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Grafton Select Board agenda for Monday, June 19, 2017
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 19 at Grafton Town Garage, 220 Bell St. Below is its agenda. Adopt Agenda Minutes: June 5, 2017 Highway Report Signature for Cemetery Deed Signature for Sullivan, Powers & Co. Audit Agreement Open Paving, Chip Sealing, and Milling Bids Open Town Pond for […]
Mother of sex assault victim seeks improved in-school prevention education
By Shawn Cunningham and Stephen Seitz © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Cover photo courtesy SAPA-TV In an emotional appeal to the Green Mountain Union High School Board of Directors at its Thursday, June 8 meeting, the mother of a GM student* asked what the high school is doing to educate students about sexual assault and […]
Sun shines on 2017 Chester Alumni Day Parade
©2017-Telegraph Publishing LLC After several days of rain, the clouds parted just in time for the annual Chester Alumni Day Parade on Saturday, June 6. Chester architect Claudio Veliz shot these photos commemorating the event. Click any photo to launch the gallery.
GMUHS Board to hold special meeting June 14
The Green Mountain Union High School Board of Directors will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, at the GMUHS Library Learning Commons, 716 VT Route 103 in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda III. Public Comments IV. Business a. Approval of Roof Bid V. Suggested […]
Springfield Dam Run donates $750 to EdgarMay Fund
The Springfield Dam Run has donated $750 to the EdgarMay Annual Fund, which supports the work of the Edgar May Health and Recreation Center. Now in its 12th year and with a field of more than 250 runners and walkers, the Springfield Dam Run provides support to area charities. A 501 C 3 non-profit organization, […]
Andover Project awards college scholarships, Kindles
The Andover Project Committee, on Friday, June 9, awarded two $1,000 scholarships to Andover residents Kris Haselton, a 2017 graduate of Green Mountain Union High who will attending the Community College of Vermont in Springfield, and Robert Carlock, who will be attending Pensacola Christian College in Florida. Also, the Andover Project is awarding three Amazon […]
Chester artist Charlton awarded $10,000 Heath Gordon Scholarship
©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Heath Gordon Scholarship Fund has awarded William “Liam” Charlton of Chester a $10,000 scholarship to pursue an art degree at the New Hampshire Institute of Art, in Manchester, N.H. Charlton has a long history of creativity, and was involved with the art program at Green Mountain Union High School. He […]
College News
In late May, the University of Vermont, located in Burlington, conferred degrees on about 3,228 graduates. Approximately 1,116 graduates are from Vermont. The following local students earned degrees: Crystal Abbate of Cavendish graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology Michael Beith of Ludlow graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Devin […]
Grafton Planning Commission agenda for June 13
The Planning Commission for the town of Grafton will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 13 at Grafton Elementary School, 56 School St. It will begin with a public hearing on a minor subdivision before moving on to the Town Plan. Below is its agenda. Public Hearing Minor Subdivision Hearing | Iva Fisher for Kim […]
Andover Select Board agenda for June 12
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 12 at Town Offices, 953 Weston-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 May 22nd meeting. 4. New Business: A. Chester Snowmobile […]
Chester Select Board special meeting agenda for June 14
The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Citizen Comments Chester Snowmobile Club Request (added) Vermont Journal (deleted) Public hearing – Bicycle/Pedestrian Grant Application for Depot Street VTrans Grants In Aid Pilot Program (added) EMS Building Feasibility […]
Chester Development Review Board Agenda for June 12, 2017
The Development Review Board for the Town of Chester will meet on Monday June 12 at 6 p.m. at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. The hearing will be preceded by site visits. The agenda is below: 5 p.m. Site visit: Drew’s All Natural property at926 VT. Rte. 103 So. 5:25 p.m. Site visit: Stewart […]
Chester Rotary donates $1,000 to school playground fund
©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Rotary presented a check for $1,000 to representatives of the Chester Playground Committee and Katherine Fogg, principal of Chester-Andover Elementary School, during its Chester Rotary’s First Thursday Speakers Series in May. The committee and Fogg gave a detailed presentation about the playground initiative at school in an effort to […]
To the editor: BRGNS thanks donors, customers, volunteers
The staff, clients and board of Black River Good Neighbor Services offer their sincere thanks to the donors, customers and volunteers who made our semi-annual rummage sale a great success. We held the sale on May 19 through 21 at Fletcher Farm on Route 103 in Ludlow and happily the weather cooperated with sun and […]
College News
Allison Duke of Weston is now a Class of 2017 graduate of Colgate University, in Hamilton, N.Y. Duke majored in neuroscience. Duke, a graduate of Burr and Burton Academy, received a Bachelor of Arts degree at Colgate’s 196th Commencement, May 21. Cooper McCoy of Chester, a middle level education major, has made the President’s List […]
To the editor: No cost summer lunch offered at GMUHS
Green Mountain High School in Chester is once again participating in the very popular no cost lunch program this summer. No cost lunches will be offered the school Monday through Friday all summer long. When school lets out, a huge number of households lose access to the school lunches their children receive during the school […]
Op-ed: Up-ending the carbon status quo
By James Gustave Speth With the Trump administration doing everything it can to eliminate progress made in combating climate change, it is particularly important for forward-thinking states like Vermont to take action. Because of the urgency of the issue, it is quite disappointing to see this year’s legislative session draw to a close without any […]
Chester Select Board agenda for June 7, 2017
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 7 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Approval of Minutes from May 17, 2017 Select Board Meeting and May 17, 2017 Executive Session Meeting Record Citizen Comments Old Business Report on the Public Works Department; Graham Kennedy Planning Commission Appointments […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for June 5, 2017
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 5 at the Grafton Town Garage, 220 Bell St. Below is its agenda. Adopt Agenda Minutes: May 15, 2017 Highway Report Health Officer Report: Houghtonville Road; Town Pond Windham County Sheriff’s Department Journey’s End Foot Bridge/Hydraulic Repairs Trayhan Update 2018 Professional Audit Select […]
Playhouse’s Walker Farm arts center just months from opening
By Tuckerman Wunderle ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, the Weston Playhouse Theater Company’s Center for the Arts at Walker Farm will open its doors to a new era of possibilities for the Vermont theater community. The WPTC broke ground in August of 2016, but the vision of expansion has been in […]