by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — Objects from the past hold nostalgic value. Be they old movies on video tape, records on vinyl, or any other medium of a bygone age, there’s a special feeling that comes with revisiting sights and sounds that once enthralled us. V... More »
by Joseph Gresser BARTON — The weekly meal served at the memorial building here was cleared away and round tables were pushed together like a string of beads. Around 20 people, all but two women, from as near as Barton and as far as Derby Line, pulled their ch... More »
by Matthew Wilson The boys of Lake Region Union High School met some scrappy competition Saturday as they faced off against the Missisquoi Valley Union High School Thunderbirds. The match was a night of back and forth from start to finish with the Rangers put... More »
by Maria Amador EAST CRAFTSBURY — At a time when memories are often born and kept digitally, there is a special excitement in getting to touch an artifact of the past and having a say in how it is preserved. Such was the mood on Saturday at the J.W. Simpson... More »
by Matthew Wilson At Monday’s meeting of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District Board, administrators discussed moving to a sister-schools structure to help in managing staffing and infrastructure issues. They suggested creating three pairs... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Karen Geraghty was driving home Friday, the evening before she was scheduled to speak with the Chronicle, when a news bulletin came on saying Mayor Linda Joy Sulliven had decided not to run for reelection in March. Ms. Geraghty wa... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The Newport City Council has never offered an explanation of its decision to fire City Manager Jonathan DeLaBruere at a special meeting held on November 8, 2024. But, just about two months since he lost his job, Mr. DeLaBruere app... More »
The final number of deer taken in Vermont’s 2024 hunting seasons will not be available for a few more weeks, but the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says the final tally will be a little over 17,200 deer. Those deer will provide approximately 3.4 million ... More »
Lake Region forward Rayven Tartaglio makes a clean layup Friday night to help the Lady Rangers defeat Lyndon Institute’s Vikings. Her teammates did a good job of avoiding chaos under the net giving her and other Ranger shooters a clear path. For more photos ... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — At its last meeting of the year, the city council got so much business done that the announcement by City Council President Chris Vachon that he does not plan to seek reelection caused only a minor ripple. Over the course of Monda... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT CENTER — Does a tree falling in the woods make a sound if one is there to hear it? Newport Center Select Board members will know the answer to that ancient question, as long as trees are part of a planned logging project at the town ... More »
by Maria Amador GREENSBORO — In September, 45 strangers gathered at the Highland Center for the Arts (HCA) to audition for a part in the Civic Standard’s production of Charles Dickens’ famed story of a transformative Christmas Eve. Some auditioned with a brief... More »
