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Londonderry Select Board agenda for Jan. 12, 2017

Londonderry Select Board agenda for Jan. 12, 2017

The Londonderry Select Board will hold a meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12  at the Twitchell Building, 100 Old School St., South Londonderry. This meeting is rescheduled from the board’s regular meeting of Jan. 3 that was canceled due to snow. The agenda is below. 1. Call meeting to order 2. Additions or deletions […]

Vt. Wood Manufacturers set annual meeting for Jan. 27; <br> state hosts info day for current, startup brewers; <br> Grants offered for small business gardens;<br>Telegraph donates to Chester Rotary

Vt. Wood Manufacturers set annual meeting for Jan. 27;
state hosts info day for current, startup brewers;
Grants offered for small business gardens;
Telegraph donates to Chester Rotary

The Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association is holding its Annual Meeting at Andrew Pearce Bowls and the Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock from 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. The meeting will start with a tour of Andrew Pearce Bowls led by Andrew, on Route 4 in Hartland.  Using locally […]

To the editor: BRGNS thanks all who helped with holiday distribution

To the editor: BRGNS thanks all who helped with holiday distribution

The staff and clients of Black River Good Neighbor Services offer their sincere thanks to all who made our annual holiday food and gift distribution possible. Again this year our staff and volunteers packed and distributed dinners and toys to many community residents who would otherwise have a bleak holiday. On Dec. 19, some 30 […]

Pull retirement funds from a number of solid sources

Pull retirement funds from a number of solid sources

By Kevin Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC Here’s a million-dollar question: How will you transform your savings into income that will last throughout your retirement? According to the Social Security Administration, at age 65, a woman can expect to live for 21.6 more years and a man for 19.3 more years. However, 25 percent of […]

Arts events: Jan. 14-15, 2017

Arts events: Jan. 14-15, 2017

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@chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on Fridays to be eligible for publication the following week. Jan. 14 & 15: Chester resident solos in Brahms concert […]

Community events: through Jan. 18, 2017

Community events: through Jan. 18, 2017

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@chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on Fridays to be eligible for publication the following week. Through February: Bob Birbeck sketches at Whiting Library Whiting Library, […]

A snickerdoodle Doodlebop cake? Kids will love it

A snickerdoodle Doodlebop cake? Kids will love it

By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Anyone remember the children’s Canadian TV show The Doodlebops? My children loved it! So here’s a cake I call Doodlebop. It’s not only its title that makes this cake a household favorite, it’s the flavors, which are reminiscent of a snickerdoodle cookie. It’s a softly scented cake that can just be […]

Texas fugitive arrested in Andover

Texas fugitive arrested in Andover

© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police and Chester Police on Friday assisted the U.S. Marshals Service in the arrest of James A. Jackson at a home on East Hill Road in Andover. According to media reports in Texas, on Aug. 10, 2016, Jackson was indicted by the Sabine County Grand Jury on […]

Andover Select Board meeting for Monday, Jan. 9, 2017

Andover Select Board meeting for Monday, Jan. 9, 2017

The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, at town offices at 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: Act on minutes from Dec. 12 meeting. 4. Review and Act […]

Petitions due Jan. 30 for open offices in Chester

Petitions due Jan. 30 for open offices in Chester

© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Town of Chester will elect officers by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. These are the offices that will be up for election at that time. Chester Town School District Moderator – 1 one-year term Town Moderator – 1 one-year term Town Clerk – 1 three-year term Town […]

Chester Police Log, Aug. 24 through Dec. 19, 2016

Chester Police Log, Aug. 24 through Dec. 19, 2016

© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. In general, we do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Wednesday, Aug. 24, 6:29 a.m. A woman on Potash Brook Road was on her deck when she […]

CAES Board meeting agenda for Jan. 9, 2017

CAES Board meeting agenda for Jan. 9, 2017

Chester-Andover Elementary School Board of Directors will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m.  Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 at the CAES Library,  72 Main St., Chester. Its agenda is below. I. Call to Order: II. Approval of CAES Agenda III. Minutes: a. Minutes of Dec. 12, 2016 Regular Meeting IV. Communications:  a. Written/Oral; b. Public […]

Act 250 permit for Chester water tank restricts gravel extraction plan

Act 250 permit for Chester water tank restricts gravel extraction plan

By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Friday, the District #2 Environmental Commission issued a permit to allow Chester to build a water tank and transmission line on 139 acres of land east of Green Mountain Union High School. But the Act 250 permit seems likely to make further development on the site […]

Conn. man accused of assaulting Mass. trooper arrested after chase with VSP

Conn. man accused of assaulting Mass. trooper arrested after chase with VSP

©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC A high speed pursuit and a run through the woods just south of Springfield on I-91 ended in the arrest of a Hartford, Conn., man accused of assaulting a Massachusetts state trooper late last night. At about 11:37 p.m. on Tuesday, Vermont State Police were alerted that Massachusetts State Police had […]

Magic Mountain named 'Best in Snow' by Liftopia

Magic Mountain named ‘Best in Snow’ by Liftopia

© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Liftopia, a ski and snowboard ticketing portal, has named Magic Mountain in Londonderry No. 1 among its Top 10 Best in Snow winners for 2016-17, according to a press release issued last week. Liftopia takes reviews from thousands of skiers who use its services to see which resorts are best […]

Wantastiquet Rotary to host membership reception

Wantastiquet Rotary to host membership reception

The Wantastiquet Rotary Club will host a membership reception on Jan. 12, 2017 at the Upper Pass Lodge on the Magic Mountain access road from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Anyone wishing to learn more about Rotary and what the local club is involved with in the community is welcome and will receive a drink plus […]

Chester Select Board agenda for Jan. 4, 2017

Chester Select Board agenda for Jan. 4, 2017

The Chester Water/Sewer Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4 to set the water/sewer budgets. Following that, the group will meet as the Chester Select Board. The meetings will be held at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is the Select Board agenda. 1. Approval of Minutes from the Dec. 21, 2016 […]

3SquaresVT boosts food purchasing power for senior citizens

3SquaresVT boosts food purchasing power for senior citizens

Many senior citizens are cutting back on their food budgets as expenses rise, but good nutrition is a key factor in lifelong health. To encourage healthy eating, the U.S. Department of Agriculture offers the 3SquaresVT program to help eligible Vermonters buy nutritious food. The benefits come on an EBT card that looks like a debit […]

To the editor: Kurn Hattin thanks all who made Christmas grand

To the editor: Kurn Hattin thanks all who made Christmas grand

As part of a long-standing annual tradition, the Chester Rotary Club coordinated a much-anticipated visit by some very special friends. On Thursday, Dec. 15, Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, the Grinch and an entourage of elves came to Kurn Hattin Homes, going from cottage to cottage with a magical sack of presents for the wide-eyed children! […]

Arts events: Jan. 6-Jan. 9, 2017

Arts events: Jan. 6-Jan. 9, 2017

For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in their Upcoming Events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on Fridays to be eligible for publication the following week. Jan. 6: Repertory Theater presents ‘Snippets’ On Friday, Jan. 6, […]