Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
VSAC scholarships deadline is Feb. 16, 2018
Vermont Student Assistance Corp. is reminding high school seniors and returning college students to apply now for any of the 126 scholarships worth a total of $5.7 million that are administered by VSAC. The deadline for these VSAC-assisted scholarships is Feb. 16, 2018. Scholarships—like grants—are financial aid that students do not need to pay back. […]
GMUSD meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018
The new Green Mountain Unified School District Board of Directors of Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9 in the Library Learning Commons of Green Mountain Union High School, 716 Vt. Route 103. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order-Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda-Additions and Deletion […]
Chester Select Board special meeting for Monday, Jan. 8, 2018
The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Citizen Comments 2. General Fund Budget Review 3. Water & Sewer Budgets Review 4. Capital & Bond Plans Review 5. New Business for Next Agenda 6. Adjourn
Andover Select Board meeting for Jan. 8, 2018
The Andover Select Board will meet at Town Office, 953 Andover Road, at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: Act on minutes from December 11th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, […]
Chester Select Board agenda Jan. 3, 2018
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. 1. Approval of Minutes from the Dec. 20, 2017 Select Board meeting 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. Disband Master Plan Steering Committee 5. Establish and Appoint Implementation […]
To the editor: An open letter to AOT Secretary Flynn from Londonderry Rescue
To Secretary Joe Flynn Vermont Agency of Transportation We are sending this letter of thanks and appreciation to VTrans for the temporary paving on Route 11 between Londonderry and Chester. The expansion of the project from 2 miles, as planned and advertised, to 8 or 9 miles has been a great help. The difference it […]
Dr. Sarah Kemble, 59, dies at her Chester home
Dr. Sarah A. Kemble, 59, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 at her home in Chester, Vt. A public memorial service will be announced at a later date.
College News
Nicholas Benelli of South Londonderry has been named to the Fall 2017 Honors List at Pomfret School in Pomfret, Conn. To achieve this level of distinction, Nicholas, of the Class of 2019, earned a grade point average of at least 3.330 and received no grade lower than a B-. The Pomfret School is an independent […]
Telegraph Business Ticker
Kuniko Hunter of Chester, RPI team, awarded medical patent 2011 Green Mountain Union High School graduate and Chester resident Kuniko Hunter has been awarded a U.S. patent as one of a team of five inventors of Elefoot, a device for monitoring and documenting a patient’s compliance to doctor’s orders — such as keeping the affected […]
To the editor: Secretary of State supports net neutrality
Open and unfettered access to information is critical to a functioning democracy. The Federal Communications Commission’s decision to upend net neutrality is a major blow to our democratic ideals of open information access and free speech, allowing corporations to restrict what information Americans are able to access, and how they’re able to access it. This […]
To the editor: An open letter to the residents of Chester
The Steering Committee would like to express our gratitude for the opportunity to participate and help create the Village Center Master Plan for Chester. It has been a tremendously rewarding experience for all of us. The Chester Select Board was very thoughtful in nominating a diverse group of engaged citizens with different perspectives and backgrounds. […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Dec. 20, 2017
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Approval of Minutes from the December 6, 2017 Selectboard Meeting 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. Discussion with Windsor County Legislators about upcoming Legislative Session 5. Chester Library Update; Kathy […]
David Hume Jr., 58, co-founder of Green Mtn. Gringo, was lover of the outdoors, thrilled teaching sons snowboarding
GAINESVILLE, Fla. David Stuart Hume Jr., 58, passed away peacefully following a long illness on Dec. 8, 2017. Mr. Hume was born May 2, 1959 in Endicott, N.Y., the youngest child to David and Barbara (Burns) Hume. His early years were spent in Chappaqua, N.Y., with most weekends and holidays spent in Andover, Vt., exploring […]
Sgt. Mark Phelps, 53, lived a life of public service, devotion to family
Mark Phelps Sr. 53, passed away on Monday Dec. 11, 2017 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. He was born April 17, 1964 in Springfield, Vt., the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Childs) Phelps. He attended Springfield schools, graduating from Springfield High School class of 1983. He later attended the Vermont Police […]
Police to escort Sgt. Phelps home this afternoon
The Chester Police Department have issued this statement at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13: Today we will be bringing Sgt. Mark Phelps home. Escorting him from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, leaving there at 3 p.m. to Davis Chapel on Summer Street in Springfield. Escort route will be as follows: 1-89 N to I-91 S to […]
To the editor: Thanks to all who made Overture a success
The Overture to Christmas Committee would like to thank all of the community members who helped make this 32nd Overture — held in late November and early December — a resounding success with children and adults alike. Thank you to our Festival of Trees sponsors: the Pizza Stone, the Heritage Deli, The Chester Telegraph, the […]
Chester Police Sgt. Mark Phelps dies
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Police Department announced this morning that Sgt. Mark Phelps has died. In a message this morning, Chief Richard Cloud wrote: “It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts; Chester Police Department announces the death of Sergeant Mark Phelps. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers in […]
To the editor: Green Mountain Party a cure to status quo
Are you at all frustrated with the political direction Vermont is currently on? If so, a group of us have formed the Green Mountain Party to address the concerns of so many in Vermont that are being ignored. Here is a link to our party at the Secretary of State’s office. Term Limits — eight […]
Telegraph Business Ticker
The Chester Telegraph donated $700 to the Chester Rotary in early December. For the past three years, The Telegraph and the Rotary have partnered to develop the Rotary’s annual Chester Fall Festival page in The Telegraph. Every year, the page contains detailed information on the festival, including music and entertainment schedules, demonstration and vendor information […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Dec. 11, 2017
The Select Board for the town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11 at Town Office, 953 Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: Act on minutes from Nov. 27 meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five […]