Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
To the editor: A change in Chester for more opportunities
Did you know that the Town of Chester is in the center of the fastest fiber optic cable network in the United States? VTel is currently converting our entire network to state-of-the-art fiber-optic to deliver blazing gigabit-per-second Internet speeds to every home in its south-central Vermont service area of 14 rural Vermont villages. This is […]
GMUHS announces Honor Roll for 2nd Quarter 2016
©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Green Mountain Union High School has announced its 2st Quarter Honor Roll for the 2015-2016 school year. Honors Middle School Honors are earned by those students with one off-setting grade not below a C-.(There must be an A+, A, or A- to offset the one grade of a C+, C or […]
Southern Pie Company holds Grand Opening on Saturday
The Southern Pie Company, 287 Main St. in Chester, will hold its Grand Opening on Saturday, Feb. 13 starting with a ribbon cutting at noon. From 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, owners Scott and Leslie Blair will have a plated pie tasting and coffee sample event. Plates of Leslie Blair’s homemade pies will sell […]
ANR to hold meeting on management plan for Lowell Lake Park
The Agency of Natural Resources is currently writing an addendum for revising the Long Range Management Plan for Lowell Lake State Park, a 356-acre park in Londonderry. Important features of the parcel include the 100-acre lake, many wetland features, a hiking trail, developed recreational area and a snowmobile trail. A public presentation is planned for […]
GM math teacher honored for use of technology in education
Green Mountain Union High math teacher Julie Parah has been selected as one of Vermont’s 23 transformative and innovative educators — a Vermont IGNITED Educator. Vita-Learn, a statewide organization that promotes technology in education, and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development will be honoring the educators at the Capitol Plaza in Montpelier on Wednesday, […]
To the editor: Jr. Iron Chef teams update; cafeteria gets pay online system
Both of Green Mountain High School’s Jr. Iron Chef Vt. teams have been working hard to create and perfect their recipes to be submitted for approval by Feb. 15 to enter the March 19 competition. A big thank you to the coaches for giving the teams so much of their time and support. I will […]
College News
Forrest Lisle of Grafton was named to the fall 2015 Dean’s List at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. Lisle’s major is adventure education. To be eligible for Dean’s List, a student must carry a semester GPA of 3.6 or better in no fewer than 15 credit hours of graded college level work and have […]
To the editor: In Montpelier, marijuana, budgets on the agenda
The first month of the 2016 legislative session included Gov. Peter Shumlin’s last State of the State and budget address. The Senate had the difficult job of deciding whether to suspend a colleague who faces criminal charges. I voted against suspension out of respect for the presumption of innocence and for the separation of powers […]
3 youths injured as SUV hits bridge, tumbles into Saxtons River
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 17-year-old Claremont, N.H., driver lost control of his vehicle on Route 121 in Grafton last night, flipped over the Saxtons River Bridge and ended up in the river. According to Vermont State Police, Irfan Arif was traveling west on Route 121 at about 8:20 p.m. when the passenger side […]
Weston Select Board holds Town Plan, regular meeting Feb. 9, 2016
The Town of Weston will be holding a public hearing on the Town Plan at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road in Weston. It will be followed at 7:30 p.m. by the Weston Select Board meeting in the same place. Below are the agendas. Town Plan 1. Any Requested […]
I-91 northbound closed near Brattleboro
UPDATE Feb. 5, 10:10 a.m. – Troopers are reporting that northbound lanes of I-91 are open intermittently as crews continue to clean up crash that involved two tractor trailers at mile marker 4.7. © 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are reporting that a tractor trailer is blocking both lanes of northbound I-91 at […]
To the editor: What does the public get for giving tax exemption?
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC With regard to the Chester Rod & Gun Club’s request for property tax exempt status, I’d like to know that the facility will be open for public use if exemption is granted. That was always my understanding of how the town benefits from not collecting property tax on that sizable […]
Truck crashes into house in Mt. Holly
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Rutland Town man failed to make a corner in Mt. Holly last night and crashed his pick up truck into a house at Hortonville and Cole roads, according to state police. No one as injured, police said. Troopers from the Rutland barracks responded to a report of the crash […]
Chester-Andover school board meeting for Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016
The Board of Directors for Chester-Andover Elementary School will meet at 5:15 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 in the Art Room of Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St. in Ludlow. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda Action III. Minutes Approval a. Minutes of Jan. 11, 2016 – Regular Meeting […]
GMUHS Board meeting for Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016
The Green Mountain Union High School Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 3 2016 immediately following the joint board meeting that will begin at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Band/Music Room of Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St. in Ludlow. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. […]
Joint school board meeting for Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016
A joint meeting of the boards of the Operating School Districts of Black River Middle & High, Cavendish Town Elementary, Chester-Andover Elementary, Green Mountain Union High, Ludlow Elementary and Mount Holly will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 in the Band/Music Room at Ludlow Elementary, 45 Main St. in Ludlow. Below is […]
Londonderry sets candidates night, policing info meeting
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 the town of Londonderry will hold its annual Candidates Night at the Twitchell Building on Old School Street. The first session will provide a platform for candidates for 15 elected positions to announce their intentions to seek election. A list of positions up for election in 2016 can be […]
Commentary: Vt. Attorney General overreaches in prosecuting anti-wind activist
By Deborah T. Bucknam Esq. Vermont’s Attorney General has filed a complaint against Annette Smith, the activist who helps Vermonters opposed to industrial wind navigate the administrative jungle that best describes the Public Service Board proceedings. I have represented folks opposed to industrial wind at the Public Service Board, and the hearings are overrun by […]
Flood Brook PE teacher honored at State House for prevention work
On Wednesday, Jan. 26, Mark Weikert, the physical education teacher at Flood Brook School, received a Prevention Champion Award at the annual Prevention Awareness Day at the State House in Montpelier. The event is held to help spread the word about how Vermont communities benefit from the work of the 24 substance abuse prevention coalitions in the […]
GMUHS senior wins Alger scholarship; 2 RVTC students earn welding certification
Thomas Foster awarded Horatio Alger scholarship Thomas Foster of Chester, a Green Mountain High senior, is one of 556 students nationwide to be selected to receive the 2016 Horatio Alger State and Specialized Scholarship. The average scholarship is worth $7,000. Thomas said he plans to use his scholarship to attend the University of Vermont to […]