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08/19/2026

What’s new in this week’s Chronicle
• Newport hole sold, filling it waits�
• Single word text gets attention of police�
• Newport’s - hole ten years in photos�
• Green and Day up for discussion�
• August brings welcome rains to Vermont�
• The pleasures of motel porches

08/16/2026

Scenes from Derby Line's Community held on August 8th!

08/14/2026

Becoming Neighbors - Stories from the 1920s Census
Rossier family – Farming for generations. Inspired by the Old Stone House Museum’s 100th anniversary in 2025, museum volunteers explored the stories of new neighbors to the Northeast Kingdom during the 1920s — the decade of the museum’s 1925 opening written by Mark Mohrmann. The influx of French-Canadian culture has always been an acknowledged part of the history of the Northeast Kingdom. Between 1830 and 1930 almost one million immigrants from Quebec came into New England with many of them remaining close to the border here in Orleans County. One of those Swiss missionary families was the Rossier family. Read more in this week’s paper.

Stone House Museum & Historic Village

08/12/2026

https://bartonchronicle.com/in-bartontax-rate-drops-after-assessment/

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  by Joseph Gresser BARTON—Town Clerk and Treasurer Kristin Atwood was in a cheerful mood after the select board accepted her tax rate proposal for the year. She said many people said taxes only go up and doubted her when she told them they would drop. The reason for this year’s drop is a recen...

08/12/2026

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Judge Lisa Warren ordered a man who reportedly threatened Barton residents with a machete to be held without bail. Kyle J. Lowe, 41, whose address was given as Prouty Beach Campground in court records, underwent a mental health screening before pleading innocent to misd...

08/12/2026

FIND OUT MORE IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE...
•Memphremagog Community Theatre to debut this weekend at the Haskell
•Investor seeks Ethan Allen take-over
•Dogs not deterring; zoning discussed in Westmore
•Derby Line Community Day draws crowds
•Tax rate drops in Barton
•Tractors and cameras bought in Brighton..AVAILABLE ON NEWSSTANDS TODAY!

08/08/2026

https://bartonchronicle.com/vsp-apprehended-man-brandishing-a-machete-in-barton/

Friday, 8/7/26, approximately 8:45, Vermont State Police took Kyle Lowe, 41 of Newport into custody on the following violations: Aggravated Assault, Disorderly Conduct, Criminal Threatening, Assault on LEO, Resisting Arrest SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: VSP Derby Troopers were dispatched to several report....

08/06/2026

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Part-Time Advertising Sales Representative to join our team.

08/06/2026

https://bartonchronicle.com/chamber-players-mark-major-milestone/

by Maria Amador CRAFTSBURY — On July 15, the Craftsbury Chamber Players ushered in the start of its sixtieth season, a milestone that marks an unlikely yet lasting relationship between a certain kind of music and a certain kind of place. The group formed in 1966 after a dinner party in New York Ci...