Archive for March, 2021
Henry Homeyer: Grand dreams of tomorrow’s trees
By Henry Homeyer ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC I was recently thumbing through my first book, Notes from the Garden, looking for an inspiration for yet another winter article. In it I read that I had planted my ‘Merrill’ magnolia in 2001. I had forgotten that I planted it just 20 years ago this spring – […]
Police seek info on Windham snowmobile theft
© 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are searching for three people who stole a snowmobile in Windham on Thursday morning. According to a VSP press release, Tara Barro of Saybrook, Conn., told police that someone had stolen her husband Todd’s snowmobile from their trailer at around 9:30 a.m. on March 4. The snowmobile […]
Police look for driver who hit dog in Marlboro
© 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are looking for a driver who hit a dog on Higley Hill Road in Marlboro and left the scene. According to a VSP press release, Jeremy Kirk said that his dog was struck by a large white truck with Massachusetts plates on Higley Hill Road. Kirk told […]
Weekly Covid Update: Vaxxed households can gather; more groups OK’d for jab signups
© 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Gov. Phil Scott marked the one-year anniversary of the first reported Vermont case of Covid-19 with good news on Friday, detailing a loosening of gathering restrictions, as well as new approved phases for vaccination registration. On Friday, Scott announced new gathering guidelines, now allowing all vaccinated Vermonters to gather together […]
‘Red’ Johnson, formerly of Andover, dies at 83
From Adelaide Johnson: Harold R. “Red” Johnson, the love of my life, passed away at home with his family by his side, on Feb. 28, 2021, after a three-year bout with throat cancer. He had turned 83 on Feb. 6. Red was born in Windsor, Conn., the youngest son of Hazel and William Johnson. He […]
To the editor: For his 80th, Paul Ippolito shares his 80 favorite songs
For the past 52 years, I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of singing and playing guitar with groups of all ages from young children to senior citizens in Chester, Springfield, Ludlow and surrounding communities. In March I will be 80 years young, so I put together a list of my 80 favorite songs which I’d […]
Andover Select Board agenda for March 8
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 8 via Zoom. To join via Zoom: https://zoom.us Personal Meeting ID 869 021 5007 and Passcode 146374. You can also call in by dialing: 1 929 436 2866 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. […]
Chester Select Board race recount set for Monday
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC With just six votes separating two candidates for a three year term on the Chester Select Board, a recount has been scheduled for Monday. Scott Blair, who received 245 votes on Tuesday, asked for a hand recount of the machine read ballots on Wednesday morning and Town […]
Chester candidate to request recount in close race; results from other area towns
This story has been updated to include results from Landgrove By Shawn Cunningham and Cherise Madigan © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester Select Board candidate Scott Blair says he will request a recount after falling six votes short of taking a 3-year term last night as incumbent Heather Chase appeared victorious with 251 votes to […]
Derry residents set priorities including revitalizing villages, expanding affordable housing and creating a community center
By Cherise Madigan ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC At the second in a series of meetings about the future of Londonderry, residents identified three primary priorities for the coming years: expanding affordable housing, developing a community center and revitalizing the North and South village centers. The Thursday, Feb. 25 meeting followed an information session at the […]
Photo Gallery: Rockingham Vets moves to Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC The transformation from pizza house to modern animal hospital is complete, and this past weekend the folks at the Rockingham Veterinary Clinic on Lower Bartonsville Road made their move to Main Street in Chester. With movers still ferrying furniture, a hydraulic exam table for lifting heavy dogs, […]
College News
Two area students have been named to the fall 2020 Dean’s List at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn. They are: Adam Culver of Grafton and Benjamin Haseltine of Chester Gettysburg College of Gettysburg Penn., had named Abigail Dryden of Londonderry has to its Dean’s Honor list for outstanding academic achievement in the […]
Springfield Rotary aiding vaccine clinics, masking efforts
The Springfield Rotary Club continues to provide assistance to regional efforts related to the Covid-19 pandemic, including providing masks as well as volunteer participation with the operation of vaccine clinics in the community. Rotarians are serving as parking staff and greeters for the vaccine clinic operated by Springfield Hospital at the Adult Day facility on […]
League of Women Voters offering college scholarships
The League of Women Voters of Vermont Education Fund is now accepting applications for its Winona Smith Scholarship program. Created in 1995 to honor the legacy of Winona Smith, the scholarship is awarded annually to local high school seniors who embody the characteristics and qualities Smith displayed of civic participation and community service. Three $1,000 […]
Young artist brings the inside out while challenging norms
By Jasmin Gomez 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC When Chester resident John Garoutte isn’t snowboarding or skateboarding, you will most likely find him creating art. And the 24-year-old artist’s work, which can be found on shirts, snowboards and skateboard decks, sets him apart from what you may think a typical Vermont artist would create. It continuously […]
Chester Select Board agenda for March 3
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting in person at Town Hall and via Zoom at 6 p.m. on Wednesday March 3, 2021. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 In person attendance is limited, so please consider whether your physical attendance is needed or if you can participate via zoom. Below is […]
TRSU board agenda for March 4
The board of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet via Zoom from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 4. To access the meeting through Zoom, click here or call 646-876-9923. It is also scheduled to be held in person at the Ludlow Elementary School Professional Development Room, 45 Main St. Below is its […]
Emily D. Lapp, 81, formerly of Chester
RUTLAND Emily D. Lapp, 81, died Feb. 26, 2021, at The Meadows in Rutland. She was born in 1939 in Souderton, Penn., and lived for many years in Chester, Vt., before moving to Rutland. She was a voracious reader, who took many long walks, had a green thumb and loved her flower gardens, enjoyed cross-stitch […]
Left in Andover: Wrestling with electrical power
By Susan Leader ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Project Independence, President Richard Nixon’s response to the energy crisis created by OPEC’s 1973 oil embargo, called for blanketing America with 1,000 nuclear power plants by the end of the 20th century. Although the theoretical advantages of nuclear power were great, NIMBY-style resistance proved even greater. Communities across […]
Chester Chatter: Kindness abounds in our community
by Ruthie Douglas ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Here I go again. Do you realize how lucky we are to be living here? I am now very familiar with the emergency room, hospital and rehab facilities nearby. Working in these facilities are the staffs. Those folks are some sweet people. The kindness they show their patients […]
