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Visitors to new Public Safety Building treated to demonstrations, good eats and a real fire call
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Nearing the close of Sunday’s Open House for Chester’s new Public Safety Building – which featured demonstrations by both the Police and Fire departments – attendees got a chance to see a real-life response to a fire call. Click the link to take you down to the […]
Drafty windows? ‘Community Build’ heads to Londonderry Window inserts can cut heating costs up to 20%
Volunteers are taking orders now for window inserts that seal drafty windows, lower heating bills and increase comfort. Designed by WindowDressers, a non-profit based in Maine, these inserts fit inside existing windows to let in sunlight and views while keeping more heat inside your home or apartment. The inserts are built of pine frames and […]
Langille returns to perform at Londonderry farmers market
Solo artist Claudine Langille will make a return visit to the West River Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2. Langille performs original tunes and traditional music from Ireland, Scotland and the Americas and is known throughout Vermont for her talent with the mandolin, tenor banjo and acoustic guitar. The […]
Ludlow Rotary dedicates town clock to long-time member
Ludlow Rotary Club recently unveiled a beautiful 15-foot street clock at the corner of Main and Elm street in Ludlow in honor of long time town resident Bob Kirkbride, a Rotarian of more than 60 years who died in March 2020 at age 93. The street clock, made by Electric Time Co. of Medfield, Mass., […]
See you this weekend — Sept. 18 & 19 — at the Chester Festival on the Green!
By Cynthia Prairie ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Community Events committee is excited that its months-long efforts for this weekend’s Chester Festival on the Green are finally coming to fruition. But committee chairman Scott Blair told The Telegraph on Thursday that he wanted to clear up some possible confusion. Contrary to one media report […]
MacLaury seeks donations for cancer research Jimmy Fund walk honors 14-year-old grandson
Carol MacLaury of Weston is reaching out to ask friends and neighbors to consider donating in honor of her now 14-year-old grandson, Graham, as she joins walkers virtually in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk: Your Way to support cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The event takes place on Sunday, Oct. 3. In […]
Claudine Langille to perform at Londonderry farmers market
From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, the West River Farmers Market, located at Routes 11 and 100 in Londonderry, will be hosting Claudine Langille, a solo artist playing and singing original tunes and traditional music from Ireland, Scotland and the Americas. Langille is known throughout Vermont for her melodious talent with […]
Whiting Library seeks public input Planning session set for Tuesday at Chester Town Hall
Whiting Library is holding a strategic planning working session at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7 to engage the community in a dialog about the future of the library. The meeting will be held in person at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82810063480. In-person attendees are encouraged to wear a mask. The […]
Tri-Mtn. Lions announces raffle winners
Mike Wilcox, an ice cream vendor at the annual Bondville Fair, is the first place winner of the Londonderry Tri-Mtn Lions Club summer raffle. He won the quilt made by members of the Lions Club with the help of Lions’ friends Sue Ashe and Carolyn Niesuchouski at Country Treasures in Chester. Second place winner of […]
Injury forces dollmaker to miss 40th year of Chester festival
Doll artist Bonnie Watters of Chester, a veteran of the annual Chester Fall Festival, has announced that she will not be attending what is now known as the Chester Festival on the Green. This would have been her 40th year at the festival. Being on the Chester Green was the grand finale of all the […]
In the Rough to perform at West River Market on Saturday
This Saturday, Sept. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (rain or shine) the West River Farmers Market will host In the Rough, a vocal trio featuring Broadway veteran and Andover resident Susan Haefner, with multi-instrumentalists and Katonah, N.Y. , natives Lisa and Lori Brigantino. Susan, Lisa and Lori have been singing together since their […]
Whiting Library to hold Book Sale during Chester Festival, seeks volunteers for 2-day event
Whiting Library’s Annual Book Sale will take place on the library lawn at 117 Main St. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept.18 and Sunday, Sept. 19 or until all the books are sold. The Book Sale will take place in collaboration with the Chester Festival on the Green, making this event an incredible […]
Workshop on understanding new gender language
With the proliferation of new and reclaimed language describing a broad and nuanced spectrum of gender, sexual and romantic experience, it can be challenging to know which words to use in what context. In this workshop, Hunter Kirschner (he/him/his), coordinator of LGBTQ+ student support at Keene State College in Keene, N.H., helps attendees gain a […]
Clearing a trail, one bite at a time
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Day and night during the last two weeks of July, a band of workers quietly and methodically rid 14 acres of the new Chester hiking trail of the invasive barberry bush – by eating it. Actually the 16 goats – from Slippery Slope Farm in Londonderry – […]
Derry Tri-Mtn. Lions Club holding raffle
Londonderry Tri-Mtn. Area Lions Club will be holding a raffle this month, with the drawing occurring at the club’s booth on Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Bondville Fair. While at the booth, you can also pick up free earplugs to prevent hearing loss while viewing track events. First prize is a handcrafted quilt, 85 by […]
Local collaboration brings Yale Divinity grad to intern at area UCC churches
Through the end of August, ECCO — the Experiment in Covenantal Community Outreach — a collaboration of several area United Church of Christ churches, is sponsoring Jack Mahoney, a recent graduate of Yale Divinity School, in an internship as he pursues his goal of becoming a Navy chaplain. As part of a two-year experience in […]
Green Mtn. Gardeners’ Garden Tour ‘most successful ever’
Mountain Garden Walks, the biannual garden tour of Green Mountain Gardeners, drew over 260 people on Saturday, July 17 for self-guided tours of six beautiful properties in Londonderry and Weston. Total proceeds from ticket sales, sponsorships and a raffle for a house portrait by local water colorist Doris Ingram totaled nearly $10,000. Net proceeds to […]
Hosted walk Aug. 1 for new trail in Cavendish
The Cavendish Association of Trails invites you to a guided nature walk on Hardy Hill, a newly established hiking trail located in Cavendish. The walk will take place on Sunday, Aug. 1, starting at 10 a.m. hosted by the land owner, Pieter Van Schaik. Trail parking will be located at the intersection of East Road […]
Gus Bloch to perform at West River Farmers Market
From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 24, the West River Farmers Market will host musician Gus Bloch, a solo acoustic artist playing a variety of styles of music including country, cowboy, folk revival, old time and classical jazz. His ability to engage children in his music is legendary. A seasoned and versatile […]
Planning for services, celebration for the late Delores Barbeau
The community will celebrate the life of Dr. Delores Barbeau, co-founder of Neighborhood Connections with Gloria Dawson, Carol Olstad, and Carol Robbshaw to provide social services to the residents of the mountain towns of southern Vermont, in mid-August. Services and a community-wide celebration of Delores’ life will take place on the grounds of The Weston […]
