Archive for April, 2024
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Chester Select Board agenda for April 3
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is the board’s agenda 1. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 2. Approve Minutes from Previous Meeting 3. Citizen’s Comments 4. Old Business 5. Coin Drop; […]
![Julians admit violations, will cease hammering, other activities](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Julian-NOV-appeal-hearing-4-1-24-COVER.jpg?fit=150%2C60&ssl=1)
Julians admit violations, will cease hammering, other activities
By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester’s Development Review Board was set to hear an appeal of the town’s notice of violation against Julian Materials/Allstone on Monday night when it was announced that those companies and the neighbors of its three quarries in Gassetts had agreed to a stipulation that brings a halt […]
![New name, mascot for GM? Not yet, but Principal Broadley is developing a plan](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Green-Mountain-High-School-cover.jpg?fit=150%2C60&ssl=1)
New name, mascot for GM? Not yet, but Principal Broadley is developing a plan
By Cynthia Prairie © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC John Broadley wanted to give the school mascot/name issue some breathing room before bringing it back up again. In December, shortly after the name “Chieftains” was voted down 6 to 3 by a vote of the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District, Broadley, the new […]
![To the editor: TRSU schools thank Okemo Mtn., Vail for Winter Sports Program](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ludlow-area-students-at-the-Okemo-Mountain.jpg?fit=150%2C67&ssl=1)
To the editor: TRSU schools thank Okemo Mtn., Vail for Winter Sports Program
All of us at the schools of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union – Cavendish Town Elementary, Chester-Andover Elementary, Green Mountain Union High, Ludlow Elementary and Mount Holly – want to thank all the amazing people who helped make the Okemo Winter Snow Sports program a huge success. The students, volunteers and staff from our schools […]
![Bring on the beat: Chester company give boost to school music programs](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Sunreed-removing-the-head.jpg?fit=150%2C132&ssl=1)
Bring on the beat: Chester company give boost to school music programs
By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last Wednesday, Zacciah Blackburn and Dorothy Stone delivered a musical gift to Chester-Andover Elementary School. Blackburn and Stone, owners of Sunreed Instruments located on Old Stage Road in Chester, had offered both CAES and Green Mountain Union High School a gift of $1,000 each. CAES music teacher […]
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GMUSD Board special meeting agenda for April 3
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday April 3 at the Green Mountain High School, 716 Rt. 103 south, and via Zoom. To join the meeting via Zoom go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/83107477572 I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions & Deletions) […]
![Vermont courthouses alter schedules for eclipse](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Newfane-Courthouse-in-eclipse.jpg?fit=150%2C127&ssl=1)
Vermont courthouses alter schedules for eclipse
Due to the Monday, April 8 solar eclipse with anticipated road closures and high traffic volume, Vermont courthouse schedules will vary by location on that day. Courthouses in the following counties in the northern part of the state will be physically closed to the public on April 8: Chittenden; Franklin; Grand Isle; Lamoille; Orleans; Caledonia; […]
![Richard Dansingburg, 88, of Chester](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Richard-Dansingburg1.jpg?fit=109%2C150&ssl=1)
Richard Dansingburg, 88, of Chester
Richard (Dick) Hayes Dansingburg passed away peacefully at his home in Chester on the afternoon of March 28, 2024, after a lengthy illness. He was 88 years old. Dick was born on May 10, 1935 in Rochester, Minn., to Gertrude (Boothby) and Hayes Dansingburg. He grew up in Rochester with his older sister Janet. Dick graduated […]
![To the editor: Montpelier wrestles with flood impacts, school budgeting](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Alison-Clarkson-2023-2-mug.jpg?fit=124%2C150&ssl=1)
To the editor: Montpelier wrestles with flood impacts, school budgeting
The Vermont legislature has now said “thank you and farewell” to our second set of pages, which means we are more than halfway through our 2024 session. If you know a young person who will be in the 8th grade next year and is interested in how Vermont works – please suggest they consider serving […]
![Ludlow Rotary prepares for April 27 Penny Sale](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Ludlow-Rotary-penny-sale-gifts-Tom-Harris.jpg?fit=150%2C120&ssl=1)
Ludlow Rotary prepares for April 27 Penny Sale
The final preparations are in place for the Ludlow Rotary Club’s 66th Annual Penny Sale to be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 in the Black River High School auditorium, 43 Main St. in Ludlow. Admission is free, and the doors open at 5 p.m. The first 85 kids will receive a free […]
![Martens highlighted in wildlife talk April 16](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/American-Marten.jpg?fit=150%2C92&ssl=1)
Martens highlighted in wildlife talk April 16
The next presentation in the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association’s Walk and Talk Series will take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16 at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, 573 Main St., in Proctorsville. Brehan Furfey, a wildlife biologist and leader of the furbearer project at the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, will speak about […]