Archive for March, 2015
To the editor: Chase thanks voters for their support
Thank you so much for the opportunity to serve Chester as a member of the Board of Selectmen. I am humbled by the support and encouragement that I have received from so many fellow citizens. Over the course of the next three years I am looking forward to listening to your ideas and concerns. I […]
Twist your usual breakfast with sausage Scotched eggs
A note from Jim Bailey: I am working on my second cookbook, tentatively titled Close Up. It is dedicated to breast cancer survivors and/or their spouses, siblings or family members who had to endure this life-altering disease. If you would like to share your story with me for inclusion in my book, please contact me […]
GM 8th grader to compete in state Geo Bee; Springfield Rotary seeks scholarship applicants
Green Mountain Union High eighth-grader Chase Ordway-Smith has been chosen one of the semi-finalists eligible to compete in the 2015 Vermont National Geographic State Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. The contest will be held at Middlebury College on Friday, March 27. His parents are Tara Ordway-Smith and Gloria Smith of Chester. This is […]
Early morning fire destroys Elm Street home in Chester, firefighters injured
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC UPDATE — 9:17 a.m. Saturday, March 7. Below in How to Help: Fundraiser at Pizza Stone, Monday March 16. UPDATE — 6 p.m. March 6. As the Chester Fire Department responded to the Monier fire early this morning, another fire was reported a few houses away on Elm Street, according […]
Squeaker of a write-in contest for Grafton Select Board; sale of Town Garage OK’d
It was a quiet day for Grafton officials as voters met at the Grafton Elementary School Tuesday for a less than hourlong Town Meeting, then sporadic visitation during daylong Australian balloting. The Grafton Select Board will have a new member with the write-in candidacy of Ron Pilette, who won a tight race 69 to 67 […]
Chase beats incumbent Suursoo in landslide for Chester Select Board
By Shawn Cunningham ©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC In what could be considered a landslide victory, newcomer Heather Chase took more than 57 percent of the vote on Tuesday to beat incumbent Derek Suursoo for a three-year term on the Chester Select Board. With a 93-vote difference, Chase won, 335 to 242, in one of the biggest […]
Two new members for Weston Select Board; voters approve raising expenditures
©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC Weston has two new Select Board members. On Tuesday, at the Weston Playhouse, Weston voters voted in Bruce Downer for a two-year term and Tim Goodwin, to a one-year term, filling a vacancy left by Elizabeth Currie, Weston Clerk Kim Seymour said. Jim Linville was elected to a three-year term as Select Board […]
Londonderry questions, then approves Champion fire truck
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The crowd of more than 100 voters who filled the first floor of the old Town Hall in South Londonderry for Town Meeting were joined in the balcony by about 30 7th and 8th grade observers from Flood Brook School. The largest and most contentious article – […]
Grafton Select Board agendas for March 2 and March 3
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. tonight, Monday, March 2 at Grafton Elementary School, 50 School St. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: Feb. 16, 2015 Warrants: Payroll and Accounts Payable Highway Report Work Schedule Other Highway Issues: Putnam Forest Turn-Around Rutland Municipal Input Resolution Petition TSO Appointment Letter […]
Budget passes at relocated Andover Town Meeting
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC Failure of the Town Hall heating system forced the Andover Town Meeting to be moved to a hall at the Andover Community Church across the street, resulting in a standing room only crowd and prompting a joke from moderator Jon Bliss about the separation of church and state. Despite […]
Upcoming events: ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ at FOLA; youth, adult art classes at Helen Day; local author at Wilder Library; faculty concert to benefit music school scholarship; and memoirist Baird at Misty Valley
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 7: ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ FOLA featured movie for March Friends of the Ludlow Auditorium will feature the award-winning comedy-drama Inside Llewyn Davis at 7 p.m. […]
This apple cider cookie are a peanut butter lover’s delight
A note from Jim Bailey: I am working on my second cookbook, tentatively titled Close Up. It is dedicated to breast cancer survivors and/or their spouses, siblings or family members who had to endure this life-altering disease. If you would like to share your story with me for inclusion in my book, please contact me […]
Retailers recognized for not selling alcohol to minors
Windsor Area Prevention Partners recently recognized eight businesses in Windsor County that passed the Vermont Department of Liquor Control Alcohol Compliance Checks in not selling alcohol to minors. Black River Area Community Coalition, a member of WCPP, awarded the licensees in Ludlow and Cavendish a recognition certificate. Recognized for their efforts are: Ludlow Cumberland Farms […]
Two March workshops address financing alternatives for small businesses
White River Junction meeting Thursday, March 5 Two upcoming workshops will address small business financing under various topics and forms. The first one will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, in White River Junction. Representatives from the private and government sector will explain the range of financing available to small […]
Good Reads recommends: From our nightstand to yours
By John Hoover ©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC Most readers have a favorite reading spot: a comfortable chair with a table nearby to hold a lamp and books or snuggling under the bed covers to keep warm. Mine is the end of the couch next to the fireplace with a floor lamp over my left shoulder. For […]
