Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
TRSU board agenda for April 6
The board of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday April 6, 2023 in the professional development room at the Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main Street, Ludlow and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85756476936 Below is the board’s agenda. Call to Order A. Roll […]
To the editor: Expeditionary School thanks Ludlow voters
A huge thank you from ESBR to Ludlow’s voters. The March 6, 2023 Ludlow Town Meeting was a phenomenal lesson in how democracy can work for the betterment of its community. Thank you to all who voted to help sustain the vision of the Expeditionary School at Black River, situated right here in the heart […]
To the editor: Author seeks stories about Vermont Civilian Conservation Camps
The Civilian Conservation Corps began on April 5, 1933 under President Roosevelt’s “New Deal” to relieve the poverty and unemployment of the Depression. CCC camps were set up in towns, state parks and forests. Workers built trails, roads, campsites and dams, stocked fish, built and maintained fire tower observer’s cabins and telephone lines, fought fires […]
Chester Select Board agenda for April 5
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday April 5, 2023 at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is the board’s agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the March 22, 2023 Special Select Board Meeting 2. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous […]
GMUSD special hearing agenda for April 11
The board of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold a special hearing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday April 11, 2023 at the Green Mountain High School, 716 Rt. 103 south, and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/81803924162. Below is the board’s agenda This meeting is a quasi-judicial proceeding. As such, […]
College News
The following students have been named to the President’s List for achieving a grade point average of 4.0 or higher in the fall 2022 semester at Champlain College of Burlington. Ashley Bolton of South Londonderry Grace Guild of Chester Amber Prepost of Springfield The following students have been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List […]
After musical hiatus, GM hits the stage with ABBA hit ‘Mamma Mia!’
By Basil MacDonald Green Mountain Union High School presents its first musical since 2019. Catherine Johnson’s Broadway hit Mamma Mia!, which reignited a love for the 1970s pop music of ABBA, will be performed in the GMUHS auditorium on Friday, March 31 and Saturday April 1. “Putting on a musical is a really big task,” […]
To the editor: Londonderry Rescue Service Raffle deadline is April 1
The Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad Benefit Raffle is our organization’s most important fund raiser. It helps pay for building and vehicle maintenance, fuel, training and a host of other things that help ensure that LVRS is the only squad in Vermont that does not charge for its services. To buy raffle tickets online, click here […]
Andover Select Board agenda for March 27
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 27 at Andover Town Office, 953 Andover-Weston Road, and via Zoom. To join via Zoom, click here. Meeting ID: 869 021 5007 and Passcode: 146374. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. […]
Maria Contro, 95, of Chester
Maria Contro passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Springfield Hospital. She was 95. Maria was born Oct. 2, 1927 in Regio de Calabria, Italy, to the late Nazzareno and Caterina Ceravolo. Maria and her mother sailed to the United States to re-unite with her father at Ellis Island, N.Y., in September 1929. Maria grew […]
Mountain School at Winhall names new Head of School, Assistant Head
WINHALL The Mountain School at Winhall, an independent school serving the communities of Winhall, Stratton, Bondville and other southern Vermont communities, has appointed Margaret Schlachter as the school’s new Head of School and Joseph Frigo as Assistant Head of School and as Upper School Math and Science teacher. Both assume their new roles in July. […]
Secretary French leaving Agency of Education
MONTPELIER Secretary Dan French of the Vermont Agency of Education will be leaving his job next month to take a senior leadership role at the Council of Chief State School Officers, Gov. Phil Scott announced on Friday. Prior to becoming Secretary, French was brought in as a consultant to the Ludlow-Mount Holly school district merger […]
Chester Select Board special meeting agenda for March 22
The Chester Select Board will meet hold a special meeting, in place of Wednesday’s storm-canceled meeting, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To access the meeting via Zoom, click here or https://zoom.us/join with Meeting ID: 819 8884 2129. Below is its agenda. 1. Reorganization 2. […]
Flood Brook School, Collaborative to host community-showing of ‘Screenagers’
Flood Brook School and The Collaborative are hosting a screening of the 2016 documentary Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday March 23 at Flood Brook School, 91 VT-11 in Londonderry. Thursday. Admission is free and all community members, especially middle school students and their parents from the mountain towns, […]
College News
Alexandria Pippin of Chester, a senior who will graduate in the spring with degrees in Elementary Education and Holocaust and Genocide Studies, has been named to the Dean’s List at Keene State College for the fall 2022 semester. To qualify for Dean’s List, degree-seeking undergraduate students complete a minimum of 12 credits and earn at […]
GMUSD board agenda for March 16
The Green Mountain Unified School District board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday March 16 at the Green Mountain High School Library, 716 Rt. 103 south in Chester or via Zoom. To join the meeting to to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85863233984 Below is the board’s agenda I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. […]
Legislative Forum at Hub in Weston Saturday
From 9 to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, New Thought Vermont and The Hub at Weston will host a Legislative Forum at The Hub Restaurant, 719 Main St. in Weston, for residents of Weston, Chester and neighboring towns. Come listen to updates from state legislators and share your thoughts with them about current issues […]
Op-ed: Honor Sunshine Week by requiring hybrid government meetings
By Justin Silverman During the early months of Covid-19, governors in New England states issued executive orders allowing municipalities to meet online so long as the public could attend remotely. The democratic benefits of this arrangement quickly became evident. According to a public official quoted in a 2020 study, the changes “made it a lot […]
Chester Select Board agenda for March 15
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday March 15, 2023 at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street. Below is the board’s agenda. 1. Reorganization 2. Approve Minutes from the March 1, 2023 Selectboard Meeting 3. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous Meeting 4. Old Business 5. Discussion re: Julian Quarry 6. […]
Andover Select Board agenda for March 13
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 13 at Andover Town Office, 953 Andover-Weston Road, and via Zoom. To join via Zoom, click here. Meeting ID: 869 021 5007 and Passcode: 146374. Below is its agenda 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. […]