Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 2
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To join via Zoom, click here. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the October 19, 2022 Selectboard Meeting 2. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous Meeting 3. Old Business 4. Presentation of […]
Wendy Gordon, 56, of Bellows Falls
Wendy Lynn Gordon of Bellows Falls was called home by the Lord on Wednesday, Oct. 19 after a period of rapidly declining health at the age of 56. She was born on March 6, 1966. She graduated from Green Mountain Union High School in Chester, where she was strong in academics and art and then […]
To the editor: McCormack, Clarkson, White for Windsor District
There are three Democratic candidates for Vermont Senate who are running as a team to represent the Windsor District. They are: Sen. Alison Clarkson from Woodstock; Sen. Dick McCormack from Bethel; and state Rep. Becca White from Hartford (she is the new candidate for Vermont Senate following Alice Nitka’s retirement). I have met each of […]
To the editor: Vote for Republicans for Windsor Senate
Vermonters are facing hard economic and cultural times. A fair share of the blame for these hard times rests squarely on the shoulders of the current progressive, Democratic Party majority that dominates both branches of the General Assembly in Montpelier. Since 1996, the Democrats have had control of the Vermont Senate. They have had control […]
To the editor: Don’t vote Democrat
If you are happy that Vermont is Top 5 in the country in cost of living vs. wages and overall taxes per capita then vote Democrat. If you believe that draconian measures including steep fuel tax hikes to reduce Vermont’s .1% CO2 share will save the planet then vote Democrat. If you believe that it’s […]
Colchester firm to develop Stormwater Master Plans for Chester, Londonderry
Fitzgerald Environmental Associates of Colchester will be developing Stormwater Master Plans for the towns of Chester and Londonderry in partnership with the towns and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. Both projects are funded by State Capital Clean Water Funds. Stormwater Master Plans outline actionable steps toward improving water quality and reducing flooding through implementation […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Oct. 24
The Select Board for the town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24 at Andover Town Office,953 Andover Road, and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. Enter passcode 146374. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of October 10th […]
To the editor: Vote Partridge for asst. judge for Windham
May this express my support for the election of Carolyn Partridge to the office of assistant judge for Windham County. Carolyn’s experience as a legislator recommends her highly for the office. As a committee chair in the state House of Representatives for 14 years, Carolyn rightly earned a reputation for fairness, competence and compassion. These […]
To the editor: Vote White, McCormack, Clarkson
Dear fellow Windsor County citizens: I’m privileged to live here and love my home in Vermont. I have a deep appreciation for the attributes I’ve found to be true here: natural beauty that requires diligent and careful protection, the can-do spirit of community and a willingness to help neighbors, and a dedication to collaboration to […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Oct. 19
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. and via Zoom. To join via Zoom, click here. 1. Approve Minutes from the October 5, 2022 Selectboard Meeting 2. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous Meeting 3. Old Business 4. Chester Garden & Greenhouse Update 5. Secondary […]
Whiting Library Trustees hire new director Pamela Johnson-Spurlock has been GM librarian since 2017
The Board of Trustees for the Whiting Library has hired as its new library director Pamela Johnson-Spurlock, who has been the librarian at Green Mountain Union High School since 2017. “We are so pleased that Pamela will lend her perspective, talents and leadership in moving our library to new beginnings. With over a decade of […]
To the editor: Vote for McCormack, Clarkson and White
This election year, Windsor County has the opportunity to elect three excellent candidates to the Vermont Senate. Representing the largest geographic Senate district in the state takes a special type of person. They must be willing to show up in every corner of a district that sprawls from Thetford to Weston and Springfield to Rochester. […]
To the editor: Three excellent candidates in Windsor Senate race
Please join me in voting for three excellent candidates for Windsor County Senate. If you are looking for experience, listening skills, energy and thoughtfulness, you will choose Alison Clarkson, Dick McCormack and Becca White. Senator McCormack has been elected by Windsor County voters 15 times. He has served on several legislative committees and serves on […]
To the editor: Chase will be responsive to Windsor-Windham residents
Heather Chase will be a superb legislator, responsive to the concerns of our citizens and forceful in supporting issues of importance to our state as she represents all of us in the Windsor-Windham District of Athens, Chester, Grafton and Windham. Actively involved as a Chester Select Board member, chair of the Chester Board of Civil […]
To the editor: The team to vote for on Nov. 8
You build and vote for a team. In this election, the strong team to vote for in the race for Vermont’s Windsor County Senate is Alison Clarkson, Dick McCormack and Rebecca White. In lots of aspects of life, business, problem solving and sports, you build a team. In politics it’s no different. You look to […]
A headlong rush by states to attack voting access — or expand it Vermont is among 20 to improve accessibility
By Aaron Mendelson Center for Public Integrity October 6, 2022 Iowa eliminated nine days of early voting. New Hampshire took away ballot drop boxes. And Georgia made providing water to voters waiting in line a crime. In many states, nearly all controlled by Republicans, it will be more difficult to vote than it was two […]
Vermont moves permanently to universal
vote-by-mail system Ranks No. 1 in MIT's Election Performance Index for 2020
By Matt DeRienzo Center for Public Integrity Vermont’s progressive election laws have put it in the Top 10 among U.S. states in voter turnout for decades. At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, it switched to a universal vote-by-mail system for the 2020 election. Last year, it made that change permanent. It’s easy to register […]
To the editor: Chase seeks your vote in run for state representative for Windsor-Windham
My name is Heather Chase and, as a Democrat, I am a candidate for the Vermont state legislature from the Windsor-Windham District to represent all of you in Montpelier. I am excited by this opportunity to seek to serve my community and have enjoyed meeting many of you in my campaign throughout the district in […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Oct. 10
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10 at Andover Town Office, 953 Andover Road. You can also access the meeting via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8690215007. And use meeting passcode: 146374 Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Oct. 5
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To join the meeting remotely go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the September 21, 2022 Selectboard Meeting 2. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous Meeting 3. Old Business 4. Adopt […]
