Archive for June, 2021
UPDATED: Chester Select Board special meeting agenda for June 15
The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15 in person at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, please click here. Meetings are usually held on Wednesdays. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the June 2, 2021 Selectboard Meeting 2. […]
To the editor: Take a Mountain Garden Walk
In New England, the winters are long and spring seems impossibly late and muddy. Although the summers are all too short, our gardeners create extraordinary landscapes to revel in nature’s wonderful colors and textures while they can. After winters of white and steel blue gray, the brilliant yellows of the earliest daffodils pop us out […]
Mt. Holly School considers multi-age classrooms; Ludlow Elementary to get 2nd custodian
By Jasmin Gomez ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Lauren Fierman, superintendent of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union, told the members of the board of the Ludlow-Mt. Holly Unified Union School District on Wednesday night that the schools system is still anticipating in-person teaching come fall. “Our expectation is that we will be having school in the […]
Left in Andover: A devout vegetarian savors Andover farm wives’ doughnuts
By Susan Leader ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC My dad’s zeitgeist was not an easy fit with the culture of 1950s Andover. But one local custom that he was bullish on was doughnuts. Doughnuts may have qualified as his favorite food. Andover’s farm wives were famous for them. My mother’s refusal to bake with white sugar […]
I-91 southbound ramp in Rockingham will close next week Detour from Springfield via Route 5
© Telegraph Publishing LLC Starting at 7 a.m. Monday, June 21, the Exit 6 southbound off-ramp of Interstate 91 (Rockingham) will be closed for the week to allow for milling and paving of the ramp. The ramp is expected to reopen by 5 p.m. on Friday, June 25. Motorists wanting to use Exit 6 southbound […]
Chester Chatter: The joy in haying
By Ruthie Douglas ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC It was haying time once again on the family farm. That meant that everyone in the family had a job to do. My favorite thing about this season was the smell of the newly mown hay. In the morning sunshine the grass was mowed down to dry. It […]
Henry Homeyer: Answering your questions on peonies
By Henry Homeyer ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC If you don’t have a peony, I’m surprised. If you don’t have three, you should. They are blooming now, and this is a great time to buy them. Go to your local garden center or family-run plant nursery and buy some more, no matter how many you have. […]
Vermont closing in on 80% vaxx rate for lifting of all Covid restrictions
©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC With Vermont just 0.2 percent shy of the 80 percent vaccination rate goal as of numbers through Thursday, June 10, state officials announced the addition of dozens of walk-in clinics at state parks and other venues throughout the state this weekend. The coordination with state parks coincides with the annual Vermont […]
Danny R. Wilson, 74, of Chester
On June 10, 2021, Danny R. Wilson passed away at the age of 74 years old. Dan was the son of Clifton “Tink” and Stella (Sargent) Wilson. Dan was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and U.S. Air Force, bravely serving in every military conflict starting with Vietnam in 1967, earning a Purple Heart for […]
GMUSD board meeting agenda for June 17
The board of directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District will meet in person and via Zoom from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 17. In person, the meeting will be held at the Green Mountain High School Media Center. To access via Zoom please click here or call 646-876-9923. Below is its […]
Editorial: Keeping an eye on the public’s business
By Cynthia Prairie ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC One of the most important missions of any newspaper is to be a check on government officials and agencies, including those with the state and towns and school systems, any place that has control over taxpayer funds. From its launch almost 10 years ago, The Chester Telegraph has […]
Whiting Library seeks your input in online survey Opinions for improvement sought from Chester, Andover
The Whiting Library wants to hear from all Chester and Andover residents. Whether you use the library every day or just heard of the library now, your voice counts. You may have already received a copy of the survey in the mail. Please fill it out and return it to the library. Alternatively, you can […]
College News
Hanako Kusumi of South Londonderry has been selected for membership into the St. Lawrence University chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honorary society for college students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni. Kusumi is a member of the Class of 2023 at St. Lawrence, located in Canton, N.Y. Kusumi attended Stratton Mountain School. Abigail […]
Op-ed: Vermont’s legislative session falls
far short of the Democrats’ hype
By Sen. Randy Brock Imagine waking up one morning and seeing crumbs all over the floor, dirty dishes in the sink and the house full of flies because someone left the back door open. Which problem should you deal with first? None of the above — because the smoke and flames should have alerted you […]
Chester board looks at possible greenhouse locations
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board took a field trip before its meeting last Wednesday night, visiting two town-owned properties that have been proposed as possible sites for a large public greenhouse and gardens project that has come before the board in the past. Identifying the sites follows a […]
Andover Select Board agenda for June 14
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 14 both in person at Town Office, 953 Andover Road, and via Zoom. To join via Zoom click here . Meeting ID: 869 021 5007 and Passcode: 146374. Dial by your location: +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) Below […]
Derry group gets grant for hazardous waste collections; Cavendish Fund awards three grants
Londonderry Solid Waste Group gets grant for hazardous waste disposal The Londonderry Solid Waste Group has been awarded a grant worth $6,659.75 by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation to help cover costs for providing disposal of hazardous waste generated by residents and qualifying businesses of the towns of Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru, Weston and Windham. […]
Flood Brook’s first-time softballers discover hidden talent for the game
By Christian Avard © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC What are the odds that a group of girls who never played softball before could learn the game on the fly and dominate their opponents? Pretty good if those girls play for Flood Brook School. There’s no rhyme or reason to explain the team’s success. They just […]
Left in Andover: After my father’s death, Mom became Young@Heart
By Susan Leader ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC My mother became a widow at age 69. It has taken my reaching that same age to appreciate the energy and creativity she then summoned, making her the last chapter in her life one of her best. By the time my father died in 1988, he had been […]
Chester Chatter: TV continues to fascinate
By Ruthie Douglas ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC I was 15 years old when my family finally got a television set. My sister and I hurried home from school so that we could watch The Mickey Mouse Club. We watched the show almost every day. While my mother was getting supper ready, my father watched the […]
