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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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Feeding the hungry, feeling the pulse

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by Tena Starr ALBANY — Every Saturday afternoon, for months now, about 20 volunteers gather at the Albany Town Hall and hand out food.  Some people get restaurant-prepared meals; some access the food shelf and big refrigerator.  Others get home deliveries. At ... More »

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Veterans help one of their own in Westfield

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  by Kristin Anderson WESTFIELD — Veterans Helping Veterans is more than a mission statement for the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA):  it’s a way of life. Navy Korean War veteran Matthew Leonelli found out firsthand how serious these folks were a... More »

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Police searching for suspect in Newport shooting

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  by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Newport police say they believe Jaquan Flintroy was the man who shot a Newport resident in the Waterfront Plaza parking lot at around 11:30 a.m. Monday.  Officers say they think the 26-year-old Hartford, Connecticut, resident esca... More »

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Toys for Kids off to good start

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  by Amanda K. Camargo DERBY — This holiday season Northpoint and Northeast Kingdom Community Action (NEKCA) have come together once again to collect toys and other donations for Orleans County kids. The annual Toys for Kids of Vermont drive has helped hundred... More »

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New regs open many lakes to year-round fishing

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  by Joseph Gresser The Department of Fish and Wildlife attempted to hold meetings to discuss proposed changes to the state’s fishing regulations in October.  Unfortunately, department employees had trouble with the Zoom application, and the online meetings ha... More »

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Mr. Phillips, a leading taxidermist of his time

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With hunting season well underway the Old Stone House Museum has shared these rare images of the C.S. Phillips Co. of Glover, the renowned taxidermy shop of Chester Scott Phillips. Photos courtesy of Old Stone House Museum …this photo and more of Mr. Phillips ... More »

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Governor continues to urge caution

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  by Joseph Gresser Governor Phil Scott and other members of his Administration continued to press Vermonters to avoid unnecessary travel and to refrain from mingling with people from other households during the holiday season. At his press briefings on Friday... More »

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Derby mourns Beula-Jean Shattuck

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by Joseph Gresser DERBY — Members of the Derby Select Board mourned the loss of their longest-serving member at their meeting Monday night. Board Chair Grant Spates said he heard of Beula-Jean Shattuck’s death just after the board’s meeting on November 2. Afte... More »

Positive COVID cases at Troy school

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by Tena Starr COVID has struck in a third school in the North Country Supervisory Union (NCSU).  Two students and one staff member at the Troy school have tested positive for the virus, NCSU Superintendent John Castle said in a letter to parents Monday. The sc... More »

Lake Region likely to go to remote learning  

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by Leanne Harple Near the end of Monday’s Lake Region Union High School Board meeting Principal Andre Messier began preparing the school board for the probability that Lake Region will soon be going to remote learning.  Because people are no longer supposed to... More »