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Dollar General, Jiffy Mart could go head-to-head on construction

Dollar General, Jiffy Mart could go head-to-head on construction

By Cynthia Prairie and Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Gird yourself Chester. If all goes as stated, heavy equipment will descend on Main Street as two large construction projects – within spitting distance of each other – begin in mid-April. After an unexplained delay, the developer the Zaremba Group is expected to start […]

Low-income heating program benefits from bank's challenge

Low-income heating program benefits from bank’s challenge

© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Merchants Bank and the Champlain Valley Office for Economic Opportunity have announced the results of their fundraising for WARMTH, a program to help low-income Vermonters pay home heating bills. The statewide fund received a $40,000 challenge grant from Merchants Bank and went on to raise a total of $107,000. The […]

Champlain Oil donates, dismantles house to make way for larger Jiffy Mart

Champlain Oil donates, dismantles house to make way for larger Jiffy Mart

By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC After unsuccessfully offering to give the Burbank house at the corner of Main and Pleasant streets to anyone who would move it from the site, Champlain Oil has donated the structure to a not-for-profit — EcoBuilding Bargains — and contracted with another company to dismantle it. EcoBuilding […]

Sandri probes land buy for Dunkin Donuts drive-thru in Chester

Sandri probes land buy for Dunkin Donuts drive-thru in Chester

By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With construction of a new Jiffy Mart across the street just a month away, Sandri, the owner of the Sunoco station on Main Street in Chester, is asking the Select Board if it would sell a strip of town-owned land so the company could add a Dunkin […]

All invited to enter video contest sponsored by Vermont Access Network

All invited to enter video contest sponsored by Vermont Access Network

The Vermont Access Network  is sponsoring its first-ever statewide video contest. The VAN Video Challenge will run from March 21 through April 1 and is open to all Vermonters. Overall winners will be chosen in each of three categories: up to grade 9, grade 10 through 12, and college/adult. Winners will be notified in late […]

Self-employed? You can still save for retirement

Self-employed? You can still save for retirement

By Kevin Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC  Can I save for retirement if I’m self-employed? The answer is yes … … but how do you do it? You don’t have an employer retirement plan or a department to assist you. The responsibility falls entirely on you. Several surveys have shown that as much as 70 […]

Weston seeks volunteer for Windham Regional Commission

Weston seeks volunteer for Windham Regional Commission

The Town of Weston is looking for someone to fill a one-year term as representative to the Windham Regional Commission. The commission is the link among the 27 towns of the Windham region, state and federal governments.  Those 27 towns are located in Windham, Windsor and Bennington counties. Promote economic development, increasing jobs and income; […]

Chester Rotary's Annual Ladd Scholarship fund-raiser set for March 19

Chester Rotary’s Annual Ladd Scholarship fund-raiser set for March 19

The 8th Annual Ladd Scholarship Auction, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chester, will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 19 at the Fullerton Inn, 40 the Common in Chester. In the past seven years, this event has raised funds to provide 41 high school graduates $62,000 in tuition assistance for post-high school […]

April employment fair seeking businesses who need workers

April employment fair seeking businesses who need workers

The River Valley Workforce Investment Board will be hosting the 5th Annual River Valley Employment Fair from 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27 at Riverside Middle School in Springfield. The fair, a joint effort among the River Valley Workforce Investment Board, the VT Department of Labor, Creative Workforce Solutions, Springfield Regional Development Corp. […]

Chester wins one of three state grants for downtown planning

Chester wins one of three state grants for downtown planning

By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The towns of Chester and Springfield are two of the three municipalities chosen from 10 applicants statewide to receive Strong Communities, Better Connections Grants given by a partnership of the state agencies of Transportation and of Commerce and Community Development. The funds are meant to help municipalities […]

