Author Archive for Shawn Cunningham
TRSU board agenda for April 7
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday April 7, 2022 in the professional development room at Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St. and on Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85756476936 Below is the board’s agenda I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. Election […]
As Cavendish votes, Gross celebrates a hard won defeat
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With contested races for town four offices approximately ten percent of Cavendish voters either showed up or cast absentee ballots in the delayed Town Meeting election on Tuesday. One hundred eleven votes were cast with 15 of those being absentee ballots received by noon. George Timko garnered […]
Andover Select Board replaces another member, talks short-term rentals again
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Just as things seemed about to settle down on the Andover Select Board, on Monday night another resignation put a fourth new member on the panel, leaving chairman Chris Plumb as the only one with substantial experience in town government. As the meeting got under way at […]
GM board nixes early release, forms study committee
Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a long and winding meeting on Wednesday night, the Green Mountain Unified School District board eliminated the Tuesday early release for professional development at Cavendish Town Elementary School for the 2022-23 school year and, with the Ludlow Mount Holly Unified Union School District, voted to set up […]
Chester board re-appoints Hudkins, sets up local cannabis commission
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Judging by the people attending last Wednesday’s Chester Select Board meeting, the main event appeared to be the three-year Planning Commission appointment that had just one candidate, incumbent Peter Hudkins. With commission members Hugh Quinn, Barre Pinske and chair Cathy Hasbrouck in the audience, the board had […]
Abe Gross: Vote for Steve, not for me!
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Green Mountain school board member Abe Gross wants Cavendish residents to vote him out of office when the town holds its town meeting balloting on Tuesday, March 29. In May 2021, Gross took one of two open seats representing Cavendish, saying that he had more than enough […]
GM board hears comments on early release for teacher training Decisions to be made at meeting with LMH board on Wednesday
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC There was plenty for the Green Mountain Unified School Board to do last Thursday night, with its annual reorganization, its regular slate of reports and a lengthy executive session to discuss not renewing the contract of a teacher. But the board allowed extra time to take public […]
It’s the mud, it’s the mud: Warm temps, March rains bring heavy duty mud season
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont’s fifth season is in full swing in Chester and most of the town’s 75 miles of Class 3 roads are dirt, which have turned to mud in many places. Road Foreman Kirby Putnam says this is one of the worst mud seasons in years for a […]
New Andover board OKs fire/ambulance contract, mulls reappraisal
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Andover Select Board on Monday — in its first meeting since the Town Meeting Day election — approved the emergency services contract with the Town of Chester that includes fire, ambulance and dispatch. With Richard Griswold, Melissa Gates and Robin Trask as newly minted members, the […]
Chester rally raises funds for Ukraine support
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With the temperature at 23 degrees but feeling more like 14, nearly 20 people showed up on the Chester Green on Sunday to show their support for Ukraine and raise money for World Central Kitchen, which is feeding refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion of the independent nation. Organized […]
UPDATED: School schedule change considered, public input welcomed Weekly early release for teacher development proposed across the SU
By Shawn Cunningham © Telegraph Publishing LLC The boards of the Green Mountain Unified School District and the Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District will meet on at 6 p.m. on Wednesday March 23 at Cavendish Town Elementary to decide if they will make a substantial scheduling change that would increase professional development time […]
Chester board reorganizes, looks at buying solar field
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Town Manager Julie Hance called the Chester Select Board to order on the day after the Town Meeting Day election to begin its annual reorganization. The board quickly and unanimously elected Arne Jonynas to the chair, but then there was the unusual sight of a contested vote […]
2-year-old, 80-year-old die in crash on Rt. 103 in Chester Driver flown to DHMC, gives birth to boy by C-section
Please see below for updates made at 5:24 p.m. and 4 p.m. By Shawn Cunningham and Cynthia Prairie © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC A minivan traveling south on Route 103 in Chester on Wednesday night crossed over the center line and hit another vehicle head-on, resulting in the death of the minivan’s 80-year-old driver and […]
Andover elects historic board; Chester voters return Whalen to Select Board after hiatus
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Andover residents, faced with three select board vacancies, created what is likely an historic board with a majority of women as members. With one member resigning his unexpired three-year seat and two members deciding not to run for re-election, Andover residents were voting to put three new […]
Chester votes ‘yes’ on retail cannabis; Andover voters say ‘no’ to street ATVs Manchester voters reject regional field house proposal
By Shawn Cunningham and Cynthia Prairie © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Retail cannabis was approved Tuesday by the voters of Chester 318 to 267, an outcome that seemed to surprise both those who were for it and those who were against it. The article — Shall the Town of Chester authorize cannabis retailers in town […]
Hybrid Andover information meeting focuses on ATV ordinance Nearly 100 residents attend online or in person
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Saturday before Town Meeting Day is usually when the Town of Andover gathers its voters to do the town’s business. But in light of the pandemic – and at the urging of residents – the Select Board opted again this year to vote all articles by […]
Retail cannabis sales vote: What you should know
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Town Meeting Day this year, Chester voters will go to the polls to vote on allowing the sale of recreational cannabis within the town. For those who are still on the fence, here are some resources to help with making a decision. First, cannabis was made […]
Chester Select Board talks around cannabis vote
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With less than two weeks to go before the town’s voters will decide whether retail sales of cannabis will be allowed in Chester, the Select Board continued to talk – and occasionally debate – about the topic including issues that are outside the scope of the vote. […]
Chester on Ice! Annual Winter Carnival lures smiling families on a snowy weekend
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC A light snowfall helped set a festive mood as the annual Chester Winter Carnival kicked off on Saturday Feb 19. By 2 p.m., more than 150 kids had ridden the mini-snowmobiles, according to the Chester Snowmobile Club, which sponsored that portion of the event. One visitor […]
Three member Andover board talks reappraisal, short term rentals Emergency services contract on hold for new board
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Recent meetings of the Andover Select Board have tended to be contentious, but the Feb. 14 meeting saw the now three-member board agreeing on most everything that came up. And with three members remaining after two recent resignations, there was no room for disagreement. That’s because with […]
