Archive for 2023
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. […]
Andover Select Board meeting agenda for Oct. 23
The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Oct. 23 at the Andover Town Office, 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is the board’s agenda 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of October 9th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, […]
Quarry hearing focuses on noise, unanswered questions
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC One neighbor leaving last Wednesday’s Development Review Board hearing on the Julian Materials in Gassetts said his head was buzzing. It was not because of the noise of extracting stone but rather the complex and technical noise assessment presented by Eddie Duncan of RSG Inc. of White […]
Derry cemeteries close for season on Nov. 1
The Cemetery Commission of the Town of Londonderry will be closing its cemeteries for the season on Wednesday, Nov. 1. To allow for the observance of Veterans Day on Saturday, Nov. 11, clean-up of the cemeteries will begin on Nov. 15. The Cemetery Commission requests that all decorations that were added to the cemeteries over […]
Local musicians record original song to help July flood victims
@2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Inspired by the flooding that devastated much of Vermont in July, Chester musician Jacob McLaughlin composed a song titled “Livin’ in Vermont” that will be released on Wednesday, Oct. 18 for purchase with the money going to the Vermont Community Foundation’s Flood Response and Recovery Fund. Plans were in the works […]
Foraging for Holiday Decor workshop Nov. 6
Green Mountain Gardeners invites you to join your neighbors and local gardeners at the Foraging for Holiday Decorations workshop at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 6 at the Landgrove Town Hall, 88 Landgrove Road in Landgrove. The workshop, led by Mettowee Mint, will inspire you to decorate for the holidays using all kinds of ordinary […]
Former Yosemite fire chief to give presentation on historic local fires
©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Arnold Stoddard, the last fire chief of Chester’s historic Firehouse No. 2, also known as the Yosemite Firehouse on Route 103 in Chester, will give a presentation on the region’s memorable fires from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Stoddard’s […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Oct. 18
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting – including a Health Order Hearing for 624 Potash Brook Road – at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday Oct. 18 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 The board’s agenda is below. 1. Hearing to Issue Health Order: […]
GM Board of Directors agenda for Oct. 19
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board of Directors will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Green Mountain Union High School Library/Media Center, 716 VT-103 in Chester. You can also access the meeting via Zoom by clicking hereor by phone at 646-876-9923. Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO […]
Adult Bookmaking Workshop at Weston library Oct. 17
Wilder Memorial Library, 24 Lawrence Hill Road in Weston, is offering a Bookmaking Workshop for Adults with Casey Junker Bailey at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Participants will learn new book forms, including accordion books, origami books and exploding books, as well as new ways of making art. A variety of materials will be […]
Rainy Ludlow Rotary Chili Cook-off peppered with people
The heavens may have opened last Saturday in Ludlow, but even the downpour didn’t seem to faze the 400-plus people who braved the weather so they could enjoy the many varieties of chili available at the Ludlow Rotary Club’s 32nd annual Chili Cook-Off. And, the judges — town managers and select board members — made […]
Henry Homeyer: How to grow great garlic
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing If you lean toward lazy (or have kids, dogs and a job), growing garlic may be just the ticket. It is the easiest of all vegetables to grow. Once planted and mulched, it requires little or no work until harvest. A good harvest is guaranteed if follow my […]
Londonderry Wastewater Committee holds public meeting Tuesday, Oct. 17
The Town of Londonderry’s Village Wastewater Committee will host a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at Flood Brook School, at 91 VT-11 in Londonderry. The purpose of this meeting is to share details of the project that would bring affordable and safe waste water systems and the progress that has been […]
