copyright the Chronicle August 9, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail NEWPORT — Former Coventry Town Clerk and Treasurer Cynthia Diaz has been ordered not to destroy any more town records or documents and to hand over any still in her possession. “Defendant has admitted... More »
copyright the Chronicle August 2, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail NEWPORT — Former Coventry Town Clerk and Treasurer Cynthia Diaz said in court on Tuesday that she has destroyed at least one thumb drive, possibly the one the select board and auditor Jeff Graham ha... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 26, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail NEWPORT — In a ten-minute hearing on Monday, Orleans Superior Court Judge Robert Bent ordered a local bank to return about $5,100 in town money that former Coventry Town Clerk and Treasurer Cynthia D... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 5, 201 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — If all goes well, David Barlow, who was hired to serve as “temporary interim” clerk and treasurer, could be out of a job soon. The select board here will interview candidates for the positions... More »
copyright the Chronicle June 14, 201 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — After a week of dramatic twists and turns, David Barlow has been appointed to serve as what Coventry Select Board members called a “temporary interim” town clerk and treasurer. He will serve ... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 26, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — Town Clerk and Treasurer Cynthia Diaz has ten days to come up with a $2.5-million bond or lose her job. The Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) paid up on the town’s $500,000 claim on W... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 24, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — How much of this town’s missing money is covered by its insurance policy with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLTC)? Will VLTC continue to insure the financial performance of town Tre... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 12, 2017 by Joseph Gresser COVENTRY — The District #7 Environmental Commission issued a ruling on April 5 that could give a boost to the New England Waste System of Vermont’s effort to add 50 acres to the state’s only remainin... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 22, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — Between $876,343 and $1.43-million has gone missing in Coventry over a six-year period, according to new figures from auditor Jeff Graham. Selectmen said at their meeting Monday that they... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 8, 2017 by Randi Morse COVENTRY — Arsenic-heavy water and the power of the select board — that was the main meal during Coventry’s Town Meeting on Tuesday. Over 140 people, including those covering the proceedings from WCAX an... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 22, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — Early on a Saturday morning seems like an unlikely time to draw a crowd for an informational meeting with the select board. But close to 30 people showed up at the community center her... More »
copyright the Chronicle February 15, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail COVENTRY — The selectmen here are planning a series of public meetings over the next three weeks to talk with town voters about their problems with Town Clerk and Treasurer Cynthia Diaz, and thei... More »
