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A muddy weekend at Rider Hill

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 by Briana Bocelli WEST CHARLESTON –– Motocross racers got down and dirty on the track at Rider Hill on Sunday for a day filled with fun, competition, and –– mud. The torrential downpour that took place the night before made... More »

Village wide yard sale draws a big and varied crowd

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 by Briana Bocelli BARTON –– Barton was buzzing on Saturday at the village wide yard sale, which has been held on the last Saturday of June every year for the last 22 years. The streets were lined with tents and tables, each... More »

Newport celebrates its centennial

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 NEWPORT — A few thousand people braved scorching heat on Saturday to mark Newport’s one-hundredth birthday with a grand parade and a slew of other events that will run until Friday, July 6. Around 100 floats filled Main Str... More »

Swett makes hole-in-one at Orleans Country Club

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Kaden Swett made his first hole-in-one at the Orleans Country Club on May 17. He was playing in the Thursday night Men’s Quota League with his father, Andrew. Mr. Swett, a 2018 Lake Region Union High School graduate, accomplished the feat on the thirteenth hol... More »

Seymour celebrates 100th birthday at Walmart

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by Briana Bocelli DERBY — Just a week before the Newport centennial celebration, another special centennial birthday took place. Gisele Seymour turned 100 years old on Thursday, June 21, and celebrated the milestone with her family and friends at none other th... More »

Schumann receives prestigious arts award

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 GLOVER — After receiving two significant honors in the past month — an honorary degree from Concordia University in Montreal and the Herb Lockwood Prize, a $10,000 award presented in memory of a Burlington artist who died i... More »

Craftsbury graduates warned to beware of snow snakes

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copyright the Chronicle May 30, 2018 CRAFTSBURY COMMON — Although she stood in bright sunshine on a late spring day, Susan Dunklee warned the 14 members of Craftsbury Academy’s Class of 2108 to watch out for snow snakes. The two-time Olympian biathlete was the... More »