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Net Zero Renewable acquires Good Wood garden kits; Springfield Hospital welcomes new surgeon
Net Zero Renewable Resources LLC announces its acquisition of the business sector of Good Wood that makes raised garden bed and greenhouse kits. Both businesses are located in Chester. Good Wood has been producing greenhouse and raised bed kits for several years. They have been sold locally and outside of the state to numerous satisfied […]
Free Wi-Fi access available in downtown Chester; daffodil bulb sale to help beautify Chester
The Chester Connection, free public access to the Internet via Wi-Fi, is up and functioning in downtown Chester. To utilize this service select The Chester Connection from the list of available Wi-Fi networks on your phone, tablet, or laptop and agree to the terms and services listed on the splash page. The service is available […]
New website to link Vermont childcare providers with resources
Manchester, NH Vermont Birth to Three and CCA For Social Good, a division of CCA Global Partners, have entered into an agreement to develop an Early Childhood Education Shared Resources online platform for childcare providers in Vermont. The site, to be named Shared Services VT, is one of 19 shared resources platforms that CCA For […]
GMP to lower commercial, residential rates; Start Your Business workshop to be held
COLCHESTER Green Mountain Power has announced that state regulators have approved the company’s proposal to decrease electric rates by 2.46 percent for residential and commercial customers starting Oct. 1. The rate decrease will be the second offered by GMP in three years and is part of the company’s mission to deliver reliable, clean and cost-effective […]
Chester architect wins competition to help design Japanese resort
Chester architect Claudio Veliz has projects in Ludlow, Chester, New York City and now Hokkaido, Japan. Veliz learned over the weekend that he had won one of two spots on a panel that will design a new eco-ski resort in the snowy northernmost prefecture of Japan. According to Veliz, an eco-ski resort has no lifts […]
All Aboard! Green Mountain Flyer restarts Fall Foliage excursions
By Cynthia Prairie ©The Chester Telegraph – 2014 The Green Mountain Flyer will begin using Chester as the hub for its regular Fall Foliage excursions beginning on Tuesday Sept. 23 and running through mid-October. In preparation, employees of the Vermont Rail System, which is celebrating its 50th year this year, have been working in and […]
After a year’s wait, new Chester website caught in a web of uncertainty
By Shawn Cunningham ©The Chester Telegraph — 2014 On July 3, 2013, the Chester Select Board voted to have a new town website constructed, using economic development funds to pay $10,000 to a company that had not yet been incorporated and had constructed just one website – its own. Kyle Rogstad, one of the partners […]
Perkinsville teen wins health scholarships; VSAC completes $30M bond sale
Perkinsville student wins Lovell, Neal health scholarships Springfield Olivia Clement, of Woodstock High School’s Class of 2014, is the recipient of two health-related scholarships. She is the fourth recipient of the Dr. E. Sherburne Lovell Health Career Award and the ninth recipient of the Eileen Austin Neal, RN, Nursing Scholarship. Both are for $1,000, with […]
Part III: Dining out on the lure of a restaurant
By Cynthia Prairie ©The Chester Telegraph – 2014 T he Chester Green not only has two new antique stores – the Bargain Corner, just east of the Moon Dog Cafe, and VintageVermont, opened by a Bartonsville family in the Spater Building. But its new restaurant – in the Victorian house at 90 The Common that […]
Part II: It’s not easy being The Green; Defining a unique space
By Cynthia Prairie © The Chester Telegraph – 2014 When Vermonters talk about their town’s “Green,” they are speaking of a gathering place, one that likely sports a large bandstand on an expansive lawn — more square than long and narrow. Typically, public buildings or churches and some homes surround these greens, while the town’s […]
Part I: Chester’s Green a window on the health of local economy
By Cynthia Prairie © The Chester Telegraph – 2014 With three new businesses opening this summer along Chester’s Green in what had been empty storefronts, many merchants in and outside the immediate downtown area are sighing with relief. It’s not that businesses along The Green are any more important than those, say, along the Route […]
Cole to lead Springfield Rotary for 2014-2015
Carol Cole became president of the Springfield Rotary Club for the 2014-2015 year at a recent meeting. Cole follows Jeanice Garfield, who enjoyed a successful term as president, embracing the theme of “Peace & Justice” for the club. As president, Cole said she would focus on the Rotary International yearly theme “Light Up Rotary,” with […]
Kids’ Aviation Career camp to be held at Hartness Airport
T he weeklong FAA Aviation Career Education Camp for children 12 to 15 begins on Monday, July 14 at Hartness State Airport in North Springfield. The camp offers boys and girls exciting and educational aviation oriented activities overseen by professional, military and civilian experts who will indtroduce participants to a wide variety of aviation careers, […]
Irene recovery funds available; GMP hosts tours of Lowell wind farm
More Irene recovery funds are available The Brattleboro Development Credit Corp. and Springfield Regional Development Corp. are accepting new applications for businesses, non-profits and farms that are still recovering from the effects of Tropical Storm Irene. Potential applicants must attend one of the upcoming workshops in either Brattleboro or Springfield. The next mandatory workshop for […]
Opportunities grow with new hydroponic garden at GMUHS
By Greg Hart © The Chester Telegraph 2014 The Opportunities in Learning program at Green Mountain Union High School has created an indoor hydroponic garden thanks to two local grants for $2,500 each. One comes from the Chester Academy and the other from Southern Vermont Hydroponics in Mount Holly. Casey Hodge, owner of Southern Vermont […]
Net Zero of Chester partners to bring AllSun Trackers to S. VT; SBA honors six small businesses
A dealer partnership between installer Net Zero Renewable Resources LLC of Chester and Williston, VT-based solar tracker manufacturer AllEarth Renewables has been announced that will bring the Vermont-made AllSun Tracker solar systems to southern Vermont. AllSun Trackers use innovative GPS and wireless technology to follow the sun throughout the day to boost solar energy production […]
Sale of Armory in Chester stirs some interest
By Cynthia Prairie Gary Puryear takes a guest through the empty Chester Armory like an architect proud of his work. As environmental base transition coordinator for the federal Base Realignment and Closure program, he has overseen the cleanup and spruce-up of the 14,000-square-foot cinder block building. He seems to know every nook and cranny of […]
Crown Point Realtors donate $2,500 to local needs; Hunter gets research internship at Vanderbilt
The Crown Point Board of Realtors raised a total of $2,494 during its annual Memorial weekend tag sale on the Ludlow Green. With that money, it was able to donate money to a number of local charities and people with needs. At a recent event at the Heritage Deli in Chester, the board presented $659 […]
Pilates studio opens in Chester; Employer Appreciation Breakfast held
New Pilates studio opens Patty Nader, a certified personal trainer and Pilates teacher, has opened a Pilates studio in Chester. Made to Move Pilates is located at 34 School St. Pilates, pronounced pu-lah-teez, is a practice of physical and mental conditioning developed by Joseph Pilates more than 100 years ago and involves over 500 exercises. […]
Workshops to help you start, manage your business
Vermont Small Business Development Center is offering a four-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The course will be offered on from 9 a.m. To 1 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at the Springfield Regional Development Corp. 14 Clinton Square, in the 1st floor conference room. Starting Your Own […]
