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Chester Town Hall opened til 8 p.m. Dec. 20 for Christmas Garden visitors
The Chester Town Office will be open from 8 a.m. til 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, for everyone to visit the annual Christmas Garden created by Ken Barrett. Ever wonder how many ornaments are in this elaborate and detailed display? Take a guess and submit it with your name when you visit. Prizes for […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Dec. 21, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approval of Minutes from the Dec. 7, 2016 Select Board Meeting and the Nov. 17, 2016 Special Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business SAPA Request Notice of Reappraisal Order […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for Dec. 19, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Minutes: Dec. 5, 2016 4. Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll 5. Highway Report 6. Replacement of Burgess Cemetery Gate 7. Change policy for fees […]
TRSU semi-annual school board meeting Tuesday, Dec. 20
The semi-annual meeting of the school board of directors within the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet at the Cavendish Town Elementary School Multi-purpose Room, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Below is its agenda. The board consists of representation from Cavendish Town Elementary, Chester-Andover Elementary, Green Mountain […]
TRSU Act 46 Study Committee meeting in Ludlow
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Study Committee will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium, 37 S. Depot St. NOTE the time and place for this meeting has been changed. The agenda is below. Call to order Welcoming Remarks Approve Minutes Review Agenda (Additions or […]
REVISED: To the editor: Chester Rotary thanks VCS angels for helping with Kurn Hattin event
I would like to apologize for an error in an earlier Letter to the editor in which I stated that the Grinch gifts distributed at the Kurn Hattin School were provided by a small number of employees at the Rockingham Vermont Country Store. Almost all of the employees contribute to this project, and the Vermont […]
Mascoma Bank robbery suspect arrested
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police have arrested a man they say robbed the Mascoma Savings Bank at Routes 12 and 5 in Hartland Windsor on Saturday morning. In a press release this afternoon, police say that over the weekend they received information that Stephen Silva, 45, of Springfield, Mass., may have been […]
To the editor: 2017 Chester business brochure seeks more entries
The Chester Economic Development Committee will be distributing updates on local economic development and business activities to make our community aware of initiatives under way. Chester business brochure Last year, more than 9,000 copies of the Chester business brochures were distributed to travelers through Vermont Information Centers, information racks in 100-plus businesses in southeastern Vermont, […]
Chester Rotary gives $1,500 to GMUHS Interact Club
The Rotary Club of Chester on Thursday, Dec. 8 presented two checks to the Green Mountain Union High School Interact Club. A $500 check was given to the students for their assistance during the Chester Fall Festival and a $1,000 check was given to the club to assist students with their expenses when they go […]
Community events: Dec. 16 through Dec. 19, 2016
For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in our Upcoming Events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on Fridays to be eligible for publication the following week. Dec. 16: Slapstick Science presents Flight In celebration of the […]
To the editor: Act 46, health care on tap for 2017 Vt. legislature
The coming 2017 legislative session in Montpelier, which begins on Wednesday, Jan. 4, will present challenging questions. (The easy questions answer themselves.) Here are some of the big ones: Implementation of Act 46 has proven difficult for folks at the local level. How to consolidate choice and non-choice towns? What to do about overly long […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Dec. 12
The Andover Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12 at the Town Office, 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 November 28th meeting. 4. Review and Act on Financial Orders. 5. Highways […]
Thelma Holden, 58, avid bird-watcher, adored her grand ‘littles’
Deerfield, N.H. Thelma Jean (Witham) Holden, 58, of Deerfield, N.H., passed away on Dec. 3, 2016, surrounded by her family, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. Ms. Holden was born in Laconia, N.H., to Maurice and Isabel (Fontaine) Witham on March 17, 1958. She grew up in Deerfield and attended Raymond and Deerfield schools. […]
Chester-Andover Elementary board meeting for Dec. 12, 2016
The Board of Directors for Chester-Andover Elementary School will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12 in the school library, 72 Main St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order: II. Approval of CAES Agenda-Additions and Deletions III. Minutes a. Minutes of Nov. 15, 2016-Regular Meeting IV. Communications: a. Written/Oral; b. […]
Arts events: Dec. 10-Dec. 13, 2016
For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in our Upcoming Events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on Fridays to be eligible for publication the following week. Dec. 10: Saxtons River Handbell Choir performs in Chester Rounding […]
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Cavendish fitness studio hosts Grand Opening A new fitness studio is opening in Cavendish. DG Bodyworks, offering yoga, conditioning, strength-training and dance classes, will hold a Grand Opening from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec 10. The business, located at 7 Depot St. in Cavendish, is owned by Denise Gebroe, a licensed massage therapist […]
Londonderry Select Board Agenda for Dec. 5, 2016
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Londonderry Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 at the Town Office, 100 Old School St., South Londonderry. Below is its agenda. At 5 p.m. town departments and commissions will present their 2017 budgets requests. The regular board meeting to begin immediately following the budget presentations. […]
GMUHS Board of Directors meeting Dec. 8, 2016
The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Union High will meet at GMUHS’s Library Learning Commons, Route 103 South, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda-Additions and Deletions III. Approval of Minutes: a. Minutes of Nov. 15, 2016 – Regular Meeting IV. […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for Dec. 5, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Minutes: Nov. 21, 2016 4. Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll 5. Highway Report 6. Signature for Cemetery Deed 7. Budget Review: Update 8. Should […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Dec. 7, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Approval of Minutes from the Nov. 16, 2016 Selectboard Meeting 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. VAST Trail Request 5. SEVCA Appointment 6. Planning Commission Expansion Discussion 7. Budget Timeline 8. […]