Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
Dorothy ‘Dottie’ Bergquist, 91, of Andover
Dorothy “Dottie” Bergquist of Andover passed away at home on March 26, 2021. Dottie was born to Erwin and Edith Libbey on Jan. 22, 1930, in Springfield, Mass. Her family moved to Vermont when she was a child, and she lived in Vermont and New Hampshire since. In 1949, Dottie married Everett Thurston of Roxbury. […]
Weekly Covid Update: More than half of new Covid cases hitting those under 30
©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Even as Vermont leads the nation with an 83.6 percent vaccination rate for those 65 or older, a single daily record of 251 new Covid-19 cases and a weekly total that has jumped back over the 1,000 case mark are reminders that “this is still a pandemic,” said Gov. Phil Scott […]
College News
Mark Beckwith of Chester was named to the fall 2020 Dean’s List at Tufts University in Boston. To make the Tufts’ Dean’s List, a student must earn a GPA of at least 3.4 while taking a minimum of four full-credit courses. Beckwith is majoring in Sociology.
Grace Cottage welcomes new primary care doctor
Dr. Jeremy Morrison, DO, has joined the primary care staff at Grace Cottage Family Health in Townshend. A graduate of Towson University in Maryland and Case Western University in Cleveland, Dr. Morrison received his doctorate from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency at the University of Massachusetts. “As a family medicine […]
To the editor: Gut check finds we are what we eat
Facts: Up to 287 chemicals have been found in the umbilical cord of newborns; the rate of autoimmune diseases, diabetes, obesity and cancers have increased along with the increase in the use of glyphosate; even non-GMO crops such as wheat, oats, barley and potatoes, are sprayed with glyphosate before harvesting; the Maximum Residue Level of […]
Chester board names Telegraph paper of record
© 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board on Wednesday night voted unanimously to give the annual paper of record designation to the online only Chester Telegraph, the first “born-digital” newspaper in Vermont to receive that designation. The designation means that the town of Chester will use The Telegraph to publish all legally required […]
Op-ed: Bock on legislative progress in Montpelier
By state Rep. Tom Bock Windsor-3-1 Nothing about the 2021-2022 legislative session in Montpelier has been business as usual. It began as no other like it, in total virtual mode with legislators “Zooming in” from 150 locales across Vermont. Despite these challenges, we are making progress on critical goals. Our focus continues to be on […]
Weekly Covid Update: All Vermonters 16 and up can register for vaxx by April 19
© 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC In honor of the one-year anniversary of the first two deaths in Vermont due to Covid-19 — one of whom was 93-year-old Bob Kirkbride of Ludlow – Gov. Phil Scott has ordered flags lowered to half-mast and asked all churches and schools to ring their bells 14 times at 7 […]
Op-ed: Sunshine Week celebrates open government — even in a pandemic
By Jim Condos Vermont Secretary of State “Work Like There Are 625,000 Vermonters Looking Over Our Shoulders” Covid-19 has strained so many of our institutions over the last year. As our Vermont government agencies work to support our state through this crisis, we must always work to maintain the public’s right to know. Fortunately, in […]
Brooke Goodwin, 23, of Chester
Brooke T. Goodwin, 23, passed unexpectedly on March 14, 2021 at her home in Chester. She was born March 12, 1998 in Springfield, the daughter of Deborah J. Walker and Leo R. Goodwin. She attended Green Mountain Union High School and graduated from Springfield High School with the Class of 2016. Brooke was employed by […]
Winter goods sale at Family Center; deadline nears for Townscape plant purchase
Family Center Thrift Shop holding winter merchandise sale It is time for the Chester-Andover Family Center Thrift Shop to clear winter merchandise and get ready for spring. That means it is bag sale time. For four days on two consecutive weekends, March 19-20 and March 26-27, all clothing and accessories will be on sale. Fill […]
To the editor: Chester Planning Commission outlines its work on updating bylaws
Due to some recent confusion surrounding the Chester Planning Commission’s work on rewriting the town’s Unified Development Bylaws, or UDBs, the Commission feels that it’s important to provide clarity and insight to that process. The UDBs are being rewritten so as to be closely aligned with the existing Town Plan and Chester Village Master Plan […]
Terrigenous earns Society of Landscape Architects award for Chester tree plan
The Vermont Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects has awarded Terrigenous Landscape Architecture of Chester a 2020 Planning and Analysis Award for its Chester Village Canopy Management Plan. To view the 16-page plan, click here. Correction: This link takes you to the 16-page ASLA slideshow presentation by Terrigenous. According to Scott Wunderle, owner […]
Chester Development Review Board agenda for March 22
The Chester Development Review Board will hold its regular meeting in person at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom after conducting two site visits on Monday March 22, 2021. The first site visit will take place at 4:30 p.m. at 847 Farrar Road and the second will be at 5:15 p.m. at 74 […]
Andover Select Board agenda for March 22
The Select Board for the town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 22 via Zoom. To join: https://zoom.us Personal Meeting ID 869 021 5007 Passcode 146374. Or call in: 1 929 436 2866 US (New York) Below is its agenda: 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. […]
Chester Select Board agenda for March 17
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting in person at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and via Zoom at 6 p.m. on Wednesday March 17, 2021. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 In person attendance is limited, so please consider whether your physical attendance is needed or if you can participate via […]
GMUSD board agenda for March 18
The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold its regular meeting via Zoom at 6 p.m. on Thursday March 18. To join the meeting, go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/87924956235 Below is its agenda I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. Approval of Agenda: (Additions & Deletions) III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. […]
Weekly Covid Update: Emergency order extended; Chester, Ludlow to get vaxx clinics
©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Gov. Phil Scott extended Vermont’s state of emergency through mid-April in the state’s ongoing efforts to coordinate Covid-19 mitigation efforts, even as he announced additional loosening of restrictions for household gatherings and in the restaurant sector, and anticipates accelerated timelines for Vermont vaccination tiers. Meanwhile, the state also announced today that […]
Chester Planning Commission agenda for March 15
The Chester Planning Commission will hold its regular meeting in-person and via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. on Monday March 15. The meeting will be held on the second floor of Town Hall, 556 Elm Street. To join via zoom, click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81029256359 Below is its agenda: 1. Citizen comments 2. Review responses to issues listed on […]
College News
The following student has been named to the President’s Honors List for fall 2020 at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn. The President’s Honors List is made up of a select group of students who earned a grade point average of 3.75 or higher in the semester. This is the GPA that must […]
