copyright the Chronicle May 24, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Lake Memphremagog has a phosphorus problem and the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has a plan to fix it. Actually, the plan is still in draft form, and Watershed Coordina... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 24, 2017 by Joseph Gresser When the Lake Region Union High School student body poured into the bright sunshine on the morning of May 17, they saw a horrific sight. Two wrecked cars stood in the drop-off area, one with a young wo... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 17, 2017 by Joseph Gresser ORLEANS — FBI agents went calling at the Orleans home of a man suspected of stealing from the Cabot Cooperative Creamery, and left with a trove of financial records, according to federal court document... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 17, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The Vermont House and Senate have come to an agreement on an economic development bill that, among other things, will permit the creation of six new tax increment finance zones. “We shook o... More »
copyright the Chronicle May 10, 2017 by Joseph Gresser EAST ALBANY — Many people complain about state regulations, but few are willing to take the time and trouble to go about changing them. Bill Pearce, the proprietor of Pearce’s Pastured Poultry has been... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 26, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Columbia Forest Products, along with several other manufactures of hardwood plywood, scored a preliminary victory in an international trade case that could mean as many as 70 new jobs at th... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 26, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — U.S. Representative Peter Welch brought his spring recess tour of the state to the Northeast Kingdom on April 20 with a visit to Derby and Newport. The state’s only Congressional member ask... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 19, 2017 by Joseph Gresser A year and a day after the federal and state governments filed civil charges connected with Jay Peak’s EB-5 projects, the receiver in the case announced a settlement intended to pay money owed to con... 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 April 12, 2017 by Joseph Gresser BURLINGTON — Two investors in EB-5 projects at Jay Peak Resort claim that securities fraud at the ski area started in 2008 when Ariel Quiros paid for the resort using money meant to build hotels. The... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 5, 2017 by Joseph Gresser ST. ALBANS CITY — The St. Albans City Hall is an elegant structure, dating from the time it was known as the Railroad City. The high ceilings and tall wooden doors are indications of a past when citiz... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 5, 2017 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT CENTER — Voters here gave the nod to a plan to provide an ample supply of safe drinking water to residents of the village of Newport Center. In balloting Tuesday, town residents approved a $74... More »
