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  • Part 1: Disability Rights: From institution toward independence

    Part 1: Disability Rights: From institution toward independence

    By Anne Henshaw ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC For much of American history, people with disabilities were seen as “others;” as problems to be managed. Disabled people were denied access to public schools, barred from employment, denied voting rights, subjected to eugenics laws, sterilized without consent and segregated banished from public life. They were not only […]

  • Free 'Stop the Bleed' training in Springfield

    Free ‘Stop the Bleed’ training in Springfield

    Accidents can happen anywhere – at home, in the yard, on the road or just out running errands. Bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death after injury. Come learn the simple skills needed to potentially save a life. Stop the Bleed, a free training event, will take place at the Black River Innovation Campus, […]

  • Chester Townscape offers hanging baskets

    Chester Townscape offers hanging baskets

    Chester Townscape is once again taking orders for beautiful hanging flower baskets. They are available in a choice of hot or cool colors that are especially selected for reliability and beauty and the ability to thrive in sunny or shady locations. Click here to download the order form. The baskets make a perfect Mother’s Day […]

  • To the editor: Chase promises grit, clear-eyed vision as she seeks Windsor Senate seat

    To the editor: Chase promises grit, clear-eyed vision as she seeks Windsor Senate seat

    In case you haven’t already heard, I am officially running for the Vermont Senate to represent Windsor County. I launched my campaign on the Chester Green in mid-March, surrounded by supporters and loved ones. I’ve spent my life serving others: as a nurse, a successful business owner, a member of the Chester Select Board and […]

  • CAFC receives $3,000 grant from Vail-Okemo

    CAFC receives $3,000 grant from Vail-Okemo

    Chester-Andover Family Center was recently awarded a $3,000 EpicPromise cash grant from Vail-Okemo. Funds will be used to support the CAFC Food Shelf Recipe Kit Initiative. Volunteers work with the Food Shelf manager to determine what produce and shelf-stable foods will be in abundance each month and develop and test main dish recipes using the […]

  • 24 Hours of Stratton breaks record to support Community Foundation

    24 Hours of Stratton breaks record to support Community Foundation

    The 24 Hours of Stratton brings together people from across the region for an unforgettable weekend of endurance, camaraderie and philanthropy. Participants skied through the night under the lights, all in support of programs addressing hunger, basic needs, health and education for children in southern Vermont. Team Ravenwood took top fundraising honors (raising more than […]

  • Signs of the times: Chester Green hosts third No Kings rally

    Signs of the times: Chester Green hosts third No Kings rally

    Elvis did not leave the Green during the two-hour protest. All photos by Shawn Cunningham unless otherwise noted. By Cynthia Prairie ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC While some of the signs carried angry messages, most of those carrying them did not. Instead, they offered up smiles and humor as they spoke of serious subjects that drew […]

  • Make paper flowers April 11 in Proctorsville

    Make paper flowers April 11 in Proctorsville

    Continuing its 250th Anniversary Celebration of the Declaration of Independence, Cavendish Historical Society, together with the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, is sponsoring a free paper flower making workshop at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 11 at the library, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville. Faux flowers, made from paper, silk and wire, were favorites of the […]

  • Chester Select Board agenda for April 1

    Chester Select Board agenda for April 1

    The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday April 1 at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and remotely via Zoom.  Below is the board’s agenda: 1. Approval of Minutes of March 18, 2026 Select Board Meeting 2. Citizen’s Comments 3. Old Business 4. Sharon Baker; Permission to Use Green […]

  • Young Child Family Festival & Touch-A-Truck April 11

    Young Child Family Festival & Touch-A-Truck April 11

    Springfield Area Parent Child Center will host the 33rd Annual Week of the Young Child Family Festival & Touch-A-Truck from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, April 11 at Riverside Middle School, 13 Fairground Road in Springfield. This free family-friendly event will feature activities inside and outside of the school. Inside the gym, families can […]

  • Chester Town-Wide Yard Sales return May 23-25

    Chester Town-Wide Yard Sales return May 23-25

    After a long hiatus, Town-Wide Yard Sales are returning to Chester on Memorial Day weekend. They will be held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday through Monday, May 23 through 25. To secure your location on the map, please send $5 to Kathy Goodell, P.O. Box 101, Chester, VT 05143 by Monday, April […]

  • To the editor: The reluctant activists

    To the editor: The reluctant activists

    Watching the evening news with my mom in the 1960s, we saw the daily body count from Vietnam — mostly young, working-class men, drafted and placed in harm’s way to fight a war without clear objectives;  too young to legally buy a beer, but old enough to die in the jungle half a world away. […]

  • Talk on strategic wood addition to Vt.'s streams, rivers March 25

    Talk on strategic wood addition to Vt.’s streams, rivers March 25

    What did Vermont’s streams and rivers look like before European settlement? What can be done to restore streams and rivers to a more natural and ecologically productive state? Jud Kratzer, a fisheries biologist with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, will give a talk on strategic addition of wood to Vermont’s streams and rivers at […]

  • Holy Week services at Second Congregational Church in Derry

    Holy Week services at Second Congregational Church in Derry

    The Second Congregational Church in Londonderry invites everyoney to its Holy Week services. Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at the church, which is located at 2051 N. Main St. (Route 11). Sunday, March 30 (Palm Sunday) Worship is at 9:30 a.m. Young people are invited to attend Sunday School. Friday, April 3 (Good […]

  • To the editor: Thanks to Weston firefighters for dousing a real dumpster fire

    To the editor: Thanks to Weston firefighters for dousing a real dumpster fire

      We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the Weston Volunteer Fire Department who jumped to action the night of March 18 to put out a fire in a dumpster at the Wilder Memorial Library construction site in Weston. Thanks to their swift and professional action, we are happy to share that all is […]

  • Local youth to take flight: ACE Aviation Academy Returns to Hartness Airport in July

    Local youth to take flight: ACE Aviation Academy Returns to Hartness Airport in July

    The skies over Springfield will be active with the next generation of aviators this summer as the Aviation Careers Education Academy returns to Hartness State Airport from July 27 through 31. The five-day, hands-on program invites students ages 12 to 16 to step out of the classroom and into the cockpit. Hosted by the Vermont […]

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