Archive for January, 2020
Chester DRB agenda for Jan. 13, 2020
The Development Review Board for the Town of Chester will meet at 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13 for a site visit at the corner of Baileys Mills and Lovers Lane. At 3:30 p.m., it is to meet at 42 Maple St. for a second site visit, prior to its regular meeting at 6 p.m. […]
To the editor: Main St. enhancements among Derry residents’ improvement ideas
The Londonderry Planning Commission would like to thank everyone who contributed to Project Londonderry. The bright orange posters around town were filled with ideas and suggestions on what residents would like for their life in Londonderry. The four overriding themes expressed by residents were: Main Street enhancements; expanded basic life services; year-round recreation and entertainment; […]
Obituary: Michael Bodi, 64, of Chester
Michael L. Bodi 64, of Chester, passed away on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020 after a long battle with multiple myeloma. He was born Aug. 14, 1955 in Vallejo, Calif., to Louis and Margaret (York) Bodi. Mr. Bodi was a licensed master plumber and was a plumbing and heating contractor in the area for many years. […]
Sharpe on Act 46: Were we hoodwinked? Former legislator looks at promises, realities of consolidation
By David Sharpe I am distressed by the proposals for school closings in Addison County. The legislature’s education committees took many weeks of testimony over a six-year period regarding how we move forward as a state in providing quality education for Vermont children in a way that taxpayers could afford. As the chairman of the […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Jan. 13, 2020
The Select Board for the town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13 at Town Office, 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 Dec. 23rd meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Jan. 8, 2020
The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday Jan. 8. NOTE: Due to the work being done on the second floor of Town Hall, the meeting will be held at NewsBank’s Fletcher House, 472 Main Street. Below is the agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the December 18, 2019 Selectboard […]
To the editor: Thank you, Chester Fire and mutual aid departments
We would like to thank the Chester Fire Department and ALL the mutual aid departments that came to our fire on Dec. 26. Thank you for your dedication and willingness to help in our time of need. Thank you for being such an important part of our community. We are so blessed to live in […]
Chester Rescue Squad holds holiday party for local kids
Chester Volunteer Rescue Squad, the local Dollar General and generous shoppers teamed up to help area families with gifts for the holidays. Leading up to the holidays, the Dollar General gathered the names of families in need. Then shoppers would buy gifts at the Dollar General and donate them in a box at the store. […]
Left in Andover: A potter turns toward reality
By Susan Leader ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC This is Part II of a two-part story on my journeys with pottery. Last week: Pottery as a spiritual pursuit My original plan to take the Hippie Trail home across India through Afghanistan to the Middle East and thence back to the USA lost its appeal after my […]
Chester Chatter: A time for new beginnings
By Ruthie Douglas ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Here we are in the new year, 2020, and a time for new beginnings. I’ve decided I am going to be more grateful and a little bit nicer in the year ahead. Last year was a real test for me. I battled for my life. I also lost […]
Derry Select Board agenda for Jan. 6, 2020
The Select Board for the town of Londonderry will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6 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. Minutes Approval – Meeting of Dec. 16, 2019 4. Selectboard Pay Orders 5. […]
Henry Homeyer: Time to nestle in with a good book
By Henry Homeyer ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC It’s cold outside, and nothing is happening in my garden. Well, I guess deep beneath the soil surface there are microbes and worms and moles alive and doing whatever they do in winter. But I am doing nothing in the garden, so this is a time to read […]
GMUSD Finance Committee meeting agenda for Monday Jan. 6
The Finance Committee of the Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold a budget meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday Jan. 6 at Green Mountain High School, 716 Rt. 103 South in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions & Deletions) III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES : a. […]
TRSU proposes cutting GM educational priorities
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC Three weeks after the Finance Committee of the Green Mountain Unified School District asked the Two Rivers Supervisory Union to come back with a budget that would include several of its education priorities while trying to keep the per pupil cost as low as possible, members received […]
Whiting Library to unveil new trove of children’s books
The Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, is inviting the public to attend the unveiling of a new collection of 95 children’s books at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The collection is made possible by a grant from the Children’s Book Project, awarded by the Pilcrow Foundation, which supports rural public libraries and […]
