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  • To the editor: An open letter to Sheriff Palmer

    To the editor: An open letter to Sheriff Palmer

    To Sheriff Ryan Palmer: We write to you in our capacity as the elected representatives and senators of Windsor County during a moment of significant challenge for both the Windsor County Sheriff’s Department and the broader community it serves. Let it be clear from the outset that we respect the principle of due process and […]

  • To the editor: Charlton misses an opportunity to condemn government violence against citizens

    To the editor: Charlton misses an opportunity to condemn government violence against citizens

    On Jan. 29, Rep. Tom Charlton voted no to the Vermont’s state legislature’s expression of approval for Gov. Scott’s statement regarding ICE’s actions in Minnesota. His explanation was that the governor “missed an opportunity to call for de-escalation on all sides.”  (The full text of the resolution can be read here.) This explanation is in […]

  • To the editor: Scott speaks against ICE, but has nominated 'ICE enabler' for Supreme Court

    To the editor: Scott speaks against ICE, but has nominated ‘ICE enabler’ for Supreme Court

    While Gov. Phil Scott recently stated that Trump’s immigration crackdown may be “a deliberate federal intimidation and incitement of American citizens, ” he has nominated an ICE-enabler to a lifetime appointment to Vermont’s highest court, the Vermont Supreme Court. As we mourn the murders of  Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and the thousands of victims of […]

  • Financial probe leads to Windsor County Sheriff's arrest on multiple sexual misconduct charges

    Financial probe leads to Windsor County Sheriff’s arrest on multiple sexual misconduct charges

    © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer, 39, of Windsor was arrested on Tuesday and charged him with multiple counts related to sexual misconduct as a result of a seven-month investigation by Vermont State Police. According to a VSP press release, beginning in July 2025, police received numerous anonymous tips alleging possible […]

  • To the editor: Politicians should pay the price for Good, Pretti's deaths at the ballot box

    To the editor: Politicians should pay the price for Good, Pretti’s deaths at the ballot box

    On Jan. 13, amid widespread killings of demonstrators in Iran, President Trump posted on Truth Social “Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price.” However, Trump justified the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, falsely claiming she “willfully and viciously” […]

  • LWV's next speaker to discuss gerrymandering

    LWV’s next speaker to discuss gerrymandering

    The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with Kellogg-Hubbard Library, presents the next installment in its free lecture series on Voting Rights and Access to the Ballot at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Thomas Tai, Esq., staff attorney at the LWV of the United States, is the guest speaker. He provides legal […]

  • Peter Delaney with his 2020 version in February of that year. Photos by Shawn Cunningham

    Gravity + water + frigid temps = winter art

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC One of the joys of driving on Popple Dungeon Road every day in the winter is watching the evolution of self-creating ice sculpture at Peter Delaney’s place, where the blacktop ends and the gravel road begins. Each fall, Delaney brings out a wooden structure he’s created that […]

  • Op-ed: School choice fuels dreams for Vermonters

    Op-ed: School choice fuels dreams for Vermonters

    By Ross Powers Vermont’s ongoing and necessary discussion of education reform has had an unfortunate side effect: elevating the voices of people who are manipulating facts to fit their narrative. They want you to believe that Vermont’s independent schools are harming public education — particularly those that educate some of our most gifted student athletes. […]

  • Andover Select Board agenda for Jan. 26

    Andover Select Board agenda for Jan. 26

    The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 26, 2026 at the Andover 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 January 12th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per […]

  • Trump supporters on the Green mark the first anniversary of his inauguration. Photo by Shawn Cunningham

    Local Trump supporters mark anniversary of inauguration

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC As the sun was setting and the temperature was dropping below the mid-teens, a group of stalwart supporters of President Trump gathered on Chester’s Green late Tuesday afternoon to mark the one- year anniversary of his taking office for the second time. “We’re here in support of […]

  • Cavendish board budget eliminates recreation director, to move funds to sheriff services

    Cavendish board budget eliminates recreation director, to move funds to sheriff services

    By Lorien Strange ©2026 Telegraph Publishing Cavendish’s Jan. 12 Select Board meeting drew a small crowd, which bundled into the small entrance hall of the Town Office on Monday evening as the Board of Tax Abatement concluded its session later than scheduled. It was likely the biggest gathering Cavendish will see for a government meeting […]

  • To the editor: Area residents protest U.S. action against Venezuela

    To the editor: Area residents protest U.S. action against Venezuela

    On Saturday afternoon, Jan. 17, more than 50 residents of Chester, Ludlow, Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Grafton and other neighbors braved the snowstorm to participate in the worldwide Global Day of Action: No War for Oil. We protested the Trump regime’s illegal military attack against Venezuela and threats of violence against Columbia, Cuba, Mexico, Iran and […]

  • Chester Select Board, Water Commission agendas for Jan. 21

    Chester Select Board, Water Commission agendas for Jan. 21

    The Chester Select Board will hold a meeting as the Water and Sewer Commission at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday Jan. 21 at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and remotely via Zoom. The Select Board will hold a meeting directly after the Water and Sewer meeting. Below are the meeting agendas. Water and Sewer Commission 1. […]

  • Kids' winter art program at Derry Library Jan. 24

    Kids’ winter art program at Derry Library Jan. 24

    The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, invites families to celebrate winter and the warmth of friendship with art teacher Casey Junker Bailey at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24. Children of all ages (and grownups too!) will make artwork inspired by the picture book The Most Beautiful Winter. The workshop is free […]

  • Springfield Community Band seeking new members

    Springfield Community Band seeking new members

    After a successful Holiday Concert, the Springfield Community Band is seeking new members for its summer concert season. Musicians of high school age and up are welcome. The band plays all kinds of music, including jazz and tunes from movies and Broadway musicals, as well as traditional concert band pieces and music by contemporary composers. […]

  • MOOver seeks community driver coordinator

    MOOver seeks community driver coordinator

    The MOOver is hiring a community driver coordinator to recruit and manage its community drivers. These per diem drivers are reimbursed for their mileage and choose how often they wish to work. Community drivers provide rides to medical appointments and adult day care. They are an integral part of the company’s transportation network. The community […]

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