Archive for April, 2016
Arts events: April 18, 2016
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. April 18: Open rehearsal with Windham Orchestra On Monday, April 18 […]
Chester Police Log for April: Feb. 5-April 1, 2016
© 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. Friday, Feb. 5 at 8:09 a.m. Police responded to a two-vehicle accident on Route 10 and Clemons […]
CAES Board of Directors meeting for April 14, 2016
The Chester-Andover Elementary School Board of Directors will meet at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 14 in the Sam Adams II Room at Green Mountain Union High School, 716 Route 103 S. in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order-Determination of Quorum II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes of […]
Rich Rommer, 67, noted wheatgrass grower, loved music, dance
©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Richard D. Rommer of Chester, Vt., died suddenly at his home on Friday, March 25, 2016. He was 67. Mr. Rommer, known as Rich to all, was born in Nyack, N.Y., on March 12, 1949 to Lenore McCaffery Rommer and Richard J. Rommer. He graduated from Pearl River High School in […]
Chester Scouts re-organizing; Springfield Rotary welcomes new members; CAFC prom sale extended; Northern Stage, Dartmouth team up
About 14 boys and their parents met on Saturday, April 9 for an information meeting about Chester Cub Scout Pack 206. The meeting, held at Chester-Andover Elementary School, the prospective Scouts built and launched soda bottle rockets as their parents learned about the opportunities and adventures of Scouting. Sponsored by the Chester Rotary Club, Cub […]
Community events: April 14 through April 20, 2016
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. April 14: Author Isa Oehry shares life-changing adventure Author Isa […]
To the editor: Rename Route 103 to honor Desert Storm vets
March 3, 2016 marked 25 years since victory by veterans who served in Desert Storm giving freedom back to Kuwait. This was the largest callup of reserves and deployment of troops in Vermont since the end of Vietnam almost 50 years ago. The Veterans of Foreign Wars of Vermont have petitioned the Vermont Board of […]
Small business finance forum set for April 22;
USDA offers value-added producer grants
A financing forum will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, April 22 at the NewsBank Conference Center at 352 Main St. in Chester for small businesses looking for sources of funding. The forum is sponsored by the Springfield Regional Development Corp and the Vermont Small Business Development Center. It is free. Whether […]
Fluffy pancakes with macerated berries make a healthy meal
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com This recipe is inspired by my recent quest to prepare a meal for picky children while making it as healthy as possible with ingredients found easily. It’s easy to prepare, astonishing delicious and fat-free with the exception of the cooking spray. One quick note for any of you who may want […]
GMUHS Board of Directors meeting for April 14, 2016
The Green Mountain Union High School Board of Directors will meet immediately after the 6 p.m. meeting of the joint school board meeting on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the Library Learning Commons at the school, 716 VT 103 in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order-Determination of Quorum II. Approval of Agenda […]
Weston Select Board agenda for April 12, 2016
The Select Board of the Town of Weston will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12 following the Liquor Control Board meeting at 7:15 p.m. Both meetings will be at Town Office, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below are the agendas. Board of Liquor Control 1. First Class Hotel License to sell Malt & Venous […]
Andover Select Board agenda for April 11, 2016
The Andover Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2016 at Andover Town Office, 953 Weston Andover Road. Below is its agenda. Call to Order. Act on Agenda. Act on Minutes: 03/28/2016 Selectboard Meeting. Review and Act on Financial Orders. Review Current Year Financial Status. Highways / Garage: A. Plumb Pit. B. […]
Grafton Select Board tussles over wind project issues
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Grafton Select Board zipped through the first seven items on its Monday, April 4 agenda with unanimous votes and even some friendly banter, but got mired on the next two, which asked if a lawyer should be hired to represent the town and if the Select […]
Road work to impact driving around Andover, Londonderry, Weston this summer
By Christopher Biddle © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Residents of and visitors to Andover, Londonderry and Weston may find it slow going on the roads this summer in part, ironically, because of the mild winter that just ended. The Vermont Department of Transportation and local municipalities may be rolling out a larger than usual number […]
Volunteer who found dead cat last year, veterinarian who saw it Friday dispute ‘bucket of water’ claim
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A volunteer at Webster’s House and the veterinarian who was on scene Friday are independently disputing a weekend news report that a dead cat found on the site that afternoon was “wrapped in a plastic bag, floating in a bucket of water in back of the building.” And […]
Exchange program seeks host families
The Program of Academic Exchange – PAX – is searching for families in local school areas to open their homes to exchange students. The program works with more than 70 countries and works with a local community coordinator for support and supervision for both host family and student during their entire stay. Students are 15 […]
College News
Robert Haseltine, a Chester and student at Green Mountain Union High School, has won a $3,000 scholarship to Paul Smith’s College after participating in the Presidential Scholarship competition on campus. Haseltine was one of 69 competitors at the event, held on Saturday, Feb. 27. Recipients who choose to attend Paul Smith’s are eligible to receive […]
Wilcox develops new ice cream to celebrate GMP program
Wilcox Ice Cream of Manchester and Green Mountain Power are partnering to produce a new flavor of Wilcox ice-cream – eHome Sweet Home. “Wilcox Ice Cream is known for being innovative, just like Green Mountain Power, and so we created a fabulous new flavor with fudge and chocolate truffles – real comfort food – to […]
Arts events: April 7 through April 10, 2016
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. April 7: Popolo hosts wildlife sculpture exhibit On Thursday, April […]
Community events: April 7 through April 10, 2016
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. April 7: Seminar set on Parkinson’s disease The Village at […]
