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Commentary: A little fascist cosplay right here in Vermont

Commentary: A little fascist cosplay right here in Vermont

By John Walters Vermont Political Observer Thank God Becca White was there. I’m so sorry Becca White was there, because she had to witness… I’d call it a farce, which it is, but it may well be a harbinger of the post-democratic America that Donald Trump wants to create. A post-democratic America which would be […]

Springfield Rotary sponsoring April Diaper Drive

Springfield Rotary sponsoring April Diaper Drive

Springfield Rotary Club is sponsoring a diaper drive throughout the month of April to benefit the diaper bank at Springfield Area Parent Child Center. Size 4+ and Pull-Ups are preferred. Donations can be dropped off at the following locations: Chester Chester Hardware & Mercantile, 21 Main St. M&T Bank, 57 S. Main St. Springfield Community […]

Chester government to host open house on development of water tank land for housing

Chester government to host open house on development of water tank land for housing

The Town of Chester is studying housing development potential at the 139-acre town-owned property south of Green Mountain Union High School to serve the local workforce and community members. Open House The Town will be hosting a public open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18  on the 2nd floor of […]

Cavendish voters pass all articles but six offices left vacant

Cavendish voters pass all articles but six offices left vacant GMUSD director slot unfilled

By Lorien Strange ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC With a turnout of 216, voters of the town of Cavendish adopted a $2.45 million budget for the year 2025-26, set the yearly salary for the Select Board at $700 for each member, with $200 extra for the chair and appropriated $2,500 for Okemo Valley Technical Rescue. Voters […]

Monthly show-and-tell for grown-ups begins March 7 at Rockingham Library

Monthly show-and-tell for grown-ups begins March 7 at Rockingham Library

Do you remember how much fun show-and-tell was when you were in school? It’s not just for kids anymore. The Rockingham Free Public Library, 65 Westminster St. in Bellows Falls, is hosting a monthly show-and-tell event from 3 to 5 p.m. beginning on Friday, March 7. This activity is geared to those who are at […]

Local social services programs hold on, worrying about possible Trump administration cuts

Local social services programs hold on, worrying about possible Trump administration cuts

By Cynthia Prairie ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Area social service organizations – those nonprofits that support folks who face food insecurity, send their kids to a Head Start program or can’t afford home heating – are hunkering down for what they see as a bumpy ride as the Trump administration takes a chainsaw to federal […]

Gypsy Reel, Rick Redington perform Feb. 22 in Ludlow, offer tribute to Mark Huntley

Gypsy Reel, Rick Redington perform Feb. 22 in Ludlow, offer tribute to Mark Huntley

Friends of Ludlow Auditorium will be offering a special musical event featuring Gypsy Reel and Rick Redington & Tuff Luv at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 in the Heald Auditorium at Ludlow Town Hall, 37 S. Depot St. Gypsy Reel is like a Celtic rollercoaster ride complete with musical twists and turns that will […]

Grace Cottage awarded $1 million toward new clinic building

Grace Cottage awarded $1 million toward new clinic building

Grace Cottage Family Health and Hospital of Townshend has been chosen as the recipient of a $1 million grant to help with the construction of a new primary care clinic building through the Northern Border Regional Commission’s Catalyst Program. The NBRC is a federal-state partnership for economic and community development in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont […]

Mark Huntley, 68, of Cavendish

Mark Huntley, 68, of Cavendish

Mark Allen Huntley, 68, of Cavendish, passed from this life on Feb. 3, 2025 after a long illness despite his best efforts to the contrary. “…Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” Dylan Thomas Born on June 4, 1956, he was raised by Lucinda Shepherd in […]

With legislature under way, Gov. Scott sets tone and Education Commission seeks path forward

With legislature under way, Gov. Scott sets tone and Education Commission seeks path forward

By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC With its interim report submitted and the holidays in the rear view mirror, the commission tasked with looking at the future of Vermont’s education system was getting down to looking at the work ahead on Jan. 6. Then, Gov. Phil Scott and the Democratic majority leaders in […]

Winter celebration for kids at South Derry Library Jan. 18

Winter celebration for kids at South Derry Library Jan. 18

The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, invites children of all ages to celebrate winter with art teacher Casey Junker Bailey at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18. Kids will receive a copy of the beautifully illustrated book Over and Under the Snow and will create their own “secret kingdom under the snow” […]

Henry Homeyer: Looking back on 2024, looking ahead to 2025

Henry Homeyer: Looking back on 2024, looking ahead to 2025

By Henry Homeyer ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC I’m not a big fan of unrealistic New Year’s resolutions such as “keep my papers organized and desk tidy,” for example.  But I do like to spend some time each January reflecting on the gardens of the past year and making decisions about what I will do in […]

Heritage Family Credit Union names new senior VP of retail

Heritage Family Credit Union names new senior VP of retail

©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Heritage Family Credit Union announces that Ryan Butler, a Rutland native who now lives in Addison County, was recently named the new senior vice president of retail. Butler comes to HFCU after spending eight years in a variety of leadership positions at KeyBank in Vermont, most recently serving as vice president, […]

Win-Win invites those concerned about climate change

Win-Win invites those concerned about climate change

If you are 60 years of age or older, a citizen of Windham or Windsor counties and are concerned about climate change, consider joining Win-Win at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 30, at the Rockingham Public Library, 65 Westminster St. in Bellows Falls. Win-Win is the Third Act Vermont regional group that meets every other […]

Lake Wise program coming to Lake Rescue

Lake Wise program coming to Lake Rescue

Lake Wise is program of the Agency of Natural Resources that provides free, non-regulatory, technical assistance to lakeshore homeowners and awards lake-friendly shoreland properties, including state parks, town beaches, private homes and businesses. While there are many benefits to living on a lake, the star attraction is a clean, healthy lake; there are so many […]

Holiday events throughout the region

Holiday events throughout the region Tree sales and lightings, musical events, shopping, craft workshops, visits with Santa and much more

By Stacia Spaulding ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Do you need a Christmas tree or some hand-crafted gifts? Are the kids excited to meet Santa? How about a relaxing evening filled with holiday music? The Telegraph has brought all the holiday events in the region together in one place. Our Calendar of Events contains additional information […]

Chester continues budgeting, hears Class 4 road complaint

Chester continues budgeting, hears Class 4 road complaint

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Every year, the Chester Snowmobile Club comes before the Chester Select Board to request the use of certain town roads to link together private properties and Class 4 roads to complete the trails used by its members and by other members of the statewide VAST trail system. […]

Chester Teen Center growing; donations sought to work on permanent space

Chester Teen Center growing; donations sought to work on permanent space

  ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Since its inception last March, with a focus group of six students from Green Mountain Union High School, the Chester Teen Center program has grown to serve more than 50 local students in grades 6 and up and meeting in the community room of the Congregational Church at 469 Main […]

GM District Board agenda for Nov. 21

GM District Board agenda for Nov. 21

The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday Nov. 21 in the Green Mountain High School Library/Media Center, 716 Route 103 South and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. […]

Many voters favor mail-in ballots, early voting amid brisk turnout at the polls

Many voters favor mail-in ballots, early voting amid brisk turnout at the polls

By Cynthia Prairie and Shawn Cunningham ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Turnout was brisk on this warm and breezy Election Day, in which Americans were choosing a new president and Vermonters were deciding on their gubernatorial and State House seats. Mail-in ballots at times rivaled or surpassed in-person voting in many of our south-central Vermont towns. […]