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Most defendants jailed in heroin sweep

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copyright the Chronicle February 22, 2017     by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — The 16 people who appeared in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court on February 14 won’t remember it as their best Valentine’s Day. They were brought to court to face ... More »

Task force nabs 26 in heroin sweep

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copyright the Chronicle February 15, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — The Emerson courthouse was hopping Tuesday afternoon as teams of State Police Troopers, Orleans County Sheriff’s Deputies, Newport City Police Patrolmen, and Border Patrol Agents brought... More »

Former addicts discuss routes to recovery

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copyright the Chronicle February 1, 2017   by Joseph Gresser   NEWPORT — A panel of a dozen people, all with experience in the field of opioid addiction and treatment, engaged in a freewheeling discussion Monday night. The two-hour conversation, moderated by J... More »

Roadside needles are evidence of a larger problem

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copyright the Chronicle August 17, 2016 by Elizabeth Trail  Newport City Police are handing out a brochure that they hope will stop the littering of used hypodermic needles around town. The brochure tells drug users how to exchange old needles for clean ones w... More »