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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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Newport to vote on ATV ordinance Jan. 14

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Voters will have their say on whether Newport streets should be open to ATV traffic when they go to the polls on Tuesday, January 14, to vote on whether or not to overturn the ordinance allowing such traffic.  A recent comment by Sc... More »

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Sugarmakers urged to adapt to climate change

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by Leanne Harple DERBY — There was bad news and good news at the Orleans County Maple Producers Association’s annual meeting at Paul’s Sugarhouse here Monday night. The bad news was that climate change is here and affecting the maple industry. The good news, t... More »

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A wish comes true for a Barton boy

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By Tena Starr NEWPORT — Nine-year-old Jeffrey Como III at first looked confused when he walked into City Cinema with his family on a Monday morning and found a dinosaur at the door waiting to greet him.  That dinosaur was really Cole Royer, a City Cinema emplo... More »

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Roger Pion denies nine criminal charges

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Roger A. Pion, 41, of Newport denied making death threats to members of his family and domestic assault during a hearing in Orleans Superior Court on December 19. He pled innocent to nine counts of criminal threatening and three of ... More »

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Barton students dig deep into family lore

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by Meghan Wayland BARTON —Leah Wells discovered that her great-great-grandmother had been featured in Vermont Life magazine.  Bryson Poginy discovered that his pépé spent his childhood working with 11 siblings on the family farm in Barton.  Brooklynne Matten d... More »

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New machine at wastewater plant in Newport

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Pedro Grondin and his team gave themselves and the city a slightly early Christmas present by cranking up Newport’s new dewatering system.  The machine will add to the capabilities of the city’s wastewater treatment facility by remo... More »

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Expanded trails open the winter world to all

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by Meghan Wayland EAST CHARLESTON — “The big selling point of the trail is the view,” said Sam Perron, sustainable forestry coordinator at Northwoods Stewardship Center.  He was talking about the newly expanded Echo Lake Trail that opens on December 28 at Nort... More »

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Operation Santa delivers gifts to 250

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by Joseph Gresser DERBY — The lobby at the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department was decorated for Christmas Friday.  In addition to a tree with a couple of wrapped boxes beneath, a table full of goodies hinted at a celebration to come. The building was filled w... More »

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Young students work hard to go to work

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by Tena Starr BARTON — It all started with a roll of Barracuda tape — and led to days like Monday when seven excited boys scrambled for the door at E.M. Brown and Son here.  One might have thought they were headed to an exciting field trip, and in a way they w... More »

365 pounds of cocaine apprehended at Derby Line

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Federal authorities say they busted a man trying to smuggle 365 pounds of cocaine into Canada through the Derby Line Port of Entry on December 5. Anthony Watson, special agent with the Department of Homeland Security, said in an affidavit that Jason Nelson was... More »

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Trespass and drug charges in Glover denied

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When a woman went to her mother’s home in Glover she found a red truck parked in the drive with two men and a woman seated inside, police say. …this story and more in the full edition of this week’s paper. Subscribe now to access our e-version or to have it de... More »