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N.H. beer enthusiasts developing craft brew app
By Ryan Lessard Brew News Spotlight Republished Courtesy Manchester (N.H.) Ink Link Have an idea what kind of beer you like but need help finding a new craft brew made locally? There’s an app for that — or rather, there will be soon. DraughtPick is a mobile app under development and due for beta test […]
Chester Planning Commission agenda for August 3
© Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Chester Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. on Monday August 3, 2020. Below is its agenda. A link to join the meeting will be posted on the Town of Chester’s website home page 1. Review minutes from the July 20, 2020 meeting 2. Citizens […]
Obituary: Joan Dayton, 72, of Londonderry
Joan E. Dayton, 72, of Londonderry, passed away July 25, 2020 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Joan was born in Rutland on June 30, 1948 the daughter of the late Clarence and Rose Barone Dayton. Joan attended schools in Rutland and graduated from Leland & Gray High School in Townshend. […]
TRSU moves toward hybrid reopen Sept. 8 Second re-opening forum set for Wednesday night
By Shawn Cunningham © 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC At the beginning of a Zoom public forum last Tuesday, Two Rivers Supervisory Union Superintendent Lauren Fierman told the nearly 120 parents, community members and teachers attending that due to the nature of the pandemic almost everything they would talk about was subject to change. Since then, […]
Condos urges absentee voters to send in ballots
Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos is encouraging all Vermont voters to ensure that they exercise their right to vote in the upcoming Tuesday, Aug. 11 statewide Primary Elections. For those voters who have requested early/absentee ballots, Condos recommends the voter follow all instructions to properly vote their ballot, and return it to their Town […]
Kinhaven faculty gives concert on Weston Green
Nearly 100 Weston residents and neighbors were on hand this past Saturday for the return of live music to the Weston Village Green presented by the faculty of the Kinhaven Music School. The program included selections from Bach, Paganini, O’Connor, Dvorak, Mendelssohn and Perrault. Artists included Deborah Buck on violin, who is also Kinhaven co-executive […]
70th Grace Cottage Fair Auction through Monday
The 70th Grace Cottage Hospital Fair Day will go on, with some of the traditional elements intact. The first fair was held on Aug. 5, 1950, organized by the Grace Cottage Hospital Auxiliary, with a healthy mix of fun, fellowship, and fundraising that has been vital to sustaining the hospital’s patient care. An auction, T-shirts […]
Whiting Library reopens Aug. 3 by appointment
The Whiting Library, 117 Main St, in Chester, will be reopening the library building to the public by appointment only beginning Monday, Aug. 3. Patrons will be required to call in advance at 875-2277 to schedule a 25-minute appointment slot. Appointments will be available at 11 and 11:30 a.m. and noon and 12:30 p.m. Monday, […]
Left in Andover: A step back to go forward in women’s health care
By Susan Leader ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Brattleboro Hospital was the place to deliver when I had my two babies in the mid-1980s. It had been early to adopt woman-centric policies, offering my women friends and me wide latitude in our birth plans. But Springfield was a shorter drive from my home in Andover. I […]
Chester Chatter: Ah, those trips to the dump
By Ruthie Douglas ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Yippee! Yippee! School was out and summer vacation had begun for me and my sister. My Uncle Kenny had a butcher shop and small grocery in front of our house. The shop was closed on Mondays and my sister and I would hang out with him. We really […]
Henry Homeyer: beyond the perennials, unique ways to make your garden your own
By Henry Homeyer ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC My garden is the place I go in times of sadness, worry or stress. It makes me feel better. I took a few moments one morning recently to really look at what was in my garden to see what made it so special. I saw that in addition […]
Londonderry woman dies in crash
© 2020 Telegraph Publishing, LLC A Londonderry woman has died as a result of an early afternoon motor vehicle crash in Salisbury, Vt. According to a Vermont State Police Press release, Joan Dayton, 72 of Londonderry was a passenger in a car driven by Center Merrill, 77 also of Londonderry. Just after 1 p.m., Merrill […]
Michigan man indicted for 2019 threat against GMUHS
© 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont announced in a press release on Friday, July 24 that a federal grand jury, sitting in Burlington has indicted Jason Graham, 24, of Michigan, for threatening Green Mountain Union High School in Chester in the winter of 2019. On […]
Total Covid-19 cases continue slow growth as Scott mandates masks
©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Despite Covid-19 numbers in Vermont that lead the nation in optimistic trends, including the lowest total positive case number and the lowest positivity rate, Gov. Phil Scott announced a statewide mask mandate beginning Aug. 1. Scott cited concerns over increased cases to the south and west of Vermont, the current tourist […]
Missing Springfield man found dead in Chester
© 2020 Telegraph Publishing, LLC A Springfield man who went missing on July 18, 2020 was found dead yesterday afternoon off Route 103 north in Chester. According to a Chester Police press release, at about 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 23 police were notified that a vehicle belonging to Robert Redfield, 55, had been seen […]
Gov. Scott mandates public mask-wearing
By Cynthia Prairie ©2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Citing the surge of Covid-19 cases around the country, Gov. Phil Scott on Friday, July 24, mandated that everyone in a public place in which physical distancing is not possible must wear a mask or cloth face covering. The order takes effect on Saturday, Aug. 1. State officials […]
Chester Select Board special meeting for July 23
The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 23 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. Town Hall is limited to 25 people. Click here for updated Zoom meeting information. Below is the agenda. 1. Citizen Comments 2. Sign Amendment A, Guaranteed Maximum Price, for Emergency […]
Andover Select Board agenda for July 27
The Select Board for the town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 27 at the Andover Town Office, 953 Andover Road, with appropriate distancing in place. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: Act on minutes from the July […]
College News
Ian Kehoe of Chester, who is majoring in Game Production Management, has been named to the President’s List at Champlain College in Burlington for the spring 2020 semester. Students on the President’s List have achieved a grade point average of 4.0 or higher during the semester. Kaya Mulligan of South Londonderry, who is majoring in […]
GMUSD Board gets update on re-opening
By Shawn Cunningham © 2020 Telegraph Publishing LLC Most of the Green Mountain Unified School District board meeting on Thursday, July 17 was taken up with discussing how district schools will reopen for face-to-face learning late next month. So it was ironic that the final agenda point was a conversation on whether the board should […]
