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Learn about Abenaki oral traditions via Zoom on March 17
Father and son Joseph and Jesse Bruchac will take you on a journey to the roots of the Western Abenaki nations at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, showing how songs carry the heart and meaning of this enduring Native American culture. The Zoom only event is being presented by the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum. […]
Blue Jay Way brings 50 years of rock to Ludlow March 16
Blue Jay Way will bring 50 years of rock ‘n’ roll music to the Heald Auditorium in Ludlow Town Hall, 37 S. Depot St., at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 16. Formed in 1974 at Castleton State College, the band has been providing audiences with rocking music and packing the dance floors ever since. Two […]
To the editor: Change in medical cannabis law a step backward
The Vermont House Government Operations Committee is considering amending Vermont law to allow high-potency cannabis to be sold at retail stores to patients with “medical” cards for marijuana. This would depart from the present law, which limits sale of high-potency cannabis concentrates to medical dispensaries only. This change would be a major step backward for […]
Henry Homeyer: It’s time to prune your fruit trees
By Henry Homeyer ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC March, April and May are good months to prune your fruit trees. Traditionally farmers pruned their fruit trees in March. I think they did so because they had less other work they could do at this time of year: It was too early to plant, weed or harvest. […]
Andover Select Board agenda for March 11
The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday March 11 at the Andover Town Office, 953 Weston-Andover Road. The board’s agenda is below. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of February 26th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, […]
Andover voters reject ‘short-term rental’ article; set Monday meeting next year
By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC In an otherwise routine Town Meeting in Andover on Monday night one thing stood out. On Tuesday, the town government asked its voters to weigh in by Australian ballot on whether it should add “short-term rental” to the list of conditional uses under its zoning bylaws. But […]
Chester Select Board agenda for March 6
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday March 6 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. Organization 2. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 3. Adopt Rules of Procedure 4. Adopt Conflict of […]
Memory Café in Chester on March 7
The Chester Memory Café welcomes all caregivers and their loved ones on the first Thursday of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The next one is scheduled for March 7. This free support group is held in the Willard Room at the rear of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 313 Main St. in Chester. […]
Springfield High presents ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ March 8-10
Springfield High School’s Theater Department presents Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring. Performances will be at the Springfield High School Auditorium, 303 South St., at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 8 and 9, with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 10. Admission is by donation. According to the Dramatists Play […]
Grafton Fire Department celebrates 100 years of community support
By Dave Ross ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Grafton Fire Department was formally established at the March 4, 1924 Town Meeting exactly 100 years ago today and almost to the day of this year’s Town Meeting. This came about due to action by the Grafton Improvement Association that had appointed a committee the previous September […]
To the editor: School branding bill amendment is ‘state censorship’
You know the saying “You’ll spend us into the gutter?” How about a Vermont version: “You’ll spend us into the ditch.’’ Vermont’s veto-proof state Democrats are doing just that: spending the people of Vermont into the ditch. For example, there’s the mind-boggling education property tax? A half joke in Montpelier has it that only one […]
Mis- and disinformation highlighted discussed League of Women Voters series concludes March 13
The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, presents the last in its 2023-2024 Lecture Series on Election Issues and Democracy at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13. This season examines the structural and cultural issues that affect voter attitudes and election results. This year, the series returned to in-person […]
TRSU Board agenda for March 7
The Two River Rivers Supervisory Union Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday March 7 at Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main Street and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/87289589734 Below is the board’s agenda I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions & Deletions) […]
Bridge #20 on Route 121/35 in Grafton down to one lane during replacement
©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont Agency of Transportation announces a single-lane closure on Bridge #20 over the Saxtons River along Vermont Route 121 in Grafton beginning Friday, March 1. VTrans is in the process of replacing Bridge #20, which is located on VT 121/35 East, just east of the intersection with Fisher Hill Road. […]
Julian quarry neighbors call on Select Board for action 'We want our neighborhood back'
By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing The agenda for last Wednesday’s Chester Select Board was short and did not suggest the outpouring of emotion — from frustration to anger — that would come during public comment as neighbors of three quarries in Gassetts pushed the board to act more decisively on the complaints they […]
Chester voters hear from candidates in contested races
By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC About 35 Chester voters turned out on Friday night to hear candidates running for contested seats on the Select Board, school district board and Trustees of Public funds address issues and why they want to serve. Moderator Bill Dakin introduced the candidates and asked each group some […]
To the editor: Lisa Rufa on her race for Chester Select Board
I was unable to attend the Candidates Night, however I would like to answer the questions so voters can read my position on the issues that affect Chester. Question 1: Why do you want to serve on the Chester Select Board? I would like to serve on the Select Board because like so many in […]
Kendall to remain in Andover GMUSD seat — for now
By Cynthia Prairie ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Scott Kendall, Andover representative on the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District, has decided to hold on to his seat for the time being after announcing his intention to resign last December. His intention to resign meant that the town of Andover was facing electing a […]
Free art demo, workshop at Whiting on March 2
Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, will celebrate art on Saturday, March 2 with a free demonstration and workshop. As a closing event to the Saxtons River Art Guild exhibition at the library, members will present a colored pencil demonstration in the morning and a watercolor painting workshop in the afternoon. Join Liz Winchester-Larson for […]
To the editor: Why I will vote for Nikki Haley in the Vermont presidential primary
I usually vote Democratic and will probably vote for President Biden in November, but I will be voting for Nikki Haley in Vermont’s presidential primary election on March 5. Here’s why: Vermont is one of only 15 states that have an open primary in which all registered voters, regardless of their party affiliation, can vote […]
