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Future of Ed panel wrestles over report to legislature

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC We can only improve the lives of kids and taxpayers if we are all rowing in the same direction,” said Emilie Kornheiser, who chairs the Commission on the Future of Education’s finance subcommittee, at its Dec. 9 meeting. The topic was what form the upcoming report to […]

Chester building owner seeks driveway permit to stop neighbor ‘harassment’

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC It’s unusual for a permit to put in a driveway to find its way to a select board for a decision, but in the case of 116 Main St. in Chester the situation itself is unusual. Also known as the Henry Office Building, the 1880s structure at […]

Preliminary Future of Ed report set to offer many options, but make no recommendations

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC There were two takeaways from Monday’s meeting of the Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont. The commission was given the charge to look at the education system as a whole – including funding it – with a final report due in December 2025 and […]

Holiday events throughout the region

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

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. […]

School restructuring options include modular classes at CAES, pre-school at CTES

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC At last Thursday’s meeting of the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District, Superintendent Layne Millington unveiled an “Advisory Restructuring Report” that put forward three recommendations for making progress on the issues of under-utilization of Cavendish Town Elementary and over-crowding of Chester-Andover Elementary. Last year, the […]

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  • Ludlow church raises funds for disaster kits

    Ludlow church raises funds for disaster kits

    Christmas-time SINGO held at the United Church of Ludlow raised $425 that will be used to purchase disaster kits for the community. The church’s Fellowship Hall was transformed into a festive sing-a-long, led by popular SINGO host Jane McGarry with live holiday and rock music provided by Ludlow musician Sammy Blanchette. SINGO is a musical […]

  • 'Holiday Fiesta' at Proctorsville Library Dec. 14

    ‘Holiday Fiesta’ at Proctorsville Library Dec. 14

    Cavendish Historical Society is hosting a Holiday Fiesta from 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Dec. 14 at Cavendish-Fletcher Community Library, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville. Historical societies often have a surplus of old books; Cavendish Historical Society is no exception. Pages from old hymnals can be turned into a variety of ornaments, including angels, […]

  • Dance Factory's annual 'Nutcracker' Dec. 14, 15 at Springfield High School

    Dance Factory’s annual ‘Nutcracker’ Dec. 14, 15 at Springfield High School

    Join Clara on her magical journey to the Kingdom of the Sweets in the Dance Factory’s 33rd annual production of The Nutcracker at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 at Springfield High School, 303 South St. Ashley Hensel-Browning directs a cast of youth and adult dancers in […]

  • League of Women Voters speaker series on Supreme Court decisions continues Dec. 11

    League of Women Voters speaker series on Supreme Court decisions continues Dec. 11

    The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with Kellogg-Hubbard Library, presents the second in its 2024-2025 Lecture Series on Recent Supreme Court Decisions at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11. This season examines the potential impacts of five important decisions issued since 2022. Frank Knaack, executive director of the Housing and Homelessness Alliance […]

  • 51st Chester-Andover Senior Christmas Dinner to be held Dec. 14

    51st Chester-Andover Senior Christmas Dinner to be held Dec. 14

    The Chester-Andover Senior Christmas Dinner will be held at noon on Saturday, Dec. 14 at Green Mountain Union High School, 716 VT Route 103S. This free meal and fun Christmas gathering is open to all senior citizens living in Chester and Andover. The menu includes turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, squash, rolls and cranberry […]

  • Free VSO Brass & Counterpoint Concert Dec. 14

    Free VSO Brass & Counterpoint Concert Dec. 14

    The Vermont Symphony Orchestra presents its Brass Quintet concert in collaboration with Counterpoint, a Montpelier-based choral chamber music ensemble, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 at Grafton Community Church, 55 Main St. The year’s program includes a global musical journey. It blends sacred and secular holiday favorites like O Holy Night and The Twelve […]

