by Joseph Gresser Several hundred parents, students, and community members filled the Don Harter Memorial Gym at Lake Region Union High School Sunday afternoon. Unlike most occasions that draw crowds to its risers the spectators were guaranteed to see victo... More »
Present and former employees of the Chronicle gather at For the Love of Food Catering building, (former Candlepin) in Barton to finalize and celebrate the sale of the paper by founders Chris and Ellen Braithwaite to a group of current workers. Standing from l... More »
by Leanne Harple Darren Perron, one of Lake Region Union High School’s most famous Rangers, who is more widely recognized as the face of WCAX television news, has just won his third Emmy Award. Mr. Perron was recognized for his coverage of deadly burn pit... More »
by Tena Starr LYNDON — How do we experience war? For the most part, we don’t. “The vaunted military divide is real,” said best-selling author and filmmaker Sebastian Junger at Friday’s veterans conference at Northern Vermont University–Lyndon. He went on to ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—After hearing sometimes heated objections to planned water and sewer rate increases the city council left the matter alone. When Mayor Paul Monette asked for a motion on rate rises proposed by City Manager Laura Dolgin at Monday’s ... More »
by Matthew Wilson JAY PEAK — Following a joint memorial service hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its auxiliary held at the organization’s annual convention on June 3, U.S. Representative Peter Welch promised he would work to make sure those ... More »
The wind isn’t blowing, but Sayg St. Onge is laughing. She and her eighth-grade classmates from Barton Graded School built boats from cardboard and duct tape and brought them to Crystal Lake on June 1 to test them. Most floated. To see some more fancy designs ... More »
Representative Vicki Strong, of Albany, holds up a case holding medals earned by her son Marine Corps Sergeant Jesse Strong. In 2005 Sergeant Strong died in combat in Iraq. It was only recently, that with the encouragement of John Wilson and Heather Lafont, ... More »
Firefighters from the Newport Center Fire Department respond to a call at Chaput Family Farms outside of North Troy Wednesday afternoon. Gas and oil from an old feed truck, combined with burning tires that held down a silage pile, sent a pillar of black smoke... More »
by Trisha Ingalls BROWNINGTON — In a national climate of polarized discourse, Brownington was a shining example of polite and respectful discussion and decision-making Wednesday night as community members chose their top three priorities during their secon... More »
To the left, the boys of Rydell High celebrate a friends new car in the song, “Greased Lightening.” From the left are Doody (Marelle Mosher), Roger (Ben Gonyaw), Kenickie (Ryan Carpenter), Eugene (Paul Petzoldt), and Danny. More »
by Leanne Harple As the war in Ukraine rages on, a woman from Irasburg recently headed into the fray, with a small team of colleagues and more than 1,000 pounds of medicine and emergency medical supplies. Earlier this spring, the Chronicle reported on the w... More »
