Author Archive for Press release
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Police ask for help in early July McDonald’s burglary
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Surveillance camera footage of burglaries released by police agencies usually yield fuzzy, dimly lit images of a person in a hoody, but the Vermont State Police have three especially good photos they want help with in identifying a suspect. According to a VSP press release, at about 3:40 a.m. on […]
Ludlow Rotary Duck Race raises funds for Reinbow Riding Center
On Saturday, Aug. 20, members of the Ludlow Rotary Club gathered on the Depot Street Bridge in the Black River and under Walker Bridge as more than 800 rubber ducks were dropped into the river for the 23rd annual Ralph D. Hogancamp Memorial Duck Race. Members of the Rotary Club who stood in the river […]
Expeditionary School holds social fund-raiser Wine-tasting, silent auction set for Sept. 17
The Expeditionary School at Black River will hold its Third Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17. The event will take place at The Roundhouse at Jackson Gore, 111 Jackson Gore Road, in Ludlow. The evening will also include hors d’oeuvres and music by local duo The Bluegrasoles. For the […]
Vermont Apple Festival seeks craft, food vendors
Do you make a special craft or delicious food that you’d like to share with the community? The Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 38th Vermont Apple Festival and Craft Show returns after a two-year hiatus to Riverside Middle School, 13 Fairground Road in Springfield from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8. In […]
Flute-harp duo closes out Weston concert series
The Sundays on the Hill Concert Series wraps up with a talented flute and harp duo at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28 at the Weston Community Church, 37 Lawrence Hill Road. Vermont Symphony Orchestra flutist Anne Janson, who teaches at the University of Vermont and Middlebury College, and Rebecca Kauffman, a Burlington-based musician who is […]
SAPA-TV to hold grand re-opening in September New, enlarged facility located on River Street
On Friday, Sept. 16, SAPA-TV will be re-opening its doors at it new location at 335 River St. in Springfield. The community is invited to celebrate the occasion and to experience this new site firsthand. The event will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at 335 River St. After being in the Springfield High School since […]
Chester Rotary awards scholarships to six
The Rotary Club of Chester has awarded six scholarships to graduating seniors at Green Mountain Union High School. This includes the Ladd Scholarship, a four-year scholarship of $1,000 per year in memory of Andrew and Heidi Ladd of Chester, both of whom died too young. Andrew was an active and enthusiastic Rotarian for many years. […]
Raffle to benefit Springfield Hospital Two-night stay in Ted Williams' former Westminster home
Springfield Hospital is making the opportunity of a lifetime available to the winner of a two-night, mid-week stay for two at the Splendid Splinter Sweetheart Barn in Westminster. Discover the place where previous owners, Red Sox great Ted Williams, whose nickname was “The Splendid Splinter,” and his wife, former Miss Vermont Dolores Wettach, fell in love. […]
Hitchcock’s ‘The Lodger’ highlights FOLA’s annual Silent Movie Festival
Alfred Hitchcock began filming his mysteries during the heyday of the silent movie era. His greatest silent movie thriller, The Lodger, will be the featured film at Friends of Ludlow Auditorium’s annual Silent Movie Festival. The curtain rises at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20 at Ludlow Town Hall’s Heald Auditorium, 37 South Depot St. […]
Neighborhood Connections hires new staffers
Neighborhood Connections welcomed two new staff members in June: Barbara Dailey and Lois Schram Osnow, LCSW. Barbara Dailey took over as programs coordinator after nearly 16 years working in administration at Brown University, where she honed her skills in collaborating and management of programs, projects, events and data. Prior to that, she homeschooled two sons […]
Ludlow Rotarians ready ducks for annual race on Black River
In keeping with tradition, and the need for our fine feathered friends to exercise, the Ludlow Rotary Club will sponsor the 23rd running of the duck race on the Black River at noon on Saturday, Aug. 20. The ducks will be dropped from the Depot Street bridge. The first three to reach Walker Bridge will win […]
GM students seek donations for 2023 trip to France
Green Mountain Union High School students are seeking donations to help subsidize their participation in a exchange program in the Loire Valley of central France in April of 2023. The central part of the Loire River Valley was added as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. E-mail Liz Filskov with any questions or if […]
Better Days Band closes out Chester Summer Music Series
The Chester Summer Music Series wraps up with The Better Days Band at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11 on the lawn of the Academy Building, across from the Green in Chester. The Better Days Band plays classic rock and R&B hits, sprinkled with many rare B-side gems from “back in the day.” Their unique arrangements mix […]
Neighborhood Connections fund-raiser features Wunderle’s Big Top Adventures
Neighborhood Connections is bringing Wunderle’s Big Top Adventures to Flood Brook School, 91 VT Route 11, Londonderry, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11. Proceeds will benefit the social services agency. With interactive circus fun and entertainment for the entire family, the Mountain Town Circus includes two circus shows, circus workshops and face painting. In […]
Grace Wilkinson receives Eileen Austin Neal nursing scholarship
The 17th annual Eileen Austin Neal RN Memorial Scholarship for Nursing, in the amount of $1,000, was awarded to Grace Wilkinson of Bellows Falls. She plans to attend Endicott College. “Growing up, my great-grandmother would tell stories of her time as a nurse,” says Wilkinson, “and I was intrigued by these stories and decided to pursue a […]
Vermont Public launches Made Here Fund Inititative to 'pass the mic' to Vermont storytellers
Vermont Public — the new name for the joint radio and television system — has launched the Made Here Fund, an initiative to broaden and diversify Vermont storytelling and support content creators. Storytellers from across the state are invited to apply for special funding for a wide range of projects and formats, including documentary storytelling, […]
International String Trio returns to Weston on Aug. 14
The Sundays on the Hill Concert Series welcomes back The International String Trio on Aug. 14. All concerts are held at 4 p.m. in the Weston Community Church, 37 Lawrence Hill Road. The International String Trio was founded in 1999 by its musical director and guitarist, Slava Tolstoy. Over the last 10 years the group […]
Affordable housing to be focus of next planning workshop in Chester
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Housing will be the focus of the Chester Planning Commission’s second of four workshops on Monday August 15th, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. featuring a presentation by the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust. With the State of Vermont, including the town of Chester, currently experiencing a shortage of affordable housing, these […]
Police seek help to ID Bibens burglar
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a person who burglarized the small engine shop at Bibens Hardware in Springfield. According to a VSP press release, on Friday July 29 at 3:44 a.m., someone took “multiple items” from the store. The release did not specify what […]
As Roger Fox retires, new doctors join Mountain Valley Health Center
For nearly half a century, Dr. Roger Fox has been an inimitable fixture at the Mountain Valley Health Center in Londonderry. Fox, who grew up in England and South Africa, and received his medical training in London and Boston, took a chance on settling in rural Vermont where the community recognized the need for more […]
