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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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Albany woman ninth county victim of COVID-19

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by Tena Starr Lisa Spaulding has a message for anyone who’s feeling cavalier about the coronavirus:  Anyone can get it, and it’s no fun even if you have a mild case.  The Albany woman was diagnosed with COVID-19 last week after feeling sick, off and on, for a ... More »

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Fire destroys dairy barn in Lowell

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by Meghan Wayland LOWELL — At approximately ten minutes after 7 p.m. Monday night, Troy Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bobby Jacobs was called to respond to a barn fire at the home of Rita and Robert Raboin on Route 100 in Lowell.  The news was there were ani... More »

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Hemp legislation seeks to make 2020 a better year

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by Meghan Wayland Swept up by the promise of easy money, hundreds of Vermonters registered to grow hemp in 2019.  Many were first-time farmers, the majority were concentrated in the Northeast Kingdom, and many failed to profit.  All told, last year was a prove... More »

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Foreign workers stuck at Jay Peak

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by Meghan Wayland JAY — Thirty-one seasonal workers from Argentina and Peru were still stuck last week at Jay Peak Resort due to international travel bans related to COVID-19. The workers are part of the federal J-1 visa program, a cultural exchange that allow... More »

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Dairy farmers hammered by COVID

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by Joseph Gresser With schools, restaurants, and hotels shuttered to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the country’s dairy farmers are suffering even more than usual.  Milk prices that were expected to rise to about $20 after staying stubbornly below the cos... More »

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Farmers markets appeal non-essential designation

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by Meghan Wayland Farmers took a hit March 24 when Governor Scott declared farmers markets non-essential services and ordered them to close at least until the end of April.  The announcement came not long after farmers began adjusting to revenue lost as a resu... More »

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The Easter Bunny arrives early

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by Tena Starr Jason Griffith spent Saturday going door-to-door in the Newport area delivering Easter baskets to children who might otherwise have been disappointed by the Easter Bunny’s absence this year.  After soliciting information, via Facebook, about who ... More »

Banks gear up to process business loans

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by Joseph Gresser Bankers are working overtime to process loans meant to keep businesses running and their employees on the payroll during the coronavirus lockdowns across the country. Loan officers at Community National Bank toiled through the weekend to make... More »

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Sugarmakers looking at a good season

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by Joseph Gresser There are those who view the pleasant spring weather we’ve recently enjoyed with anxious eyes, hoping for the return, if only for a while, of winter.  For those people, known as sugarmakers, the days of anxiety experienced by many, have been ... More »

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Snowman family offers sound advice

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A family of snowmen appeared on Greensboro Bend’s Main Street after snow fell on March 24.  They were gone by the next afternoon, but while they lived all four dispensed wise advice for these times.  This sour fellow is not pleased to have to remind people to ... More »