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Henry Homeyer: gardening better as we age
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing As a Certified Senior Citizen I sometimes wonder if I am too ambitious in my garden. I have about an acre of gardens with 200 or more kinds of flowers and a good-size vegetable garden. These gardens please me greatly, and I visit them daily all year, even […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Sept. 11
The Select Board for the town of Andover will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11 at the Andover Town Office, 953 Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of August 28th meeting. 4. Executive Session for the purpose of meeting with […]
Kelly Jean Sanderson, 50, of Chester
Kelly Jean Sanderson of Chester passed away on Sept. 5, 2023 after a long battle with cirrhosis, which led to liver failure. Kelly was born on Feb. 16, 1973 in Springfield to Bonnie (Hakey) Sanderson and Stephen Sanderson. Kelly blessed numerous lives with her unmatched sense of humor and her unconditional love for her family. […]
Chester board bans new, unhosted short-term rentals for six months
By Shawn Cunningham ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Wednesday night, after much discussion and public comment, the Chester Select Board voted to impose a six-month moratorium on new unhosted short-term rentals beginning on Oct. 1. The suggestion for the moratorium came from Zoning Administrator Preston Bristow, who pointed out that there are seven such rentals […]
Vermont Republican Party sets Sept. 19 for town committee caucuses
Earlier this week, Vermont Republican Party Chairman Paul Dame notified Vermont’s Town Clerks and the Republican Party’s local town committees that the state party has set Tuesday, Sept. 19 for the Republican Caucuses. Every two years, the Vermont Republican Party reorganizes itself from the bottom up. Every Republican voter in a town has the right […]
Remote meeting styles evolve with good and bad experiences, technology
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The recent move by Green Mountain Unified School District Board to prohibit comment from those who attend its meetings by Zoom – including board members – prompts the question of where other boards stand on the issue of remote vs. in-person meetings and what goes into […]
Snow Law firm opens in Springfield
The Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of Snow Law on Aug. 24. Located at 13 Clinton St., Suite B, in Springfield, the office officially opened in June. As a lifelong Vermonter with friends and family in the area, Samantha Snow was ready to return to the Green Mountain State after law school and […]
Ludlow Rotary inducts Bruce Schmidt into club
Bruce Schmidt, vice president and general manager of Okemo Mountain Resort, was inducted into the Ludlow Rotary Club at its Tuesday, Aug. 29 meeting. Rotarian Tom Harris, who did the induction, acknowledged Schmidt’s multiple contributions to the community over the years, including his long tenure as a Select Board member. Harris indicated that the Rotary […]
West River Farmers Market thanks Flood Brook School for hospitality
©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Members of the board of the West River Farmers Market on Tuesday presented Flood Brook School Principal Johanna Liskowsky-Doak with a bouquet of flowers and a tote celebrating the market’s 30th anniversary. Also presented was a thank you card signed by more than 45 vendors from the market. The gesture was […]
Free or low-cost insulating window inserts available in Bellows Falls
Rockingham and nearby residents can get free or low-cost window inserts to help keep their homes warm this winter. Window insulating inserts are a simple, effective way to weatherize one’s home. They do not need any fasteners and slide easily into existing window frames. All households eligible for LIHEAP or other public assistance programs qualify for up […]
FOLA seeks community input on auditorium use
Friends of Ludlow Auditorium is seeking feedback on the use of the auditorium, which is located in the Ludlow Town Hall, 37 South Depot St. Over the past several years, movie-viewing habits have changed for various reasons, including the exponential increase in the number of streaming services and the effect of Covid on our lifestyles. […]
TRSU Board agenda for Sept. 7
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday September 07, 2023 in the Ludlow Elementary Professional Development Room and via Zoom To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/81534635381 Below is the board’s agenda. I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions & Deletions) […]
Chester Townscape taking orders for narcissus bulbs
Chester Townscape volunteers will be selling spring-flowering narcissus bulbs on Saturday, Sept. 16 and Sunday, Sept. 17 at Chester’s Fall Festival on The Green. The group now will be set up between the Hearse House and the Information Booth, across from on the western tip of the Green. All bulbs are top quality, hardy, easy […]
MacLaury to make 6th Jimmy Fund Walk in honor of grandson Fund-raiser set for Sunday at The Hub; donations sought for marathon walk
©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Carol MacLaury of Weston says she is getting ready “to lace up my sneakers” for the 6th time to join walkers in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on Sunday, Oct. 1. “I’ve pledged to raise funds that will support critical cancer research and innovative pediatric and adult patient care at […]
Chester artists open fine art gallery in Grafton
©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester residents and artists Katherine Henry and her husband Harry Hudson have opened Atelier Annex art gallery in the Old Fire House in Grafton, 217 Main St., handling the works of fine art and artisanal studios. Henry, an artist and designer, and Hudson, an artist, writer, designer and musician, both produce […]
Managing the Rain: Free stormwater expo Sept. 6 at Jackson Gore
Submerged bridges. Ravaged roads. Mud-filled basements. Capsized culverts. Heavy storms impact us all, but what can we do? Although we cannot control how much rain falls or how quickly, we can help water slow down, spread out and soak in before it reaches a storm-swollen stream. The Black River Action Team invites everyone to join […]
Driver injured in I-91 tractor-trailer roll over this morning
© 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Early this morning, Monday, Sept. 4, a Pennsylvania man was injured when the tractor trailer he was driving on I-91 left the roadway and overturned. According to a Vermont State Police press release the driver, Andy J. Pena Batista, 22, of Carbondale, Penn., sustained “non-life threatening injuries” and was taken […]
FOLA donates $700 to Ludlow flood recovery
At a recent meeting of the Ludlow Rotary Club, David Almond, treasurer of the Friends of Ludlow Auditorium, presented a check for $703 to the Ludlow Area Rotary Charitable Fund. The funds represented the proceeds that FOLA audience members donated during the recent annual Silent Movie Festival. Jeff Rapsis, the featured pianist who provided background […]
Grafton alpaca farmer sentenced to 2 years for Covid funds fraud Lawyer: McIntyre to sell Houghtonville Farm to repay theft
By Adam Gaffin Universal Hub in Boston A Beverly, Mass., pizza-shop owner who received $680,000 in federal Covid-19 relief funds based on applications with inflated employee counts, then used the money to jump from pizza making to alpaca farming in Grafton, Vt., was sentenced last Wednesday, Aug. 30, to two years in federal prison for […]
Chester Democratic voters encouraged to attend caucus Sept. 13
All Democratic voters in the town of Chester, Vermont are here notified, in accordance with 17 V. S. A Section 2303, to meet in caucus at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at the 2nd floor of Chester Town Hall located at 556 Elm St. in Chester. Held every two years in each town in […]
