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UPDATE: DRB site visit to Allstone, Julian quarries postponed

UPDATE: DRB site visit to Allstone, Julian quarries postponed DRB Hearing will proceed as scheduled on Monday evening

The site visit scheduled for Monday, July 10 at the three quarries owned by Julian Materials is being postponed to a date, time and location still to be determined, according to Chester Town Manager Julie Hance. The notice also says that, “The site visits have been postponed to facilitate the appropriate arrangements for conducting the […]

'Buddy Holly Story' a snappy return to roots of rock 'n' roll at the Weston Playhouse

‘Buddy Holly Story’ a snappy return to roots of rock ‘n’ roll at the Weston Playhouse

By Bob Behr ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC You can count on the Weston Theater Company for solid, entertaining musicals, but with this production of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story the folks at Weston have definitely hit the jackpot. Buddy is the story of three exciting years: a young man’s fast-lane path to rock ‘n’ roll […]

Town Manager Julie Hance, right, and members of the Select Board join Vertefeuille and his grandchildren.

Chester resident receives statewide First Responder award

By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last Wednesday, as members of Chester’s Select Board and Town Manager looked on, Steve Vertefeuille of Chester received Vermont’s First Responder of the Year award at the Public Safety Building. Vertefeuille, an officer with the town’s Fire Department and a town employee, was given the award for […]

Registration open for Leadership Southeast VT

Registration open for Leadership Southeast VT

Registration is open for the 2023-2024 session for Leadership Southeast Vermont. This program gives participants the tools, experience and education to be successful leaders. Participants can expect to gain a better understanding of southeast Vermont, network with other classmates and lecturers from around the state and experience personal growth. The reduced rate, early bird deadline is […]

'From Utley Brook to Flood Brook' exhibit open through mid-August

‘From Utley Brook to Flood Brook’ exhibit open through mid-August

The 2023 Londonderry Arts and Historical Society’s history show From Utley Brook to Flood Brook features the history of Londonderry’s North Village. The exhibit is on display at LAHS headquarters, the Custer Sharp House, 2461 Middletown Road in Londonderry, through mid-August. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays or by […]

College News

College News

The following students graduated from Castleton University in Vermont and were recognized during the 236th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 13. Devon Harding of Londonderry, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Ecological Studies Rachel Parent of Chester, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychological Science Erika Knockenhauer of Chester, who graduated […]

Celebration of Life for Mary Kathleen Butera

Celebration of Life for Mary Kathleen Butera

Please join the family and friends of Mary Kathleen Butera from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12 for a Celebration of her life, to be held at the South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, to share memories and celebrate this special soul. Eulogies begin at 3:15 p.m. Light refreshments will be […]

Three awarded Andover Scholarships

Three awarded Andover Scholarships

The Andover Scholarship Committee is pleased to award scholarships to three graduating high school seniors in 2023. Each of these impressive students has demonstrated both a love of and service to the Andover community in addition to completing their high school studies. Greta Bernier is a Green Mountain Union High School graduate who will attend […]

GM grad wins annual Realtors' scholarship

GM grad wins annual Realtors’ scholarship

The Crown Point Board of Realtors has announced that the winners of the annual Sammy Pierce Memorial Scholarship are Marlayna King of Chester and Emma Wentz, a graduate of Mill River High. Each will receive scholarships of $1,000. Each year, CPBR selects two winners. Funds are raised by CPBR members and affiliate members during auctions […]

Still Ducky: Annual Lions Duck Derby wades into calmer waters

Still Ducky: Annual Lions Duck Derby wades into calmer waters

The Londonderry Tri-Mtn Lions Club had a quick change of plans on Saturday for its annual Duck Derby fund-raiser that follows the Londonderry July 4th Parade. With all the recent rains that caused the river to run high and swift, for safety’s sake the club instead purchased a kiddie pool and let four children stir […]

