Author Archive for Press release
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Springfield Rotary Club announces speech winners
The Springfield Rotary Club held its annual “4-Way Speech Contest” at a recent meeting. The contest is for Springfield High School students to speak about how the Rotary “4-Way Test” applies to situations in their lives. Those four principles are: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better […]
Grow sunflowers, raise funds: CTES students sell seed packets for Ukrainian relief
As a continuing effort to help the people of Ukraine during the invasion by Russia, students at Cavendish Town Elementary School have been preparing sunflower seed packets for area residents and visitors. The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine and has historically meant peace. The sunflower is the national flower of the Ukraine and represents […]
Grace Cottage earns top marks for LGBTQ+ care
The national Human Rights Campaign Foundation of Washington, D.C., has announced that Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital of Townshend has earned an “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer” designation, with a score of 95 out of 100 in the foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index. A record 906 healthcare facilities participated in the 2022 HEI survey, and […]
Springfield Hospital earns ‘Wellness Gold’
Springfield Hospital has received the 2022 Governor’s Excellence in Worksite Wellness-Gold Level Award. This award is presented each year by the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and the Vermont Department of Health to worksites that encourage their employees to establish a healthy environment in which to work and create programs that help reduce […]
Derry board proposes removing Williams Dam Issue heads to voters on April 30
At a Special Meeting held on Thursday, March 24, the Select Board for Londonderry voted unanimously to recommend to the community that the town remove the Williams Dam, then placed the issue on the Town Meeting warning an article seeking to raise $40,000 for engineering costs for the removal process. The Town Meeting for Londonderry […]
Columnist Homeyer featured at Master Gardeners webinar
Lifelong organic gardener Henry Homeyer, whose weekly column appears in The Chester Telegraph, will share some of what he has learned in a free Zoom webinar from 9 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 16. The program is open to all interested gardeners and homeowners. While the event is free, donations will be accepted to […]
Stone Village Art Guild exhibits at Whiting Library also to host four-week drawing class
The Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, has mounted a new art exhibit, Painting from the Heart, presented by the Stone Village Art Guild through Tuesday, June 21. The exhibit can be viewed during library hours — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. […]
Wilder Library to hold community discussions on its future
Wilder Memorial Library will be holding three community discussions in April about the future of the library as part of its yearlong strategic planning process. The library’s Board of Trustees hopes to learn more about what the people want in a library for themselves and their families. The discussions — open to anyone in Weston […]
Ludlow church, Rotary raise $12,000 for Ukraine
©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC More than $12,000 was raised for Ukrainian humanitarian relief the Saturday, March 19 lasagna dinner sponsored jointly by the United Church of Ludlow and the Ludlow Rotary Club that served over 250 meals. This amount will be increased by additional donations. “The generosity of the community was way beyond our […]
Chester ski racer to compete in National Alpine Championships
©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Ava Anderson, 14, of Chester, has qualified to compete in the U16 National Alpine Championships to be held in Sugarloaf, Maine, from Saturday, April 2 through Wednesday, April 6.Ava, an 8th grader at Stratton Mountain School at Stratton Mountain Resort, has long been a dedicated ski racer and currently races within […]
Vermont ranked No. 1 in elections administration
MONTPELIER Secretary of State Jim Condos announced that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Election Data & Science Lab has ranked Vermont No. 1 overall nationally in elections administration for the 2020 election in its Election Performance Index. This marks the second No. 1 ranking for Vermont following the last two presidential elections. The EPI is […]
Ludlow Rotary donates personalized books to school kids
In keeping with its long-standing efforts to support literacy in the local school systems, members of the Ludlow Rotary Club have been preparing customized books, School is Fun and My School, for area elementary school children. What makes these books particularly unique is the fact that each student has his or her name printed on […]
Chester Boy Scouts accepting new members
Escape to the great indoors: Learn amazing outdoor skills and knowledge by being there. Train to provide First Aid, develop leadership experience, build lifelong friendships. Best of all, have a ton of fun doing all of it. ‘ Experienced adults are there to help and guide but Scouts get to run the troop. The Chester […]
Grace Cottage earns gold for Worksite Wellness
TOWNSHEND Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital has been awarded a Governor’s Excellence in Worksite Wellness Program Award. Presented to Vermont employee wellness programs by the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports and the Vermont Department of Health, these awards are given at three levels. Grace Cottage earned gold, the highest level. In 2021, […]
Weston Playhouse rebrands itself, announces 86th season
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With a new logo and an upbeat selection of presentations, the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company is rebranding itself as the Weston Theater Company as it enters its 86th season. Saying that the new logo and name “embraces our history at the same time it looks forward to our future,” Executive […]
McNaughton Scholarship of $8,000 offered to area students
Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Laura Cody McNaughton Public Health and Community Service Award of $8,000. This college scholarship will be awarded to one graduating senior from Springfield or the surrounding area who exemplifies Laura’s leadership and giving spirit, and who is pursuing further education and training in a field where these […]
Senior Solutions offering ARPA-funded grants Money must be used to support older adults
Senior Solutions, the Council on Aging for Southeastern Vermont, will be accepting applications for supportive funding for community organizations providing aging services. Funding for these community projects is being provided under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. To be eligible for funding, proposed projects and activities must meet Older American Act requirements that funds […]
Photos sought for Cavendish Community Calendar
For almost 20 years, the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association has produced an annual calendar to celebrate some aspect of rural Cavendish life. The calendars do not contain photos taken by professional photographers, but rather, they contain pictures taken by you and your friends and neighbors. Pictures have to reflect an aspect of Cavendish and […]
Cavendish Community Fund accepting grant applications
The Cavendish Community Fund is now accepting grant applications for spring 2022 awards. The fund has given grants twice each year for the past 15 years. Grants will be awarded for cultural, educational or artistic programs, projects or events that benefit the people of Cavendish. The fund considers applications filed anytime, but will only award […]
Water or septic system failing? State offering ARPA funds to help
MONTPELIER The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is providing $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to support low- and moderate-income Vermont homeowners in repairing or replacing their failed or inadequate on-site water or wastewater systems – often referred to as wells or septic systems. Eligible homeowners with failed or inadequate wells, springs, septic […]
