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Dandelion Run was in memory of Terri Weed
copyright the Chronicle 5-21-2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar DERBY — Pouring rain early Saturday morning let off in time for a few hundred runners to take to the roadsides at 9 a.m. in the sixth annual Dandelion Run. One relay team was ready for the rain with a kind... More »
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Hair salons are bright spot in local business
copyright the Chronicle April 30, 2014 by Natalie Hormilla Marie Turmel Kroeger opened a hair salon in a refurbished milk house in Craftsbury last month with confidence and enthusiasm. “It’s called faith in oneself,” she said, just a couple of weeks into offi... More »
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Surviving the Bataan Death March: one POW’s story
copyright the Chronicle April 2, 2014 by Tena Starr Karen Zale of Newport grew up knowing that her father, John Zale (born John Zubrzyck), was a veteran of World War II. What she didn’t know, until very late in his life, was that he was a survivor of the Ba... More »
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Profile: Bennett retires after 30 years of service to town
copyright the Chronicle March 19, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar CHARLESTON — Town Clerk Jeannine Bennett retired at Town Meeting this year, after 30 years of service to the town. Actually, she did not attend Town Meeting because she wanted to avoid a big fuss. “Th... More »
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At NCUHS: Spidey swings from NYC to Newport
copyright the Chronicle March 12, 2014 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A musical with music written by one North Country Union High School (NCUHS) alumnus and directed by another, will swing into town on Friday, May 16, for a single performance. The staging of Th... More »
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Ask the weatherman: They call it thundersnow
copyright the Chronicle February 19, 2014 Question: At around 3:30 a.m. Friday, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a flash of lightning in the middle of a snowstorm. I have since Googled it and now know it wasn’t an alien taking our photo (my other theory at... More »
Just how rare is thundersnow?
copyright the Chronicle February 9, 2011 by Tena Starr It’s hard to say exactly how rare Saturday’s night’s winter thunderstorm was, says Chris Bouchard, a meteorologist at the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury. “I don’t have any numbers on its frequency,” he ... More »
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Westmore woman plays prescriptive music
copyright the Chronicle February 5, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar WESTMORE — Linda Schneck’s father died, in front of her, when she was nine years old. The family was on vacation in Florida and he died suddenly and unexpectedly, and she was there. That changed h... More »
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What kind of birds fly through Orleans County?
by Martha Steele Seasons in Orleans County are not just about changing weather, leaves, or recreational pursuits. They also bring wide swings in bird populations, from the near absence of sound or flight during a mid-winter walk in the woods to the deafening ... More »
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Chris Braithwaite will be in NENPA Hall of Fame
copyright the Chronicle 1-15-2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar BARTON — Chronicle founder and publisher Chris Braithwaite will be inducted into the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) Hall of Fame in February. Mr. Braithwaite and five other newspaper p... More »
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Hill Farmstead’s expansion is open to the public
copyright the Chronicle January 8, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar GREENSBORO — Hill Farmstead Brewery’s expanded space is open to the public for retail sales. The expansion is not completed, but the space allows customers to wait inside for tastes of beer, to buy b... More »
