Archive for 2025
Vermont Labor Dept. to hold job fairs for seasonal and part-time workers Nov. 19
The Vermont Department of Labor is holding the “Work Your Way” Job Fair Series, a statewide event for part-time and seasonal hiring from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at five American Job Centers across the state. Participating locations include: Springfield Job Center – 56 Main St., #101 Rutland Job Center – 88 […]
A new year and new businesses coming to the Green, and more
Editor’s Note: Last week The Chester Telegraph took a look at what seems to be an uptick in Chester business activity through the lens of the hospitality sector – namely restaurants. This week’s focus is on what’s happening in the retail marketplace beginning with movement on the Green. By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing […]
‘Perfect Arrangement’ to close out Springfield Players’ 105th season
Springfield Community Players, 165 South St., is preparing for the last show of its 105th season. Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne merges madcap sitcom-style laughs with provocative drama as two U.S. State Department employees struggle to maintain their cover and their sanity. It’s 1950, and new colors are being added to the Red Scare. Bob […]
MOOver! makes route changes starting Nov. 17
Southeast Vermont Transit (aka The MOOver) is making minor changes to three routes beginning on Monday, Nov. 17. The Route 1 Springfield In-Town Route will change from a fixed route to microtransit. It will still depart from the Penguin Mart in Bellows Falls at 7:50 a.m. Monday through Friday, arriving at the Springfield Plaza at […]
Sen. Sanders thanks Chester Public Safety officers for life-saving work after motorcycle accident
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Members of Chester Ambulance, Fire and Police departments got a surprise presentation at last week’s Select Board meeting as Town Manager Julie Hance read letters of thanks from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders for the work they did in responding to a motorcycle crash in Andover. On Monday, […]
With Create Together, Fletcher Farm turns the page toward a new community artistic vision
By Lorien Strange ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Locals think they know what’s going on here,” says Kathryn Svec as she leans against a cabinet in a recently refurbished pottery studio. Outside the long, low building just north of Cavendish, everything is puddles and gray. But that’s not dampening the quiet enthusiasm of Create Together’s new […]
Thanksgiving craft workshop for kids Nov. 15 in Weston
Wilder Memorial Library in Weston invites children of all ages to a free Thanksgiving art workshop at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15. It will be held upstairs in the children’s room at the library’s temporary location at The Old Parish Church, 644 Main St. in Weston. Art teacher Casey Junker Bailey will help children […]
Annual Senior Dinner set for Sunday, Dec. 14 Volunteers, donations sought to help bring together event
The Chester-Andover Senior Christmas Dinner will be held at noon on Sunday, Dec. 14 in the cafeteria of Green Mountain Union High School, 16 VT-103 in Chester. The dinner, which has been held annually for 52 years, will be held this year on a Sunday, so please mark your calendars. This free meal and fun […]
Eugene Uman & the Ambassadors of Light performs at Upstairs at Town Hall Nov. 16
On Sunday, Nov. 16, Upstairs at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester, presents Eugene Uman and the Ambassadors of Light, an ensemble of extraordinary world-class jazz musicians including the legendary Claire Arenius on drums and Jamie MacDonald on bass, with special guests Don Anderson on trumpet and Jill Connolly on vocals. Doors at 6:30 p.m., […]
Fish & Wildlife researcher to discuss winter ticks’ impact on moose at Cavendish library
Katy Gieder of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department will discuss winter ticks and their impact on our moose population at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18 at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, 573 Main St., Proctorsville. Gieder has been the department’s biometrician and research manager since 2017, where she serves as the face for its […]
Henry Homeyer: Head into winter well-prepared before the freeze sets in
By Henry Homeyer ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC After a severely dry summer, October brought much needed rains – at least here, in Cornish Flat, N.H. It is particularly important for trees, shrubs and perennials planted this year to go into the winter well-hydrated, and it looks like Mother Nature has taken care of that. I […]
It all goes wrong (on purpose) at GM’s fall play
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Next weekend, the Green Mountain High Drama Club will put on a version of The Wizard of Oz in which almost everything goes wrong. And that’s if everything goes according to script, because for its fall play the group will be staging When Bad Things Happen to […]
Restaurant openings point to business revival in Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC As the days turn colder it seems the business climate in Chester is heating up with around a dozen businesses opening, moving, expanding or changing hands in industries as disparate as restaurants and livestock farming, home decor and childcare. And with all that, a number of prominent […]
Estimates for PCB fix at GM high school top $20 million
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC While officials at Green Mountain Union High School have reduced the amount of airborne PCBs to acceptable levels with air filtering, the long-term solution – as spelled out at last Thursday’s Green Mountain Unified School District board meeting will be more than $20 million and there’s no […]
Op-ed: In defense of our sixth graders Moving them to the middle school will only cause problems
By Lisa D. Sanders Being a 6th grader is hard. Bodies and brains are changing rapidly and at different rates in different kiddos. Children are trying to figure out who they are. A hug or harsh word from a parent still matters, but perhaps for the first time, less than a fist bump or dis […]
Family Center Food Shelf fills the gaps amid an uneasy economy, SNAP cuts, federal shutdown
By Cynthia Prairie ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC On a recent afternoon in late October, the buzz in the grocery store grew louder as more shoppers arrived. The aisles soon were packed with people — an easy occurrence in the small store. It was becoming a more typical day at the Food Shelf at the Chester-Andover […]
Disability Awareness and De-escalation Training Overview Nov. 14 Continuing Education credit available
Calling all emergency responders. Dr. Kendra LaRoche will present an overview on Disability Awareness and De-escalation Training from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14 at Neighborhood Connections, 5700 VT-100 (Mountain Marketplace) in Londonderry. She is executive director of the Special Needs Support Center and is the creator of the workshop. Continuing Education […]
Annual Proctorsville Ghost Walk set for Nov. 9
Proctorsville seems to favor a diverse group of hauntings and spirits. One ghost is actually written into the deed of a home and another has a thing for pennies, children spirits have their favorite haunt and the village boasts the most haunted inn in Vermont, the Golden Stage Inn. Learn more about these and other […]
Natural fabric dyeing workshop at Fletcher Farm Nov. 8 Learn techniques and help make a community quilt map
The Rural Rivers Project research team at Dartmouth College will host a free natural dye workshop with native plants and cyanotypes from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8 for residents of the greater Ludlow and Cavendish area at Create Together at Fletcher Farm, 611 VT-103 in Ludlow. This event is part of a […]
St. Luke’s wreath workshops return Nov. 20-22 Early bird discount available through Nov. 15
The annual wreath-decorating workshops will take place on Nov. 20 through 22 in Willard Hall at St. Luke’s Church, 313 Main St. in Chester. Those who register and pay by Saturday, Nov. 15 will receive a $5 discount on the price of $55 per wreath. Checks should be made out to St. Luke’s Church, with […]
