by Joseph Gresser There are those who view the pleasant spring weather we’ve recently enjoyed with anxious eyes, hoping for the return, if only for a while, of winter. For those people, known as sugarmakers, the days of anxiety experienced by many, have been ... More »
A family of snowmen appeared on Greensboro Bend’s Main Street after snow fell on March 24. They were gone by the next afternoon, but while they lived all four dispensed wise advice for these times. This sour fellow is not pleased to have to remind people to ... More »
Barton Select Board by Joseph Gresser The Barton Select Board met in emergency session Friday and appointed Ken Mitchell-Eby to the seat left vacant on the three-person board after the abrupt resignation of Toni Eubanks on March 18. Board member Lenny Zenonos ... More »
by Meghan Wayland North Country Hospital (NCH) opened a new COVID-19 respiratory care unit this week as the total number of confirmed cases in Orleans County rose to five. The Newport-based hospital’s operating-room-turned-COVID-unit now has 14 beds for peopl... More »
Interviews by Meghan Wayland Each week, the Chronicle will interview a variety of people to see how they’ve been affected by COVID-19. This week, we asked six people what has shifted in their work and home lives due to the pandemic, how long the roughly $1,20... More »
by Joseph Gresser State and federal authorities have taken strong measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, and the state, at least, is signaling the possibility of stronger measures in the future. Over the past week or so, Governor Phil Scott has banned gath... More »
by Joseph Gresser IRASBURG — Jeff Hutchins, the owner of J. Hutchins, Inc., is pursuing twin tracks to get approval for a new asphalt plant he has already installed at his sand and gravel pit off Route 58 here. He has applied for an amended Act 250 permit whi... More »
by Meghan Wayland Monday brought the first positive COVID-19 diagnoses to Orleans County. Two cases have been confirmed in the county, which joined 11 of the state’s 14 counties to report positive test results bringing the total to 12. As of Tuesday morning,... More »
by Joseph Gresser DERBY LINE — On Friday, U.S. and Canadian authorities jointly announced that the border between the two nations would be closed to all but essential traffic starting the next day. According to a short press release explaining the decision, “T... More »
by Joseph Gresser MONTPELIER — At one of the last hearings held before the Legislature shut its doors for two weeks in response to fears of the coronavirus, members of the Senate Education Committee heard pleas for a change in state school funding. The hearing... More »
John Wilson (back to camera), who was returned to the Newport City Council by voters on Town Meeting Day, looks out over public seating at Monday’s council meeting. More »
The Outside Story by Susie Spikol Sometimes it pays to be an insomniac. One frigid winter night, I climbed out of my restless bed and slipped outside to stand under a sky littered with stars and take in the complete silence of darkness. Suddenly, a ruckus br... More »
