Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
Meet the Candidates: Three seek 3-year seat on Chester Select Board
Three races for the Chester Select Board are being contested in this year’s election: Three people are running for a three-year term and three people are also running for two one-year terms. Heather Chase, who currently holds the three-year seat, is running for re-election. She is being challenged by Jeannie Wade and Scott Blair. (Leigh […]
Collaborative hosts pianist, recovered addict Benjamin Lerner
The Londonderry-based Collaborative’s Refuse to Use program is offering a virtual evening of recovery and music beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25 with guest artist composer, writer, radio host and recovery advocate Benjamin Lerner. Lerner, who lives in Vermont, will share his personal experience and struggles with addiction – as well as his […]
To the editor: Chase has proven track record on Chester Select Board
The first time met Heather Chase, I was a new state representative. She approached me (at the Post Office to be exact) to discuss an issue she felt was important to Chester. Over the course of my six years in the legislature, I often heard from Heather on issues that touched on the well-being and […]
To the editor: Chester greenhouse project thanks supporters
Chester Community Greenhouse & Gardens is sincerely grateful to the Town of Chester Select Board for its Feb. 3, 2021 letter supporting our proposed community greenhouse project. What began as just an idea discussed by a few avid gardeners at the beginning of the pandemic, has taken root to become a full-fledged non-profit organization in […]
Grace Cottage hosts Cabin Fever Online Auction
Too much time stuck at home? Ready to dream for the future? Grace Cottage’s Annual Cabin Fever Online Auction, held now through Feb. 24, offers a chance to bid on Caribbean trips, an African safari, local foods, outings to local restaurants and inns, fun outdoor venues, arts & crafts and more. Included are an array […]
Chester Planning Board agenda for Feb. 15
The Chester Planning Commission will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 15 via Zoom. To access the meeting https://zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 810 2925 6359 or https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81029256359 Below is its agenda. 1. Review minutes from the Feb. 1, 2021 meeting. 2. Citizens Comments 3. Discuss document which addresses the Select Board request for “a summary […]
Chester Townscape offers trees, shrubs for sale
Chester Townscape has released its selections for this year’s Tree and Shrub Sale to support Townscape’s public landscaping projects, such as the flowering planters and bridge boxes and other seasonal decorations that beautify public places around town. CT’s annual Tree and Shrub Sale provides landowners with the opportunity to beautify their own properties with good-size, […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Feb. 17
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting via Zoom only at 6 p.m. on Wednesday February 17, 2021. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the February 3, 2021 Select Board Meeting 2. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous Meeting 3. Old Business 4. Skateboard Park Funding […]
Londonderry Select Board agenda for Feb. 15
The Londonderry Select Board will hold its regular meeting via Zoom at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 2021. To join the meeting online go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88290878819 To join via telephone: (929) 205-6099 (Meeting ID: 882 9087 8819) Below is its agenda: 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 3. Minutes […]
Weekly Covid Update: Shots open to 70+, school music comes back, emergency extended
©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Gov. Phil Scott opened Covid-19 vaccinations to Vermonters aged 70+ with registration beginning next Tuesday and announced the resumption of music programming in schools at his Friday press conference and extended the Covid-19 state of emergency through March 15. Registration for 70+ age group will begin at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, […]
Weekly Covid Update: Youth sports to restart without spectators; new vaxx sites at Grace Cottage, Mount Ascutney hospitals
©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Gov. Phil Scott announced the resumption of youth sports competition between schools, including interscholastic teams and youth leagues, for basketball, hockey, indoor soccer and football, broomball and volleyball, to begin next Friday, Feb. 12 with additional safety measures including no spectators, the masking mandate expanding to referees and no more than […]
Londonderry Select Board special meeting agenda for Feb. 10
The Londonderry Select Board will hold a special meeting via Zoom at 6 p.m. on Wednesday Feb. 10. To join the meeting go to Via web: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85957057388 By telephone: (929) 205-6099 (Meeting ID: 859 5705 7388) Below is the agenda 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 3. Old Business […]
Karen Morris, 69, of Chester, dies
Long time Chester resident Karen Morris, 69, died on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital following a long illness. For the past year, she had been cared for at her home by her sister Kathy Kitowski, of New Hampshire. She was predeceased by her husband, Brian Morris, who died on Dec. 14, 2019. […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Feb. 8
The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. on Monday February 8, 2021. To join the meeting, https://zoom.us Personal Meeting ID 869 021 5007 Passcode 146374 Or call in: 1 929 436 2866 US (New York) Below is its agenda 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act […]
Burton Frizzell, 91, of Chester and Lemington, Vt.
NEW PORT RICHEY, FLA. – Burton “Buster” L. Frizzell, 91, of Chester and Lemington, Vt., passed away at the Bayonet Point Medical Center in New Port Richey, Fla. on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. He was born on April 5, 1929, in Canaan, Vt., and was known by many as the man with a twinkle in […]
John Lancaster, 67, of South Londonderry
John C. Lancaster, 67, of South Londonderry, died suddenly at his home on Jan. 27, 2021. He was born March 4, 1953 in Glen Ridge, N.J., the son of Joan C. and Edward S. (Ned) Lancaster Jr. He was the oldest of four siblings. His early school years were spent in Northborough, Mass., where he […]
College News
Bryan Fox of Chester has earned a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Spencer Fowler of South Londonderry excelled during the fall 2020 semester at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean’s List. The following […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Feb. 3, 2021
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3 via Zoom and in person at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., with proper distancing. To access the meeting via Zoom click here: https://zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 819 8884 2129 or https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the Jan. 20, 2021 Water/Sewer […]
TRSU board agenda for Feb. 4
The board of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4 both in person, at the Professional Development Room of Ludlow Elementary School, and via Zoom by clicking here https://trsu.zoom.us/j/82443480986 or calling 646-876-9923. Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: a. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF […]
To the editor: On 100th anniversary, remember Vermont was slow to accept women’s suffrage
Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of Vermont’s ratification of the 19thAmendment granting women the right to vote, coming almost six months following its adoption and after women had voted in November 1920. Contrary to its history of progressive change, Vermont lagged behind the nation on women’s suffrage. Legislators resisted the reform for […]
