Archive for November, 2015
Chester Police Log for July 25 – Oct. 30, 2015
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC 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. Saturday, July 25, 11:32 a.m. A complainant told police that a green Chevy pick up truck was parked by […]
Chester-Andover Elementary spaghetti fundraiser to support Keewaydin trip
Chester-Andover Elementary School invites the community to come for dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. Staff and volunteers will be cooking and students will be serving a spaghetti dinner with proceeds going to help send 5th and 6th grade students at the school to the Keewaydin Environmental Education Center, for a week-long […]
College news
William Culver of Grafton joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Class of 2019. More than 1,400 freshmen joined the Rensselaer community in Troy, N.Y., on Aug. 31 with the first day of classes. They hail from 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and from countries all over the world. Kyle Record of Grafton was among […]
GMUHS Board of Directors meeting for Thursday, Nov. 12
The Board of Directors of Green Mountain Union High School will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 at the Library Learning Commons of the school, 716 VT-103. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes of Oct. 8, 2015 – Regular […]
Townscape plants 1,000+ daffodils in Chester; Medicare open enrollment; Winter farmers market held in Londonderry; Sign up for Holiday Food Baskets; and Autumn Moon Committee honored
Chester Townscape continued its fall tradition of planting daffodils at key public locations in Chester to increase the color that will emerge next spring. This year’s planting was of the bright and perky Goblet. This fall, 2,800 daffodil bulbs were sold, and more than 1,000 were donated back to Chester Townscape, whose volunteers were then […]
To the editor: Wilder Library thanks community for support in raffle fundraiser
The director of the Wilder Memorial Library and its trustees extend a hearty thank you to all local merchants and artists who generously donated prizes to our “Fall in Love With Your Library Raffle.” Thanks to your generosity, as well as the generosity of everyone who purchased raffle tickets, the library raised several thousand dollars. […]
GMP donates $130,000 to WARMTH program
Green Mountain Power is helping to keep Vermonters warm this winter with a $130,000 donation to WARMTH, a program that helps with heating emergencies. Last winter the WARMTH program helped families with heating emergencies more than 5,000 times. Funds are paid directly to the fuel or energy supplier, and each household receives no more than […]
In the holiday spirit, make a traditional mincemeat pie
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com I can hear it now: “This is not mincemeat.” Still, you’re in for one heck of a surprise, especially when the aromas of this recipe starts wafting into every room of the house. If you closed your eyes, you would swear you were in your ancestors’ kitchen. If you have any […]
Andover man victim of phone fraud, police seek public assistance
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police report that an Andover man contacted them on Nov. 7 to say that he was the victim of a “financial phone scam.” The man said that he had been called by a Jamaican man who identified himself as Ceon McKenzie to say that he had won $10.5 […]
Discover distant planets at SoVerA meeting
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC At its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m., the Southern Vermont Astronomy Group will present a talk titled “Extrasolar Planets: How are they found and how many are like Earth?” An “exoplanet” is a planet that orbits distant stars, the closest being about four light years away. […]
Road upgrades in Chester continue with Route 11 paving
Pike Industries, which has been upgrading the roads in Chester since the end of July, announced Friday that it has paved VT 103, Depot Street and the Green including the parking area along VT 11 this week. “Today and tomorrow (Saturday) Pike will be paving VT 11 and plans to finish VT 11 and intersecting […]
Police ask for help in Andover theft today
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing , LLC Vermont State Police at the Rockingham Barracks are investigating a theft that took place today – Thursday Nov. 5 – in Andover. Some time during the day someone stole power tools from a job site on East Hill Road. Police are requesting help from anyone who might have seen […]
Car gas leak is first time for new Chester FD turnout gear
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Moments before The Telegraph arrived at the Chester fire station to photograph firefighters in new turnout gear donated by a second homeowner to honor the service of former Fire Chief Harry Goodell, the trucks went rolling out, lights flashing on their way to a call. According to […]
Firefighters in Londonderry, Chester throw open doors to trick-or-treaters
For the second year, South Londonderry’s Champion Fire Company teamed up with the nearby First Baptist Church to put on an all-encompassing Halloween gala for kids and adults alike. The church sponsored the trunk-or-treat, getting more than 20 cars to line Thompsonburg Road between the firehouse and Route 100, an area that the Fire Department […]
Londonderry board OKs proposal to hire State Police, delays town vote til March
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 – Telegraph Publishing LLC The Londonderry Select Board last night unanimously approved the recommendations of its Ad Hoc Policing Committee to contract with Vermont State Police for patrols. But decided to wait until Town Meeting in March 2016 to put the question before voters. But it was one audience member’s […]
MacLaomainn’s scares up a bundle for Food Bank, Food Shelf
MacLaomainn’s Scottish Pub raised $1,510 for the Vermont Food Bank and three boxes of food for the Food Shelf at Chester-Andover Family Center in its two-day Halloween Haunted House event held last Friday and Saturday. Admission was $1 for children 10 and under, $5 for others or cans of food. In an interview on Saturday […]
UPDATED: Newfane teen missing, police ask for assistance
UPDATED: Nov. 3, 10 a.m. State police have announced that Donavan Hamilton has been found safe. Police would like to thank the public for their tips which were instrumental in finding the youth. © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police are asking for help in locating a teenager missing from his Newfane home. […]
Sweet taste of autumn in candied apple crispy rice treats
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com What is nice about this recipe – other than the fact that I have reduced the butter content by half without affecting the consistency one bit – is that you can prepare simple, classic crispy rice treats by omitting the caramels and jelly completely, but you will have to double the […]
Historic info, funds sought as Hearse House work continues
The Chester Townscape is seeking contributions of information and dollars to restore the historic Hearse House at Brookside Cemetery and open it to the public for tours. Early support of the Chester Townscape project enabled the Town of Chester to contract with a carpenter for woodwork, foundation, roof and site work that set the stage […]
New Arrivals: Son to Mary E. Dodge and Benjamin T. Sugimori
Dodge-Sugimori Mary Elizabeth Dodge and Benjamin Thomas Sugimori of Chester announce the birth of their son, John Frederick Sugimori, born on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
