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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Free Community Health Fair March 28 in Springfield

    Free Community Health Fair March 28 in Springfield

    Springfield Area Adult Day Services invites community members to a special People First Health Fair from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 28 at its facility located at 266 River St. in Springfield. This free event will offer attendees the opportunity to receive complimentary wellness services, including balance screenings, checking of blood pressure […]

  • From the editor: Handcuffing a free press

    From the editor: Handcuffing a free press

    “I appreciate the effort that goes into the journalism. The part that I object to is the attitude that comes across, there’s some political bias that shows up and is also painting Chester, not necessarily in the right light. … “But my question is, as paper of record, we’re paying you a bunch of money […]

  • Chester board names paper of record despite chair's complaints about Telegraph

    Chester board names paper of record despite chair’s complaints about Telegraph

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board agenda for March 18 promised a low-key meeting with mostly routine appointments, liquor license and entertainment permit approvals and review and adoption of some policies. The most contentious item – given recent dustups over school board appointments – seemed to be whether to […]

  • GMUSD board re-organizes with several new members

    GMUSD board re-organizes with several new members

    By Shawn Cunningham © Telegraph Publishing LLC The effects of the recent Town Meeting Day elections and filling of its two vacancies are looking like a sea change in the operation of the Green Mountain Unified School District board if last Thursday’s meeting is any indication. The new directors —  Michael Ripley of Cavendish replacing […]

  • Spaghetti fundraiser April 2 to send CAES kids to Keewaydin Enviro Camp

    Spaghetti fundraiser April 2 to send CAES kids to Keewaydin Enviro Camp

    The community is invited to a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to send 5th and 6th graders at Chester-Andover Elementary School to Keewaydin Environmental Education Center for a week-long outdoor learning experience in May. The dinner will be held at CAES, 72 Main St. in Chester, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 2. The dinner […]

  • To the editor: Senior Solutions' Foxy Fund helps seniors to keep caring for their pets at home

    To the editor: Senior Solutions’ Foxy Fund helps seniors to keep caring for their pets at home

    As the Nutrition and Wellness Coordinator at Senior Solutions, which provides services throughout Windsor and Windham counties, I regularly see how deeply pets are woven into the daily lives of the older adults we serve. For many, a pet offers companionship, routine, comfort, and a sense of purpose — supports that often grow more important […]

  • Op-ed: Patriots for freedom of the press

    Op-ed: Patriots for freedom of the press

    By Tim Roper The rule of law has kept our country safe from despots for almost 240 years. Our Constitution, ratified by the states in 1788, was missing a Bill of Rights — an absence that kept several founders from signing. James Madison introduced one the following year, and 10 amendments were ratified in December […]

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