Archive for 2025
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 18Â 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 […]
Andover and Londonderry Town Meeting results
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two area towns, voted their Town Meeting articles from the floor on Monday night and Tuesday morning. Andover Andover voters approved a $1.24 million budget, elected two new select board members along with a slate of officers running unopposed and passed half a dozen other articles on […]
At Town Meeting, Chester voters OK $4.225M budget, discuss sewer, solar bond issues Tuesday's vote: Sewer, solar field bonds approved; Roper, Knapp, Gustafson re-elected
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC More than 100 people turned out for Chester’s Town Meeting on Monday night to vote from the floor on 18 published articles including the town’s $4.225 million budget. All passed on voice votes, although some got a bit more scrutiny from the assembly than others. For results […]
League of Women Voters speaker series on Supreme Court decisions concludes March 12
The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with Kellogg-Hubbard Library, presents the last in its 2024-2025 Lecture Series on Recent Supreme Court Decisions at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12. This season examined the potential impacts of five important decisions issued since 2022. William Clark of the Gifford Law Center and Cabot Teachout, […]
College News
Makenna Milbauer of Grafton graduated with a BA in Psychology from the University of South Carolina Beaufort in Bluffton, S.C., in December 2024. The following local residents were named to the Dean’s List at Hamilton College, in Clinton, N.Y., for the fall 2024 semester. To be named to the Hamilton College Dean’s List, a student […]
To the editor: When Canadians hid American diplomats from Iran
Jan. 27th marked the 45th anniversary of the escape from Iran of six American diplomats during the Iran Hostage Crisis. The six Americans had eluded capture by the Iranian students who had overrun the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Fifty Americans were taken hostage. Canadian diplomats hid the six Americans for 79 days inside their embassy […]
GMUSD budget articles pass by varying margins
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC There were two ballots given to voters in Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester on Tuesday. The pair were proposed by the Green Mountain Unified School District but while they both passed, their vote totals were wildly different. The first was asked voters if a $357,395 surplus could […]
Monthly show-and-tell for grown-ups begins March 7 at Rockingham Library
Do you remember how much fun show-and-tell was when you were in school? It’s not just for kids anymore. The Rockingham Free Public Library, 65 Westminster St. in Bellows Falls, is hosting a monthly show-and-tell event from 3 to 5 p.m. beginning on Friday, March 7. This activity is geared to those who are at […]
Collaborative welcomes Weston resident to its board of directors
Allison Stori Hopkins has joined the Board of Directors of The Collaborative, a Londonderry-based non-profit serving area youth and families. A resident of Weston, Stori Hopkins is a planning manager for the Mount Ascutney Regional Commission. She oversees the land use planning program, economic development and resilience and sustainability initiatives, including emergency planning and health […]
To the editor: Vermont showed the world it stands with Ukraine
The last weekend videos about our brave little state standing with Ukraine were seen around the world. A heartfelt thanks from me and my compatriots to all Vermonters who have expressed their support for my native country after the shocking decision of the United States to side with Russia on the U.N. Security Council resolution […]
Chester Select Board agenda for March 5
The Chester Select Board will hold it regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday March 5 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. and via Zoom. To join the meeting via Zoom click here. Below is its agenda. 1. Reorganization of Board 2. Adopt Rules of Procedure 3. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 4. Approval […]
Celebrate Dr. Seuss Week at South Derry Library March 8
The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, invites children of all ages (and their grown-ups too) to celebrate Dr. Seuss Week at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 8. Come be a whimsical architect and design a wacky Dr. Seuss City with art teacher Casey Junker Bailey. The workshop is free of charge and […]
Alumni Association to hold Shake Your Shamrocks Community Dance March 15
The Chester High School/Green Mountain Union High School Alumni Association is holding its annual Community Dance from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 15. American Legion Post 67, 51 Legion Way, off Route 103 South in Chester, will open its doors for an evening filled with fellowship and dancing. The event — dubbed Shake […]
Applications open for Sammy Pierce Memorial Scholarships
The Crown Point Board of Realtors will be awarding two $1,000 Sammy Pierce Memorial Scholarships, memorializing Sammy Pierce, remembered as one of the most generous and thoughtful realtors in Windsor County. Applicants must demonstrate a strong history of volunteer or charitable service, leadership and commitment to their community. These scholarships are open to students who […]
Chester Clerk Debbie Aldrich steps aside, but not too far away
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC In 1983, Chester Town Clerk Sandy Walker hired a 20-year-old to be her assistant. And while some in Town Hall may have felt she was too young for the responsibility, Debbie Aldrich seems to have worked out. Now, with 42 years as Assistant Town Clerk, then Town […]
A field guide to Chester’s Town Meeting Day bond votes
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC In addition to the approving the town’s $4.2 million budget and borrowing to purchase equipment and do paving, Chester voters will be asked to give vote to two bond issues totaling a little over $4.1 million. While these may look like a burden for taxpayers, if the […]
Meet the three candidates running for two seats on the Chester Select Board
© 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Telegraph sent a series of questions to the three candidates who are vying for two one-year seats on the Chester Select Board. Those two seats are currently held by Arianna Knapp and Tim Roper, who are running for re-election. These questions address some of the issues for many […]
Weston Pop-Up University returns with old favorites, new offerings
Weston Pop-Up University, which brings creativity, ideas and people together to have fun and strengthen community, announces its 2025 line-up taught by local residents throughout March. This year’s courses include old favorites and new offerings. All classes are free and open to the public. The first class takes place on Thursday, March 6. This year’s […]
