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  • 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 […]

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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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • College News

    College News

    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 […]

  • Chester board OKs rural zoning changes; talks 2025 budget, water meter upgrades

    Chester board OKs rural zoning changes; talks 2025 budget, water meter upgrades

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC An amendment to Chester’s rural zoning regulations that’s been under consideration since July, with several hearings where it was criticized by residents and Select Board members alike, was finally adopted after  one of its most controversial proposals was dropped. The 4 to 1 vote approving the at […]

  • GMUSD Board meeting agenda for Jan. 16

    GMUSD Board meeting agenda for Jan. 16

    The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold its regular meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16 in the Green Mountain High School Library/Media Center, 716 Route 103 South and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. […]

  • 21-year-old from Massachusetts gets 85 months on fentanyl, cocaine charges

    21-year-old from Massachusetts gets 85 months on fentanyl, cocaine charges

    ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 21-year-old Holyoke, Mass., man has been sentenced to more than seven years — 85 months — in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine and to using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking […]

  • Andover Snowriders to hold fundraising pasta dinner, silent auction Jan. 11

    Andover Snowriders to hold fundraising pasta dinner, silent auction Jan. 11

    Andover Snowriders is holding its 12th Annual Pasta Dinner and silent auction from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Andover Town Hall, 953 Weston-Andover Road. The entire evening is open to the public. Dinner includes penne, ziti or spaghetti with marinara, vodka or meat sauce (a gluten-free option is available); tossed […]

  • One select board meeting, 3 contentious issues and a glitch

    One select board meeting, 3 contentious issues and a glitch

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board had its hands full at its Wednesday, Dec. 18 meeting as it again took on controversial changes to rural zoning but put off a vote, handed down a determination in a long-standing Class 4 roads dispute and learned that sometimes delaying a decision […]

  • Chester Water Commissioners, Select Board agendas for Jan. 2

    Chester Water Commissioners, Select Board agendas for Jan. 2

    The Chester Water/Sewer Commissioners’ meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2 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. Water Meter Purchase 3. Water/Sewer […]

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