Archive for April, 2022
Chester panel mulls zoning change for Baba A Louis buyer
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With adjustments to the Village Green District proposal finished at its Monday April 4 meeting, the Chester Planning Commission turned its attention to a request from Robert “Sugar Bob” Hausslein for a change of zoning to accommodate food manufacturing in the long shuttered Baba A Louis bakery […]
Blake Hill Preserves honored by SBA as Small Business Persons of the Year
The owners of Blake Hill Preserves in Windsor, formerly of Grafton, have been named the 2022 Vermont Small Business Persons of the Year. Vicky Allard and Joe Hanglin are being recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration for Blake Hill Preserves’ employment growth, success in the marketplace, company expansion and community involvement. Two other Windsor-based […]
Rotary scholarship to go to non-traditional student in District 7870
The Rotary Club of Chester announces a districtwide scholarship in memory of Janice H. McElroy, who served as Rotary District 7870 governor in 2011-2012 and was instrumental in securing a Rotary International grant of $412,000 to help southern Vermont rebuild after the devastation of Hurricane Irene. Prior to her death in 2014, McElroy requested that […]
Farmers invited to apply for $5,000 land stewardship, innovation and service award
The Vermont Land Trust is accepting applications for the 2022 Eric Rozendaal Memorial Award that will be granted to a farmer who exemplifies land stewardship, innovation and service to their community. Farmers who are actively working on or managing a commercial farm operation in the state, are residents of Vermont and have not received this […]
Art in Bloom show seeks artists and artisans
Green Mountain Gardeners is seeking local artists and artisans to participate in the 2022 Art in Bloom exhibit and sale, which will take place Thursday, June 16 to Friday, June 24 at the Custer Sharp House, 2461 Middletown Road, Londonderry. The theme this year is “A Colorful Showcase Celebrating Summer.” Submissions, including paintings, sculpture, photography, […]
St Luke’s re-opens to public with Holy Week services
The public is invited to attend services that began on Palm Sunday, April 10, and will progress through Holy Week, culminating with Easter Sunday, April 17. After a long Covid hiatus, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church – the gray church at 313 Main St. in Chester – has returned to in-person worship services, with broadcasts also […]
Londonderry cemeteries to open May 1
The Cemetery Commission of the Town of Londonderry has announced that the cemeteries will open on Sunday, May 1. Clean-up by the cemetery caretakers will begin immediately. All decorations that were added over the winter should be removed; any decorative items remaining on May 1 will be disposed of. As a reminder, plantings in the cemetery […]
League of Women Voters offering four $1,500 scholarships
The League of Women Voters of Vermont is offering four $1,500 scholarships through their Winona Smith Scholarship program. Applications, due on Sunday, May 1, can be completed online here. Students need to submit two essays (500 words): one on issues concerning voting rights and one on the impact of a recent civic, national or world […]
To the editor: Vote for Balint for Congress
Vermont Democrats have a decision to make on Primary Day, Tuesday, Aug. 9: Who among the four current candidates should be the party’s choice to replace U.S. Rep. Peter Welch in the General Election in November? Let me tell you why I am supporting Becca Balint of Brattleboro. For one thing, I am impressed by […]
Celebration of Life for Richard Baker set for May 7
A Celebration of Life will be held for former Andover resident Richard N. Baker at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 at the Chester American Legion Post 67, 51 Legion Road off Route 103 South in Chester. Pastor Tom Charlton officiating. The family asks that you bring memories and laughter to share about Richard and […]
Henry Homeyer: Time to buy tubers and rhizomes for summer blooms
By Henry Homeyer © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC I like dahlias. They are bright and come in many colors with blossoms from the size of daisies to the size of dinner plates. My wife, Cindy, LOVES dahlias. Every year we have discussions about how many we should plant and where they might go. I believe […]
Detour & delay season is right around the corner Here's a short guide to avoiding the worst of it
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Every year as the weather warms, we begin to look around to see where the public works construction season will give us delays and detours. Here are some of the projects you may run into this summer. Andover The major project in Andover will be a relatively […]
Police investigate Springfield shooting
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Police are investigating a shooting that took place on Valley Street in Springfield last night. According to the Vermont State Police, the VSP and Springfield Police Department are investigating a report of shots that were fired at a residence on Valley Street at around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5. […]
Stone Village Poetry Slam #2 set for April 14
The second Poetry Slam, sponsored by the Stone Village Poetry Experience, is just around the corner. At 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, slammers who competed in the first slam will be joined by newcomers at the First Universalist Parish of Chester, 211 North St. Add to these other writers who just want to read […]
Stratton Mountain School celebrates its history with a reimagined SMS-A-Thon
Stratton Mountain School recently raised more than $17,000 during its SMS-A-Thon in support of its community life programming. This year’s SMS-A-Thon, a marquee event for Stratton Mountain School’s 50th anniversary, was hosted by the school and was open to all students, staff, alumni, trustees and friends. An all-day event, the 2022 SMS-A-Thon was a reimagined […]
Chester plans Green Up Day activities
Green Up Day is Saturday, May 7. So grab your green bags and some friends and get ready to clean up Chester’s streets. Bags will be available at: Whiting Library, 117 Main St. Chester Hardware Store, 21 Main St. Erskine’s Grain & Garden, 54 Grain Store Road Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Green Up […]
TRSU board agenda for April 7
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday April 7, 2022 in the professional development room at Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St. and on Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85756476936 Below is the board’s agenda I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. Election […]
Andover Select Board agenda for April 11
The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday April 11, 2022 at the Andover Town Hall, 953 Weston-Andover Rd. and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8690215007 The passcode is 146374. Below is the board’s agenda 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. […]
Sunflower cookies for Arman Heritage Deli steps up to boost Springfield club's effort to bring family of Ukrainian exchange student to Vermont
By Cynthia Prairie ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Michele Wilcox of Heritage Deli in Chester loves to bake and she also loves to find a cause she can support. Wilcox’s current cause combines the two. She’s baking hundreds of cookies to sell to help bring the family of a Ukraine exchange student to the United States. […]
Learn about the James Webb Space Telescope
Claudio Veliz, a Chester resident and member of the Southern Vermont Astronomy Group, will be at Neighborhood Connections at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19 to discuss the importance of the James Webb Space Telescope. This premiere observatory of the next decade, which launched this past Christmas, is an orbiting infrared observatory that will complement […]
