copyright the Chronicle January 3, 2018 NEWPORT — Jeffrey M. Ray, 53, of Brownington will face a jury rather than try to negotiate a reduction in the first-degree murder charge he faces in the shooting death of Rick Vreeland. Mr. Ray has been held without bail... More »
copyright the Chronicle December 6, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail BROWNINGTON — Molly Veysey started her new job as director of the Old Stone House Museum on December 1. So did Finance Manager Walter Parenteau. Both are 36 years old. Add in administrative assist... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 12, 201 by Tena Starr BROWNINGTON — For the past ten years or so Peggy Day Gibson has turned her capable and enthusiastic hand to transforming the picturesque Brownington neighborhood that’s home to the Old Stone Museum into vi... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 22, 2017 by Tena Starr When a group of ATV enthusiasts went before the Westmore Select board recently to ask that some town roads be opened to them, they touted the usual arguments, the main one being that allowing people who ... More »
copyright the Chronicle June 22, 2016 The death of a Brownington man in March has been ruled a homicide. The Chief Medical Examiner’s office announced on Monday that Kevin Smith, 38, died from a stab wound to his chest. Around 8:30 p.m. on March 28 State Polic... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 4, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail BROWNINGTON — Voters here have once again decided that they want a three-member select board. They voted 39-37 at a special meeting Saturday in favor of the smaller board. At Town Meeting in early March... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 30, 2016 State Police say that the body of a Brownington man who was found dead Monday evening was taken to the office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Meanwhile, a death investigatio... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 16, 2016 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT – A breach between an accused murderer and his lawyer was apparently healed by a talk from Judge Robert Bent. Jeffrey M. Ray, 52, of Brownington sent a handwritten note to the clerk in the Crimin... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 2, 2016 by Eileen Wolfe BROWNINGTON – Were voters at a mudslinging match? Or a law school class? How about a comedy of errors? Town Meeting on Tuesday seemed to incorporate a bit of all those as people lurched and fought and eve... More »
copyright the Chronicle September 23, 2015 by Joseph Gresser BROWNINGTON — Neal Perry has lived all of his 48 years on the 134-acre farm that was in his family 43 years before he was born. But sometime soon another farmer will be cultivating the land. Mr. Perr... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 22, 2015 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph BARTON — The area here changed drastically in the last century. Where Barton was a hub of activity, now the industry is gone and once-busy factory buildings are crumbling. This was part of the foc... More »
copyright the Chronicle June 17, 2015 by Elizabeth Trail BROWNINGTON — Jan Delaney describes herself as “just a Brownington citizen who wanted to help.” She’s not a town official. She had never written a grant before, let alone a major one. But when she saw... More »
