Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
TRSU board meeting agenda for Oct. 5
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday October 5, 2023 at Cavendish Elementary School, 573 Main Street in Proctorsville and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/81534635381 I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. September […]
Op-ed: Vermont is more diverse than depicted
Editor’s note: The public is invited to write and send in op-ed’s on a variety of topics that directly affect our communities. Mail them to cprairie@chestertelegraph.org. By Sara Stowell ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Recently The Chester Telegraph published an op-ed titled Vermont officially perpetuates its whiteness by Phayvanh Leukhamhan. The author critiques recent promotional videos […]
FEMA outlines how to appeal a denial of flood aid
More than two months after the July 7-21, 2023, severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides, some affected residents in Windham and Windsor counties as well as Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland and Washington counties, may still be looking for answers. FEMA’s Individual and Households Program provides eligible survivors with financial assistance and direct services. […]
$5M in state funds available to homeowners to fix failed wells, septic systems
Gov. Phil Scott and the Agency of Natural Resources has announced $5 million of funding to support low- and moderate-income Vermont homeowners in repairing or replacing their failed or inadequate on-site water or wastewater systems. This is the third round of funding for the program. Eligible homeowners may apply for this round of ARPA On-Site funding […]
Tom Gramling Jr., 66, of Springfield
Springfield Tom Gramling’s extended family mourns the loss of a husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and uncle after he was taken from this earth unexpectedly on Sept. 21, 2023. Tom was born in Windsor, Vt., on June 22, 1957, the second of Thomas and Lucille Gramling’s four children. Other than a brief residence in Patten, […]
GM District School Board to hold special meeting Sept. 26
The Board of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold a special meeting from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at in the Library/Media Center at Green Mountain High School, 716 VT-103 in Chester, and via Zoom. To access via Zoom: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/86711740177. Phone: 646-876-9923. Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: […]
Poetry walk to be held at Brookside Trail Sept. 30
It’s a beautiful time of the year to gather with others to enjoy nature and poetry alike! Reflect on the parting summer months, look forward to colder fall weather and celebrate all that comes with the changing of the seasons during a poetry-in-nature walk along Chester’s Brookside Hiking Trail beginning at 3 p.m. on Saturday, […]
GMUSD Board agenda for Sept. 21
The Board of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday Sept. 21, 2023 at Green Mountain High School and via Zoom. To join the meeting remotely go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/87656722352 I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions & Deletions) III. BOARD EXPECTATIONS: […]
A bird’s eye view of the Chester Fall Festival
©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Thanks to drone pilot Tuck Wunderle, The Telegraph took an early Sunday morning flight over the 2023 Chester Fall Festival on the Green in beautiful Chester. The festival was held Saturday, Sept. 16 and Sunday, Sept. 17. Weather concerns might have held some people back on Saturday, but Sunday saw […]
EMT class offered at Londonderry Rescue
The Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad is hosting an Emergency Medical Technician class beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 4 and running through the end of March 2024. Classes will be held every Wednesday night and one weekend day a month at the LVRS building, 6068 Route 100 in Londonderry. This is a self-directed, hybrid course through JB […]
College News
Delaney Bargfrede of Chester has received the Elmira College Key Award for academic and community leadership. A tradition that goes back to 1935, the EC Key Award is presented to outstanding students in their junior year of high school or preparatory school. This year, the award was given to 783 students in 16 states. Recipients […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Sept. 25
The Select Board for the town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25 at the Andover Town Office, 953 Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of September 11th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, […]
To the editor: Chester Select Board overstepped authority on STR moratorium
Response to the Select Board meeting on 9/06/23/concerning the 6-month moratorium on new unhosted short-term rentals on any existing or a new property purchase not-registered before Oct. 1, 2023. This is an overstep of power and a threat to our personal property rights. Instead of waiting for necessary facts needed to make a decision, they […]
Esta Liimatainen Morse, 76, of Springfield
Esta Liimatainen Morse, 76, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, following a nine-month battle with chronic pain. Known for her generosity and love of family and animals, she will be missed by many. One of eight children, Esta was born on Sept. 16, 1946 in Northampton, Mass., to Hazel O’Brien and Toivo […]
To the editor: BRAT Thanks Ludlow Rotary for capacity-building grant
Thanks to a generous grant from the Ludlow Rotary Club and Rotary District 7870, the all-volunteer Black River Action Team has been able to do some serious capacity building. Part of the grant has been used to replace an aging computer system (much gratitude to Matt Sydorowich of Syd’s Compufix); the rest of the grant […]
Opinion: Vermont officially perpetuates its whiteness
By Phayvanh Luekhamhan I keep coming back to the question I frequently hear asked: “Why is Vermont so white?” It’s often accompanied by head scratching or a shoulder shrug, as if the phenomenon of our whiteness is inherent as part of our DNA, a natural law, and not something that can be reasonably explained. Vermont […]
Hudsen Hagland joins Chester Rotary
Hudsen Hagland, a resident of Chester and owner of AFS Wealth Financial Management, 288 Depot St., was inducted into the Chester Rotary Club during a joint meeting of the Chester and Springfield Rotary clubs on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Crown Point Country Club in Springfield. Hagland said he is looking forward to participating in Rotary’s […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Sept. 20
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To access the meeting via Zoom click here. Below is its agenda. 1. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 2. Approve Minutes from the Sept. 6, 2023 Selectboard Meeting 3. Citizen Comments/Answers from […]
GM School Board chair Brown reverses course; to allow comment on Zoom — with stipulations
By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Just hours after The Chester Telegraph published an article stating that the Green Mountain Unified School District Board would no longer allow comments from the public and board members who were attending a meeting remotely, the school board chair reversed course to allow remote comments after all. The […]
Pastor Matthew John Farkas, 63, of Rockingham
Pastor Matthew John Farkas of Rockingham went to his eternal home Sunday, Aug. 27 after church. Born Aug. 21, 1960 in Johnstown, Penn., he attended Rhema Bible Training College in Tulsa, Okla. During his ministry, he also obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies, cum laude; a Bachelor of Ministry from Central Bible College; […]
