Archive for May, 2016
RVTC cinematography winners hold fund-raiser toward next competition; Norwich U., VSAC team to offer STEM scholarships
The River Valley Technical Center announces that Elliot Thompson and Rebekah Ferreira of the Audio Video Production Program won a first place in Digital Cinematography at SkillsUSA, Vermont. These students have qualified to represent Vermont at the SkillsUSA National Conference/Competition in Louisville, Ky. Their gold medal winning film was produced within 24 hours and earned […]
College News
Jessica Ralston of Chester was recently selected to present at the annual Castleton Scholars Celebration: A Showcase of Original Student Work. The annual celebration gives the university the opportunity to showcase students’ scholarly and creative endeavors at Castleton across academic departments and programs. This year’s event featured work from 45 students, representing 11 programs. Presentation […]
Roasted red pepper sauce super served over haddock
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com If you have never had fire-roasted bell peppers, you are in for a treat, not just for the superb taste, but how easy it is to do. Follow the instructions at the end of this recipe for an addition to the sauce that is remarkably great tasting. 1/4 cup olive oil, […]
Chester summer sports camps signups begin
Chester Recreation Department Director Matt McCarthy announces that the rec department begins summer camp signups on Monday, May 9, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Offices are open Monday through Friday. Below are a preview of the camps. BASKETBALL CLINIC: TBA BASEBALL CAMP: 10 a.m. to noon, […]
Public discussion on Chester playground project set for May 18
Chester-Andover Elementary School, the Parent-Teacher Group and Pennies for the Playground will be hosting a Town Hall style meeting at the Chester Andover Elementary School library, 72 Main Street in Chester, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 18. The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public about the process for replacing the Structure and […]
Grafton Planning Commission, Select Board meeting for May 10
A joint meeting of the Grafton Planning Commission and the Grafton Select Board will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. There will be a presentation of the final report of flash flood hazard mapping and analysis by Evan Fitzgerald of Fitzgerald Environmental, supported by a […]
CAES Board of Directors meeting Monday, May 9
The Chester-Andover Elementary School Board of Directors will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 9 at the CAES Library, 72 Main St. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order-Determination of Quorum II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes of April 14, 2016 – Regular Meeting IV. Communications a. Written/Oral b. […]
Grafton board opts to make all VLCT correspondence public
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In what may have been a most surprising and quick boost to transparency in local government, a three-person quorum of the Grafton Select Board on Monday night unanimously agreed that correspondence between board members and the Vermont League of Cities and Towns be open to public inspection. The […]
Londonderry Board considers solutions to ‘malfunction junction’
By Christopher Biddle © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Matt Mann, a senior planner with the Windham Regional Commission, told the Londonderry Select Board on Monday that according to its Road Safety Audit Review for the intersection of Middletown Road, Main Street and Route 100 in S. Londonderry, seven accidents have occurred there since September 2013. […]
Construction springs up throughout Chester this summer
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In addition to road closures for bridge work in Weston and culvert work in Andover with paving all around the area, Chester will be busy with construction on municipal and private jobs all summer. Work on a new Jiffy Mart and the Dollar General has begun and […]
Webster’s House manager charged with animal cruelty
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Mary Donaldson and Jessica “Remy” Fecteau have been ordered to appear in Windsor Superior Court on Tuesday, May 24 following a three-month investigation into their practices and treatment of animals at Webster House’s cat shelter in Chester, according to a press release from the Chester Police Department. Donaldson […]
Windham house destroyed in afternoon blaze
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC By the time firefighters reached the house at the top of Windham Springs Road Tuesday afternoon it was entirely ablaze, said Windham Fire Chief Rick Weitzel who was in command at the scene. “The walls were still standing, but the roof was gone and the garage was […]
Public forum on school consolidation options in Chester
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC There will be a public forum on Act 46, Vermont’s school consolidation law, on Wednesday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the library at Green Mountain Union High School, 716 Rt. 103 South in Chester. A committee consisting of school board members, educators and the public have been studying the […]
Volunteers help build disc golf course; FOLA donates $500 to BRGNS; RVTC students clean up Chester Green trees; donations for Chester planters sought; Rotary gives $250 to 250 committee; and items accepted for arts fund-raiser
FOLA Follies sings to the tune of $500 for Black River Good Neighbors The Friends of Ludlow Auditorium donated the net receipts from its recent musical revue, FOLA Follies of 2016, Comedy Tonight, to Black River Good Neighbors Services. Admission was by donation, and FOLA was able to donate $500 to BRGNS. The donation is […]
VTrans outlines Weston bridge replacement, Rt. 100 closure timeline
By Christopher Biddle ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont Agency of Transportation came to Weston on Tuesday, April 26 to give residents a rundown on the planned replacement of Bridge 98 on Route 100 that will take place this summer. Jennifer Fitch, a project engineer with VTrans, told a crowd of 25 in the Weston […]
Spine-chilling thrillers filled with mayhem, mystery and murder
By John Hoover ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Spies and counterspies, murder and mayhem and mystery: In the publishing industry they’re all part of the genre known as thrillers. Since thrillers are one of my favorite types of books and since I get to decide the monthly theme for this column, thrillers it is for May. […]
Bubbling berry buckle a New England classic
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com This is not at all what others tout as authentic buckle. This is truly the way to do it, with just enough cake batter to hold together the rich, syrupy fruit that is bubbling up through the batter that “buckles” as it is cooking. Enjoy this classic New England dessert as […]
