Archive for December, 2015
Klezos noted as Respiratory Therapist of Year; S. Vermont arts mag teams with travel app to boost tourism
Friends and co-workers gathered on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Springfield Hospital to recognize Rosalind Klezos, RRT, as the 2015 Respiratory Therapist of the Year. Cathi Kugler, RRT, said, “Roz makes a huge difference every day. Sometimes I think she walks out not knowing what a difference she makes, and I hope this plaque lets her […]
Card Party for 50th anniversary of Ernie and Rani Foster
Ernie and Rani Foster will be celebrating their 50th anniversary on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. Help commemorate this occasion by flooding their mailbox with a card of celebration. Cards can be mailed to 116 Piper Hill Road, Weston, VT 05161 On Dec, 10, 1965, the Fosters exchanged their vows of marriage in a small ceremony […]
Merchants Bank to match WARMTH donations
Merchants Bank, with branches in Springfield, Bellows Falls and Manchester, is partnering with WARMTH again this year to help low income Vermonters across the state with paying for heat this winter. WARMTH is a statewide emergency-based program – administered by Community Action Agencies – that utilizes privately donated funds to help keep low-income households from […]
Get kids in the kitchen to make minty pecan sandies
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Simple, sweet and very easy to make. Let the kids pick out their favorite candy canes, put them in a plastic bag, give them a rolling pin or heavy pot and tell them to give the candy canes a few whacks. If anyone can destroy something, we all know the kids […]
Early morning blaze destroys farm machine shop
UPDATE Dec. 4, 2:25 p.m. Vermont State Police fire investigators responded at the request of the Chester Vermont Fire Department, and found the cause to be undetermined, and not suspicious. The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources also responded to assist with a HAZMAT spill of glycol that was a result of the fire. In addition […]
Grafton Select Board meeting for Dec. 7, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. in Grafton. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: Nov. 16, 2015 Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll Highway Report Work Schedule Other Highway Issues EMPG Grant (Bill Kearns) Demolition Bids (898 Route 121 East) […]
TRSU Exec Committee meeting Dec. 3
The Executive Committee of Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet at Fletcher Farm Roost, 609 VT Rt. 103 S., at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3. Below is its agenda: I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes of November 16, 2015 IV. Business a. Budget Review […]
Emergency crews respond to cascade of crashes along I-91
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Emergency personnel across the area had their hands full on Tuesday with multiple accidents caused by freezing rain on cold roads. Police and fire departments were stretched while emergency vehicles “crawled” along icy roads. Vermont State Police from the Rockingham Barracks called in the night shift to […]
Iberdrola letter to Grafton outlines 2016 timeline for wind project; says it won’t build on a ‘nay’ vote
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a letter to Grafton residents sent just before Thanksgiving, Iberdrola Renewables, the Spanish energy company that hopes to build a wind farm with 28, 492-foot-high turbines in Grafton and Windham, has outlined its plans for next year that include a timeline on proceeding with the project and […]
Freezing rain causing hazardous roads, emergency vehicles ‘crawling’
UPDATE 3:45 p.m. VT 511 is now reporting “County-wide black ice warning” for Windham, Windsor, Orange and Washington counties. Scanner reports say “modular homes have been grounded” so those wide loads should not be on the roads. UPDATE 2:05 p.m. Police are reporting that Routes 103 and 10 have been reopened. By Shawn Cunningham © […]
Annual White House ornament commemorates Calvin Coolidge
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC The White House Historical Association’s annual Christmas tree ornament commemorates the 1923 – 1929 presidential administration of Vermont’s Calvin Coolidge, who began the custom of lighting a large Christmas tree in the Ellipse near the executive mansion. At 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve 1923, Coolidge pressed a button in the […]
