Archive for May, 2020
Left in Andover: Aunt Vivian finally finds a place at Popplewood Farm
By Susan Leader ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC My idealistic grandparents helped buy our farm in Andover under the delusion that my aunt Vivian, Mom’s kid sister by 12 years, would be able to build her own little cottage on the property. This never came to pass, but Vivian did come to visit several times a […]
Green Mountain’s Virtual Graduation Walk Jacquelyn Parker-Jennings
© 2020 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Each day from May 2 until June 18, The Chester Telegraph will spotlight one member of the Green Mountain High School’s class of 2020. While nothing can replace the thrill of walking across the stage to receive your diploma at your high school graduation, we hope this moment “on stage” […]
Chester Chatter: Ever more grateful for our health workers
By Ruthie Douglas ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Sap is a running. Birds are a singing and jump ropes are a swinging. Daylight hours are getting longer and there is a feeling of spring in the air. Somehow one can just smell spring. I’m getting restless to be outside poking around and planning where to plant […]
Sam Lloyd Jr. dies at 56: Weston native, GM grad and actor/musician remembered for uplifting spirit
© 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Sam Lloyd Jr., an actor and musician who moved easily between comedy and drama, stage and screen and Hollywood and his hometown of Weston, Vermont, died on Thursday, April 30 at a respiratory care facility in Los Angeles with his wife Vanessa by his side and his sister Laurel Facetiming […]
Long lines, little waiting as Guard gives out MREs at Hartness Airport
By Kelly Burton ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC With traffic by 9:30 last Wednesday morning snaking out onto Route 106, the Vermont National Guard’s distribution of boxes of Meals Ready to Eat was in full swing at Hartness State Airport in North Springfield. This is the site of the third distribution by the Vermont National Guard […]
Celebrate World Press Freedom Day NY Times: Support news outlets like The Chester Telegraph
By Cynthia Prairie ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Today, Sunday, May 3, is UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day, dedicated to raising public awareness of the vital importance of an independent press. To mark the occasion, The New York Times created a database of news sources, which you can access here, and is encouraging people to find […]
Henry Homeyer: Let’s get the dirt, on dirt
By Henry Homeyer ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC As we move from dreaming to planting, we all want to offer our plants the perfect soil. This leads some gardeners to buy a big bag of 10-10-10 and sprinkle it heavily on everything. For others, manure or compost is the answer to increasing soil productivity and plant […]
Green Mountain’s Virtual Graduation Walk Ahna Mae Perry
© 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Each day from May 2 until June 18, The Chester Telegraph will spotlight one member of the Green Mountain High School’s class of 2020. While nothing can replace the thrill of walking across the stage to receive your diploma at your high school graduation, we hope this moment “on stage” […]
Green Mountain High School Class of 2020 Gallery
© 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Unlike decades of classes that have come before them, members of the GM class of 2020 have not staged their musical, played their spring sports, attended their prom or participated in the many rituals that surround graduating from high school. What should have been a joyous transition to the next […]
Green Mountain’s Virtual Graduation Walk Tierra MacLean
© 2020 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Each day from May 2 until June 18, The Chester Telegraph will spotlight one member of the Green Mountain High School’s class of 2020. While nothing can replace the thrill of walking across the stage to receive your diploma at your high school graduation, we hope this moment “on stage” […]
Chester Select Board agenda for May 6
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, via Zoom. To join the meeting: https://zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 932 138 291 or https://zoom.us/j/932138291. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the April 15, 2020 Selectboard Meeting 2. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous Meeting 3. Old Business/Last Meeting 4. COVID-19 UPDATE 5. Request […]
Derry Town Office opens pickup window Service covers Transfer Station, dog license fees
The Londonderry Town Office, 100 Old School St. in South Londonderry, has started pickup service for Transfer Station stickers and punch cards as well as dog licenses. The window is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Transfer Station fees Residential Stickers […]
