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  • 'Perfect Arrangement' to close out Springfield Players' 105th season

    ‘Perfect Arrangement’ to close out Springfield Players’ 105th season

    Springfield Community Players, 165 South St., is preparing for the last show of its 105th season. Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne merges madcap sitcom-style laughs with provocative drama as two U.S. State Department employees struggle to maintain their cover and their sanity. It’s 1950, and new colors are being added to the Red Scare. Bob […]

  • MOOver! makes route changes starting Nov. 17

    MOOver! makes route changes starting Nov. 17

    Southeast Vermont Transit (aka The MOOver) is making minor changes to three routes beginning on Monday, Nov. 17. The Route 1 Springfield In-Town Route will change from a fixed route to microtransit. It will still depart from the Penguin Mart in Bellows Falls at 7:50 a.m. Monday through Friday, arriving at the Springfield Plaza at […]

  • Town Manager Julie Hance presents Trombley with his letter as Richardson and Randzio (right) and Sgt Noah Rheaume and Chief Tom Williams (left) look on.

    Sen. Sanders thanks Chester Public Safety officers for life-saving work after motorcycle accident

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Members of Chester Ambulance, Fire and Police departments got a surprise presentation at last week’s Select Board meeting as Town Manager Julie Hance read letters of thanks from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders for the work they did in responding to a motorcycle crash in Andover. On Monday, […]

  • With Create Together, Fletcher Farm turns the page toward a new community artistic vision

    With Create Together, Fletcher Farm turns the page toward a new community artistic vision

    By Lorien Strange ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Locals think they know what’s going on here,” says Kathryn Svec as she leans against a cabinet in a recently refurbished pottery studio. Outside the long, low building just north of Cavendish, everything is puddles and gray. But that’s not dampening the quiet enthusiasm of Create Together’s new […]

  • Thanksgiving craft workshop for kids Nov. 15 in Weston

    Thanksgiving craft workshop for kids Nov. 15 in Weston

    Wilder Memorial Library in Weston invites children of all ages to a free Thanksgiving art workshop at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15. It will be held upstairs in the children’s room at the library’s temporary location at The Old Parish Church, 644 Main St. in Weston. Art teacher Casey Junker Bailey will help children […]

  • Annual Senior Dinner set for Sunday, Dec. 14

    Annual Senior Dinner set for Sunday, Dec. 14

    The Chester-Andover Senior Christmas Dinner will be held at noon on Sunday, Dec. 14 in the cafeteria of Green Mountain Union High School, 16 VT-103 in Chester. The dinner, which has been held annually for 52 years, will be held this year on a Sunday, so please mark your calendars. This free meal and fun […]

  • Eugene Uman & the Ambassadors of Light performs at Upstairs at Town Hall Nov. 16

    Eugene Uman & the Ambassadors of Light performs at Upstairs at Town Hall Nov. 16

    On Sunday, Nov. 16, Upstairs at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester, presents Eugene Uman and the Ambassadors of Light, an ensemble of extraordinary world-class jazz musicians including the legendary Claire Arenius on drums and Jamie MacDonald on bass, with special guests Don Anderson on trumpet and Jill Connolly on vocals. Doors at 6:30 p.m., […]

  • Fish & Wildlife researcher to discuss winter ticks' impact on moose at Cavendish library

    Fish & Wildlife researcher to discuss winter ticks’ impact on moose at Cavendish library

    Katy Gieder of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department will discuss winter ticks and their impact on our moose population at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18 at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, 573 Main St., Proctorsville. Gieder has been the department’s biometrician and research manager since 2017, where she serves as the face for its […]

  • Henry Homeyer: Head into winter well-prepared before the freeze sets in

    Henry Homeyer: Head into winter well-prepared before the freeze sets in

    By Henry Homeyer ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC  After a severely dry summer, October brought much needed rains – at least here, in Cornish Flat, N.H. It is particularly important for trees, shrubs and perennials planted this year to go into the winter well-hydrated, and it looks like Mother Nature has taken care of that. I […]

  • Family Center Food Shelf fills the gaps amid an uneasy economy, SNAP cuts, federal shutdown

    Family Center Food Shelf fills the gaps amid an uneasy economy, SNAP cuts, federal shutdown

    By Cynthia Prairie ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC On a recent afternoon in late October, the buzz in the grocery store grew louder as more shoppers arrived. The aisles soon were packed with people — an easy occurrence in the small store. It was becoming a more typical day at the Food Shelf at the Chester-Andover […]

  • Disability Awareness and De-escalation Training Overview Nov. 14

    Disability Awareness and De-escalation Training Overview Nov. 14

    Calling all emergency responders. Dr. Kendra LaRoche will present an overview on Disability Awareness and De-escalation Training from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14 at Neighborhood Connections, 5700 VT-100 (Mountain Marketplace) in Londonderry. She is executive director of the Special Needs Support Center and is the creator of the workshop. Continuing Education […]

  • Annual Proctorsville Ghost Walk set for Nov. 9

    Annual Proctorsville Ghost Walk set for Nov. 9

    Proctorsville seems to favor a diverse group of hauntings and spirits. One ghost is actually written into the deed of a home and another has a thing for pennies, children spirits have their favorite haunt and the village boasts the most haunted inn in Vermont, the Golden Stage Inn. Learn more about these and other […]

  • Natural fabric dyeing workshop at Fletcher Farm Nov. 8

    Natural fabric dyeing workshop at Fletcher Farm Nov. 8

    The Rural Rivers Project research team at Dartmouth College will host a free natural dye workshop with native plants and cyanotypes from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8  for residents of the greater Ludlow and Cavendish area at Create Together at Fletcher Farm, 611 VT-103 in Ludlow. This event is part of a […]

  • St. Luke's wreath workshops return Nov. 20-22

    St. Luke’s wreath workshops return Nov. 20-22

    The annual wreath-decorating workshops will take place on Nov. 20 through 22 in Willard Hall at St. Luke’s Church, 313 Main St. in Chester. Those who register and pay by Saturday, Nov. 15 will receive a $5 discount on the price of $55 per wreath. Checks should be made out to St. Luke’s Church, with […]

  • Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 5

    Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 5

    The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. To join the meeting click here. Below is the board’s agenda: 1. Approval of Minutes from the Select Board Meeting dated Oct. 1, 2025 2. Citizen’s Comments 3. Old Business 4. SEVCA – […]

  • Join VINE Sanctuary for 'Very Special Halloween'

    Join VINE Sanctuary for ‘Very Special Halloween’

    Pasture Pals presents A Very Special Halloween at the VINE Sanctuary, 201 Massey Road in Springfield, beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1. Space is limited, so click to grab your spot and get ready for a spook-tacularly kind celebration. Kids and families are invited to enjoy a morning of pumpkin-filled fun where creativity, […]

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