Archive for 2025
Isolated older Vermonters can struggle alone Visiting nurses like Weston's Regina Downer are there to help
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Seven Days as part of “This Old State,” the paper’s yearlong series on aging in Vermont. Rachel is a Seven Days staff writer and corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. By Rachel Hellman © 2025 Seven Days As Jim’s eyesight […]
Popular art classes for kids return to LAHS this summer
The Londonderry Arts and Historical Society will be offering its popular art workshops for children again this summer at the Custer Sharp House, 2461 Middletown Road in Londonderry. These classes are offered in honor of artist Bernadine Custer, who bequeathed her home to the historical society in 1992. Children will meet daily for weeklong classes […]
Ludlow Rotary seeks 2025 scholarship applicants
The Ludlow Rotary Club is again offering scholarships to eligible high school seniors to help pay for higher education, including college and advanced trade programs. Residents of Ludlow, Cavendish, Plymouth and Mount Holly are invited to apply. Recipients are selected based on scholastic achievement, financial need, realistic goals, extracurricular activities and community service. Applications may […]
BIPOC Home and Business Ownership project holds virtual meeting March 19
A project to help Upper Valley Black, Indigenous and People of Color residents and newcomers put down roots in this region will hold its second gathering from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19 via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. The first meeting, held in October of 2024, kicked […]
Call to employers for 2025 River Valley Job Fair
The River Valley Workforce Investment Board is hosting the 2025 River Valley Employment Fair from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 17 at Riverside Middle School, 13 Fairground Road in Springfield. This is a great opportunity for employers to find potential employees, as well as to network with other organizations. Businesses of any size […]
Schools invited to apply for SCRAPI funds to improve recycling efforts
Vermont Solid Waste Program and Long Creek Resources LLC announce a new initiative aimed at improving waste management practices in Vermont’s K-12 schools. The School Compost and Recycling Action Plan Institute will launch with two immersive, day-long workshops on Monday, June 30 and Monday, July 28 at Vermont State University Randolph Campus. School teams will […]
Antonie James Nunnikhoven, 66, formerly of Weston
Antonie James Nunnikhoven, 66, of Livingston, Mont., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in Olympic Valley, Calif. He was born on Oct. 28, 1958 to John and Betty Nunnikhoven of Weston. Many know him as “The Man Who’s Done Everything.” He loved the mountains and was a chef in Stowe, Vt., and Yosemite and Mammoth […]
Chester board talks quarrying, STRs, future rail connections and federal funds
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC With Tuesday’s elections behind it, the Chester Select Board last Wednesday got down to its annual re-organization with a bit of a surprise. When nominations for officers were opened, long-time board chair Arne Jonynas nominated vice chair Lee Gustafson to the chairman seat. The vote of the […]
Magic Mountain Outing Club hosts fund-raising Chili Cook-Off
The Magic Mountain Outing Club held a Chili Cook-Off fundraiser at Magic Mountain’s Black Line Tavern on Saturday, March 1. Seven individuals and seven local restaurants, including Black Line Tavern, Bromley Market, Grandma Miller’s Pies and Pastries, The New American Grill, The Red Slate Restaurant, Revival Kitchen and Which Way Tavern, participated. Although the restaurant […]
Fewer short-term rentals in Chester could indicate a softening market
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC At last week’s Chester Select Board meeting, Zoning Administrator Preston Bristow and Assistant ZA Hugh Quinn updated the board on the town’s short-term rental program, which seems to have cooled down along with the entire STR market in general. The town requires property owners who rent for […]
Collapsed Chester Police carport gone; contractor expected to foot bill for vehicle damage
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC In mid-February, the carport erected next to Chester’s Public Safety Building collapsed after a snowstorm trapping a police cruiser and an officer’s private car underneath. This past Sunday, a crew disassembled it and the cars underneath it were removed. The delay had to do with the unusual […]
Sheila K. Garaffa, 83, of Chester
Sheila K. Garaffa of Chester, formerly of Berkeley Heights, N.J., died at her home on Feb. 24, 2025. She was 83. Sheila was born on June 29, 1941 to Henry and Eileen Lewis of Kearny, N.J. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 39 years, Frank Garaffa, and her brother […]
Grace Cottage Hospital wins ‘Best Place to Work’ award for third year in a row
For the third consecutive year, Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital, 185 Grafton Road in Townshend, has been named one of Vermont’s “Best Places to Work” by Vermont Business magazine. It is the only hospital in the state to have achieved this award for the past three years. The award, given each year by Vermont […]
Henry Homeyer: Pruning, planting and planning
By Henry Homeyer ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Whether March came in like the proverbial lion or lamb for you, March is the time when you need to pay more attention to your houseplants. Instead of watering every Sunday, you probably need to water most things twice a week – except for cacti and a few […]
GNAT-TV hosts Annual Meeting & Open House on March 13
GNAT-TV will host its Annual Meeting & Open House from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 13 at its studios, 6378 Vermont Route 7A in Sunderland. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the studio, meet the GNAT-TV team and engage in conversations about the station’s evolving vision. GNAT-TV is committed to amplifying local […]
Neighborhood Connections to host Vietnam War veterans’ ceremony March 25
Established in 2008, the U.S. Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Pinning Ceremony is an opportunity to honor veterans of the Vietnam War for their heroic service, and it pays tribute to their selfless contributions. The last ceremonies in the nation will be held in 2025. Neighborhood Connections will be sponsoring one for families in the Mountain […]
To the editor: Come to Chester Housing Commission Open House; enter to win a sleigh ride!
Having had my first cup of coffee, I headed out to the barn to do Thursday morning’s chores. The first three days of last week had been busy: Town Meeting on Monday night, a Select Board meeting Wednesday night and, at the polls on Tuesday, I did hand out information about the Chester Housing Commission’s […]
On eve of Trump tariffs, Chester voters affirm friendship with Canada
By Cynthia Prairie ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC At the end of Monday night’s Town Meeting in Chester — and the evening before the Trump administration’s 25 percent tariffs were to take effect against Canadian and Mexican imports — Chester resident Shawn Cunningham* rose to offer a resolution. With mic in hand, he read aloud from […]
Chester government to host open house on development of water tank land for housing
The Town of Chester is studying housing development potential at the 139-acre town-owned property south of Green Mountain Union High School to serve the local workforce and community members. Open House The Town will be hosting a public open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18 on the 2nd floor of […]
Cavendish voters pass all articles but six offices left vacant GMUSD director slot unfilled
By Lorien Strange ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC With a turnout of 216, voters of the town of Cavendish adopted a $2.45 million budget for the year 2025-26, set the yearly salary for the Select Board at $700 for each member, with $200 extra for the chair and appropriated $2,500 for Okemo Valley Technical Rescue. Voters […]