  • Henry Homeyer's holiday gift guide for gardeners

    Henry Homeyer’s holiday gift guide for gardeners

    By Henry Homeyer ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC I am a bit embarrassed to admit this, but I believed in Santa Claus longer than anyone I have ever met. Fifth grade, maybe sixth. To this day, some 70 years later, I still believe in the mystery and joy of giving wonderful gifts that suit the receiver, […]

  • Create lasting memories at Christmas in Weston on Dec. 7

    Create lasting memories at Christmas in Weston on Dec. 7

    Everybody is invited to enjoy a day of holiday fun from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. The 39th Annual Christmas in Weston celebration is filled with free events and activities for all ages. Throughout the day, enjoy classic holiday activities: visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, horse-drawn wagon rides, Christmas caroling, […]

  • Springfield Community Band Holiday Concert with featured vocalists set for Dec. 7

    Springfield Community Band Holiday Concert with featured vocalists set for Dec. 7

    The Springfield Community Band announces that its Second Annual Holiday Concert will take place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 in the Riverside Middle School auditorium, 13 Fairground Road in Springfield. The featured vocalists will be teachers Meredith Pelton (Springfield High School) and Kelly DeAngelis (Riverside Middle School), as well as the Riverside Middle […]

  • PapierCraft art workshop for adults at Weston library Dec. 3

    PapierCraft art workshop for adults at Weston library Dec. 3

    Art teacher Casey Junker Bailey invites adults to join a PapierCraft workshop, a festive recycling of found materials for the holidays, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at Wilder Memorial Library, 24 Lawrence Hill Road in Weston. Joyful banners, handsome medallions, stylish stars and more will be made by up-cycling vintage book pages, maps and […]

  • Londonderry Christmas Bazaar set for Dec. 7

    Londonderry Christmas Bazaar set for Dec. 7

    The annual Christmas Bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Second Congregational Church, 2051 N. Main St. (Route 11) in Londonderry. Handmade wreaths, as well as crafts and gift items, will be available to purchase, and lunch will be served. A “cookie walk” will also be featured. […]

  • Meet House Rep.-elect Tom Charlton

    Meet House Rep.-elect Tom Charlton

    Everyone is invited to an Open House for Tom Charlton, to be held at the Fullerton Inn, 40 The Common in Chester, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. A Republican, he was recently elected to the House of Representatives for Windham-Windsor District, which includes the towns of Athens, Grafton, Windham and Chester. […]

  • Ludlow Rotary hears trail update, TRSU long-term forecast

    Ludlow Rotary hears trail update, TRSU long-term forecast

    Charlie Rimer, board member of Ludlow Area Sport Trails, updated the Ludlow Rotary Club about progress made on the construction of the first 3.5-mile multi-use trail on the “Back 40” behind Ludlow Elementary School. The trail opened on June 15 to the public for biking, walking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. The trail was constructed professionally […]

  • Apple Blossom 2025 seeks participants

    Apple Blossom 2025 seeks participants

    Springfield Hospital staff and volunteers are preparing for the 2025 Apple Blossom, which will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 2 and 3, at a new location: Springfield High School Auditorium, 303 South St. The theme is That Was Then, This Is Now. Senior girls from area high schools are invited to apply; a […]

  • Weston Christmas Bazaar set for Nov. 29-30

    Weston Christmas Bazaar set for Nov. 29-30

    If you have chosen to spend your Thanksgiving weekend amid the tranquility and stark beauty of Vermont’s Stick Season, it doesn’t mean you don’t have access to a superior shopping experience. Weston’s 43rd Christmas Bazaar will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29 and 30 at the Walker […]

  • Update on the Future: No silver bullets to cutting costs

    Update on the Future: No silver bullets to cutting costs

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC As school districts are working on their 2025-26 budgets, the deadline for the preliminary report from the state Commission on the Future of Public Education’s — including short term cost containment strategies —  is fast approaching. The message from recent subcommittee meetings is that it’s complicated and […]

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