copyright the Chronicle April 4, 2018 BARTON — For some time now hemp has been touted as Vermont’s promising new agricultural opportunity. But Cam and Karen Devereux have a cautionary tale for those eager to convert a hayfield or pasture into a hemp operation.... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 4, 2018 BROWNINGTON — Orleans County’s most famous, and probably most beloved, pig has died. Wilbur was a potbellied pig who lived at the Vermont Reindeer Farm in Brownington. Pauline Broe said that she and her husband, John, take... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 4, 2018 NEWPORT — A person hearing how Orleans County State’s Attorney Jennifer Barrett treated her principal witness against Ryan McCullough might well have been confused about who was actually on trial. She repeatedly attacked K... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 28, 2018 WESTMORE — The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) is moving ahead with plans for trails, parking, and an observation platform at the south end of Lake Willoughby. After over a year of public meetin... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 28, 2018 ISLAND POND — Around 50 people gathered at the Brighton Elementary School on March 20 to consider suggestions on what changes the state should make in the Border Management Unit. The process of determining how to take car... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 21, 2018 NEWPORT — The city council’s reorganization meeting, normally one of the most routine events in the calendar, turned tense Monday night, as city residents argued for and against reappointing Laura Dolgin as city manager. ... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 21, 2018 We spent the first evening of February vacation hanging out in the breakdown lane of I84 with the New York State Police. We left Vermont mid-day Wednesday, February 21, when it was 65 degrees in Glover, 83 by the time we ... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 21, 2018 WESTFIELD—A trio of odd structures stood on a table in the Westfield Community Center Sunday afternoon. No one mentioned them throughout the presentation of nutrient levels recorded by the Missisquoi River Basin Associati... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 14, 2018 NEWPORT — Following a confused and unpredictable hearing here last week, Jeffrey Ray was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the shooting death of Richard “Rick” Vreeland on May 25, 2015. Mr. Vreeland was known as... More »
