Erin Sylvester, founder and former owner of Barton Baking Company, and her daughter Alice stand for a last time behind the counter of the bakery. Ms. Sylvester has decided to allow new owners to enjoy the pleasure of supplying Barton with breads and pastrie... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Andrew Cappello, a former head of the Newport Department of Parks and Recreation, has sued the city over a no trespass order barring him from Newport’s parks or other city property. Mr. Cappello, with help from the ACLU Foundatio... More »
by Trisha Ingalls BARTON — The former B & W Snack Bar on the Barton-Orleans Road is getting new life and a new purpose after being shuttered five years. Lifelong Newport resident John Carter has purchased the property and is in the process of building a bran... More »
by Trisha Ingalls The Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District (LRUEMSD) board met Monday night and, in anticipation of a crowd, held its meeting at Lake Region Union High School. About 25 people partially filled the rows of seats at the high schoo... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON—The Barton Select Board met on January 5 and approved budget requests that will be presented to voters on Town Meeting Day, March 7. The select board budget will be about $89,000 less that that approved in 2022 — $723,014 as compare... More »
by Trisha Ingalls IRASBURG — A fire engulfed a sugar house here on January 3. The property, located in the woods off Route 58, was said by fire department officers to be owned by Rene Desmarais, although tax records show it was more recently owned by Ryan’s M... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT — Scant business and firm timekeeping Monday night kept the first city council meeting of the new year short. During a routine item, signing the contract with Newport Ambulance, council member Melissa Pettersson noted her concerns f... More »
The Outside Story A robin’s winter habits by Anna Morris One January day, my husband and I set off on a walk around our neighborhood. The temperature was a bone-chilling negative 19 degrees, and although we worked to get our blood pumping, our fingers and toes... More »
The Foeger Ballroom at Jay Peak Resort erupts as the countdown to 2023 reaches the final moment. Around 400 people saw in the New Year to music provided by Purple: A Vermont Tribute to Prince. For more about the revels please see this week’s Chronicle. Phot... More »
by Trisha Ingalls NEWPORT CITY — Volunteers, business owners, and a part-time, paid nonprofit leader are all working diligently to bring people near and far to downtown Newport — and it’s working. The Newport City Renaissance Corporation was founded in 2007 ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT— People who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs sometimes realize they want to stop using during a trip to a hospital emergency room. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the best place to start on the road to recovery. Emergency r... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT CENTER — Lake Road here doesn’t see a lot of traffic. It’s used mainly by those who reside on the eastern edge of Lake Memphremagog, so the lane is a bit of a lonesome passage. Once it took travelers north along the lake, over t... More »
