Archive for July, 2014
Crews work to repair road damage in Andover, Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © The Chester Telegraph 2014 Clickable photo gallery is below the article. Photos by Shawn Cunningham, The Chester Telegraph T own road crews, VTrans and private contractors were busy Tuesday morning as they continued to put local roads back together after Monday’s torrential rains (Click here for Monday’s story.). In Andover, Simmonds […]
Grafton Select Board OKs junk vehicle regulations
By Mark Burbela Grafton ©The Chester Telegraph – 2014 Despite objections from some of the 25 residents in attendance, the Grafton Select Board on Monday, July 21, passed a new ordinance regulating the storage of junk and junk vehicles, in an attempt to address numerous complaints about junk stored at private residences and to ensure […]
Torrential rains wash out Route 11, a number of Andover roads
By Shawn Cunningham ©The Chester Telegraph – 2014 A clickable photo gallery is below the article. Thanks to our photo contributors: Mark Burbela, Stacie Goodman Hill, Melissa Ryan and Marc Thomas. The skies opened up over Chester on Monday, and stayed that way, warranting the largest flood response since Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011. […]
You’ll flip over apple orchard grilled pork
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Want your ‘other white meat’ grilled with the perfect seasoned barbecue sauce slathered over all sides? This not too sweet, not too spicy sauce with that beautiful taste of New England makes it stand out among the rest. 1 (14-ounce) bottle ketchup 1 cup apple jelly 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 […]
Orlandersmith takes us on her rich journey in ‘Stoop Stories’
By David Lampe-Wilson ©The Chester Telegraph – 2014 While musicals and comedies are the expected bounty of the summer theater season, a brief evening of pointed drama can stimulate the mind, so many summer theatergoers will welcome Stoop Stories, now at Weston Playhouse’s Second Stage. Theater, poetry and performance art meet in Dael Orlandersmith’s onewoman show, […]
Wetlands delay Popple Dungeon repairs; education taxes discussed by Select Board
By Shawn Cunningham ©The Chester Telegraph – 2014 Proposed work to the decaying portion of Popple Dungeon Road has been put on hold because the Army Corps of Engineers and the State of Vermont have declared that an area that would be used to straighten the road and pull it away from a hillside is […]
Editorial: Bringing business to businesses on Chester’s Green
Last week, The Chester Telegraph ran a series about Chester’s Green, what makes it different from other Vermont greens — it’s characterized by its businesses — and what can be done to ensure the success of businesses along The Green and in Chester as a whole. Over the years, The Green has faced its share […]
Public questions lot size, noise proposals in Chester zoning regs
By Shawn Cunningham ©The Chester Telegraph – 2014 The Chester Select Board reconvened its public hearing on new zoning regulations on Wednesday, July 16 with a much larger crowd than had attended the July 2 meeting, in which only two members of the public attended. At that July 2 meeting, some thought the sparse attendance […]
Gales of laughter blow through Weston Playhouse in V&S&M&S
By David Lampe-Wilson You would be hard-pressed to find a more stellar evening of summer theater than Weston Playhouse’s hilarious production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, the Tony Award-winning comedy by Christopher Durang. The play revolves around a trio of eccentric siblings who, having reached middle age, find that they have little […]
Serve seafood in cucumber cups for refreshing hors d’oeuvres
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Whether you are a land-lubber or a shoreline lover, seafood during the summertime just makes life a little more sunny. And with the garden ripe for the picking, combining these two main ingredients is pure refreshment. Cucumbers are my favorite because of their clean taste, this Yankee Chef even makes his […]
Weston Select Board agenda for Tuesday, July 22, 2014
The Weston Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 22 at Weston Town Office, 12 Lawrence Hill Road in Weston. Below is its agenda. 1. Any requested changes to the agenda; 2. Public comment; 3. Knowlton access permit; 4. SO #16 Payroll, SO #16 Vendors; 5. Review & Approve Minutes; […]
Part III: Dining out on the lure of a restaurant
By Cynthia Prairie ©The Chester Telegraph – 2014 T he Chester Green not only has two new antique stores – the Bargain Corner, just east of the Moon Dog Cafe, and VintageVermont, opened by a Bartonsville family in the Spater Building. But its new restaurant – in the Victorian house at 90 The Common that […]
Part II: It’s not easy being The Green; Defining a unique space
By Cynthia Prairie © The Chester Telegraph – 2014 When Vermonters talk about their town’s “Green,” they are speaking of a gathering place, one that likely sports a large bandstand on an expansive lawn — more square than long and narrow. Typically, public buildings or churches and some homes surround these greens, while the town’s […]
Part I: Chester’s Green a window on the health of local economy
By Cynthia Prairie © The Chester Telegraph – 2014 With three new businesses opening this summer along Chester’s Green in what had been empty storefronts, many merchants in and outside the immediate downtown area are sighing with relief. It’s not that businesses along The Green are any more important than those, say, along the Route […]
Information meeting on classical education for home schooling
Ruth Holleran will be presenting information on an alternative education program for those who want to home school or want to change up what they do at home. It is classical education for modern times. Classical Conversations is a home-centered education program. Families meet one day a week for a community day, and work at […]
Weston Select Board calls meeting for July 16 to set tax rate
The Weston Select Board has called a Special Meeting for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 16 to set the town tax rate. The meeting will be held at Weston Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road, in Weston. Regular meetings are scheduled for the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Below is its Special Meeting agenda. […]
Sub yogurt for mayo for this picnic ready lobster sandwich
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Although my favorite sandwich of all time is lobster salad, made with real mayonnaise and minced cucumbers, my favorite hot sandwich would have to be this. Resembling Lobster Thermidor both in appearance and taste, this hearty and flavorful ‘catch’ of New England has picnic written all over it. 1 pound cooked […]
Chester Select Board for July 16: Public hearing on zoning regs followed by regular meeting
The Chester Select Board has called a public hearing set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 16 on the proposed zoning regulations for the town of Chester. The meeting will be held at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and will be followed by its regular meeting at 7 p.m., also at Town Hall Here is the […]
Select Board hears concerns on raising lot sizes in Chester; sets tax rate; OKs Whiting grant; discusses Open Meetings Law
By Shawn Cunningham ©The Chester Telegraph – 2014 A very small crowd showed up for the Wednesday, July 2 Chester Select Board meeting even though the topics to be discussed – zoning and tax rates – are often hot button issues. While the adoption of new tax rates is more or less proforma, the zoning […]
To the editor: Whiting Library meets goal, holds Early Literacy activities
In the autumn of 2012, a community task force met at the Whiting Library to explore all aspects of library service, then settle on three main objectives: Early Literacy, Information Fluency and Lifelong Learning. Our objectives for Early Literacy were established: To create a positive association with books from the earliest age, model reading aloud […]
