All Entries in the "Business & Personal Finance" Category
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Burkland opens medical practice in Chester; SMCS honors nurse; Stettner recognized for BRAT environmental work; photographer featured in Saxtons River
Burkland opens medical practice in Chester Greg Burkland, ND has opened an office at 295 Main St. in Chester, home of Moon Dog Café, SongYard Children’s Playspace, Sama Yoga and The Art Garden, VT. Dr. Burkland continues to practice Naturopathic Medicine and CranioSacral Therapy at Green Mountain Family Medicine in Rutland, where he has […]
Rumrill appointed to Springfield Hospital Board of Directors; Springfield recognized among Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals
SPRINGFIELD Springfield Hospital recently appointed James Rumrill, of Ludlow, to its board of directors. “Jim is well-known to residents throughout our service area, has a long history of community involvement, and brings strong local perspective to our board,” said Lori Muse, Springfield Hospital Board chairwoman. “We are pleased that he is joining our Board […]
Energy partnership praises PSB decision on Vermont Yankee
In response to the Vermont Public Service Board’s approval today of the Vermont Yankee Certificate of Public Good, Vermont Energy Partnership President Brad Ferland issued the following statement. “This is good and important news. For years Vermonters have sought a win-win agreement between Vermont Yankee and the State of Vermont. Today’s decision to approve […]
New chef at Weathersfield Inn; nominees sought for preservation awards; $1 million grant for telemedicine; Vermont dairies honored for quality milk
Weathersfield Inn hires new executive chef PERKINSVILLE The Inn at Weathersfield, noted as one of the top 10 culinary inns by Bon Appetit magazine, has named Jean-Luc Matécat as executive chef. Matécat’s responsibilities include creating and overseeing the culinary experience for both inn and dinner guests, teaching classes at the inn’s non-professional classroom studio, The […]
Organizations donate $3,400 to Chester-Andover Family Center
The Chester-Andover Family Center has recently received $3,400 in financial donations from three organizations. Following a House Warming fund-raiser at Baba a Louis Bakery in Chester, the Chester-Andover Democratic Committee was able to present a check for $1,700 to the Family center’s fuel assistance fund to help local families who are struggling financially and cannot pay […]
Bittners’ antiques shop on Chester Main Street burns down
By Karen Zuppinger Around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan.14, George and Mary Bittner were awakened by the urgent ringing of the doorbell. The Bittners, owners of the Yankee Ingenuity antiques barn, at 389 Main St. in Chester, found a stranger before them alerting them to the fact that their shop was burning down less than […]
Burtco seeks temporary gravel crushing, sales OK at car wash site
By Shawn Cunningham After a site visit earlier in the day, Chester’s Development Review Board on Monday began consideration of a project to extract, crush and sell gravel on the 5.3 acre site of Burtco’s new Abenaque Car Wash on Route 103 South. Stanton Scott of Burtco introduced the project as a way to […]
Volunteers raise funds and touch hearts for cancer
Hearts of Hope 2013, a project of the Springfield Hospital volunteers, was a way to remember loved ones, friends, co-workers or someone battling cancer. For contributions of $10 or more, a personalized hand-made ornament was placed on a holiday tree at the hospital. The tree, decorated with more than 200 handmade ornaments, raised […]
GMP says no base rate increase til mid-2015
COLCHESTER, VT Green Mountain Power has announced that its customers would not experience a base rate increase for at least two years. The announcement comes as power and operating costs continue to rise and other utilities in New England are increasing rates. In a filing with the Vermont Public Service Board on Friday, GMP said […]
St. Luke’s welcomes new musician; new art space opens in Chester
Jacob S. McLaughlin joins St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 313 Main St. in Chester, as its liturgical musician. He will play the organ and keyboard as well as lead the choir. McLaughlin, who grew up in Chester, began his music training at age 8 with the late Helen Donnis at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chester. […]
