Archive for September, 2017
In latest win, GM girls soccer team keeps West Rutland at bay 3-1
©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Despite being down by two starters, the Green Mountain Lady Chieftains soccer team continued its winning streak, beating West Rutland 3-1 in Friday evening action on West Rutland’s home turf. The Chieftains’ Sierra Kehoe opened up the game with a goal with an assist from Noelle Gignoux and 38:40 left in the […]
Village Center Master Plan rolled out for Chester board
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Saying that “if it doesn’t work for residents, it doesn’t work,” Mark Kane of SE Group rolled out the Chester Village Center Master Plan that his company and many of those residents have worked on it since October of last year. Kane told a special session of […]
UPDATED Chester Select Board agenda for Oct. 4, 2017
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Approval of Minutes from Sept. 20, 2017 Select Board Meeting and the Sept. 27, 2017 Special Select Board Meeting 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. Solid Waste […]
Springfield Recycling rates hiked starting Monday, Oct. 2
By Cynthia Prairie ©2013 Telegraph Publishing LLC As of Monday, Oct. 2, the cost for a sheet of 25 tickets for the Springfield Recycling Center will increase $2.25 from $11.25 to a base price of $13.50 a sheet. Each ticket is good for 4 pounds of trash, or 100 pounds per sheet. Consumers will see […]
UPDATE: I-91 Rockingham Bridge construction schedule
The Vermont Agency of Transportation has begun replacing the bridges on I-91 over the Williams River in Rockingham. The projected completion date is May 18, 2020. Here is the anticipated construction schedule for the week of Sept. 25, 2017. I-91 NORTHBOUND & SOUTHBOUND ARE REDUCED TO ONE LANE WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE. I-91 NORTHBOUND MOTORISTS […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for Oct. 2, 2017
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2 at Grafton Town Garage, 220 Bell St. Below is its agenda. 1. Adopt Agenda 2. Minutes: Sept. 18, 2017 3. Highway Report: Salt Pricing 4. Request for continuation of new flooring in Post Office to go behind the counter. 5. Forester Report/Trails 6. […]
GM girls win close one at Leland & Gray, now 7-0
The Green Mountain girls soccer team took its 6-0 record to Townshend last night for a hard fought game and came home with win number seven. Freshman Emma Stover put Leland & Gray on the board early as the Chieftains got off to a slow start. Twenty four seconds into the the second half however […]
Troopers nab fugitive from Mass. charges
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Troopers from the Westminster barracks captured a fugitive on felony charges from Massachusetts on Monday Sept. 25. Acting on a tip from Massachusetts police, the Vermont State Police and Springfield Police found John Butler, 32, whose residence was listed as Chester, at a house on Olive Street in Springfield. According […]
Jack’s Diner has second DRB hearing, third scheduled
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Monday night, the Chester Development Review Board once again took up the application of Jacques Dodier for a conditional use permit to operate a restaurant and apartments on the site of what was Jack’s Diner until 2011 when he shuttered the operation for what was described […]
Sandri land offer to Chester goes behind closed doors
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board meeting of Wednesday, Sept. 20 was mostly about checking in with ongoing projects before holding two executive sessions – one to interview candidates for the Planning Commission and Development Review Board and another to discuss an offer by Sandri to purchase town land […]
Cavendish town garage bond passes by wide margin: site TBD
Voters in Cavendish went to the polls today deciding to go ahead with plans to borrow up to $400,000 to replace the town’s highway department garage, which burned in February. What voters didn’t know — and still must be determined — is where the garage would be located. That remarkable situation came about at the […]
GM senior honored as Commended Student by merit program
Sadie L. Wood of Proctorsville, a senior at Green Mountain Union High School in Chester, has been named a Commended Student in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. GMUHS Principal Tom Ferenc made the announcement on Tuesday, and he will present a Letter of Commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corp., which […]
Secretary of State Condos to hold 12-stop Transparency Tour
Secretary of State Jim Condos will stop at 12 sites across the state during his fourth biennial Transparency Tour, when he will discuss transparency and open government, Vermont’s Public Records Act and Open Meeting Law with municipal and state employees and citizens who serve on local government boards. The public is invited and encouraged to […]
Green Mountain girls beat Otter Valley 6-0, extend record to 6-0
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The undefeated Green Mountain varsity girls soccer team traveled north to Brandon on Saturday to play the Otter Valley squad. With senior Captain Avery Prescott leading the scoring with two goals, the Green Mountain team was able to take 17 shots on Otter Valley’s goal, scoring five times with another […]
Walker Farm theater unveiled for large, excited crowd
By Bruce Frauman © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC At noon on Friday the new barn-red building behind the old barns, silos and farmhouse at the intersection of Route 100 and the Andover Road in Weston stood silent and empty. But by noon on Saturday, Sept. 23, the new theater — the Center for the Arts […]
To the editor: Reminder on Londonderry Transfer Station changes
On the recommendation of our professional auditors and affirmed by the Londonderry Select Board, effective Monday, Oct. 2, cash will no longer be accepted at the Londonderry Transfer Station. As of Monday, Oct. 2, residents of the five towns of Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru, Weston and Windham will be required to bring pre-purchased punch cards to […]
Collaborative, Main Street Arts, Northern Stage receive grants
Collaborative receives mentoring grant The Collaborative announces that it has received the $1,900 Vermont Mentoring Grant from Mobius, Vermont’s Mentoring Partnership. This award will go toward continuing to improve the mentor program already provided by the Collaborative in Londonderry. Programs supporting this grant include the Vermont Department for Children and Families, the A.D. Henderson Foundation, […]
REVISED: Special Chester Select Board meeting for Sept. 27, 2017
The Chester Select Board will hold a special board meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. The purpose is to hear the Master Plan presentation by SE Group. Below is its agenda. 1. Citizen Comments 2. Master Plan Presentation; SE Group 3. Executive Session: To Consider an offer […]
Chester Chatter: Door-to-door salesmen to Tupperware parties
By Ruthie Douglas © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Remember a time, long past, of door-to-door salesmen? A knock at the door might mean the Fuller Brush salesman or perhaps the Knapp Shoe salesman. At the end of the Green Mountain Turnpike we even got a Sunbeam Bread man. Also there was Avon, Watkins products and […]
Experience a Danish that needs no introduction
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Pineapple peach danish: need I say more? So, on to the recipe. 1 cup warm coconut water 2 tablespoons sugar 1 envelope dry yeast 2 cups flour 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained very well 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 peaches 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon […]
