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Andover Select Board agenda for July 11

Andover Select Board agenda for July 11

The Select Board for the town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 11 at Andover Town Hall, 953 Andover Road, and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, please see below.  Below is the board agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Act on Agenda 3. Act on Minutes of June 27th meeting. […]

Gilbert Faull Bastian IV, 38, of Chester

Gilbert Faull Bastian IV, 38, of Chester

Gilbert F. Bastian IV of Chester and Ludlow, 38, passed away on May 10, 2022. He was born in 1983 in Bethlehem, Penn., to Maryann Covello Bastian and Gilbert F. Bastian III. The family moved to Chester when he was 6 months old. Gib loved Vermont and never wanted to live anywhere else. Gib attended […]

Celebration of Life for Thomas Henning Jr.

Celebration of Life for Thomas Henning Jr.

A Celebration of Life in honor of Thomas Henning Jr., who passed away on Dec. 27, 2021, will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 24 at 422 Winhall Hollow Road in Winhall. Please join us in celebrating Thomas’s life and sharing memories and stories. Food will be provided, please BYOB. If you have […]

Chester Select Board agenda for July 6

Chester Select Board agenda for July 6

The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 6 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To access vis Zoom, click here or here and add meeting ID: 819 8884 2129. ​ Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the June 15, 2022 Select Board Meeting and June 22, […]

To the editor: Vote Malloy for U.S. Senate

To the editor: Vote Malloy for U.S. Senate

I am writing this letter in support of Gerald Malloy for U.S. senator from Vermont.  Gerald graduated from West Point in 1984. He was an active duty field artillery officer and a paratrooper.  He served our nation honorably and with distinction for 22 years.  He has a MBA from Temple University. I have met Gerald […]

College News

College News

Mackenzie Owen Walton of Chester received a master of business administration from Clarkson University, located in Potsdam, N.Y., in May 2022. Congratulations to the graduates of the Class of 2022 of the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn. Adam Culver of Grafton Benjamin Haseltine of Chester The following students recently graduated from Castleton University […]

Andover Select Board agenda for June 27

Andover Select Board agenda for June 27

The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 27 at the Andover Town Office, 953 Andover Road, and via Zoom. To connect via Zoom, see below. Here is the agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on the Agenda. 3. Act on the Minutes: […]

Chester Select Board special meeting set for June 22

Chester Select Board special meeting set for June 22

The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Citizen Comments 2. Sign Tax Anticipation Note 3. Sign Equipment Loan for Highway Truck 4. Adjourn

To the editor: Balint runs for U.S. House for Vermont

To the editor: Balint runs for U.S. House for Vermont

In politics, there are two types of candidates: those who run to win and those who run to work. Over the last 16 years, Vermonters have been lucky to have a representative in the U.S. House who knows the real goal of running isn’t winning, but working every day on behalf of Vermonters. If we […]

Milton Willis Jr., 74, of Chester

Milton Willis Jr., 74, of Chester

Milton A. Willis Jr., 74, of Chester, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2022, at home with his loving wife and family by his side. Milton was born March 17, 1948 in Newport to Milton and Margaret (Cota) Willis. He graduated from North Troy High School in 1966 and immediately started to work for his […]

Chester Rotary Trivia Night raises $4,200 for GM scholarships

Chester Rotary Trivia Night raises $4,200 for GM scholarships

The Chester Rotary raised more than $4,200 for college scholarships for Green Mountain Union High School students on Saturday, May 28, during its Trivia Night, where more than 60 participants from the community making up nine teams answered questions in seven rounds. The event, at the American Legion Post #67, was also attended by members […]

To the editor: Cris Ericson announces run for U.S. Senate

To the editor: Cris Ericson announces run for U.S. Senate

Hello! My name is Cris Ericson and I would like to publicly thank more than 500 local Vermonters from the Chester, Springfield and Bellows Falls area who signed my petitions to allow me to be on the Nov. 8, 2022 general election ballot as an Independent candidate for U.S. senator. Thank you also to Dan […]

To the editor: Southern Windsor will be represented in Montpelier

To the editor: Southern Windsor will be represented in Montpelier

People in the southern part of Windsor County have been reassured by knowing that one of their three senators, Alice Nitka, lives in nearby Ludlow, thinking of her as “the South’s Senator.” When Alice retires at the end of this term, we’ll lose a meticulous, thoughtful legislator.  But folks in southern Windsor County should be […]

Two honored with Andover Scholarships

Two honored with Andover Scholarships

Two Andover residents attending Vermont Academy and Bellows Falls High are the recipients of the Andover Scholarships worth $2,000 each. Rex Hill, the son of Jason and Shayne Hill, is graduating from Vermont Academy and will be attending Colby-Sawyer College in New London, N.H., majoring in exercise science. Jed Lober, the son of Laura Kalinen, […]

College News

College News

Paige Elizabeth Congdon of Springfield graduated Summa Cum Laude from Plymouth State University in New Hampshire on May 7, with a bachelors of science degree in elementary education. Congdon is the daughter of Jeremy and Ruth Congdon. Students who received Summa Cum Laude honors earned a 3.75 or greater GPA. Sam Cowles of South Londonderry […]

Bernard Mowrey, 104, of Chester

Bernard Mowrey, 104, of Chester

Bernard C. Mowrey 104, of Chester, passed away Monday morning June 13, 2022 at the Springfield Hospital in Springfield.  He was born May 9, 1918 in Philadelphia, Penn., the son of George Jr. and Delia (Beebe) Mowrey. He lived and grew up in Wardsboro, where he also attended school. In celebration of his 104th birthday, […]

Impressive comeback for Chester-GM Alumni Parade

Impressive comeback for Chester-GM Alumni Parade

©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19 restrictions and concerns, the Chester High School/Green Mountain Alumni Day Parade roared back on Saturday to a colorful display and a delighted audience. Below are images from the event. All images are by Claudio Veliz. Click any image to launch the gallery.     […]

Chester Select Board agenda for June 15

Chester Select Board agenda for June 15

The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15 at Town Hall, 556 Elm. St. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the June 1, 2022 Selectboard Meeting 2. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous Meeting 3. Old Business 4. Chester Community Greenhouse Update 5. Vendor Permit; Meditrina 6. New Business/Next Agenda […]

Police investigating Douglas death charge woman with furnishing fentanyl

Police investigating Douglas death charge woman with furnishing fentanyl

© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Springfield woman has been charged with furnishing fentanyl to a Chester man who later died of an overdose. According to a press release from the Vermont State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Tara Stone, 34, was charged with conspiracy to sell/furnish/deliver fentanyl to Jamie Douglas on Jan. 5, 2022. […]

College News

College News

The following students graduated from the University of Vermont in Burlington during commencement ceremonies in May 2022. Zoe Schemm of Grafton graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies. Annice Pelletier of Grafton graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development & Family Studies. Alexander Charette of Weston graduated with […]