Archive for November, 2015
Create an unusual holiday dip for apples
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com I do realize many of you will not want to go purchase baby food for this recipe, and that would be a shame. While it is perfect for this dip, if you so desire, simply omit and add 2 additional tablespoons of maple syrup. If you do decide to follow this […]
GMUHS Honor Roll for 1st Quarter
Green Mountain Union High School has announced its 1st Quarter Honor Roll for the 2015-2016 school year. 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 […]
Chester-Andover Family Center raffles rug, preps for winter; FOLA in rehearsal for Follies
The Chester-Andover Family Center Thrift Shop if raffling off a handmade wool rag rug created by volunteer Edie Brown of Chester. The rug is 36 inches in diameter and is on display at the shop. Tickets are $1 each or five for $6 six for $5. Proceeds will go toward funds to help keep people […]
Spate of home, business burglaries alarms Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC With seven burglaries in the past two weeks, Chester is feeling the sting of drug-related crime that has touched neighboring communities this year, according to Chester Police Chief Richard Cloud. Three homes, three downtown businesses and a construction equipment facility in Chester been broken into and, because […]
Chester Select Board special meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015
The Chester Select Board has called a special meeting to be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approval of the Nov. 18, 2015 Select Board Minutes Citizen Comments Chester Snowmobile Club; permission to use Chester roads Water & Sewer Budgets 2016 Capital […]
Bottle rockets start brush fires in Chester: mischief or arson?
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Firefighters from Chester and Proctorsville responded to, and quickly put out, a brush fire on Popple Dungeon Road Monday afternoon. But in a worrying development, it was the third such fire in one week and the second in one day. “We believe we have someone who is […]
Grafton to begin offering some cellphone coverage
By Cynthia Prairie ©Telegraph Publishing LLC Grafton is about to enter the 21st century with better cellphone coverage, at least in the 1-mile radius around Town Hall. On Monday night, the Select Board approved a contract with Delaware-based Vanu Coverage Co., which touts itself as providing cellphone coverage in difficult-to-cover areas throughout the world. The […]
Vermont State Police incident reports for Oct. 3-Oct. 29, 2015
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: The Vermont State Police incident report is a sampling of incidents directly from Vermont State Police. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Saturday Oct. 3 , Andover – A resident of Andover Ridge Road reported that a valuable antique duck […]
Chester Development Review Board agenda for Monday, Nov. 23, 2015
The Chester Development Review Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. following a site visit at 287 Main St. at 5:15 p.m. Below is the agenda. 1) Conditional Use application from the Southern Pie Company 2) Comments from citizens 3) Review minutes from last meeting 4) Deliberative […]
Theater, music, literary arts events for Nov. 18 through Nov. 22
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@www.chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on Fridays to be eligible for publication the following week. Nov. 18: ‘Mary Poppins’ floats onto Northern Stage Mary Poppins […]
History, library, fund-raising among community events for Nov. 18 through Nov. 22
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@www.chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on Fridays to be eligible for publication the following week. Nov. 18: Vermont’s environmental history explored In a free discussion […]
SBA women’s business pitch contest set for Burlington
InnovateHER, a program co-sponsored by the Small Business Administration, is aimed at unearthing products and services that empower women and families through local business competitions that culminate in a live pitch in Washington, D.C. Mercy Connections is hosting a competition from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 255 South Champlain St. #8 […]
Respite grants offered for caregivers; deadline nears for Apple Blossom Cotillion participants; Mobus family honored by Springfield Rotary; Komen ride raises $30,000
Respite grants offered for caregivers Senior Solutions (Council on Aging for Southeastern Vermont) has respite funding available through the Dementia Respite Grant. This grant, funded by the state of Vermont, supports paid respite opportunities for primary, unpaid caregivers in Windsor and Windham counties. The elder’s income eligibility limit is $2,917 per month for an individual or $3,932 per […]
Springfield Hospital seeks funds to install solar hot water system
The departments of engineering and development at Springfield Hospital are joining forces to install solar hot water at the hospital, the first ever at a Vermont hospital. Springfield Hospital is recognized as an Energy Star rated hospital – one of 200 in the nation, and one of only two in the state of Vermont. This […]
GMUHS preps two teams for 2016 Iron Chef Jr. competition
Green Mountain Union High School will be entering two teams in this year’s Iron Chef Jr. competition: one from middle and one from high school. The teams are already working in the kitchen once a week searching for the perfect recipe to enter into the competition in March 2016. The middle school team consists of […]
To the editor: Food and Nutritional Services thrives at GMUHS
I would like to begin by announcing the addition to our staff of Sous Chef Josh Adams. Josh began working this summer in our successful Summer Meals Program. He now works daily as lead person in our kitchen preparing not only food for our breakfast program but for lunch as well. He has been training for the position […]
Smoky, sherried oysters make a perfect holiday soup
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com This is a beautifully flavorful soup for the holidays. The smoky oysters pare perfectly with Brie cheese and adding evaporated skim milk will make you feel just a little better about everything else to follow. 1/4 cup dry sherry 2 teaspoons brown sugar 3 tablespoon butter or margarine, divided 2 […]
Pay your savings before you pay your bills
By Kevin Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC Each month you settle down to pay bills. You pay your mortgage lender. You pay the electric company. You pay the trash collector. But do you pay yourself? One of the most basic tenets of sound investing involves the simple habit of “paying yourself first,” in other words, […]
30th Annual Overture to Christmas comes to Chester
Chester’s 30th Annual Overture to Christmas will be held Saturday, Dec. 5, with events leading up to it during the week before. Everyone is invited and there is no charge. 4 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, a Gingerbread Workshop will be held at the Fullerton Inn, 40 The Common, for children in grades […]
School Merger Study committee meeting agenda for Nov. 18
The committee charged with studying school consolidation under Act 46 will meet in the Chester Andover Elementary School, 72 Main St., at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18. The agenda is below. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call b. Approval of Agenda II. Approval of Minutes – a. Approve Oct. 28, 2015 minutes III. Old […]
