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To the editor: Chase announces State House run for new Windsor-Windham District
Dear residents of Chester, Grafton, Windham and Athens: I am excited to announce my candidacy as a Democrat for the Vermont House of Representatives serving the new Windsor-Windham District. This is a new House District formed during the 2022 reapportionment process. Currently, Tom Bock represents Chester and Carolyn Partridge represents Grafton, Windham, and Athens. I […]
Chester to hold public forum on use of $900k in ARPA funds
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Monday, May 9 Chester residents and property owners will be able to to weigh in on how the town will use $900,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds. The brainstorming session is part of an outreach effort to get the public’s ideas for the best use […]
To the editor: Tri-Mountain Broadband invites communities to May meeting Seeks to serve under- and unserved S. Vermont towns
Our kids and small businesses can’t continue to be the last to get good, affordable and dependable broadband. Just like everyone in the more profitable, densely populated and politically connected parts of Vermont, they deserve it as soon as possible. It’s only fair. Built from the ground up to be Vermont’s only broadband network to […]
Winhall Memorial Library adds a new StoryWalk
Winhall Memorial Library, 2 Lower Taylor Hill Road in Bondville, has installed a new StoryWalk in the park next to the library. A StoryWalk is a fun and educational activity that places a children’s story — literally a book taken apart –along a route. This StoryWalk, which features the picture book Story Boat, will be […]
Final Stone Village Poetry Slam scheduled for May 5 Winners to receive cash prizes
The final Stone Village Poetry Experience slam will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 5 at the First Universalist Parish of Chester, 211 North St. Poets who have competed in all three events are eligible to win first, second and third prizes of $100, $50 and $25, respectively, as decided by judges selected […]
Grace Cottage’s ‘Spring Into Health’ 5K run slated for May 7 In-person and virtual options available
The shotgun start for Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital’s 13th Annual Spring Into Health 5K will take place at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 7 at the Townshend Common, Common Road. Because so many participants have liked the pandemic-era flexibility of the virtual option, it is being made available again this year. So, if […]
Ludlow Penny Sale returns April 30
Thanks to the donations of prizes from more than 100 area businesses and individuals, the Ludlow Rotary’s 64th annual Penny Sale will take place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 30 in the Ludlow Elementary School’s Gymnasium, at 45 Main St. in Ludlow. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Items being donated will include ski passes, […]
Derry Transfer Station changes Tuesday hours
The Londonderry Transfer Station, serving Londonderry, Landgrove, Peru, Weston and Windham, and located at 7060 Route 100, in Londonderry, will begin a pilot program to see if changing the hours on Tuesdays will benefit the needs of the community. Beginning on Tuesday, May 10, Tuesday hours at the Transfer Station will be 11 a.m. to […]
Politics Today: Welch out of the gate with political ad; Winters hires campaign staff
U.S. Rep. Peter Welch’s Senate campaign on Tuesday launched a new TV ad. Welch is the first candidate to go on air in the state. The ad highlights Welch’s commitment to improving the lives of all Vermonters by protecting a woman’s right to choose, taking on climate change, cutting middle class taxes, reducing health […]
GM boys come up short in 6-4 thriller
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC BELLOWS FALLS There are wins on the scoreboard and, especially in early season play, there are wins by gaining experience. Although Coach Matthew McCarthy’s Green Mountain baseball team was on the short end of a thrilling 6-4 contest with Bellows Falls on a pleasant Saturday afternoon, you wouldn’t […]
Henry Homeyer: sharing your wealth of vegetables
By Henry Homeyer © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC I recently went to Brattleboro, Vermont, to meet with the organizers of Edible Brattleboro. It is an informal group of people who believe that “access to fresh healthy food is a right for all, regardless of means. This serves as the basis of the work we are […]
Police say shots fired in Springfield, looking for shooter
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Police are looking for a man who fired a number of gunshots in Springfield this morning. According to police, at 10:37 a.m. Wednesday, they received a report of a man firing multiple shots near 107 Park St. The suspect was described as a heavy-set white male, wearing a black hoodie […]
Hydrant flushing in Chester
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester’s Water Department has announced that it will be flushing fire hydrants on Monday, April 25, Tuesday, April 26 and Wednesday, April 27.
News Analysis: Legislature shuffles the districts in spite of local wishes Local towns need to leverage new representation
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC While the text of House Bill 589 said that lawmakers would be seeking public — and municipal — input on their reapportionment plan to determine what State House districts will look like for the next 10 years, for officials in most area towns, they apparently were not […]
Springfield Hospital pharmacist honored by Vermont association
Springfield Hospital’s director of Pharmacy Services, Lester “Pete” Peck, R.Ph., Pharm.D., was honored with the Inaugural Challenge Coin Award from the Vermont Pharmacists Association at its spring meeting. The Vermont Pharmacists Association Challenge Coin recognizes a pharmacist who has contributed to the welfare of patients and the profession of pharmacy in both civilian and military/first […]
Vermont Organics Recycling Summit set for early May
The 16th annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit gathers leaders and learners from across the state to discuss creative ways to keep organics out of the trash and to transform organics into valuable products. It coincides with International Compost Awareness Week (May 2-6), the largest and most comprehensive education initiative of the compost industry. This year’s […]
Op-ed: Bills address continuing impacts of Covid
By Sen. Alison Clarkson This year, instead of producing several smaller, focused bills, the Senate Economic Development Committee created one omnibus economic development bill with a wide range of proposals. It took longer than expected to finish and the House Commerce Committee is now considering it. The purpose of the bill is to “address the […]
Dartmouth Health, Grace Cottage partner to offer TeleNeurology services locally
Dartmouth Health Connected Care of Lebanon, N.H., is partnering with Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital, an independent, nonprofit critical access hospital and family health clinic in Townshend, to provide acute care TeleNeurology services to Grace Cottage patients. Through this partnership, Dartmouth Health TeleNeurology can quickly bring a neurologist to the patient’s bedside to assist […]
St. Luke’s Church in Chester seeks part-time organist
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, at 313 Main St. in Chester, is seeking an organist for a salaried, part-time position of approximately six to eight hours per week. The church is also interested in securing the names of a few musicians willing to substitute on an occasional Sunday 10 a.m. service. A key leader of the […]
VSP trooper resigns, charged with perjury, animal cruelty
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC A detective trooper assigned to the Westminster State Police Barracks has resigned and faces charges of perjury, animal cruelty and violating an abuse prevention order. According to the Vermont State Police, Zachary Gauthier, 31, of Weathersfield, was cited on those charges this morning. In an affidavit of probable cause, police […]
