by Joseph Gresser BARTON—Voters ended an impasse between the town and the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department at Town Meeting on the evening of March 5. The town hasn’t had a contract with the department, nor any formal agreement to provide police protection ... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARRE — The North Country Union High School Falcons climbed to the Division 2 finals here, but on Saturday fell just short of the pinnacle of success. The first-seeded Falcons were matched up against the Slaters of Fair Haven Union High Scho... More »
Kevin Charbonneau and Rick Ufford-Chase win by Kenzie Strange NEWPORT — Newport’s city council election was one of the most closely watched in Orleans County this Town Meeting Day. The race hotly contested with five residents competing for two seats, one held... More »
Select board expanded to five by Kenzie Strange WESTMORE — Before Town Meeting in Westmore began, current select board member Pete Hyslop said he was “nervous” about the vote concerning the change in select board size and wanted the community to weigh in. Mir... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARRE — Asked after the final buzzer whether she liked the Division 2 semifinal game, North Country Girls Basketball Coach Sarah Roy had a quick and firm answer: “No.” It wasn’t the outcome that displeased Coach Roy — after all her Falcons a... More »
by Kenzie Strange CRAFTSBURY — The Craftsbury Academy and Elementary School held its first student mock Town Meeting on February 22, and invited its third, fourth, and fifth grade students to participate. Their meeting was presided over by Craftsbury Modera... More »
by Matthew Wilson The Price is Right, a show that has been a staple of broadcast television since the heyday of game shows, is one that many people are familiar with. It’s actually the longest-running game show there is, familiar to any viewer with but a si... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT – It was a packed house here on Friday night, and rightly so, as the boys’ basketball teams of North Country and Lake Region union high schools squared off to test their mettle against one another. The liveliness on the court was j... More »
Amy McCoy, a first-grade teacher at Newport City Elementary School, hands out cards to her students. Her classroom has been inundated with valentines since she posted a request for them online. The children have gotten mail from all 50 states and many countr... More »
by Leanne Day Harple GLOVER — The town of Glover is about to make history, and Mark Rodgers is very excited. Mr. Rodgers is a local farmer, who along with his wife Karen, is the owner of MKVT Farm on Mud Island Road near the Greensboro side of town. Largely h... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — At the North Country Hospital annual meeting held last month Dr. Greg Walker, head of the medical staff, declared “At North Country we take care of our own.” When the Chronicle spoke with hospital president and CEO Tom Frank recentl... More »
Police say four arrests connected by Joseph Gresser TROY — Police say they appear to have come across information connected to the murder of Kayla Wright while investigating suspected drug trafficking. Ms. Wright, who was 29 and a resident of Derby, was report... More »
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