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Ravlin wants new businesses, new residents
By Cynthia Prairie Tami Wilkins Ravlin will tell you quite honestly that she’s a bit nervous. After all, the Chester native has never run for public office. And despite her background in accounting and information technology, she knows she’s got a learning curve to master should she be elected to the Select Board. She is […]
Select Board meeting agenda for Wednesday, Feb. 20
The Chester Select Board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Following is the agenda. 1. Approve Jan. 7, 2013 and Feb. 6, 2013 Selectboard Minutes 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. Solar Farm Project Presentations Sovernen Soveren Solar presentation regarding possible installation […]
Select Board considers special town meeting to OK fire truck purchase
By Karen Zuppinger The Chester Select Board agreed last Wednesday to consider holding a special town meeting to allow voters to decide whether to allocate $250,000 for a new fire truck. The Chester Fire Department hopes to get approval for the truck now, but pay for it in 2014, thereby saving the town about $10,000. […]
Feb. 25 DRB hearing
The Chester Development Review Board will hold its next public hearing on Monday Feb. 25 beginning at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. On the night’s agenda: 1) Minor Lot Line adjustment request by the First Universalist Church with their neighbors, Stuart Lackie, on North St. 2) Reconvened Conditional Use hearing for T.H. […]
Hearing set on Windsor County Courthouse renovation bond
An informational bond hearing to approve a $2 million renovation of the Windsor County Courthouse will be held upstairs in the Springfield Municipal Building, 96 Main St., beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday Feb. 21. Every Windsor town will be voting on this bond issue and this meeting is being held in advance of the Tuesday, […]
Development Review Board agenda for Monday, Feb. 11
The Chester Development Review Board will meet on Monday, Feb. 11. The board will first meet at 5:30 p.m. for a site visit 985 VT. Rte 103 S. The public hearing will begin at 6 p.m. on the 2nd floor of Town Hall, 556 Elm St. On its agenda is: Conditional Use hearing for T.H. […]
Select Board Meeting Agenda for Wednesday, Feb. 6
The Chester Select Board will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. The five-member board meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Current members are John DeBenedetti, chairman; Derek Suursoo, vice chairman; Tom Bock; Arne Jonynas and Bill Lindsay. SELECTBOARD MEETING AGENDA 7 p.m. Feb. 6, 2013 […]
One challenger in Select Board elections; voters face fiscal issues at Town Meeting
Just one non-incumbent is seeking a seat on the Chester Select Board, where three of the five terms are up for election: one 3-year term held by Bill Lindsay and two one-year seats held by Tom Bock and Arne Jonynas. Newcomer Tami Ravlin, a 40-year-old lifelong resident of Chester, is hoping to win a one-year […]
New Bartonsville Covered Bridge opens
Photo Gallery by Cynthia Prairie It was a beautiful but freezing winter day that brought together many Vermonters to celebrate the opening of the new Bartonsville Covered Bridge. First, below is Susan Hammond’s famous video of the bridge collapsing. It helped bring attention to the efforts to rebuild it. Following that is the morning events […]
Chester among Windsor towns to vote on County Courthouse renovations
One issue that Chester voters will address on Tuesday, March 5 is whether to support a $2 million bond issue to upgrade the historic Windsor County Courthouse in Woodstock. Assistant Judges David Singer and Jack Anderson presented the issue before the Chester Select Board on Thursday evening, detailing the need for the renovations of the […]
Alternative plans spark strong objections from Dollar General developer, engineer
By Cynthia Prairie Speath Engineering and developer the Zaremba Group vigorously defended their site plan for a Dollar General store proposed for Main Street in Chester after the Windsor County Regional Planning Commission offered two alternatives during the continuation of the Act 250 hearing last Thursday. Click to view Alternative A and Alternative B. The […]
Police Log for Nov. 4 through Dec. 28, 2012
Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Sunday, Nov. 4, 11:34 a.m. A resident along Route 10 reported that the back window of her SUV had been vandalized. While the safety […]
Who is running for which town office, thus far
If you are planning to run for elective office in the Town of Chester, you’ll need to have your petitions, complete with signatures in to Town Hall by 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28. According to the Secretary of State’s office, you can print out a petition form from its site. “You don’t need to announce […]
Select Board to hold special meeting Thursday
The Chester Select Board is holding a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. The agenda is listed below: Sign Town Warning Windsor County Budget Review DRB Appointments Beer & Wine Permit Vermont Institute of Contemporary Art Adjourn
Act 250 hearing for Dollar General continues Thursday
Planning commission offers alternative plans The District 2 Environmental Commission has set Thursday, Jan. 17 to reconvene its Act 250 hearing on the proposed Dollar General project for a 1.37 acre parcel of land on Main Street across from the Country Girl Diner in Chester. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on the 2nd […]
Housewarming in Chester to raise fuel-assistance funds
State Rep. Leigh Dakin and former State Rep. Kathy Pellett are announcing the annual Housewarming Party to raise funds for local residents in need of winter fuel assistance. Now in its seventh year, the Chester/Andover Democrats will hold their annual “housewarming” fuel assistance event at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17 at Baba-A-Louis Bakery, 92 VT […]
New name, new transitional structure for school supervisory union
LUDLOW The public relations committee of the new Two Rivers Supervisory Union, which encompasses Chester and Andover schools, has announced that work is well under way for the launch of the merged organization on July 1, 2013. The following principles have been adopted by the board: a) The new SU organization will be sized to […]
Holly Jolly beginning of Christmas season
The second weekend of Overture of Christmas featured a puppet show at VTica, gingerbread house judging, caroling, storytelling and a live Nativity Scene. The 27th annual event was topped off with the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus and the lighting of the Town Tree. Click on any photo below to launch the photo gallery.
Chris Zuppinger, 46, precision carpenter and devoted husband
Christoph M. Zuppinger of Chester, VT, passed away at his home on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 after a brief illness. He was 46. Mr. Zuppinger was born on March 28, 1966 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, a heavily forested 800-year-old town near the largest waterfall in Europe. As a child, Mr. Zuppinger wanted to be an artist, […]
Police Log for Sept. 15 – Nov. 1
Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Thursday, Nov. 1 Mattson Road. A resident complained that neighbors were target shooting behind the house scaring the complainant and family. Wednesday, Oct. 31, […]
