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Atelier Annex hosts artist talk with noted photographer Linda Adele Goodine on Oct. 13
Atelier Annex will be hosting an Artist Talk with internationally acclaimed artist photographer Linda Adele Goodine at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13 at the recently opened gallery in the Old Fire House, 217 Main St. in Grafton. Goodine’s series reflect on many subjects: the environment, class, gender, love, death, war. Her constructed “sets” reflect […]
Spencer Lewis concert Oct. 7 in Grafton
Spencer Lewis, a mainstay of the Vermont music scene, offers a soothing and meditational concert with solo guitar and violin at Grafton’s historic Brick Meeting House, 2 Main St. He will play three sets from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7. The Times Argus described his music as “a soothing blend of […]
CAFC’s annual ‘Christmas Under the Tent Sale’ Oct. 7
The Chester Andover Family Center, located at 908 VT Route 103 South in Chester, will hold its 8th annual Christmas Under the Tent sale from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7. Holiday items for decorating, entertaining and gift giving will be available, including toys, gifts, items for your holiday table, artificial trees […]
Henry Homeyer: Fall flowers important food for butterflies, other pollinators and birds
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing Despite my best efforts to support monarch butterflies, this year was discouraging: I only saw two monarchs visit my gardens. I have a small bed just for milkweeds, both the common one and swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata). But no monarchs laid eggs there this summer, no larvae ate […]
Big Buzz Chainsaw Carving Festival Oct. 6-9 in Chester
The 14th annual Big Buzz Chainsaw Carving Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 6 through 9 at 1126 Rte 103 in Chester. Admission is $8 per person, $15 per couple and $20 for families. The Big Buzz is produced by Chester artist Barre Pinske, who started his chainsaw carving […]
Saturday evening roller skating coming to Springfield
Rollin’ On The River, a series of Saturday evening roller skating events, will be taking place on Saturday, Oct. 7, 14 and 21 in the upper parking lot of 100 River St. in Springfield. Entry is free for K-8 students and their families. K-5 skaters are invited to roll around the rink from 5 to […]
Ludlow Rotary hosts Chili Cook-off Oct. 7
The Ludlow Rotary Club is sponsoring its 32nd Annual Chili Cook-off from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7 on Depot Street by the traffic light in Ludlow. Admission is $15 per person, $5 for kids 12 and under or $35 for a family (two adults and two kids). This includes a sample of each chili […]
Kids’ art program at Weston library Oct. 7
Wilder Memorial Library, 24 Lawrence Hill Road in Weston, is celebrating the arrival of October with a special program for children at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7. Kids of all ages are invited to make Midnight Pumpkins and Wicked Pop-Ups with art teacher Casey Junker Bailey. The program is free of charge. For more […]
Chester Police probe ‘Zoom-bombing’ at GM school board special meeting
By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester Police are investigating last Tuesday night’s Zoom-bombing of a school board special meeting that shut down the meeting for about eight minutes. The incident included pornographic video and vile racial epithets and lasted 48 seconds before it could be shut down. Some Zoom attendees were watching the […]
UPDATED ZOOM LINK – TRSU board meeting agenda for Oct. 5
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday October 5, 2023 at Cavendish Elementary School, 573 Main Street in Proctorsville and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/81534635381 https://trsu.zoom.us/j/87289589734 I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. […]
Op-ed: Vermont is more diverse than depicted
Editor’s note: The public is invited to write and send in op-ed’s on a variety of topics that directly affect our communities. Mail them to cprairie@chestertelegraph.org. By Sara Stowell ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Recently The Chester Telegraph published an op-ed titled Vermont officially perpetuates its whiteness by Phayvanh Leukhamhan. The author critiques recent promotional videos […]
GM board votes to stop attorney’s defense of ‘Chieftain’ for now
By Shawn Cunningham ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District voted 6 to 3 last night to stop paying an attorney and have him halt work representing the board to defend the Chieftain mascot in an appeal before the state Agency of Education. Instead, the board will […]
FEMA outlines how to appeal a denial of flood aid
More than two months after the July 7-21, 2023, severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides, some affected residents in Windham and Windsor counties as well as Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland and Washington counties, may still be looking for answers. FEMA’s Individual and Households Program provides eligible survivors with financial assistance and direct services. […]
Chester Select Board to explore offering benefits to full-time Whiting Library staff
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC While last Wednesday’s Chester Select Board agenda was short, it yielded a lot of discussion and some progress on a couple of long-standing issues. Whiting Library Board chair Matt Gorsky came before the board to ask for “some reasonable accommodation” to get benefits for the library’s two […]
Carrara arraigned on child sex charges, held without bail
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Appearing via video conference from Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield, Jason Carrara of Chester was arraigned Monday, Sept. 25 by Judge John R. Treadwell in the Windham County Superior Court in Brattleboro. Representing Carrara, attorney Brian Marsicovetere entered a plea of not guilty to a charge […]
Editorial: Misinformation 1; Transparency 0
By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC No one likes to be called out in a public meeting. And for that to happen to a newspaper, it can be more than a little disconcerting. Journalists tend to not to like to be the center of attention. We write about the news, we don’t make it. […]
$5M in state funds available to homeowners to fix failed wells, septic systems
Gov. Phil Scott and the Agency of Natural Resources has announced $5 million of funding to support low- and moderate-income Vermont homeowners in repairing or replacing their failed or inadequate on-site water or wastewater systems. This is the third round of funding for the program. Eligible homeowners may apply for this round of ARPA On-Site funding […]
Local ‘Priority Projects’ sought for federal, state funding
Springfield Regional Development Corp. once again is partnering with the Mount Ascutney Regional Commission and area towns to develop the list of priority projects for state and federal fund eligibility. The Priority Project process is going on in each region in the state and the final product is provided to the Agency of Commerce and […]
Tom Gramling Jr., 66, of Springfield
Springfield Tom Gramling’s extended family mourns the loss of a husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and uncle after he was taken from this earth unexpectedly on Sept. 21, 2023. Tom was born in Windsor, Vt., on June 22, 1957, the second of Thomas and Lucille Gramling’s four children. Other than a brief residence in Patten, […]
AOE seeking applicants, public input for Secretary of Education post
The Vermont State Board of Education is seeking applications for the position of Secretary of Education, with a application deadline of Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Part of the board’s hiring process will include a public hearing on Oct. 2. The secretary is responsible for providing leadership to over 150 employees at the Agency of Education, […]
