The Barton Chronicle

by Gabrielle Gervais BRIGHTON — After two years of closure due to the impacts of 2024’s devastating flood, traffic is finally flowing across the bridge on Ten Mile Square Road. Ruggles Engineering Services, M3 Construction, and D&H Trucking worked hard to bring the project to completion. “Reopening the 10 Mile Square Bridge marks an important step forward for Brighton,” said Town Manager Michael Strait in a press release marking the bridge’s completion.

Published 23 minutes ago23mins ago • Bookmarks: 6 by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Bess O’Brien has had a long career as a documentary filmmaker. Audiences have come to expect and look forward to her empathetic dives into subjects that many might prefer to avert their eyes from. Instead, Ms. O’Brien spends time with people dealing with difficult situations like the foster care system, drug addiction, and just being a young person, and brings back full-length accounts of what she has learned from them.

by Joseph Gresser BARTON — Tim Ashe has worked as a staffer for Senator Bernie Sanders, served on the Burlington City Council, and, as a member of the Vermont Senate, headed that chamber’s finance committee and served as President Pro Tem. For the past five years, he has held the title of deputy state auditor working under Vermont Auditor of Accounts Doug Hoffer. Mr. Hoffer has chosen not to seek reelection this year, and Mr. Ashe is running as the Democratic candidate for the position.

Published 22 minutes ago22mins ago • Bookmarks: 5 by Gabrielle Gervais COVENTRY — Each year, Casella Waste Systems hosts an open house at the site of its landfill here. In addition to providing tours of the only operating lined landfill in the state, Casella employees and contractors set up booths to inform attendees about the site’s operations. There was ice cream, free food, touch-a-truck, and kids’ activities to boot.

Published 23 minutes ago23mins ago • Bookmarks: 1 Penelope Gail Thomas Penelope Gail Thomas, 85, of Morgan, died surrounded by her family on September 20, 2026, after declining health. She was born February 2, 1941, in Vermont, daughter of the late Fred and Beatrice (Smith) Kipp. She lived in Newport during her childhood. She earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Notre Dame College in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Around the Northeast Kingdom Published 11 minutes ago11mins ago • Bookmarks: 1 by Gabrielle Gervais NEWPORT — Early in August, Kendall Lambert, administrative manager at the Memphremagog Watershed Association and sound practitioner, took over operations at 137 Main Street in Newport. She expanded to the offerings of the former Here and North yoga studio by including her sound treatment and wellness practice Cup and Sage.

by Gabrielle Gervais BROWNINGTON — A bustling annual celebration of fiber arts drew a crowd of all ages and filled the grounds of the Old Stone House Museum and Historic Village on Saturday. Here, even the least crafty of folks can appreciate the beauty and versatility of work under the fiber arts umbrella.

Published 10 minutes ago10mins ago • Bookmarks: 3 by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A woman who called police around 11:15 p.m. on June 4, said Stewart Little Jr., 55, of Newport, slapped her and blackened her eye, says the affidavit filed by Newport City Police Patrolman Samuel Borsari. The woman said Mr. Little had been drinking and argued with her, the affidavit says. It says the woman said Mr. Little had walked away and she didn’t know where he was.

Mary E. Tremblay Mary E. Tremblay (née Bousquet) died and found her peace September 16, 2026, at the age of 80, surrounded by her loved ones. Beloved wife of 58 years to Francis; loving mom of James (fiancée Jen) Tremblay, Janice (Arlan) Korth, and Jason (Nydia) Tremblay; beloved grandma of Max Korth, Michael Tremblay, Matthew Tremblay, Melanie Tremblay, Josh Heim, and Nathan Marrero; loved by very special people Yvonne and Lotti; also, loved by many relatives and friends.

The Outside Story By Loren Merrill As summer ticks towards autumn, the flow of birds heading south for the winter grows in volume until it becomes a rushing torrent of migrants in September and into October. Millions of birds — hundreds of millions, in fact — will pass through the Northeast’s airspace during this time, as species that bred up north head to warmer locations.