NEWPORT — Judge Justin Jiron released Cody Myott, 30, of Newport Center on conditions after hearing him deny four misdemeanor charges in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court. One of the conditions required Mr. Myott to participate in a menta... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — After Serina Flood, 31, of Marshfield pled guilty to hindering arrest and providing false information to a law enforcement officer, Judge Howard VanBenthuysen gave her a suspended six-to-twelve-month sentence and put her on probatio... More »
Part II by Tena Starr I once had an editor, at a different paper, who believed a reporter could find a good story in any random person — a mini-mart clerk, a housewife, a construction worker — that we all have something to tell. Traveling this country ofte... More »
by Trisha Ingalls BROWNINGTON — A hard-to-fill position in any small town has been taken off the market here with the recent hire of new Town Clerk and Treasurer Jason Morton. The Chronicle found Mr. Morton on a rainy Monday at the town clerk’s office for hi... More »
Even as the Vermont State Police work overtime to resolve a recent spate of suspicious deaths, the tide of gun death continues. On Monday night, State Police spokesman Adam Silverman sent out a press release about the killing of a 14-year-old boy in Bristol. ... More »
by Trisha Ingalls ALBANY — More than 40 people, an unusually high number, attended last Tuesday’s select board meeting here. Many or most of them showed up as a sign of support for the Albany food share, which is facing the possibility of being moved out of th... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A man who police say pursued a car driven by a young man and stabbed it when he caught up to it pled innocent to a felony charge of unlawful mischief as well as disorderly conduct by fighting and disorderly conduct by obstructing tr... More »
On November 30, 2020, Newport Police officers heard of a possible gunshot victim in the parking lot near Wendy’s. When they got there they found Mr. Flowers Sr. lying on the ground. The affidavit says Mr. Flowers Sr. told police that he was shot by Mr. Flintr... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — As of the end of business Friday Newport will be without even an interim city manager. In an unexpected move, the council voted Monday to fire current Interim City Manager Karen Geraghty from the post she held since June. Ms. Gerag... More »
by Joseph Gresser Members of the Vermont State Police have their hands full investigating fatal shootings that occurred over the past two weeks. The first, the murder of retired college dean Honoree Fleming, took place on a trail in Castleton on October 5. ... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — A new guide has been created to help agricultural producers in Vermont navigate the dizzying array of grant opportunities available to them. The guide was created by the Franklin County Natural Resources Conservation District, and ... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — City council here Monday night voted to reject a counter-offer made by interim city manager Karen Geraghty and conclude contract negotiations with her, leaving next steps in the search for a permanent city manager uncertain. The mo... More »
