• Other Recent Articles

  • OMS snowboarders earn 12 podiums at USASA National Snowboard Championships

    OMS snowboarders earn 12 podiums at USASA National Snowboard Championships

    Okemo Mountain School qualified nine athletes and secured 12 podiums against hundreds of the nation’s top junior snowboarders at the 2026 United States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association National Championships, which took place at Copper Mountain, Colo. between March 27 and April 2. Numerous past USASA National Champions have gone on to become top […]

  • Part 3: Disability Rights: Building a Vermont for everyone

    Part 3: Disability Rights: Building a Vermont for everyone

    By Anne Henshaw ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC If housing, healthcare, and transportation determine whether disabled Vermonters can live in community, public education determines whether they were ever fully a part of their community to begin with. For many disabled children, school is their first public community. It is the first place where systems affirm their […]

  • Chester 8th grader takes a turn as a legislative page in Montpelier

    Chester 8th grader takes a turn as a legislative page in Montpelier

    Chester resident Shepherd Finch, an 8th grader and legislative page, leads the Pledge of Allegiance for lawmakers on his first day as a page prior to the legislative day beginning in Montpelier. Video provided by the Nick Caporaso family. ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Eighth-grade Chester resident Shepherd Finch is getting an insider’s look at the […]

  • To the editor: At GMUSD board meeting, students inspire in defense of their educators

    To the editor: At GMUSD board meeting, students inspire in defense of their educators

    I am writing this letter as an individual, as a parent, and as a member of this community — not in my capacity as a member of the Green Mountain Unified School District board. The views expressed here are my own. On Monday evening, the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District  held a […]

  • 'Dinner with Friends' opens Springfield Players’ 2026 season April 25

    ‘Dinner with Friends’ opens Springfield Players’ 2026 season April 25

    The Springfield Community Players, Vermont’s oldest continuously operating community theater group, opens its 106th season on Saturday, April 25 with Donald Margulies’ acclaimed dramatic comedy, Dinner with Friends, at the SCP Studio, 165 South St. in Springfield. The Pulitzer Prize-winning play examines middle-adult friendships and the ways in which dynamics change when partnerships dissolve: as Beth […]

  • 'Discovering New England Stone Walls' draws large crowd

    ‘Discovering New England Stone Walls’ draws large crowd

    Kevin Gardner, of Hopkinton, N.H., spoke to a crowd of 140 people at the Nolin-Murray Center in Springfield on Tuesday, April 7. While simultaneously constructing a miniature stone wall, he discussed how and why New England’s stone walls were built, how their styles emerged and changed over time and their significance to the famous New […]

  • GMUSD board agenda for April 16

    GMUSD board agenda for April 16

    The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday April 16 at the Green Mountain High School 716 Route 103 south in Chester. Below is the board’s agenda: I. Call to Order 6:00 PM a. Roll Call – Confirming a Quorum II. Approval of Agenda a. Additions […]

  • Pause to revise Act 181 likely

    Pause to revise Act 181 likely

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC At last week’s Chester Planning Commission meeting focused on Act 181, Land Use Review Board member Alex Weinhagen said his group would like more time to work on getting new rules — which make major changes to Act 250 — right. Then, in an interview with The […]

  • Pomfret Select Board chair announces run for Windsor District Senate seat

    Pomfret Select Board chair announces run for Windsor District Senate seat

    Benjamin Brickner, chair of the Pomfret Select Board and a practicing attorney whose work includes regulatory and policy matters, has announced his candidacy for Vermont Senate in the Windsor District. He announced his candidacy on Monday at the Pomfret Town Hall, where he was to deliver  remarks outlining his priorities for the district’s 25 towns, […]

  • Sotomayor quilt raffle to benefit Chester Dems

    Sotomayor quilt raffle to benefit Chester Dems

    The Chester Town Democratic Committee is offering a chance to win a beautiful one-of-a-kind art quilt of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, created by award winning Chester quilt artist Linda Diak. Diak created this portrait of Justice Sotomayor using only cotton fabric and thread. The quilt measures 35 inches wide by 28 inches high and is signed […]

  • Part 2: Disability Rights: Housing, healthcare and mobility challenge Vermonters

    Part 2: Disability Rights: Housing, healthcare and mobility challenge Vermonters

    By Anne Henshaw ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Thanks to the efforts of the Vermont Coalition of Disability Rights, the Vermont Legislature voted on a House resolution declaring Feb. 11, 2026, Disability Advocacy Day. Families, self-advocates, service providers and legislators gathered at the Vermont Statehouse under a shared call to action: disability policy is every policy. […]

  • Play Every Town concert in Peru to also benefit Neighborhood Connections

    Play Every Town concert in Peru to also benefit Neighborhood Connections

    Renowned pianist David Feurzeig will perform his 96th Vermont concert at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17 at the Peru Church, 292 Main St. in Peru. He will be joined by local performers Amy Chamberlain, Anne D’Olivo and Wendy Galbraith as part of his Play Every Town project: a free concert in each of Vermont’s […]

  • Get ready for Green Up Day with a free 'Culvert Crawlers' workshop April 22 in Proctorsville

    Get ready for Green Up Day with a free ‘Culvert Crawlers’ workshop April 22 in Proctorsville

    Culverts are designed to convey stormwater runoff but can easily become clogged with fallen leaves, vegetation and debris, which can lead to flooding. On Green Up Day. Saturday, May 2, residents are encouraged to take the time to check culverts, ditches and drains — while out picking up trash — to make sure that they […]

  • To the editor: Rural Caucus members urge repeal of Tier 3, Road Rule in Act 181

    To the editor: Rural Caucus members urge repeal of Tier 3, Road Rule in Act 181

    Due to the widespread concern about the potential impacts of Act 181 (the reform of Act 250) I will be holding a discussion/Q&A at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 19 at the New American Grill, 5700 Vermont Rte 100, in Londonderry. Please join us. What is Act 181? And what are people concerned about? Act […]

  • To the editor: Act 181 road rule disincentivizes sound planning

    To the editor: Act 181 road rule disincentivizes sound planning

    As someone who has taught Environmental Economics over the course of 27 years at three colleges, and as a past administrator of a regional planning commission, I must strenuously oppose Act 181 in its current form.  While I embrace the need for environmental stewardship and proper planning, I also have serious concerns about the “road […]

  • Chester Select Board special meeting, regular meeting agendas for April 15

    Chester Select Board special meeting, regular meeting agendas for April 15

    The Chester Select Board will hold two meetings on Wednesday April 15. The first, a special meeting with two executive sessions with legal counsel, will be held at 5 p.m.  The second, regular meeting, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Both meetings will be at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and remotely via Zoom. Below […]

  • All Recent Articles