copyright the Chronicle April 19, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail ORLEANS — How do ordinary people go about trying to solve big problems, like hunger, cancer and homeless cats? That’s the question that Andrea Gratton’s mostly sixth-grade language arts students at Or... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 12, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail GLOVER — By a narrow margin, voters here directed the select board Tuesday to borrow up to $750,000 to pay for a new town garage. The garage will be built on the site of the recycling shed next to the... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 5, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail NEWPORT — When Dave Simonds and Sarah Gardner slept at a “farm stay” bed and breakfast not too long ago, their host apologized for the dairy farm down the road. “We’re trying to clean it up,” she assu... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 29, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail After weeks of cold, even Saturday’s gray skies and spitting snowflakes didn’t stop people from turning out for the annual Vermont Maple Sugarmaker’s Association annual Maple Open House Weekend. Chi... 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 22, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail Due to concerns about federal budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration, Vermont’s Legislature may adjourn early this year and go back to Montpelier in October. “Trump’s been talking about cu... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 22, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail NEWPORT — In 1967, authorities tried to drag Kathrine Switzer off the course in the middle of the Boston Marathon because she was a woman. Women weren’t officially allowed to run in the event until... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 15, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail BARTON — A committee formed Monday evening to study how schools in the Orleans Central Supervisory Union (OCSU) will comply with the state mandate to consolidate into fewer districts struggled with ... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 1, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail BARTON — When Stan Dunklee and Judi Robitaille-Dunklee of Barton went to Austria two weeks ago to watch their daughter Susan compete in the biathlon world championships, they didn’t know they’d see h... More »
copyright the Chronicle March 1, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail LYNDONVILLE — About 70 people filled the Burke Mountain Room at Lyndon State College on February 23 to express their concerns about plans to put restrooms, parking, and handicapped-accessible trails ... 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 22, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail CRAFTSBURY COMMON — “We all want the places we live in to remain unchanged,” writer and environmental activist Bill McKibben told a crowd of about 200 people at a Sterling College open house on S... More »
