Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
TRSU board agenda for May 4
The board of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 04 in the Art Room at Cavendish Town Elementary School, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville. You can also access via Zoom https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85756476936| Phone: 646-876-9923 . Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order: A. Roll Call II. […]
Early calling hour for Martin Nitka on April 29
An early calling hour for Martin Nitka, will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Saturday April 29, 2023 at the Ludlow Town Hall, 37 S. Depot St., followed by the Memorial Service at 10 a.m. Mr. Nitka died on Thursday, March 30. He was 80.
Graveside service, reception for ‘Ernie’ Crosier set for May 5
A graveside service for Ernest “Ernie” Crosier, who passed away Feb. 8, 2023, at the age of 73, will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, May 5, 2023 at at the Brookside Cemetery on Main Street in Chester. Reverend Thomas Charleton will officiate. A reception will follow at the Chester American Legion, 51 Legion Road […]
Chester Select Board agenda for April 19
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday April 19, 2023 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is the board’s agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the April 5, 2023 Selectboard Meeting 2. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous Meeting 3. […]
Grafton alpaca farmer pleads guilty to Covid funds fraud
By Adam Gaffin Universal Hub in Boston A Grafton alpaca farmer and former pizza parlor owner from Massachusetts pleaded guilty last Friday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts to obtaining more than $660,000 in federal Covid-19 funds based on pizza parlor employees he didn’t have so that he could retire to the life of an […]
GMUSD board agenda for April 20
The board of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday April 20, 2023 at the Green Mountain High School, 716 Rt. 103 and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85863233984. Below is the board’s agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. Approval […]
Andover Select Board meeting and public hearing agenda
The Town of Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday April 24, 2023 at the Andover Town Hall, 953 Weston-Andover Road and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84687971074. The meeting ID is: 846 8797 1074 and the passcode is 128151. NOTE – This is a special […]
To the editor: Only books can stir the imagination
As members of the Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association, we have dedicated a portion of our lives to the care of used and rare books. Our shops exist to aggregate good books and to find suitable homes for each. Unsurprisingly, we were horrified to learn of the state university administration’s decision to eliminate physical books from […]
To the editor: GM must abide by E5 policy and retire Chieftains name
Someone is a human being. Something is a mascot. The continued use of the Chieftains at Green Mountain Union High School is in direct violation of the school’s E5 policy, which prohibits the use of a school mascot based on any person’s identity. The definition of the word Chieftain, by itself, does not have to […]
SBA seeks small business owners for entrepreneurship training
MONTPELIER The Small Business Administration is accepting applications for T.H.R.I.V.E., a free executive entrepreneurship training course scheduled to begin in June. Small business owners will spend six months learning how to grow their businesses from a network of experienced subject matter experts in core business areas such as accounting, business strategy, marketing and human resources. Additionally, small business […]
Op-ed: A much-welcomed immersion in poetry
By Nicholas Boke We’ve all—everyone, everywhere—been through a lot lately. Maybe your power went out for several very cold days recently; maybe you have friends in Ukraine, or Israel, or Mississippi; maybe you — like me — just spend too much time wondering what will happen to teen-age girls who’ve been raped in Texas, or […]
Martin Nitka, 80, of Ludlow
Martin Nitka of Ludlow died peacefully on Thursday, March 30, 2023 while hospitalized in New Hampshire. He retained his sense of humor until his death, entertaining his family and endearing himself to hospital staff. The cause of death was respiratory failure and Covid-19. He was 80. Martin Nitka was born on Aug. 7, 1942 in […]
To the editor: Chester Rotary raises $5,000 with Trivia Night, thanks all who donated, participated
The Chester Rotary would like to thank the Chester community and surrounding area for the generous support for our April Fools Trivia Night held at the American Legion in Chester on Saturday, April 1. The event raised more than $5,000 to support scholarships for Green Mountain graduates. Scholarships will be presented to deserving seniors this […]
Op-ed: The price we must pay to protect our kids from the proliferation of guns
By Bill Dunkel The U.S. spends $1.73 trillion a year for national defense, but we cannot protect our children from being shot in school. The carnage at Covenant School in Nashville — the 13th school shooting this year — proves again that all children are vulnerable to this madness. Twenty years ago, the gun industry […]
Sen. Clarkson: Priority housing bill comes before House
By Sen. Alison Clarkson What an intense and productive two weeks it has been in the Vermont legislature. Crossover is largely finished and, with it, the passage of many bills from one chamber to the other. Getting this much work, representing the first half of this 2023 session, presented on the floor in each chamber […]
TRSU board agenda for April 6
The board of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday April 6, 2023 in the professional development room at the Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main Street, Ludlow and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85756476936 Below is the board’s agenda. Call to Order A. Roll […]
To the editor: Expeditionary School thanks Ludlow voters
A huge thank you from ESBR to Ludlow’s voters. The March 6, 2023 Ludlow Town Meeting was a phenomenal lesson in how democracy can work for the betterment of its community. Thank you to all who voted to help sustain the vision of the Expeditionary School at Black River, situated right here in the heart […]
To the editor: Author seeks stories about Vermont Civilian Conservation Camps
The Civilian Conservation Corps began on April 5, 1933 under President Roosevelt’s “New Deal” to relieve the poverty and unemployment of the Depression. CCC camps were set up in towns, state parks and forests. Workers built trails, roads, campsites and dams, stocked fish, built and maintained fire tower observer’s cabins and telephone lines, fought fires […]
Chester Select Board agenda for April 5
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday April 5, 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. Approve Minutes from the March 22, 2023 Special Select Board Meeting 2. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous […]
GMUSD special hearing agenda for April 11
The board of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold a special hearing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday April 11, 2023 at the Green Mountain High School, 716 Rt. 103 south, and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/81803924162. Below is the board’s agenda This meeting is a quasi-judicial proceeding. As such, […]
