Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
To the editor: ESBR grateful for fall 2023 community expeditions
The Expeditionary School at Black River is grateful to share that this school year has been quite an exciting community exploration thus far. As the school year was set to begin, the focus was determined to delve into all the workings of the community. This included visiting and/or speaking with various departments within Ludlow government, […]
Family chosen for Bob Perry Lane House
Martha Dale and Patty Eisenhaur, co-chairs of the Mountain Towns Housing Project Steering Committee, announce that Kara Corlew and her two children have been selected to purchase the Bob Perry Lane House. According to Dale, Corlew has served in the Army Reserves with the Engineers for 14 years and was deployed to Kuwait in 2021. […]
POSTPONED to Nov. 30 – GMUSD Board meeting agenda for Nov. 16
The regular meeting of the GMUSD board was postponed until 6 p.m. on Thursday Nov. 30. The reason for the postponement was that the chair, vice chair and clerk cannot attend on Nov. 16. The Green Mountain Unified School District will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday Nov. 16 at Green Mountain […]
Op-ed: Coming to grips with racism at school
By Madeline Bodin If you have ever seen me, then you almost certainly have seen me in a sweatshirt with the Chieftain head on it. During the 10 years that my two children attended Green Mountain Union High School and Middle School, I owned three GM hoodies, two green and one gray. I wore them […]
Stettler joins Grace Cottage Foundation board
The Grace Cottage Foundation Board of Directors welcomes David Stettler to the board. Stettler graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor’s degree in politics, and received his master’s degree in Education Leadership from Columbia University’s Teachers College. He served as Assistant Head of School at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., from 1997 to […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 15
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting after a hearing on a proposed amendment to the town’s zoning bylaws at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday Nov. 15, 2023 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. Hearing re: Proposed Amendment […]
Chester Rotary donates books to CAES students
On Thursday, Oct. 26, Chester Rotarians John Holme, Lyza Gardner and Hudsen Hagland made a special delivery to the first-graders at Chester-Andover Elementary School. Twenty-eight children received a gift of a new book. Each story is personalized with the individual child’s name, as well as the names of their family members and pets. First-grade students […]
Springfield detainee, 37, dies at Southern State
A 37-year-old detainee at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield has died, the state Department of Corrections announced. Dennis Mayotte, 37, of North Springfield, was lodged at SSCF on Oct. 26. On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 5, staff performed a cell check and discovered Mayotte was not breathing. Department and medical staff immediately began life-saving […]
GMUSD Restructuring Committee agenda for Nov. 9
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will meet as the district’s Restructuring Committee at 6 p.m. on Thursday Nov. 9, 2023 at the Green Mountain High School, 716 Rt. 103 south in Chester. There will not be a remote attendance option. Below is the Committee’s agenda I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. […]
TRSU Board agenda for Nov. 2
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday November 05, 2023 in the Professional Development Room at Ludlow Elementary School 45 Main St. and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/87289589734 Below is the board’s agenda. I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 1
The Chester Select Board will meet as the Water and Wastewater Commissioners at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday Nov. 1, 2023. The Select Board will hold its regular meeting following that. Both meetings will take place at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. and via Zoom. To join the meetings go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below are their agendas. […]
Derry Rescue offers First Responder course
If you are interested in helping out in your community, now is your chance. The Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad is holding a Vermont Emergency First Responder course at the LVRS squad building, 6068 Vermont Route 100 in Londonderry, beginning Monday, Nov. 6. To be eligible for this VEFR certification course you must be at least […]
Drop off unneeded meds Saturday at local police departments
On Saturday, Oct. 28, the Windsor County Sheriff’s Office, local and state law enforcement agencies, and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The Take-Back Day event is free and anonymous, no questions […]
CORRECTION: TRSU board agenda for Nov. 2
The Board of Directors of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2 in the Professional Development Room of Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St. in Ludlow, and on Zoom. To access the meeting on Zoom, click here, or by phone dial 646-876-9923. Below is its agenda. […]
19 certified to be substance abuse prevention specialists; four join certification board
The Vermont Prevention Certification Board announces the addition of four new members to its board as it concludes its initial cohort of certified specialists seeking to prevent substance misuse. Currently there are 19 individuals in Vermont who hold CPS credentials, including four who transferred their certification from another state. The VPCB values diversity, equity and […]
Card shower as Howard Woodcock turns 100
In a little over a week, Chester native Howard Woodcock will reach a milestone and his family wants to shower him with cards on his 100th birthday. Woodcock was born on Nov. 3, 1923 and lived with his parents – Wiley and Luella Woodcock – on Main Street, across from the Congregational Church. He graduated […]
Agenda for Windham Select Board special meeting for Oct. 23
The Windham Select Board will hold a remote-only special meeting at 6 p,m. on Monday Oct. 23. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89385182975 Meeting ID: 893 8518 2975 Passcode: 849894 Below is the board’s agenda. Note: Action may be taken on any agenda item. 1) Start recording & call meeting to order 2) Additions/deletions […]
TRSU board meeting agenda for Oct. 26
The Board of Directors of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will hold a special meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26 in the gym of Cavendish Town Elementary School, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville. The meeting will be in-person only. Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. […]
Andover Select Board meeting agenda for Oct. 23
The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Oct. 23 at the Andover 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 October 9th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, […]
Local musicians record original song to help July flood victims
@2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Inspired by the flooding that devastated much of Vermont in July, Chester musician Jacob McLaughlin composed a song titled “Livin’ in Vermont” that will be released on Wednesday, Oct. 18 for purchase with the money going to the Vermont Community Foundation’s Flood Response and Recovery Fund. Plans were in the works […]
