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GM school board readies third budget proposal hoping to avert major penalty

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last night was a make-or-break moment for the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District  as members met in Proctorsville to craft a budget that could win the approval of voters before the end of the school year on June 30 and avoid the penalties that […]

Chester board OKs community health initiative, full-time Fire Chief post

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board at its April 17 meeting approved some major new initiatives in public safety, including a community health program that would expand the work of the town’s ambulance service beyond emergency response and a full-time fire chief. Ambulance Chief Mike Randzio told the board […]

GM and LMH budgets go down to defeat again

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Voters from four area towns went to the polls yesterday, Tuesday, April 23, and again defeated the 2024-25 budget for the Green Mountain Unified School District. This time the vote was 220 yes to 340 no with two blank ballots. The 120-vote margin was up from the […]

Nick Kekic, Chester glass artist, chosen for annual Smithsonian Craft Show

By Cynthia Prairie ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester glass blower Nick Kekic of Kekic Glass will make his first appearance with the Smithsonian’s 42nd annual Craft Show called ‘Creating Joy,’ to be held May 1 through 5 in Washington, D.C. He is one of 11 glass artists to exhibit among 120 in media such as […]

A scorecard for voters in the April 23 GM school budget re-vote

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Next Tuesday, April  23, voters in Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester will go to the polls to decide whether or not to approve a somewhat smaller budget for the Green Mountain Unified School District for the 2024-25 school year. The original budget was rejected in March by […]

Chester board gets water/wastewater update, approves coin drops

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Engineer Naomi Johnson of Dufresne Group updated the Chester Select Board last Wednesday on several town water and sewer projects that have been completed or are nearing completion. These include an “asset management plan” for the town’s wastewater system, an inventory of the water system to find […]

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  • Vermont Academy Honor Roll for winter 2024

    Vermont Academy Honor Roll for winter 2024

    The Vermont Academy of Saxtons River announces that the following area students have achieved Honor Roll status for the winter of 2024. High Honors Class of 2024 Sofia Bianconi of Bellows Falls Hazel Kekic of Chester Class of 2025 Ana Hernandez-Merkle of Saxtons River Maya Sbardellati of Putney Skye Twining of Brattleboro Class of 2026 […]

  • Windsor County Republican Committee candidates forum, social April 27

    Windsor County Republican Committee candidates forum, social April 27

    The Windsor County Republican Committee Candidate Forum and Membership Social will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at Fox Run Golf Club, 89 Fox Lane Ext. in Ludlow. Meet state, county and local town Republican Party leaders. Listen to conservative speakers and candidates from across the county and state. Please […]

  • Rep. Chase to meet constituents at Whiting Library April 27

    Rep. Chase to meet constituents at Whiting Library April 27

    State Rep. Heather Chase, who represents the Windsor-Windham District, will be at the Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, to meet with constituents. The Windham-Windsor District is made up of Chester, Grafton, Athens and Windham. Residents are invited to stop in to discuss issues of […]

  • Springfield Garden Club's talk on trees a success

    Springfield Garden Club’s talk on trees a success

    Earlier this month, John Snell gave a talk titled So Many Reasons to Love Trees to a large audience at the Nolin-Murray Center in Springfield. The talk was co-sponsored by the Springfield Garden Club and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, a continuing education program with the University of Vermont. Snell is a photographer and retired […]

  • Andover man charged with felony trespass, mischief after two confrontations with neighbors

    Andover man charged with felony trespass, mischief after two confrontations with neighbors

    ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 30-year-old Andover man has been arrested by Vermont State Police following two incidents on Stigers Road in the past three weeks, the second involving the destruction of a home entryway using a stolen mailbox. On Sunday, March 31, Lauren C. Mason was charged with negligent operation and disorderly conduct following […]

  • Andover Select Board agenda for April 22

    Andover Select Board agenda for April 22

    The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 22 at the Andover Town Office, 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of April 8th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, […]

