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  • Ludlow Rotary seeks entries for 34th Annual Chili Cook-off

    Ludlow Rotary seeks entries for 34th Annual Chili Cook-off

    The Ludlow Area 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. Chilis are welcome from individuals, clubs and businesses. Entrants are asked to provide five gallons of chili, and LRC can help with servers if needed. Participants […]

  • Musical spiritual morning at Landgrove Meeting House Sept. 14

    Musical spiritual morning at Landgrove Meeting House Sept. 14

    Fiddler Ida Mae Specker and former Congregational minister Melissa O’Brien invite the community to a joyful and prayerful gathering  at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14 at the historic Landgrove Meeting House, 88 Landgrove Road. Come enjoy music, song and spiritual connection with neighbors and friends. Suggested donation is $10.

  • Annual Phineas Gage Walk & Talk Sept. 14

    Annual Phineas Gage Walk & Talk Sept. 14

    The annual Phineas Gage Walk & Talk will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Cavendish Historical Society Museum, 1958 Main St. Gage, a railroad foreman, had a tamping rod pass through his head as a result of a blasting accident on September 13, 1848 and lived for 12 more years. […]

  • Fall Festival Open House at Derry Library Sept. 13

    Fall Festival Open House at Derry Library Sept. 13

    The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, invites kids of all ages (and grown-ups too) to attend its Fall Festival Open House from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. There will be food, a scavenger hunt, library tours, music by local musicians and the opportunity to learn about Tommyfest, an […]

  • RAIN UPDATE: Music in the Meadow returns to Chester Sept. 6; Will be held at Green Mountain Union High

    RAIN UPDATE: Music in the Meadow returns to Chester Sept. 6; Will be held at Green Mountain Union High

    The 21st Music in the Meadow fundraising concert to benefit Susan G. Komen’s Fight Against Breast Cancer will be held from 11 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6 at Motel in the Meadow, 936 Route 11 West  Because rain is being forecast, the entire event is moving to Green Mountain Union High, 716 […]

  • Green Mountain Church to hold first worship service Sept. 7

    Green Mountain Church to hold first worship service Sept. 7

    After five years without regular services, the church formerly known as the Congregational Church of Chester, 469 Main St., will open again for Sunday morning worship under a new name: Green Mountain Church. The first service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7. “Though the name is new, our mission remains the […]

  • Springfield man sentenced for straw purchases of firearms, three bank robberies in 2024

    Springfield man sentenced for straw purchases of firearms, three bank robberies in 2024

    Stephen Loewe, 43, of Springfield was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 29, by Chief U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss in Burlington to a term of 45 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. Loewe previously pleaded guilty to straw purchasing 19 firearms between December 2023 and May 2024, and admitted as […]

  • 'Workers over Billionaires' at Chester rally on Labor Day

    ‘Workers over Billionaires’ at Chester rally on Labor Day

     Drone video by Scott Wunderle By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC More than 200 people turned out on the Chester Green on Labor Day for a rally for workers’ rights and in opposition to the policies of the Trump administration. As a continuous stream of upbeat songs played on a large sound […]

  • Henry Homeyer: On lilac fungus, bolted lettuce and giving Monarchs a beautiful fall boost

    Henry Homeyer: On lilac fungus, bolted lettuce and giving Monarchs a beautiful fall boost

    By Henry Homeyer ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC I’ve seen the big yellow buses meandering down the road, lines of impatient drivers behind them, noisy kids inside. That tells me, temperatures notwithstanding, that fall has arrived, or will soon. The most common question I am fielding is about lilacs: Why have so many had their leaves […]

  • LEGO Robotics Community Day events Sept. 6 and 7

    LEGO Robotics Community Day events Sept. 6 and 7

    Calling all curious creators, future engineers and LEGO lovers. Students in grades 4 through 8 and their families are invited to a free hands-on LEGO Robotics Community Day from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Bellows Falls Waypoint Center, 17 Depot St. Participants will explore LEGO SPIKE Prime and Essential […]

  • S. Derry resident James Wilbur honored by Wharton alums for volunteerism

    S. Derry resident James Wilbur honored by Wharton alums for volunteerism

    James Wilbur of South Londonderry recently was awarded a Crandall Challenge Citation at the Wharton School in Pennsylvania. The award recognizes those serving the public as a volunteer with the goal of making a difference. Leaders of the Wharton Graduate Society, a group of about 10,000 who graduated at least  45 years ago from the […]

  • Two Lake Rescue homeowners work to make properties 'lake friendly'

    Two Lake Rescue homeowners work to make properties ‘lake friendly’

    Vermont’s Lake Wise Program is a voluntary and free opportunity for lakeshore landowners to have their property assessed and scored, and potentially qualify for a “Lake Wise Award” sign that can be proudly displayed. Recently, two neighbors on Lake Rescue in Ludlow began the process of earning the Lake Wise Award. Both owners worked with […]

  • The Ultimate Guide to the 2025 Chester Festival!

    The Ultimate Guide to the 2025 Chester Festival!

    © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Welcome to the 51st Chester Festival on Green, a weekend filled with friendly faces, fine crafts, wonderful arts, great food and superb music and entertainment for the whole family. Editor’s Note: Please return often to check for updates to music,  events and vendors. The Festival this year will be held […]

  • Ludlow Rotary Duck Race raises funds for Mt. Holly Fire Dept.

    Ludlow Rotary Duck Race raises funds for Mt. Holly Fire Dept.

    More than 650 rubber ducks recently raced from the Depot Street bridge to Walker Bridge as the Ludlow Rotary Club conducted its 26th annual race down the Black River. The winning ducks belonged to: First place: Anonymous, $200 Second place: Theresa Southworth, $100 Third place: Suzanne Theroux, $50 Last place: Virginia Ward, $25 Corporate Duck […]

  • 'Gardening for Baby Boomers' in Derry Sept. 8

    ‘Gardening for Baby Boomers’ in Derry Sept. 8

    The Green Mountain Gardeners is hosting a talk titled “Gardening for Baby Boomers: Ten Ways to Garden Smarter and Live Longer” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8 at the Londonderry Rescue Squad, 6068 VT Route 100. This popular presentation by Chris Ferrero, Cornell Master Gardener, promises to be lively and informative. Ambitious […]

  • Take a walk on the wild mushroom side with noted forager Sept. 6

    Take a walk on the wild mushroom side with noted forager Sept. 6

    Are you intrigued by wild mushroom hunting? Ari Rockland-Miller of The Mushroom Forager LLC will lead a guided tour of late summer gourmet and medicinal wild mushrooms from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6. Participants should meet at the Hardy Hill Trail entrance on Susannah Johnson Road in Cavendish. Attendees will be introduced […]

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