Archive for October, 2014
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014
The Chester Select Board will be for its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda 1. Winter Carnival; Bob & Julie Pollard 2. General Fund, Water & Sewer Budgets 3. Approve minutes from Oct. 15, 2014 Select Board meeting and executive session. and the […]
Children’s safety at the fore at DOC meeting on transitional housing
By Cynthia Prairie ©The Chester Telegraph — 2014 The safety of Chester’s children was the main concern expressed by many of the 50 residents who turned out last Thursday to hear from three officials with the state Department of Corrections on how it chooses a home and inmates to take part in transitional housing programs […]
Chester planning board to send referendum info letter to homeowners
The Chester Planning Commission met Monday, Oct. 27 to discuss the wording of a letter to be mailed to residents regarding the referendum on a zoning issue to take place on Tuesday, Nov. 18. The vote is a result of a successful petition drive signed by 148 registered voters to remove “automotive sales/service/fuel” use that […]
Overturned truck closes Route 11 for five hours
By Shawn Cunningham © 2014 The Chester Telegraph A clickable photo gallery follows the story. A tractor-trailer carrying a load of 2 by 4 lumber west on Route 11 left the pavement yesterday, spilling its cargo and closing the road from Church Street to Andover Road in Chester for about five hours in the afternoon. […]
Employment and disabilities workshop in White River Junction
The Vermont Center for Independent Living is sponsoring an Employment and Disabilities Workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Upper Valley Haven Library, 713 Hartford Ave. in White River Junction. This free event, aimed at Vermont residents, is being held in recognition of October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month […]
Fish broth flavors up end-of-summer succotash
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Not many people know — or have even heard — of jagasse. In the early 1800s, fishermen along the Massachusetts coast were also farmers in their non-fishing time. Their families had their fill of fish in meals and this dish gave them a subtle hint of the ocean while enjoying the […]
Green Mountain Middle bake sales for Washington, D.C. trip
Students from Green Mountain Union Middle School will be holding bake sales at the elections on Tuesday. Nov. 4 and 18 at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Goodies will be available for a donation to help pay for their trip to Washington, D.C., in the spring. Students (and their baked goods) will be on […]
Vermont SBA seeks nominees for small business awards
MONTPELIER The Small Business Administration Vermont District Office is accepting nominations for its annual small business awards. Previous Vermont winners include Ben and Jerry’s, Switchback Brewing Co. and Vermont Teddy Bear Co. Nomination deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. The categories are: Small Business Person of the Year Criteria: Individual or partners who own a […]
Weston Select Board agenda for Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014
The Select Board of Weston will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 at Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda 2. Public Comment 3. Tax Payments. (Proposal to allow use of credit cards.) 4. Sandwich Board. (Town clerk would like to […]
Chester Select Board talks budgets, sets date for referendum
By Shawn Cunningham ©2014 The Chester Telegraph The Chester Select Board set 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17 for a special town meeting and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18 for the vote on the question of whether the sales and service of automobiles and other vehicles and the sale of fuel should be […]
Furnace, wall replacement, chimney repairs in store for Weston
By Sophia Veltrop and Cynthia Prairie ©The Chester Telegraph — 2014 WESTON At its Tuesday, Oct. 14 meeting, the Weston Select Board decided to contract with Piper Hill Plumbing and Heating to install a new dual oil/wood furnace in the town garage, repair the chimney at the Wilder Memorial Library, continue working on an employee […]
To the editor: Rockingham Library seeks public input on technology
We want to hear from you! This fall, the Rockingham Free Public Library is running an online survey to understand how the community uses the library’s technology so we can provide resources and services that are valuable to the community. The Technology Survey is anonymous, available in English and Spanish, and takes 10 to 15 […]
Political forums to be held Thursday in Proctorsville, Ludlow
Informational meeting, debate for Cavendish voters The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association will hold an informational meeting and debate for Cavendish voters at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Cavendish Town Elementary School at 573 Main St. in Proctorsville. Since only one local office is contested this year, the evening will focus on the […]
Golf tourney helps Springfield Hospital ER renovation; VT Race for the Cure nets $152,000
The 14th annual Springfield Hospital Challenge at Okemo Valley Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 18 was a top-notch golf outing and a successful fundraiser. This year’s tournament contributed to the hospital’s Emergency Room renovation project. Twenty-nine foursomes of golfers competed for team and individual awards and raffle prizes. Thirty sponsoring organizations underwrote the tournament, which […]
Vermont Voices presents four authors in November
Leading off Misty Valley Books’ annual Vermont Voices Sunday, Nov. 2 is Thomas Christopher Greene, the founding president of Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier. Greene was a Misty Valley Books’ New Voices in 2004 with his novel, Mirror Lake. His latest, The Headmaster’s Wife, is his fourth. Greene explores the way that tragedy […]
Summer manager joins playhouse in full-time post
Emily Matthees, from Rochester, MN, returns to the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company as a year-round administrative assistant after serving as the company manager this past summer. Matthees will be joining a small year-round staff that is managing an ever growing roster of special events and new works/education programs as well as a capital campaign. “Emily […]
Cheesy rarebit biscuits perfect for a game-day snack
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com These great, cheesy game-day snacks are prepared easier if you do the cheese/meat mixture ahead of time so that when you make the biscuits, it will be cold and thick enough to scoop into each biscuit. A great mixture of meat and cheese, all encased in a warm biscuit. What else […]
Protecting intellectual property subject of workshop
Do you have an idea or innovation you’re preparing for the marketplace? Learn how to protect it during a free workshop on Thursday, Nov. 13 at the Howard Dean Education Center in Springfield. The session is from 10 a.m. to noon and will focus on “How to Protect Your Intellectual Property.” This is the second […]
Whiting Library offers downloadable audiobooks through listenupvermont.org
Don’t get cabin fever or stuck without some literary entertainment. Whiting Library is now offering access to more than 1,000 downloadable audiobooks and ebooks free of charge to library patrons through a subscription to the Vermont Green Mountain Consortium. Come to the library or call for more information or try it on your own. Go […]
Planning commission to look at sign regulations
On Monday, October 20, 2014, the Chester Planning Commission will meet to take up the subject of the town’s sign regulations. The commission set the regulations aside for separate review during its recent drafting of development bylaws. The meeting will be held at 7p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. The full agenda is below. […]
