by Joseph Gresser GREENSBORO — A crowd of Circus Smirkus troupers moved around the ring here at choreographer Matt Williams’ instruction early Friday morning. Dressed in rehearsal clothes, the performers looked much younger than they do in their flashy show o... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A new addition to Newport’s art scene opened Sunday, offering an exhibit with a title — “Politically Incorrect” — that pointed out the path the gallery means to follow. According to Diane Peel, its founder, the 99 Gallery is an outg... More »
by Joseph Gresser copyright the Chronicle June 5, 2013 NEWPORT — The choral program at North Country Union High School has been successful long enough to have established traditions. For instance, the Christmas concert always ends with a performance of the “H... More »
by Joseph Gresser copyright 3-10-2013 CRAFTSBURY COMMON—When it was all over Saturday afternoon Coach Rick Thomas was smiling. True, his Chargers team had been mauled by Arlington Memorial High School, 28-57, in the quarter-finals of the Division IV champions... More »
American Puppet Modernism: Essays on the Material World in Performance, by John Bell. Published by Palgrave MacMillan, New York, 2013; 280 pages, softbound, $28.00. Reviewed by Joseph Gresser copyright the Chronicle 1-29-2013 When most people think of puppets... More »
These photos are from North Country Union High School’s variety show in the fall of 2012. Photos are by Joseph Gresser [portfolio_slideshow] More »
by Joseph Gresser copyright the Chronicle August 1, 2012 Governor Peter Shumlin visited two new high tech businesses that are bringing much needed jobs to the Northeast Kingdom last week. Both are companies that take advantage of high-tech production methods. ... More »
copyright the chronicle July 25, 2012 Round Mountain, by Castle Freeman Jr. Published by Concord Free Press, Concord, Massachusetts, 2012; 182 pages, softbound. Reviewed by Joseph Gresser Castle Freeman is an economical writer. His characters are stingy with t... More »
copyright the Chronicle July 25, 2012 by Joseph Gresser GREENSBORO — On Sunday morning Peter Gebbie had finished milking. The truck from the St. Albans co-op was loading and his hands were moving out to get the second cut of hay in. But there was more for him... More »
copyright the Chronicle, July 5, 2012 by Joseph Gresser COVENTRY — Newport State Airport here may see a big increase in traffic by the end of the year. But most of the people won’t be trying to catch flights. Instead, they’ll be after pizza, beer and music... More »
by Joseph Gresser copyright the Chronicle, May 19, 2010 GREENSBORO — Shaun Hill says he feels a sense of responsibility, both to the ancestors who first farmed his family’s plot of land in the 1780s, and to the god of beer. He hopes to live up to both his fam... More »
by Joseph Gresser copyright September 27, 2006 WHEELOCK — Energy researchers are busy in unlikely looking houses along many of the Northeast Kingdom’s back roads. Most favor low-tech solutions to fueling cars, heating homes or generating electricity. Not so Ph... More »
