Could the world’s most expensive spice provide Vermont farmers with a cash infusion? Maybe, says a University of Vermont research professor. …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stories, subscribe to the online edition below: Annual onli... More »
On Memphremagog LeBlanc loses appeal, and lakeside lot by Joseph Gresser Herman LeBlanc will have to give up his portion of a Newport Center property on the shore of Lake Memphremagog. A decision by a three-member panel of the Vermont Supreme Court issued Nov... More »
In Superior Court Four charged with trespassing in camp by Paul Lefebvre NEWPORT — Two people suspected by police of being involved in the drug trade and interstate trafficking were arraigned here in Orleans County Superior Court on charges stemming from tresp... More »
Judge halts logging on Hartwell Pond by Elizabeth Trail NEWPORT — Superior Court Judge Howard VanBenthuysen has put a stop logging on a 40-acre parcel of town land on Hartwell Pond in Albany until the court has a chance to take a closer look at whether the log... More »
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by Elizabeth Trail ORLEANS — It’s been about nine months since the Orleans and Barton fire departments merged into a single unit on a trial basis. And so far, said Orleans Village Manager John Morley, the merger has been a success. On December 4, Mr. Morley wi... More »
by Paul Lefebvre Winter weather is likely the spoiler for the 16-day rifle deer season that ended Sunday. Deep snow and bone-chilling temperatures caused the opening days to get off to a slow start, as neither hunters nor deer began stirring until the weathe... More »
by Elizabeth Trail IRASBURG — A small delegation of Irasburg citizens appeared before the school board last Thursday night to ask whether school directors will support the select board in a pending legal action against Act 46. They hoped to find common ground... More »
by David Dudley It was one of those cold, gray days that signal the arrival of autumn, hinting at the long winter ahead. The traffic in Lyndonville was light but steady. I stood before the coffee shop waiting for a woman I’ll call Jane. A few weeks earlier, ... More »
by Elizabeth Trail BARRE — Last Thursday, the state Board of Education voted to merge six of the seven elementary schools in the Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) into a single district. During a question and answer session before the vote, OCSU Board C... More »
by Joseph Gresser A 26 percent tax on marijuana sold in Vermont could produce more than $20-million a year, according to the draft report released by a commission appointed by Governor Phil Scott to study issues around legalization. While the tax could be l... More »
by Joseph Gresser COVENTRY — The Coventry Select Board held a meeting here Monday intended to answer those who claim the landfill is poorly regulated and causes harm to Lake Memphremagog and the environment. Representatives from the landfill and state regulato... More »
