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FIFA Championship Match to be screened in Ludlow Dec. 18

FIFA Championship Match to be screened in Ludlow Dec. 18

Following lengthy negotiations with FIFA, the international professional soccer organization, Friends of Ludlow Auditorium has acquired the rights to show the final round of the FIFA 2022 World Cup match live from Qatar at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18. Admission is free. The auditorium is located on the second floor of Ludlow Town Hall, […]

GNAT-TV invites public to 'Spread Holiday Cheer' this season

GNAT-TV invites public to ‘Spread Holiday Cheer’ this season

© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC GNAT-TV will  hold a special “Spread Holiday Cheer Day” on Tuesday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Make an appointment to visit the GNAT-TV Studio, 6738 VT Route 7A, Sunderland, to record your message of holiday cheer. “What better way to spread positivity,” says Dawn Santos, GNAT-TV’s Distribution […]

Henry Homeyer: It's winter, let's compost!

Henry Homeyer: It’s winter, let’s compost!

By Henry Homeyer © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC When I was a boy it was one of my many jobs to take out the kitchen scraps every few days and dump them in our woods in a compost pile. Like the postman, this was a job I did no matter what: “Neither snow, nor rain, […]

League of Women Voters continues its speaker series on 'Impact of Climate Change on Vermont'

League of Women Voters continues its speaker series on ‘Impact of Climate Change on Vermont’

The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with Kellogg-Hubbard Library, presents the second in its 2022-2023 Lecture Series on The Impact of Climate Change on Vermont at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14. This installment examines its effect on the personal, economic and ecological levels, closing with action that has been taken and […]

Henry Homeyer: Holiday gifts for your gardener

Henry Homeyer: Holiday gifts for your gardener

By Henry Homeyer © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC First on my list for holiday gifts for the gardener is this: a donation to this newspaper. Our local papers need donors in order to deliver to you the news you want but cannot get anywhere else. From local news, gardening tips that fit your climate, obituaries, […]

Derry rescue squad recognizes service with awards

Derry rescue squad recognizes service with awards

© Telegraph Publishing LLC The Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad held its annual banquet and awards ceremony at the Burr and Burton Mountain Campus in Peru on Sunday Nov. 13. With 51 people attending, the organization – which serves the towns of Andover, Jamaica, Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru, South Londonderry, Stratton, Weston and Windham – gave out […]

Sign up now for Dec. 10 Chester-Andover Senior Christmas dinner

Sign up now for Dec. 10 Chester-Andover Senior Christmas dinner

Sign up now to reserve your spot or meal for the 46th annual Chester-Andover Senior Christmas Dinner, which will take place at noon on Saturday, Dec. 10 in the cafeteria at Green Mountain Union High School, 716 VT-103, Chester. As in years past, this full turkey dinner with all the fixings will be accompanied by […]

Public listening sessions coming to Ludlow on substance misuse

Public listening sessions coming to Ludlow on substance misuse

The Black River Area Community Coalition is capturing 100 stories on the issues and trends around substance misuse in the communities of Ludlow, Chester, Plymouth and Mount Holly. Five listening sessions will be held at Java Baba’s, 57 Pond St., Ludlow on the following dates: Wednesday, Nov. 30, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. […]

Springfield Holiday Loyalty Program runs through Dec. 31

Springfield Holiday Loyalty Program runs through Dec. 31

Shop local this season and win. Plaid Friday, Nov. 25, marked the official kick-off of the 5th Annual Springfield Holiday Local Loyalty Program. The Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce brings this fun, collaborative program to the community again this year. With so many area merchants participating in the rewards stamp program, there are plenty of opportunities to […]

Chester Fire Department Christmas trees go on sale

Chester Fire Department Christmas trees go on sale

By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The spirit of the season arrived in Chester on Friday, with the delivery of 500 Christmas trees for the Chester Fire Department’s annual sale. Firefighters and other volunteers – including a number of children – gathered at Rt. 103 south across from Marshall Road – to unload […]

