Author Archive for Press release
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Green Mountain Power now offering language interpreters
COLCHESTER Green Mountain Power customers can easily communicate with customer service representatives in any language, thanks to a new translation service that makes interpreters available whenever customers call to talk with a customer service representative. This ensures easy, welcoming communication for all customers looking to set up electric service, track energy use and manage their […]
FBI offers $10,000 reward for ‘Rt. 91 Bandit’
The FBI is looking for a “serial bank robber” who they say has held up 11 banks along the Interstate-91 corridor in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut, and are offering a $10,000 reward for information to identify and catch him. They also say that he is considered armed and dangerous. According to a […]
Chester Winter Carnival schedule
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester’s Annual Winter Carnival is just a week and a half away. Pull out those old skates, grab a sled or flying saucer and head on over to the Pinnacle Recreation Area for some fun. Here is the calendar of events. Saturday, Feb. 19 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – […]
Okemo chamber gets tourism promotions grant
The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce was recently awarded a $30,000 Tourism and Economic Recovery Marketing Grant from the Vermont Department of Economic Development. It was awarded a similar grant in 2021 as well. This successful application was the result of a regional collaboration, including support letters and other input, with partners including Chester, […]
West River Farmers Market accepting vendor applications for 2022 season
The vendor applications for the 2022 summer season with the West River Farmers Market is now available through its website. Applicants must review the updated 2022 Market Rules & Vendor Agreement before applying. The market accepts applications from vendors who produce agricultural products, prepared foods, arts and crafts, and vendors who provide services. All goods […]
Vangel joins Grace Cottage Hospital board
The Board of Trustees of Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital welcomes attorney Sarah Biolsi Vangel to the hospital board. A native of Brookline, Vangel attended Leland & Gray Middle/High School and received her BA from Wheaton College in Norton, Mass. She began her legal career as a paralegal for Fisher & Fisher Law Offices […]
Clutter got you down? Tidying expert to give free presentation at Neighborhood Connections
Clutter can affect our anxiety levels, sleep, and ability to focus. It can also make us less productive, triggering coping and avoidance strategies that make us more likely to snack on junk food and watch TV shows (including ones about other people decluttering their lives.). Are you feeling overwhelmed by clutter, but don’t know where […]
VSAC scholarship deadline is Feb. 11
Friday, Feb. 11 is the last day to apply for scholarships assisted by the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. Every year VSAC compiles a scholarship booklet of opportunities available only to Vermont residents. You can access that booklet by clicking here. It is important to note that many of those scholarships receive only 100 or so […]
Cabin Fever Auction to benefit Grace Cottage
Picture yourself on a tropical vacation or on safari in South Africa! Or create a new view at home with some artwork or a local craft item. Or maybe you’re hankering for a dinner outing. Grace Cottage’s annual Cabin Fever Online Auction offers over 150 items donated by generous local businesses and individuals, with all […]
Program focuses on quality of the Williams River
Water quality monitoring samples have been collected along the Williams River for many years. Ryan O’Donnell, water quality coordinator for the Southeastern Vermont Watershed Alliance and the Connecticut River Conservancy, will present the results of several years of monitoring studies from the river during an online Zoom discussion at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9. […]
Ticket lottery underway to attend ‘Antiques Roadshow’ in Vermont
Antiques Roadshow will make its first visit to Vermont at the Shelburne Museum on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 for an all-day appraisal event as part of the series’ 27th production tour. “We’re thrilled to be part of Antiques Roadshow 2022 and the show’s first visit to Vermont. This is an amazing opportunity to spotlight our […]
Osteopath joins Springfield Hospital surgery
Springfield Hospital is pleased to welcome Anthony Campbell, DO, to the general surgery department. Dr. Campbell received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences in Kansas City, Mo., in 2011. He completed his general surgery residency with Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital in Wyandotte, Mich., from 2011-2016. He attended […]
Webinar on ‘Advanced Wood Heat’
Mount Ascutney Regional Commission and Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission are teaming up to present to you a Clean Heat learning opportunity. How can one help to achieve the goals driven by the recent Comprehensive Energy Plan and Climate Action Plan? Options! Renewable energy heating options are a hot topic today across Vermont. For Upper Valley […]
Black River Action Team seeks ‘River Dippers’
Have you got what it takes to be a volunteer “River Dipper” with the Black River Action Team? It takes a love of the outdoors (especially our river and the streams that feed it), an ability to drive to your site or sites as needed (regular Dippers sample every other weekend between mid-May and mid-August, […]
AIAVT seeks affordable housing projects for charrette
The American Institute of Architects, Vermont Chapter, will be hosting an Affordable Housing Charrette event on March 25 and is seeking project submissions from towns and organizations throughout the state that might benefit from an afternoon of pro-bono architectural design input. Click here for details and an application. Project applications must be received by Jan. […]
Andover resident named to board of Grace Cottage Foundation
TOWNSHEND Wendell Perkins CFA has joined the Grace Cottage Foundation Board of Directors. Perkins attended the University of Warwick in Coventry, England, and graduated with a BA from Colby College. He also holds an MBA in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute in 1995. […]
Connecticut River Conservancy gets grant for native turtle protection
GREENFIELD, MASS. The Connecticut River Conservancy has announced that it has received a new grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that will help protect native turtles. The grant will fund landowner outreach by CRC and wood turtle site assessment by project partner, The Orianne Society. Wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta), primarily found in river […]
Derry Rink Grand Opening now set for Saturday
The Grand Opening for the Derry Rink has been rescheduled to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 22. Refreshments will be served. Located behind Jake’s Restaurant at the Mountain Marketplace in Londonderry, the ice rink was completed on Dec. 28, 2021 by volunteers and through generous contributions. The 120-foot by 50-foot skating rink is a project […]
Chester Dems hold annual Share Heat fundraiser
The Chester Town Democratic Committee is holding its annual Share Heat Fundraiser to provide financial support for those in our community in need of assistance in paying for the cost of home heating fuel. As fuel prices have risen significantly, the need for heating fuel assistance to provide warmth and comfort continues to grow. The […]
Vermont Academy hires Chester business owner as snow sports manager
Vermont Academy located in Saxtons River has hired Burleigh Sunflower of Lower Bartonsville and co-owner of Erskine’s Grain and Garden in Chester as its manager of sports on snow. “The coaches have a lot of passion for what the school’s program is about,” Sunflower said. “I’m excited about the prospect of continuing the snow sports […]
