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Potash neighbors tell select board of nuisance goats

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last Wednesday, several residents from the area of Andover and Potash Brook roads asked the Chester Select Board to establish a nuisance ordinance in response to a neighbor’s animals – including goats, horses, pigs and vicious dogs – that have made living in the area difficult for […]

GM school board approves warning for 3rd budget vote on June 4

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last night,  the Green Mountain Unified School District Board voted unanimously to approve a warning that will put a $16.5 million budget in front of the voters in Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester on Tuesday, June 4. This will be the third vote on the school budget […]

GM school board readies third budget proposal hoping to avert major penalty

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last night was a make-or-break moment for the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District  as members met in Proctorsville to craft a budget that could win the approval of voters before the end of the school year on June 30 and avoid the penalties that […]

Chester board OKs community health initiative, full-time Fire Chief post

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board at its April 17 meeting approved some major new initiatives in public safety, including a community health program that would expand the work of the town’s ambulance service beyond emergency response and a full-time fire chief. Ambulance Chief Mike Randzio told the board […]

GM and LMH budgets go down to defeat again

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Voters from four area towns went to the polls yesterday, Tuesday, April 23, and again defeated the 2024-25 budget for the Green Mountain Unified School District. This time the vote was 220 yes to 340 no with two blank ballots. The 120-vote margin was up from the […]

Nick Kekic, Chester glass artist, chosen for annual Smithsonian Craft Show

By Cynthia Prairie ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester glass blower Nick Kekic of Kekic Glass will make his first appearance with the Smithsonian’s 42nd annual Craft Show called ‘Creating Joy,’ to be held May 1 through 5 in Washington, D.C. He is one of 11 glass artists to exhibit among 120 in media such as […]

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  • Henry Homeyer: How to spring into planting

    Henry Homeyer: How to spring into planting

    By Henry Homeyer ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC As the saying goes, “Spring has sprung.” In my garden, daffodils are blooming and tulips are on the way. My peas are planted. But how do you know when to plant your veggies and tender annual flowers? It’s not just about the last frost of the spring. You […]

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    Grace Cottage among hospitals seeking public input on community health needs

    Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital of Townshend, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and the Brattleboro Retreat are seeking public input to assess the health needs of the community. Every three years, these organizations conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment to learn more about the health concerns and needs of the communities they serve. Based on the […]

  • Teen Open Mic Night at Chester theater May 4

    Teen Open Mic Night at Chester theater May 4

    Aspiring musicians (solo, duo or trio), singers, dancers and poets, ages 13 to 18, are invited to perform at Chester Town Hall’s second-floor theater from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. Each artist will have 10 minutes to perform for an appreciative and welcoming audience of neighbors, friends and family. If time allows, […]

  • State budgets, Zoie Saunders vote on menu as Vermont legislative session nears end

    State budgets, Zoie Saunders vote on menu as Vermont legislative session nears end

    By Sen. Alison Clarkson There are about two weeks left in Vermont’s 2024 legislative session. This is not a lot of time to negotiate policy differences between the House and the Senate. A great deal of policy work is still not settled. which concerns me. I am not a fan of the work that is […]

  • To the editor: Rep. Chase announces run for re-election

    To the editor: Rep. Chase announces run for re-election

    As I complete my first term in the Vermont State House, I am pleased to announce that I am running for re-election for state representative for the Windsor-Windham District, made up of the towns of Athens, Chester, Grafton and Windham. The legislative primary is Tuesday, Aug. 13 and the general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5. […]

  • TRSU Board agenda for May 2

    TRSU Board agenda for May 2

    The board of directors of Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 2 at the Ludlow Elementary School Professional Development Room.  You can also access the meeting by Zoom by clicking here. The agenda is below. I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions […]

  • Vermont Academy Honor Roll for winter 2024

    Vermont Academy Honor Roll for winter 2024

    The Vermont Academy of Saxtons River announces that the following area students have achieved Honor Roll status for the winter of 2024. High Honors Class of 2024 Sofia Bianconi of Bellows Falls Hazel Kekic of Chester Class of 2025 Ana Hernandez-Merkle of Saxtons River Maya Sbardellati of Putney Skye Twining of Brattleboro Class of 2026 […]

  • State confirms 1st measles in Vermont since 2018

    State confirms 1st measles in Vermont since 2018

    The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed a case of measles in an individual who is in Vermont as part of an international group program. This is the first confirmed case of measles in Vermont since 2018. The other 25 members of the group were also exposed before arriving in Vermont, but most have immunity […]

  • Fire danger is high across Vermont today

    Fire danger is high across Vermont today

    According to the National Weather Service and Vermont’s Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, the danger of fire is high for today, Tuesday April 23. See the Weather Service statement below and be careful out there. “Fine fuels, such as grass and leaf litter, remain very dry across the region. Low relative humidity values of […]

  • Chester Ambulance to host community outreach event May 2

    Chester Ambulance to host community outreach event May 2

    Chester Ambulance will host a community outreach event at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 2 at the Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Representatives from local health and social service agencies, including Springfield Hospital, North Star Health, Community Cares Network, Neighborhood Connections and Bayada, will take part in a panel discussion. The goal is to […]

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    Music, applause return to Chester Town Hall Theater

    On Thursday evening, April 18, Upstairs at Town Hall, a volunteer community group, hosted a concert by the Convergence Quartet at Chester’s Town Hall Theater, 556 Elm St. The quartet was led by pianist and composer Eugene Uman, who also serves as Director of the Vermont Jazz Center in Brattleboro, and included bassist David Picchi, […]

  • Two string quartets to perform in Weston on April 28

    Two string quartets to perform in Weston on April 28

    Two string quartets — The Castleton Quartet and the Vermont State University String Quartet — will present a concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 28 at Old Parish Church, 100 Main St. in Weston. The Castleton Quartet, comprising four central Vermont musician/educators, and the Vermont State University String Quartet, made up of four leading […]

  • Londonderry cemeteries will open May 1

    Londonderry cemeteries will open May 1

    The Cemetery Commission of the Town of Londonderry has announced that cemeteries will open on Wednesday, May 1. Clean-up by the cemetery caretakers will begin immediately. All decorations that were added over the winter should be removed; any winter decorations remaining on May 1 will be disposed of. As a reminder, plantings are not allowed. If […]

  • Windsor County Republican Committee candidates forum, social April 27

    Windsor County Republican Committee candidates forum, social April 27

    The Windsor County Republican Committee Candidate Forum and Membership Social will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at Fox Run Golf Club, 89 Fox Lane Ext. in Ludlow. Meet state, county and local town Republican Party leaders. Listen to conservative speakers and candidates from across the county and state. Please […]

  • Rep. Chase to meet constituents at Whiting Library April 27

    Rep. Chase to meet constituents at Whiting Library April 27

    State Rep. Heather Chase, who represents the Windsor-Windham District, will be at the Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, to meet with constituents. The Windham-Windsor District is made up of Chester, Grafton, Athens and Windham. Residents are invited to stop in to discuss issues of […]

  • Op-ed: Don't make our children pay for inflation

    Op-ed: Don’t make our children pay for inflation

    By Madeline Bodin ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC On social media, the “’90s kids” rule nostalgia, with shoutouts to Britney Spears and the early video game Oregon Trail. You don’t hear from ’70s kids. We got the oil crisis, disco and inflation. I saw inflation first-hand, even as a small child. In elementary school, my half-pint […]

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