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Vt. tallies another Covid-19 day high at 122

Vt. tallies another Covid-19 day high at 122

© 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont registered a new high of 122 new coronavirus infections today with 68 percent of them coming in three counties: Washington, Chittenden and Orange. The new total exceeds the previous record of 109 set last Thursday. In the past seven days, Vermont has seen its case count rise by 544 […]

To the editor: Rep. Tom Bock thanks voters<br> for re-election

To the editor: Rep. Tom Bock thanks voters
for re-election

I would like to thank the voters of Andover, Chester, Baltimore and North Springfield for re-electing me to a third term to be your State Representative in Montpelier. A sincere thank you for all your support. Also, I am extremely grateful to my dedicated team who helped make this victory possible. A special thanks goes […]

Chester Planning Commission agenda for Nov. 16, 2020

Chester Planning Commission agenda for Nov. 16, 2020

The Chester Planning Commission will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Nov. 16, 2020 via Zoom. To attend online click here. Below is its agenda. 1. Citizen Comments. 2. Interview candidates to fill Zoning Administrator position. 3. Executive session to discuss candidates.

To the editor: Chester-Andover Family Center thanks Chlebogiannises for pet food donation

To the editor: Chester-Andover Family Center thanks Chlebogiannises for pet food donation

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March, the Chester-Andover Family Center has continued to provide supplemental, nourishing food for Food Shelf recipients and financial assistance to families struggling to make ends meet. This has been made possible through the generous donations of our community and beyond. Katsiroubas Produce, now famously known in Chester […]

Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 18, 2020

Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 18, 2020

The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday Nov. 18, 2020 at Town Hall and via Zoom. In-person attendance is limited to 25 people. The town asks that if your physical presence is not required to consider participating via Zoom. Click this link to attend. The board’s agenda is […]

Gov. Scott calls for more strict mandates as Covid numbers rise in Vermont

Gov. Scott calls for more strict mandates as Covid numbers rise in Vermont Bars must close; restaurants can stay open at 50% capacity

 ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC With 84 new Covid-19 cases reported today, a weekly case count that far outstrips any previous tally, and more than 80 “situations” and 17 outbreaks being investigated by the Vermont Department of Health, Gov. Phil Scott has called for new strict mandates for Vermonters, including a ban on all multi-household gatherings, […]

Help Albert DeCell celebrate his 90th birthday!

Help Albert DeCell celebrate his 90th birthday!

Please share and spread the word. Help Albert DeCell celebrate his 90th birthday on Thursday, Nov. 19! Take a detour and drive by his house while tooting your horn. It will make his day! Cards are also welcome. Albert DeCell 81 Lawrence Hill Road Weston, VT 05161

'Ruthie' Rowley, 90, of Londonderry

‘Ruthie’ Rowley, 90, of Londonderry

Ruth “Ruthie” Lucille Holton Rowley, of Londonderry and originally from Weston, died surrounded by her family in Springfield on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. She was 90. Ruthie was born at home on Holden Hill on Feb. 25, 1930, where she resided until she moved to Chester to attend high school. She married her husband, Rollin […]

Weekly Covid Update: Restrictions added for school winter sports, ski areas

Weekly Covid Update: Restrictions added for school winter sports, ski areas

©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC New restrictive health guidelines for both school winters sports and Vermont ski areas were released this week, as the state of Vermont saw Covid-19 cases rise by double digits every day and the  largest weekly total since April. New guidelines for school winter sports programs were released on Tuesday, including several […]

W. Wardsboro hit & run victim dies; police continue to seek information on accident

W. Wardsboro hit & run victim dies; police continue to seek information on accident

© Telegraph Publishing, LLC A woman who was critically injured as she was walking on the Stratton Arlington Road on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 17 has died and Vermont State Police continue to seek help from the public in finding the driver who fled the scene. In a press release this afternoon, State Police […]

Jon Peters, 79, former teacher, coach at GMUHS

Jon Peters, 79, former teacher, coach at GMUHS

Jon M. Peters, of Charlotte, N.C.,  and recently of Corning, N.Y., and Chester, Vt.,  died on Nov. 3, 2020 at Union County Hospice, Monroe, N.C., after an extended illness. Jon was born July 19, 1941 in Springfield, the son of Walter and Delina Peters. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1959 and Lyndon State […]

Independent School in Ludlow raises $12,000

Independent School in Ludlow raises $12,000

The Independent School based in Ludlow raised more than $12,000 at the Autumn Wine Tasting event held in mid-October at the Echo Lake Inn. The Board of Trustees continues to drive fundraising efforts to further support the school. The event featured wine from Casarena Winery in Argentina as well as a silent auction featuring a […]

Tri-Mountain Lions invites new members; <br> CAES kids dig the dirt

Tri-Mountain Lions invites new members;
CAES kids dig the dirt

Tri-Mountain Lions continue mask mission, invite new members Since mid-August, the Londonderry Tri-Mountain Lions has sewn and donated more 500 facemasks to area schools, medical centers, veterans, seniors and neighbors. The organization will continue to hold weekly sewing bees through this winter, and thanks the South Londonderry Baptist Church that donated $50 for the purchase […]

Andover Select Board agenda for Nov. 9

Andover Select Board agenda for Nov. 9

The Select Board for the town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9 at Town Hall, 953 Andover Road. Social distancing will be observed. 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 October 26th […]

Londonderry Select Board agenda for Nov. 2, 2020

Londonderry Select Board agenda for Nov. 2, 2020

The Londonderry Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday Nov. 2. The meeting will be held remotely via Zoom.  To attend online click here.  To attend by phone, dial (929) 205-6099 (Meeting ID: 8 4841 4807. The board urges the public to familiarize themselves with Zoom software (https://zoom.us/) prior to […]

REVISED Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 4, 2020

REVISED Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 4, 2020

The Chester Select Board will hold a regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday November 4, 2020 at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and via Zoom. In-person attendance is limited to 25 people, so please consider if your physical attendance is needed or if you can participate via zoom. Click here to join the meeting […]

Weekly Covid-19 Update: New cases in every county as Vermont sees another jump

Weekly Covid-19 Update: New cases in every county as Vermont sees another jump

©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC The state of Vermont saw another steep weekly jump of 139 new Covid-19 cases, up from 101 new cases last week, for a total of 2,155 cases since the pandemic started last winter, and the first week since the pandemic began that every county in Vermont had new cases. The total […]

Local money in the presidential race

Local money in the presidential race NYT analysis details donation amounts, donor numbers

©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Monday, the New York Times published an analysis of campaign contributions by ZIP code. The reporters teased out the number of donations from April 1 through Oct. 14 and estimated their amounts by every ZIP code in the United States and looked at factors behind the numbers including education. The […]

Douglas Metcalf, 69, of Perkinsville

Douglas Metcalf, 69, of Perkinsville

Douglas Lynn Metcalf, 69, passed away at his Perkinsville home on Sunday morning Oct. 25, 2020. He was born May 18, 1951 in Springfield, the son of Robert F. and Catherine (Cook) Metcalf. He graduated from Chester High School with the Class of 1969. Douglas worked for himself in the masonry industry — Arrowhead Stoneworks […]

The Collaborative fills new epidemiologist post

The Collaborative fills new epidemiologist post

The Collaborative, the regional substance misuse prevention organization located in Londonderry, announces Samantha Pearce as its community health epidemiologist, a new position funded by a federal grant. Pearce, who recently earned her master’s in Public Health from the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine, will oversee designing, collecting and analyzing statistical data to measure […]