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After four years, Hoover bids farewell to Good Reads column
Editor’s Note: Four years ago, The Chester Telegraph began the Good Reads column. It was a collaboration with Misty Valley Books, with bookseller, John Hoover, compiling the monthly recommendations of the staff and adding his own. It has been a genuine pleasure to work with John. I have enjoyed editing his columns and discovering new […]

Locals turn out in force to Montpelier, D.C. marches for women
By Cynthia Prairie ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC MONTPELIER Saturday Jan. 21, 2017 was a day of surprises for many attending the Women’s March on Montpelier, just one small portion of a world-wide protest that began as a suggestion on Facebook after the election of Donald Trump to the presidency in November. Organizers and participants said […]

To the editor: Scientists foresaw destabilizing climate change 30 years ago
In cleaning out some old papers, I stumbled on a New York Times article from March 20, 1988 titled “Instability of Climate Defies Computer Analysis” that I had cut out and saved. I believe that it was the first time I had encountered the concept of climate change and found it so intriguing that the […]

Chester Police Log, Aug. 24 through Dec. 19, 2016
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. In general, we do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Wednesday, Aug. 24, 6:29 a.m. A woman on Potash Brook Road was on her deck when she […]

State: Chester must reappraise, future ed tax hikes likely
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Perhaps one of the driest items on the Chester Select Board agenda last Wednesday could have the greatest impact in the future, while the town officer who understands the system it is a part of will be leaving before the work will begin. Lister Wanda Purdy told […]

2016 Telegraph Gift Guide: Share Your Blessings
This year, we decided that the annual Chester Telegraph Gift Guide would take a different view and look at the organizations that do so much to help others in our communities. In myriad ways, these organizations are there to help us and our families, friends and neighbors as well as the animals in our lives. […]

To the editor: 2017 Chester business brochure seeks more entries
The Chester Economic Development Committee will be distributing updates on local economic development and business activities to make our community aware of initiatives under way. Chester business brochure Last year, more than 9,000 copies of the Chester business brochures were distributed to travelers through Vermont Information Centers, information racks in 100-plus businesses in southeastern Vermont, […]

Lone man robs Mascoma Bank in Hartland
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A lone man robbed the Hartland branch of Mascoma Savings Bank in Hartland this morning, according to Vermont State Police. The VSP said the robbery occurred around 10:15 a.m. when a man – described as between 5 feet 6 and 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 150 to 160 […]

UPDATE: Presumed Saxtons River shooter surrenders without incident
UPDATE Nov. 20 5:30 p.m. According to a VSP press release, personnel from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Major Crime Unit, Uniform Division and Crime Scene Search Team worked throughout the day investigating this incident. Investigators spoke with residents, many of whom had been evacuated earlier, and documented damage which was consistent with being caused […]

Guns, coins stolen in Cavendish burglary
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Sometime between Nov. 4 and this morning, Nov. 14, someone entered a house on Hill Road in Cavendish through an unlocked front door and stole a number of valuables, according to the Vermont State Police. Police responded to the house at about 10:25 this morning. Among the items taken were […]

Missing teen found at boyfriend’s home
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC This evening, Vermont State Police advised that, earlier this afternoon, Autumn Sanville, 17, who was reported missing on Oct. 6, 2016, was found at the residence of her boyfriend, Shadoe Benson. Benson, 22, lives with his father in Royalton and, according to police, Benson’s father came home unexpectedly and found […]

Police looking for burglar of Londonderry restaurant
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Did you see anything suspicious around the Londonderry’s Mountain Market Place between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. Tuesday morning? During that time, according to the Vermont State Police, someone broke into and burglarized Jake’s Restaurant. If you saw suspicious people or vehicles around that time, please contact Trooper Matthews at […]

Phoenix Books giving away pocket-sized Constitutions
Two thousand pocket-sized copies of the U.S. Constitution will be given away by Phoenix Books at its locations in Chester, Rutland, Essex and Burlington. The Phoenix Books-Misty Valley is located at 58 Common St. on the Green in Chester. “Phoenix Books is in the business of disseminating ideas to our customers,” says co-owner Mike DeSanto. […]

To the editor: Windham wind negotiators speak out
We three, Kathy Scott, Michael Simonds and Walter Woodruff, participated in the negotiations with Iberdrola, the developer for the possible Stiles Brook Wind Project, and we support the resulting economic partnership proposed for Windham. We chose to be involved to ensure that all views on the possible wind farm were considered and the best benefits […]

Writers’ Prize deadline Nov. 1; Cavendish grant deadline Nov. 28
Vermont Writers’ Prize deadline Nov. 1 Entries are being accepted for the Vermont Writers’ Prize, an annual competition sponsored by Green Mountain Power and Vermont Magazine that provides an opportunity for Vermont writers to showcase their talent. “We love that this contest inspires Vermonters to write about the wonderful state we live in,” said Dorothy […]

Chester Police Log, July 1 through Oct. 5, 2016
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. In general, we do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Friday, July 1, 7:04 a.m. An Andover resident reported that her home had been broken into, cabinets […]

VSP continues to search for teen
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC In a press release this evening, the Vermont State Police in Westminster advised that they are continuing to “actively search” for 17 year-old Autumn Sanville who was last seen Thursday morning, Oct. 6, near the boat landing in Springfield. Sanville is 5’4″ tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has brown […]

Police looking for missing teen
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police say they are “actively” looking for 17- year-old Autumn Sanville of Weathersfield. Autumn stands 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs approximately 120 lbs. She has long brown hair and green eyes. She was last seen in the Springfield area in the early morning on Friday, Oct. […]

Ruth Harvie, 87, former Chester teacher, state senator, was known for vegetable gardening, love of music
Ruth Hyde Harvie, 87, died after a period of failing health, on Oct. 3, 2016 at the independent living community of Kendal at Hanover, N.H. Ms. Harvie was born in Troy, N.Y., on Nov. 20, 1928, the daughter of Ruth Hyde and Peter Lyons Harvie. She attended the Emma Willard School and graduated from Russell […]

Workshop on starting a business to be held;
Women business owners hold conference
The Vermont Small Business Development Center is offering a four-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The course will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14 at the Springfield Regional Development Corp., 14 Clinton Square in Springfield, in the 1st floor conference room. […]