  • Avant Vermont Dance presents SEASONS: Spring on April 20

    Avant Vermont Dance presents SEASONS: Spring on April 20

    Avant Vermont Dance concludes its yearlong performance series with SEASONS: Spring, a family-friendly evening of original ballet/modern dance and interactive art making, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 at Comtu Cascade Park, Main Street in Springfield. Admission is by donation. Avant Vermont Dance’s company dancers and the AVD Youth Ensemble will showcase new works […]

  • Chester Select Board agenda for April 17

    Chester Select Board agenda for April 17

    The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. Below is its agenda. 1. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 2. Approve Minutes from Previous Meeting 3. Citizen’s Comments 4. Old Business 5. Legislative Update; Rep. […]

  • Chester Townscape's hanging basket orders due April 24

    Chester Townscape’s hanging basket orders due April 24

    Welcome spring, beautify your home or business or celebrate Mother’s Day with a Chester Townscape hanging flower basket. The hanging baskets are in 12-inch fiber pots to reduce watering needs. The cost is $40 each by preorder. Baskets feature mixed flowers in a choice of four combinations: hot or cool colors for sunny or shady […]

  • Don't toss those eclipse glasses: Ludlow Rotary collecting them for South American kids

    Don’t toss those eclipse glasses: Ludlow Rotary collecting them for South American kids

    The Ludlow Rotary Club is collecting those special glasses that were worn while observing the recent solar eclipse. They will be shipped to South America for schoolchildren to use to view the annular eclipse that will be visible over Latin America in October of 2024. Glasses may be dropped off at three convenient locations in […]

  • To the editor: Land use, municipal ethics bills draw interest in Montpelier

    To the editor: Land use, municipal ethics bills draw interest in Montpelier

    The Statehouse is an extraordinarily busy place at the moment. The legislature is in the last month of its two-year 2023-24 biennium, which means that if bills don’t pass in the next four weeks, they are ‘dead’ until January 2025, when they can be re-introduced. So, for many issues and bills, this is crunch time. […]

  • Community vegan potluck dinner, film viewing April 17 in Chester

    Community vegan potluck dinner, film viewing April 17 in Chester

    All are invited to attend a Community Vegan Potluck Dinner and film viewing at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17 at the First Universalist Parish of Chester, 211 North St., located in Chester’s historical Stone Village. Reservations are not required. Just bring along a vegan dish to share. You do not have to be vegan, […]

  • Recycle Arts for Earth Day at Derry Library set for April 20

    Recycle Arts for Earth Day at Derry Library set for April 20

    The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School St., invites children of all ages to celebrate Earth Day beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 20. Art teacher Casey Junker Bailey will lead a fun program of Recycle Arts. Bring old envelopes, toilet paper tubes, bottle caps and empty cereal or snack boxes and be […]

  • United Church of Ludlow launches campaign to restore historical bell, upgrade accessibility

    United Church of Ludlow launches campaign to restore historical bell, upgrade accessibility

    The United Church of Ludlow, 48 Pleasant St., officially kicks off a $50,000 capital campaign to restore its historical bell with a service and community reception on Sunday, April 28. With the campaign theme “Ring Out Love,” the church is seeking support from the community as it works to repair the disintegrating supports on its […]

  • Chester Democrats work to engage public in democracy, to caucus on April 26

    Chester Democrats work to engage public in democracy, to caucus on April 26

    At its recent monthly meeting, Chester’s Democratic Party Committee focused on how to keep American democracy alive. “We’ve got to get people more engaged with the process of democracy,” Committee Chair James Clemer said as committee members discussed a variety of activities. “There’s too much at stake.” This approach is very much in keeping with […]

  • 'Be the Match' marrow donor event set for Saturday in Springfield

    ‘Be the Match’ marrow donor event set for Saturday in Springfield

    From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, the Kindred Market at 181 South St.  in Springfield, will be hosting a “Be the Match” event, held for the National Marrow Donor Network. Levi Parker of Ludlow, whose life was saved through such a donation, is hoping that many will attend. The NMDN helps […]

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