by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Around 40 people gathered Monday evening in the assembly room of the Goodrich Memorial Library here to discuss the recently unveiled development plan for the city. Before the conversation got started members of the public milled ar... More »
by Maria Amador STANNARD — It’s coming up on the time of year when Fred Salo might start to get a sense for how well Christmas tree sales will do this season — only there’s no need for him to do so this time around. After 47 years, Mr. Salo, a self-proclaimed... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Judge Rory Thibault released Karl E. Cloney on a $1,000 unsecured appearance bond after Mr. Cloney pled innocent to a felony charge of grand larceny. Patrolman Jonathan Morin of the Newport City Police Department said in an affida... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — United Christian Academy (UCA) has a smaller student body than the other schools in the area. Because of this, the academy doesn’t participate in the typical ball sports that most others do. There is a new option for those at the ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Judge Rory Thibault ordered Lillian Wright, 19, of Newport to be held without bail on November 12 after she pled innocent to felony charges of second-degree domestic assault in violation of a court order and aggravated assault with ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Monday evening the city council met at the Gateway Center with more than 60 members of the public in attendance, all eager to get a look at the update of Newport’s master plan. David Laforce, one of the owners of Built by Newport an... More »
by Matthew Wilson GLOVER — Like most Orleans County towns Glover saw more than its fair share of water this year, but there’s still more to come over the dam. At the November 14 select board meeting a representative from the engineering firm hired to address ... More »
by Matthew Wilson BARTON — Few of the living really want to sleep in a graveyard, although the dead find the accommodations suitable to their needs. Such considerations called for private discussion at the Barton Select Board meeting Monday night. The board ... More »
by Maria Amador ORLEANS — On Friday night, people of all ages braved a chilly rain to watch Lake Region Union High School students perform songs on stage in the Municipal Building. By the time they made their way home, it was clear the event was about far m... More »
Memorial Pete Cocoros, as he was by Joseph Gresser (The following article was first published on December 23, 2014. We reprint it in memory of Pete, who was a long-time member of the Chronicle family and died on November 7.) BARTON — As he hears a visitor pu... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — After 45 minutes in executive session at a special meeting held on Friday, the city council emerged and without discussion or explanation voted by a three-to-one margin to fire City Manager Jonathan DeLaBruere. According to the mot... More »
Trooper Abigail Drew said in an affidavit that Taren Marckres , 32, of Wolcott, killed a woman’s cat after getting in a fight with her on October 19, 2019. Mr. Marckres pled guilty to a felony charge of cruelty to animals resulting in a fatality. Judge Thibau... More »
