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  • Part 2: Disability Rights: Housing, healthcare and mobility challenge Vermonters

    Part 2: Disability Rights: Housing, healthcare and mobility challenge Vermonters

    By Anne Henshaw ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Thanks to the efforts of the Vermont Coalition of Disability Rights, the Vermont Legislature voted on a House resolution declaring Feb. 11, 2026, Disability Advocacy Day. Families, self-advocates, service providers and legislators gathered at the Vermont Statehouse under a shared call to action: disability policy is every policy. […]

  • Get ready for Green Up Day with a free 'Culvert Crawlers' workshop April 22 in Proctorsville

    Get ready for Green Up Day with a free ‘Culvert Crawlers’ workshop April 22 in Proctorsville

    Culverts are designed to convey stormwater runoff but can easily become clogged with fallen leaves, vegetation and debris, which can lead to flooding. On Green Up Day. Saturday, May 2, residents are encouraged to take the time to check culverts, ditches and drains — while out picking up trash — to make sure that they […]

  • To the editor: Rural Caucus members urge repeal of Tier 3, Road Rule in Act 181

    To the editor: Rural Caucus members urge repeal of Tier 3, Road Rule in Act 181

    Due to the widespread concern about the potential impacts of Act 181 (the reform of Act 250) I will be holding a discussion/Q&A at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 19 at the New American Grill, 5700 Vermont Rte 100, in Londonderry. Please join us. What is Act 181? And what are people concerned about? Act […]

  • To the editor: Act 181 road rule disincentivizes sound planning

    To the editor: Act 181 road rule disincentivizes sound planning

    As someone who has taught Environmental Economics over the course of 27 years at three colleges, and as a past administrator of a regional planning commission, I must strenuously oppose Act 181 in its current form.  While I embrace the need for environmental stewardship and proper planning, I also have serious concerns about the “road […]

  • Drumstick primula is an early spring bloomer.

    Henry Homeyer: Spring brings two columns each month and new ideas for your garden

    By Henry Homeyer ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC This was supposed to be my very last gardening column, but (spoiler alert) it is not. I started writing a gardening column in 1998 and wrote weekly for 25 years. Then, in late 2023, I dropped down to once a month. I liked the extra time and freedom […]

  • Green Up Day returns Saturday, May 2

    Green Up Day returns Saturday, May 2

    Green Up Day has been held each spring since 1970. The event is still going strong 56 years later, with tens of thousands of volunteers collecting hundreds of tons of trash annually from roadsides and waterways. This year, Green Up Day is Saturday, May 2. Cavendish volunteers can sign up now and claim roads in […]

  • More than 20 Vermont organizations host Changemakers Summit on April 11

    More than 20 Vermont organizations host Changemakers Summit on April 11

    A broad coalition of Vermont nonprofit organizations representing public health, food security, social justice, environmental and other interests is hosting the 2026 Vermont Changemakers Summit from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 11. The free, all-day event will take place at Harwood Union Middle & High School, 458 Vermont Rte 100 in Moretown. […]

  • Part 1: Disability Rights: From institution toward independence

    Part 1: Disability Rights: From institution toward independence

    By Anne Henshaw ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC For much of American history, people with disabilities were seen as “others;” as problems to be managed. Disabled people were denied access to public schools, barred from employment, denied voting rights, subjected to eugenics laws, sterilized without consent and segregated banished from public life. They were not only […]

  • Free 'Stop the Bleed' training in Springfield

    Free ‘Stop the Bleed’ training in Springfield

    Accidents can happen anywhere – at home, in the yard, on the road or just out running errands. Bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death after injury. Come learn the simple skills needed to potentially save a life. Stop the Bleed, a free training event, will take place at the Black River Innovation Campus, […]

  • Judge in 4 year-old murder case aims to pick up pace

    Judge in 4 year-old murder case aims to pick up pace

    Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC More than six years after truck driver Roberto Fonseca-Rivera was shot and killed on Rt. 103 in Rockingham and more than four years after Jozsef Piri was charged with 2nd degree murder in the crime, the justice system continues to grind slowly toward a trial, which lawyers on […]

  • Chester Townscape offers hanging baskets

    Chester Townscape offers hanging baskets

    Chester Townscape is once again taking orders for beautiful hanging flower baskets. They are available in a choice of hot or cool colors that are especially selected for reliability and beauty and the ability to thrive in sunny or shady locations. Click here to download the order form. The baskets make a perfect Mother’s Day […]

  • To the editor: Chase promises grit, clear-eyed vision as she seeks Windsor Senate seat

    To the editor: Chase promises grit, clear-eyed vision as she seeks Windsor Senate seat

    In case you haven’t already heard, I am officially running for the Vermont Senate to represent Windsor County. I launched my campaign on the Chester Green in mid-March, surrounded by supporters and loved ones. I’ve spent my life serving others: as a nurse, a successful business owner, a member of the Chester Select Board and […]

  • CAFC receives $3,000 grant from Vail-Okemo

    CAFC receives $3,000 grant from Vail-Okemo

    Chester-Andover Family Center was recently awarded a $3,000 EpicPromise cash grant from Vail-Okemo. Funds will be used to support the CAFC Food Shelf Recipe Kit Initiative. Volunteers work with the Food Shelf manager to determine what produce and shelf-stable foods will be in abundance each month and develop and test main dish recipes using the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Signs of the times: Chester Green hosts third No Kings rally

    Signs of the times: Chester Green hosts third No Kings rally

    Elvis did not leave the Green during the two-hour protest. All photos by Shawn Cunningham unless otherwise noted. By Cynthia Prairie ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC While some of the signs carried angry messages, most of those carrying them did not. Instead, they offered up smiles and humor as they spoke of serious subjects that drew […]

  • 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 […]

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