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 »
by Matthew Wilson DERBY — Everything seems to be getting more expensive, even the cost of having an accident. At its meeting Monday night, the select board was approached by emergency responders said they will increase the cost of their services. Higher wa... More »
Cody Alderman of Barton shot this six-point buck, his first, in Barton on Saturday, December 7. It weighed 148 pounds fully dressed (with its heart and lungs removed). For more deer photos, see this week’s Chronicle! More »
by Matthew Wilson BARTON — Most people associate Thanksgiving solely with an epic spread of food eaten in remembrance of the Pilgrim myth, but there is also a regular group of holiday pilgrims who see it as a chance to exercise before they chow down. The Turk... More »
Ruminations by Kathy Johnson Today is the eighth of November. I was breaking open dried bean pods to extract and save the seed for next year when, at the pressure of my thumbnail, a live earwig popped out and sped across the counter. Earwigs get my award fo... More »
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 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 »
