Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
Chester Planning Commission agenda for Feb. 21, 2022
The Chester Planning Commission will hold its regular meeting at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. and via Zoom, at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Feb. 21, 2022. To join the meeting go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81029256359 1. Review minutes from the February 7, 2022 meeting. 2. Citizen comments. 3. Review proposed Village Green Zoning District bylaw amendment text […]
College News
The University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn., announces that the following local students have been named to the President’s Honors List and the Dean’s List for fall 2021. Adam Culver of Grafton was named to the President’s Honors List and the Dean’s List Benjamin Haseltine of Chester was named to the President’s Honors List […]
GM Board agenda for Feb. 17
The Green Mountain Unified School District board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday Feb. 17, 2022 at the Green Mountain High School Library/Media Center, 716 Rt. 103 South in Chester and via Zoom. To join the meeting remotely go to: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/83098117934 Below is the board’s agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER (2 […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Feb. 16
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday Feb. 16, 2022 at the Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and via Zoom. To join the meeting on Zoom go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is the board’s agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the January 28, 2022 Special Selectboard Meeting and February 2, […]
To the editor: Susan Leader on candidacy for Andover Select Board member
Dear Andover voters, My name is Susan Leader. I would like the opportunity to give back to our community by serving on the Andover Select Board. I was born and passed my early childhood in Andover, attending the Peaseville one room schoolhouse in the 1950s. I also raised my own children here. For over 40 […]
Weekly Covid Update: Cases, hospitalizations, deaths fall
©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC As Vermont Covid-19 metrics across the board continued to improve, Gov. Phil Scott again moved quickly off the pandemic topic during his Tuesday pandemic press conference. When asked about state-wide masking for schools and other indoor settings, Scott said that the state had extended the guidance for schools a number of […]
Op-ed: Senate panel seeks community unity, multi-member districts in remapping
By Sen. Alison Clarkson Every 10 years the results of the national Census requires each state to review the impact of any population change on their electoral districts. The Vermont Constitution requires that our state’s population must be fairly distributed to afford “equality of representation.” Covid delayed the national Census returns and, as a result, […]
To the editor: Drug decriminalization bills are not good for Vermonters
The State of Vermont legislature has introduced numerous bills to decriminalize ALL drugs. The legislation being introduced is based upon the Oregon law that has decriminalized all drugs. In a recent NPR report, the decriminalization in Oregon has been labeled a complete failure, even by those who initially supported the bill. This law has not […]
College News
Nathan Luman of Chester has been named to the President’s List for the fall 2021 semester at Champlain College, located in Burlington. Luman is currently enrolled in the Game Art and Animation major. Students on the President’s List have achieved a grade point average of 4.0 or higher during the semester. Ashley Bolton of South […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Feb. 14
The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Feb. 14, 2022 at the Andover Town Hall and via Zoom. To join the meeting click here. Use passcode: 146374 Below is the board’s agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: Act […]
To the editor: Board praises ‘amazing’ SMCS staff during these difficult Covid times
It is with an immense amount of pride that the Board of Directors of Springfield Medical Care Systems, Inc. would like to acknowledge the amazing efforts and commitment of all the staff of SMCS over the last two years during this pandemic. Their efforts have highlighted that excellent care is a team effort and that […]
Weekly Covid Update: New Covid cases continue to drop; state shifts focus to recovery, prevention
©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With new Covid 19 cases continuing to plummet, Vermont state and health officials have begun shifting their narrative to one of recovery and long-term prevention vs. crisis management. On Tuesday during the weekly press conference, Gov. Phil Scott offered little comment on Covid-19, other than saying he was “very encouraged.” Instead, […]
College News
Vermont Tech, located in Randolph Center, congratulates the following students for achieving President’s List Honors for the fall semester of 2021. These are degree students carrying 12 or more letter-graded credit hours who achieve a GPA of 4.0. Ryan Cooney of Springfield in the Bachelor of Science Professional Pilot Technology program Keegan Ewald of Cavendish […]
Op-ed: Covid exacerbates, highlights inequality of working women
By Kellie Campbell, Ed.D. Vermont Commission on Women If you have been to a restaurant lately, you have probably seen signs on the door about being short-staffed and asking for your patience. Perhaps you are a parent who received a message from your childcare provider about having to close early or shorten hours due to […]
TRSU board agenda for Feb. 3
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday Feb. 3, 2022 at the Ludlow Elementary School Professional Development Room and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/86209903355 Below is the board’s agenda: I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda: (Additions & […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Feb. 2
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. 1. Approve Minutes from the January 19, 2022 Selectboard Meeting; 2. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous Meeting 3. Old Business 4. Discussion re: Cannabis Opt-In Vote 5. Certificate […]
While Vermont Covid cases total 103,066, overall positivity rate declines
©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Although the total Covid case count for Vermont since the start of the pandemic crested the 100,000 mark this week, overall state data points to a widespread decline, especially in weekly case totals that plummeted from last week’s 10,104 down to 6,651. The overall total number of Covid cases in Vermont […]
College News
Two area students have been named to the Fall 2021 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean’s List that semester. They are: Allison Kenney of Chester and Kaelie Peoples of […]
Mary Catherine ‘Kate’ Scott, 82, of S. Londonderry
Mary Catherine (Kate) Scott (NEE Reed), 82, of South Londonderry and Paget, Bermuda, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, at home in Vermont surrounded by family. She is survived by her beloved husband of 60 years, Walter A. Scott, her loving children, daughter Alisa Scott of Big Sky, Mont., and son C. Reed […]
Op-ed: Fixing the state’s public pension system
By Sen. Alison Clarkson When the Pension Benefits, Design, and Funding Task Force was created last year, I was relieved. Our public pension system was in crisis. If we did nothing to fix the problems, Vermont taxpayers were looking at an unfunded pension liability of $4.5 billion, with that liability growing for the teachers and […]
