by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—Randall Swartz appeared in Orleans County Superior Court on February 21 and pled guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife, Thea Swartz. He also admitted two charges violating conditions placed on him by con... More »
by Trisha Ingalls Denise “Dee” McDowell is running for the seat on the Barton select board soon to be vacated by Lenny Zenonos. She has lived on May Pond Road in Barton since 2018. Her mother, a lawyer, was born and raised in Barton. Ms. McDowell followed th... More »
by Trisha Ingalls ALBANY – Something is going right at Albany Community School. Recently it received a letter of congratulations from Secretary of Education Dan French on its “impressive efforts… to support students and families by maintaining [its] Positive... More »
by Trisha Ingalls and Joseph Gresser NEWPORT— After serving as Newport’s mayor for an unprecedented seven terms, Paul Monette has decided to step down from his position and leave the city’s political scene. On Town Meeting Day, March 7, the city’s voters wi... More »
by Trisha Ingalls The budgets were passed and a controversial discussion remained civil at the Lake Region Union High School District Annual Meeting on February 15. Roughly 60 voters turned out to warm up their democratic muscles in advance of Town Meeting D... More »
by Joseph Gresser GREENSBORO — Boats that make a wake high enough for surfers to ride are making waves in communities based around Vermont’s lakes. The boats are a recent arrival in Vermont’s waters and are, as yet unregulated. The Department of Environment... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — When a woman declined a proposal of marriage, her boyfriend went into a violent rage, police say. According to State Police Trooper Anthony Rice, Ronald W. Carter, 50, of Newport began to yell at his intended fiancée and became p... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A woman told police she stole a drug dealer’s gun and was badly beaten by the owner when he tracked her down. According to an affidavit from Vermont State Police Trooper Logan Miller, North Country Hospital, around 10 p.m. on Oct... More »
by Tena Starr TROY — Jacques Royer has been a dairy farmer all his life, but those days are now numbered. After many long conversations and some tears, his wife, Roberta, said, the couple has decided it’s time to move on. The economics of small or mid-size... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Lenny Zenonos, who chairs the Barton Select Board informed the Chronicle in an email that he plans to announce his retirement from office at the board’s February 15 meeting. He said he will not stand for reelection on Town Meeting... More »
by Trisha Ingalls GLOVER — The only part of the car Bianca Mackay was driving to work one day in August of 2021, not crumpled like a ball of tinfoil, was where she was sitting. The box truck following her didn’t slow down when she did and her car was was pu... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A woman said George Azur II, 49, of Derby tackled her and punched her in the face repeatedly when she tried to end their relationship. He was charged with first-degree aggravated domestic assault, second-degree aggravated domesti... More »
