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  • VSP seeks public help in Londonderry theft investigation

    VSP seeks public help in Londonderry theft investigation

    © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Police are looking for a man in connection to a “retail theft” from the Londonderry Village Market on Friday, July 18 but need help in identifying him. According to a Vermont State Police press release at about 9 a.m. on Monday, they received a report of a theft involving the […]

  • Archeologists dig in Chester, give sewer project a green light

    Archeologists dig in Chester, give sewer project a green light

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC For three days last week, a crew of highly educated and well-trained people toiled in the heat and humidity, digging holes and finding nothing of significance. And that constituted “mission accomplished.” The group were archeologists working for Hartgen Archeological Associates of Rensselaer, N.Y., and their job was […]

  • Andover Select Board agenda for Aug. 25

    Andover Select Board agenda for Aug. 25

    The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Aug. 25 at the 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 August 11th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, 10 […]

  • Welcome to Chester, with style

    Welcome to Chester, with style

    New Welcome to Chester Village signs have been sprouting up around town, offering a warm greeting and introduction to Chester. On the left is the Welcome sign along the Grafton Road near River Street. On the reverse is the Thank You for Visiting sign, which can also be seen in the right-hand photo, taken along […]

  • Small gathering in Chester protests military occupation of nation's capital

    Small gathering in Chester protests military occupation of nation’s capital

    About 15 Chester residents gather on the Green late Friday afternoon for a Honk and Wave Demonstration to protest the Trump administration’s illegal use of U.S. military troops in Washington, D.C. They were greeted by waves and thumbs up from many of the drivers passing by. The spontaneous protest was part of a nationwide action […]

  • Best of Vermont Summer Festival Aug. 23 & 24

    Best of Vermont Summer Festival Aug. 23 & 24

    The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce invites you to the Fifth Annual Best of Vermont Summer Festival, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23 and Sunday, Aug. 24 at Okemo Field (Bixby Field), located at 460 VT-100 in Ludlow. Admission is $5. This Vermont event is a true […]

  • FOLA’s Silent Movie Festival returns Aug. 23 with ‘Our Hospitality'

    FOLA’s Silent Movie Festival returns Aug. 23 with ‘Our Hospitality’

    FOLA’s annual Classic Silent Movie Festival returns at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23 in the Heald Auditorium on the second floor of Ludlow Town Hall, 37 South Depot St. The festival opens with a short comedy, which is to be determined. Glenn Brown will render his wonderful piano support for this show. The feature […]

  • 91.5 WOOL.FM celebrates 20 years with Block Party fundraiser Aug. 23

    91.5 WOOL.FM celebrates 20 years with Block Party fundraiser Aug. 23

    In honor of 20 years on the airwaves, 91.5 WOOL.FM (Black Sheep Radio) is hosting Mission: Transmission, a full-day FUNdraising block party to help raise money for a much-needed replacement of its aging transmitter. This milestone celebration takes place from 2 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Waypoint Center, 17 Depot St. […]

  • Labor Day workers rally to be held on the Chester Green

    Labor Day workers rally to be held on the Chester Green

    From 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, Sept. 1 — nationally celebrated Labor Day — workers, students, foreign-born neighbors, families, and just about anybody you can think of will hold a rally on the Chester Green, joining hundreds of thousands of people in thousands of cities nationwide to demand Workers Over Billionaires (#WorkersOverBillionaires). The event […]

  • Chester Select Board agenda for Aug. 20

    Chester Select Board agenda for Aug. 20

    The Chester Select Board will meet following on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom, following the Water Commissioners meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m. To join the meeting go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is the Water Commissioners’ agenda. 1. Citizen’s Comments 2. Findings of No Significant Impact Hearing; Sewer Force […]

  • 'Art in Bloom' returns to LAHS Aug. 22 and 23

    ‘Art in Bloom’ returns to LAHS Aug. 22 and 23

    Come enjoy stunning local artistry in various forms — including floral interpretations created to pair with the art to capture and complement the theme and color of each. Green Mountain Gardeners and the Londonderry Arts and Historical Society are once again joining forces to bring you “Art in Bloom” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]

  • Henry Homeyer: Fill your home with flowers and your fridge with tomatoes

    Henry Homeyer: Fill your home with flowers and your fridge with tomatoes

    By Henry Homeyer ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Ever year on the third weekend in August, my hometown of Cornish, N.H., sponsors a country fair. Not only does it have junk food and rides for the kids, it has ox and horse pulling competitions, woodsman’s events and more. The school is full of photography, art and […]

  • Large solar proposal in Chester gets a public airing

    Large solar proposal in Chester gets a public airing

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC It’s ironic that a glitch in the video conferencing system at Town Hall delayed a meeting Monday about a large solar field proposed for 14 acres along Route 103 south in Chester, but Planning Commission members found a workaround and the presentation went on, albeit late. Thomas […]

  • Eagle Scout candidate works to raise funds for Cobleigh Field scoreboard

    Eagle Scout candidate works to raise funds for Cobleigh Field scoreboard

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC If Jacob Studin has his way, next spring people attending Chester Recreation’s softball games at Cobleigh Field will know the score, and he will have reached the pinnacle of scouting. For his Eagle Scout project, Studin, 15, decided to raise the funds to buy and install a […]

  • Chester featured in presentation on creating resilient public spaces beautifully

    Chester featured in presentation on creating resilient public spaces beautifully

    By Cynthia Prairie ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC A stone table down a stone path on a dead end street, its backdrop a swinging bridge. A gracefully curling bench surrounded by flowering perennials. A town-owned flood area, with trees planted along the embankment. A flat expanse of land once dotted with homes is now a riverside […]

  • Will more screening tests improve your health?

    Will more screening tests improve your health?

    Dr. H. Gilbert Welch of Brigham and Women’s Hospital of Massachusetts will present a talk titled “Will More Screening Tests Really Make You More Healthy?” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15 at Neighborhood Connections, 5700 Route 100 in the Mountain Marketplace in Londonderry. This is part of its “Soup and Sandwich […]

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