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The editor’s pick of some of the best stories of the week from the Barton Chronicle, a highly read weekly newspaper based in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom region.

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Brighton scrambles to find ambulance service

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 BRIGHTON — Brighton believes its future as an outdoor recreation destination requires a locally-based emergency medical team, but it has only a couple of weeks to find an ambulance company to serve the community. Lyndon Res... More »

How much tariff relief will go to dairy farmers?

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 If the $12-billion tariff relief plan announced by President Donald Trump includes between $1.8-billion and $2-billion for dairy producers, it could make up for a substantial amount of the damage farmers have suffered since... More »

Holland to vote on closing school

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 HOLLAND — Voters here will be asked on September 11 if they want to make the hard decision to close the Holland Elementary School and tuition students to Derby Elementary in Derby Line. Superintendent John Castle of North C... More »

Barton ambulance suspended for now

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 BARTON — The state pulled Barton Ambulance’s license Friday, shutting down the ambulance service. However, other ambulance services, primarily Orleans and Glover, are covering and want to assure people that 911 calls will b... More »

Dairy industry alarmed by tariffs

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 An already struggling dairy industry is increasingly alarmed by the potential effects of retaliatory tariffs, particularly from Mexico and China, dairy’s main trading partners. They’re so worried, in fact, that late last mo... More »

Owners of Dusit Thai struggling to get visa renewed

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 NEWPORT — Those Newport area residents who are missing the taste of Thai food must look to the federal government for the reason, said Mayor Paul Monette at a very abbreviated city council meeting Monday. The co-owners of D... More »

AG reaches deal with botched concert organizers

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 People who bought tickets to last fall’s botched “Shrinedom” concert in East Albany are eligible for refunds, the Vermont Attorney General’s office said last week. Attorney General T.J. Donovan said in a press release that ... More »

Stenger speaks out about EB-5 mess

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 JAY PEAK — Bill Stenger says it wasn’t until 2015 that he realized something bad was happening with the EB-5 projects he hoped would transform the Northeast Kingdom. That was when the last visa-funded project at Jay Peak be... More »

How best to use mine settlement?

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 LOWELL — With $850,000 in hand from a settlement with a former owner of the defunct asbestos mine in Eden and Lowell, the state and federal governments are inviting comment on a draft plan for restoring natural resources in... More »

Brewfest aims to help patients in need

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 by Briana Bocelli NEWPORT –– The beer was flowing on Saturday at the annual Northeast Kingdom Hematology Oncology (NEKHO) Brewfest hosted by Kingdom Brewing to help raise money for patients with chronic illnesses cover thei... More »

Farm Bill takes another step toward passage

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 The 2018 Farm Bill took another step toward passage when it cleared the Senate 86-11 on June 28. On June 21 the House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of the Farm Bill 213-211. Because the two bills include su... More »