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To the editor: Vote Partridge for asst. judge for Windham
May this express my support for the election of Carolyn Partridge to the office of assistant judge for Windham County. Carolyn’s experience as a legislator recommends her highly for the office. As a committee chair in the state House of Representatives for 14 years, Carolyn rightly earned a reputation for fairness, competence and compassion. These […]
To the editor: Vote White, McCormack, Clarkson
Dear fellow Windsor County citizens: I’m privileged to live here and love my home in Vermont. I have a deep appreciation for the attributes I’ve found to be true here: natural beauty that requires diligent and careful protection, the can-do spirit of community and a willingness to help neighbors, and a dedication to collaboration to […]
Black River Academy Museum Players presents ‘Greater Tuna’ Two performances to benefit museum
Can’t pick a costume for Halloween? Well neither can Tom Field and Tuckerman Wunderle, the two actors in the Black River Academy Museum Players production of Greater Tuna, to be performed at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22 upstairs at the Black River Academy Museum, 14 High St., Ludlow. Field and […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Oct. 19
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. and via Zoom. To join via Zoom, click here. 1. Approve Minutes from the October 5, 2022 Selectboard Meeting 2. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous Meeting 3. Old Business 4. Chester Garden & Greenhouse Update 5. Secondary […]
Whiting Library Trustees hire new director Pamela Johnson-Spurlock has been GM librarian since 2017
The Board of Trustees for the Whiting Library has hired as its new library director Pamela Johnson-Spurlock, who has been the librarian at Green Mountain Union High School since 2017. “We are so pleased that Pamela will lend her perspective, talents and leadership in moving our library to new beginnings. With over a decade of […]
To the editor: Vote for McCormack, Clarkson and White
This election year, Windsor County has the opportunity to elect three excellent candidates to the Vermont Senate. Representing the largest geographic Senate district in the state takes a special type of person. They must be willing to show up in every corner of a district that sprawls from Thetford to Weston and Springfield to Rochester. […]
To the editor: Three excellent candidates in Windsor Senate race
Please join me in voting for three excellent candidates for Windsor County Senate. If you are looking for experience, listening skills, energy and thoughtfulness, you will choose Alison Clarkson, Dick McCormack and Becca White. Senator McCormack has been elected by Windsor County voters 15 times. He has served on several legislative committees and serves on […]
To the editor: Chase will be responsive to Windsor-Windham residents
Heather Chase will be a superb legislator, responsive to the concerns of our citizens and forceful in supporting issues of importance to our state as she represents all of us in the Windsor-Windham District of Athens, Chester, Grafton and Windham. Actively involved as a Chester Select Board member, chair of the Chester Board of Civil […]
Drug Take-Back Day slated for Oct. 29 Drop-off sites located throughout Windsor County
On Saturday, Oct. 29, the Windsor County Sheriff’s Office, local and state law enforcement agencies and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The Take-Back Day event is free and anonymous, with drop-off sites […]
Raveis Real Estate seeks donations for Coat Drive
William Raveis Real Estate Vermont Properties is seeking donations to the 2022 Coat Drive. Clean outerwear garments in good condition and with working zippers can be dropped off at the office, located at 29 Locust Hill Road in Ludlow, through Thursday, Dec. 1. The office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday-Saturday and […]
Ludlow Rotary’s Chili Cook-off spices up sunny weekend
Ludlow Rotary Club held its 31st Annual Chili Cook-off on Oct. 8. The weather was perfect, hundreds of “taste testers” were treated to a large variety of chilis and the many chili providers were happy with the reception of their unique brands of “real” chili. “It was wonderful to see all the locals and visitors […]
Henry Homeyer: ‘Garlic Is As Good as Ten Mothers’
By Henry Homeyer © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Back in the 1980s the Dartmouth Film Department showed a film by Les Blanc called, Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers. It was shown in “Smell-o-Rama.” Cooking garlic smells were mysteriously introduced to the air system, filling the 900-seat auditorium with the delicious odor of roasted […]
Chester board hears pros and cons of short-term rentals, ordinance Will look at ordinance again after lawyer's review
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last Wednesday’s Chester Select Board review of a proposed ordinance that would require the registration of short-term rentals – like those marketed online by Airbnb and VRBO – brought out those in favor of regulation and those defending their income stream, as well as an emotional appeal […]
To the editor: The team to vote for on Nov. 8
You build and vote for a team. In this election, the strong team to vote for in the race for Vermont’s Windsor County Senate is Alison Clarkson, Dick McCormack and Rebecca White. In lots of aspects of life, business, problem solving and sports, you build a team. In politics it’s no different. You look to […]
Already voted? There’s still the Green Mountain School District renovation bond
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC By now, registered voters in Vermont should have received their general election ballots by mail and many have either returned them or dropped them off with their town clerk. But there’s another vote remaining that was not part of the mailing from the state of Vermont. Voters […]
A headlong rush by states to attack voting access — or expand it Vermont is among 20 to improve accessibility
By Aaron Mendelson Center for Public Integrity October 6, 2022 Iowa eliminated nine days of early voting. New Hampshire took away ballot drop boxes. And Georgia made providing water to voters waiting in line a crime. In many states, nearly all controlled by Republicans, it will be more difficult to vote than it was two […]
Vermont moves permanently to universal
vote-by-mail system Ranks No. 1 in MIT's Election Performance Index for 2020
By Matt DeRienzo Center for Public Integrity Vermont’s progressive election laws have put it in the Top 10 among U.S. states in voter turnout for decades. At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, it switched to a universal vote-by-mail system for the 2020 election. Last year, it made that change permanent. It’s easy to register […]
Grace Cottage adds three health care providers
Three new providers are now seeing patients at Grace Cottage Family Health in Townshend. Nurse Practitioner Caroline (Carly) Dormer is accepting new patients 18 and older. She graduated from St. Lawrence University and State University of New York at Binghamton’s Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Dormer holds an M.S. as an Adult Gerontological […]
Smokeshire Design celebrates 5 years in Chester
Set back on a busy stretch of road between Ludlow and Chester sits Smokeshire Design. The completely renovated historic building houses a retail space like no other. From a partnership that began and flourished in Vermont, Nancy Pennell, and her husband, master craftsman Hugh, are curators of an amazing space. Their thoughtfully selected items fit any lifestyle, never lose […]
FOLA hosts Windsor Senate candidates Oct. 13
Friends of Ludlow Auditorium will hold a Candidates Forum at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13 in Heald Auditorium on the second floor of Ludlow Town Hall, 37 Depot St. in Ludlow. The forum will feature all of the candidates seeking the three Windsor County seats in the Vermont Senate. They are: Alison Clarkson – […]
