Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
Invite the 3 Sisters to your holiday table
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com This is such a superb and original New England side dish, many of your family and friends won’t want to share. But each half is plenty for two people. The Native Americans had a name for the three important vegetables they lived on and showed the new colonists how to grow. […]
TRSU Act 46 Study Committee meeting for Dec. 16, 2015
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union’s Act 46 Study Committee has called a special meeting for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16 at the Library Learning Commons of Green Mountain Union High School, 716 VT Route 103 S. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order – a. Roll Call b. Approval of Agenda II. Approval of […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday, Dec. 16 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve minutes from Nov. 24, 2015 Select Board Meeting and the Dec. 2, Select Board Meeting 2. Citizen Comments 3. Chester 250th Anniversary Celebration Discussion 4. Report from the Chester Beautification […]
CAES Board meeting for Dec. 14, 2015
The Board of Directors of the Chester-Andover Elementary School will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14 at the library of Chester-Andover Elementary School, 72 Main St. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda III. Minutes Approval a. Minutes of Nov. 9, 2015 – Regular Meeting IV. Communications a. Written/Oral […]
Chester Development Review Board meeting for Dec. 14, 2015
The Chester Development Review Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., for a public hearing. Below is its agenda. 1) Reconvening Conditional Use application from the Southern Pie Co. 2) Comments from citizens 3) Review minutes from last meeting 4) Deliberative session to review previous matters
RVTC culinary program donates to Springfield Family Center; Edgar May 5k draws 152 participants
The Culinary Arts program at RVTC presented a check for $650 to the Springfield Family Center. The check represents proceeds resulting from the Empty Bowl Dinner held in November. The Culinary Arts students collaborated with the Springfield High School Arts department to sponsor this event. Food was donated by Black River Produce, King Arthur Flour, […]
Burglary suspect arrested in Londonderry
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Shortly after midnight on Saturday, Dec. 5, the Vermont State Police arrested Travis Despain, 24, of Londonderry at a residence in South Londonderry. Despain was wanted on an warrant for a charge of burglary at Coleman’s Auto Repair in Rawsonville on Oct. 10. In addition to the burglary warrant, Despain […]
Card Party for 50th anniversary of Ernie and Rani Foster
Ernie and Rani Foster will be celebrating their 50th anniversary on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. Help commemorate this occasion by flooding their mailbox with a card of celebration. Cards can be mailed to 116 Piper Hill Road, Weston, VT 05161 On Dec, 10, 1965, the Fosters exchanged their vows of marriage in a small ceremony […]
Grafton Select Board meeting for Dec. 7, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. in Grafton. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: Nov. 16, 2015 Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll Highway Report Work Schedule Other Highway Issues EMPG Grant (Bill Kearns) Demolition Bids (898 Route 121 East) […]
TRSU Exec Committee meeting Dec. 3
The Executive Committee of Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet at Fletcher Farm Roost, 609 VT Rt. 103 S., at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3. Below is its agenda: I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes of November 16, 2015 IV. Business a. Budget Review […]
Annual White House ornament commemorates Calvin Coolidge
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC The White House Historical Association’s annual Christmas tree ornament commemorates the 1923 – 1929 presidential administration of Vermont’s Calvin Coolidge, who began the custom of lighting a large Christmas tree in the Ellipse near the executive mansion. At 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve 1923, Coolidge pressed a button in the […]
Letter to the editor: New Green Mountain Party seeks supporters
The Green Mountain Party has formed a state committee and is looking to open town caucuses to be a minor political party in Vermont. Your one vote does a lot and sometimes we as citizens need to do more. Many in Vermont are frustrated with our non-responsive, self-serving Montpelier government. We are frustrated with likes of Monsanto trying […]
Chester Select Board meeting for Dec. 2, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from the Nov. 24, 2015 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Draft General Fund Budget & Capital Plan New Business/Next Agenda Adjourn
Beverly (Sheldon) Leach, 78, avid reader who loved her family
Beverly Ann (Sheldon) Leach, 78, of Warren, Penn., died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 at Golden Living – Kinzua Valley of Warren. She and her family lived in Chester from 1979 to 1987. Mrs. Leach was born Dec. 1, 1936 in Jamestown, N.Y., the daughter of the late Walter and Violet (Beightol) Sweatman. She enjoyed reading, her […]
Spaghetti and meatballs attract $1,664 for Keewaydin camp
About 190 people chowed down at last Thursday’s Spaghetti Dinner fund-raiser to send 5th and 6th graders at Chester-Andover Elementary School to Keewaydin Environmental Education Camp, raising about $1,664. The annual event — held at the school cafeteria — brings out parents, their kids and school personnel to help prepare the sauce, pasta, garlic bread, […]
Weston Town Office holiday schedule
The Weston Town Office will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. It will also be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday and Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 for New Year’s Day.
Weston Select Board agenda for Tuesday, Nov. 24
The Weston Select Board will hold its meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda: 2. Public Comment: 3. Road Foreman: 4. Access/Right of Way Permit Application: 5. Chester Mountain Speed Limit: 6. Little School Ramp: 7. […]
Woman, girl hospitalized after being hit by car in Chester
UPDATE Nov. 25 8:45 a.m. According to Chester Police, the child who was hit on Monday was released from the hospital yesterday. The woman remains at Dartmouth Hitchcock in critical condition. © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC A woman and a child walking together to Chester-Andover Elementary School around 7:30 this morning were hit by a […]
GMUHS Honor Roll for 1st Quarter
Green Mountain Union High School has announced its 1st 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 C-). High School Honors […]
Chester Select Board special meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015
The Chester Select Board has called a special meeting to be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approval of the Nov. 18, 2015 Select Board Minutes Citizen Comments Chester Snowmobile Club; permission to use Chester roads Water & Sewer Budgets 2016 Capital […]