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2 days ago · At 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night many towns in Orleans County have yet to report election results, but those that have show Republican Sam Douglass will represent the county in the Vermont Senate when it reconvenes in January. With 14 of the 20 towns in the district reporting he leads Katherine Sims by a mar ...
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Welcome to the Home of the Barton Chronicle. Here is just one of the photos from the January 17 edition of the Chronicle. See below for our top stories. For all our stories, subscribe for print or online. Erin LaPlante puts the finishing touches on a sign describing the day’s offerings in …
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Oct 21, 2024 · Big crowd shows up to support hospital. Published 5d ago - Tracy Davis Pierce. by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Two representatives from the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) might have thought they’d entered the lion’s den when they showed up at a meeting held on October 10 to protest a recommendation to effectively close North Country Hospit...
Council fires city manager - Barton Chronicle Newspaper
1 day ago · by Joseph Gresser. N EWPORT — After 45 minutes in executive session at a special meeting held on Friday, the city council emerged and without discussion or explanation voted by a three-to-one margin to fire City Manager Jonathan DeLaBruere. According to the motion to enter executive session the purpose of going behind closed …
Crime & Police Reports Archives - Barton Chronicle Newspaper
Nov 4, 2024 · Suspicious schoolhouse fire in Wheelock. Published 4m ago - Tracy Davis Pierce. On Friday, July 19, 2024, at approximately 4:28 a.m. , the Wheelock Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at 31 Blakely Road, VT, the old, abandoned Wheelock schoolhouse. The Wheelock Fire Department ...
Lake Region’s modern band rocks - Barton Chronicle Newspaper
19 hours ago · Lake Region’s modern band rocks. by Maria Amador. ORLEANS — On Friday night, people of all ages braved a chilly rain to watch Lake Region Union High School students perform songs on stage in the Municipal Building. By the time they made their way home, it was clear the event was about far more than just music.
In the House - Barton Chronicle Newspaper
Jan 31, 2024 · Superintendent Elaine Collins, of the North Country Supervisory Union, testifies on an unexpected jump in education tax rates before the House Committee on Ways and Means on January 25. Listening, from left to right were Interim Secretary of Education Heather Bouchey, Nicole Lee, Director of Education Finance, Brad James (partly hidden), Ms. Lee’s predecessor, and Jake Feldman of the state ...
Barton Village looks at flood mitigation
Jun 12, 2024 · by Kenzie Strange. B ARTON VILLAGE — Flooding is on people’s minds here, with some people cleaning up damage from last year, some seeing their property lines getting eaten away by the rising Barton River, and aware the state is entering flood season again. “I’ve lost 15 feet and four trees,” one community member said. “I’ve lost 10 feet or 12 feet,” another said, adding, “It ...
Barton Celebrated all week long - Barton Chronicle Newspaper
Aug 21, 2024 · BARTON – Merriness was in the air during Barton Celebrates, a weeklong mini-festival that showcased the history and resilience of the village. Families and people of all ages came together to enjoy food, music, and good times, learn more about Barton, and have fun. “There’s something about this ...
In Barton Village, Hydro tour makes case for bond
Aug 28, 2024 · In Barton Village, Hydro tour makes case for bond. by Matthew Wilson. CHARLESTON—Improvements needed to keep the Barton Village Hydroelectric Station here from springing a huge leak come with a pretty hefty price tag. Saturday’s open house at the station gave village trustees a chance to let the public in ...