by Joseph Gresser One of the most conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, along with two of the most liberal, joined to scold the Vermont Supreme Court for allowing game wardens to conduct a search in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Justice Neil... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Christine M. Billis, who served seven years of a seven-to-15-year sentence for manslaughter in the 2009 death of her husband, Charles Billis, was sentenced Friday to serve 16 months of a 16-to-18-month term for domestic assault. T... More »
by Tena Starr Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) Superintendent Bev Davis is retiring after four decades at OCSU, the last four as its superintendent. She will be leaving at the end of this school year. “It’s been 40 years since I started at OCSU,” sh... More »
by Tena Starr BARTON — An employee at Community National Bank’s Barton office has tested positive for the coronavirus, bank CEO Kathy Austin said. By phone Monday, Ms. Austin said the Barton branch is closed until further notice. She said bank officials wor... More »
by Joseph Gresser HOLLAND — Laurent Letourneau’s 219-acre farm here is as manicured as a golf green. He told a visitor Monday that he mows his hay fields but his daughter runs the baler. “When she sees a stone like this,” he said picking up a rock about half ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A pair of calls, each about the killing of a dog in Troy, reached the Derby State Police barracks at the same time on Friday. According to Trooper Brian Connor, the first came from Michael C. Liberta, who said his dog attacked his... More »
by Joseph Gresser You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out. That’s what they say about baseball. Soccer matches don’t generally get rained out, so they have a different third option — a tie. At the end of regulation play Friday afternoon, the La... More »
by Joseph Gresser IRASBURG — About 20 interested people gathered at Jeff Hutchins’ asphalt plant at 9:30 last Thursday morning, October 8. They were there to see, hear, and smell the operating plant, the subject of an Act 250 permit hearing scheduled for ne... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — iPhones take a pretty good picture and will get the job done for a lot of people, said Jake Mosher when he visited the Chronicle office Friday. That may be so, for some, but Mr. Mosher’s vision isn’t focused on the surface of thing... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — The select board here made no remark at their regular meeting last Thursday on the resignation of Steve Matthews from the town loan committee. Mr. Matthews’ resignation came after a couple of months of disagreement between the comm... More »
by Joseph Gresser It’s rare for a player to score three goals in a soccer match. It’s unheard of for a player to score three goals in under a minute, but that was what Lake Region Union High School striker Allyson Cotnoir managed to do Monday as the Rangers... More »
by Joseph Gresser In advance of a scheduled site visit to the J. Hutchins asphalt plant in Irasburg, neighbors bombarded the District Seven Environmental Commission with complaints about odors, smoke, and traffic from the facility. The commission scheduled a... More »
