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Andover elects historic board; Chester voters return Whalen to Select Board after hiatus
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Andover residents, faced with three select board vacancies, created what is likely an historic board with a majority of women as members. With one member resigning his unexpired three-year seat and two members deciding not to run for re-election, Andover residents were voting to put three new […]
Chester votes ‘yes’ on retail cannabis; Andover voters say ‘no’ to street ATVs Manchester voters reject regional field house proposal
By Shawn Cunningham and Cynthia Prairie © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Retail cannabis was approved Tuesday by the voters of Chester 318 to 267, an outcome that seemed to surprise both those who were for it and those who were against it. The article — Shall the Town of Chester authorize cannabis retailers in town […]
Hybrid Andover information meeting focuses on ATV ordinance Nearly 100 residents attend online or in person
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Saturday before Town Meeting Day is usually when the Town of Andover gathers its voters to do the town’s business. But in light of the pandemic – and at the urging of residents – the Select Board opted again this year to vote all articles by […]
Retail cannabis sales vote: What you should know
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Town Meeting Day this year, Chester voters will go to the polls to vote on allowing the sale of recreational cannabis within the town. For those who are still on the fence, here are some resources to help with making a decision. First, cannabis was made […]
Chester Select Board talks around cannabis vote
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With less than two weeks to go before the town’s voters will decide whether retail sales of cannabis will be allowed in Chester, the Select Board continued to talk – and occasionally debate – about the topic including issues that are outside the scope of the vote. […]
Chester on Ice! Annual Winter Carnival lures smiling families on a snowy weekend
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC A light snowfall helped set a festive mood as the annual Chester Winter Carnival kicked off on Saturday Feb 19. By 2 p.m., more than 150 kids had ridden the mini-snowmobiles, according to the Chester Snowmobile Club, which sponsored that portion of the event. One visitor […]
Meet the candidates: Four vie for two one-year seats on Chester Select Board
©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Telegraph sent a series of questions to the four candidates who are vying for two one-year terms on the Chester Select Board. Those two seats are currently held by Leigh Dakin and Jeff Holden, who are seeking re-election. These questions are currently on issues top of mind for many […]
Lights go out on GM boys’ charge Blackout halts game after three quarters
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With momentum swinging firmly in their favor after closing an eight point halftime lead to one at the end of the third, the Green Mountain boys basketball team looked poised to make a run at their tenth win of the season hosting White River Valley on Thursday […]
Three member Andover board talks reappraisal, short term rentals Emergency services contract on hold for new board
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Recent meetings of the Andover Select Board have tended to be contentious, but the Feb. 14 meeting saw the now three-member board agreeing on most everything that came up. And with three members remaining after two recent resignations, there was no room for disagreement. That’s because with […]
Variations on a Town Meeting Day Area towns choose formats, new dates for annual votes
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Once again this year the Vermont legislature has taken its cue from the continuing Covid pandemic and is giving municipalities options in how they can manage Town Meeting Day. And area select boards have chosen several variations — from fully remote meetings and Australian ballots for all […]
GM boys earn Rapanotti 100th win in trounce of Cosmos
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC SPRINGFIELD Any team that has played the Green Mountain Chieftains knows that they can light it up from beyond the arc. The GM boys 3-point shooting was on full display in their Saturday night matchup with the Springfield Cosmos, hitting 11 on the evening en route to an […]
GM girls power past Division 2 Cosmos
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC SPRINGFIELD On paper, the GM girls basketball matchup with Division 2 Springfield Saturday afternoon looked like it was going to be a difficult climb for Coach Jeffrey Buffum’s squad. Despite the monumental task of beating a team that is considered to be in the mix for a state […]
GM boys repel Rebels in a blistering first-quarter
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Scoring 27 points in the first quarter, including five three-pointers, the Green Mountain boys basketball squad continued their recent hot streak, winning their third straight on Monday night with a 65-41 victory over the Leland & Gray Rebels at home in Chester. Everett Mosher got the offense […]
Chester board nixes putting cannabis vote on ballot; petition could force issue
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board at its Wednesday, Jan. 19, meeting, discussed and took public input on placing an “opt-in” article for retail sales of cannabis on the Town Meeting day ballot and for the second time in two years, decided against it. But a petition that’s being […]
Andover board unanimously reverses town meeting decision; two members resign
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Early in its Monday, Jan. 24 meeting, the Andover Select Board unanimously reversed its stance on how Town Meeting should be conducted, changing from all business being done by floor vote to a hybrid information meeting on one day, with voting by Australian ballot on Town Meeting […]
Frigid weather grows Popple Dungeon sculpture
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC While the recent cold snap has frozen pipes, drained heating fuel tanks and put deep dents into wood piles, there’s one bright side to the frigid weather. Peter Delaney’s annual ice sculpture is growing fast on his Chester property. At the beginning of the season, the mild […]
Hearth & Home: New owners blend talents to bring new life to Stone Hearth Mustoe-Eklund family take on work of transforming 200-year-old inn
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Five days before Christmas, Vicky Mustoe, her son and daughter and son-in-law arrived in Chester. Moving from Orlando, Fla., the family was about to begin a new chapter in their lives — transforming The Stone Hearth Inn and Tavern on Route 11 West into Stone Hearth Inn […]
Area towns shuffled, separated under proposed redistricting plan
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont House yesterday passed H. 589 to bypass the work done by a tri-partisan board set up to create a legislative redistricting plan. The move substitutes the bill as the design for the “initial district plan.” The text of the legislation says that lawmakers will be […]
Green Mountain Girls rout BF Terriers 40-33
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC In this year’s COVID-plagued basketball season, it is anticipated that each game will bring a variation of their pre-season roster to each contest. For the Green Mountain girls basketball squad, they took this adaptation in stride, showing the increasing depth of Coach Jeff Buffum’s roster in their 40-33 […]
Chieftains shake off the rust with overtime win
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Struggling from a long layover with three games canceled, the Green Mountain boys basketball team were just happy to get back on the court the night of Wednesday, Jan. 12. What made them even happier – despite the nearly month-long gap since their last game – was […]
