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Lake Region goes Hollywood — again

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    by Leanne Harple Lake Region Union High School rolled out the red carpet Friday for the cast and crew of their latest film release, The Tremulous Affair of the Scribbler in the House of Secrets.  The posh evening event marked the world premiere of the scho... More »

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Last AnC Bio counts dropped

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  by Joseph Gresser BURLINGTON —The final shoe in the EB-5 fraud that has kept federal courts in Burlington and Miami busy for the past six years dropped Monday. Three years after Jong Weon “Alex” Choi was indicted along with Ariel Quiros, former owner of Jay ... More »

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Deerflies

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  The Outside Story Deerflies by Declan McCabe My students and I were conducting research in the Winooski River floodplain at Saint Michael’s College last week when the buzzing became particularly intense.  A brisk walk is enough to outdistance mosquitoes, but... More »

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Brownington is ready for action

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  by Trisha Ingalls BROWNINGTON — Residents of Brownington formed task forces to take action on the priorities they chose at the third and final meeting of  the community visit process on June 16.  The three-meeting visit process was designed and managed by th... More »

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Newport woman denies running over another

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  by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT—A Newport woman was ordered held without bail Monday after she pled innocent to five felony and two misdemeanor charges related to what police say was her attempt to kill a neighbor by hitting her with an SUV. Sarah Carpenter Guerra... More »

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North Country graduates 161

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  by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A large crowd lined up on a sunny Saturday morning at North Country Union High School to see the 161 members of the class of 2022 get diplomas and take the next steps on life’s journey. Seniors at North Country, like their compatr... More »

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Seventy-six Lake Region seniors earn diplomas

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  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 »

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Past & present unite

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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 »

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Darren Perron wins Emmy

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  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 »

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Author says veterans can heal nation

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  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 »

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Council pauses rate rise

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  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 »

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Peter Welch tells VFW of new veterans’ health law

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  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 »