by Elizabeth Trail BARTON — The first fire that David Billado fought was the Barton Hotel blaze on Thanksgiving Eve, 1971. The most recent one was when the Lyons’ barn burned down on the Roaring Brook Road in Barton last year. …To read the rest of this article... More »
by Joseph Gresser GLOVER — Glover’s gravel pit will run out of material someday, but the town will still need gravel, said select board member Jack Sumberg on November 8. He was addressing the 20 or so people who showed up at the Glover Town Hall for a spec... More »
by Joseph Gresser ORLEANS — Senator Bernie Sanders, who won election to his third Senate term on November 7, was back in the Kingdom Monday to check out federally funded health care clinics operated by Northern Counties Health Care. …To read the rest of this... More »
by Elizabeth Trail NEWPORT — A longstanding dispute over a gravel pit in Albany finally got its day in court this week. The hearing, before state Environmental Court Judge Thomas G. Walsh, looked at the merits of an appeal by some of the pit’s neighbors, filed... More »
by Elizabeth Trail IRASBURG — The select board here agreed at its regular meeting Monday to get in touch with an attorney to find out more about options for fighting any Act 46 merger involving the Irasburg Village School. …To read the rest of this article, ... More »
Pick up this week’s paper to read about the most hotly contested race this year. …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 Print subscrip... More »
by Brooke Grams A huge turnout for a non-presidential election year kept town clerks and vote counters up late Tuesday and into early Wednesday tabulating their towns’ returns. The most hotly contested race this year — the contest between incumbent Sheriff Ki... More »
by Paul Lefebvre A promise of a bountiful hunt appears to be in store for those who take to the woods when the 2018 deer rifle season open this Saturday, November 10. …To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stories, subscribe to the online... More »
by Elizabeth Trail Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) voters once again said a resounding “no” to consolidating their seven elementary school districts and Lake Region Union High School into a single district. …To read the rest of this article, and a... More »
Gloria Bruce to direct Newport development by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — About 80 people showed up at the North Country Career Center Monday evening for a gathering billed as the Newport City Development Summit. They were welcomed by Newport City Manager La... More »
Barton Village Trustees Plowing agreement will save village $100,000 this winter by Elizabeth Trail BARTON VILLAGE — The trustees here gave final approval at their meeting Monday to a long-awaited deal with the Barton Select Board that, along with a similar ... More »
Act 46 Area SUs face reckoning as November deadline looms by Elizabeth Trail With November just around the corner, Act 46, the 2015 school district merger law, is galloping toward final implementation. “We went in and looked at 20 some-odd proposals last wee... More »
