Archive for April, 2015
Springfield senior wins Springfield Rotary speech contest
Springfield High School senior David Bryant III was selected as the winner of the recent 4-Way Test Speech Contest sponsored by the Springfield Rotary Club. Bryant received a First Place award of $100 and will represent the club in the District Semifinals in Henniker, N.H., on Sunday, April 19. SHS senior Patrick Clancy was Second […]
Simple and quick curried vegetables make a tasty side dish
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com The touch of curry in this dish brings everything together rather nicely. I used yellow curry powder, but use whatever your heart desires. Be careful and remember that there are differing levels of heat in each curry blend. I do wish I could sit here and explain the differences between curries […]
Chester Select Board agenda for April 15, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from April 1, 2015 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Vault Renovation; New Quote Yosemite Fire Station Update; Ron Patch Water Project Wrap-Up Adopt National Incident Management System […]
GMUHS Board of Directors agenda for Thursday, April 16, 2015
The Green Mountain Union High School Board of Directors will meet at GMUHS Library Learning Commons, 716 VT Rt 103 S. in Chester, at 6 p.m. April 16, for its regular meeting. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes of March […]
CAES Board of Directors agenda for Monday, April 13, 2015
The Board of Directors of the Chester-Andover Elementary School will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2015 in the school’s library, 72 Main St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes of March 10, 2015-Regular Meeting IV. […]
Troopers ask for help in Cavendish theft
Vermont State Police are asking for help with the investigation of a burglary in Cavendish. Between the evening of March 31 and the morning of April 1, burglars stole a Honda dirt bike and a brass cannon from a residence on South Reading Road. The owner has offered a $500 reward for information leading to […]
Chester Select Board talks water project, calls special meeting for Thursday
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC In a return to the meeting lengths of yore, the Chester Select Board spent 3 1/4 hours on Wednesday, April 1, continuing discussions of the proposed municipal water system upgrade and the status of Class 4 roads. The board also heard a presentation on new shelving that […]
Grafton board seeks counsel advice on conflict of interest; considers Town Meeting date change
By Gloria Dufield ©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC Monday’s Grafton Select Board meeting began fairly routinely with early agenda items moving the meeting quickly to a mystery topic only listed as Kent Armstrong. Once he was announced, Armstrong asked each board member on what grounds each had decided to run for the Select Board — to which all […]
Chester Police Log for Dec. 23, 2014 to March 31, 2015
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. Tuesday, Dec. 23, 11:52 a.m. Chester officers responded to a call from an employee at Green Mountain Union High School for the reckless driving […]
Women dominate in 2015 Vermont Small Business awards
MONTPELIER The president and CEO of Vermont Precision Tools has been named 2015 Vermont Small Business Person of the Year. The announcement was made on Monday. Monica Greene is being recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration for VPT’s employment growth, financial success, company expansion and community involvement. “VPT is flattered to be recognized as […]
Upcoming events: ‘Songs for New World’ at Northern Stage; presentation on the golden ratio; Chad Perron at Grounded4Life; research your Civil War ancestors; book sale at Rock Library; and gardening lecture at Wilder Library
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. April 8: Northern Stage presents ‘Songs for a New World’ A musical revue, “Songs for a New World” by Tony-winning composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown, runs April […]
Friends, colleagues mark Fire Chief Goodell’s retirement, 45 years of service
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Nearly a hundred current and former Chester firefighters and friends responded to the Chester American Legion Saturday night to mark the retirement of former Fire Chief Harry Goodell from the department after 45 years of service. Goodell joined the department on July 1, 1969 and was […]
Okemo Resort among 30 businesses honored as Best Places to Work in Vermont
LUDLOW Okemo Mountain Resort has been ranked fourth in the large-business category of Best Places to Work in Vermont for 2015, climbing three spots since earning honors for the first time last year. It is the first ski resort to ever make the prestigious list. The Vermont Business Magazine and the Vermont Chamber of Commerce […]
Splurge with crabmeat-bacon stuffed potatoes
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com T he combination of bacon with well, just about anything, makes a dish that much better, don’t you agree? Cheesy, greasy, briny and delicious, this stuffed potato dish is truly a recipe for those who want to splurge. If desired, use 2 (6-ounce) cans crabmeat, drained. 3 russet potatoes 5 slices […]
To the editor: Thanks to fire departments for help at March 6 fires
I’d like to take this time to thank all of the fire departments that came to the aid for the fires on Elm Street in Chester, on March 6, especially the Springfield Fire Department that, during all of the chaos, was quick to come to my aid. Because of its professionalism and speed, damage to […]
Chester Select Board calls special session on water project
The Chester Select Board will be holding a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 9 at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is the agenda: Citizen Comments Water Project Discussion Amendment to Planning Advance Adjourn
Grafton Select Board agenda for Monday, April 6, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, April 6 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Adopt Roberts Rules of Order Minutes: March 16, 2015 and March 30, 2015 Warrants: Payroll and Accounts Payable Highway Report Work Schedule Plow/Body Package Bid Approval Town Garage […]
Weston Playhouse presents Broadway Boot Camp for teens
Offering high school students an opportunity to learn what it takes to be a Broadway performer, Burr and Burton Academy is partnering with Vermont’s oldest professional theater company in presenting The Weston Playhouse Theatre Co.’s Broadway Boot Camp in Manchester from Monday, Aug. 3 to Friday, Aug. 21. After working with the cast of Weston’s […]
News analysis: Wading through the depths of Chester’s water system upgrade
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC On some Tuesday in the next few months, the voters of Chester may be asked to decide whether to upgrade the municipal water system to the tune of more than $4 million. An engineering firm hired by the town says that the upgrade will solve a number […]
