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Chester Festival, long held on the Green, to move to Legion field
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Approximately three dozen people gathered at Chester’s American Legion on Tuesday evening for a long awaited information session about moving the 2026 Chester Festival on the Green off the Green and surrounding town properties and onto a field next to the American Legion, off Route 103 South. […]
Santa lights up the Chester Green
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Carolers, bundled up against the chill, gathered around a blazing firepit on the Chester Green last Saturday afternoon singing songs of Christmas while across Main Street, Laurie and Samantha Vertefeuille were putting the finishing touches on Santa’s house. Cookies, candy canes and hot chocolate were ready. All […]
Chester Board hears local option tax concerns, picks new moderator Frank Kelley to replace longtime Moderator Bill Dakin at 2026 Town Meeting
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC For several meetings, the Chester Select Board has discussed putting on the Town Meeting Day ballot a 1 percent local option sales tax on rooms and meals, which would include short-term rentals and alcohol served at restaurants. The tax, which would be paid for by each establishment’s […]
State offering low-interest loans to loggers to purchase low-impact equipment
The Vermont Economic Development Authority and Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation are announcing a new initiative that will save Vermont loggers money by allowing them to obtain a loan with an interest rate of 2.5% to 3% when they buy qualifying low-impact logging equipment, which is better for the watershed, the forest and […]
League of Women Voters lecture series on voting rights continues Dec. 10
The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with Kellogg-Hubbard Library, presents the second in its 2025-2026 lecture series on Voting Rights and Access to the Ballot at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Professor Alec Ewald, who teaches constitutional law and U.S. politics at the Department of Political Science at UVM, will present […]
VSO spreads holiday cheer with Brass Quintet and Counterpoint Chorus Tour
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra invites audiences across the state to celebrate the holiday season with its beloved annual Brass Quintet and Counterpoint Chorus holiday concert tour, visiting Warren, Newport, Grafton and Manchester Dec. 11 through 14. Conducted by Nathaniel G. Lew, this cherished VSO tradition brings together festive brass and choral music in a joyful […]
Chester Dems to hold monthly meeting Dec. 11
The Chester Town Democratic Committee will hold its December monthly meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 11 in the lower conference room at the Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. All Democrats and those who share their values are invited to attend. If you have questions contact the committee at: chesterdemocratsvt@gmail.com.
Andover Select Board agenda for Dec. 8
The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Dec. 8 at the Town Office 953 Weston-Andover Road Below is the board’s agenda: 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of November 24th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, 10 […]
Jozsef Piri’s 2nd degree murder case inches toward trial Judge reconsiders but lets earlier decision stand
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC A little more than six years ago, Vermont State Police were called to Route 103 in Rockingham, just south of Lower Bartonsville Road for a welfare check. There they found a produce truck belonging to a company out of Boston. The driver – Roberto Fonseca-Rivera – was […]
Snowy morning crash blocks Rt. 103N in Chester Car-tractor trailer collision sends two to hospital
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Tuesday’s snow storm was four hours old when it caused a two-vehicle crash that shut down Route 103 north in Chester into mid-afternoon. Both drivers suffered injuries and were transported to Springfield Hospital. There were no passengers in either vehicle. At just before 11 a.m. Chester Police […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Dec. 3
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. To join the meeting click here. Below is the board’s agenda: 1. Approval of Minutes from the Selectboard Meeting dated Nov. 17, 2025 2. Citizen’s Comments 3. Old Business 4. Discussion regarding Local […]
Roads less taken fill Chester board’s agenda as MacGinnis sues town
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC It’s looking like Class 4 roads will fill Chester government’s horizon for months – if not longer – as the Chester Select Board once again devoted a large portion of its Nov. 19 meeting to the topic. During last Wednesday’s meeting, Wyman’s Falls Road property owner Kirk […]
Telegraph among 16 Vermont news outlets honored with inaugural Civic Journalism grant
©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC MONTPELIER The Chester Telegraph is among 16 Vermont news organizations to be honored with the Local Civic Journalism Awards, a new program designed to steer state and philanthropic dollars to news outlets that inform Vermonters and foster civic engagement. The recipients represent a broad cross-section of local and regional news organizations […]
Vermont Judiciary needs Guardians Ad Litem
© 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont Judiciary is looking for compassionate people with flexible schedules, reliable transportation and internet access to volunteer as Guardians ad Litem. When the Department for Children and Families seeks to take a child into their custody, Vermont law requires the court to appoint a Guardian ad Litem to serve […]
Childcare, livestock and paper preservation round out businesses moving into Chester Chester's Rising Business Scene: Part 3 of 3
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: In the past two weeks The Chester Telegraph has looked at what seems to be an uptick in Chester business activity through the lens of the hospitality sector – namely restaurants and the retail marketplace. In this final installment we look at several new developments […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Nov. 24
The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Nov. 24 at the Town Office 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is the board’s agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of November 10th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, 10 […]
It’s Gnome-hunting season in Chester!
Can you find all the gnomes hidden around Chester? From Saturday, Nov. 29 until Monday, Dec. 22, you’ll have the opportunity to find 12 gnomes and be entered to win a gift of $100, provided by The Chester Telegraph. This event is sponsored by the new Christmas in Chester Committee. The gnomes will be in […]
Greven Field’s Green Monster strikes out Damage pushes Cavendish board to vote to remove wall
By Lorien Strange ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last Monday night’s Cavendish Select Board meeting was short and a little bittersweet, with the board voting to remove Greven Field’s Green Monster, a baseball left-field wall affectionately modeled and named after the one at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. Flooding in the summer of […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 19
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. To join the meeting click here. Below is the board’s agenda: 1. Approval of Minutes from the Selectboard Meeting dated Nov. 5, 2025 2. Citizen’s Comments 3. Old Business 4. Review Discontinuance/Reclassification of […]
Chester icons under the aurora borealis
©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester resident Bruce Johnson sent over a few photos he shot during Tuesday night’s aurora borealis, a spectacular atmospheric display that Vermonters — and much of the northern hemisphere — were graced with on Tuesday night. Johnson used his cellphone to take the shots around 8:30 p.m. They show the aurora […]
