Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
State to allow 2-household holiday gatherings
©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Citing stabilized case counts of under 100 over the past several days — including 63 on Tuesday, Dec. 22 — that suggested an overall “vast improvement,” Gov. Phil Scott announced that several health guidelines will be loosened from Wednesday, Dec. 23 through Saturday, Jan. 2. These include expanding the state’s gathering […]
Christmas memory: Dickens, Della and baccala salad in Vermont
By Rafael Alvarez ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Charles Dickens arrived for his second reading tour of America just before Thanksgiving 1867. The crush of reporters and fans in New England — with some trying to tear a handful of fur from his coat — was not unlike the Beatles landing in New York in 1964. […]
Cavendish Library, SAPA-TV host storytime, holiday movies
Christmas Eve storytime on Facebook Live © 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Put on your jammies and join Cavendish librarian Kata Welch, Ted, Bella and all the gang for a Christmas Eve storytime at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24 on Facebook Live. Welch will read Twas the Night Before Christmas and other holiday favorites. This […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Monday, Dec. 28
The Select Board for the town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28 via Zoom. To join: https://zoom.us Personal Meeting ID 869 021 5007 Passcode 146374; or call : 1 929 436 2866. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: […]
Vaccines arrive as infections, deaths climb
©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC With Vermont reaching what he called a “grim milestone” of over 100 deaths and with new case counts again jumping another 1,000-mark threshold this week, Gov. Phil Scott announced on Tuesday that he is extending Vermont’s state of emergency through Jan. 15, 2021. The first Pfizer vaccines arrived in the state […]
Londonderry Select Board agenda for Dec. 21
The Londonderry Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday Dec. 21 by Zoom. To access the meeting via computers, click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81250603331. To access via telephone, call (929) 205-6099 (Meeting ID: 812 5060 3331). Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 3. Minutes Approval – Meeting(s) […]
Stopped superload draws early Monday
morning attention in Chester
By Shawn Cunningham Photos by Linda Diak © 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 147-footlong “superload” that spent an hour on Main Street just west of the Green in Chester Monday morning had residents and passersby scratching their heads. The 62,500-gallon stainless steel milk tank bound for Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy in Brattleboro — from Winchester, Ontario, […]
To the editor: Local ‘Nutcracker’ an especially special event this year
I saw some good news this weekend: My wife, Ashley Hensel-Browning, directed the “The Nutcracker” for The Dance Factory, like she does every year. I saw the Arabian dancers, the Candy Canes, the Waltz of the Flowers – things we expect in December, right? But to see them come alive in Covid-19 times, against the […]
College News
Mack Owen Walton of Chester, a senior majoring in psychology, was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester at Clarkson University, located in Potsdam, N.Y. Dean’s List students must achieve a minimum 3.25 grade-point average and also carry at least 14 credit hours. Ainsley Bertone of Springfield has been named to the […]
Green Mountain Gardeners create table-top trees;
Ludlow Rotary sets up dog poop stations
Green Mountain Gardeners create table-top trees for homebound residents The Green Mountain Gardeners of Weston, Londonderry, Landgrove and Peru continues its tradition of tabletop-tree-making for the homebound despite Covid-19 restrictions. Rather than gathering together for this holiday tradition, GMG members individually created and decorated 30 tabletop trees, each with a distinct pizzazz. Those homebound will […]
Londonderry launches ‘Trail of Lights’ for holiday
Project Londonderry has launched “Trail of Lights” as part of Vermont Lights the Way campaign to help overcome pandemic fatigue. Gov. Phil Scott has encouraged Vermonters to decorate their homes, businesses, parks and public spaces to show community support. The Londonderry “Trail of Lights” will be a 6-mile driving tour through the heart of Londonderry […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Dec. 16
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To participate via Zoom: https://zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 819 8884 2129 or https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 In person attendance is limited to 25 people, so please consider if your physical attendance is needed or if you can participate […]
Weekly Covid Update: 16 more Vermonters die as new cases hit 778 Dr. Levine: No surge from Thanksgiving yet seen
©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont Department of Health reported 16 more deaths this week, up from 10 last week, along with a new Covid-19 case count that skyrocketed by a record-breaking 778, up from 758 reported last week. Deaths in Vermont from Covid now stand at 93 deaths, with a total of 5,541 cases. […]
Holiday Lights are twinkling! Find them with the Telegraph Holiday Lights Map
To get into the holiday spirit, our map maker, artist Dan O’Donnell, shot this video of the Green Mountain Flyer gussied up for the holiday. Turn up the volume so you can hear Santa! © 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC More than 30 families and businesses answered the call to be placed on The Chester Telegraph […]
VeggieVanGo at Leland & Gray on Dec. 17;
2021 Cavendish Community Calendars on sale
Free veggies available through FoodBank VeggieVanGo Grace Cottage Hospital hosts the Vermont Foodbank’s VeggieVanGo free food distribution program will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17 at the lower parking lot of Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School, 2042 VT-30, in Townshend. The purpose of the program is to […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Dec. 14
The Select Board for the town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14 at Andover Town Hall, 953 Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: Act on the minutes from the Nov. 23 meeting. 4. Public Comment […]
Route 103 Auto donates to Family Center;
Ida Mae Specker to guest host VPR show
Route 103 Auto donates $2,020 to Chester-Andover Family Center Route 103 Auto of Chester has presented the Chester-Andover Family Center with a holiday donation of $2,020. “Route 103 Auto values our community and we have sincere appreciation for the folks that have reached out and been supportive of us,” said owner Roger Batchelder. “We feel […]
Covid Weekly Update: Vermont cases soaring as deaths double from last week
©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont Department of Health recorded 10 new deaths this week, double the fatalities reported last week, and a new Covid-19 case count that soared by 758, up from 546 reported last week, for 77 total deaths and 4,763 total cases. Seven deaths of the new deaths were Vermonters over the […]
To the editor: Windsor senators thank voters for their support
To the People of the Windsor County Senate District: Thank you for re-electing us as your state Senators. Your trust is an honor and a challenge to be worthy. We’re grateful to the many people who’ve worked to re-elect us, and we thank our various opponents for a civil contest in these uncivil times. We […]
Christmas events in Chester on Dec. 5
A couple of Christmas events will be taking place on the Chester Green on Saturday, Dec. 5. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Luke’s Christmas Market: Culinary Classics & Crafts to Go! will be held on the lawn at the Episcopal Church, 313 Main St. Advance order pickup will be held from 9:30 to […]
