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  • VINS 'Magnificent Migration' program Oct. 15 in Proctorsville

    VINS ‘Magnificent Migration’ program Oct. 15 in Proctorsville

    Vermont Institute of Natural Science will present Magnificent Migration, a free, family-friendly bird-demonstration event at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville. The talk is sponsored by the library and the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association. We all know why birds fly south for the […]

  • Make glowing Spooky Lanterns at Derry Library Oct. 18

    Make glowing Spooky Lanterns at Derry Library Oct. 18

    Goblins of all ages are invited to make glowing Spooky Lanterns with art teacher Casey Junker Bailey at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18 at the South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road. The program is free. Each family will receive a copy of The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything […]

  • State Area Agencies on Aging expect spike in Medicare counseling need due to Advantage cancellations

    State Area Agencies on Aging expect spike in Medicare counseling need due to Advantage cancellations

    Many Vermonters with Medicare Advantage Plans received cancellation notices effective at the end of 2025. Affected persons should carefully review and save their cancellation letter, which provides information on how and when to enroll in a new plan. Vermont’s five Area Agencies on Aging administer the State Health Insurance Assistance Program, offering free, unbiased and […]

  • Introduction to Chair Yoga Oct. 15 and 22 in Londonderry

    Introduction to Chair Yoga Oct. 15 and 22 in Londonderry

    Join Bidi Dworkin for free introductory Chair Yoga workshops to be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15 and Wednesday, Oct. 22 at Neighborhood Connections in the Mountain Marketplace, 5700 VT Route 100 in Londonderry. This pilot program is being used to gauge how much interest there would be in offering this […]

  • Henry Homeyer: Bulb-planting and garden cleanup for winter

    Henry Homeyer: Bulb-planting and garden cleanup for winter

    By Henry Homeyer ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC After a hot, dry summer – with a drought in most parts of New England – we had a very early frost this year, Sept. 20. Not enough to kill our late potato vines, but enough to kill squash and dahlias. I was caught off guard. I am […]

  • CAFC's 7th Annual Empty Bowl fund-raising dinner set for Nov. 8

    CAFC’s 7th Annual Empty Bowl fund-raising dinner set for Nov. 8

    The Chester-Andover Family Center announces the return of its 7th Annual Empty Bowl Dinner, a cherished community tradition and vital fundraiser supporting local families. The event will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the American Legion Post 67, 51 Legion Way off VT Route 103 South in Chester. Guests […]

  • Black River Action Team makes another 'Clean Sweep'

    Black River Action Team makes another ‘Clean Sweep’

    For a quarter of a century, volunteers from the Black River Action Team have been pulling trash of all sorts from the bed and banks of the river in and around Springfield. The recent 26th Annual RiverSweep did not disappoint. Twenty-five volunteers joined forces early in the morning on Saturday, Sept. 6 and tackled a […]

  • West River Farmers Market closes out the season this Saturday

    West River Farmers Market closes out the season this Saturday

    ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC This Saturday, Oct. 11, is the final day of the West River Farmers Market in Londonderry for the 2025 season. Don’t miss a beautiful fall foliage weekend and the last chance to purchase holiday gifts from some of your favorite craftspeople while picking up farm grown veggies, meats and flowers, grabbing […]

  • Ludlow Rotary Chili Cook-Off returns Oct. 11

    Ludlow Rotary Chili Cook-Off returns Oct. 11

    The Ludlow Rotary Club is sponsoring its 34th Annual Chili Cook-Off from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the traffic light on Depot Street in Ludlow. Proceeds will benefit the Ludlow Rotary Charitable Fund to enable the LRC to continue its programs of local support. More than 20 entrants will be […]

  • Speak Out for National Coming Out Day at Springfield Town Library Oct. 11

    Speak Out for National Coming Out Day at Springfield Town Library Oct. 11

    VINE Sanctuary, in collaboration with Springfield Town Library and the LGBT National Help Center, invites the public to a Speak Out for National Coming Out Day from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Springfield Town Library, 43 Main St. A Speak Out is a community forum where LGBTQ+ people and their […]

  • To honor U.S. history, CHS to host tea workshop

    To honor U.S. history, CHS to host tea workshop

    To honor the 250th anniversaries of the Revolutionary War and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Cavendish Historical Society has been examining colonial life with a focus on a “Taste of History.” Until the Tea Act of 1773 and the Boston Tea Party, tea was the beverage of choice among colonists. (Thereafter the […]

  • Act 181 is coming: How will it affect your property?

    Act 181 is coming: How will it affect your property?

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC In 2024, the Vermont Legislature passed Act 181 that makes a number of changes to the state’s laws on land use with special attention to encouraging new housing in downtowns. But there may also be changes to the way rural land is treated and landowners should pay […]

  • Noted folk singer Reggie Harris to perform at Upstairs at Town Hall on Oct. 11

    Noted folk singer Reggie Harris to perform at Upstairs at Town Hall on Oct. 11

    Reggie Harris performs ‘High Over the Hudson.’ On Saturday Oct. 11 at 7 PM, Upstairs at Town Hall will present a performance by iconic folk singer, historian, educator and civil rights activist Reggie Harris. As a descendant of an enslaved Black woman and a Confederate general, Reggie Harris has embraced his unique heritage to create […]

  • Springfield Microtransit pilot program delayed

    Springfield Microtransit pilot program delayed

    Southeast Vermont Transit, also known as SEVT and the MOOver, is delaying the start date of its Springfield Microtransit pilot. Originally scheduled for early September, the project’s main funding grant agreement and a Notice to Proceed to spend grant funds has not been executed. The three-year $282,000 grant was awarded in July, but the grant […]

  • 'Button Up' urges Vermonters to weatherize using state rebates and expiring tax credits 

    ‘Button Up’ urges Vermonters to weatherize using state rebates and expiring tax credits 

    As temperatures drop across the northeast, partners in the statewide  Button Up Vermont campaign are urging homeowners and renters to prepare their homes for colder temperatures using Vermont weatherization and heat pump rebates—and use soon-to-expire federal tax credits for projects completed this year. Weatherization rebates from Efficiency Vermont, Vermont Gas Systems and other partners aren’t […]

  • Is Chester's long-delayed sidewalk project in the Depot finally a go?

    Is Chester’s long-delayed sidewalk project in the Depot finally a go?

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Children in second grade at Chester-Andover Elementary today had not been born when the Town received an $800,000 grant to build a sidewalk from Bargefrede Road at the lower portion of Depot Street to Town Hall. But after an eight-year delay that doubled the project’s cost, the […]

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