Sundays on the Hill concert in Weston July 9

Sundays on the Hill concert in Weston July 9

The Sundays on the Hill concert series is celebrating its 25th anniversary of bringing musical talent to Weston. Cellist/composer Eugene Friesen and guitarist/singer/songwriter Elizabeth Rogers will present an hour-long concert of solos and duos, of primarily their own music, in the Weston Community Church, 37 Lawrence Hill Road, at 4 p.m. on July 9. Rogers has […]

Weston's 'Charlie Brown' delivers 'happy vibe' kids love

Weston’s ‘Charlie Brown’ delivers ‘happy vibe’ kids love Free Young Company performances through July 9

By Bob Behr, with help from Cleo and Felix ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC What’s the recipe for a successful musical play for children? Cleo, my 8½-year-old granddaughter swears by the following ingredients: “lots of action, funny songs, dancing and some sad parts. But mostly a happy vibe.” Me: “So, Cleo, did You’re a Good Man, […]

John Stewart Ogden, 56, of Landgrove

John Stewart Ogden, 56, of Landgrove

John S. Ogden, 56, passed away at his home in Landgrove, surrounded by his family and friends as well as a loving cat and dog. This was the final stage in a challenging, decade-long journey with rectal cancer, a battle that he fought with strength, determination and grit until the end. John was a pillar […]

Ludlow Rotary announces six 2023 scholarship awardees

Ludlow Rotary announces six 2023 scholarship awardees

The Ludlow Rotary Club announced the winners of its 2023 scholarships, totaling $9,000.  Mary Crowley, chair of the scholarship committee, said that the Ludlow Rotary’s scholarship program has offered more than  $284,000 to graduating seniors from the club’s area of service which includes Ludlow, Plymouth, Mt. Holly and Cavendish. Recipients of the scholarships in 2023 […]

Springfield Community Band presents July 4 concert

Springfield Community Band presents July 4 concert

The Springfield Community Band, under the direction of Nick Pelton, will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4 at the Hartness House, 109 Front St. in Springfield. This Independence Day-inspired program includes selections from Suite of Old American Dances by Robert Russell Bennett, as well as some familiar and not-so-familiar marches and […]

Windham fund-raising BBQ set for July 15

Windham fund-raising BBQ set for July 15

The Windham Community Organization is holding its annual chicken BBQ and raffle fundraiser at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 15. Look for the big tent at the historic Windham Meeting House, 26 Harrington Road in Windham, at the corner of Windham Hill Road. Summed up as “the perfect old-fashioned community BBQ with really good food, […]

Green Mtn. Gardeners announces scholarship awardee

Green Mtn. Gardeners announces scholarship awardee

The Green Mountain Gardeners announces that Harper Stevenson of Manchester, a 2023 graduate of Burr and Burton Academy, is this year’s recipient of its Lib Thieme Scholarship Fund, which provides a $1,500 annual scholarship — $6,000 over four years — to a Vermont student who is successfully studying a subject that is related to the […]

Mountain Garden Walks return July 15

Mountain Garden Walks return July 15

Green Mountain Gardeners presents the 2023 Mountain Garden Walks, a self-guided tour of six lovely gardens in the Landgrove Valley, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 15. The starting point is the Landgrove Town Office, 88 Landgrove Road. The tour includes gardens that are integrated into their unique properties and scaled to […]

Chester Select Board agenda for July 5

Chester Select Board agenda for July 5

The Chester Select Board will hold two public hearings on amendments to the town’s zoning regulations at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday July 5 at town hall and via Zoom. The hearing will be followed by the board’s regular meeting. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is the board’s agenda: 1. Public Hearing; “Administrative” […]

Henry Homeyer: Slugs and bugs and ticks, oh my!

Henry Homeyer: Slugs and bugs and ticks, oh my!

By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC All gardeners have to contend with a variety of insects and other small pests in the garden – those that attack our plants and those that bite us. Mosquitoes? I can live with them. But ticks? That is another story. I’ve tried every kind of spray to […]