Archive for January, 2016
Chester Select Board meeting for Jan. 20, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from Jan. 6, 2016 Select Board meeting 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. Chester Rotary, Fall Festival Request; Malcolm Summers 5. Chester 250th Anniversary celebration discussion […]
Vermont State Police incident log for Dec. 1 – Dec. 31, 2015
© 2016 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. Tuesday, Dec. 1, Regional – State police started the month with a bang – or several bangs – […]
Chester Police Log for Dec. 5 to Dec. 28, 2015
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. In general, we do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Saturday, Dec. 5, 9:29 a.m. State Police in Rockingham alerted Chester Police that there was a car […]
Andover OKs Chester service MOU, finalizing full budget, then takes up a party issue
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC ON THE COVER: Town Clerk Linda Bargfrede, far left, and the Andover Select Board. Photo illustration by Chester Telegraph. The Andover Select Board moved closer to a final budget for fiscal 2016/17 at its Monday, Jan. 11 meeting, and worked out a number of housekeeping items including […]
Chester board adds full-time ambulance staffer, seeks clarity in capital bond plan
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board finalized the municipal budget for 2016 at its Jan. 6 meeting, adding a full-time ambulance position and approving the capital bond plan but sending Town Manager David Pisha back to the drawing board to come up with a clearer way of explaining the […]
College News
Kyle Record of Grafton was recently named to the fall 2015 Dean’s List at Keene State College in Keene, N.H. To qualify for the Dean’s List, Keene State undergraduates must have completed a minimum of six credit hours in the semester, receiving no failing or incomplete grades and earn a minimum 3.5 grade point average […]
Playhouse offers ‘Weston 101’ ed program in-person and online
In anticipation of its 80th performance season, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company is launching “Weston 101” in February. This groundbreaking educational program will bring the excitement of the summer productions into the off-season with a series of Thursday evening classes held in the Hunter Seminar Room of Burr and Burton Academy, 57 Seminary Ave. in Manchester. […]
To the editor: Neighborhood Connections thanks Thrifty Attic for support
Neighborhood Connections thanks the Thrifty Attic for its recent donation. This grant is intended for Neighborhood Connections’ Senior Wellness program and will enable us to provide senior citizens in our community with a range of services including case management, health education, social support programs and other interventions designed to assist individuals to remain independent and […]
GMUHS Board meeting for Jan. 14, 2016
The Board of Directors of Green Mountain Union High School will meet at the school’s Library Learning Commons at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14. The school is located at 716 VT Route 103 S in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes […]
Community events: Jan. 15 through Jan. 20
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. Jan. 15: Grounded4Life features Jason O’Brian Jason O’Brian, a new […]
Arts Events: Jan. 11 through Jan. 19
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. Jan 11: Artist’s paintings, jewelry and sculpture on exhibit Beginning […]
Sandri Sunoco in Chester lauded for alcohol prevention; Hospital welcomes new team member; Vt. law school offers enviro-journalism fellowships
In early fall of 2015, Sandri Sunoco in Chester worked to prevent underage drinking and successfully passed a State of Vermont Department of Liquor Control Compliance Check. Sandri Chester Sunoco at the time of the compliance check followed procedures and did not sell alcohol to a minor. Windsor County Prevention Partners and The Collaborative recently […]
BRGNS hires new program administrator
Black River Good Neighbor Services in Ludlow announces that Krey Kellington is its new program administrator in charge of the food shelf and related programs. Most recently Kellington was a housing/property manager for the Housing Trust of Rutland County. BRGNS board President Peter LaBelle says that the program administrator also supports the administration of financial […]
Ascutney Partnership honors Windsor residents for safe sidewalks
Windsor residents Robert Haight and Donna Ewald recently received Mt. Ascutney Prevention Partnership’s December Community Champions award for their efforts in keeping the town of Windsor safe through their support during recent sidewalk repair projects. Haight, Windsor’s zoning administrator, and Ewald, a physical education teacher, have been instrumental in creating safe sidewalks in and around […]
College news
Julie Comstock of Chester graduated from York College of Pennsylvania on Dec. 22. Comstock earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing Rachel Peloquin of Weston has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester at the University of Vermont. Peloquin is a Class of 2017 elementary education, K-6 major in the […]
A creamy and cheesy potato dish to add to your favorites
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com These creamy cheddar-potato custards offer just the right amount of sweetness in a a pungent and delightfully silken custard. It is phenomenally creamy, low in fat and ultimately satisfying. 3/4 cup evaporated skim (fat-free) milk 1/3 cup mashed sweet potato 1/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1 egg 2 egg whites […]
TRSU Innovations in Learning panel meets Tuesday, Jan. 12
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Innovations in Learning Committee will meet at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at the TRSU office, Roost Building at Fletcher Farm, Route 103 South, Ludlow. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. Approval of Minutes: Dec. […]
Foodbank Mobile Pantry to drop off in Springfield
On the second Friday of every month, the Vermont Foodbank “Veggie VanGo” Mobile Food Pantry will be at the Springfield Hospital Meeting House, on the hill opposite the hospital on Ridgewood Road, to distribute food for those who need it. Its next visit is from 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 8. The Foodbank […]
Grafton Select Board rejects initial Planning Commission changes, asks for full Town Plan revision
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Eric Stevens, the head of Grafton’s Planning Commission, says he was at first angered, then baffled by the Select Board’s recent rejection of the changes his group had made to the Town Plan, which is actually the 2008 Town Plan that was re-adopted in 2013. Vermont requires towns […]
Chester board questions Fire Department expenditures
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With nearly all the income and expense for 2015 accounted for, the Chester Select Board used a short special meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 30, to move another step closer to finalizing a 2016 budget proposal to present to voters at Town Meeting in March. Town Manager David […]
