Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
Derek Suursoo: Repaving Routes 11, 103 within Chester village are priorities
©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC Derek Suursoo grew up in Chester before joining the Navy in 1978, where he served as an electronics technician before retiring from service in 2000. Since then, he says his “primary job” has been raising his four children. He is currently in his ninth year on the Chester Select Board. What do […]
Heather Chase: Increase public participation in town government
©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC Heather Chase is a Chester resident with four children. She is also a nurse and the owner of a small business, Corporate Lactation Services, a company she founded in 1996 to “assist companies in creating environments and programs that would allow women to continue to breastfeed once they return to work,” according […]
Candidates in contested Chester Select Board race address pressing issues
©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC The Telegraph asked the two candidates for the open three-year term on the Chester Select Board to respond to a set of questions that address their vision for the town. The other two candidates — incumbents Tom Bock and Arne Jonynas — are unopposed in seeking re-election to one-year terms. The three-year […]
To the editor: Not the time to legalize marijuana
I have kept a keen eye on the marijuana legalization issue over the months. Vermonters should not be fooled into thinking this is a Vermont thing. The Marijuana Policy Project, a Washington, D.C., organization, has sent Matt Simon to our lovely state to lobby for marijuana to be legal in our state. Mr. Simon lives […]
To the editor: Chase a fresh voice for Chester Select Board
We are pleased to write in support of Heather Chase for the three-year seat on the Chester Board of Selectmen. We have known and admired Heather and her family ever since she moved to our wonderful town in search of a quality of life. As long-time active Chester residents, creators of a successful doll business […]
To the editor: Expect education tax rate to drop
Several factors go into our education tax rates – education spending and the number of students, for example. But no aspect of the formula has as significant an effect on whether we pay more or less in taxes than the Common Level of Appraisal. Last year, a swing in the CLA was largely responsible for […]
To the editor: Vote for Green Mountain, Chester-Andover & River Valley school budgets
The Green Mountain Union High School Board respectfully requests your support of the FY 2015-16 proposed budget. The budget to be voted on Town Meeting Day represents an increase in budgeted expenditures of 1.43 percent, largely based on personnel costs that are offset by savings in transportation. Our estimated education spending per pupil continues to […]
Weston Liquor Board and Select Board agendas for Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015
The Town of Weston’s Liquor Control Board meeting will be held at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 at Town Offices at 12 Lawrence Hill Road. At 7:30, the Weston Select Board will hold its meeting. Below are their agendas. Liquor Control Board 1. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda: 2. Second Class Liquor License: Weston […]
To the editor: Former Rep. Pellett endorses Chase for Chester Select Board
It is with great pleasure that I endorse Heather Chase for a three-year term on Chester’s Select Board. I’ve known Heather for more than 10 years, having met her during my first term as state representative. What impressed me then – and continues to this day – is Heather’s passion – and it shows in […]
To the editor: Vote for Chase for Chester Select Board
Please join me in voting for Heather Chase for Chester Select Board on March 3. I have known Heather for 13 years. She offers a fresh prospective on town leadership that comes from her years of experience as a mother of four, a nurse, a business consultant and an involved member of our community. She […]
Telegraph Poll: What type of new restaurant would you want?
Architect and community growth consultant Steven Cecil recently spoke to residents of Chester, Londonderry, Grafton, Ludlow and Springfield, telling them that in attracting tourists and new businesses, “Local and regional foodways are also important today. … Retail never leads, retail only follows. Restaurants lead.” What Top Three type of restaurants would make you enthusiastic to […]
To the editor: Thanks to GM artist for Hearse House drawing
The Chester Beautification Committee thanks Green Mountain Union High School junior Lily Nader for answering its request for a student to create a line drawing of the Hearse House and Public Tomb. These two buildings flank the entrance to the Brookside Cemetery across from the Village Green in the center of Chester and are a […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Feb. 18, 2015
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday February 18, 2015 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall 556 Elm Street. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from February 4, 2015 Selectboard Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Liquor License Renewals Free Range Restaurant Sunoco Lisai’s Water Project Update; Naomi Johnson Merritt Edson Day; […]
Grafton Select Board meeting for Monday, Feb. 16, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will meet on Monday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. at Grafton Elementary on School Street in Grafton. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Town Audit – Fred Duplessis Minutes: Jan. 19, 2015 Warrants: Payroll and Accounts Payable Highway Report Work Schedule Town Garage Update Other Highway Issues Delinquent Taxes […]
To the editor: Chase would bring fresh energy to Chester Select Board
I am writing in support of Heather Chase as a candidate for a three-year term on Chester’s Board of Selectmen. I have known Heather for the last 12 years. I have known her as a wonderful mother of four interesting, intelligent and creative children. We have been members of the same church. As a fellow […]
To the editor: Conservation Voters sets 2015 agenda
Vermont Conservation Voters today released its 2015 Vermont Environmental Common Agenda. “This agenda highlights the most pressing environmental legislative priorities for 2015 – priorities shared by leading environmental organizations in Vermont,” said Lauren Hierl, political director of Vermont Conservation Voters. Hierl noted that the groups consulted in assembling the Common Agenda are advocates for Vermont’s […]
Chester Police Log for Nov. 7, 2014 to Jan. 28, 2015
Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, 5:37 p.m. A Londonderry resident was charged with reckless endangerment after a Chester resident reported that as he was driving […]
Only one contested race in Chester, eight offices have no candidates
The petitions have been submitted, the signatures checked and here is the slate of candidates standing for elective office in Chester. The only office that is being contested is the three year select board position currently held by Derek Suursoo. Heather C. Chase is running to take Suursoo’s place. A write-in candidate for any […]
Fiscal issues for Londonderry Town Meeting
The following fiscal issues will be considered by the legal voters of Londonderry at its Town Meeting, Tuesday March 3, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the old town hall at 139 Middletown Road. Fiscal issues for Weston, Grafton, Andover and Chester were published in last week’s Telegraph. Article 7 asks for approval for a funding […]
To the editor: Enthusiastic endorsement of Heather Chase
With proud enthusiasm, I recommend Heather Chase for the three-year seat on the Chester Board of Selectmen. I have known Heather for many years and I respect her as a small business owner, nurse, mother and friend. Heather excels in senior management and supervision of many different projects and people. She will provide the responsible […]