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Op-ed: The Vermont House Ethics report is out and there's nothing to see here, really

Op-ed: The Vermont House Ethics report is out and there’s nothing to see here, really

By John Walters ©2025 Vermont Political Observer Last week, the Vermont House Ethics Panel issued its annual report — and provided its annual reminder that the Legislature’s ethics process is meant to serve its members, not the public interest. The entire report occupies less than half a page of copy. Three paragraphs, 11 lines, 123 […]

To the editor: Ludlow-Mount Holly community urged to attend special school board meeting

To the editor: Ludlow-Mount Holly community urged to attend special school board meeting

Dear Ludlow-Mount Holly Community, We are reaching out to invite you to a special meeting of the Ludlow-Mount Holly school board at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15 in the Mount Holly Elementary School.  The meeting will be held in person and will also be accessible by the following Zoom link:  https://trsu.zoom.us/j/86535498062 Due to the […]

Chester Water Commissioners, Select Board meeting agendas for Jan. 15

Chester Water Commissioners, Select Board meeting agendas for Jan. 15

The Chester Water/Sewer Commissioners’ meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at  Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom, followed by the Select Board meeting. Click here to access the meeting via Zoom. Below is are their agendas. WATER/SEWER COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING AGENDA 1. Citizen’s Comments 2. Approve Water Budget 3. Approve […]

To the editor: Rep. Morrow pushes to end state Social Security tax, student cellphones in schools

To the editor: Rep. Morrow pushes to end state Social Security tax, student cellphones in schools

The first week of the legislative session included swearing in us newbies, the governor’s inaugural address and the assignment of committees. Most of our time as state representatives is spent in our committees taking testimony and discussing policy. I have been assigned the Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee, which considers matters relating to energy, utilities, […]

Andover Select Board agenda for Jan. 13

Andover Select Board agenda for Jan. 13

The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Jan. 13 at the Town Office, 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is the board’s agenda 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of December 9th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, 10 […]

Heritage Family Credit Union names new senior VP of retail

Heritage Family Credit Union names new senior VP of retail

©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Heritage Family Credit Union announces that Ryan Butler, a Rutland native who now lives in Addison County, was recently named the new senior vice president of retail. Butler comes to HFCU after spending eight years in a variety of leadership positions at KeyBank in Vermont, most recently serving as vice president, […]

College News

College News

Elias Stowell Aleman of Cavendish has been named to the President’s List for the fall 2024 semester at Keene’s State College in Keene, N.H.  To make the President’s List, a student must earn a 3.75 GPA or higher and have completed 12 graded credits, have no failing grades nor grades of Incomplete. Jed Lober of […]

GMUSD Board meeting agenda for Jan. 16

GMUSD Board meeting agenda for Jan. 16

The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold its regular meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16 in the Green Mountain High School Library/Media Center, 716 Route 103 South and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. […]

HCRS in Springfield chosen as demonstration site for 'Integrated Health Center'

HCRS in Springfield chosen as demonstration site for ‘Integrated Health Center’

©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Heathcare and Rehabilitation Services, located at 390 River St. in Springfield, has been chosen by the state as one of four demonstration sites for the Certified Community-Based Integrated Health Centers model, bringing to the total of six demonstration sites in Vermont. HCRS will serve residents of Windham and Windsor counties. The […]

21-year-old from Massachusetts gets 85 months on fentanyl, cocaine charges

21-year-old from Massachusetts gets 85 months on fentanyl, cocaine charges

©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 21-year-old Holyoke, Mass., man has been sentenced to more than seven years — 85 months — in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine and to using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking […]

New hour for Jerry Stewart's Celebration of Life

New hour for Jerry Stewart’s Celebration of Life

Family and friends of Huzon “Jerry” Stewart III are invited to a Celebration of Life at the Chester American Legion Post 67 at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, to share  stories, laughter, tears and wonderful memories of Jerry. The family has changed the time of the Celebration of Life.  Below is his full obituary, […]

Chester Water Commissioners, Select Board agendas for Jan. 2

Chester Water Commissioners, Select Board agendas for Jan. 2

The Chester Water/Sewer Commissioners’ meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2 at  Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom, followed by the Select Board meeting. Click here to access the meeting via Zoom. Below is are their agendas. WATER/SEWER COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING AGENDA 1. Citizen’s Comments 2. Water Meter Purchase 3. Water/Sewer […]

TRSU board agenda for Jan. 2

TRSU board agenda for Jan. 2

The Two Rivers Supervisory Union board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2 at Cavendish Town Elementary School, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville and via Zoom. To join the meeting, go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/82752233377 Below is the board’s agenda. I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: III. […]

GMUSD board meeting agenda for Jan. 13

GMUSD board meeting agenda for Jan. 13

The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold a special meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13 in the Green Mountain High School Library/Media Center, 716 Route 103 South and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. APPROVAL […]

Column: Music on a frigid night warms the soul

Column: Music on a frigid night warms the soul

By Luna Burkland ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC On this freezing Sunday night, just three days before Christmas, tucked away in the Peru Congregational Church, concert-goers young and old experienced the joyful sounds of Ida Mae Specker, Emily Burkland, Faith Wood and Mowgli Giannitti. The four, informally known as Ida Mae and Friends when they perform […]

Alice Lindquist, 79, of Andover

Alice Lindquist, 79, of Andover

Alice Marie (Hazeltine) Lindquist, a “friend to everyone,” passed away on Dec. 17, 2024 surrounded by her family after a brief illness. She was 79. Born in Springfield to Clark and Elizabeth Hazeltine, she had one brother, Thomas W. Hazeltine, who predeceased her in 2010. She attended one-room schools in both Peaseville and Simonsville in […]

To the editor: Vermont education funding needs repair

To the editor: Vermont education funding needs repair

As a parent of two children attending Compass School, an independent school in Westminster, I am writing to share my story with the hope of raising awareness, advocating for systemic change, and securing funding for children from low-income families. I firmly believe that every child should have access to funding that follows them to the […]

Op-ed: It’s time to move Chester’s revised zoning bylaws forward

Op-ed: It’s time to move Chester’s revised zoning bylaws forward

By Tim Roper The Chester Select Board finds itself in an unfortunate state of disagreement with regard to moving the work of our Planning Commission forward. During the Sept. 18 and Oct. 16 public hearing to adopt proposed changes to the zoning bylaws, the Select Board heard objections from a few households regarding implementing a […]

College News

College News

Abbigale Williams of Andover was named to the Dean’s List at Elmira College, in Elmira, N.Y., for the fall 2024 term. Full-time undergraduate students registered for at least 12 computable credit hours and earning a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher at the end of Term I or Term II are placed on […]

Bruce Orchitt, 72, of Chester

Bruce Orchitt, 72, of Chester

Bruce Alexander Orchitt, 72, passed away on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 in his Chester home, where he was lovingly cared for by family. Cancer treatment over the past two years took its toll, but Bruce chose to live fully and work up until his body simply couldn’t anymore. He was born on July 19, 1952, […]