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  • To the editor: Charlton's vote sorely disappointing

    To the editor: Charlton’s vote sorely disappointing

    I’ve never had the opportunity to chat with state Rep. Tom Charlton, but my impressions from afar have been pretty positive. That said, I’m very disappointed in my state representative right now. Just as I was thinking that more people are seeing the true colors of the Trump administration and about how to bridge our […]

  • To the editor: An open letter to Sheriff Palmer

    To the editor: An open letter to Sheriff Palmer

    To Sheriff Ryan Palmer: We write to you in our capacity as the elected representatives and senators of Windsor County during a moment of significant challenge for both the Windsor County Sheriff’s Department and the broader community it serves. Let it be clear from the outset that we respect the principle of due process and […]

  • To the editor: Charlton misses an opportunity to condemn government violence against citizens

    To the editor: Charlton misses an opportunity to condemn government violence against citizens

    On Jan. 29, Rep. Tom Charlton voted no to the Vermont’s state legislature’s expression of approval for Gov. Scott’s statement regarding ICE’s actions in Minnesota. His explanation was that the governor “missed an opportunity to call for de-escalation on all sides.”  (The full text of the resolution can be read here.) This explanation is in […]

  • 18th century Valentine workshop Feb. 7 in Proctorsville

    18th century Valentine workshop Feb. 7 in Proctorsville

    Cavendish Historical Society is planning a series of events in 2026 to recognize the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It is hosting a free Valentine making workshop at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7 at Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville. Letter writing during the Revolutionary War was a way […]

  • Who's on the March 3 ballot for offices in Andover, Cavendish and Chester?

    Who’s on the March 3 ballot for offices in Andover, Cavendish and Chester?

    By Shawn Cunningham ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Monday, Jan. 26 at 5 p.m. was the deadline for candidate petitions to be turned in at Town Clerks’ offices all over Vermont. While some area towns — like Andover, Weston and Londonderry — nominate and vote town offices from the floor of their Town Meeting, others will […]

  • Small Chester group gathers in vigil for 2nd Minnesota killing

    Small Chester group gathers in vigil for 2nd Minnesota killing

    By Cynthia Prairie ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC He lived and died 1,300 miles to the west, in a climate familiar to all, in cold and snowy Minneapolis, Minn. No one at Monday night’s vigil on Chester’s Green knew him. But the 17 people who showed up in 19-degree weather during a late afternoon snow squall […]

  • To the editor: Scott speaks against ICE, but has nominated 'ICE enabler' for Supreme Court

    To the editor: Scott speaks against ICE, but has nominated ‘ICE enabler’ for Supreme Court

    While Gov. Phil Scott recently stated that Trump’s immigration crackdown may be “a deliberate federal intimidation and incitement of American citizens, ” he has nominated an ICE-enabler to a lifetime appointment to Vermont’s highest court, the Vermont Supreme Court. As we mourn the murders of  Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and the thousands of victims of […]

  • College News

    College News

    Vermont State University of Randolph Center announces the graduates of its Class of 2025. Those local students are: Suzanne Fontaine of Weston; Allan Poller of Springfield; and Brittany Priggen of Londonderry. Vermont State University also announces the students who earned placement on the President’s List for the fall 2025 semester. This highest academic honor recognizes full-time […]

  • Peru Fair ends but warm memories will live on

    Peru Fair ends but warm memories will live on

    By Shawn Cunningham and Cynthia Prairie* © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC After more than 40 years in, the annual Peru Fair’s 2025 edition was its last, organizers recently announced, much to the surprise of many vendors and fairgoers. The fair began as a tag sale in 1978 according to the organization’s website. In a Jan. […]

  • Financial probe leads to Windsor County Sheriff's arrest on multiple sexual misconduct charges

    Financial probe leads to Windsor County Sheriff’s arrest on multiple sexual misconduct charges

    © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer, 39, of Windsor was arrested on Tuesday and charged him with multiple counts related to sexual misconduct as a result of a seven-month investigation by Vermont State Police. According to a VSP press release, beginning in July 2025, police received numerous anonymous tips alleging possible […]

  • To the editor: Politicians should pay the price for Good, Pretti's deaths at the ballot box

    To the editor: Politicians should pay the price for Good, Pretti’s deaths at the ballot box

    On Jan. 13, amid widespread killings of demonstrators in Iran, President Trump posted on Truth Social “Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price.” However, Trump justified the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, falsely claiming she “willfully and viciously” […]

  • LWV's next speaker to discuss gerrymandering

    LWV’s next speaker to discuss gerrymandering

    The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with Kellogg-Hubbard Library, presents the next installment in its free lecture series on Voting Rights and Access to the Ballot at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Thomas Tai, Esq., staff attorney at the LWV of the United States, is the guest speaker. He provides legal […]

  • Peter Delaney with his 2020 version in February of that year. Photos by Shawn Cunningham

    Gravity + water + frigid temps = winter art

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC One of the joys of driving on Popple Dungeon Road every day in the winter is watching the evolution of self-creating ice sculpture at Peter Delaney’s place, where the blacktop ends and the gravel road begins. Each fall, Delaney brings out a wooden structure he’s created that […]

  • Op-ed: School choice fuels dreams for Vermonters

    Op-ed: School choice fuels dreams for Vermonters

    By Ross Powers Vermont’s ongoing and necessary discussion of education reform has had an unfortunate side effect: elevating the voices of people who are manipulating facts to fit their narrative. They want you to believe that Vermont’s independent schools are harming public education — particularly those that educate some of our most gifted student athletes. […]

  • Andover Select Board agenda for Jan. 26

    Andover Select Board agenda for Jan. 26

    The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 26, 2026 at the Andover Town Office, 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is the board’s agenda: 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of January 12th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per […]

  • Trump supporters on the Green mark the first anniversary of his inauguration. Photo by Shawn Cunningham

    Local Trump supporters mark anniversary of inauguration

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC As the sun was setting and the temperature was dropping below the mid-teens, a group of stalwart supporters of President Trump gathered on Chester’s Green late Tuesday afternoon to mark the one- year anniversary of his taking office for the second time. “We’re here in support of […]

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