Archive for July, 2025
15th Cavendish Town-Wide Tag Sale Saturday
The 15th Annual Cavendish Town-Wide Tag Sale will take place from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 26. Sellers will be set up throughout Cavendish, including on the Proctorsville and Cavendish village greens. Several vendors with very large sales will be on the Cavendish Green, including one couple who is bringing a trailer […]
Public invited to Chester Dem July 23 meeting
The monthly meeting of the Chester Democratic Town Committee will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23 in the Conference Room of Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. The CDTC is open to any Chester resident concerned about the well-being of America, Vermont and Chester while the Trump administration threatens everything […]
Cavendish Board approves new tax rates
By Lorien Strange ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Homestead property tax rates in Cavendish have increased by about 9% this year, according to data released at a Select Board meeting last Wednesday afternoon. The board held a special meeting to sign off on the new rates. The homestead rates increased by 25.66 and 23.53 cents per […]
GM Board finds no Open Meeting violation but agrees to Open Meeting training
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last Thursday, five of the 11 member board of the Green Mountain Unified School District assembled in the GM High School Library. A sixth joined by Zoom to make it a quorum. They weren’t there for a regular meeting but rather to answer an Open Meeting Law […]
Public meetings set on Springfield microtransit bus route
Southeast Vermont Transit (SEVT aka the MOOver) is holding two public information meetings about the conversion of the Springfield InTown bus route to microtransit in early fall. Microtransit is a free Uber-like system of real-time public transit service open to all members of the public whose trip begins and ends anywhere in the Town of […]
College News
Hannah Hallock of Springfield graduated from Plymouth State University during its 154th Anniversary Commencement Ceremonies in May. Hallock graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Media Studies. The following students received their degrees in May as part of the Class of 2025 from Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Alex […]
‘Ablaze With Color’ art class July 18 at Derry Library
The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, invites kids and adults to join art teacher Casey Junker Bailey at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 18 for “Ablaze With Color.” Learn about African American artist Alma Thomas, who created brilliantly colored and richly patterned abstract paintings. Then paint your own Thomas-inspired work to bring […]
Midsummer concert with In The Rough July 27
Old Parish Church, Wilder Memorial Library and Little Yellow House Studio present A Midsummer Evening with In The Rough at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 27 at the Old Parish Church, 100 Main St. in Weston. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The vocal trio In The Rough (Lisa Brigantino, Lori Brigantino and Andover resident Susan […]
‘Whale of a Sale’ returns July 25 & 26 in Londonderry
The Second Congregational Church’s annual Whale of a Sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26 at 2051 Vermont Route 11 in Londonderry. Highlights this year include sofas and couches, bookcases, a fine collection of prints/frames and all types of exercise and sporting equipment. As […]
Vermont Apple Festival seeks vendors, volunteers and sponsors
Applications are now being accepted for craft and cold/packaged food vendors for the 41st Annual Vermont Apple Festival & Craft Show, which will take place from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Riverside Middle School in Springfield. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with your community, showcase your talents and […]
Chester ordinance public hearing and Select Board agenda for July 16
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is its agenda 1. Fire Department Reimbursement Ordinance; Public Hearing 2. Approval of Minutes from the Selectboard Meeting dated June 18, 2025 […]
D.C. chaos finally hits Vermont, TRSU schools
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC School budgets in Vermont begin on July 1 and end the following June 30. Budgets for the 2025-26 year were hammered out in the fall of 2024 and approved by voters beginning on Town Meeting Day in March. Grants and aid from various sources were firmed […]
GM board member complains of improper executive session Telegraph request for public docs only partially fulfilled
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Thursday, June 19, when we last spent an evening with the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District, the agenda contained an item to “cure” a violation of the Vermont Open Meeting Law relating to an executive session at a previous meeting. Also on the […]
Registration open for July 16 tour of Kingdom Community Wind
Customers can sign up now to visit Kingdom Community Wind in Lowell. The tour begins at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16. It is led by experts from Green Mountain Power and lasts for approximately 90 minutes. Tickets are free; however, because space is limited, registration is required. Click here to reserve your spot. After registering, […]
Newly appointed state school redistricting panel weak in Southern Vermont representation
By Cynthia Prairie ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC This week, members of the Vermont House and Senate named appointees to the new School District Redistricting Task Force. But only one of these 10 appointees represents the southern part of the state below Route 4. That one member is Wendy Harrison, a state senator who represents Windham […]
Ludlow Rotary ‘passes the gavel,’ reflects on accomplishments
At its annual picnic meeting at the lake home of Tom Harris, members of the Ludlow Rotary Club observed the traditional “passing of the gavel” and reviewed the club’s achievements over the past year. Outgoing President George Thomson passed the gavel to the new president, Kevin Barnes, and led the Ludlow Rotarians in a review […]
Community croquet at St. Luke’s in Chester
As part of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s healthy living initiative, croquet games will be held on its lawn behind the church at 313 Main St. in Chester, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday evenings through Aug. 28. Cornhole and badminton will also be available. All outdoor activities are offered to adults and to children […]
Henry Homeyer: How to make your July bloom
By Henry Homeyer ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC July is a great month for blossoms – but only if you have planned for that to happen. Many gardeners go to their local nurseries in May and June, selecting plants in full bloom. But when July comes along, those gardeners are tired or hot or at the […]
Springfield Community Players presents mystery double feature July 12-13, 20-21
Springfield Community Players, 165 South St. in Springfield, is rolling out a mystery double feature on the weekends of July 12 and 13 and July 20 and 21 as its 2025 summer production. The Patient by Agatha Christie is a one-act thriller about a woman who is paralyzed after falling from a balcony. Will she […]
12 sentenced in 2022 Springfield drug case
Twelve people charged with drug and firearm offenses related to a conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and fentanyl between March and November 2022 in Springfield have now all been sentenced, with the last sentencing taking place June 16. All 12 had pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and fentanyl, and unlawful […]
