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Ludlow-Mt. Holly School District to hold public budget hearing Feb. 25
The Ludlow-Mount Holly Unified Union School District, consisting of the towns of Ludlow and Mount Holly, will hold a public information hearing on the proposed 2020-21 budget at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25 in Presidential Hall (the gymnasium) of the Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St. in Ludlow. Click here to reading the signed […]
GM Unified School District public meeting on budget set for Feb. 27
The Green Mountain Unified School District, consisting of the towns of Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester, will hold a public information hearing on the proposed 2020-21 budget at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 in the auditorium of Green Mountain Union High School, 716 VT-103 in Chester. Click here to read the Signed Annual Meeting […]
Police search for escaped murderer Left transitional housing in Bellows Falls yesterday
© 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Police from several agencies are looking for a convicted murderer who removed an electronic monitoring device and escaped from transitional housing in Bellows Falls yesterday. In a press release distributed this afternoon, Vermont State Police said William Wheelock, 55, who was convicted of murder in 1987 and sentenced to 21 […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Feb. 10
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10 at Town Office, 953 Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: Act on minutes from the January 27th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: […]
College News
The University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn., announces that the following students have been named to the Dean’s List for fall 2019. Adam Culver of Grafton Samantha Metcalf of Springfield Maya Lewis of Chester has been named to the University of Rhode Island Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester. To be included on […]
Chester DRB agenda for Feb. 10
The Chester Development Review Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1) Review draft minutes from the January 27th meeting 2) Citizens comments 3) Deliberative session to review previous or current matters
19th century comes to Taylor Farm; early registration open for Chester LEGO contest
Chester LEGO Contest seeks early entrants The 2020 LEGO Contest will take place on Saturday, March 14, with organizers urging early registration by Friday March 6 to qualify for the discount entry fee of $15. The entry fee afterward is $20. Click here to download the registration form. Printed forms are available at the […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for Feb. 10
The Grafton Select Board will hold a special meeting beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 10 at Town Hall, 117 Main St. in Grafton. Below is his agenda. 1. Adopt Agenda 2. Discussion: Roles of individual Select Board members in the presentation of the Articles at Pre-Town Meeting; In order to be clear on […]
2020 Chester Winter Carnival schedule of events
©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC The 2020 Chester Winter Carnival will take place on Saturday, Feb. 15 and Sunday, Feb. 16 in various locations throughout Chester. Below is the schedule of events, courtesy of the Chester Recreation Dept. Saturday, Feb. 15 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Children’s snowmobile demo rides sponsored by the Chester Snowmobile Club. […]
Telegraph Business Ticker New manager Welcoming Day at Chester People's; Karner partner at Huntley group; Lenselink joins Twin State Psychological Services; One Credit donates $16,000 to Make-A-Wish
Chester People’s holds Welcoming Day for new branch manager Feb. 14 People’s United Bank in Chester, 57 S. Main St., will be holding an official Welcoming Day during its regular hours — 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. — on Friday, Feb. 14 to give customers a chance to meet the new branch manager, Tim Rumrill, […]
Londonderry Select Board agenda for Feb. 3
The Select Board for the Town of Londonderry will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3 at the Twitchell Building, 100 Old School St. in S. Londonderry. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 3. Minutes Approval – Meeting of Jan. 20, 2020 4. Selectboard […]
Christopher Work, 46, of Chester
Christopher M. Work, 46, passed away at his home in Chester on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 following a brief illness. He was born on March 5, 1973 in Stoughton, Mass., the son of Ronald B. Sr. and Lesley (Henkel) Work. In July of 1973, he moved to Vermont with his family, attending school in Chester […]
Robert Becker, 72, of Springfield
Robert C. “Yogi” Becker, 72, of Springfield, passed away on Jan. 27, 2020 at Hanover Terrace in Hanover, N.H., following an illness. He was born on Nov. 19, 1947 to Harold and Edith (Ericson) Becker in Ludlow, Mass., and attended Chicopee High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1977 to 1981. For more […]
Obituary: Frederick Way, 79, of Chester
Frederick S. Way Jr. 79, of Chester passed away on Thursday evening, January 23, 2020 at the Springfield Hospital in Springfield, VT. He was born January 29, 1940 in New Haven, CT, son of the late Frederick S. Sr. and Bernice (Kuropat) Way. On October 15, 1966 Fred married Lynn Therese Hofer in Hamden, CT. […]
Telegraph adds new Obituary section
The Chester Telegraph has made a few changes in how it manages obituaries. First, we’ve created a separate section on the Home Page, marked Obituaries, moving obituaries out of the Latest News section. The change coincides with both an abundance of news and of obituaries, which have been competing for attention in one single section. […]
College News
The following students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire in Durham for the fall 2019 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire have earned recognition during a semester enrolled in a full-time course load of 12 or more graded credits. Highest honors […]
Chester Planning Commission agenda for Feb. 3
The Chester Planning Commission will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3 at Town Hall, 665 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Review minutes from the Jan. 20, 2020 meeting 2. Citizens Comments 3. Discuss proposed Stone Village Zoning District density and list of uses 4. Discuss single-family development restrictions in […]
Obituary: Theodore Lindgren, 96, of Springfield
Theodore (Ted) Fritz Lindgren, 96, of Springfield, passed away on Jan. 24, 2020 at Springfield Health and Rehab, with his wife of 77 years, Florence, and other family members by his side. He was born on Dec. 9, 1923 in New York City son of Fritz and Alice (Sundgren) Lindgren. As a child, Mr. Lindgren […]
To the editor: Vermont Timber Works rebuilding, but state makes it more expensive
Vermont Timber Works is excited to announce that just 3½ months after a fire devastated the business, the walls and roof are going up on its new facility, located on the existing property at 16 Fairbanks Road in North Springfield. A team of building professionals including Artisan Engineering, Bonin Architects, Record Concrete, LaValley’s Building Supply, […]
N.Y. man charged with DUI after driving up Magic Mtn. slope
A 59-year-old New York State resident was arrested Friday night after he attempted to drive a vehicle up a slope at Magic Mountain in Londonderry, according to Vermont State Police. He was charged with DUI#2, or driving under the influence for a second time. Both VSP and officers from the Winhall Police Department responded to […]
