Archive for October, 2023
TRSU Board agenda for Nov. 2
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday November 05, 2023 in the Professional Development Room at Ludlow Elementary School 45 Main St. and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/87289589734 Below is the board’s agenda. I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 1
The Chester Select Board will meet as the Water and Wastewater Commissioners at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday Nov. 1, 2023. The Select Board will hold its regular meeting following that. Both meetings will take place at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. and via Zoom. To join the meetings go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below are their agendas. […]
Londonderry woman arrested after rifle fire
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Londonderry woman is facing charges of reckless endangerment and first-degree aggravated domestic assault after a rifle was fired in the town Sunday night. No one was injured. According to the Vermont State Police, Ivory King, 34, of Londonderry, fired a rifle outside the home of a […]
Cavendish Community Fund accepting applications for fall grants Deadline to apply is Thursday, Nov. 30
The Cavendish Community Fund is accepting grant applications for fall 2023 awards. The fund has awarded monies twice each year for the past 16 years. Grants will be given for cultural, educational or artistic programs, projects or events that benefit the people of Cavendish. The fund considers applications submitted at anytime but will only award […]
Derry Rescue offers First Responder course
If you are interested in helping out in your community, now is your chance. The Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad is holding a Vermont Emergency First Responder course at the LVRS squad building, 6068 Vermont Route 100 in Londonderry, beginning Monday, Nov. 6. To be eligible for this VEFR certification course you must be at least […]
‘Murder on the Orient Express’ performed at GM this weekend
The Green Mountain High School Drama Department will be performing Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express at 7 p.m. on Friday Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 4 in the auditorium of Green Mountain High School, 716 Vermont Route 103 South. Murder on the Orient Express is a classic murder mystery filled with twists, romance […]
Henry Homeyer: Don’t be a timid pruner!
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing I asked an experienced arborist the other day what he thought about pruning apple trees in the fall. His answer was the same as mine: “Prune when you have time and the pruners in your hand.” Yes, March is a good time to prune, but I suspect that […]
Andover to host Genealogical Society of Vt. meeting this Saturday
The Genealogical Society of Vermont will hold its Fall Membership Meeting on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, at the Andover Town Hall, located at 59 Town Hall Rd. in Andover, Vermont. Registration is $25 for GSV members and $30 for non-members, and includes the program, plus morning coffee, and a luncheon. Registration/Sign-In begins at 9 a.m., […]
GMUSD board actions on mascot appeal lacking in transparency
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Anyone hoping for a bit more clarity on the issue of the Green Mountain Unified School District’s hiring a law firm for the appeals of its decision that the use of the name Chieftain does not violate its own policy would be disappointed after last Thursday’s board […]
Chester board issues health order on Potash Brook Road house
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last Wednesday’s Chester Select Board meeting would have been a simple housekeeping session with members signing loan documents, approving a grant application and passing on a liquor license renewal. But preceding the housekeeping session, the board held a health order hearing regarding the house on Potash Brook […]
Chester’s Whiting Library welcomes new director
By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing Chester’s Whiting Library has a new library director, Gail Zachariah, a Westminster resident and head of engagement and youth services at the Keene, N.H., Public Library for 23 years before her departure in August. She will be the second library director since Deirdre Doran resigned last spring. High school […]
Drop off unneeded meds Saturday at local police departments
On Saturday, Oct. 28, the Windsor County Sheriff’s Office, local and state law enforcement agencies, and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The Take-Back Day event is free and anonymous, no questions […]
CORRECTION: TRSU board agenda for Nov. 2
The Board of Directors of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2 in the Professional Development Room of Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St. in Ludlow, and on Zoom. To access the meeting on Zoom, click here, or by phone dial 646-876-9923. Below is its agenda. […]
19 certified to be substance abuse prevention specialists; four join certification board
The Vermont Prevention Certification Board announces the addition of four new members to its board as it concludes its initial cohort of certified specialists seeking to prevent substance misuse. Currently there are 19 individuals in Vermont who hold CPS credentials, including four who transferred their certification from another state. The VPCB values diversity, equity and […]
Card shower as Howard Woodcock turns 100
In a little over a week, Chester native Howard Woodcock will reach a milestone and his family wants to shower him with cards on his 100th birthday. Woodcock was born on Nov. 3, 1923 and lived with his parents – Wiley and Luella Woodcock – on Main Street, across from the Congregational Church. He graduated […]
Bats and witches fly in to Derry Library Oct. 28
The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, invites goblins of all ages to make applehead witches and flying bats with art teacher Casey Junker Bailey at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28. The program is free of charge. Thanks to a generous grant from the Stratton Foundation, each family will receive a copy of […]
2024 Cavendish calendars are here
The 2024 Cavendish Community Calendar, produced by the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association, is hot off the press. The calendars can make great holiday gifts and stocking stuffers, and proceeds help to fund the CCCA’s many projects. Calendars are available for $20 at Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, 573 Main St.; Village Clipper, 463 Main St. […]
Agenda for Windham Select Board special meeting for Oct. 23
The Windham Select Board will hold a remote-only special meeting at 6 p,m. on Monday Oct. 23. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89385182975 Meeting ID: 893 8518 2975 Passcode: 849894 Below is the board’s agenda. Note: Action may be taken on any agenda item. 1) Start recording & call meeting to order 2) Additions/deletions […]
Henry Homeyer: Plant now, bloom later
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing I have been planting bulbs around my property for at least 40 years, and some of them are still flowering each spring. I even have daffodils I brought up from my childhood home in Connecticut that might be 70 years old or more. Others run out of energy […]
TRSU board meeting agenda for Oct. 26
The Board of Directors of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will hold a special meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26 in the gym of Cavendish Town Elementary School, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville. The meeting will be in-person only. Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. […]
