by David Dudley NEWPORT — Jeff Gile was led out of the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court in shackles last Thursday night after a jury found him guilty of first-degree arson. Mr. Gile, 34, of Stannard, had been under house arrest for over two ... More »
by David Dudley ORLEANS — The Lake Region Union High School Rangers walloped the Harwood Highlanders 13-2 Saturday. After taking a 4-2 lead in the first inning, the Rangers never looked back. More »
by David Dudley NEWPORT — Don Whipple was between a morning shoot in St. Albans Friday and a prom shoot scheduled for that night. After working as a photographer for 40 years, he says time is his biggest challenge. …To read the rest of this article, and all t... More »
NEWPORT — A local mother was arrested Monday evening after the van she was driving hit and seriously injured an Orleans woman. …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stories, subscribe to the online edition below: Annual online subscription... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Federal prosecutors called a press conference for Wednesday, May 22, on the site of a proposed hotel, now a vacant lot, here. In a press release, U.S. Attorney for Vermont Christine Nolan said she will announce the filing of charge... More »
by Joseph Gresser JAY PEAK — About 200 members of the Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) took the opportunity Saturday to get a free breakfast and meet the utility’s new CEO, Rebecca Towne, at the co-op’s annual meeting. Ms. Towne, was hired last year after C... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Boaters on Lake Memphremagog who seek entry into U.S. waters have long had to wait up to a half hour while Customs agents took information by phone and typed into their computers. Soon they will be able to transmit copies of their ... More »
by Joseph Gresser CRAFTSBURY — Pete Johnson, the eponymous founder of Pete’s Greens wanted to learn about growing hemp last year. He wasn’t expecting the lessons the experience taught him. His biggest surprise came only a couple of weeks ago when he first lea... More »
by Tena Starr ALBANY — For about ten years, Kate Sullivan was a vegetarian, largely because of opposition to corporate agriculture, the only kind of farming she was aware of. Now, she and her partner, Matt Wimmer, have a sheep farm in Albany, and Ms. Sullivan... More »
by Joseph Gresser When Kirsten Sultan, coordinator of the District Seven Environmental Commission, got a letter from Tom Stelter of Irasburg asking for a ruling on whether Casella Waste Services’ network of transfer stations and trucks require a special permit... More »
by Elizabeth Trail WESTFIELD — “People are going to call it Brookside Hardware, and that’s okay,” said Ethan Bathalon, one of the partners in Westfield’s newly renamed Hometown Hardware and Supply. “But we figured it should have a new name to show that we’re ... More »
by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — People here have received letters or visits from the FBI recently, asking for more information about when and how they paid their property taxes back when Cynthia Diaz was town clerk, treasurer, and delinquent tax collector. …To r... More »
