Archive for March, 2014
Chester Development Review Board meeting for Monday, March 24, 2014
The Chester Development Review Board will hold its public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, March 24 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1) Review minutes from the March 10th meeting 2) McEnaney –Smith Boundary Line Adjustment hearing 3) Comments from citizens 4) Deliberative session to review the above and previous matters
Ludlow Elementary kids compose for contest; BRAM seeks Black River High School mementos for exhibit
In anticipation of the statewide musical composition program sponsored by Music-COMP, five Ludlow Elementary School Students along with a teacher from Mt Holly Elementary School, are preparing their own original musical compositions in the hope that they may be selected for the OPUS28 concert in the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium. The program will […]
Upcoming events: Coffeehouse music; community dinner; Waldo benefit bash; sculpture exhibit; orchestra at GMUHS; Raise the Roof series continues; Dartmouth senior at Rotary; Internet classes at Whiting; Savvy Seniors at Wilder
For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in our Upcoming events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@www.chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. March 21: Contemporary Christian band at grounded4life September Rain, a New England band singing contemporary Christian music since 2000, will play grounded4life, the coffee house at […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday, March 19, 2014
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19 for its regular, twice-a-month meeting. The meeting will take place at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve minutes from March 5, 2014 Select Board Meeting and March 5, 2014 Executive Session 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. […]
April 5 Ladd Scholarship fund-raiser a time for reflection and the future
On the cover: The Ladd family, clockwise from rear left, son Gabe, parents Heidi and Andy, and daughters Georgia, Lily, Abbie and Marguerite. Laughter and a sense of fun. The desire for world experience. A love of learning. An allegiance to community. Five children who embody those values. A scholarship to offer students a […]
Bolstering existing businesses suggested as way to aid Chester
By Shawn Cunningham Noting that this was a once-a-year occurrence, David Pisha opened the first Select Board meeting after Chester’s elections of March 4. At its annual reorganization meeting, the board re-elected John DeBenedetti as chairman, Derek Suursoo as vice chair and Arne Jonynas as secretary. As it has at recent meetings, economic development dominated […]
Chester Economic Development board elects members, officers
T he Chester Economic Development Corp. has recently elected officers and directors for the coming term. Steven Davis and Marcia Dawkins were recently elected as board members, while Mark Martins, Dale Williamson, Lynne Reed and Tom Bock were re-elected to the board. Officers for the upcoming year are Bill Dakin, president; Lynne Reed, vice president; […]
Music in Bellows Falls; Senior Club lunch; author at Wilder; the buzz on bumblebees; Specker concert; Heath Gordon scholarship fund-raiser; FOLA Follies Season II; babysitting classes
For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in our Upcoming events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@www.chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. March 15: Tarbox Ramblers at Popolo On Saturday, March 15, The Tarbox Ramblers will play at 8:30 p.m. in the Windham Ballroom at Popolo, 36 The […]
To the editor: Thanks to community for supporting GMUHS budget
I am writing this open letter to the community to thank you for your support of our school budget. Your continued support of our fine community school is commendable. It makes me proud to be entrusted with so important a task as educating the children of our great democracy. On the importance of an education […]
Chester Police Log for Dec. 13, 2013 through Feb. 26, 2014
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. Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, 1:11 p.m A teenager called police to report that someone had hacked her Facebook account, changed its password and posted […]
A little tweak updates the classic New England creamed cod
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com C od has been a New England staple since time immemorial, having been enjoyed by native Americans and expounded upon by the influx of Europeans. Creamed cod is an age-old recipe that deserves to be just subtly Yanked. I think you will find this recipe a perfect example of leaving well […]
Springfield Hospital wraps up centennial celebrations
Springfield On the 100th anniversary of its first patient – March 4, 2014 – Springfield Hospital formally concluded its centennial celebrations that began on the 100th anniversary of the Hospital’s incorporation, Aug. 3, 2013. With a theme of “Goodbye to the Past… Hello to the Future,” hospital staff and board members gathered with community members […]
School budget issues pass; two write-ins take school posts; incumbents re-elected in Chester
By Cynthia Prairie With 402 Chester residents voting on Tuesday, all the school budget items passed and every incumbent seeking re-election was returned to office. The River Valley Technical Center budget issue was approved 307 yes to 92 no. With votes of both Chester and Andover co-mingled, the Chester-Andover Elementary School budget passed 307 […]
Chester Select Board meeting for Wednesday, March 5, 2014
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda: Select Board organization following the election Approval of the minutes of the Feb. 19, 2014 Select Board meeting Old businesses Citizens’ comments Liquor license renewals: Stone Hearth Inn, Lisai’s Chester Market, […]
Chester Development Review Board meeting for March 10, 2014
The Chester Development Review Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, March 10 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. 1) Review minutes from the Feb. 24 meeting 2) Dalio Boundary Line Adjustment hearing 3) Comments from citizens 4) Deliberative session to review the above and previous matters
Chester voters OK all articles: Whiting Library issue creates a ruckus
By Cynthia Prairie Chester Town Meeting was quickly thrown a curveball on Monday night when Select Board chair John DeBenedetti sought to amend an article to give the Select Board authority over how and if money for repair and rehabilitation of the Whiting Library is spent, stunning members of Whiting’s board of trustees and […]
Fit for the hall of fame: Peanut butter and banana chip cookies
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com W e all know Elvis adored his peanut butter and banana sandwiches but I bet you never had a cookie Yanked from his sandwich, have you? You have the smoothness of the peanut butter with the guilt-free crunch of banana chips baked together to treat your children after school. Better […]
Upcoming events: Lisai’s 20th anniversary; chess club; benefit for fire victims; Safety Dance in Rutland; ‘Mud Season’ At Misty Valley; Diabetes program; SoVera meeting; music in Saxtons River
For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in our Upcoming events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@www.chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. March 5-8: Lisai’s Chester Market celebrates 20 years L isai’s Chester Market, at 526 Depot St., is celebrating its 20th anniversary this week with prizes and […]
Proctor native named golf pro at Manchester club; Mt. Ascutney PA earns specialty credentials
MANCHESTER Michael Harger, former assistant professional at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, NJ, and a Vermont native, has been named head golf professional by the Manchester Country Club in Manchester, VT. Harger joins the Manchester Country Club after serving as an assistant for four years at the Ridgewood Country Club, which hosts the PGA […]
My Andover Town Meeting
By Sandy Stiassni I remember Andover Town Meeting well, from my long-ago childhood. Now 58 years old, I last attended Town Meeting in March 1961. My grandparents Ernst and Margaret Stiassni owned Hill Top Farm in Andover. Located on a rugged land assembly of rolling hills, pastures and valleys, it had been discovered by […]
