Author Archive for Press release
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State bans certain waste from landfills, more changes coming
The Londonderry Solid Waste Group is reminding residents of Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru, Weston and Windham that banned from the landfill (trash) and must be recycled are aluminum and steel cans, aluminum foil and pie pans, glass bottles and jars from foods and beverages, PET and HDPE plastic bottles and jugs (#1 & #2), corrugated cardboard, […]
Sign up for start your own business workshop;
Vermont economic future forum set for Chester
Editor’s note: The business start-up workshop has been canceled, the Vermont Futures forum is still scheduled for May 13. Business start-up workshop set Vermont Small Business Development Center is offering a four-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The course will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 […]
St. Luke’s donates $250 to Whiting Youth Library; Weston resident wins Family Center rug; EdgarMay kicks off free community walks; Cavendish Calendar contest begins
The Whiting Library has received a $250 donation from St. Luke’s Episcopal Church that came from proceeds from the church’s 2016 LEGO Contest. This is the fifth year that the LEGO Contest has been able to give a donation to help purchase books for the Whiting Library’s children’s section. For almost a month after the […]
Small business finance forum set for April 22;
USDA offers value-added producer grants
A financing forum will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, April 22 at the NewsBank Conference Center at 352 Main St. in Chester for small businesses looking for sources of funding. The forum is sponsored by the Springfield Regional Development Corp and the Vermont Small Business Development Center. It is free. Whether […]
Exchange program seeks host families
The Program of Academic Exchange – PAX – is searching for families in local school areas to open their homes to exchange students. The program works with more than 70 countries and works with a local community coordinator for support and supervision for both host family and student during their entire stay. Students are 15 […]
Wilcox develops new ice cream to celebrate GMP program
Wilcox Ice Cream of Manchester and Green Mountain Power are partnering to produce a new flavor of Wilcox ice-cream – eHome Sweet Home. “Wilcox Ice Cream is known for being innovative, just like Green Mountain Power, and so we created a fabulous new flavor with fudge and chocolate truffles – real comfort food – to […]
Maple syrup stolen from stand, police ask for help
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police in Brattleboro are reporting the theft of a large quantity of maple syrup from a retail stand in Dummerston. Sometime after 5 p.m. yesterday, approximately 63 gallons of maple syrup was taken from the retail section of the farm stand at Miller and Son Orchards at […]
Springfield Med offers free health ed classes, support groups
Springfield Medical System’s Community Health Team has announced its free education offerings for 2016’s spring and summer months. There is no charge for any of the programs but space is limited and registration is required. Contact the Community Health Team for more information or to register, 802-886-8946 or email cht@springfieldmed.org. Classes meet at Springfield Health Center, […]
Gifts bring Walker Farm theater plan closer to goal;
Norman Conquests: three plays, three theaters, one cast
The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company has announced that it has received major support for its capital campaign from the Hunter Charitable Trust of Boston and the Loewe Foundation of New York. The Campaign for the Weston Theatre, which currently stands at $8.5 million of a $10 million goal, will build a flexible second stage on […]
Boys Scouts to hold intro meeting; Chester preschool open house; TRSU awarded program grants; story telling institute this summer; and kids get a lesson in recycling
Boy Scouts intro meeting to be held at CAES All boys in first through fifth grade, their brothers, sisters and parents are invited to an informational meeting on Cub Scouts at Chester-Andover Elementary School at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9. Attendees will have a chance to create a rocket and shoot it off as well […]
BRGNS seeks donations for rummage sale; Chester playgroups sought; Komen event raises $30,000
The folks at Black River Good Neighbor Services are seeking donations of saleable goods for their annual spring rummage sale. The sale is scheduled for late May. The rummage sale includes all sorts of clothing, shoes, housewares, books and furniture of all types. BRGNS is looking for bureaus and dressers, beds, bunk beds, bedding, dining […]
Fresh Air Fund committee attends annual conference
The Green Mountains volunteer committee attended the Fresh Air Fund’s annual Friendly Towns Leadership Conference in early February in New York City. The committee is made up of Pat Meulemans of South Londonderry, Rebecca Hulett of West Pawlet and Rutland residents Joanne Pencak and Ingrid Gallo. Over the course of three days, volunteers participated in […]
VSAC urges parents to fill out FAFSA for college aid
Vermont Student Assistance Corp., the state advocate for Vermont students in their pursuit of higher education, is urging parents and student to file their FAFSA forms now. The FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is the crucial first step to receiving financial aid, including federal Pell grants, VSAC’s Vermont State Grant, financial aid […]
State seeks input on long range plan for Ascutney parks and wildlife areas
A Long Range Management Plan has been prepared for five parcels of state land known as the Ascutney Management Unit, and the Departments of Forests, Parks and Recreation and Fish & Wildlife is seeking public input regarding the plan. The AMU includes Little Ascutney Wildlife Management Area, Mt. Ascutney State Park, Skitchewaug Wildlife Management Area, […]
All invited to enter video contest sponsored by Vermont Access Network
The Vermont Access Network is sponsoring its first-ever statewide video contest. The VAN Video Challenge will run from March 21 through April 1 and is open to all Vermonters. Overall winners will be chosen in each of three categories: up to grade 9, grade 10 through 12, and college/adult. Winners will be notified in late […]
Weston seeks volunteer for Windham Regional Commission
The Town of Weston is looking for someone to fill a one-year term as representative to the Windham Regional Commission. The commission is the link among the 27 towns of the Windham region, state and federal governments. Those 27 towns are located in Windham, Windsor and Bennington counties. Promote economic development, increasing jobs and income; […]
Troopers find big game trophy on Route 103, ask public for info
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police have found a shoulder mount of an African cape buffalo at a pull-off area on Route 103 in Clarendon this morning. Troopers from the Rutland Barracks were responding to a complaint of suspicious circumstances at about 9:40 a.m. when they found the mounted head. According to police, […]
Chester Rotary’s Annual Ladd Scholarship fund-raiser set for March 19
The 8th Annual Ladd Scholarship Auction, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chester, will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 19 at the Fullerton Inn, 40 the Common in Chester. In the past seven years, this event has raised funds to provide 41 high school graduates $62,000 in tuition assistance for post-high school […]
April employment fair seeking businesses who need workers
The River Valley Workforce Investment Board will be hosting the 5th Annual River Valley Employment Fair from 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27 at Riverside Middle School in Springfield. The fair, a joint effort among the River Valley Workforce Investment Board, the VT Department of Labor, Creative Workforce Solutions, Springfield Regional Development Corp. […]
Athens woman, 31, dies in early morning crash
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police have reported that 31-year-old Jennifer Stamp of Athens died in car crash on Brookline Road early Sunday morning. According to a report by Trooper Bryson Lunderville, Stamp’s 2014 Subaru Impreza was traveling south on Brookline Road just south of the intersection with Miller Road in Athens when […]
