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Fire damages Cavendish home that was harmed during Irene

Fire damages Cavendish home that was harmed during Irene

UPDATE: A GoFundMe page has been set up for homeowners Martha and Mitchell Benoit. Click here to donate. By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC A fire that started in an attached garage heavily damaged a home on Rt. 131 east of Cavendish Village this afternoon. Around 1 p.m., Proctorsville and Cavendish firefighters were […]

William Smith Jr., 78, enjoyed restoring a 1941 Ford convertible

William Smith Jr., 78, enjoyed restoring a 1941 Ford convertible

William J. Smith Jr. 78, of Chester, passed away on Feb. 26, 2018 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H.  He was born June 20, 1939 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of William J. Sr. and Elizabeth (Castles) Smith.   He lived and attended school in the Baldwin area. On Oct. 5, 1957 he […]

CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER: Chester Select Board agenda for March 7, 2018

CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER: Chester Select Board agenda for March 7, 2018

The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1.Reorganization of the board 2. Approval of Minutes from the Feb. 21, 2018 Select Board Meeting 3. Citizen Comments 4. Old Business 5. Sale on the Green Request; Chester Rotary Club 5. […]

Editorial: Vote 'No' on GMUSD budget: It's not 'for the kids'

Editorial: Vote ‘No’ on GMUSD budget: It’s not ‘for the kids’

By Cynthia Prairie ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Telegraph urges the voters of Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester to vote NO on Tuesday, March 6 on the proposed $12.5 million school budget for the new Green Mountain Unified School District. The GMUSD school board needs time to retool its budget to offer the added […]

Cavendish Town Meeting Warning for March 5 & 6, 2018

Cavendish Town Meeting Warning for March 5 & 6, 2018

Below is the warning for the annual town meeting for the Town of Cavendish on Monday March 5 and Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Cavendish Elementary School, 573 Main St. Proctorsville. The legal voters of the Town of Cavendish, in the County of Windsor, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Cavendish Town […]