Archive for 2025
GM Middle School Honor Roll for 1st Quarter
Green Mountain Union Middle School has reinstated the Honor Roll. For the first quarter, awardees must have received all A’s to qualify. its first quarter that the middle school has brought back the honor roll. For this period each student must have achieved straight A’s. The school has also instituted a Student of the Month […]
Applications open for Vermont Community Fellows Program to address local issues
Vermont Folklife is taking applications through Dec. 14 for the 2026 Vermont Community Fellows Program, an initiative to build statewide capacity for community-based, action-oriented field research. The program is made possible thanks to congressionally directed spending secured by Sen. Bernie Sanders through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Now in its second year, the […]
Weston Christmas Bazaar on hiatus, to return in November 2026
The Weston Community Association announces that one of the area’s favorite holiday gift buying options — the Weston Christmas Bazaar — will be not be taking place this year due to continued repairs to its traditional venue, the Weston Playhouse. This hiatus is just for this year and plans for the 2026 Weston Christmas Bazaar […]
Springfield High presents ‘The Great Gatsby’ this weekend
Springfield High School’s Theater Department presents three performances of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby adapted for the stage by Simon Levy and approved by the Fitzgerald Estate. Shows will be held in the Springfield High School Auditorium, 303 South St., at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21 and 22, with a matinee at […]
Childcare, livestock and paper preservation round out businesses moving into Chester Chester's Rising Business Scene: Part 3 of 3
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: In the past two weeks The Chester Telegraph has looked at what seems to be an uptick in Chester business activity through the lens of the hospitality sector – namely restaurants and the retail marketplace. In this final installment we look at several new developments […]
John Adler, 64, of Chester
John Adler, 64, of Chester, passed away unexpectedly at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Mass., on Nov. 15, 2025. Born in Perth Amboy, N.J., on Jan. 12, 1961, John was raised in Berwick, Maine, and graduated from Noble High School. He went on to receive an Associate’s Degree in Forestry from Paul Smith’s College. John […]
Volunteer Train Elves needed for Okemo Valley Holiday Express
The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce invites community members to step into the holiday spirit and volunteer as Train Elves for the Okemo Valley Holiday Express on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20 and 21. On both days, five festive train rides depart from and return to the Chester Depot station, 563 Depot St. in […]
Kendall Roman receives Eileen Austin Neal nursing scholarship
The 20th Annual Eileen Austin Neal RN Memorial Scholarship for Nursing, in the amount of $1,000, was awarded to Kendall Roman of Westminster. She plans to attend River Valley Community College in Claremont, N.H. “Getting this award to help me be able to pursue a nursing career means so much to me,” said Roman. Eileen […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Nov. 24
The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Nov. 24 at the Town Office 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is the board’s agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of November 10th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, 10 […]
Fundraising dinner to fight world hunger Nov. 22 in Ludlow
In cooperation with Ludlow Rotary Club, Okemo Valley Women’s Club and Black River Good Neighbors, United Church of Ludlow, 48 Pleasant St., is hosting Stuffed Shells To Stuff Hungry Bellies, on Saturday, Nov. 22. The cost is $15 per person, with all funds raised being directed to charities that fight world hunger. Preorder, takeout and drop-ins […]
Santa is coming to Rockingham Vet Clinic Nov. 21
Santa Claus will be visiting Rockingham Veterinary Clinic, 319 S. Main St. in Chester, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov 21, just in time for you to create your holiday cards. This annual tradition lets four-legged friends meet Santa and maybe even get a treat. Photos can be taken with just your […]
It’s Gnome-hunting season in Chester!
Can you find all the gnomes hidden around Chester? From Saturday, Nov. 29 and Monday, Dec. 22, you’ll have the opportunity to find 12 gnomes and be entered to win a gift of $100, provided by The Chester Telegraph. This event is sponsored by the new Christmas in Chester Committee. The gnomes will be in […]
Derry Library hosts Giving Thanks Art Workshop for kids Nov. 22
The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, invites children to learn about Thanksgiving traditions around the world at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22 at our annual Giving Thanks Workshop. Join art teacher Casey Junker Bailey to make special table decorations using natural materials. Each family will receive a copy of Harvest Days, […]
71st Annual Springfield Rotary Penny Sale raises more than $16,000
The 71st Annual Springfield Rotary Club Penny Sale, held on Oct. 25 at Riverside Middle School, netted more than $16,000. More than 340 prizes — valued at $15 to $500 — were given away to an enthusiastic crowd of more than 300 people. Angela Markwell of Springfield won the Grand Prize of $5,000 in cash. […]
Greven Field’s Green Monster strikes out Damage pushes Cavendish board to vote to remove wall
By Lorien Strange ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last Monday night’s Cavendish Select Board meeting was short and a little bittersweet, with the board voting to remove Greven Field’s Green Monster, a baseball left-field wall affectionately modeled and named after the one at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. Flooding in the summer of […]
Will Danforth to perform Nov. 23 in Chester Sing out for freedom and resilience
Will Danforth will provide music to come together and sing out hopes and harmonies during these challenging times at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23 at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Your freewill offering will benefit Indivisible. Danforth is primarily known as an acoustic multi-instrumentalist of American “roots” genres. With seven albums to his […]
Kate Lorenz Memorial Fund donates to six Vermont organizations
The Kate Lorenz Memorial Community Fund announces 11 awards/gifts for 2025. This year, the fund donated more than $5,000 in gifts to organizations that represent Kate’s interests and passions. Six organizations are in Vermont; five are in Massachusetts. The Vermont awards are to Create Together, Ludlow/Children’s Scholarships and Programs The Women’s Freedom Center, Brattleboro/Children and […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 19
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. To join the meeting click here. Below is the board’s agenda: 1. Approval of Minutes from the Selectboard Meeting dated Nov. 5, 2025 2. Citizen’s Comments 3. Old Business 4. Review Discontinuance/Reclassification of […]
Chester icons under the aurora borealis
©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester resident Bruce Johnson sent over a few photos he shot during Tuesday night’s aurora borealis, a spectacular atmospheric display that Vermonters — and much of the northern hemisphere — were graced with on Tuesday night. Johnson used his cellphone to take the shots around 8:30 p.m. They show the aurora […]
Secretary of State announces candidates for Vermont’s 2026 Kid Governor
Seven fifth graders from across the state have made it onto the final ballot for the upcoming election for Vermont’s 2026 Kid Governor. Each candidate developed a campaign platform centered around an important issue facing our state and a three-point plan for how fifth graders can address that issue in their own communities. The candidates […]
