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  • Weston Christmas Bazaar on hiatus, to return in November 2026

    Weston Christmas Bazaar on hiatus, to return in November 2026

    The Weston Community Association announces that one of the area’s favorite holiday gift buying options — the Weston Christmas Bazaar — will be not be taking place this year due to continued repairs to its traditional venue, the Weston Playhouse. This hiatus is just for this year and plans for the 2026 Weston Christmas Bazaar […]

  • Springfield High presents 'The Great Gatsby' this weekend

    Springfield High presents ‘The Great Gatsby’ this weekend

    Springfield High School’s Theater Department presents three performances of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby adapted for the stage by Simon Levy and approved by the Fitzgerald Estate. Shows will be held in the Springfield High School Auditorium, 303 South St., at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21 and 22, with a matinee at […]

  • Volunteer Train Elves needed for Okemo Valley Holiday Express

    Volunteer Train Elves needed for Okemo Valley Holiday Express

    The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce invites community members to step into the holiday spirit and volunteer as Train Elves for the Okemo Valley Holiday Express on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20 and 21. On both days, five festive train rides depart from and return to the Chester Depot station, 563 Depot St. in […]

  • Kendall Roman receives Eileen Austin Neal nursing scholarship

    Kendall Roman receives Eileen Austin Neal nursing scholarship

    The 20th Annual Eileen Austin Neal RN Memorial Scholarship for Nursing, in the amount of $1,000, was awarded to Kendall Roman of Westminster. She plans to attend River Valley Community College in Claremont, N.H. “Getting this award to help me be able to pursue a nursing career means so much to me,” said Roman. Eileen […]

  • Fundraising dinner to fight world hunger Nov. 22 in Ludlow

    Fundraising dinner to fight world hunger Nov. 22 in Ludlow

    In cooperation with Ludlow Rotary Club, Okemo Valley Women’s Club and Black River Good Neighbors, United Church of Ludlow, 48 Pleasant St., is hosting Stuffed Shells To Stuff Hungry Bellies, on Saturday, Nov. 22. The cost is $15 per person, with all funds raised being directed to charities that fight world hunger. Preorder, takeout and drop-ins […]

  • Santa is coming to Rockingham Vet Clinic Nov. 21

    Santa is coming to Rockingham Vet Clinic Nov. 21

    Santa Claus will be visiting Rockingham Veterinary Clinic, 319 S. Main St. in Chester, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov 21, just in time for you to create your holiday cards. This annual tradition lets four-legged friends meet Santa and maybe even get a treat. Photos can be taken with just your […]

  • Derry Library hosts Giving Thanks Art Workshop for kids Nov. 22

    Derry Library hosts Giving Thanks Art Workshop for kids Nov. 22

    The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, invites children to learn about Thanksgiving traditions around the world at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22 at our annual Giving Thanks Workshop. Join art teacher Casey Junker Bailey to make special table decorations using natural materials. Each family will receive a copy of Harvest Days, […]

  • 71st Annual Springfield Rotary Penny Sale raises more than $16,000

    71st Annual Springfield Rotary Penny Sale raises more than $16,000

    The 71st Annual Springfield Rotary Club Penny Sale, held on Oct. 25 at Riverside Middle School, netted more than $16,000. More than 340 prizes — valued at $15 to $500 — were given away to an enthusiastic crowd of more than 300 people. Angela Markwell of Springfield won the Grand Prize of $5,000 in cash. […]

  • Will Danforth to perform Nov. 23 in Chester

    Will Danforth to perform Nov. 23 in Chester

    Will Danforth will provide music to come together and sing out hopes and harmonies during these challenging times at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23 at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Your freewill offering will benefit Indivisible. Danforth is primarily known as an acoustic multi-instrumentalist of American “roots” genres. With seven albums to his […]

  • Kate Lorenz Memorial Fund donates to six Vermont organizations

    Kate Lorenz Memorial Fund donates to six Vermont organizations

    The Kate Lorenz Memorial Community Fund announces 11 awards/gifts for 2025. This year, the fund donated more than $5,000 in gifts to organizations that represent Kate’s interests and passions. Six organizations are in Vermont; five are in Massachusetts. The Vermont awards are to Create Together, Ludlow/Children’s Scholarships and Programs The Women’s Freedom Center, Brattleboro/Children and […]

  • Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 19

    Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 19

    The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. To join the meeting click here. Below is the board’s agenda: 1. Approval of Minutes from the Selectboard Meeting dated Nov. 5, 2025 2. Citizen’s Comments 3. Old Business 4. Review Discontinuance/Reclassification of […]

  • Chester icons under the aurora borealis

    Chester icons under the aurora borealis

    ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester resident Bruce Johnson sent over a few photos he shot during Tuesday night’s aurora borealis, a  spectacular atmospheric display that Vermonters — and much of the northern hemisphere — were graced with on Tuesday night. Johnson used his cellphone to take the shots around 8:30 p.m.  They show the aurora […]

  • Secretary of State announces candidates for Vermont’s 2026 Kid Governor

    Secretary of State announces candidates for Vermont’s 2026 Kid Governor

    Seven fifth graders from across the state have made it onto the final ballot for the upcoming election for Vermont’s 2026 Kid Governor. Each candidate developed a campaign platform centered around an important issue facing our state and a three-point plan for how fifth graders can address that issue in their own communities. The candidates […]

  • Kirk MacGinnis, back to the camera, accuses the board and town manager of violations of due process. Image courtesy of SAPA TV

    Chester board wrestles with Class 4 road issues

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC There was no calm before the storm at the Nov. 5 Chester Select Board meeting with property owner Kirk MacGinnis forcefully making demands of the chair even before the minutes from the Oct. 1 meeting could be reviewed. In a confrontational style that includes handouts listing statute […]

  • 'Perfect Arrangement' to close out Springfield Players' 105th season

    ‘Perfect Arrangement’ to close out Springfield Players’ 105th season

    Springfield Community Players, 165 South St., is preparing for the last show of its 105th season. Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne merges madcap sitcom-style laughs with provocative drama as two U.S. State Department employees struggle to maintain their cover and their sanity. It’s 1950, and new colors are being added to the Red Scare. Bob […]

  • MOOver! makes route changes starting Nov. 17

    MOOver! makes route changes starting Nov. 17

    Southeast Vermont Transit (aka The MOOver) is making minor changes to three routes beginning on Monday, Nov. 17. The Route 1 Springfield In-Town Route will change from a fixed route to microtransit. It will still depart from the Penguin Mart in Bellows Falls at 7:50 a.m. Monday through Friday, arriving at the Springfield Plaza at […]

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