This Week
Cross-country snowmobile racing comes to West Glover
copyright the Chronicle February 21, 2018 WEST GLOVER — With little fanfare, at least little fanfare outside the snowmobiling community, Rock Maple Racing returned to West Glover Saturday for an exciting day of cross-country racing. Rock Maple racing might be ... More »
Collectors of all kinds gather for annual fair
copyright the Chronicle February 21, 2018 ORLEANS — Larry Kryzsko — pronounced like the shortening, he says — is passionate about antique glass insulators. He collects the kind that used to hold electric and telegraph wires away from the poles in the 1800s a... More »
Governor visits a thriving Jay Peak resort
copyright the Chronicle February 21, 2018 JAY PEAK — Jay Peak is prospering, and its success could lead to a big payday for foreign investors, who not so long ago appeared to be holding the short straw. At a Valentine’s Day ceremony celebrating the opening of ... More »
Singing — one way to brighten a long winter
copyright the Chronicle February 21, 2018 EAST CRAFTSBURY — A new family chorus in the southern part of Orleans County isn’t what an outsider might expect. There’s no sheet music, no lines of people standing on risers, no hushes or admonitions for restless chi... More »
IP celebrates winter and community
copyright the Chronicle February 14, 2018 ISLAND POND — Fat snowflakes drifted down over Island Pond as a line of snowmobilers waited their turn for the annual blessing of the snowmobiles. Robed in white, Muriel O’Gorman touched each sled and its driver with... More »
Remembering Tony Pomerleau
copyright the Chronicle February 14, 2018 Antonio Pomerleau, known by all as Tony, was an Orleans County boy who achieved success in the big city, but never forgot his Kingdom roots. Mr. Pomerleau, who marked his own centennial on September 28 of last year, di... More »
Solutions sought for ambulance crisis
copyright the Chronicle February 14, 2018 DERBY — Rural emergency services are facing an emergency of their own. That’s no secret to those who spend hours on dark, lonely roads helping friends and neighbors who are injured or sick. Orleans County has long been... More »
Quiros reaches agreement with SEC
copyright the Chronicle February 7, 2018 Several recent developments in the civil fraud suit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Ariel Quiros and Bill Stenger suggest it’s nearing its conclusion. On February 2, the SEC asked U.S... More »
Seven from Craftsbury Outdoor Center will compete in Olympics
copyright the Chronicle February 7, 2018 Once again, Northeast Kingdom viewers will have local favorites to cheer on as the Winter Olympics open this week in South Korea. Although not all of them were born and raised locally, the Craftsbury Outdoor Center wi... More »
Dailey Memorial Library wants to be heart of the town
copyright the Chronicle February 7, 2018 DERBY — The long-planned overhaul of the Dailey Memorial Library in Derby is finished. Outside, a new entrance facing the junior high school pays tribute to the historic façade still in place on the road side of the b... More »
Biochar venture a modern take on an ancient idea
copyright the Chronicle January 31, 2018 BARTON — A local trio hopes they’ve found a way to fight climate change, clean up Vermont’s water, and create a business at the same time. Richard and Donna Pion, and longtime friend Luke Persons, have teamed up to tu... More »