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GNAT-TV offers businesses video re-opening announcements

GNAT-TV offers businesses video re-opening announcements

GNAT-TV is offering local businesses the opportunity to film a one-minute message to update the community about reopening, what people should expect, where the community should look for updates and any other details the community should know. GNAT-TV serves Arlington, Dorset, Londonderry, Manchester, Peru, Rupert, Sandgate, Stratton, Sunderland, Weston and Winhall. Local Business Video Announcement […]

Andover Select Board agenda for May 25

Andover Select Board agenda for May 25

The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 25.  To join the meeting via Zoom: https://zoom.us/join; Meeting ID: 869-021-5007; Password: 146374. To call in:  +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on […]

Weston Board OKs industrial generator for Town Office, Little School

Weston Board OKs industrial generator for Town Office, Little School

By Bruce Frauman ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Weston Select Board on May 12 voted to purchase a new industrial grade generator to provide electricity during blackouts to the Town Office building and the Annex building next door, which houses the Little School. Board member Jim Linville estimated a cost of $15,000 to $20,000, with […]

Sen. McCormack: Right ideas, wrong applicaton

Sen. McCormack: Right ideas, wrong applicaton

By Sen. Dick McCormack The pandemic, its economic fallout and the resulting social and personal stresses all beg for analysis. What’s going on? What are proper responses? What mistakes are being made? What fundamental problems are exposed? I’m grateful for the informed, insightful, indeed wise communications I’ve been getting from concerned citizens. It’s gratifying when […]

Green Mountain's Virtual Graduation Walk

Green Mountain’s Virtual Graduation Walk Keegan Mack-Chase

© 2020 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Each day from May 2 until June 18, The Chester Telegraph will spotlight one member of the Green Mountain High School’s class of 2020. While nothing can replace the thrill of walking across the stage to receive your diploma at your high school graduation, we hope this moment “on stage” […]

GMUSD School Board agenda for May 21

GMUSD School Board agenda for May 21

The Green Mountain Unified School District Board of Directors will meet via Zoom from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 21 for its regular meeting. To access via Zoom click here or call 646-876-9923 Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: a. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions & Deletions) III. APPROVAL […]

To the editor: Is industrial renewable energy really 'green?'

To the editor: Is industrial renewable energy really ‘green?’

A few weeks ago I sent the following email regarding the recently released documentary Planet of the Humans to our state representatives and senators.  I sent a similar email to our congressional delegation: Rep. Peter Welch, and Sens. Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders.  Not one of those seven politicians who represent Windham-3, Windham County and […]

Left in Andover: Fairies among marsh marigolds

Left in Andover: Fairies among marsh marigolds

By Susan Leader ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Despite Covid-19, yesterday I paid a visit to some very old friends of mine, cheery yellow marsh marigolds who flourish by an obscure culvert along Weston-Andover Road. My older sister introduced me to them many years ago. She first made their acquaintance on her daily walks to and […]

Green Mountain's Virtual Graduation Walk

Green Mountain’s Virtual Graduation Walk Ozzie-Mae

© Telegraph Publishing, LLC Each day from May 2 until June 18, The Chester Telegraph will spotlight one member of the Green Mountain High School’s class of 2020. While nothing can replace the thrill of walking across the stage to receive your diploma at your high school graduation, we hope this moment “on stage” in […]

Chester Chatter: The era of door to door salesmen

Chester Chatter: The era of door to door salesmen

By Ruthie Douglas ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Every couple of weeks or so, a familiar vehicle would pull up in our door yard. With a knock at the door, the Raleigh salesman would enter bearing a wide variety of items for sale, ranging from lotions to medicated salves, spices, kitchen gadgets and vitamins. In those […]

Troopers look for suspect in mask-related assault

Troopers look for suspect in mask-related assault

By Shawn Cunningham © 2020 Telegraph Publishing, LLC An altercation over wearing masks has resulted in the Vermont State Police searching for a man accused of assault. According to a VSP press release, on Sunday just after 2 p.m., Police were notified of a fight in progress at the Jiffy Mart at 301 Vermont Route […]

Police seek info in Grafton ATV theft

Police seek info in Grafton ATV theft

© 2020 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are seeking the public’s help in investigating the theft of an ATV this on Saturday morning. According to a press release, yesterday morning the VSP received a report of an ATV stolen from a home on Richards Road in Grafton. The vehicle is described as a red […]

Londonderry Select Board agenda for May 18

Londonderry Select Board agenda for May 18

The Select Board for the Town of Londonderry will meet via Zoom at 6 p.m. Monday, May 18. To attend the meeting remotely: Via web: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88436252423 (Meeting ID: 884 3625 2423); Via telephone: (929) 205-6099 (Meeting ID: 884 3625 2423); It is strongly recommended that potential participants familiarize themselves with Zoom software (https://zoom.us/) prior to […]

Cavendish, Winhall libraries offering safe pickup

Cavendish, Winhall libraries offering safe pickup

Cavendish-Fletcher Library to begin lobby circulation Cavendish-Fletcher Community Library, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville, will begin lobby circulation as of Tuesday, May 19, the library recently announced. Patrons may call, text or email the library to request books, audio books and movies. Items may be picked up in the lobby between 10 a.m. and 6 […]

Chester Select Board agenda for May 20

Chester Select Board agenda for May 20

The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20 via Zoom. To observe or join in: https://zoom.us/join; Meeting ID: 829 4001 5210 and Password: 753782 or  simply click here. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the May 6, 2020 Selectboard Meeting and May 8, 2020 Selectboard […]

Henry Homeyer: To plant or not to plant? That's the timely question

Henry Homeyer: To plant or not to plant? That’s the timely question

By Henry Homeyer ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC Some folks in my part of New England plant seeds in the ground on Mother’s Day and seedlings on Memorial Day weekend. Not me. Others use Mother Nature’s clues: plant spinach when the forsythia blooms, potatoes when the leaves of an oak are the size of a mouse’s […]

Green Mountain's Virtual Graduation Walk

Green Mountain’s Virtual Graduation Walk Anthony James Steele

© 2020 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Each day from May 2 until June 18, The Chester Telegraph will spotlight one member of the Green Mountain High School’s class of 2020. While nothing can replace the thrill of walking across the stage to receive your diploma at your high school graduation, we hope this moment “on stage” […]

Green Mountain's Virtual Graduation Walk

Green Mountain’s Virtual Graduation Walk Madison Wilson

© 2020 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Each day from May 2 until June 18, The Chester Telegraph will spotlight one member of the Green Mountain High School’s class of 2020. While nothing can replace the thrill of walking across the stage to receive your diploma at your high school graduation, we hope this moment “on stage” […]

Statewide, Covid-19 cases hit 932; Scott expected to announce hotel/motel plan today

Statewide, Covid-19 cases hit 932; Scott expected to announce hotel/motel plan today

©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont Department of Health confirmed three new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, with one of those cases in Windsor County, bringing the state total to 932, an increase of 14 cases in the last week. Fifty-three people have died from the disease, but no new deaths have been reported this […]

Green Mountain's Virtual Graduation Walk

Green Mountain’s Virtual Graduation Walk Abigail Williams

© 2020 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Each day from May 2 until June 18, The Chester Telegraph will spotlight one member of the Green Mountain High School’s class of 2020. While nothing can replace the thrill of walking across the stage to receive your diploma at your high school graduation, we hope this moment “on stage” […]