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Politics Today: Welch out of the gate with political ad; Winters hires campaign staff
U.S. Rep. Peter Welch’s Senate campaign on Tuesday launched a new TV ad. Welch is the first candidate to go on air in the state. The ad highlights Welch’s commitment to improving the lives of all Vermonters by protecting a woman’s right to choose, taking on climate change, cutting middle class taxes, reducing health […]
GM basketball coaches praise this year’s teams, expect lessons learned to spill into next season
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC For all who experience the highs and lows of a high school basketball season, the end can be abrupt, leaving the athletes, coaches and fans adrift as to what they can do to fill the cold dark nights that for more than four months have been spent […]
Chieftains advance to quarterfinals with 10-point win over Peoples
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Fueled by an 18-8 first quarter surge, the Chieftains boys basketball team fought off a late Peoples Academy charge and took a hard fought 58-48 victory over the Wolves in first round playoff action on Tuesday night in Chester. “We are tough when we hit shots early,” […]
‘Confident’ GM boys capture 8 seed in win streak, face Peoples tonight in Chester
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Winners of their last three games, the Green Mountain boys basketball team appears to be peaking at just the right time. As a result of their recent win streak, Coach Brian Rapanotti’s squad has captured the 8 Seed in the upcoming Division 3 boys basketball tournament and will […]
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 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 […]
GM boys keep Mill River at bay for 10th win
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The gauge of a good team is one that does not let their opponent back into a contest after they have taken a substantial lead. On Saturday in Chester, the Green Mountain boys basketball team did just that, expanding a lead they took early, and maintaining it throughout […]
Despite loss to WRV, Cummings and Tyrrell end GM b-ball run with grit and pride
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC On a night full of fond farewells to Kim Cummings and Grace Tyrrell, the two seniors on the Green Mountain girls basketball team, the Chieftains worked it to the very end. They led for much of the first half and hung on within one possession until midway through […]
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 […]
GM girls come out strong but fail to snag win against Rivendell
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC For three quarters, the Green Mountain girls basketball team looked firmly in control, ready to grab their elusive fifth win to earn a spot in the upcoming Division 3 playoffs, leading by double digits for most of the first 24 minutes and entering the fourth quarter up by […]
GM boys drop road contest to Rebels 46-45
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Boys’ varsity Coach Brian Rapanotti minced no words when commenting about his team’s 46-45 loss to Leland & Gray in the annual Leland & Gray Hoops for Hope game on Saturday in Townshend. “They (L&G) wanted it more.” The Chieftains led for much of the contest, and […]
GM girls’ offense stalls in 41-29 loss to Rebels
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The iron unkind,” a phrase linked to offensive struggles, bit the Green Mountain girls basketball team, leading to a 41-29 loss to the Rebels of Leland & Gray in Townshend on Friday evening. “We struggled badly offensively,” said Coach Jeff Buffum. “We couldn’t get a shot to […]
Driving till the very end, GM boys lose by 2 to Rivendell
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Basketball can be brutal. At times, an inch here or there can make all the difference between a thrilling victory or a crushing defeat. The Green Mountain boys basketball team endured such a result on Thursday night when, trailing by 2 with just seconds remaining, Brendan Rose’s 3-point […]
FBI offers $10,000 reward for ‘Rt. 91 Bandit’
The FBI is looking for a “serial bank robber” who they say has held up 11 banks along the Interstate-91 corridor in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut, and are offering a $10,000 reward for information to identify and catch him. They also say that he is considered armed and dangerous. According to a […]
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 […]
Turnovers riddle GM girls in loss to Leland & Gray Rebels
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Turnovers: The ugliest word in basketball showed its face in Chester early and often for the Green Mountain girls basketball team in their Tuesday matchup with the Leland & Gray Rebels. In the end, despite making several runs, the Chieftains could simply not overcome their unforced errors that […]
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 […]
Program focuses on quality of the Williams River
Water quality monitoring samples have been collected along the Williams River for many years. Ryan O’Donnell, water quality coordinator for the Southeastern Vermont Watershed Alliance and the Connecticut River Conservancy, will present the results of several years of monitoring studies from the river during an online Zoom discussion at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9. […]
GM boys scare off Phantoms in last-minute thriller
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing On the road and trailing by six entering the fourth quarter, the Green Mountain Chieftains, who continue to be short on players, looked to be on the precipice of dropping the road contest to the Proctor Phantoms. However, with a burst of energy and some big shots down the […]
