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Online deer harvest reporting

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ONLINE DEER HARVEST REPORTING All successful hunters during Vermont’s deer hunting seasons must, by law, report their deer within 48 hours to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Reporting Online   Online reporting systems, which have been used successfully... More »

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Parson’s Pub and Grill a new culinary adventure

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by Amanda Camargo BARTON — When Parson’s Corner closed its doors locals were left without one of their favorite places to grab a bite to eat.  This was a problem that Sue and Darcy Belding sought to rectify.  They were running the WilloBarn Snack Barn in Brown... More »

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Honoring WWII veterans of our allies

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Dan Pellerin recently participated in a project similar to one that places wreaths on veterans’ graves.  This time the acknowledgement was a poppy, and the recipients were Canadian and British soldiers who fought in World War I and are buried in Vermont.  The ... More »

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A glimpse of local history

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Fred Dutton Pierce at approximately three years of age poses with a stuffed deer in the E.F. Dutton Pharmacy circa 1885.  Mr. Pierce would go on to operate the Pierce Pharmacy in Barton for over 50 years.  He was a well known Barton businessman.  He died in Br... More »

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Barton seeks remedy for pokey truck

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  by Joseph Gresser BARTON—Barton needs a solution to its truck problem before snow comes, the select board and road foreman Rick Knaggs told representatives of Advantage Truck Group (ATG) last Thursday morning. According to Mr. Knaggs and members of the selec... More »

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Ingalls takes Rodgers’ Senate seat

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  Orleans and Essex counties declined to return Senator John Rodgers of Glover to the State House.  Russ Ingalls of Newport will head to Montpelier in his place in January. Mr. Rodgers finished fifth in a five-person race.  He lost his spot on the Democratic t... More »

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Annual jack-o-lantern contest winner

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Meg Gibson of West Glover was one of the Best Adult winners at the Chronicle’s annual jack-o’-lantern contest.  Her pumpkin carving was inspired by the murder hornet.  Photos from the participants … more in the full edition of this week’s paper. Subscribe now ... More »

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Teen bags moose in Morgan

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    Camdyn Meigs (right), 19, of St. Johnsbury shot this moose on Monday, October 19.  He is the grandson of Ernie Emmerson of Holland (left), who got the permit.  Mr. Meigs was his second shooter.  The guide was Mr. Emmerson’s nephew Hugh Flynn, also of Holla... More »

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Does anyone know where this was?

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This is a mystery photo.  It could be a little store that was once in Irasburg.  Theresa Perron found this copy upstairs in the Pierce Pharmacy Building in Barton.  “It reminds me very much of a photo that we have somewhere in our archive that I cannot seem to... More »

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An interview with Scott Milne

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  by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Friday was probably one of the last pleasant days of the year, so when Scott Milne, the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor stopped by for a chat it was possible to sit at the Chronicle’s picnic table. Mr. Milne is a relax... More »

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Speed limit on unpaved roads to be lowered in Barton

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BARTON — At their meeting on October 15 the members of the Barton Select Board voted to lower the speed limit on all the town’s unpaved roads to 35 miles an hour. …this story and more in the full edition of this week’s paper. Subscribe now to access our e-vers... More »