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    Southern New Hampshire University of Manchester, N.H., congratulates the following students on being named to the fall 2024 President’s List. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List.  They are: Cathryn Feickert of Springfield Hayley Russell of Springfield Southern […]

  • 9% jump in GM District school budget proposed; elementary school restructuring plans firmed up

    9% jump in GM District school budget proposed; elementary school restructuring plans firmed up

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Monday night’s special meeting of the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District had just two agenda items. The main reason for the meeting was to review the 2025-26 budget proposal ahead of the board’s regular meeting on Thursday, since the board needs to approve a […]

  • With legislature under way, Gov. Scott sets tone and Education Commission seeks path forward

    With legislature under way, Gov. Scott sets tone and Education Commission seeks path forward

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC With its interim report submitted and the holidays in the rear view mirror, the commission tasked with looking at the future of Vermont’s education system was getting down to looking at the work ahead on Jan. 6. Then, Gov. Phil Scott and the Democratic majority leaders in […]

  • New Derry Recovery Committee seeks public feedback at Jan. 25 meeting

    New Derry Recovery Committee seeks public feedback at Jan. 25 meeting

    The Town of Londonderry recently formed the Long Term Recovery Committee, charged with developing a Recovery Plan to assist in building a sustainable, resilient and equitable approach toward disaster recovery and growth for the whole community. The committee is comprised of 12 individuals from the town’s boards and committees, appointed by the Select Board. It […]

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    Everett Mosher of Chester, a member of the class of 2026 majoring in Civil Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass., was a member of a student team that recently completed a professional-level research-driven project titled Making Safe Spaces for Disadvantaged Youth in Imizamo Yethu in South Africa. Known as the Interactive Qualifying Project, […]

  • Encore presentation of 'Bills Lumber' Jan. 18

    Encore presentation of ‘Bills Lumber’ Jan. 18

    After a “sold-out” free premiere, Bills Lumber, a documentary about the last days of the Bills family’s beloved antique sawmill, will be shown again at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18 in Williamsville Hall, 35 Dover Road in Newfane. The building is handicapped accessible. The free 45-minute video follows the Bills family, after the mill […]

  • Winter celebration for kids at South Derry Library Jan. 18

    Winter celebration for kids at South Derry Library Jan. 18

    The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, invites children of all ages to celebrate winter with art teacher Casey Junker Bailey at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18. Kids will receive a copy of the beautifully illustrated book Over and Under the Snow and will create their own “secret kingdom under the snow” […]

  • Springfield Community Band seeks new members

    Springfield Community Band seeks new members

    After a successful Holiday Concert, the Springfield Community Band is seeking new members for its summer concert season. The band plays all kinds of music: movie music, jazz, music from Broadway musicals, as well as traditional concert band pieces and music by contemporary composers. Even if it has been years since you last played, you […]

  • Discussion with author Jessica Shattuck Jan. 17 in South Derry

    Discussion with author Jessica Shattuck Jan. 17 in South Derry

    New York Times bestselling author Jessica Shattuck will discuss her recently published novel, Last House, at 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17 at the historic South Londonderry Train Depot, 34 West River St. This intimate story explores how multiple generations of a family with a Vermont home deal with some controversial historical trends and events […]

  • Chester Water Commissioners, Select Board meeting agendas for Jan. 15

    Chester Water Commissioners, Select Board meeting agendas for Jan. 15

    The Chester Water/Sewer Commissioners’ meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at  Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom, followed by the Select Board meeting. Click here to access the meeting via Zoom. Below is are their agendas. WATER/SEWER COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING AGENDA 1. Citizen’s Comments 2. Approve Water Budget 3. Approve […]

  • To the editor: Rep. Morrow pushes to end state Social Security tax, student cellphones in schools

    To the editor: Rep. Morrow pushes to end state Social Security tax, student cellphones in schools

    The first week of the legislative session included swearing in us newbies, the governor’s inaugural address and the assignment of committees. Most of our time as state representatives is spent in our committees taking testimony and discussing policy. I have been assigned the Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee, which considers matters relating to energy, utilities, […]

  • Andover Select Board agenda for Jan. 13

    Andover Select Board agenda for Jan. 13

    The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Jan. 13 at the 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 December 9th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, 10 […]

  • Editorial: Dems kick up some dust over a MAGA event

    Editorial: Dems kick up some dust over a MAGA event

    By Cynthia Prairie ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Words matter and so do the reactions to those words. And because of both of those, we have a bit of a dust-up over what exactly is happening at the beloved and historic Fullerton Inn in Chester. Has it gone “full MAGA” as one local Democrat is suggesting? […]

  • Police search Baltimore home where stolen truck was found; arrest owner

    Police search Baltimore home where stolen truck was found; arrest owner

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Officers from several area, state and federal departments searched a Baltimore home at around 2:30 today, Wednesday, Jan. 8, looking for tools missing from a truck stolen more than a week ago in Chester. In addition to recovering about two thirds of the tools, they found a […]

  • Henry Homeyer: Looking back on 2024, looking ahead to 2025

    Henry Homeyer: Looking back on 2024, looking ahead to 2025

    By Henry Homeyer ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC I’m not a big fan of unrealistic New Year’s resolutions such as “keep my papers organized and desk tidy,” for example.  But I do like to spend some time each January reflecting on the gardens of the past year and making decisions about what I will do in […]

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    Elias Stowell Aleman of Cavendish has been named to the President’s List for the fall 2024 semester at Keene’s State College in Keene, N.H.  To make the President’s List, a student must earn a 3.75 GPA or higher and have completed 12 graded credits, have no failing grades nor grades of Incomplete. Jed Lober of […]

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