Author Archive for Press release
This item was edited from one or more press releases submitted to The Chester Telegraph.
An invitation to Walk in the Woods with Chester tree farmers
Jim and Ellie Gustafson of Dodge Road in Chester will be hosting Walk in the Woods: 50 Years of Stewardship and 40 Years of Tree Farming from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. Everyone is invited to attend this morning of tours, stories and refreshments. The Gustafsons began tree farming when Jim was […]
Wilder Library awarded grant for children’s books
The Wilder Memorial Library in Weston has been awarded a Books for Children grant from the Libri Foundation. This past spring, the library wrote a Books for Children grant because its children’s nonfiction collection was in desperate need of new material. With the help of its patrons and board members, the library raised the required […]
Two-day artist workshops on plein air, photography and still lifes
The Southern Vermont Arts Center’s Fall Art Workshop Series wraps up with three two-day, all-level workshops in plein air oil painting, High Dynamic Range digital photography and still life pastel painting. All workshops meet from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oil painter Walt Pasko leads off on Saturday Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 5 with […]
League of Women Voters offers online election guide
The League of Women Voters of Vermont offers Vote411.org, a free non-partisan resource, where voters can get the information they need to make knowledgeable choices on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. www.VOTE411.org offers simple tools that make it easy and convenient to access election-related topics such as: Absentee ballot information Ballot measure information (where […]
Shelburne Museum presents exhibit on Civil War era textiles
Vermont’s Shelburne Museum will contribute to the sesquicentennial commemoration of the American Civil War (1861-1865) with the special exhibition Homefront and Battlefield: Quilts and Context in the Civil War, an intriguing and absorbing look at the most divisive period in American history. The American Textile History Museum produced this traveling exhibition, which will be on display […]
Nine Windsor sites open for drug Take-Back Day
On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Windsor County Sheriff’s Office, local and state law enforcement agencies, and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its ninth opportunity in four years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The Take-Back Day event is free […]
Weston Playhouse names Bonanno development director
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company announces that Weston resident and theater company alumna Charma Bonanno has joined its year-round staff as director of development. Bonanno will be responsible for planning and overseeing the theater company’s fundraising efforts for its annual productions, education and New Works programs and the current capital campaign for the new Walker Farm […]
Net Zero Renewable acquires Good Wood garden kits; Springfield Hospital welcomes new surgeon
Net Zero Renewable Resources LLC announces its acquisition of the business sector of Good Wood that makes raised garden bed and greenhouse kits. Both businesses are located in Chester. Good Wood has been producing greenhouse and raised bed kits for several years. They have been sold locally and outside of the state to numerous satisfied […]
Sterling College gets $1 million challenge grant
CRAFTSBURY COMMON At a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the naming of the Rian Fried Center for Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems, Sterling College President Matthew Derr announced that an anonymous donor has pledged a gift of $1 million to be matched by gifts from trustees, alumni, and friends of Vermont’s college of environmental stewardship. […]
GEAR UP for laughs, college as comedians travel to high schools
WINOOSKI Rusty DeWees, aka The Logger, and Cindy Pierce, well-known comic storyteller, will bring their humor and wisdom to nearly 20 Vermont schools as part of Vermont’s participation in National GEAR UP Week, Sept. 22-26. “Rusty and Cindy will put their unique humorous twist on the issues teens grapple with as they prepare for what […]
Free Wi-Fi access available in downtown Chester; daffodil bulb sale to help beautify Chester
The Chester Connection, free public access to the Internet via Wi-Fi, is up and functioning in downtown Chester. To utilize this service select The Chester Connection from the list of available Wi-Fi networks on your phone, tablet, or laptop and agree to the terms and services listed on the splash page. The service is available […]
New website to link Vermont childcare providers with resources
Manchester, NH Vermont Birth to Three and CCA For Social Good, a division of CCA Global Partners, have entered into an agreement to develop an Early Childhood Education Shared Resources online platform for childcare providers in Vermont. The site, to be named Shared Services VT, is one of 19 shared resources platforms that CCA For […]
Community flood resiliency forum set for Thursday night in Chester
The Agency of Natural Resources in conjunction with the Town of Chester and the Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission are sponsoring an informational meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 to discuss flooding, river science, river regulations in Vermont and the Vermont Economic Recovery Initiative program start-up. This public meeting will also […]
Annual rummage sale seeks donations; fabric artist featured at River Artisans Cooperative
Black River Good Neighbor Services will hold its Annual Fall Rummage Sale at Fletcher Farm, 611 Route 103 S. in Ludlow on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19 and 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The organization is now accepting donations of clothing, housewares, linens […]
GMP to lower commercial, residential rates; Start Your Business workshop to be held
COLCHESTER Green Mountain Power has announced that state regulators have approved the company’s proposal to decrease electric rates by 2.46 percent for residential and commercial customers starting Oct. 1. The rate decrease will be the second offered by GMP in three years and is part of the company’s mission to deliver reliable, clean and cost-effective […]
Springfield Med offers portal for patients to connect with personal health services
SPRINGFIELD Springfield Medical Care Systems has instituted its physician practice patient portal, with new and improved features that include the ability to request and view appointments, refill prescriptions, and message clinicians and nurses. The service is free, and makes information readily available via any computer or smartphone including: Request and view appointments; Refill prescriptions, 24/7; […]
Annual Chester Fireworks in need of more donations
Organizers for the annual Chester Fireworks and Old Home Day, which will be held on Saturday, Aug. 30 at the American Legion Post 67 in Chester, are in need of more donations to pay for the much-loved fireworks. The cost of the fireworks alone runs between $5,500 and $7,000 annually and is paid for entirely […]
Bonnie Book doll to be raffled for Whiting Library
Whiting Library is raffling a Bonnie Book doll. The doll, created and donated by Chester doll maker Bonnie Watters, is Watter’s way of giving back to the Chester’s town library, located at 117 Main St. The Bonnie Book doll is a motif doll; her eyes are books. The inspiration for the doll came from Watters’s […]
Annual Vermont Writers’ Prize seeks submissions
COLCHESTER Entries are now being accepted for the Vermont Writers’ Prize, an annual competition sponsored by Green Mountain Power and Vermont Magazine that provides an opportunity for Vermont writers to showcase their talent. “This is a wonderful contest that highlights Vermont talent and why we all love Vermont,” said Dorothy Schnure, spokeswoman for Green Mountain […]
Grant applications open for Cavendish Community Fund awards
Cavendish The Cavendish Community Fund is accepting grant applications for fall 2014 awards. The deadline for applying is Oct. 1, 2014. Applications are available at the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association’s website www.CavendishCCCA.org and include instructions on how and where to apply. The fund began in 2007 giving cash grants to organizations for educational, artistic […]
