copyright the Chronicle July 29, 2015 by Joseph Gresser Addison Merrick of Craftsbury died at the University of Vermont Medical Center on Tuesday, July 21, from the effects of a traffic accident a few days earlier. According to a press release from State Troop... More »
by Joseph Gresser GLOVER — An annual community event with a weight of tradition always faces the risk of becoming stodgy. Glover Day, with its Chamberlain Run, bicycle race and puppet show re-enacting the story of Runaway Pond, could easily become a snooze. ... More »
by Bethany M. Dunbar copyright the Chronicle 5-15-2013 Tea Leaves; a memoir of mothers and daughters, by Janet Mason, published by Bella Books, Tallahassee, Florida, 2012, paperback, 202 pages, $15.95. I celebrated Mother’s Day pretty quietly this year. My ow... More »
copyright the Chronicle 3-27-2013 by Bethany M. Dunbar JAY — When Luis Guzman was growing up in the Lower East Side of New York City, his mother always made too much supper for the family. Every night, she packed up the leftovers and gave them to her son to ta... More »
by Bethany M. Dunbar copyright the Chronicle 2-6-2013 CHARLESTON — “I can’t imagine anything I would be more proud to be associated with,” said Lydia Spitzer at the dedication of the Lydia Spitzer Demonstration Forest at the NorthWoods Stewardship Center on Fr... More »
by Bethany M. Dunbar copyright the Chronicle 1-23-2013 GREENSBORO — Hill Farmstead Brewery was approved for a planning and zoning conditional use permit after a hearing on Wednesday, January 16. The application is to add some room for storage, to bring equipme... More »
by Bethany M. Dunbar copyright the Chronicle, 8-22-2012 BIG SUR, California — In 1987, there were just 27 California condors left in the world. The last wild bird was taken into captivity — a highly controversial move to try to keep the species in existence... More »
Reviewed by David K. Rodgers Kingdom’s Bounty “A sustainable, eclectic, edible guide to Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom,” by Bethany Dunbar, published by Umbrage Editions 2012, soft cover, 128 pages. $25. Bethany Dunbar of West Glover is uniquely qualified in many... More »
by Bethany M. Dunbar copyright the Chronicle January 19, 2011 Even in the middle of January, in the middle of an essentially stagnant economy, the local food movement in northern Vermont is showing signs of not only life, but growth as well. Barb Judd at the M... More »
by Bethany M. Dunbar EAST ALBANY — Sweet Rowen Farmstead — dairy farm and creamery — is back in business. Paul Lisai has built a small pasteurizing plant at his home and is bottling milk and making cream-style cheese. He hosted a grand opening on Mother’s Day,... More »
Perimeter Check II, Tales from Vermont’s Upper Kingdom, by Paul Lefebvre. Published by Beck Pond Books. 187 pages. $14.95. Reviewed by Julia Shipley copyright the Chronicle February 23, 2011 Fans of Paul Lefebvre’s know how his weekly column for this newspa... More »
