Archive for December, 2014
Simple clam rangoons make a festive holiday appetizer
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com We all love simplicity and low cost when entertaining don’t we? After all, mingling with our guests is as important as the food we provide. This appetizer will result in a successful dinner party or an informal gathering during or after the holidays. I do have to give a plug to […]
Commentary: Signs for our times
By Cynthia Prairie ©Telegraph Publishing LLC-2014 The Chester Planning Commission has begun considering making further changes to the sign regulations within the Unified Development Bylaws after tweaking them in the last go-round. (You can read them at right.) It had amended the Home Occupation and Home Business standards by cutting in half the allowable signage […]
Paving, police, library and health insurance among Chester budget topics.
By Shawn Cunningham ©Telegraph Publishing LLC – 2014 Taking up next year’s budget first on the agenda again at its Wednesday, Dec. 3 meeting, the Chester Select Board looked at issues from the cost of changing police and fire dispatch from Springfield to Hartford, to the need for a fifth full-time police officer and whether […]
Dr. Barbeau named Vermont Physician of the Year
Delores Barbeau, MD, MPH, was named Physician of the Year by the Vermont Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians. This distinguished award, presented by co-worker Barbara Dalton, MD, recognizes Dr. Barbeau’s long-standing reputation as “an outstanding physician and humanitarian,” acknowledged by fellow practitioners and staff at the Springfield Health Center. Dalton, who is […]
SVAC hires gallery-development director
MANCHESTER Jennifer Weinstein, executive director of the Southern Vermont Arts Center, has announced the appointment of Sarah Hall Weaver to the post of director of galleries and development. A graduate of Alfred University, Hall Weaver was most recently the assistant director of the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where her responsibilities included […]
Springfield investors buy, to move Trout River Brewing
SPRINGFIELD A group of Springfield-area entrepreneurs, Vermont Beer Shapers, announced that it has purchased the brew recipes, equipment and name of Trout River Brewing Co. of Lyndonville. The group will be opening its brewery in the One Hundred River Street facility in downtown Springfield. Vermont Beer Shapers is a local company created by Trevor Billings, […]
Chester-Andover Dems to hold annual fuel fund, food fundraiser; free health workshops start in 2015
State Rep. Leigh Dakin and former Rep. Kathy Pellett announce that the Chester and Andover Democrats will hold their annual fuel assistance fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15 at Baba a Louis Bakery, 92 VT Route 11 in Chester. Since its inception in 2005, the group has raised more than $17,000 for […]
Green Mountain announces 1st quarter honor roll
Green Mountain Union High School has announced its Honor Roll for the 1st quarter of the 2014-2015 school year. Honors Middle School Honors are earned by those students with one off-setting grade not below a C-. (There must be an A+, A, or A- to offset the one grade of a C+, C or C-). […]
Ginger ale complements this apple-cranberry sauce
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com This has got to be one of the easiest and uniquely delicious apple sauce recipes that I can give you. My son sat down to this for dessert and ate the whole bowl. Don’t worry if any of the apple tidbits are slightly firm by the way. That adds character, bite […]
College of Fine Arts more than halfway in capital campaign
MONTPELIER Vermont College of Fine Arts has raised $2.2 million toward its newly launched $3.5 million capital campaign, including a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor. The gift represents the largest in the college’s history. President Thomas Greene announced that the “Campaign for VCFA” will continue the school’s growth as a prominent center for […]
Chester police log for Aug. 25 to Nov. 24, 2014
Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Monday, Aug. 25, 8:01 a.m. Officers responded to a one car accident on Route 10 that was the result of the driver falling asleep […]
Chester business owners seek changes to sign regulations
By Shawn Cunningham ©Telegraph Publishing LLC — 2014 About 25 people, most of them local business owners, attended the Chester Planning Commission’s Dec. 1 meeting to tell members about problems they have had with the current and past sign laws and offer advice on what they think is needed in the new sign ordinance that […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. General Fund, Water & Sewer Budgets Approve minutes from Nov. 19, 2014 Select Board meeting and Nov. 19, 2014 Executive Session Citizen Comments Old Business New Business/Next Agenda Adjourn
‘Guys & Dolls,’ ‘Glass Menagerie’ on tap for 2015 Weston season
Pointing to its new slogan – Celebrating the Classics, Nurturing the New – Steve Stettler, resident producing director of the Weston Playhouse, introduced the theater company’s 79th season at the new Manchester Community Library on Saturday Nov. 29. Stettler also announced the expansion of discount programs to encourage locals and families to attend this summer’s […]
VT Ed Secretary Holcombe tours Green Mountain High
Vermont Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe visited Green Mountain Union High School on Thursday, Nov. 20 after receiving an invitation from librarian Keighan Chapman. She began her visit with a tour of the school led by students Alecia Rokes and Brian Hennel. Holcombe also spoke with students Sadie Wood, Samantha Chase, Ben Reilly and Tucker […]
Apple-Kielbasa stuffing makes a tangy side dish
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com This is a great way of enjoying the taste of a uniquely made “stuffing,” by using biscuits and the sweet tang of fresh apples. As we all know, a true cobbler has a biscuit topping, so I feel comfortable giving you this Yanked version that is perfect to place in front […]
Kindle the spirit of the Christmas season with these Good Reads
By John Hoover ©Telegraph Publishing LLC — 2014 At the beginning of December, we seem to find ourselves wondering how we’re ever going to complete all the things we need to do before the Christmas holiday arrives. Whether you want to plan a holiday menu, are looking for gift ideas or want to learn more […]
