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Two Chester leagues serve up volleyball your way Co-ed or women-only, there's no better way to get sand between your toes
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing The sport of volleyball is a microcosm of community. Each player knows his role, and uses that knowledge to effectively work with others to succeed in various athletic task. The community aspect of volleyball has found its way into Chester with the blossoming Chester Vermont Volleyball League and the […]
Heavy rain, winds wallop Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Yesterday afternoon Chester got the worst of a storm which swept across Vermont taking down many trees, knocking out power to more than 56 percent of Green Mountain Power’s Chester customers and sending more than two dozen firefighters from Chester and Proctorsville out on “a month’s worth […]
Chester board hears from neighbors of proposed garden/greenhouse
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC A project to create community gardens and at some point erect a large, historic greenhouse on town land was on the Chester Select Board’s agenda again at its July 6 meeting as the panel heard from abutters to the 3-acre site that is under consideration for the […]
Chester Planning Commission moves toward regulating short-term rentals
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With a growing number of homes in the area being used as short-term rentals booked through such organizations as Airbnb and VRBO, the question of whether such a use should be regulated and even restricted has become a hot topic for area select boards and planning commissions. […]
‘Chester Inn’ chargers donated to Fullerton, Historical Society Former owners' son presents engraved plates
Photos and text by Cynthia Prairie © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Warren Mackensen and his wife Patricia visited Chester on Tuesday from their home in Hampton, N.H., to lunch with old friends and serve two plates, but ones not bearing food. The historic copper plates were part of a set of 60 chargers that Mackensen’s […]
Whiting Library board reorganizes with six new members
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC One week after being appointed by the Chester Select Board, six new trustees of the Whiting Library joined Donna McNeill-Hudkins — the sole remaining trustee — to reorganize the board. The appointments became necessary when six out of seven trustees resigned in the wake of controversy over […]
Jeld Wen lays off 80, shutters N. Springfield plant Work will move to Ludlow and other locations
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Wednesday, most employees at the North Springfield Jeld Wen Door Systems plant learned that they would be losing their jobs and that their workplace would be closed immediately. Also happening immediately will be consolidation of the Springfield operations into the company’s Ludlow plant. The company employed […]
Chester board hears community garden proposal, appoints six library trustees
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC At its June 15 meeting, the Chester Select Board appointed six new trustees to the Whiting Library board and received a request for the use of the Canal Street well site from the group that wants to put community garden plots – and eventually a greenhouse – […]
Green Mountain graduates 52 under fair skies
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Green Mountain High School Class of 2022 got a perfect evening for its graduation exercises last Friday as 52 students shifted the tassels on their mortarboard caps and became alumni. Hundreds of parents and friends watched as members of the class received awards and diplomas. A […]
Public records search of Merrill files turns up no complaints related to alleged behavior
By Cynthia Prairie ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Following a Public Records Act request by The Chester Telegraph for access to all documents — including personnel files — related to any complaint or concern filed against former Green Mountain teacher Norm Merrill, the Two Rivers Supervisory Union has replied that a hand search of paper files […]
Impressive comeback for Chester-GM Alumni Parade
©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19 restrictions and concerns, the Chester High School/Green Mountain Alumni Day Parade roared back on Saturday to a colorful display and a delighted audience. Below are images from the event. All images are by Claudio Veliz. Click any image to launch the gallery. […]
Morrow pulls out of Windsor Senate race Remaining contenders are from northern part of county
By Cynthia Prairie ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Just one week after formally announcing his run for the Vermont Senate to represent the Windsor District, Chris Morrow of Weston, former owner of Northshire Books in Manchester, has pulled out of the race. Because of Windsor County’s population — the 4th largest in Vermont with 57,753 residents […]
Chester cannabis board gets organized
By Shawn Cunninham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last night, Chester’s Local Cannabis Control Commission met for the first time, with Town Manager Julie Hance in the chair until the group could elect its inaugural chairperson and begin looking at its “purpose and goals.” Lee Gustafson, who is one of two select board members serving […]
Emergency services hold community breakfast in Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Sunday June 5, Chester’s police, fire and ambulance personnel put on the first of four community breakfasts to be held in the new Public Safety Building this summer. More than 50 residents came to enjoy pancakes made by Police Chief Rick Cloud and eggs scrambled by […]
Chester Select Board discusses Whiting Library problems Adopts new Village Green zoning, gets update on police assessment
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC At the close of the June 1 Chester Select Board meeting – in looking toward future agenda items – board chair Arne Jonynas brought up the topic of recent developments at the Whiting Library saying, “Through an extremely unfortunate series of events our library board is without […]
A day filled with parade, pizza and pride
©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC A perfect spring Saturday, June 4, drew out smiling folks carrying rainbow flags and wearing rainbow clothing to the Chester Green to show support for LBGTQ rights and celebrate Pride Month with a parade and children’s storybook readings at the Pizza Stone. Restaurant owner Darlene Doane and her enthusiastic staff, with […]
GM girls shock BF 7-5 in softball quarter final
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing BELLOWS FALLS Progress is a word that equates to improvement. And while progress can be subtle at times, even unnoticeable, there are times when the progress of a team can be as clear as day. On a pleasant Saturday afternoon in front of a massive crowd at Bellows […]
GM Girls’ and Boys’ track and field teams each place 2nd at D4 state meet
By Dan Tyrrell © 2022 Telegraph Publishing MANCHESTER On a beautiful day for a track and field meet, Green Mountain’s girls’ and boys’ track teams each delivered performances worth second place at the Division 4 Vermont State competition in Manchester on Friday. With only six girls representing GM, it was hard to overcome the winning […]
Five more Whiting Library Trustees resign Management of library in question without enough Trustees
UPDATE: 4:55 p.m. Wednesday, June 1: Hance says that town attorney Jim Carroll believes that there is no reason for the library to be shut down and that there is authority in statute to ensure any bills and paychecks get paid. By Cynthia Prairie ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Five more Trustees of the Whiting Library […]
Chieftains walk to easy, one-hit win 10-0 over Cosmos
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC CHESTER It is not often that you hear of a team being one-hit in a baseball game and still cruising to an easy victory. Regardless of the rarity of the feat, Green Mountain Boys Baseball Coach Matt McCarthy knows that the five inning 10-0 win over rival […]
