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  • Members of the House Committee on the Environment vote on moving the bill forward

    House Environment committee votes to move Act 181 repeal bill forward

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC By a roll call vote this morning (Thursday, April 30), the Vermont House Committee on the Environment unanimously approved a heavily revised version of Senate bill 325 and sent it on to the full House. The newly minted legislation, among other things, repeals Act 181’s Road Rule […]

  • Environment Committee member Rep. Rob North gives the House Rural Caucus an update on the revisions to Act 181

    Rural Caucus hears update on Act 181 changes

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont Legislature’s Rural Caucus — which recently sent a letter to House Speaker Jill Krowinski urging the repeal of portions of Act 181 — heard an update this morning from Rep. Rob North on the status of that move. North, of  Ferrisburg, sits on the House […]

  • Windham Commission to host public meetings on draft Regional Plan update

    Windham Commission to host public meetings on draft Regional Plan update

    The Windham Regional Commission will be hosting in-person and remote public meetings to present a draft of the Windham Regional Plan update. WRC helps 27 towns in southeast Vermont to provide effective local governance and address regional issues. The Regional Plan provides guidance on the future for the region and is used for WRC’s work […]

  • Neighborhood Connections launches Winhall 100% Campaign

    Neighborhood Connections launches Winhall 100% Campaign

    From the end of April through the end of May, Neighborhood Connections will be undertaking a targeted effort to enable residents of Winhall to take advantage of several financial benefit programs to which they may be entitled. Through the Winhall 100% Campaign, Neighborhood Connections will help with advising, completing applications, handling delivery to the appropriate […]

  • Derry cemeteries will reopen May 1

    Derry cemeteries will reopen May 1

    The Cemetery Commission of the Town of Londonderry has announced that cemeteries will open on Friday, May 1. Clean-up by the cemetery caretakers will begin shortly thereafter. All decorations that were added over the winter should be removed; any winter decorations remaining on May 1 will be disposed of. As a reminder, plantings are not […]

  • Chester GOP to hold 'Turn Vermont Red' candidate event

    Chester GOP to hold ‘Turn Vermont Red’ candidate event

    On Saturday, May 2, the Chester Town Republican Committee will hold a “Turn Vermont Red” event at Terra Italian Steakhouse*, 8 VT Rte 100 in Ludlow. You’ll hear from conservative voices as well as candidates for U.S. House, Windsor County Senate and House of Representatives and Windsor County sheriff, as well as from some in […]

  • GMUSD budget re-vote informational meeting May 5

    GMUSD budget re-vote informational meeting May 5

    The Green Mountain Union School District will hold a informational meeting regarding the District’s school budget ahead of a May 12 re-vote at 6 p.m. on May 5, 2026 at Green Mountain Union High School, 716 Route 103 south in Chester and remotely via Zoom.  Below is the board’s agenda: I. Call to Order II. […]

  • Judge clears way for Piri murder trial early next year

    Judge clears way for Piri murder trial early next year

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Windham County Superior Court judge has denied a defense motion to dismiss second-degree murder charges against Jozsef Piri, paving the way for a five week long trial sometime early in 2027. Piri is accused of shooting and killing Roberto Fonseca-Rivera – a Boston truck driver – […]

  • Chester Fire & EMS receive VFW commendations

    Chester Fire & EMS receive VFW commendations

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC On April 9, Steve Leach — a representative of the Harned-Fowler VFW Post 6471 of Manchester — visited Chester’s Public Safety Building to present the fire and ambulance departments with VFW Community Service certificates. Leach said that April 2026 marks the 80th anniversary of Post 6471’s National […]

  • Henry Homeyer: Oil your tools, pull those invasives and consider some planting

    Henry Homeyer: Oil your tools, pull those invasives and consider some planting

    By Henry Homeyer ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Spring arrives in New England in fits in starts and starts: Hot and sunny one day, chilly and drizzly the next. Maybe even a few flurries to outrage the impatient gardener. But there is much that can be done in late April, even on a rainy day. I […]

  • Andover Select Board agenda for April 27

    Andover Select Board agenda for April 27

    The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 27 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 April 13th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, […]

  • GM board sends same budget back for May 12 re-vote

    GM board sends same budget back for May 12 re-vote

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC After a rough start to its Thursday, April 16 meeting, the Green Mountain Unified School District board gelled and decided unanimously to again put forward the budget that went down to defeat at Town Meeting Day, to set the re-vote date for May 12, then brainstormed ways […]

  • OMS snowboarders earn 12 podiums at USASA National Snowboard Championships

    OMS snowboarders earn 12 podiums at USASA National Snowboard Championships

    Okemo Mountain School qualified nine athletes and secured 12 podiums against hundreds of the nation’s top junior snowboarders at the 2026 United States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association National Championships, which took place at Copper Mountain, Colo. between March 27 and April 2. Numerous past USASA National Champions have gone on to become top […]

  • Springfield Hospital Healthcare Scholarship Program accepting applications until May 15

    Springfield Hospital Healthcare Scholarship Program accepting applications until May 15

    The medical staff at Springfield Hospital announces its second annual $3,000 Healthcare Education Scholarship Program for one graduating high school senior planning to pursue additional education in the healthcare field. The scholarship is open to all area high school seniors who have been accepted into a post-secondary program.The following application materials must be submitted by […]

  • Chester board OKs federal grant application, solar field purchase

    Chester board OKs federal grant application, solar field purchase

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC In one of the most unusual agendas in recent memory, the Chester Select Board held two meetings last Wednesday with three executive sessions and a legal tutorial on the roles of the board and town manager in Vermont statutes from town attorney Jim Carroll. While the remainder […]

  • Act 250 board suspends work on 'road rule,' Tier 3 regs ahead of likely repeal

    Act 250 board suspends work on ‘road rule,’ Tier 3 regs ahead of likely repeal

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Earlier today, Alex Weinhagen of the Vermont’s Land Use Review Board told The Telegraph, “We are suspending work on the Tier 3 and the Road Construction Jurisdiction provisions of Act 181 given the Legislature’s likely repeal of these two elements of the law.” Then this afternoon, the […]

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