All Entries in the "In the Community" Category
Guide to the 2017 Chester Fall Festival
©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC N ow in its 43rd year, the Chester Fall Festival is a fun-filled weekend of music, arts, crafts, food and friends. And it’s set in the gorgeous Vermont town of Chester. Is it any wonder that the Vermont Chamber of Commerce named it one of the state’s Top 10 Fall Events? […]
Can’t go to the eclipse? Make the most of it here
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Just a heads up. Next Monday afternoon it’s going to get pretty dark. Apparently the moon is going to pass in front of the sun for a couple of hours. And while it’s going to be dark here, down south it’ll be way dark. Wait, you knew […]
Billy Bob prevails in fierce match at Stone Hearth hot dog cookoff
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC With nine contestants vying for tube steak glory, Chef Billy Bob’s Big Easy was voted Top Dog of the sixth annual Hot Dog Cookoff held Sunday at the Stone Hearth Inn in Chester. The Free Range Restaurant’s Uncommon Reuben Dog took Best in Show. The event, which […]
Springfield Farmers Market seeks Family Day vendors;
Ludlow Rotary passes the gavel
The Springfield Farmers Market is accepting applications from vendors interested in joining an expanded market day Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This invitation goes out to agricultural vendors as well as crafters and artisans. For nonprofits, this would be an opportunity to promote your organization and/or educate the public as to what […]
Aug. 13 fund-raiser to aid Rounds family after fire
Friends of the Rounds family will be holding a fund-raiser to help Jan, Dennis, Eliza and Mitchell Rounds, who lost their Chester home of 23 years, their cat Bernie, and all of their belongings to fire in the early hours of July 2. Everyone is invited to join this family event and fund-raiser. It will […]
Battle of Bands set to cover medical expenses for Chester woman
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC After a near-death bout with infections, a Chester woman has a long road to recovery ahead and, this Saturday, members of the community will be holding a benefit Battle of the Bands at MacLaomainn’s Pub to help cover her large and growing medical bills. Just a few […]
Hospital campaign raises funds for Childbirth Center
Springfield Hospital is in the midst of its 2017 annual giving campaign to raise funds to enhance the Childbirth Center at Springfield Hospital. Childbirth services are an essential part of being a community hospital and Springfield Hospital is reinvesting in its childbirth facility. Any size gift is appreciated and those over $500 will be recognized […]
CORRECTION: Celebration of life of Sam Lloyd Sr. set for Aug. 7, 2017 at 2 p.m.
CORRECTION: The time of the service is 2 p.m. on Aug. 7. The public is invited to join in a celebration of the life of Sam Lloyd Sr., the longtime Weston resident who was an actor, businessman, philanthropist and community leader who died in March at the age of 91. The celebration will be held […]
Volunteers prep for annual book sale
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The weather was warm and sunny on Friday afternoon as a host of volunteers laid out scores of cartons of books sorted by topic ahead of the Wilder Memorial Library’s annual book sale. The event is a fundraiser for Weston’s public library and will occur under the tents in Farrar […]
Derry arts and history group mounts music, textile exhibits
By Tuckerman Wunderle © 2017 Chester Telegraph LLC The Londonderry Arts and Historical Society is presenting two exhibits at the Custer Sharp House through the end of July. Textiles and Fabrics and Music in the Mountains focus on the lives of earlier Londonderry residents, showing the ways they worked and played. Textiles and Fabrics focuses on the […]
Chester Conservation Committee holds photo contest
The Chester Conservation Committee is hosting a photo contest with the theme of the Chester Trails Experience. A panel of local photographers will choose two photographs that best express the CCC’s goal of fostering awareness, stewardship and enjoyment of Chester’s hiking trails. A third winning photo will be selected by the readers of The Chester […]
Springfield Dam Run donates $750 to EdgarMay Fund
The Springfield Dam Run has donated $750 to the EdgarMay Annual Fund, which supports the work of the Edgar May Health and Recreation Center. Now in its 12th year and with a field of more than 250 runners and walkers, the Springfield Dam Run provides support to area charities. A 501 C 3 non-profit organization, […]
Chester Rotary donates $1,000 to school playground fund
©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Rotary presented a check for $1,000 to representatives of the Chester Playground Committee and Katherine Fogg, principal of Chester-Andover Elementary School, during its Chester Rotary’s First Thursday Speakers Series in May. The committee and Fogg gave a detailed presentation about the playground initiative at school in an effort to […]
Townscape group springs into annual flower planting
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Every spring, members of Chester Townscape, a committee of the tax-exempt Chester Community Alliance Inc., come together to plant flower pots and place them in public and private locations around Chester, giving the town color all summer, making the town more appealing and attractive. Townscape members also water the plants […]
Be the match and save lives
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC You may have something that could prolong another person’s life and all it takes to find out is a cheek swab. Irwin Post has lived with chronic lymphocytic leukemia for 11 years and needs a stem cell transplant, but first he needs to find a match. On Saturday, June 17, […]
Ralph Pace receives LPCTV’s first Community Service Award
Ralph Pace, longtime volunteer producer and host of community TV programs, has been honored with LPCTV’s first Community Service Award at the organization’s May 6 fundraising gala. The award, which will be given annually, was established to recognize valuable service that a volunteer or member of LPCTV has provided to the community. The Ludlow-based local […]
CAES hosts Community Cafe Ice Cream Social
By Cynthia Prairie © 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Chester-Andover Elementary School, 72 S. Main St., will be hosting a free ice cream social at the school from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, to begin talking with families about what they want to see in a new playground and in other areas that […]
Windsor Co. drug take-back nets 567 lbs. from 10 towns
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC On April 29, 2017, Windsor County Sheriffs, in cooperation with local and state police, again participated in the DEA-led National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, resulting in 567 pounds of disposed medications collected for incineration. This is the largest volume yet to be tallied in Windsor County, and 90 pounds greater than […]
Housing program offers homeowners repair help
Windham & Windsor Housing Trust’s Home Repair Program is available to help income-eligible homeowners affordably rehab and repair their homes. The Home Repair Program has low-cost loans and provides expert help every step of the way. The loan officer works with homeowners to tailor a loan that is affordable and allows homeowners to make ends […]
Steampunk Society seeks Tweed Ride participants
The Steampunk Society of Vermont, a Springfield-based nonprofit, is raising seed money for the 2017 Springfield Steampunk Festival, to be held on Sept. 23 and 24 at Hartness House Inn. To that purpose, the group is sponsoring a Fun Run and Tweed Ride on June 3 at 9 a.m. on Toonerville Trail in Springfield. Registration […]
