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ANR webinars for individuals, businesses, towns outline ARPA funds for water, housing projects
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has been hosting a webinar series to provide more details about the American Rescue Plan Act funding opportunities available through the agency. The webinars are designed for communities, individuals and businesses interested in using ARPA funding to invest in water infrastructure projects. ANR has $100 million in ARPA funding […]
Update: Vermont Covid cases continue to rise; 16,000 kids signed up for vaxx
©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC For the third week in a row, Vermont Covid-19 case numbers continued to shatter records, with another weekly record of 2,419 cases, a jump from 2,386 cases last week, and 1,856 from the week before. Thursday saw the second highest daily total since the pandemic began with 517 cases. The Vermont […]
Area towns look — cautiously — to spend large ARPA allocations
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC There’s a lot of extra money in the bank accounts of town governments across the state with more coming next year. But most towns are taking cautious steps in deciding how to spend the funds. That’s because the money comes from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan […]
Nov. 30 Open House to introduce Mtn. Town transit van
All are invited to Neighborhood Connections for an Open House between 2 and 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 30 to check out the new Mountain Town Connector transit van. Come by and learn more details while enjoying baked goods and hot drinks. With generous support from the Holt Fund, Mountain Valley Health Council, Thomas Thompson, […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Nov. 22
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22 at Andover Town Hall, 953 Andover Road, and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: Act on the […]
Chester Select Board, Water/Sewer Commissioners agendas for Nov. 17
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. Following the Select Board meeting, the board will meet as the town Water/Sewer Commissioners. The agendas are below. 1. Approve Minutes from the November 3, 2021 Selectboard Meeting […]
Derry Master Plan presentations to be held Thursday
The next community presentation of Londonderry’s Main Street Study and Master Plan for Londonderry’s North Village Center will take place in two sessions on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. You can participate in an online Zoom session at 3:30 p.m. by clicking here. Or you can attend the presentation in person at 6:30 p.m. at at […]
Covid cases in Vermont continue to break record; CAES kids vaxx clinic goes smoothly Like rest of the state, area towns see rise in Covid numbers
©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont Covid-19 case numbers continue to shatter records, with a new record daily total of 591 cases reported on Thursday, and a weekly record 2,386 cases, a jump from 1,856 cases from last week. Friday added another daily total that breached the 500 mark with another 505 cases. The Vermont total […]
Chester Dems to host Sens. Clarkson, Nitka, McCormack
Windsor County’s three senators, Alison Clarkson, Alice Nitka and Dick McCormack, will be at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St., at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 16, to talk about their agenda for the 2022 legislative session in Montpelier. UPDATE: Also speaking will state Rep. Tom Bock, who represents Chester, Andover, Baltimore and a portion […]
Chester board clears way for police union vote
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board chose not to challenge the makeup of a prospective union for the town’s Police Department after meeting in executive session last Wednesday night. An election can now take place to see if the six-member group of police employees — known as a “bargaining […]
Animals seized, Windham woman charged with cruelty
© 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Windham woman has been charged with animal cruelty and more than 60 farm animals were seized from her residence after Vermont State Police descended upon her Popple Dungeon home on Friday, Nov. 5. Vermont State Police say they issued a search warrant on the home of 23-year-old Erika VanAlstyne […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Nov. 8
The Andover Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 8 at Andover Town Hall, 953 Andover Road. You can also access the meeting via Zoom by clicking here. Or use Meeting ID: 869 021 5007 Passcode: 146374 Phone: +1 929 436 2866 Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to […]
Heartbreak: GM roars back in 2nd half of soccer final but falls short to Enosburg 4-3
It took a penalty kick from GM’s Everett Mosher, who this year scored his 100th point, to put GM on the board during the second half. Video by Christian Avard for The Chester Telegraph. Copyright 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC. By Christian Avard ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC HARTFORD Soccer is cruel, especially when you’re down […]
Vermont hits daily record in Covid cases as rollout begins for Pfizer vaccines for kids 5 to 11
©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Despite statewide vaccination rates reaching the 90 percent threshold, Vermont’s new case numbers have reached a record high, hitting a record-setting one-day tally of 487 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, Nov. 4. This contributed to a record-breaking weekly total of 1,856, reversing a decline last week of 1,468 cases. The previous […]
Green Mountain boys come from behind to beat Vergennes in soccer semis Division III championship to be decided on Saturday in Hartford
By Christian Avard ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Green Mountain boys varsity soccer team is headed to its third straight state championship final. The Chieftains defeated the fourth-seed Vergennes Commodores on Tuesday in the Division III semifinals by a score of 3-1. Green Mountain won the game in front of their home crowd for the […]
Chester police move to unionize
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC The New England Police Benevolent Association has filed a “petition for election of collective bargaining representative” with the Vermont Labor Relations Board on behalf of members of the Chester Police Department. The petition is a first step toward Chester Police officers being represented by a regional union […]
State offering fast-track licensing for those who worked out-of-state
The Vermont Secretary of State’s Office of Professional Regulation has streamlined the licensing process for individuals who have worked in their field in another state for at least three years and are in good standing with that state. Since it was first implemented in April, over 850 licenses across 40 license types have been issued […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 3
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the October 20, 2021 Selectboard Meeting 2. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous Meeting 3. Bylaw Modernization Grant; Application Approval 4. Financial […]
Paine Mountain overpowers GM girls in soccer quarterfinal Green Mountain to lose eight senior players
By Christian Avard ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC The fifth-seed Green Mountain girls varsity soccer team twice led in quarterfinal game against fourth-seed Paine Mountain (comprising players from Northfield and Williamstown high schools). But the Marauders-Blue Devils were too much as for the Chieftains and they ending their successful playoff run with a 5-2 win on […]
GM boys advance to soccer semifinals Beats Thetford 2-0 on home turf matchup
By Christian Avard ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC CHESTER All it took were two goals in the first half for the first-seed Green Mountain Union High School boys’ varsity soccer team to beat ninth-seed Thetford Academy in Division III quarterfinals on its home field on Friday. The weather was clear, the sun was out, and a […]
