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Judge hears from Dollar General proponents

Judge hears from Dollar General proponents

Posted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 NEWFANE The first day of testimony in the appeal of the Act 250 approval of a Dollar General for Chester wrapped up shortly before 5 p.m. after an early morning site visit and testimony from witnesses on behalf of the Zaremba Group, the developer for the 10,000-store […]

Manchester restaurant honored by travel mag; Irene recovery bucks for biz still available

Manchester restaurant honored by travel mag; Irene recovery bucks for biz still available

Manchester restaurant makes Top 10 for French restaurants in U.S. Travel + Leisure magazine has named Brasserie L’Oustau de Provence, located in Manchester, VT,  the No. 5th “Best French Restaurants in the U.S.” in its August 2013 issue. Rated along with well-known culinary meccas such as Daniel in New York City, La Chaumière in D.C. […]

Issues over proposed bylaws returned to Planning Commission; Missing Link Bridge to be rebuilt

Issues over proposed bylaws returned to Planning Commission; Missing Link Bridge to be rebuilt

By Shawn Cunningham For the second meeting in a row, on Wednesday Sept. 4, the Chester Select Board went immediately into executive session. The closed door session was to talk with candidates for the positions of Lister and Planning Commission member. The board entered executive session at 7:07 and returned at 7:29 p.m.after which they […]

Add depth, crispness to the humble clam cake

Add depth, crispness to the humble clam cake

By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com “Use just four ingredients.” That’s the mantra I heard over and over again from my father, who heard it from his father, who heard it … I grew up believing clam cakes should be prepared with clams, cracker crumbs, clam juice (or liquor) and eggs. They are formed and fried in […]

Windham Orchestra open rehearsal; Table Rock hike; Senior Club luncheon; child-raising workshop; Accessibility Day; Burning Mouth Fest; & folk & blues fest

Windham Orchestra open rehearsal; Table Rock hike; Senior Club luncheon; child-raising workshop; Accessibility Day; Burning Mouth Fest; & folk & blues fest

Sept. 9: Windham Orchestra offers open rehearsal At 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, the Windham Orchestra will hold an open rehearsal for all musicians at Oak Grove Elementary School, 15 Moreland Ave., Brattleboro. The “get acquainted” rehearsal is open to all area musicians of all levels to participate in music making with the orchestra. Musical […]

Police Log for March 27 through Aug. 23, 2013

Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Wednesday,  March 27, 10:07 a.m. Complainant advised he saw a trailer that belonged to him at an auction house.  It had been at his […]

Playhouse plans for year-round performances with Walker Farm expansion

Playhouse plans for year-round performances with Walker Farm expansion

By Cynthia Prairie The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company is planning to expand its theatrical offerings to year-round with a new cultural center at the 4.9 acre Walker Farm, just north of its Weston Green main stage. The company, which attracts audiences from throughout the northeast, currently stages shows from late spring to early fall, offering […]

Development Review Board for Monday, Sept. 9, 2013

The Chester Development Review Board, an independent quasi-judicial body, will meet at 6 p.m., Monday, Sept. 9. at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda for the evening. The DRB will meet at 5:30 p.m. for a site visit at 12 Andover Road. 1)    Review minutes from Aug. 26 hearing 2)   […]

Select Board meeting for Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013

The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 at  Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda for that evening. Approve minutes from Aug. 21, 2013 Select Board meeting  and executive session Executive Session on a Personnel Matter Citizen Comments Old Business Entertainment Permits: Pizza Stone; Country Girl […]

Gift certificate drawing at Rock Library; 'Life of Pi' in Ludlow; food fest at Shelburne; fairy house builders wanted; and chew & chat in Hyde Park

Gift certificate drawing at Rock Library; ‘Life of Pi’ in Ludlow; food fest at Shelburne; fairy house builders wanted; and chew & chat in Hyde Park

Through Sept. 20: Rockingham Library offers gift certificate drawing for school kids From now until Sept. 20, students in K through 12 can show their Rockingham Library cards at the library to enter into a drawing to win a $10 Village Square Booksellers gift certificate. According to Sam Maskell, Rockingham Public Library’s youth services librarian, […]

Springfield Hospital holds 100th anniversary raffle

Springfield Hospital holds 100th anniversary raffle

To celebrate its centennial, Springfield Hospital will be auctioning off 100 items to raise funds for the hospital’s upcoming Centennial Campaign for Emergency Care. Kicking off Sept. 1, raffle items will be available for viewing and bidding at the hospital’s on-line auction site www.BiddingForGood.com/SH100 or by calling Larry Kraft at (802) 885-7644 or emailing him […]

‘Start your own business’ class held Friday, Sept. 6

Vermont Small Business Development Center is offering a four-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The course will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6 at the Springfield Regional Development Corp., 14 Clinton Square, in the 1st floor conference room. The start your own […]

Zabaglione? Sabayon? It's delicious in every language

Zabaglione? Sabayon? It’s delicious in every language

By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com What’s the difference between zabaglione and sabayon? Absolutely nothing! Besides the former an Italian translation of the latter, which is a French translation of the former … you know what I mean. The original recipe calls for whole eggs, while the more contemporary thinking is using egg yolk only. I find […]

Dust off those school reading lists for some marvelous classics

Dust off those school reading lists for some marvelous classics

By John Hoover When I was in high school, we were required to read a list of books each year in English class. Somehow I managed to get by without reading most of them (I was not a very good high school student). Since those days so long ago, I’ve gone back to that abandoned […]

It's a sin to kill a mockingbird, and a shame to miss this 'Mockingbird,' now at the Weston Playhouse

It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird, and a shame to miss this ‘Mockingbird,’ now at the Weston Playhouse

By Karen Zuppinger There are few things more Southern than sweet tea, molasses on hot buttermilk biscuits or Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Arguably one of the most influential novels of the 20th century, and one of the best film adaptations of all time, what could a stage production offer that the book and […]