Archive for August, 2016
Andover Select Board meeting for Monday, Aug. 22, 2016
The Select Board for the town of Andover will hold its meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, at Town Offices, 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: 08/08/2016 Selectboard Meeting. 4. Review and Act on Financial Orders. 5. Highways / Garage: A. […]
To the editor: Woodward announces run for Windsor Senate seat as independent
My name is Scott Woodward and I’d like to announce my candidacy to the voters of the Chester area. One reason I’m running as an independent is because of the growing frustration with both the major parties. I also believe my broad set of business, government and legal skills would serve me well as a […]
Barbara ‘Bobbie’ Hume, 83, wonderful mother, active volunteer
©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Barbara “Bobbie” B. Hume, 83, died on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 — on the 9th anniversary of her own mother’s death 2007 — at Wake Robin in Shelburne, Vt. She was born on June 26, 1933 in Buffalo, N.Y., to Reginald and Marion (Ball) Burns. Mrs. Hume grew up in Ridgewood, […]
Op-eds: 2 views on the Windham-Grafton industrial wind plan
On Thursday, Aug. 11, The Chester Telegraph received a request from KSE Partners, a Montpelier and Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm, to run an op-ed by Art Sasse, the communications director for Iberdrola Renewables, the Spanish wind turbine company that is seeking to build Vermont’s largest wind project in Windham and Grafton. Instead of letting the […]
A trip back in time for a Canaan Country Kitchen recipe
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com I remember so well one of my parents’ first restaurants in Maine. It was the Canaan Country Kitchen. It was here that I first learned his recipe for cole slaw dressing that I have never had since. So what a perfect marriage, combining cole slaw, great dressing, some crunchy vegetables and […]
State Police looking for missing 17 year old
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Vermont State Police at the Rutland barracks are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 17 year old. Donald Maxwell Miller, who goes by the name Max Miller, left his family’s home on Saturday Aug. 20 after a disagreement with his mother. Max was last seen leaving […]
Derry boards work to make town office basement usable
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Londonderry Select Board moved forward in its town office planning project during a special joint meeting with members of the Planning Commission on Wednesday, Aug. 10. The goal of the project is to end up with “a building that will work,” said Planning Commission member Larry […]
Weston Board says ‘no’ to Little School diagonal parking
By Bruce Frauman ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Feeling they had done their due diligence, members of the Weston Select Board on Aug. 9 voted to draft a letter to the committee that proposed changes to the parking in front of the Little School saying that it did not “seem like a viable option.” At Town […]
Grafton begins crafting wind survey, sets up wind info panels
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Monday night’s Grafton Select Board meeting could have gone the way of many meetings in the past few years, turning into a pitched battle of finger-pointing and legal arguments, but board chair Ron Pilette wasn’t having it. Pilette moved the meeting forward, setting aside an ongoing ethics complaint […]
Londonderry Select Board moves forward on salt and sand shed
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Londonderry Select Board moved forward on plans to build a new salt and sand shed at a special meeting this past week. Earlier this year, the state Department of Transportation told the town of to remove by July of 2017 the salt it now stores at […]
To the editor: Volunteers made 250th Celebration a success
We are writing to personally thank all the volunteers and local businesses for their efforts and donations of time, money and services that helped make the Chester VT 250th Celebration a huge success. It has been truly a pleasure seeing town residents and visitors learning about our history, sharing the great food, music, games and […]
Telegraph Business Ticker
GMP seeks rate hike Green Mountain Power has filed a new rate plan that calls for a .93 percent increase in electric bills. The filing, which is subject to Public Service Board approval, would take effect on Oct. 1, 2016. According to the company, this follows two consecutive years where customers have seen bills decrease. […]
Multi-talented cast carries multi-character ‘Murder for Two’
By David Lampe-Wilson ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Weston Playhouse continues its summer season at its Other Stage with “Murder for Two,” a frivolous musical that sends up murder mysteries and their attendant tropes. While its premise is clever — two actors play all parts including detective, victim and suspects — your enjoyment will depend on […]
Make wise money management your ‘family business’
By Kevin Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC Like it or not, we’re all involved in running the “family business.” We worry that our parents might outlive their retirement savings. We’re comforted by the thought that family members would probably bail us out if we got into money trouble. We strive to help our children financially, […]
BRGNS seek goods and furniture for thrift store sale
The folks at Black River Good Neighbor Services are seeking donations of saleable goods for their thrift store at 37B Main St. in Ludlow. The store carries all kinds of donated items. They are in particular need of infant clothing, kitchen utensils, fall clothing, hats and waterproof gloves. BRGNS sells furniture from its store at 105 […]
Community events: Aug. 15 through Aug. 21, 2016
For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in their Upcoming events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@www.chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs. Notices must be received by noon on Fridays to be eligible for publication the following week. Aug. 15: Yoga and music for the family Lila Specker, a […]
Sticky, spicy sausage and bell peppers are ‘picnic perfect’
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com What would summer be without the stickiness that is barbecue and the smell of sausages floating overhead? Try this sweet, yet spicy, recipe that pairs well with anything you can lug to the picnic table. … and then some! 2 tablespoons pure olive oil 2 Italian sausage links, sliced 1/2-inch thick […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for Aug. 15, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 15 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Minutes: August 1, 2016 4. Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll 5. Highway Report: a. David Wheeler requests Town mow brush on Class 4 road […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet as the Chester Water Commissioners at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. (The Chester Select Board will meet immediately following this meeting.) 1. Citizen Comments 2. Set Water Rate 3. Adjourn Special Select Board meeting 1. Approve Minutes from […]
Another water rate hike on tap in Chester; Select Board ethics policy debate continues
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board, at its Wednesday, Aug. 3 meeting, decided not to act on a recommendation from Town Manager David Pisha to approve a water rate increase. Instead, the five-member panel will warn the rate increase for the next meeting — Aug. 17 — and make […]
