Archive for May, 2013
Boy injured after entering substation, knocks out power to 7,000
By Cynthia Prairie A power outage yesterday afternoon that affected almost 7,000 Green Mountain Power customers — 2,773 in Chester alone — occurred when a youth entered a “locked and secure” Springfield substation and “came in contact with energized electrical equipment,” GMP spokeswoman Dotty Schnure said last night. Schnure added, “Our hearts go out to […]
Parenting course begins; Rockingham Library temporarily closed; poetry stars at celestial event; BRAM walk & FOLA series
Free course for parents of older children The Collaborative is offering a free, six-session Positive Parenting course at 7–9 p.m., on consecutive Mondays through June 24 in the SongYard, above the Moondog Café, 295 Main St. The course began on May 13. The next classes will be held on May 27, June 3, June 10, […]
Free seminar on basic business money management; SMCS honored by SEVCA; new nurse in Ludlow
Vermont Small Business Development Center and the TD Charitable Foundation are offering a free class in Chester on Tuesday, May 28. Making Sense of Your Dollars and Cents: A Guide to Basic Business Money Matters is a 90-minute introduction to basic business financial literacy, and will teach participants how to read profit and loss statements […]
Select Board meeting agenda for May 15, 2013
The Select Board meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. May 15, 2013 1.Approve May 1, 2013 Select Board minutes and Special Select Board Meeting minutes 2.Citizen Comments 3.Old Business 4.Town Forest Management Plan; Sam Schneski 5.Unified Development By-Laws Review General Use Standards 6.Village Center Boundaries 7.Financial Updates General Fund […]
Airing of zoning proposals continue, Fire Department seeks uniform, training funds
By Karen Zuppinger Jason Rasmussen of the Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission attended last Wednesday’s Chester Select Board meeting, bringing along a video presentation to help explain some of the proposed changes to the Unified Development Bylaws. During this particular meeting, the Select Board was seeking public comment on Article 1, which establishes authority […]
Chieftains fall to Bellows Falls Terriers 9-1
By Evan Chadwick Looking to climb back to the .500 mark on the season, the Green Mountain Chieftains ran into Bellows Falls Terriers’ ace Michael LaBeau last Wednesday afternoon on GM turf. The hard throwing senior, who is pitching as well as anyone in southern Vermont, struck out 11 Chieftain batters on the day on […]
Playhouse expands V-Tix program; Beethoven in Vermont; ‘War Horse’ at Ludlow; toe-tapping music in Proctorsville
The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company announces initiatives to make its popular plays and musicals affordable for all Vermonters and anyone who asks. Single tickets are now on sale for a summer season that includes everything from Broadway musical favorites to exciting new works. The Vermonter Tickets program — V-Tix — which was introduced several years […]
Ailing from spring fever? Feed it with a simple salad side dish
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com I have a fever. Spring fever that is. Every time the sun pops out and I see the temperature rising a little more each day or I see the flowers struggling to open their chilly petals, I know primavera (translated literally to springtime) will prevail itself in my cooking. What a […]
Green Mountain announces 3rd quarter honor roll
Green Mountain Union High School has announced its Honor Roll for the third quarter. Honors Middle School Honors are earned by those students with one off-setting grade not below a C-. (There must be an A+, A, or A- to offset the one grade of a C+, C or C-). High School Honors means that […]
Toddler playset in works at Pinnacle; CAES parents seek ‘Structure’ replacement
ON THE COVER: A new Pinnacle playset will be placed between the Pavilion and the ballfields, to the west of the tennis courts./ Photo by Karen Zuppinger. By Karen Zuppinger Chester may be getting two new playgrounds in the next two years, adding a new one at the Pinnacle for toddlers and possibly replacing the […]
Police Log for Feb. 12 through April 24, 2013
Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 1:01 p.m. A Chester officer responded to a complainant who wanted the return of guns that were taken from him during […]
A fruity couscous for springtime dining
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com I know, I know! It has been four full months since Christmas, and I still have leftover dried fruit in the cupboard. That’s the beauty of not only dried fruit but of being a Yankee. Not only does dried fruit seemingly last forever, but I will only throw out food if […]
May books usher in rich, colorful and rewarding worlds
By John Hoover For the rest of the world, spring began in the month of March with the arrival of the Vernal Equinox. But in Chester, May is the month when spring finally arrives and we put away our winter coats and gloves and boots. May also is Mother’s Day, getting out in the garden […]
CAES project to offer free food to students’ families; science for homeschoolers
The Chester-Andover Parent/Teacher group is working in conjunction with Black River Produce, Lisai’s Chester Market, the Grateful Garden, churches and volunteers to provide free food staples throughout the summer for anyone with a child enrolled at CAES or Green Mountain Union High School, regardless of income. Every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon, beginning the […]
Weston Playhouse hosts open Artist Salon; Manchester theater reopens; Skygate Farm pond tour
The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company announces its sixth annual Artists Retreat, hosting seven collaborating artists for a week’s work in Vermont, capped by a free Artist Salon at the Weston Playhouse, 703 Main St., Weston, from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 4. An informal reception with the artists will follow. At the Salon, Artist […]
GM boys win over Springfield while girls stumble in tough game
By Greg Hart Sports editor Green Mountain boys varsity baseball had a busy week with four games in five days starting with a matchup last Tuesday with Springfield at its Riverside field, winning by a 6-5 final over the Cosmos. Brighton Bischofberger pitched a strong game, going 6 2/3 innings on a very chilly afternoon […]
Terrigenous Landscaping honored; family center staff awarded; SMCS dental center to expand
Terrigenous Landscape Architecture of Chester has been awarded “Best of Houzz” 2013 by Houzz, an online source for ideas on residential remodeling and design. The stone outbuilding by Terrigenous owner Scott Wunderle was chosen in the Design category by the more than 11 million monthly Houzz users. The “stone coop” was inspired by Chester’s “Stone […]
