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Chester board talks forest management, finishes annual appointments
By Shawn Cunningham © Telegraph Publishing LLC Last Wednesday’s Chester Select Board meeting was partly made up of the re-organizational housekeeping that follows each year’s March Town Meeting but also looked toward the future and the work that the town needs to do. Windsor County Forester Hannah Dallas came before the board to discuss the […]
TRSU board agenda for April 3
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 3 at Cavendish Town Elementary School, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville and via Zoom. To join the meeting via Zoom, click https://trsu.zoom.us/j/82752233377 Below is the board’s agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: […]
To the editor: Anti-trans rhetoric is dangerous and irresponsible
The U.S. has serious issues of economic struggle, hunger and climate-driven disasters. Yet if you look at conservative media, you think that the country is facing an existential threat from an army of transgender and non-binary individuals. Republican officials are pushing bills to deny trans rights and even criminalize someone for identifying as transgender. So […]
Chester Townscape taking tree and shrub orders until April 16 Deadline extended by 1 week
Chester Townscape, an all-volunteer non-profit organization, is holding its Annual Tree & Shrub Sale to raise funds for its beautification projects. This event offers good-sized, proven trees and shrubs at below-retail nursery prices. This year’s selections are: Snow Showers Weeping Cherry Tree, Firelight Tidbit Hydrangea, Spice Baby Korean Viburnum, Oso Easy Ice Bay Rose, […]
Hands Off! protest against Trump admin to be held in Chester April 5
If you’re a southern Vermonter who wants to protest the actions of the Trump administration, meet by the information booth across from the Chester Green on Main Street at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, and join the hundred-plus nation-wide “Hands Off!” protests taking place that day. You’ll be joining people in a dozen other […]
William Shelton Ballou, 85, formerly of Chester
William Shelton Ballou, 85, passed away peacefully, on Tuesday March 4, 2025, in his beloved Rio De Janeiro apartment on Copacabana Beach, Brazil. He is predeceased by his father William Seth Ballou and mother Eleanor (Maxwell) Ballou. He is survived by his three daughters: Sarah Ballou Philippon (Daniel) of Chestertown, Md., Jennifer Ballou Vogt (William) […]
Andover Select Board agenda for March 24
The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday March 24 at the Andover Town Office , 953 Weston Andover Road. Below is the board’s agenda: 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of March 10th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes […]
GMUSD Board agenda for March 20
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday March 20, 2025 at the Green Mountain High School Library, 716 VT-Route 103 S, and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/86893724427 Below is the board’s agenda: I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. APPROVAL […]
Chester Select Board agenda for March 19
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday March 19, 2025 at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is the board’s agenda: 1.Approval of Minutes from the Selectboard Meeting dated March 5, 2025 2. Citizen’s Comments 3. Old Business […]
Isolated older Vermonters can struggle alone Visiting nurses like Weston's Regina Downer are there to help
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Seven Days as part of “This Old State,” the paper’s yearlong series on aging in Vermont. Rachel is a Seven Days staff writer and corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. By Rachel Hellman © 2025 Seven Days As Jim’s eyesight […]
Popular art classes for kids return to LAHS this summer
The Londonderry Arts and Historical Society will be offering its popular art workshops for children again this summer at the Custer Sharp House, 2461 Middletown Road in Londonderry. These classes are offered in honor of artist Bernadine Custer, who bequeathed her home to the historical society in 1992. Children will meet daily for weeklong classes […]
Ludlow Rotary seeks 2025 scholarship applicants
The Ludlow Rotary Club is again offering scholarships to eligible high school seniors to help pay for higher education, including college and advanced trade programs. Residents of Ludlow, Cavendish, Plymouth and Mount Holly are invited to apply. Recipients are selected based on scholastic achievement, financial need, realistic goals, extracurricular activities and community service. Applications may […]
BIPOC Home and Business Ownership project holds virtual meeting March 19
A project to help Upper Valley Black, Indigenous and People of Color residents and newcomers put down roots in this region will hold its second gathering from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19 via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. The first meeting, held in October of 2024, kicked […]
Antonie James Nunnikhoven, 66, formerly of Weston
Antonie James Nunnikhoven, 66, of Livingston, Mont., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in Olympic Valley, Calif. He was born on Oct. 28, 1958 to John and Betty Nunnikhoven of Weston. Many know him as “The Man Who’s Done Everything.” He loved the mountains and was a chef in Stowe, Vt., and Yosemite and Mammoth […]
Chester board talks quarrying, STRs, future rail connections and federal funds
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC With Tuesday’s elections behind it, the Chester Select Board last Wednesday got down to its annual re-organization with a bit of a surprise. When nominations for officers were opened, long-time board chair Arne Jonynas nominated vice chair Lee Gustafson to the chairman seat. The vote of the […]
Fewer short-term rentals in Chester could indicate a softening market
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC At last week’s Chester Select Board meeting, Zoning Administrator Preston Bristow and Assistant ZA Hugh Quinn updated the board on the town’s short-term rental program, which seems to have cooled down along with the entire STR market in general. The town requires property owners who rent for […]
Henry Homeyer: Pruning, planting and planning
By Henry Homeyer ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Whether March came in like the proverbial lion or lamb for you, March is the time when you need to pay more attention to your houseplants. Instead of watering every Sunday, you probably need to water most things twice a week – except for cacti and a few […]
Cavendish voters pass all articles but six offices left vacant GMUSD director slot unfilled
By Lorien Strange ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC With a turnout of 216, voters of the town of Cavendish adopted a $2.45 million budget for the year 2025-26, set the yearly salary for the Select Board at $700 for each member, with $200 extra for the chair and appropriated $2,500 for Okemo Valley Technical Rescue. Voters […]
Andover and Londonderry Town Meeting results
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two area towns, voted their Town Meeting articles from the floor on Monday night and Tuesday morning. Andover Andover voters approved a $1.24 million budget, elected two new select board members along with a slate of officers running unopposed and passed half a dozen other articles on […]
At Town Meeting, Chester voters OK $4.225M budget, discuss sewer, solar bond issues Tuesday's vote: Sewer, solar field bonds approved; Roper, Knapp, Gustafson re-elected
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC More than 100 people turned out for Chester’s Town Meeting on Monday night to vote from the floor on 18 published articles including the town’s $4.225 million budget. All passed on voice votes, although some got a bit more scrutiny from the assembly than others. For results […]
