Local softball champions Julie Tanguay of Derby, Rileigh Fortin of Derby, and Jenna Laramie of Newport tell the story of their team’s regional win and their upcoming trip to the Babe Ruth Softball World Series. Photo by Elizabeth Cope by Elizabeth Cope The No... More »
by Tena Starr WEST GLOVER — Orleans County can expect to see more of a weather pattern that’s already in place — drought, despite more summer precipitation, though less snow in the winter. (Last winter was an anomaly.) …To read the rest of this article, and ... More »
by David Dudley ORLEANS — Bernard “Bernie” Matthews has a rich store of memories. Mr. Matthews, who will turn 100 on July 8, was born in 1919. However, there was some confusion about where. “I was born on a little farm, on a 140-acre farm, on the road from I... More »
by Elizabeth Cope DERBY — On Saturday, June 29, a crowd of almost 100 people rallied in front of the Route 5 entrance to Walmart in Derby in support of three local dairy farmworkers who were stopped and then arrested by Border Patrol agents after going into th... More »
by Christine McGowan, forest program director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Luke Persons and Roger Pion wanted to start a business, preferably one that kept them connected to the forested working landscape in the Northeast Kingdom. With backgrounds in loggin... More »
BARTON — Doug Swanson was elected selectman Tuesday with 69 votes. Toni Eubanks received 59. …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stories, subscribe to the online edition below: Annual online subscription Short-term online subscription P... More »
In Superior Court by David Dudley NEWPORT — A Lowell man was sentenced to up to four years in jail for assaulting a woman back in May 2018 on the night when the bowling alley on Route 100 burned. …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stori... More »
by Elizabeth Cope Plenty of jokes make light of the changeability of Vermont’s weather but for gardeners, farmers, many seasonal businesses, and event organizers, how the weather behaves — or doesn’t — is a more serious matter. …To read the rest of this articl... More »
by Tena Starr It’s not been a promising spring for the launch of a “clothing optional” campground in Northeast Kingdom. Chilly temperatures, a surplus of clouds and drizzle, and a thriving population of black flies. …To read the rest of this article, and all... More »
by Tena Starr ALBANY — How do you interest struggling middle schoolers in physics? Motivate disengaged students to come to school? Ease stress? Or just turn school into a place that’s more fun? …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stor... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Mayor Paul Monette has proposed abandoning the attempt to rewrite the city’s events policy and move toward adopting a permitting system for public celebrations. …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stories, sub... More »
by Joseph Gresser Bill McKibben is best known for his books about climate change and his activism against the forces that have brought it about. Falter, his newest book, speaks of increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and melting glaciers, but als... More »
