Archive for December, 2016
TRSU Act 46 panel picks merger option that could close Black River HS
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With about 70 people in attendance at Ludlow’s Town Hall on Wednesday night, the Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Study Committee voted to go forward with an option that would – if approved by voters – dissolve the Ludlow-Mount Holly school district and unify the middle […]
No-interest loans offered to start-up, early stage farm, food businesses
The Vermont Community Loan Fund has announced the launch of SPROUT, a low-interest, deferred payment loan program for working lands entrepreneurs. The new financing program was created to meet the capital needs of Vermont farms, food producers and processors, foresters, forest products businesses and others in the start-up and early stages of operations. Earlier this […]
Puff pastries dress up every holiday table
NOTE: I’m extending my offer for my newest cookbook, Refreshed, for sale to you, the reader, for the month of December for the price of $20 (including shipping and handling). Each is signed and personalized as a thank you for all the emails I have received. Simply email me at theyankeechef@aol.com. I have truly been […]
Poultney man arrested in fatal shooting, witness still sought
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Police have arrested a Poultney man in the shooting death of David Daniel Hein early this morning but continue to look for a witness. In a press release this evening police say that investigators have learned that four men, including the victim were in a vehicle parked in a driveway […]
Police seek witness in shooting death in Poultney
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 19-year-old Poultney man was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound in a vehicle parked in a driveway on Grove Street in Poultney around 1:30 on Sunday morning. Vermont State Police and the Fair Haven Police Department had responded to a report of a man injured by a gunshot […]
Chester Town Hall opened til 8 p.m. Dec. 20 for Christmas Garden visitors
The Chester Town Office will be open from 8 a.m. til 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, for everyone to visit the annual Christmas Garden created by Ken Barrett. Ever wonder how many ornaments are in this elaborate and detailed display? Take a guess and submit it with your name when you visit. Prizes for […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Dec. 21, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approval of Minutes from the Dec. 7, 2016 Select Board Meeting and the Nov. 17, 2016 Special Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business SAPA Request Notice of Reappraisal Order […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for Dec. 19, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Minutes: Dec. 5, 2016 4. Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll 5. Highway Report 6. Replacement of Burgess Cemetery Gate 7. Change policy for fees […]
TRSU semi-annual school board meeting Tuesday, Dec. 20
The semi-annual meeting of the school board of directors within the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet at the Cavendish Town Elementary School Multi-purpose Room, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Below is its agenda. The board consists of representation from Cavendish Town Elementary, Chester-Andover Elementary, Green Mountain […]
Sign dust-up highlights ongoing permitting problems in Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board heard nearly an hour of public comment at its Wednesday, Dec. 7 meeting. This included a discussion of an issue that echoed questions of procedures not followed and unilateral action taken in a recent zoning controversy, in which a building was constructed with […]
2016 Telegraph Gift Guide: Share Your Blessings
This year, we decided that the annual Chester Telegraph Gift Guide would take a different view and look at the organizations that do so much to help others in our communities. In myriad ways, these organizations are there to help us and our families, friends and neighbors as well as the animals in our lives. […]
Surprising itself, TRSU Act 46 panel leans toward merger option
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC After more than a year of looking at the options for school consolidation, the Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Study Committee seemed to surprise itself by backing into a merger option to put before the state Board of Education and the voters of the towns in […]
GMUHS facilities chief takes new post as roof replacement plans get under way
By Stephen Seitz ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Brendan McNamara, the facilities director and transportation manager at Green Mountain Union High School, is stepping down on Dec. 30 to become town manager in Cavendish. His departures comes just as the school is embarking on a major project — the complete replacement of its 40-year-old roof. “It’s […]
TRSU Act 46 Study Committee meeting in Ludlow
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Study Committee will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium, 37 S. Depot St. NOTE the time and place for this meeting has been changed. The agenda is below. Call to order Welcoming Remarks Approve Minutes Review Agenda (Additions or […]
Truck crashes into Mill River, VSP cautions drivers on 103
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police are advising drivers to be cautious and expect delays this evening on Route 103 in Mount Holly as crews work to remove a tractor trailer from the Mill River. According to a police press release, this afternoon at about 3:50 p.m. Sucha Singh Virk, 32, of […]
REVISED: To the editor: Chester Rotary thanks VCS angels for helping with Kurn Hattin event
I would like to apologize for an error in an earlier Letter to the editor in which I stated that the Grinch gifts distributed at the Kurn Hattin School were provided by a small number of employees at the Rockingham Vermont Country Store. Almost all of the employees contribute to this project, and the Vermont […]
Wardsboro man indicted, pleads not guilty to murder in neighbor’s death
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Friday, Dec. 9, a state grand jury indicted a Wardsboro man in the Oct. 18 shooting death of his neighbor. On Oct. 18, 2016, Vermont State Police responded to a shooting on Gilfeather Road in Wardsboro. According to a press release today, State Police say they determined Kirby Staib, […]
Mascoma Bank robbery suspect arrested
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police have arrested a man they say robbed the Mascoma Savings Bank at Routes 12 and 5 in Hartland Windsor on Saturday morning. In a press release this afternoon, police say that over the weekend they received information that Stephen Silva, 45, of Springfield, Mass., may have been […]
To the editor: 2017 Chester business brochure seeks more entries
The Chester Economic Development Committee will be distributing updates on local economic development and business activities to make our community aware of initiatives under way. Chester business brochure Last year, more than 9,000 copies of the Chester business brochures were distributed to travelers through Vermont Information Centers, information racks in 100-plus businesses in southeastern Vermont, […]
Chester Rotary gives $1,500 to GMUHS Interact Club
The Rotary Club of Chester on Thursday, Dec. 8 presented two checks to the Green Mountain Union High School Interact Club. A $500 check was given to the students for their assistance during the Chester Fall Festival and a $1,000 check was given to the club to assist students with their expenses when they go […]
