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Chester Select Board holds conflict of interest seminar

Chester Select Board holds conflict of interest seminar

© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting on Thursday  May 19 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street.  The meeting will be a seminar on conflict of interest conducted by Garrett Baxter, an attorney with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns. This is a public […]

Reeds sell iconic Misty Valley Books to another Vt. independent

Reeds sell iconic Misty Valley Books to another Vt. independent

By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC This morning, a Chester institution changed hands as Bill and Lynne Reed sold Misty Valley Books, which they have owned for 15 years, to Michael DeSanto and Renee Reiner, the owners of Phoenix Books, an independent bookseller with stores in Essex, Burlington and Rutland. In an interview […]

Arts events: May 20 through May 21, 2016

Arts events: May 20 through May 21, 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. May 20: Dennis Waring presents ‘Trash to Tunes’ On Friday […]

Community events: May 19 through May 25, 2016

Community events: May 19 through May 25, 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. May 19: Book discussion on ‘Guernsey Literary’ at Rock Library […]

Whiting seeks donations for new 'Seed Library'

Whiting seeks donations for new ‘Seed Library’

Chester’s Whiting Library at 117 Main St. is asking the public to help them build a seed library. The object of the program is to share seeds and to encourage backyard gardening. Visit the library and choose from some free, easy to grow vegetable seeds. Patrons “check-out” seeds, grow, harvest and “return” all in the […]

SAPA-TV airs new shows, seeks community participation;<BR>Chester hosts July events during 250th celebration;<BR>Prevention Partners targets parents for prom season safety; <BR>Hearing Loss organization sets up website for Vermonters

SAPA-TV airs new shows, seeks community participation;
Chester hosts July events during 250th celebration;
Prevention Partners targets parents for prom season safety;
Hearing Loss organization sets up website for Vermonters

SAPA-TV urges community to participate in two new shows SAPA TV, the Springfield area’s public access TV station, invites the community to join in on its two new regular programs, “Tuesday Talk of the Town” and “Ask Nymar the Uncharitable.” “Tuesday Talk of the Town” is a half-hour live talk show that runs each Tuesday […]

To the editor: Please keep your aggressive dogs under control

To the editor: Please keep your aggressive dogs under control

As many Chester residents know, we walk our two Westies on Main Street almost every morning.  Having just been on our morning outing, we were attacked by a large, very aggressive dog just 200 yards from our house. After considerable kicking and yelling on my part, the animal retreated back to his home with hanks […]

To the editor: Congratulations to GMUHS Jr. Iron Chef team

To the editor: Congratulations to GMUHS Jr. Iron Chef team

Green Mountain Union High is proud to report that our high school Jr. Iron Chef team were invited to the Vermont State House to participate in a fun day of activities. The Green Mountain Cheftains recently came home from the statewide competition winners in the Local Lively category for utilizing at least five local ingredients […]

Workshop addresses childhood trauma's impact on work;<BR>Yarn shop holds moving sale, invites all to sell;<BR>Businesses participate in Sticker Shock program;<BR>New Chester brochure available

Workshop addresses childhood trauma’s impact on work;
Yarn shop holds moving sale, invites all to sell;
Businesses participate in Sticker Shock program;
New Chester brochure available

Free program looks at childhood trauma-worklife issues The River Valley Workforce Investment Board and Springfield Regional Development Corp. are co-sponsoring an informational workshop from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 25 at the Holiday Inn Express in Springfield. The topic will be Adverse Childhood Experiences and the impact on the workforce for businesses in […]

To the editor: To prosper, Chester must embrace new technologies

To the editor: To prosper, Chester must embrace new technologies

It was only just a few short years ago that 99.9 percent of all phones had a tail on them, earning the coveted name, “land line.” Today the reverse is true; 99 percent of phone users are not subjected to the anchor of a landline tail. Today’s standard communication mode is digital, principally through the […]

Clever election cycle stock market theories not as sound as long-term investing

Clever election cycle stock market theories not as sound as long-term investing

By Kevin Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC  Super Bowl winners, the length of hemlines and Sports Illustrated covers – all of these have been used to develop theories about the direction in which stock markets may be headed. Presidential elections and terms have also inspired a significant number of theories. Rational and not-so-rational decision making […]

Bake a refreshing, lemony cheesecake

Bake a refreshing, lemony cheesecake

By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com This is a remarkable recipe that truly is a cheesecake. Taking a cheesecake and making it into an actual cake was a delight, especially since I reduced the fat ordinarily found in cheesecakes. This cross between a dense yet fluffy pound cake with the bold flavor of cheesecake will replace both […]

To the editor: Saving Yosemite Firehouse can spur Chester economy

To the editor: Saving Yosemite Firehouse can spur Chester economy

I was happy to take part in this meeting at the Yosemite Firehouse in Chester on Friday. If this process makes ownership clear I think without question the town should move forward to acquire it. This is an opportunity not only to own the historic building but to to see if we can really come […]

AN EDUCATION: How trans kids, allies triggered policy change

AN EDUCATION: How trans kids, allies triggered policy change

By Cynthia Prairie 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC ON THE COVER: GMUHS Principal Tom Ferenc holds one of the ‘Gender-Neutral’ signs replaced by ‘Restroom.’ The issue was resolved almost as quickly as it arose, when Two Rivers Supervisory Union Superintendent Bruce Williams announced at the Green Mountain Union High School board meeting Thursday night that “any […]

State Police look for missing Wardsboro teen

State Police look for missing Wardsboro teen

© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are asking the public for help in locating a missing teenager. According to police, 16 year old Justo DeThomas walked away from his home in Wardsboro at about 11 a.m. on Monday May 9 and has not returned home. DeThomas is 5 feet 6 inches tall and […]

Chester Select Board meeting for May 18, 2016

Chester Select Board meeting for May 18, 2016

The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from May 4, 2016 Selectboard Meeting and May 13th Special Selectboard Meeting 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. Trees on the Green; Chester Townscape 5. Cemetery […]

Grafton Select Board meeting for May 16, 2016

Grafton Select Board meeting for May 16, 2016

The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 16 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: May 2, 2016 Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll Highway Report Work Schedule Other Highway Issues: Approval of $352.31 to be added to EMPG grant money supplied […]

State Police looking for escaped 'high risk' sex offender

State Police looking for escaped ‘high risk’ sex offender

UPDATE – May 14, 6 p.m. – Vermont State Police are now reporting that Dale Adams, Jr. was found and taken into custody by the Hartford Police Department this afternoon. © 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Dale Adams, Jr, 28, of Perkinsville was put on “escaped status” on by the Vermont Department of Corrections on Monday, […]

New uses in all districts in proposed Chester zoning changes; public hearing May 16

New uses in all districts in proposed Chester zoning changes; public hearing May 16

By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Monday, May 16 at 7 p.m., the Chester Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., to receive comments on substantial alterations to the town’s zoning regulations less than two years after sweeping changes were adopted by the Chester Select Board. […]

Chester Select Board mulls offer to accept Yosemite Firehouse

Chester Select Board mulls offer to accept Yosemite Firehouse

By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Saying that it needed an answer sooner than later because it has two other parties interested in the property, the Chester Historical Society formally offered to give the Yosemite Firehouse to the Town of Chester at the May 4 Select Board meeting. The organization included all of […]