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Chester board hears GM appointment complaints, police on immigration enforcement

By Shawn Cunningham 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC As the clock ticked toward 6:30 and the conference room on the first floor of Chester’s Town Hall began to fill up, it looked like the May 21 Select Board meeting would be another long one with multiple comments by residents on several issues currently roiling the public […]

GM school board to hold special meeting to revisit board appointment, complaint

By Cynthia Prairie ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold a special meeting next Wednesday in part to cure violations of Vermont’s Open Meeting Law regarding executive sessions that occurred at its May 15 meeting and – in effect – to rescind its request that […]

News Analysis: More questions than answers to fill a school board seat

By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC The board of the Green Mountain Unified School District has a long history of tackling difficult issues but not resolving them in a timely manner: the on again-off again discussion with the school’s former mascot being the most recent example, until last Thursday night. The board went […]

Chester Fire Department ready to roll with new tanker

By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Monday morning the Chester Fire Department took delivery of its latest piece of firefighting apparatus. The department had ordered the $500,000 tanker more than two years and two fire chiefs ago, but a number of hiccups delayed the delivery, which had been expected late last year. […]

Chester board punts making school board rep recommendation; hears protests about protests

By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last Wednesday, the Chester Select Board was met with a fairly full house and two large servings of controversy starting with the public comment period. One issue concerns the use of the Green for political demonstrations while the other involved objections to a candidate who is seeking […]

May Day protest attracts 250+, some counter protesters

On Thursday afternoon, May 1, the Chester Green was — as it had been a month ago — lined with anti-Trump demonstrators carrying signs, waving at drivers and listening to speakers who, for this May Day celebration, emphasized the importance of workers and unions in building the American middle class. May Day is an international […]

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  • Custer Sharp loves KidsArt! May 24 and 31

    Custer Sharp loves KidsArt! May 24 and 31

    Stop by the Londonderry Arts and Historical Society’s Custer Sharp House, 2461 Middletown Road in Londonderry, to enjoy an art exhibit by K through 8 students from Flood Brook School. The exhibit will be open to the public from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 24 and May 31. Be inspired by the […]

  • To the editor: Silence is not the choice Chester's Select Board and school board should have made

    To the editor: Silence is not the choice Chester’s Select Board and school board should have made

    In a town meeting, you don’t expect silence to be the loudest thing in the room. Yet at our most recent Chester Select Board meeting, you could have heard the proverbial pin drop. At this meeting, our Select Board’s duty was to review candidates and provide their endorsement of a candidate, to then be considered […]

  • Expeditionary School yard sale fundraiser May 24

    Expeditionary School yard sale fundraiser May 24

    Expeditionary School at Black River is hosting a yard sale fundraiser on site, at 43 Main St. in Ludlow, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 24. If you are spring cleaning, please consider donating unwanted items to the school. They can be used but must be clean; no appliances or electronics please. […]

  • Chester's annual Plant Sale May 23-25

    Chester’s annual Plant Sale May 23-25

    The annual Chester Plant Sale will take place on the side lawn of St. Luke’s Church, 313 Main St. in Chester, on May 23 through 25. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday. The later timing of the annual event allows for […]

  • To the editor: AG Clark, Vermont lawyers ignoring the U.S. Constitution

    To the editor: AG Clark, Vermont lawyers ignoring the U.S. Constitution

    This is a letter of response on the subject of Vermont Attorney General Clark and more than 300 Vermont lawyers who gathered in Burlington earlier this month to rally and protest against the Trump administration. Why are  Clark and more than 300 Vermont lawyers blaming the Trump administration for the ongoing lawless choices and irresponsible […]

  • Spaghetti dinner to benefit Community Cares Network May 23

    Spaghetti dinner to benefit Community Cares Network May 23

    Community Cares Network of Chester/Andover is holding a fund-raising dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 23 at the Andover Town Hall, 953 Andover-Weston Road. The menu includes spaghetti with choice of sauces, salad, bread, dessert and beverages. Admission is by donation at the door. CCN is a community volunteer organization whose mission […]

