Archive for December, 2018
Business Ticker Londonderry residents open 2nd hardware store in Bondville
Lincoln Maples Hardware Store, at 1 River Road in Bondville and owned by Darrell and Lucy Sherburne of Londonderry, opened its doors in early November after a year’s planning and construction. The Sherburnes also own the Londonderry Hardware Store at the Mountain Marketplace on Route 100. Wright Construction Co. Inc. of Mt. Holly built the […]
College News
Zekiel Cammarata of Springfield has been named to the Dean’s List of Elmira College, in Elmira, N.Y.m for the fall 2018 term. Full-time students who achieve a grade point average of 3.600 or higher at the end of any Term I or Term II are placed on the Dean’s List at the college. Ainsley Bertone […]
Community & Arts events: Jan. 4-Jan. 6, 2019
For a full listing of upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph Calendar. To find out how to become a Calendar Partner, email or call Cynthia Prairie at cprairie@chestertelegraph.org or 802-875-2703. To be included in events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on […]
Chester Water & Sewer Commission, Select Board agendas for Jan. 2, 2019
The Chester Water and Sewer Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m. followed by a meeting of the Select Board on Wednesday, Jan. 2 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is the agenda. Water and Sewer Commission Meeting 1. Citizen Comments 2. Review Water & Sewer Draft Budgets 3. Adjourn Special Select Board Meeting 1. […]
TRSU board meeting agenda for Jan. 3, 2019
The Board of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will hold its regular monthly meeting on from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday Jan. 3, 2019 at the Roost Building at Fletcher Farm, 611 Rt. 103 in Ludlow. Below is its agenda: I. CALL TO ORDER: a. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions & Deletions) III. […]
Op-ed: An open letter to Vermont legislators
Dear Legislators, First, thank you all for your willingness to serve your constituents and all Vermonters. You are appreciated by most of us. But please remember, you serve both the special wants and needs of your constituents … and, of all Vermonters, whose needs sometimes differ. Foster the balance. The bill-drafting process is broken. You […]
Chester Chatter: No such thing as scraps
By Ruthie Douglas © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC When you bought shoes from the shoe store on Main Street in Springfield, they would hand you shoes wrapped in tissue paper and in the covered box. Not only did my grandmother save the box, she saved the tissue paper as well. With a warm iron, she […]
Begin 2019 on the sweetest of notes
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com It’s never too cold for a sundae. And not just any old sundae, but a sundae where the ice cream melts and swims with a sweet sauce of scented apples and crunch nuts. This delicious treat is a great way to end 2018 and begin 2019! 2 cups diced apple 2 […]
Henry Homeyer: Holiday reflections
By Henry Homeyer ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC At this time of year I like to look back on the past year – in the garden, and in my life – to reflect on all the wonderful events of the year. I take time to count my blessings, look at my mistakes, and make plans for […]
Burglar hits Belmont store, police seek help
© 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC Troopers from the Rutland Barracks of the Vermont State Police are asking the public for help in identifying a person who burglarized the Belmont Country Store early this morning. According to a VSP press release, troopers were called to the Belmont Country Store at 2400 Belmont Road in Mt. Holly […]
Troopers, off-roaders team up to help Santa bring cheer to kids at Kurn Hattin Homes
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC Santa Claus and one of his elves weren’t the only ones in uniform at the Kurn Hattin Homes in Westminster last week as Vermont State Troopers from the Westminster State Police Barracks joined the jolly one to deliver toys and books to the kindergarten through fifth grade […]
Arts & Community Events: Dec. 28 – Jan. 5
For a full listing of upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph Calendar. To find out how to become a Calendar Partner, email or call Cynthia Prairie at cprairie@chestertelegraph.org or 802-875-2703. To be included in events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on […]
Business Ticker DyakCraft of Chester donates $1,500 to Family Center; Dr. Ficko joins Springfield Urology
Diaks donate $1,500 to Chester-Andover Family Center © 2018 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Tom and Linda Diak, owners of DyakCraft LLC of Chester, have donated $1,500 to the Chester-Andover Family Center following their recent sale of special sets of their hand-crafted knitting needles. Twenty percent of the proceeds from these sets was earmarked for the Chester-Andover […]
Miniature world in store for library visitors Whiting director melds creativity with precision
By Layla Burke Hastings ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC Like Jonathan Swift, Sharon Tanzer, director of Chester’s Whiting Library, has created a Lilliputian corner in her world, one that you can visit and marvel over. Just left of the checkout desk at the library sits a surprise under glass. It is a miniature, early 20th century […]
Chester board looks to stem tax increase Asks Town Manager Pisha for department cuts
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC Staring at a budget gap that amounts to an additional 4 cents on the tax rate, the Chester Select Board sent Town Manager David Pisha back to department heads with the message that cuts would be needed. With most of the town’s revenue in and most of […]
Chester Chatter: Farewell to my Irish twin
By Ruthie Douglas © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC My sister Marie died on Saturday, Dec. 15 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., She and I were called “Irish twins.” She was born Jan. 19, 1940 and I was born the very last day of Dec. 31, of 1940. For a short time every year, we would be […]
A New England squash for your holiday spread
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com For those of you who enjoy polenta and think that only high end, expensive polenta is the best, think again! We New Englanders were the first to make corn meal mush back in the 17th century. This delicious side dish is so cheap to make, I hope you rethink spending so […]
Marie Foster Angel, Springfield native, dies at 78
Marie Foster Angel died Saturday, Dec. 15 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She was 78 years old. She was born and grew up in Springfield, Vt., graduating in 1959 from Springfield High School. She graduated from Mary Hitchcock School of Nursing in Hanover, N.H., and became a nurse at the Air Force base hospital in Anchorage, […]
Henry Homeyer: Japanese culture makes vibrant mark on West Coast
By Henry Homeyer ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC Visiting a garden in winter allows me to see its bones, the internal structure that supports and enhances the flowers and leaves of the other three seasons. I like to go slowly through a winter garden to allow the spirit and essence of the garden to sink in. […]
Big kids, little kids pose on last day together at GM Elementary pupils set to move back to CAES on Jan. 3
© 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC On what is expected to be the final day that Green Mountain High School students will share their space with Chester-Andover Elementary students displaced by flooding damage in August, everyone got together in the gymnasium on Friday for the first K-12 photo since who knows when. As each class arrived […]
