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Part 1 – A Closer Look: The long and winding road toward a municipal gravel source
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC This is the first in a two-part series on the water and gravel projects proposed for the town of Chester. Next week: Do water and gravel mix? On Tuesday, May 19, Chester voters will be asked to decide whether to go forward with a $4 million water […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday, May 6, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. for its regular meeting. Below is its agenda. AMENDED Tuesday, May 5 with item in bold. Approve minutes from April 9, 2015 and April 15, 2015 Select Board meetings Citizen Comments Old Business Dalio Plat Review Question […]
Green Mountain school board OKs funds for use of Greven Field, considers merging some teams
By Gloria Dufield ©2015-The Chester Telegraph Sports seemed to be topic of the moment at the Green Mountain Union High school board meeting on Thursday, April 16 at the high school. It followed an hourlong executive session for a student disciplinary hearing Brendan McNamara, director of Athletics, Facilities and Transportation, kicked off the meeting by […]
Chester Select Board agenda for April 15, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from April 1, 2015 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Vault Renovation; New Quote Yosemite Fire Station Update; Ron Patch Water Project Wrap-Up Adopt National Incident Management System […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday, April 1, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1 at Town Hall. 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approval of minutes from March 18, 2015 Select Board Meeting Old Business Citizen’s Comments Vending Permit; Bill Roberson Vault Shelving; Ronald Keith & Debbie Aldrich Water Project Update; Naomi Johnson AOT […]
Chester Select Board Agenda for Wednesday, March 18, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet at the new hour of 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from March 4, 2015 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Water Project Update (Pending Further Information) Planning Commission Appointments Sign Cavendish Culvert […]
Heather Chase: Increase public participation in town government
©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC Heather Chase is a Chester resident with four children. She is also a nurse and the owner of a small business, Corporate Lactation Services, a company she founded in 1996 to “assist companies in creating environments and programs that would allow women to continue to breastfeed once they return to work,” according […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Feb. 18, 2015
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday February 18, 2015 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall 556 Elm Street. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from February 4, 2015 Selectboard Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Liquor License Renewals Free Range Restaurant Sunoco Lisai’s Water Project Update; Naomi Johnson Merritt Edson Day; […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014
The Chester Select Board will be for its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda 1. Winter Carnival; Bob & Julie Pollard 2. General Fund, Water & Sewer Budgets 3. Approve minutes from Oct. 15, 2014 Select Board meeting and executive session. and the […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday, June 18, 2014
The Chester Select Board will meet for its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 18 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve minutes from the May 21, 2014 Select Board meeting and June 4, 2014 Select Board meeting 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. DRB Appointments […]
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ at playhouse; film, art at VTica; plein air painting in Westminister; backcountry retreat for women; & Cavendish calendar winners
Aug. 29: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ opens at Weston Playhouse The Weston Playhouse stage will offer it final production of the season, To Kill a Mockingbird, Aug. 29 through Sept. 7, at its main stage, 12 Park St., in Weston. This is the story of the small town lawyer, Atticus Finch, who dares to defend […]
GMUSD board preps for next year as Fierman departs
By Lorien Strange © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC The calm of Superintendent Lauren Fierman’s final meeting with the Green Mountain Unified School District Board last Thursday stood in contrast to the turbulence and tension throughout her last year with the Two Rivers Supervisory Union. With the school year done and the All Board Retreat still […]
Green Up Day: May the 4th be with you! Information for Andover, Cavendish and Chester
By Stacia Spaulding ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Although Green Up Day officially takes place on the first Saturday in May, many area residents have gotten a jump-start on cleaning up the roadsides in their towns. If you would like to help, there are still plenty of opportunities available on Saturday, May 4. Green Up Vermont’s […]
Nick Kekic, Chester glass artist, chosen for annual Smithsonian Craft Show D.C. show highlights finest North American crafts people
By Cynthia Prairie ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester glass blower Nick Kekic of Kekic Glass will make his first appearance with the Smithsonian’s 42nd annual Craft Show called ‘Creating Joy,’ to be held May 1 through 5 in Washington, D.C. He is one of 11 glass artists to exhibit among 120 in media such as […]
Richard Dansingburg, 88, of Chester
Richard (Dick) Hayes Dansingburg passed away peacefully at his home in Chester on the afternoon of March 28, 2024, after a lengthy illness. He was 88 years old. Dick was born on May 10, 1935 in Rochester, Minn., to Gertrude (Boothby) and Hayes Dansingburg. He grew up in Rochester with his older sister Janet. Dick graduated […]
To the editor: Montpelier wrestles with flood impacts, school budgeting
The Vermont legislature has now said “thank you and farewell” to our second set of pages, which means we are more than halfway through our 2024 session. If you know a young person who will be in the 8th grade next year and is interested in how Vermont works – please suggest they consider serving […]
Chester gets $47,000 grant to remove, replace ash trees
By Cynthia Prairie ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Town of Chester has received a $47,000 federal grant that will allow it to remove more than 25 ash trees in the village in poor condition or subject to emerald ash borer. The grant also will allow the town to plant replacement trees and purchase a watering […]
Julians are back with a new gambit and engineer
By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Seven days after Chester Zoning Administrator Preston Bristow sent a Notice of Violation to the Julian companies,which operates quarries in Gassetts, he received an answer. The notice had given the Julians the choice of correcting five violations or appealing the notice to Chester’s DRB. The Julians chose […]
Chester, Springfield, Mt. Holly among S. Vt. towns to get community planning grants Chester to study possible new neighborhood on town land
By Cynthia Prairie ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester, Springfield, Mount Holly, Putney and Winhall are among 31 recipients totaling $673,391 in Municipal Planning Grants offer by the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development. Municipal Planning Grant program funds are awarded annually and support local community revitalization and planning initiatives. Since 1998, the program has […]
Nine towns in S. Vermont to benefit from revitalization funds
©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Gov. Phil Scott and the Department of Economic Development announced the fourth and final round of Community Recovery and Revitalization Program grant winners. The 40 approved projects are expected to support 1,810 existing jobs, enable the creation of 117 new jobs, build or rehabilitate 75 housing units, and add 60 new […]
