by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Around 40 people gathered Monday evening in the assembly room of the Goodrich Memorial Library here to discuss the recently unveiled development plan for the city. Before the conversation got started members of the public milled ar... More »
Thirteen-year-old Avery Marckres of Brownington knows. He shot this four-point, 120-pound buck in his hometown at 7:05 a.m. on November 16. Hunters who also have something to brag about can match their bucks against Avery’s in the Chronicle Buck Contest. De... More »
by Maria Amador STANNARD — It’s coming up on the time of year when Fred Salo might start to get a sense for how well Christmas tree sales will do this season — only there’s no need for him to do so this time around. After 47 years, Mr. Salo, a self-proclaimed... More »
by Matthew Wilson NEWPORT — United Christian Academy (UCA) has a smaller student body than the other schools in the area. Because of this, the academy doesn’t participate in the typical ball sports that most others do. There is a new option for those at the ... More »
by Joseph Gresser GREENSBORO — The hall at the Highland Center for the Arts was packed Saturday night for a performance by an orchestra that sprang from local soil over the past year. The Local Folk Orchestra, 19-strong, is made up of a somewhat random collect... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Monday evening the city council met at the Gateway Center with more than 60 members of the public in attendance, all eager to get a look at the update of Newport’s master plan. David Laforce, one of the owners of Built by Newport an... More »
by Matthew Wilson BARTON — Few of the living really want to sleep in a graveyard, although the dead find the accommodations suitable to their needs. Such considerations called for private discussion at the Barton Select Board meeting Monday night. The board ... More »
A healthy-looking pack of coyotes caught on camera in Westmore recently. More »
by Maria Amador ORLEANS — On Friday night, people of all ages braved a chilly rain to watch Lake Region Union High School students perform songs on stage in the Municipal Building. By the time they made their way home, it was clear the event was about far m... More »
Memorial Pete Cocoros, as he was by Joseph Gresser (The following article was first published on December 23, 2014. We reprint it in memory of Pete, who was a long-time member of the Chronicle family and died on November 7.) BARTON — As he hears a visitor pu... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — After 45 minutes in executive session at a special meeting held on Friday, the city council emerged and without discussion or explanation voted by a three-to-one margin to fire City Manager Jonathan DeLaBruere. According to the mot... More »
By Maria Amador GLOVER — At the select board meeting here on October 24, board members and town residents discussed the condition of Shadow Lake and the road that winds around it, following written and spoken complaints. Monday, two town officials spoke wit... More »