  • To the editor: A letter to the Chester Select Board on how two rallies were organized for the Green

    To the editor: A letter to the Chester Select Board on how two rallies were organized for the Green

    An open letter to the Chester Select Board: What follows are responses to the incomplete and misinformed comments presented at the May 7, 2025, Select Board meeting. Comments made at the meeting implied that the organizers and attendees at the April 5 and May 1 rallies on the Chester Green were not concerned about the […]

  • Op-ed: Protect voting by rejecting the SAVE Act

    Op-ed: Protect voting by rejecting the SAVE Act

    By Sue Racanelli President League of Women Voters of Vermont On April 10, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, H.R.22, passed the U.S. House and is on its way to the Senate. The League of Women Voters of Vermont opposes the SAVE Act because it would require all Vermont citizens registering to vote or updating […]

  • Family concert set for Saturday at Whiting Library

    Family concert set for Saturday at Whiting Library

    Musicians Stu Fuchs and Sarah Carlisle will appear in a family-friendly show to delight listeners of all ages at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 17 at Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester. Both are life-long, highly trained musicians who have toured the world performing and teaching. They played on Snatam Kaur’s 2018 Grammy-nominated album […]

  • Ludlow Rotary's successful Penny Sale to aid scholarship program

    Ludlow Rotary’s successful Penny Sale to aid scholarship program

    The 67th Annual Penny Sale, sponsored by the Ludlow Rotary Club, returned in full force on Saturday, April 26. Thanks to the donations of gifts from more than 100 area businesses and individuals, more than $20,000 in merchandise and cash was given away. Prizes included ski passes, cash, restaurant gift cards, wheelbarrows, televisions, bicycles, stuffed […]

  • Historic gay-friendly Andrews Inn documentary filmmakers to hold chat on May 22

    Historic gay-friendly Andrews Inn documentary filmmakers to hold chat on May 22

    The iconic Andrews Inn was a gay-friendly bar and hotel that was open from 1974 to 1984 in downtown Bellows Falls. Local independent filmmaker Heather Holloway of Letter H Film & Media, and local historian Gail Golec, of The Secret Life of Death podcast, will discuss their new documentary project at 6 p.m. on Thursday, […]

  • College News

    College News

    Jonathan Griffin of West Townshend, a senior pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C., was hired before graduation as a administrative innkeeper at Windham Hill Inn in West Townshend. Griffin also was among over 590 Bob Jones University students named to the spring 2025 President’s List, which recognizes […]

  • Land use board to hold public session May 22 on Act 250 and critical natural resource areas

    Land use board to hold public session May 22 on Act 250 and critical natural resource areas

    The Vermont Land Use Review Board is hosting a public engagement session to gather input on planned expansions of the Act 250 permit program aimed at ensuring better protection of critical natural resource areas. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 22 and welcomes both in-person and remote participation. […]

  • Talk on Vermont policies regarding equity, sustainability and shared prosperity May 15

    Talk on Vermont policies regarding equity, sustainability and shared prosperity May 15

    Stephanie Yu, executive director of the non-profit Public Assets Institute, will give a talk titled Gather: Are We Keeping Our Promises? at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 15 at Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester. This Vermont Humanities Speakers Bureau presentation is part of the library’s series of events exploring the Vermont Reads book […]

  • Windsor County Mentors seeks volunteers

    Windsor County Mentors seeks volunteers

    Windsor County Mentors, the youth mentoring organization that has served all of Windsor County since 1974, has an immediate need for adult volunteer mentors. The organization has more than 50 years of experience in matching caring adults with youth in need to help them thrive. Mentoring offers vulnerable youth the opportunity to share experiences with […]

  • Springfield Players presents 'Five Women Wearing the Same Dress' May 17&18, 23&24

    Springfield Players presents ‘Five Women Wearing the Same Dress’ May 17&18, 23&24

    Springfield Community Players, the longest running community theater in Vermont, presents the first show of its 105th season at 165 South St. at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 17 and 23 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 18 and 24 at 165 South St. Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Alan Ball is […]

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