Archive for October, 2019
Chester board continues work on manager search First select board meeting in refurbished town hall
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board took another step toward conducting a search for someone to replace Town Manager David Pisha, who will step down from the post on Town Meeting Day next year. Acknowledging that the window for conducting the search is growing smaller, the board approved an […]
Andover resident celebrates 100th; Londonderry Rescue Squad gives kids a taste of EMS work
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Andover resident Barbara Brady celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday, Oct. 5 with 45 friends and family at the former Baba a Louis Bakery in Chester. Brady and her late husband Joe, who died in 2015, were both New Jersey natives and had built a home in Andover to indulge […]
Chester DRB agenda for Oct. 14
The Development Review Board for the Town of Chester will meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 14 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1) Review draft minutes from the Sept. 30th meeting 2) Citizens comments 3) Deliberative session to review previous matters
Andover Select Board agenda for Oct. 14
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14 at Town Offices, 956 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 Sept. 23 meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: […]
Derry Select Board agenda for Oct. 7, 2019
The Select Board for the Town of Londonderry will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7 at the Twitchell Building, 100 Old School St. in South 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 […]
Aging Chester Congregational Church seeks ‘replanting’
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Next June, after 247 years, the ministry of the Chester Congregational Church, at 469 Main St., will come to an end. But if all goes well, it will also be the beginning of a new ministry, according to Pastor Susan E. Moody. With congregation membership hovering at […]
Left in Andover: Keeping up with Anne Mausolff
By Susan Leader 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC While visiting Middletown Cemetery in Andover this summer, I met a man paying his respects to his dad and son, whose ashes he had scattered guerrilla-style between two boulders where were no gravestones. Both had loved roaming nearby Markham Mountain to hunt, though neither had ever lived in […]
Chester Chatter: Grandpa’s toys create sunshine
By Ruthie Douglas ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC A rainy gloomy day, like today, gets me recalling times of long ago. In my grandparents’ home, there was a large attic. My grandpa hung two swings in it for my sister and me. When we were bored with summer school vacation, my sister Marie and I often […]
Henry Homeyer: Juice your fruit and store it too
By Henry Homeyer ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC For me, this has been a banner year for grapes. I have just a couple of plants, but they are large and vigorous. They are the Concord type with big seeds. I know one is a ‘Purple Valiant’, but the other name is long forgotten. They are quite […]
Police ask help finding man who offered child a ride
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who tried to pick up a 15-year-old girl who was waiting for a school bus this morning. According to a VSP press release, the girl was waiting for a bus on Fort Hill Road in Putney […]
Stocker’s grandmother pleads guilty to obstruction
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The grandmother of a Chester man who stands accused of sexual assault, kidnapping and other offenses plead guilty on Wednesday to obstruction of justice by arranging contact with one of the victims to convince her to drop the charges. Obstruction of justice is a felony punishable by […]
First GMUSD budget meeting focuses on gathering info
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Green Mountain Unified School District board – acting as the finance committee – met on Sept. 25 and so began the budgeting process 50 days ahead of last year. The board was meeting as the finance committee to address the complaint that in the past, everything […]
$120,000 committed to save wildlife corridor in Mt. Holly
The Mount Holly Conservation Trust has received a total of $120,000 from two Vermont Community Foundation fundholders to permanently protect 346 acres in Mount Holly that connect the southern part of the Green Mountain National Forest with the Okemo State Forest and Coolidge State Forest. An anonymous Vermont Community Foundation fundholder awarded a generous $100,000 […]
State announces income guide for free, reduced school meals
The Vermont Agency of Education Child Nutrition Programs has announced its policy for free or reduced-price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the NSLP Afterschool Snack Service and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. The income guidelines are effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. […]
Chester Planning Commission agenda for Oct. 7, 2019
The Chester Planning Commission will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Review minutes from September 16, 2019 meeting 2. Citizens Comments 3. Continue reviewing draft boundaries in R6 & R18 districts 4. Set date for the next meeting 5. Adjourn
Derry, Wallingford artists team up to paint Rutland mural
Garrison Buxton of Londonderry has teamed up with Wallingford artist Stacy Harshman of the Sparkle Barn to create an indoor mural at the Vermont Farmers Food Center, home of the Rutland Winter Farmers Market, 251 West St., in Rutland. The mural, which took 10 days to finish, is painted with a combination of acrylic and […]
To the editor: Chester Rotary grateful to all who helped with successful Fall Festival
This year’s Chester Fall Festival — held on Sept. 21 and 22 — marked the 45th year of the town’s traditional, signature autumnal event. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chester, the festival is a major fundraiser for the organization’s community programs, such as scholarships. The Rotary Club of Chester would like to extend our […]
Mountain Valley funds dental care to Flood Brook kids; Hospital opens new women’s center
Mountain Valley funds children’s dental care The Mountain Valley Health Council, with medical offices in Londonderry, is funding a $5,000 grant to provide on-site dental services at the Flood Brook School in Londonderry once again this year. Appointments generally include a cleaning, oral hygiene instruction and topical fluoride varnish. Some children also receive additional services […]
College News
Ryan Smith of Weston graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in Sport Management from Western New England University in Springfield, Mass. Graduation ceremonies were held in May. William Baker of Londonderry, a member of the Class of 2020 at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., has earned the spring 2019 […]
To the editor: GM Class of 2024 thanks all who aided with Fall Festival fund-raising
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21 and 22, was the Chester Fall Festival. And what a weekend it was! The Green Mountain UHS Class of 2024 (8th graders) served nearly 200 baked potatoes to festival goers, nearly doubling our fundraising goal. This was only possible through generous donations of time […]
