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To the editor: Chester Planning chair thanks all who turned out for recent hearing

To the editor: Chester Planning chair thanks all who turned out for recent hearing

Despite March Madness, soft roads and sugaring, on the evening of Monday, March 21, a group of Chester citizens joined a hearing at Town Hall for a proposed amendment to Chester’s bylaws. The amendment creates a new district around our village Green. In these times when government can feel remote and detached from our everyday […]

Andover Select Board agenda for March 28, 2022

Andover Select Board agenda for March 28, 2022

The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday March 28, 2022 at the Andover Town Hall, 953 Weston Andover Road and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8690215007 with passcode 146374. Below is the board’s agenda 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. […]

Albert George DeCell, 91, of Weston

Albert George DeCell, 91, of Weston

Albert George DeCell passed away quietly at Cedar Hill Health Care in Windsor on the morning of Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the age of 91. A genuine Vermonter, Albert was born at home in Weston on Nov.  19, 1930. His parents were George and Julia (Gabert) DeCell. Albert was proud to be a lifelong […]

To the editor: Thanks to the staff at Springfield Hospital

To the editor: Thanks to the staff at Springfield Hospital

Recently a cherished family member fell ill and passed away at Springfield Hospital. In the difficult hours we fought to save my brother’s life, we could not have been more comforted by the staff in the Emergency Department and on the floor at Springfield. Included in the amazing team is Julie, Carla, Joella, Chris, April, […]

Chester board re-appoints Hudkins, sets up local cannabis commission

Chester board re-appoints Hudkins, sets up local cannabis commission

By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Judging by the people attending last Wednesday’s Chester Select Board meeting, the main event appeared to be the three-year Planning Commission appointment that had just one candidate, incumbent Peter Hudkins. With commission members Hugh Quinn, Barre Pinske and chair Cathy Hasbrouck in the audience, the board had […]

Ludlow church, Rotary raise $12,000 for Ukraine

Ludlow church, Rotary raise $12,000 for Ukraine

  ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC More than $12,000 was raised for Ukrainian humanitarian relief the Saturday, March 19 lasagna dinner sponsored jointly by the United Church of Ludlow and the Ludlow Rotary Club that served over 250 meals.  This amount will be increased by additional donations. “The generosity of the community was way beyond our […]

Roger Shanafelt, 81, of Chester

Roger Shanafelt, 81, of Chester

Roger Thomas Shanafelt, 81, of Chester, formerly of Northfield and Westfield, Mass., passed away on Jan. 23, 2022 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. He was born near Butler, Penn., on Nov. 12, 1940. Roger served six years in the U.S. Air Force and was proud to have achieved top security clearance in the field of […]

Chester ski racer to compete in National Alpine Championships

Chester ski racer to compete in National Alpine Championships

©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Ava Anderson, 14, of Chester, has qualified to compete in the U16 National Alpine Championships to be held in Sugarloaf, Maine, from Saturday, April 2 through Wednesday, April 6.Ava, an 8th grader at Stratton Mountain School at Stratton Mountain Resort, has long been a dedicated ski racer and currently races within […]

Celebration of Life for Bob Record set for April 16

Celebration of Life for Bob Record set for April 16

A Celebration of Life for Robert Record, who passed away on Dec. 17, 2021, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at the American Legion Post 67 at 51 Legion Road at Route 103 S. in Chester.

Abe Gross: Vote for Steve, not for me!

Abe Gross: Vote for Steve, not for me!

By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Green Mountain school board member Abe Gross wants Cavendish residents to vote him out of office when the town holds its town meeting balloting on Tuesday, March 29. In May 2021, Gross took one of two open seats representing Cavendish, saying that he had more than enough […]

GM board hears comments on early release for teacher training

GM board hears comments on early release for teacher training Decisions to be made at meeting with LMH board on Wednesday

By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC There was plenty for the Green Mountain Unified School Board to do last Thursday night, with its annual reorganization, its regular slate of reports and a lengthy executive session to discuss not renewing the contract of a teacher. But the board allowed extra time to take public […]

Vermont ranked No. 1 in elections administration

Vermont ranked No. 1 in elections administration

MONTPELIER Secretary of State Jim Condos announced that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Election Data & Science Lab has ranked Vermont No. 1 overall nationally in elections administration for the 2020 election in its Election Performance Index. This marks the second No. 1 ranking for Vermont following the last two presidential elections. The EPI is […]

Ludlow Rotary donates personalized books to school kids

Ludlow Rotary donates personalized books to school kids

In keeping with its long-standing efforts to support literacy in the local school systems, members of the Ludlow Rotary Club have been preparing customized books, School is Fun and My School, for area elementary school children. What makes these books particularly unique is the fact that each student has his or her name printed on […]

Chester Boy Scouts accepting new members

Chester Boy Scouts accepting new members

Escape to the great indoors:  Learn amazing outdoor skills and knowledge by being there.  Train to provide First Aid, develop leadership experience, build lifelong friendships.  Best of all, have a ton of fun doing all of it. ‘ Experienced adults are there to help and guide but Scouts get to run the troop. The Chester […]

Chester Chatter: A welcome distraction knocks at the front door

Chester Chatter: A welcome distraction knocks at the front door

By Ruthie Douglas ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC When I lived on the farm on Green Mountain Turnpike, every couple of weeks a familiar vehicle would pull up in our driveway. It was the Rawleigh salesman, bearing a variety of products, ranging from lotions and medicated salves to spices, kitchen gadgets and vitamins. In those days, […]

Henry Homeyer: March is the month for pruning

Henry Homeyer: March is the month for pruning

By Henry Homeyer © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Traditionally farmers pruned their fruit trees and put wood ashes around their lilacs in March. And although this is a good time for both, you can do either earlier or later. I believe that because farmers couldn’t plant or work the soil in March, they did other […]

It's the mud, it's the mud: Warm temps, March rains bring heavy duty mud season

It’s the mud, it’s the mud: Warm temps, March rains bring heavy duty mud season

By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont’s fifth season is in full swing in Chester and most of  the town’s 75 miles of Class 3 roads are dirt, which have turned to mud in many places. Road Foreman Kirby Putnam says this is one of the worst mud seasons in years for a […]

Pandemic's 2 year anniversary: Covid not over, but Vermonters moving toward healthful balance

Pandemic’s 2 year anniversary: Covid not over, but Vermonters moving toward healthful balance Covid cases rise again as new BA2 sub-variant found in U.S.

©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Having passed the two-year anniversary of the start of the pandemic on March 13, a mix of ups and downs reflected in the key metrics being tracked weekly indicates that the Covid-19 virus is not over yet, something Gov. Phil Scott and Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine both touched on […]

Grace Cottage earns gold for Worksite Wellness

Grace Cottage earns gold for Worksite Wellness

TOWNSHEND Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital has been awarded a Governor’s Excellence in Worksite Wellness Program Award. Presented to Vermont employee wellness programs by the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports and the Vermont Department of Health, these awards are given at three levels. Grace Cottage earned gold, the highest level. In 2021, […]

New Andover board OKs fire/ambulance contract, mulls reappraisal

New Andover board OKs fire/ambulance contract, mulls reappraisal

By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Andover Select Board on Monday — in its first meeting since the Town Meeting Day election — approved the emergency services contract with the Town of Chester that includes fire, ambulance and dispatch. With Richard Griswold, Melissa Gates and Robin Trask as newly minted members, the […]