Archive for January, 2020
Londonderry Select Board agenda for Feb. 3
The Select Board for the Town of Londonderry will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3 at the Twitchell Building, 100 Old School St. in S. Londonderry. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 3. Minutes Approval – Meeting of Jan. 20, 2020 4. Selectboard […]
Christopher Work, 46, of Chester
Christopher M. Work, 46, passed away at his home in Chester on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 following a brief illness. He was born on March 5, 1973 in Stoughton, Mass., the son of Ronald B. Sr. and Lesley (Henkel) Work. In July of 1973, he moved to Vermont with his family, attending school in Chester […]
Robert Becker, 72, of Springfield
Robert C. “Yogi” Becker, 72, of Springfield, passed away on Jan. 27, 2020 at Hanover Terrace in Hanover, N.H., following an illness. He was born on Nov. 19, 1947 to Harold and Edith (Ericson) Becker in Ludlow, Mass., and attended Chicopee High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1977 to 1981. For more […]
Obituary: Frederick Way, 79, of Chester
Frederick S. Way Jr. 79, of Chester passed away on Thursday evening, January 23, 2020 at the Springfield Hospital in Springfield, VT. He was born January 29, 1940 in New Haven, CT, son of the late Frederick S. Sr. and Bernice (Kuropat) Way. On October 15, 1966 Fred married Lynn Therese Hofer in Hamden, CT. […]
Derry residents get rundown on feasibility study for water/wastewater systems
By Bruce Frauman ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Monday, Jan. 27, about 20 Londonderry residents gathered at the Twitchell Building for the first of three planned public meetings about a study to be conducted on the feasibility of creating town water and wastewater systems. Planning Commission chair Sharon Crossman told the group, “Every time we […]
Who’s on the March 3 ballot for town offices in Andover, Cavendish, Chester & Grafton?
© 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Monday, Jan. 27 was the deadline for candidate petitions to be turned in at Town Clerks’ offices all over Vermont. Here are the candidates for offices in our area who will be voted on by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 3. Those running for offices in Weston and Londonderry will […]
Telegraph adds new Obituary section
The Chester Telegraph has made a few changes in how it manages obituaries. First, we’ve created a separate section on the Home Page, marked Obituaries, moving obituaries out of the Latest News section. The change coincides with both an abundance of news and of obituaries, which have been competing for attention in one single section. […]
GM school board: Good budget despite hikes Directors vow to start early, keep working on budget process
By Shawn Cunningham © 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a little over a month, voters in Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester will be asked to approve a school budget of $14,108,968, which represents an increase of more than 9 percent. During that time, the members of the Green Mountain Unified School District board representing those […]
College News
The following students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire in Durham for the fall 2019 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire have earned recognition during a semester enrolled in a full-time course load of 12 or more graded credits. Highest honors […]
Chester Planning Commission agenda for Feb. 3
The Chester Planning Commission will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3 at Town Hall, 665 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Review minutes from the Jan. 20, 2020 meeting 2. Citizens Comments 3. Discuss proposed Stone Village Zoning District density and list of uses 4. Discuss single-family development restrictions in […]
Obituary: Theodore Lindgren, 96, of Springfield
Theodore (Ted) Fritz Lindgren, 96, of Springfield, passed away on Jan. 24, 2020 at Springfield Health and Rehab, with his wife of 77 years, Florence, and other family members by his side. He was born on Dec. 9, 1923 in New York City son of Fritz and Alice (Sundgren) Lindgren. As a child, Mr. Lindgren […]
To the editor: Vermont Timber Works rebuilding, but state makes it more expensive
Vermont Timber Works is excited to announce that just 3½ months after a fire devastated the business, the walls and roof are going up on its new facility, located on the existing property at 16 Fairbanks Road in North Springfield. A team of building professionals including Artisan Engineering, Bonin Architects, Record Concrete, LaValley’s Building Supply, […]
Left in Andover: A search for an ideal home
By Susan Leader ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC I lusted after the mug, coveting it for my very own. Henry Little, our hired man in 1956 and ‘57, brought it back to Andover for us from one of his many sojourns south of the border.Each side was more brilliantly glazed than the other. A wave of […]
Chester Chatter: Skating down the Black River
By Ruthie Douglas ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC As a young couple, my grandparents left Three Rivers, Canada to start a new life in Springfield. They bought a newly built apartment building on Union Street, which grandmother turned into a boarding house. They soon got jobs and met new people. A group those new friends would […]
N.Y. man charged with DUI after driving up Magic Mtn. slope
A 59-year-old New York State resident was arrested Friday night after he attempted to drive a vehicle up a slope at Magic Mountain in Londonderry, according to Vermont State Police. He was charged with DUI#2, or driving under the influence for a second time. Both VSP and officers from the Winhall Police Department responded to […]
Obituary: Zena Weldon, 79, of Springfield
Zena Weldon died on Jan. 10, 2020. She was born on April 9, 1940, in Bridgeport, Conn., to Elizabeth Chickvary and Daniel Edward Robinson and lived near the shore until 1987 when she moved to Chester, before eventually settling in Springfield. To explore her childhood pleasure and dreams, Zena began taking workshops in drawing and […]
Obituary: Mary Drew Fraser, 87, of Chester
Mary Drew Fraser, 87, of Chester, passed away Dec. 31, 2019 at Cheshire Medical Center after a brief illness. Born Sept. 26, 1932, the only child of Frank and Alice (Ingerson) Drew, Mary grew up in Wilton and Milford, N.H. After graduation from the University of New Hampshire in 1954, she married the love of […]
Obituary: Wilhelmina Allen, 95, of Chester
Wilhelmina H. Allen 95, of Chester, passed away on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 at the Gill Odd Fellows Home in Ludlow. She was born Aug. 17, 1924 in Columbia, Conn., the daughter of Laurens and Dena (Frey) Holbrook. She received her education in Connecticut, graduating from Windham High School in Willimantic, Conn. […]
Henry Homeyer: getting rid of invasives
By Henry Homeyer ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC My mother used to say, “The road to hades is paved with good intentions.” That is particularly true for gardeners and plant collectors. Most of those nasty invasive plants we struggle to eliminate from our landscape were brought here from abroad by people who didn’t know better. They […]
Telegraph Poll: On changes to Vermont’s recreational cannabis laws
The select boards of Chester, Londonderry and Weston have been discussing Vermont state legislation that would create a marketplace for recreational cannabis, weighing whether it is a good idea and what role they and their communities would play if it comes to pass. As a matter of fact, Londonderry residents will have the opportunity to […]
