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A new-old Meet Barton kind of classroom Graded School’s in Jay. new principal. 14 10 the Chronicle THE WEEKLY JOURNAL OF ORLEANS COUNTY TWO SECTIONS, 48 PAGES VOLUME 44, NUMBER 45 NOVEMBER 8, 2017 ONE DOLLAR Newport Congratulations, Rangers! water bond defeated by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Fewer than one out of ten Newport voters turned out Tuesday to defeat a proposed $3-million bond issue to supply water to the city’s east side. The measure was defeated 154 to 136, an 18- vote margin. Had the vote gone the other way, the bond would have paid for a 450,000-gallon water tower, a booster pump station, and a new floating cover for the Palin reservoir. Although the loan would have been for the full $3-million, the state loan fund would have charged a negative 3 percent interest rate on the 30-year bond. As a result, it would have cost the city only $1.8-million to repay the loan. The entire project was meant to replace water currently supplied by Derby Center. The village The Lake Region Union High School soccer team with their championship trophy and medallions on the field at water company and the city signed an agreement South Burlington High School following Saturday’s Division II final. The members of the team are Keith Herman, Dylan Gagnon, Logan Ingalls, Parker Perron, Riley Urie, Noah Royer, Caleb Rodgers, Brady Perron, Evan Inkel, in 1997 setting terms under which the village Mathew Menard, Chad Royer, Hunter Matte, Bradey Kerr, Mason Svag, Connor Lanou, Isaiah Braithwaite, would provide water for a proposed industrial Jackson King, Gabe Riendeau, Drew Dragesett, and Liam Kennedy. Brad Urie is the head coach, assisted by park, just off Route 5. Jason Kennedy, Mark Royer, and Laurie Carr-Wolff. For stories and more photos, please see page sixteen. (Continued on page twenty-six.) Photo by The Old One IRS scammer makes New Barton Senior a bad call Center gets a boost by Tena Starr day, all of them recorded messages by Elizabeth Trail Appropriations are approved by with a call back number, Chief voters at Town Meeting in March, A scammer pretending to be Deputy Brooks said by phone last BARTON — The new senior but aren’t distributed until after from the IRS recently made a week. center here is one step closer to property taxes are paid in the fall. remarkably bad call. She dialed the So he called back. serving its first meal. Organizers The appropriation can’t be Orleans County Sheriff’s The IRS scam is a particularly hope it can be up and running for transferred, select board members Department and, unbeknownst to vicious one because the callers are the holidays. said, though the money won’t be her, ended up talking to Chief sophisticated and can be very A delegation from the newly given to the Barton Senior Center, Deputy Phil Brooks, who she threatening. They typically say that formed Barton Area Senior Services, either. threatened with arrest if he didn’t a person owes a significant amount Inc., (BASSI) went to Monday night’s The BASSI delegation left with immediately pay what she claimed of money in back taxes, and a Barton Select Board meeting to ask the promise of a $7,000 grant from he owed the federal government. sheriff will arrest them soon if they if there was any way that a $7,000 the select board on behalf of the The Sheriff’s Department has don’t pay up. Like, right now. appropriation earmarked for the now town, and a letter of support. The several lines and received four defunct Barton Senior Center could (Continued on page twenty-nine.) (Continued on page thirty.) phone calls from scammers that be transferred to BASSI. Farmers see price for organic milk drop by Joseph Gresser The Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer $20 per hundred pounds to make their milk and Pools (CROPP), the dairy cooperative that are seeing milk prices a little over $17 a The price paid to Vermont organic milk markets Organic Valley products, has told its hundredweight, even the lower price might seem producers dropped by $6 per hundredweight over Vermont members it will pay $28.80 per hundred like a dream come true. the past year, according to a report provided to pounds of milk this December. At the same time But the producers alliance says New England the Vermont Milk Commission by the Northeast last year the price was $34.80. organic dairies’ break-even price is around $35 a Organic Dairy Producers Alliance. According to the producers alliance, the hundredweight. average price paid by CROPP during 2016 was Members of the organic cooperative have $35.68 per hundredweight. This year it is quotas based on a farmer’s purchase of preferred estimated the average price will fall to $30.59. stock in CROPP. Should a farmer produce more By spring the price paid farmers will drop milk than it allows, the co-op will pay $20 less another $2, CROPP has told its farmers. per hundredweight for the overage. For conventional farmers, who spend around (Continued on page twenty-eight.) Page Two the Chronicle, November 8, 2017 the Chronicle Search continues for INDEX Crossword Puzzle..........................................11 Chris McCarthy Kids’ Corner ................................................13B Kingdom Calendar .................................8B-13B Police, rescue workers, friends, and family McCarthy’s home using multiple K-9 teams, but Letters to the Editor ....................................4-8 continued to search this week for Chris the search did not yield any new evidence or tips Obituaries................................................3B-6B McCarthy, the 47-year-old Westmore man who as to his whereabouts. Perimeter ........................................................9 was last seen on November 2. “Based on the circumstances of the case and Ruminations..................................................2B State Police Lieutenant Matt Amadon said in the ongoing missing persons investigation, foul Sports.......................................................16-19 a press release that family members advised play is not suspected at this time,” a press release Sudoku Puzzle .................................................6 police Saturday evening that Mr. McCarthy was says. Advertising Sections missing. State Police went to his home and State Police urge the public to report any tips searched the immediate area but said they did regarding Mr. McCarthy’s whereabouts. With Auctions & Real Estate ............................6B-7B not find him. hunting season about to start, hunters are also Auto .........................................................29-31 Through Tuesday, members of the State asked to report any suspicious items or Building Trades ........................................4B-5B Police Search and Rescue team, the Westmore, circumstances that might help with locating Mr. Classified Ads.......................................14B-15B Orleans, Newark, and Sutton fire departments, as McCarthy. Hair................................................................25 well as family and friends, searched for Mr. The search is ongoing. 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