Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
GMUSD Board meeting agenda for Jan. 16
The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold its regular meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16 in the Green Mountain High School Library/Media Center, 716 Route 103 South and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. […]
HCRS in Springfield chosen as demonstration site for ‘Integrated Health Center’
©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Heathcare and Rehabilitation Services, located at 390 River St. in Springfield, has been chosen by the state as one of four demonstration sites for the Certified Community-Based Integrated Health Centers model, bringing to the total of six demonstration sites in Vermont. HCRS will serve residents of Windham and Windsor counties. The […]
21-year-old from Massachusetts gets 85 months on fentanyl, cocaine charges
©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 21-year-old Holyoke, Mass., man has been sentenced to more than seven years — 85 months — in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine and to using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking […]
New hour for Jerry Stewart’s Celebration of Life
Family and friends of Huzon “Jerry” Stewart III are invited to a Celebration of Life at the Chester American Legion Post 67 at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, to share stories, laughter, tears and wonderful memories of Jerry. The family has changed the time of the Celebration of Life. Below is his full obituary, […]
Chester Water Commissioners, Select Board agendas for Jan. 2
The Chester Water/Sewer Commissioners’ meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom, followed by the Select Board meeting. Click here to access the meeting via Zoom. Below is are their agendas. WATER/SEWER COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING AGENDA 1. Citizen’s Comments 2. Water Meter Purchase 3. Water/Sewer […]
TRSU board agenda for Jan. 2
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2 at Cavendish Town Elementary School, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville and via Zoom. To join the meeting, go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/82752233377 Below is the board’s agenda. I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: III. […]
GMUSD board meeting agenda for Jan. 13
The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold a special meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13 in the Green Mountain High School Library/Media Center, 716 Route 103 South and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. APPROVAL […]
Column: Music on a frigid night warms the soul
By Luna Burkland ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC On this freezing Sunday night, just three days before Christmas, tucked away in the Peru Congregational Church, concert-goers young and old experienced the joyful sounds of Ida Mae Specker, Emily Burkland, Faith Wood and Mowgli Giannitti. The four, informally known as Ida Mae and Friends when they perform […]
Alice Lindquist, 79, of Andover
Alice Marie (Hazeltine) Lindquist, a “friend to everyone,” passed away on Dec. 17, 2024 surrounded by her family after a brief illness. She was 79. Born in Springfield to Clark and Elizabeth Hazeltine, she had one brother, Thomas W. Hazeltine, who predeceased her in 2010. She attended one-room schools in both Peaseville and Simonsville in […]
To the editor: Vermont education funding needs repair
As a parent of two children attending Compass School, an independent school in Westminster, I am writing to share my story with the hope of raising awareness, advocating for systemic change, and securing funding for children from low-income families. I firmly believe that every child should have access to funding that follows them to the […]
Op-ed: It’s time to move Chester’s revised zoning bylaws forward
By Tim Roper The Chester Select Board finds itself in an unfortunate state of disagreement with regard to moving the work of our Planning Commission forward. During the Sept. 18 and Oct. 16 public hearing to adopt proposed changes to the zoning bylaws, the Select Board heard objections from a few households regarding implementing a […]
College News
Abbigale Williams of Andover was named to the Dean’s List at Elmira College, in Elmira, N.Y., for the fall 2024 term. Full-time undergraduate students registered for at least 12 computable credit hours and earning a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher at the end of Term I or Term II are placed on […]
Bruce Orchitt, 72, of Chester
Bruce Alexander Orchitt, 72, passed away on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 in his Chester home, where he was lovingly cared for by family. Cancer treatment over the past two years took its toll, but Bruce chose to live fully and work up until his body simply couldn’t anymore. He was born on July 19, 1952, […]
Local knitters create winter caps for Westminster Head Start kids
©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Carley Marston of Bellows Falls, pictured above standing on the porch of Six Loose Ladies in Chester, holds just a few of the 60 knitted hats and mittens for children at the Early Education Services Westminster Head Start Program. Since October, the community of knitters who frequent both Six Loose Ladies […]
Kate Lorenz Memorial Fund donates to four Vermont organizations
The Kate Lorenz Memorial Community Fund announces nine awards/gifts for 2024. This year as in the past, the fund has donated $5,000 in gifts to organizations that represent Kate’s interests and passions. Four organizations are in Vermont; five are in Massachusetts. The Kate Lorenz Memorial Community Fund, supports the causes and ideas Lorenz held dear: […]
College News
Noah DiStefano, a member of the Green Mountain Union High School Class of 2016, graduated from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, with a master’s degree in science (archeology) with commendation in November. St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., welcomed Caroline D. Tarmy of South Londonderry as a member of the Class of 2028. Tarmy […]
GM Marching Band celebrates new banner, thanks to One Credit Union
Pictured from left, with the new banner are Green Mountain student Anna Bennett, GM Principal John Broadley, Two Rivers Supervisory Union Superintendent Layne Millington, music teacher Michael Hilkert, Selina Meisenhelder and Caitlyn Stone-Humphrey of One Credit Union and GM student Owen Levy. Photo by GM art teacher Christa Valente The Green Mountain Marching Band has […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Dec. 9
The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 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 November 25th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per […]
Harold J. ‘Hiedi’ Hale, 91, of Weston
Harold J. “Hiedi” Hale, 91, of Weston, passed away Dec. 2, 2024 at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington. A lifelong resident of Weston, Hiedi was born there on March 5, 1933, the son of the late Rollin and Mildred (Harris) Hale. He also attended Weston schools. Along with his wife Hazel, Hiedi owned and […]
To the editor: Rep.-elect Morrow on projected property tax hike
The Vermont Tax Commissioner has released his annual estimate of what our average statewide property tax will be next year, based on expected revenues, expected property values, the budgets school boards are proposing to local voters, and other currently existing costs in the education fund. The letter projects a 5.9% property tax increase. While it […]
