centered around the ski resort. ... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 27, 2016 by Tena Starr A suspicious Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) started questioning Bill Stenger and Ariel Quiros, owner of Jay Peak and Q Burke, back in May of 2014. But they weren’t the only ones who were suspiciou... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 27, 2016 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT – State forensic experts will have to rewrite their manuals if the Vermont Supreme Court upholds a decision issued by Judge Howard VanBenthuysen Monday. The judge, sitting in the Criminal Divisio... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 27, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail BARTON VILLAGE – A pair of young solar developers appeared before the Barton Village Trustees at their meeting Monday with a proposal to make the village a beneficiary of a 335-kilowatt solar project. T... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 20, 2016 by Chris Braithwaite The fix was in from the beginning. That grim conclusion emerges from a reading of the civil lawsuits state and federal officials have filed against Bill Stenger, Ariel Quiros, Jay Peak, Inc., Q Resort... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 20, 2016 by Chris Braithwaite When investigators with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked Bill Stenger whether his partner had bought Jay Peak resort with money misappropriated from foreign investors, Mr. Stenger sai... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 20, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail BARTON — The State Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved the Orleans Central Supervisory Union’s (OCSU) plan for a consolidated school district. Meanwhile the committee that has been workin... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 20, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail IRASBURG — Brian Fecher, the chair of the Irasburg Select Board, submitted a letter of resignation from the board at a special meeting called for Thursday night. But he’s still on the board for now. “... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 13, 2016 by Joseph Gresser EAST BURKE – A long-running disagreement between the sponsors of two EB-5-funded projects and state regulators has been thrown into sharp relief through an exchange of letters between the owners of Q Bur... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 13, 2016 by Tena Starr The Orleans County political playing field shuffled around this week. State Senator John Rodgers of Glover won’t run for lieutenant governor after all. Representative Gary Viens of Newport won’t run for a s... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 13, 2016 by Natalie Hormilla On a recent rainy morning, Grace Johnstone zipped up what looked like a cross between an astronaut suit and a duffle bag and flipped a switch. The thing’s slack walls filled out and stiffened as it fi... More »
