Archive for 2023
Free or low-cost insulating window inserts available in Bellows Falls
Rockingham and nearby residents can get free or low-cost window inserts to help keep their homes warm this winter. Window insulating inserts are a simple, effective way to weatherize one’s home. They do not need any fasteners and slide easily into existing window frames. All households eligible for LIHEAP or other public assistance programs qualify for up […]
FOLA seeks community input on auditorium use
Friends of Ludlow Auditorium is seeking feedback on the use of the auditorium, which is located in the Ludlow Town Hall, 37 South Depot St. Over the past several years, movie-viewing habits have changed for various reasons, including the exponential increase in the number of streaming services and the effect of Covid on our lifestyles. […]
TRSU Board agenda for Sept. 7
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday September 07, 2023 in the Ludlow Elementary Professional Development Room and via Zoom To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/81534635381 Below is the board’s agenda. I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions & Deletions) […]
Chester Townscape taking orders for narcissus bulbs
Chester Townscape volunteers will be selling spring-flowering narcissus bulbs on Saturday, Sept. 16 and Sunday, Sept. 17 at Chester’s Fall Festival on The Green. The group now will be set up between the Hearse House and the Information Booth, across from on the western tip of the Green. All bulbs are top quality, hardy, easy […]
MacLaury to make 6th Jimmy Fund Walk in honor of grandson Fund-raiser set for Sunday at The Hub; donations sought for marathon walk
©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Carol MacLaury of Weston says she is getting ready “to lace up my sneakers” for the 6th time to join walkers in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on Sunday, Oct. 1. “I’ve pledged to raise funds that will support critical cancer research and innovative pediatric and adult patient care at […]
Chester artists open fine art gallery in Grafton
©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester residents and artists Katherine Henry and her husband Harry Hudson have opened Atelier Annex art gallery in the Old Fire House in Grafton, 217 Main St., handling the works of fine art and artisanal studios. Henry, an artist and designer, and Hudson, an artist, writer, designer and musician, both produce […]
Managing the Rain: Free stormwater expo Sept. 6 at Jackson Gore
Submerged bridges. Ravaged roads. Mud-filled basements. Capsized culverts. Heavy storms impact us all, but what can we do? Although we cannot control how much rain falls or how quickly, we can help water slow down, spread out and soak in before it reaches a storm-swollen stream. The Black River Action Team invites everyone to join […]
Driver injured in I-91 tractor-trailer roll over this morning
© 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Early this morning, Monday, Sept. 4, a Pennsylvania man was injured when the tractor trailer he was driving on I-91 left the roadway and overturned. According to a Vermont State Police press release the driver, Andy J. Pena Batista, 22, of Carbondale, Penn., sustained “non-life threatening injuries” and was taken […]
FOLA donates $700 to Ludlow flood recovery
At a recent meeting of the Ludlow Rotary Club, David Almond, treasurer of the Friends of Ludlow Auditorium, presented a check for $703 to the Ludlow Area Rotary Charitable Fund. The funds represented the proceeds that FOLA audience members donated during the recent annual Silent Movie Festival. Jeff Rapsis, the featured pianist who provided background […]
Grafton alpaca farmer sentenced to 2 years for Covid funds fraud Lawyer: McIntyre to sell Houghtonville Farm to repay theft
By Adam Gaffin Universal Hub in Boston A Beverly, Mass., pizza-shop owner who received $680,000 in federal Covid-19 relief funds based on applications with inflated employee counts, then used the money to jump from pizza making to alpaca farming in Grafton, Vt., was sentenced last Wednesday, Aug. 30, to two years in federal prison for […]
Chester Democratic voters encouraged to attend caucus Sept. 13
All Democratic voters in the town of Chester, Vermont are here notified, in accordance with 17 V. S. A Section 2303, to meet in caucus at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at the 2nd floor of Chester Town Hall located at 556 Elm St. in Chester. Held every two years in each town in […]
Annual Phineas Gage Walk & Talk Sept. 10 in Cavendish
The annual Phineas Gage Walk & Talk will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Cavendish Historical Society Museum, 1958 Main St. in Cavendish. Phineas Gage was a 25-year-old railroad foreman who, on Sept. 13, 1848, suffered a severe brain injury when a tamping rod pierced his head during a blasting […]
Deadline extended to apply for disaster unemployment aid
The U.S. Department of Labor has extended the application deadline for Disaster Unemployment Assistance to Friday, Sept. 29. DUA is a federal program designed to help people who lost their jobs because of a natural disaster. This program gives temporary income to those who don’t qualify for regular Unemployment Insurance. Qualified applicants in Windham and […]
Henry Homeyer: From garden to kitchen
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing I love to cook, and I love to eat. I got started gardening in the vegetable garden more than 70 years ago, in part, because everyone I knew loved to eat homegrown vegetables – raw in the garden, fresh in the kitchen, or cooked for dinner. I’d pull […]
UPDATED: Chester Select Board agenda for Sept. 6
The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday Sept. 6 at Town Hall and via Zoom. To join the meeting, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 The normal start time for regular meetings is 6:30 p.m. but this meeting will begin at 6 p.m. with an executive session and then go into […]
Disaster Recovery Centers in Springfield, Rutland to close
The Springfield Disaster Recovery Center, located at the Springfield Health Center, 100 River St. in Springfield, will close permanently at 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 2, and the Rutland Disaster Recover Center, in the Asa Bloomer Building at 88 Merchants Row in Rutland, will close permanently at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1. Once a location […]
Henry Homeyer: With hydrangeas, you always win
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing Unlike the games of chance at our local fair, you always win when you buy a hydrangea. They generally bloom their fool heads off every year, even if you have poor soil and a poor track record in the garden. When I was a boy I noticed that […]
Community Garden installs sign by artist Jamie Townsend
© 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last week, gardeners gathered at the Chester Community Garden to mark the installation of a new sign created by Springfield artist Jamie Townsend, whose colorful, farm-related work has been on display on buildings throughout the area. Two of his paintings hang on the front wall of Erskine’s Grain and Garden. […]
Lyman Orton presents ‘For the Love of Vermont’ slide show Sept. 7 in Weston New book details 20th-century Vermont art collection
Lyman Orton, Vermont Country Store proprietor, presents a slide show of his collection of 20th-century Vermont art at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7 at the Walker Farm Theater, 705 Main St. in Weston. The event is free and open to the public. If you plan to attend, please fill out this form. Walk-ins are […]
Gloria Pleines Smith, 97, of Chester
Gloria Pleines Smith, 97, of Chester, passed away peacefully on Aug. 24, 2023. She was born on Nov. 17, 1925 in Valley Stream, N.Y., and was a long-time resident of Mineola and Hempstead, N.Y. Gloria was a beloved mother, grandmother and a dear friend to many. Gloria is survived by her daughters Liz Smith-LoCascio (Hank […]