Holiday events throughout the region

Holiday events throughout the region Tree sales and lightings, musical events, craft fairs, community dinner

By Stacia Spaulding ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The holiday season is upon us. Do you need a Christmas tree or are you wondering where to find Santa? Maybe a night of relaxation and fun is on your list. The Telegraph has compiled a list of holiday events in the region. Our Calendar of Events contains […]

St. Luke's hosts annual Christmas Market Dec. 3

St. Luke’s hosts annual Christmas Market Dec. 3

Celebrate the holiday season joyfully by visiting St. Luke’s Christmas Market: Culinary Classics & Crafts to Go!   The event will take place in Willard Hall at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 313 Main St.  (Route 11 W) in Chester, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. This event is open to the public […]

Girl Scouts recruiting event Dec. 1 in Derry

Girl Scouts recruiting event Dec. 1 in Derry

Bring a friend or make new ones from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1 at Flood Brook School, 91 VT Route 11, Londonderry. Launch into Girl Scouts is a free out-of-this-world event. Caregivers will learn all about Girl Scouts and troop openings while the girls participate in fun space-themed activities. Can’t make it […]

Denmark folk duo Gangspil joins Nordic Harmoni for a holiday concert on Dec. 9

Denmark folk duo Gangspil joins Nordic Harmoni for a holiday concert on Dec. 9

Nordic Harmoni will usher in the holiday season with a concert featuring traditional Swedish songs at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9 at Second Congregational Church, 2051 N. Main St. (VT Route 11), Londonderry. Nordic Harmoni will be joined by two of Denmark’s leading folk musicians. Gangspil, featuring Sonnich Lydom on accordion and harmonica and Kristian Bugge on […]

Henry Homeyer: How to care for your trees in winter

Henry Homeyer: How to care for your trees in winter

By Henry Homeyer © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Living in New England is a joy, but we gardeners do have some challenges: cold winter winds, deer, rocky soil and more. As we get ready for winter, one of the biggest challenges for many of us are the deer. They are hungry and relentless. In my […]

Londonderry Christmas Bazaar set for Dec. 3

Londonderry Christmas Bazaar set for Dec. 3

The annual Christmas Bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 at Second Congregational Church, 2051 N. Main St. (VT Route 11), Londonderry. Handmade wreaths, as well as crafts and gift items, will be available to purchase, and lunch will be served. A “cookie walk” will also be featured. […]

Christmas tree sales -- and a visit from Santa -- in Grafton

Christmas tree sales — and a visit from Santa — in Grafton

Once again, the Grafton Fire/Rescue Auxiliary will be selling fresh-cut Vermont-grown trees from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 and Sunday, Dec. 4. Look for the trees on display by the Phelps Barn at the Grafton Inn, right in the center of Grafton village, 92 Main St. Proceeds benefit the Scholarship Fund. […]

Henry Homeyer: Feature your own veggies in your holiday feast

Henry Homeyer: Feature your own veggies in your holiday feast

By Henry Homeyer © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC I personally think that the Canadians have the right idea: they have their Thanksgiving feast the second Monday in October, right after the harvest. By the time our Thanksgiving rolls around, many gardeners have eaten all their home-grown veggies. It need not be so, of course, if […]

Pianist Enger to perform in Chester on Dec. 4

Pianist Enger to perform in Chester on Dec. 4 Work sheds light on little-known aspect of Holocaust

World-renowned pianist Carolyn Enger will bring Mischlinge Exposé to the First Universalist Parish of Chester, 211 North St., at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4. Mischlinge Exposé sheds light on a little-known aspect of the Holocaust. “Mischlinge” is a derogatory Nazi term used for those who were neither fully Jewish nor fully Aryan. This multimedia performance is an interweaving […]

Winter Pop-Up Market returns to S. Derry on Saturday

Winter Pop-Up Market returns to S. Derry on Saturday

The Winter Pop-Up Market in South Londonderry will return from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 19 at the historic Londonderry Depot Station, 34 West River St., off Route 100 south. Available this week will be hot food and locally made crafts. This community-led market is sponsored by the Friends of the West […]