All Entries in the "Community and Arts Life" Category
Area Dems to hold fundraiser for Family Center’s home heating program
In collaboration with the Chester-Andover Family Center and the Andover Democratic Town Committee, the Chester Town Democratic Committee will hold its annual Share Heat Fundraiser from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 1 at VT Vines Vineyard and Winery, 275 Williams Road in Rockingham. The committees will provide appetizers, and a cash bar will […]
Snowshoe for Hope returns to Grafton Feb. 8 to raise funds for Komen cancer campaign
Snowshoe for Hope returns to the Grafton Trails & Outdoor Center, 783 Townshend Road in Grafton, on Sunday, Feb. 8 to benefit Susan G. Komen, the world’s leading breast cancer organization. Beginning at 9 a.m., participants can register on site, pick up T-shirts, drop off donations, rent snowshoes ($15) and enjoy a light breakfast. Trails […]
Got a water restoration or protection project? Grants available to governments, private groups
The 2026 Vermont Watershed Grants Program is accepting applications for projects that protect, restore and enhance the state’s lakes, streams, rivers and ponds, including Vermonters’ ability to appreciate and enjoy these treasures. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Grants are available to municipalities, local and regional government agencies, sporting clubs, non-profit […]
Martin Luther King Day Gathering in Springfield
The Declaration of Inclusion Implementation Committee of the Town of Springfield invites the community to an MLK Day Gathering from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 19 at the Springfield Town Library, 43 Main St. This gathering honors the life, legacy, and enduring words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The program will feature […]
Scammers target SNAP recipients in Vermont
Scammers are targeting recipients of 3SquaresVT – also known as SNAP or food stamps – and phishing for personal information, including EBT card numbers, and threatening suspension of benefits if not provided. In some instances, the spoofed caller ID appears as “AHS” when it is not. This is a scam. Government officials will not threaten benefits […]
Whiting Library offers one-on-one tech help
Whiting Library is offering free, one-on-one technology help sessions to assist community members with basic computer and digital device skills. Library staff will provide individualized help with tasks such as downloading eBooks, using library eResources, setting up an email account and completing other common computer-related activities. Participants may bring their own device or use a […]
Henry Homeyer: A quick look back as we look forward to the 2026 growing season
By Henry Homeyer ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Overall, my gardens did well last summer despite the lack of rain – largely because of all that sunshine. Most of us had a wet spring and early summer, then a very dry summer and fall. For people planting new trees, shrubs and perennials it meant lots of […]
SoVerA’s January meeting features ‘Mars: the Dust Bowl of Dreams’
Southern Vermont Astronomy Group will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13 in the 1879 Perkinsville Schoolhouse, 1862 VT-106 in Perkinsville. This hybrid meeting will also be available via Zoom. Longtime SoVerA member Kevin Paquet will give a presentation titled Mars: the Dust Bowl of Dreams. Was there life on Mars? […]
Ludlow Rotary donates to Mount Holly School, Chester Teen Center
In recent weeks, Ludlow Rotary Club awarded grants to Mount Holly School and the Chester Teen Center. The school ‘s music program was the beneficiary of a $3,000 grant to purchase risers for concerts, plays and other events. Previously, the school had to borrow risers from Ludlow Elementary School to use for its concerts. “This […]
VTel donates $5,000 to local food pantries
VTel donated $5,000 in December to 10 local food pantries across southern Vermont, supporting community food programs during the busy holiday season. The donation was distributed evenly among 10 organizations, with each food pantry receiving $500. December’s recipients are: Black River Good Neighbor Services in Ludlow, Chester-Andover Family Center, Grafton Community Church Food Pantry, Springfield […]
Pat Glabach receives Lions Club’s highest award
Pat Glabach received the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award on Nov. 11 at the Londonderry Area Tri-Mountain Lions dinner meeting held at The Red Slate Restaurant at Magic Mountain. It is the highest honor bestowed by Lions Club International and recognizes a member whose service goes above and beyond one’s typical duties. Glabach has been doing […]
Springfield Garden Club’s Holiday Market another big success
Springfield Garden Club’s Holiday Market, which was held on Friday, Dec. 5, proved to be a big hit. The club extends its appreciation to the the people who came and purchased handmade wreaths and arrangements. This is the garden club’s only major fundraiser, and the proceeds go toward its mission to “provide a social […]
Reading of ‘Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ at First Universalist on Sunday
The First Universalist Parish of Chester presents a reading of Barbara Robinson’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 28, in the church’s Community Room, 211 North St. in Chester’s historic Stone Village. Reading will be done by Nick Boke, Buffy Boke, Melody Reed, Darryl Kale and Bev Hart with projection […]
Learn ice fishing techniques from an expert
Have you ever wanted to learn how to ice fish or do you just need to brush up on your knowledge? Learn from Jim Fischer, Vermont Let’s Go Fishing certified chief instructor and a Chester resident, from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3 at Knapp Pond #2, 1426 Knapp Pond Road in Cavendish. […]
Green Mountain Gardeners brings holiday cheer to neighbors
Green Mountain Gardeners of Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru and Weston held their annual gathering on Dec. 8 to make holiday table decorations for their homebound neighbors. The South Londonderry Depot was full of the smell of pine and the sounds of chatter as 20 members, dressed in holiday sweaters and their garden club aprons, built festive […]
SAPA TV hosts 8th annual public domain Christmas
Once again, SAPA TV, the Springfield area’s public access TV station, will run 24 hours of Christmas movies and short subjects from 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve to 7 p.m. on Christmas Day. Viewers in Chester, Reading, Springfield and Weathersfield, as well as in Charlestown, N.H., are invited to spend the day with 1964’s Santa […]
Chester’s Yosemite Firehouse gets its wreath
Historic Fire District No. 2 on Depot Street, known as the Yosemite Firehouse, is the last town-owned public building to be decorated for the Christmas holiday season. For years Chester Townscape has decorated the town’s public buildings and central locations with a variety of greens, berries and cheery red bows to welcome the holiday season. […]
Free Ida Mae Specker holiday concert Dec. 19 Cash, non-perishable food accepted for Family Center
A holiday concert featuring Ida Mae Specker on fiddle, Mike Wheeler and Emily Burkland on guitar and Mowgli Giannitti on grand piano and upright bass will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19 at Sugar Bob’s Finest Kind, 92 VT Route 11 in Chester. Doors open at 5 p.m.; BYOB. Admission is free, […]
Springfield Community Band’s Holiday Concert set for Dec. 19
The Springfield Community Band’s third annual Holiday Concert that will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19 in the auditorium of Riverside Middle School, 13 Fairground Road in Springfield. Admission is free. This will be a fast-paced and fun evening, featuring new and exciting selections. Several are based on traditional holiday music but […]
Derry Library holds solstice celebration with gift-making stations Dec. 20
South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School St., invites families to celebrate Solstice & The Joy of Giving with art teacher Casey Junker Bailey at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20. Families are invited to visit maker stations throughout the library to create a wonderful collection of presents for holiday giving: snowy villages, wooden elves, […]