Archive for October, 2019
Powden releases text of speech to board, Telegraph Board members' reaction to presentation mixed
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC A speech given by Two Rivers Supervisory Union Superintendent Meg Powden but withheld from the public was released after The Chester Telegraph requested the text under a state law that protects the public’s right to know what government agencies are doing. Board members’ reaction to the speech […]
Weston board continues town worker health insurance, OKs funds for Flood Brook speed sign
By Bruce Frauman ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC During a short meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Weston Select Board voted to continue with health insurance coverage through MVP in spite of a 9 percent increase in premiums. The town insures four full-time staffers. Board member Jim Linville said the risk of exposure without insurance was […]
Derry to mull fund to tackle emerald ash borer
By Bruce Frauman ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC After considerable discussion, the Londonderry Select Board agreed on Monday, Oct. 21 to consider both an annual budget allocation and a fund that can accumulate from year to year to cope with the emerald ash borer beetle that was identified in the town in early October. The beetle […]
To the editor: A different point of view on Meg Powden
As a long time school board member in Chester, recent chair of both the Green Mountain Unified School District Board and the Two Rivers Supervisory Union Board, member of the Act 46 Study Committee, and chair of the Board Bargaining Council for several years, I have had the opportunity to observe Superintendent Meg Alison Powden […]
Derry Select Board Special meeting for Oct. 30
The Select Board for the Town of Londonderry will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 100 Old School St. in S. Londonderry. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 3. Executive Session – The appointment or employment or evaluation of a […]
Chester holds last info meeting on emergency services building Bond vote to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Town of Chester will hold its final information meeting for the proposed construction of a new emergency services building and the renovation town highway garage renovation at 6 p.m. on Monday Nov. 4 on the second floor of Chester Town Hall 556 Elm St. The following day, Tuesday, Nov. […]
Police search for runaway teen
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are asking the public for help in locating a runaway teen. According to a VSP press release, 16-year-old Alexys Grundy was last seen around 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 when she left a vehicle in Weathersfield on foot. Alexys is described as 5 foot 8 inches tall […]
Left in Andover: Discovering pottery in Japan
By Susan Leader ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC When I started college at Antioch in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in the summer of 1969, it was an era when all the rules were being broken. I was desperate to create my own young adult identity. But it was disorienting to go from a very structured high school […]
Chester Chatter: Stacking up to wood stacking
By Ruthie Douglas ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC At our farm house, we were warm and cozy with our oil-fired furnace. However, we had a fireplace in the kitchen as well as in the family room. We had a 15-acre wood lot up the hill. And every year, we cut about six cords of wood. Cutting […]
Henry Homeyer: Time to plant your garlic
By Henry Homeyer ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The easiest crop I grow every year is garlic. I plant it in October, mulch it well, and harvest it in early August. That’s it. If it’s well mulched, I don’t even have weed the bed more than once or twice. Not only that, I use this year’s […]
Powden refuses to make speech public, says ‘I don’t trust’ some school board members
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Thursday night, Superintendent Meg Powden refused to share with the Green Mountain Unified School Board the text of a speech she gave to a “welcoming meeting” held for teachers across the supervisory union on Oct. 15. Member Michael Studin brought up the issue, telling Powden that […]
Cavendish Streetscapes looks to reclaim town garage site
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Members of the Cavendish Streetscapes Committee came before the Select Board last Tuesday to discuss plans to renovate the site of the town garage that burned in February 2017. Rolf van Shaik told the board that the committee had received a $5,000 donation as well as $800 […]
Spooktacular fun at MacLaomainn’s Haunted house spans two weekends this year
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Around this time every year, 52 Main St. is the spookiest place in Chester as MacLaomainn’s Scottish Pub hosts its annual Haunted House in the Great Hall. This year though, there’s twice the spooky fun as the event will be held on two weekends rather than one. […]
Chester board picks plan for Church St. walkways
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board has chosen a sidewalk construction plan from among three in its efforts to make walking easier and pedestrians safer along Church Street from Main to Route 103 in the Stone Village. Back on July 24, Christina Haskins of Dufresne Group conducted a “local […]
Derry cemeteries to close for winter on Nov. 1; Chester Food Shelf seeks turkey donations
Derry cemeteries to close for winter on Nov. 1 The Cemetery Commission of the Town of Londonderry has announced that the Town Cemeteries will be closed to burials for the season as of Nov. 1. Flags will be removed from veterans’ graves after Veteran’s Day on Nov. 11. Any items remaining on graves after Nov. […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Oct. 28
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28 at Town Offices, 953 Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: Act on minutes from the October 14th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: […]
Cavendish resident wins $10,000 Springfield Hospital Golf hole-in-one challenge
Mark Huntley, a resident of Cavendish and owner of Huntley Wealth Management of Ludlow, landed a hole-in-one during the 19th Annual Springfield Hospital Golf Challenge at the Okemo Valley Golf Club on Sept. 19, winning a $10,000 cash prize. This was the first time in the history of the Golf Challenge and also the first […]
Trees destroy Derry family’s home during storm Go-Fund-Me campaign set up to aid Cobb-Bryant family
Friends have set up a Go Fund Me account for a Londonderry family whose trailer home was destroyed by a microburst storm during a Nor’easter that sent pine trees toppling into their home late on Wednesday, Oct. 16 into early Thursday, Oct. 17. Chris Cobb, Kristen Bryant, both in their 30s, and their 3-year-old son […]
Chester Select Board special meeting for Oct. 24
The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Citizen Comments 2. Town Accounting Discussion and Training; Ron Smith, Auditor 3. EMS Financing Plan 4. Town Manager Search Appoint Manager Search Committee Establish Priority Qualifications 5. Adjourn
Left in Andover: Finding the Promised Land
By Susan Leader ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC In 1942, at the age of 21, my mother was determined to escape her urban New York life. “The superficial, merry-go-round life of the city is hateful to me,” she wrote. “I want to get away from it and remain close to the soil. You are holding a […]