Renovations, expansion at Chester Pilates studio

Renovations, expansion at Chester Pilates studio

Made to Move Pilates of Chester recently underwent renovations, creating a larger and more inviting exercise space. The two-year-old business on School Street had been an office with three rooms and carpeted floors. But in December, owner Patty Nader removed walls and replaced the carpeting with cork flooring, which absorbs impact and is hygienic. The […]

Food drive enables Shaw's in Ludlow to deliver truckloads to BRGNS

Food drive enables Shaw’s in Ludlow to deliver truckloads to BRGNS

On Friday, Feb. 12, Shaw’s Ludlow grocery store director Scott Dickie and grocery manager Jeff Hance personally delivered and unloaded more than $3,000 worth of food for the Food Shelf at Black River Good Neighbors Services. The donation was the result of “The Spirit of Giving” food drive held at Shaw’s Ludlow store during the […]

Begin to create your financial and life legacy

Begin to create your financial and life legacy

By Ronald J. Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC  Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.  – Shannon L. Alder The desire to leave a legacy may be the height of altruism for it is a gift to the future, […]

Southern Pie Company holds Grand Opening on Saturday

Southern Pie Company holds Grand Opening on Saturday

The Southern Pie Company, 287 Main St. in Chester, will hold its Grand Opening on Saturday, Feb. 13 starting with a ribbon cutting at noon. From 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, owners Scott and Leslie Blair will have a plated pie tasting and coffee sample event. Plates of Leslie Blair’s homemade pies will sell […]

Chester residents raise issues, ideas on economic development

Chester residents raise issues, ideas on economic development

By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Business leaders said they see vast opportunities in Chester but told the Chester Planning Commission they are frustrated in their efforts to move forward with new ideas and plans. The commission was holding an information gathering session on Monday, Feb. 1, as part of the process of […]

Delayed gratification is the secret to success in life, wealth

Delayed gratification is the secret to success in life, wealth

“The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.” – Miguel de Cervantes By Kevin Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC Delayed gratification is one of the most important characteristics for success in health, work and life overall. There is no question that it is also […]

Free leadership training offered to entrepreneurs; Environmental Excellence Awards offered; state gets $46M for energy efficiency aid for Vermonters

Free leadership training offered to entrepreneurs; Environmental Excellence Awards offered; state gets $46M for energy efficiency aid for Vermonters

MONTPELIER Vermont is seeking 15 small business owners to participate in the Emerging Leaders Initiative beginning in April at Vermont Technical College in Williston, Vt. Emerging Leaders is a free, executive-level training program for entrepreneurs to learn how to establish a three-year strategic growth plan for their businesses. Strategic plans emphasize organizational structure, resource network […]

Chester businesses invited to 2016 brochure kickoff

Chester businesses invited to 2016 brochure kickoff

The Chester Economic Development Committee invites those who own businesses in Chester to join the CEDC and other owners from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, to kick off the 2016 Chester brochure. The event will be held at the Free Range Restaurant, 90 the Common on the Green in Chester, to also  celebrate […]

Sandri Sunoco in Chester lauded for alcohol prevention; Hospital welcomes new team member; Vt. law school offers enviro-journalism fellowships

Sandri Sunoco in Chester lauded for alcohol prevention; Hospital welcomes new team member; Vt. law school offers enviro-journalism fellowships

In early fall of 2015, Sandri Sunoco in Chester worked to prevent underage drinking and successfully passed a State of Vermont Department of Liquor Control Compliance Check. Sandri Chester Sunoco at the time of the compliance check followed procedures and did not sell alcohol to a minor. Windsor County Prevention Partners and The Collaborative recently […]

Springfield Hospital receives grant for Child Birth Center

Springfield Hospital receives grant for Child Birth Center

Springfield Hospital has received $25,000 from the Charles R. Wood Foundation to replace ultrasound equipment in its Child Birth Center. The center is one of the few remaining birthing options in the region.  The center is comprised of two labor and delivery rooms and three post-partum rooms. Ultrasound equipment plays an important role in the […]