Archive for May, 2025
Windsor County Mentors seeks volunteers
Windsor County Mentors, the youth mentoring organization that has served all of Windsor County since 1974, has an immediate need for adult volunteer mentors. The organization has more than 50 years of experience in matching caring adults with youth in need to help them thrive. Mentoring offers vulnerable youth the opportunity to share experiences with […]
Springfield Players presents ‘Five Women Wearing the Same Dress’ May 17&18, 23&24
Springfield Community Players, the longest running community theater in Vermont, presents the first show of its 105th season at 165 South St. at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 17 and 23 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 18 and 24 at 165 South St. Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Alan Ball is […]
Union Street School Garden Club introduces new members
WATCH US GROW: The fifth-grade Garden Club at Union Street School in Springfield, with the assistance of Deb Smith, member of the Springfield Garden Club, meets every Wednesday, rain, shine and snow! This year’s members — in the back row — are thrilled to introduce you to their replacements — in the front row — […]
Weston’s Wilder Memorial Library breaks ground on expansion
Wilder Memorial Library in Weston held a ground-breaking ceremony on Tuesday, May 6 to celebrate the beginning of its long-awaited building project to enhance and expand the library’s facilities and programs. The project will include repairing and restoring the 200-year-old main building and adding a 1,300-square foot addition, which will have fully accessible indoor and […]
Plots available in Chester Community Gardens
The Chester Community Greenhouse and Gardens, located on Canal Street in Chester, is excited to start the 2025 season. Two 10-foot x 10-foot plots that are ready to plant are still available and will be assigned on a first-come first-served basis. So that plot assignments can be updated, returning gardeners are requested to send a […]
Join Cavendish Streetscapes to beautify the region
Last fall, Cavendish Streetscapes coordinators Julia Gignoux and Lisa Ewald enlisted volunteers to plant yellow daffodil bulbs in a variety of new locations. One spot is shown in the photograph. Can you identify four more locations that feature these beacons of spring? Seeking to promote civic pride and beautification of the village centers, Cavendish Streetscapes […]
Springfield Rotary Club Food Drive May 17
Springfield Rotary Club will be holding a “Fill the Cart from the Heart” Food Drive from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 17 by Shaw’s in the Springfield Shopping Plaza. Donations are to benefit the Springfield Family Center Food Shelf. Grab a bag and fill it with non-perishable food items or personal care […]
Henry Homeyer: It’s time to celebrate those long-blooming annual flowers
By Henry Homeyer ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC In recent years there has been a push to reduce lawn and to substitute native trees, shrubs and perennials that support pollinators and birds. I am all for that. Entomologist Doug Tallamy’s excellent new book, How Can I Help: Saving Nature in Your Yard explains the case well, […]
SoVera to host talk by noted Dartmouth scientist May 15
Southern Vermont Astronomy Group is sponsoring a talk by Dartmouth physics and astronomy professor Dr. Robyn Millan at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 15 at Horowitz Performing Arts Hall on the campus of the Vermont Academy, 10 Long Walk, in Saxtons River. Millan will be discussing, “Remotely Sensing Earth’s Magnetosphere Using Energetic Particles.” According to […]
To the editor: Did Bill Schubart have a change of heart?
Bill Schubart is a lifelong progressive Democrat. (Chester Telegraph, April 21, 2025, Op-ed: Where are our once vibrant towns?) In 2011m he was a keynote speaker at an education conference I attended, sponsored by the Vermont League of Cities and Towns and the Vermont Superintendents Association. This was held at the South Burlington High School. […]
Andover Select Board agenda for May 12
The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday May 12 at the Andover 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 March 24th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per […]
To the editor: Former Vermont lawmakers say education reform bill weakens system
More than 50 years ago, Vermont recognized the hardship faced by homeowners whose property taxes were rising faster than their ability to pay them. Since then, state fiscal policy has moved, in fits and starts, toward a system where school taxes are based on Vermonters’ income, the best measure of their ability to pay. We, […]
Celebrate moms with art at Derry Library May 10
The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, is celebrating moms with a free art workshop for children of all ages at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 10. Art teacher Casey Junker Bailey will help kids to create a special keepsake present for their mothers, in time for Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11. Thanks […]
May Day protest attracts 250+, some counter protesters
On Thursday afternoon, May 1, the Chester Green was — as it had been a month ago — lined with anti-Trump demonstrators carrying signs, waving at drivers and listening to speakers who, for this May Day celebration, emphasized the importance of workers and unions in building the American middle class. May Day is an international […]
To the editor: GM middle schoolers do their part on Green Up Day
On Friday, May 2, close to 80 7th and 8th graders of Green Mountain Middle School participated in Vermont Green Up Day. Students spent a few hours on Green Mountain Turnpike and Popple Dungeon Road collecting discarded litter. Students collected hundreds of bottles and cans as well as plastic containers, car parts, a dozen tires […]
Grace Cottage’s family-friendly 5K set for May 10
Spring weather is just around the corner. The 16th annual Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital’s Spring into Health 5K begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, on the Townshend Common, Common Road. Entrants can run, walk, roll, stroll or push a baby carriage for this fun, family-friendly event. Registration […]
‘Just Getting By’ screens in Weston, Chester Community potluck in Chester precedes documentary
A new documentary film by Bess O’Brien, Just Getting By, is a sweeping, yet intimate, look at the lives of low-income Vermonters who are struggling with food and housing insecurity. Two free screenings will be held this week. The first, sponsored by Neighborhood Connections, will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 8 at […]
Volunteers needed at Chester-Andover Family Center Food Shelf
The Chester-Andover Family Center Food Shelf is facing a serious volunteer shortage. This is not just about stocking shelves; It’s about making sure that one’s neighbors have access to healthy food and the dignity of choice when times are tough. Volunteers are needed for the following positions: Drivers — pick up donated goods from area […]
Landmark College appoints James Dlugos as new president
After a nine-month nationwide search, the Board of Trustees of Landmark College in Putney announced that, effective May 1, current Interim President Dr. James Dlugos will serve as the fifth president in the college’s 40-year history. “Landmark College’s singular focus on neurodivergent learners makes it a distinctive and special part of the American higher education […]
Dance Factory presents 41st annual Spring Recital May 10
The Dance Factory presents its 41st annual Spring Recital on Saturday, May 10 at Springfield High School, 303 South St. More than 120 students aged preschool through adult will perform original works of ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, hip hop and tap set to classic and contemporary music. Because of the large number of performers, most […]
