Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
Grace Cottage 16th Tour de Grace bike rally Saturday
Come join the fun—sign up for Grace Cottage’s 16th Annual Tour de Grace bike rally, to be held Saturday, June 26, rain or shine. Start and end any time between 8 and 10 a.m., at Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital, 185 Grafton Road, Townshend. The event is a loop of approximately 17 miles on […]
To the editor: Whiting Library reopens fully after pandemic year
Whiting Library is once again open to the public without an appointment. I would like to express my appreciation to library Director Deirdre Doran, Youth Services Librarian Carrie King and Assistant Librarian Will Wilcox, who have done extraordinary work navigating a very difficult year while developing and implementing innovative ways to keep our library relevant […]
Weekly Covid Update: Most counties, including Windham, Windsor, lag behind state vaxx goal
©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Although Vermont may be the first state in the country to reach the 80 percent threshold for Covid-19 vaccinations, nine of the state’s 14 counties, including Windham and Windsor, remain within the 70 to 79 percent Covid-vaccination range. Windsor County’s vaccination rate is currently at 73.7 percent, Windham County is at […]
College News
The University of Vermont conferred degrees on graduates at multiple, smaller school and college ceremonies. An estimated 3,347 graduates, including 2,685 bachelors, 435 masters, 117 doctoral and 110 medical, earned degrees during the university’s 220th commencement. Here are the local graduates: Elizabeth Adams of Chester, Bachelor of Arts Nicholas Bedi of Springfield, Bachelor of Science […]
Chester Planning Commission agenda for June 21, 2021
The Chester Planning Commission will hold its regular meeting in-person at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. on Monday June 21, 2021. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81029256359 Below is the agenda. 1. Review minutes from June 7, 2021 meeting. 2. Citizen comments. 3. Discuss affordable housing in Chester […]
Shane Harris, 50, of Rockingham
Shane Michael Harris, 50 of Rockingham, passed away unexpectedly early Wednesday morning. He was the proud father of two young women, Alexandra and Bradie Harris of Bellows Falls, the devoted “yoke-mate” to long-time partner and best friend, Christine Bullard, the protective older brother of Melanie Cooper and her husband Joel Cooper, of Smithfield, R.I., and […]
Cavendish Select Board agenda for June 14
The Cavendish Select Board will hold its regular meeting via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. on Monday June 14, 2021. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88679169344 The passcode is 228723 Below is the board’s agenda. 1. Call the meeting to order 2. Act upon the minutes of May 10th, 2021 3. Adjust agenda 4. Hear […]
UPDATED: Chester Select Board special meeting agenda for June 15
The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15 in person at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, please click here. Meetings are usually held on Wednesdays. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the June 2, 2021 Selectboard Meeting 2. […]
To the editor: Take a Mountain Garden Walk
In New England, the winters are long and spring seems impossibly late and muddy. Although the summers are all too short, our gardeners create extraordinary landscapes to revel in nature’s wonderful colors and textures while they can. After winters of white and steel blue gray, the brilliant yellows of the earliest daffodils pop us out […]
Vermont closing in on 80% vaxx rate for lifting of all Covid restrictions
©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC With Vermont just 0.2 percent shy of the 80 percent vaccination rate goal as of numbers through Thursday, June 10, state officials announced the addition of dozens of walk-in clinics at state parks and other venues throughout the state this weekend. The coordination with state parks coincides with the annual Vermont […]
Danny R. Wilson, 74, of Chester
On June 10, 2021, Danny R. Wilson passed away at the age of 74 years old. Dan was the son of Clifton “Tink” and Stella (Sargent) Wilson. Dan was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and U.S. Air Force, bravely serving in every military conflict starting with Vietnam in 1967, earning a Purple Heart for […]
GMUSD board meeting agenda for June 17
The board of directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District will meet in person and via Zoom from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 17. In person, the meeting will be held at the Green Mountain High School Media Center. To access via Zoom please click here or call 646-876-9923. Below is its […]
College News
Hanako Kusumi of South Londonderry has been selected for membership into the St. Lawrence University chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honorary society for college students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni. Kusumi is a member of the Class of 2023 at St. Lawrence, located in Canton, N.Y. Kusumi attended Stratton Mountain School. Abigail […]
Op-ed: Vermont’s legislative session falls
far short of the Democrats’ hype
By Sen. Randy Brock Imagine waking up one morning and seeing crumbs all over the floor, dirty dishes in the sink and the house full of flies because someone left the back door open. Which problem should you deal with first? None of the above — because the smoke and flames should have alerted you […]
Andover Select Board agenda for June 14
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 14 both in person at Town Office, 953 Andover Road, and via Zoom. To join via Zoom click here . Meeting ID: 869 021 5007 and Passcode: 146374. Dial by your location: +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) Below […]
Weekly Covid Update: State within 8,000 of 80% vaccination rate, remains safest in nation
©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Health officials announced on Friday that 78.6 percent of eligible Vermonters have been vaccinated with at least one dose, leaving just 7,878 more to go, as Vermont inches closer to the 80 percent vaccination rate threshold that will result in Gov. Phil Scott lifting all remaining Covid-19 health restrictions. To visit […]
CORRECTION: TRSU board agenda for June 8
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday June 3 June 8 in-person at the Ludlow Elementary School Professional Development Room and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/88361127068 I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda: (Additions & Deletions) III. […]
Hospitality workers vaxx clinic in Ludlow; Heritage Deli event; Grace Cottage bike fund-raiser
June 9 vaxx clinic set in for Ludlow A Vaccination Clinic for Okemo Valley hospitality employees is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday June 9 in the parking lot of the Okemo Marketplace Plaza, 57 Pond St. in Ludlow. No appointment is needed, as this is a walk-in clinic. The vaccine is […]
Sen. McCormack: Climate change & infrastructure were two imperatives in Montpelier
By Sen. Richard McCormack Here’s a few highlights from the 2021 legislative session in Montpelier. Senators serve on two standing committees. My morning committee is the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, and my afternoon committee is the Senate Committee on Institutions. The Environment: The big environmental issue, indeed the overarching existential issue of […]
Weekly Covid Update: Scott lifts curfew on restaurants, looks to 80 percent goal next week
© 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Friday, Gov. Phil Scott announced he was lifting curfews on restaurants, bars and social clubs beginning Saturday, May 29, allowing those establishments to return to their normal business hours. Local municipalities are still allowed to place their own restrictions on businesses if desired. In what had been an optimistic […]
