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    Grace Tyrrell of Cavendish received a Bachelor of Arts degree at the 75th Commencement of Stonehill College, in Easton, Mass., on Sunday, May 17. Grayson Frazer of Springfield has earned a degree in Exercise Science from Trine University in Angola, Ind. The following full-time undergraduate students have earned placement on the spring 2026 President’s List […]

  • GMUSD board hears of bullying, threats to inclusion at high school

    GMUSD board hears of bullying, threats to inclusion at high school

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC While new GMUSD board chair Lisa Sanders played catch-up on a backlog of work by splitting the agenda and scheduling an additional meeting for May, the board got an earful from the public and continued its combative internal dynamic at its May 21 confab. The board will […]

  • Local author Ralph Pace publishes novel

    Local author Ralph Pace publishes novel

    Ralph Pace, a Rutland resident and formerly of Ludlow, has published a novel titled Chronicles of a Grumpy Old Man. The book is about a man in his 90s who suddenly rediscovers himself and love, but only after experiencing a number of personal challenges and renewal of memories that shaped him into who he was. […]

  • Parent Child Center seeks sponsors for annual Duck Run fundraiser

    Parent Child Center seeks sponsors for annual Duck Run fundraiser

    The Springfield Area Parent Child Center invites businesses, organizations and community members to become sponsors of the 2026 SAPCC Duck Run, which will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 27. This is SAPCC’s largest annual fundraiser and a beloved community event that brings families together for an afternoon of fun, connection […]

  • Cavendish, GM Middle school principals resign

    Cavendish, GM Middle school principals resign

    By Cynthia Prairie ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a surprising coincidence, two principals within the Green Mountain school district of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union resigned on the very same day. That day — Tuesday, May 12  — was also the day that voters went to the polls to overwhelmingly approve a $19.3 million budget […]

  • Memorial Day Observance in Grafton May 30

    Memorial Day Observance in Grafton May 30

    Grafton’s Memorial Day Observance will take place on the traditional date, Saturday, May 30. The Memorial Procession will form at 2:15 p.m. and step off from the Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St., at 2:30 p.m., marching to the White Church for a bell toll, on to a brief service at the Village Cemetery for […]

  • VSO to celebrate America 250 with music and fireworks in Grafton on July 3

    VSO to celebrate America 250 with music and fireworks in Grafton on July 3

    The Vermont Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 3 at the Grafton Trails and Outdoor Center, 783 Townshend Road in Grafton. Please bring blankets or folding chairs; gates open at 5:30 p.m. for picnicking. The 2026 Summer Festival Tour is titled America 250. Two works will be elevated by live narration […]

  • Part 4: Onward to Cameroon

    Part 4: Onward to Cameroon

    By Henry Homeyer © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Gretchen and I made it to Agadez, a desert market town in Niger, 850 miles due south of Tamanrassett, and I immediately felt at home. Just out of college, I had taught fourth grade in Jersey City, N.J., at a inner-city public elementary school and, like children […]

  • Springfield Garden Club beautifies downtown

    Springfield Garden Club beautifies downtown

    Wednesday, May 20 was sunny and warm, a perfect day for 26 members of the Springfield Garden Club to don their yellow T-shirts and hats and carry out their Civic Beautification mission. They planted annuals in 20 planters and window boxes along Main Street, as well as the garden beds at Town Hall, the Springfield […]

  • Call for youth applicants for Rural Rivers Community Science fellowships

    Call for youth applicants for Rural Rivers Community Science fellowships

    TThe Rural Rivers Project is offering an opportunity for young adults ages 18 to 26 to learn how to do community science on rivers, flooding, mitigation and recovery. Are you interested in how society, the environment and technology can come together to address problems caused by floods? Apply to be a Rural Rivers Community Science […]

  • Andover Scholarships awarded to 3 GM seniors

    Andover Scholarships awarded to 3 GM seniors

    The Andover Scholarship Committee, made up of Charlene Huyler, Maddy Bodin and Carmen Macchia, recently awarded scholarships to three seniors who attend Green Mountain Union High School. Each has demonstrated a love for and service to the Andover community. Ian Bernier grew up in Andover with a love of the outdoors and wildlife. He will […]

  • Henry Homeyer: Now is a good time to improve your soils

    Henry Homeyer: Now is a good time to improve your soils

    By Henry Homeyer © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Asking me to name my favorite flower is, perhaps, like asking you to name your favorite child or dog. But late May brings one of my top picks: the candelabra primrose (Primula japonica). It sends up a flower stalk with a circle of florets, then it grows […]

  • Vandal spray paints anti-Israel sentiments on Cavendish business

    Vandal spray paints anti-Israel sentiments on Cavendish business

    © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Someone vandalized a Cavendish business with graffiti expressing support for Palestinians and disdain for Israel early this morning, according to the Vermont State Police. A  little before 2 a.m. on Wednesday, someone using purple spray paint wrote “Free Palestine” and an obscenity toward Israel on the front windows of DG […]

  • Award-winning author at Grafton Library May 27

    Award-winning author at Grafton Library May 27

    Grafton Public Library, 204 Main St., presents its first Neighbor-to-Neighbor Discussion Series Program of 2026 at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27. Award-winning author and journalist Peter Canellos will discuss his most recent book: Revenge for the Sixties: Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement. Canellos began his journalism career at the […]

  • Springfield Rotary Club has another successful Diaper Drive

    Springfield Rotary Club has another successful Diaper Drive

    A LOAD OF DIAPERS: Emma McGuirk, past president of the Springfield Rotary Club, left, stands with Kayla Bapp, coordinator of the Springfield Area Parent Child Center Diaper Bank. Nearly 1,600 diapers and $500 in monetary donations were collected for the SAPCC Diaper Bank. The Rotary thanks M&T Bank in Chester and Springfield, Springfield Town Library […]

  • Chester begins Town Plan update; 'all boards' public meeting on June 9 to coordinate effort

    Chester begins Town Plan update; ‘all boards’ public meeting on June 9 to coordinate effort

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a couple of weeks, Chester will hold an “all boards” meeting, bringing together many of the boards, committees and commissions that work on issues facing the town. That Tuesday, June 9 public meeting will be held from 5  to 8:30 p.m. at Town Hall and remotely […]

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