by Elise Tillinghast Several weeks and many baths ago, my dog discovered a black-and-white stranger crossing our lawn. Wagging vigorously, and ignoring my frantic shouts, she ran up and offered her canine greeting: a nose-to-tail sniff.

Jan 7, 2025 · Normand Beaulieu Normand Beaulieu, 86, of Irasburg, died peacefully at his home on December 5, 2024, due to a brief illness, with his family at his side. Normand was born in Newport on June 5, 1938. He was the son of the late Joseph and Antoinette (Laramee) Beaulieu. He lived in Coventry for three years and then moved to Irasburg with his parents. Normand was raised and worked on the family ...

4 days ago · the Chronicle publishes every Wednesday. Here are some of the headlines from our January 17, 2018, edition: School funding a priority for legislators Supporters rally around fired librarian Dismissal of murder charge sought Bad tenants leave landlords in the lurch Recent Chronicle Headlines Fire destroys Ming’s House restaurant Barton trustees contemplate electric rate hike Work on Newport ...

Aug 21, 2024 · by Kenzie Strange 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 place that makes people want to stay and think hard about leaving ...

Jan 22, 2025 · At LRUEMSD Board members hear sister-school plan. Published 7d ago - Tracy Davis Pierce. by Matthew Wilson At Monday’s meeting of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District Board, administrators discussed moving to a sister-schools structure to help in managing staffing and infrastructure issues.

Mar 13, 2024 · by Joseph Gresser. B ARTON—Voters ended an impasse between the town and the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department at Town Meeting on the evening of March 5. The town hasn’t had a contract with the department, nor any formal agreement to provide police protection with another agency, since 2020, when negotiations with Sheriff Jennifer Harlow broke off.

Jan 22, 2025 · by Joseph Gresser. B ARTON — The weekly meal served at the memorial building here was cleared away and round tables were pushed together like a string of beads. Around 20 people, all but two women, from as near as Barton and as far as Derby Line, pulled their chairs up and listened as Barbara Delzio called the second Elder Caucus meeting to …

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 ...

Dec 13, 2024 · Motorist hits Glover plow truck head on. Published 1m ago - Tracy Davis Pierce. The Glover town road crew are assessing the damage to the plow and its components following Thursday night’s head-on collision with a motorist driving a Subaru Crosstrek.

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 ...