Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
TRSU board agenda for April 3
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 3 at Cavendish Town Elementary School, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville and via Zoom. To join the meeting via Zoom, click https://trsu.zoom.us/j/82752233377 Below is the board’s agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: […]
Celebration of Life for Alice Lindquist of Andover set for May 3
A Celebration of Life for Alice Marie (Hazeltine) Lindquist of Andover, who died on Dec. 17, 2024 at the age of 79, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3 at the Andover Town Hall, 59 Town Hall Road. Born in Springfield to Clark and Elizabeth Hazeltine, she had one brother, Thomas W. Hazeltine, […]
To the editor: Anti-trans rhetoric is dangerous and irresponsible
The U.S. has serious issues of economic struggle, hunger and climate-driven disasters. Yet if you look at conservative media, you think that the country is facing an existential threat from an army of transgender and non-binary individuals. Republican officials are pushing bills to deny trans rights and even criminalize someone for identifying as transgender. So […]
William Shelton Ballou, 85, formerly of Chester
William Shelton Ballou, 85, passed away peacefully, on Tuesday March 4, 2025, in his beloved Rio De Janeiro apartment on Copacabana Beach, Brazil. He is predeceased by his father William Seth Ballou and mother Eleanor (Maxwell) Ballou. He is survived by his three daughters: Sarah Ballou Philippon (Daniel) of Chestertown, Md., Jennifer Ballou Vogt (William) […]
GMUSD Board agenda for March 20
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday March 20, 2025 at the Green Mountain High School Library, 716 VT-Route 103 S, and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/86893724427 Below is the board’s agenda: I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. APPROVAL […]
Chester Select Board agenda for March 19
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday March 19, 2025 at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is the board’s agenda: 1.Approval of Minutes from the Selectboard Meeting dated March 5, 2025 2. Citizen’s Comments 3. Old Business […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
To the editor: GM Board incumbent Perlah seeks write-in votes
To the Residents of Chester, I am announcing my run as a write-in candidate for a three-year term as a representative from Chester to the Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District. I have been a member of the Green Mountain Unified School District Board of Directors for the past six years. […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Feb. 24
The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Feb. 24, 2025 at the Town Office, 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is the board’s agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of February 10th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, […]
To the editor: Ignoring the poor, enriching the rich
I am ashamed of our president. On the one hand, he is trying to eliminate the United States Agency for International Development and reduce the help America gives to the world’s poor. On the other hand, he has proposed America lead in developing Gaza into a “Riviera of the Middle East,” for the enjoyment of […]
West River Farmers Market in Londonderry opens vendor application process
The West River Farmers Market, one of the oldest and most vibrant farmers markets in Vermont, now in its 32th year, is seeking farmers, artists, craftspeople and food vendors to apply for its 2025 summer season, which runs every Saturday from Memorial Day weekend to Indigenous People’s Day weekend. Vendors must grow, create or make […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Feb. 19
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday Feb. 19, 2025 at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and via Zoom. To join the meeting via Zoom go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is the board’s agenda 1. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes from the Select Board […]
To the editor: Public invited to address legislators’ Rural Caucus
This is not a typical legislative session because: the massive effort to improve the education system is dominating everything (no decisions have been made yet) and, the federal government’s changing funding policies are sowing uncertainty and making decision-making very difficult as we go into the budget process. That said, there is plenty of good work […]
