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Derry board considers stricter short-term rental ordinance
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC At its Monday Jan. 23 meeting, the Londonderry Select Board took up a draft ordinance to regulate short-term rentals. The draft that was posted on the town’s website as part of the board packet was basically the ordinance adopted by the Chester Select Board back in December. […]
Andover board sends $1.066M budget to voters
By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC As expected, the Andover Select Board on Monday night signed off on the town’s first $1.066 million spending plan with nary a complaint or dissent. Referring to the 2023-24 budget proposal, board member Robin Trask said, “There’s nothing frivolous here. It’s all about the trucks and the gas […]
Chester Dems seek donations for 18th annual Share Heat Fundraiser
The Chester Town Democratic Committee is holding its 18th annual Share Heat Fundraiser. Because fuel prices have risen significantly, the need for heating fuel assistance to provide warmth and comfort continues to grow. Your donation to the Share Heat Fundraiser will keep the heat on for those in our community who need help with home heating […]
College News
Willem Bargfrede of Chester, the son of Michele and Dave Bargfrede, was named to the fall 2022 Dean’s List of Champlain College, located in Burlington. To make the college’s Dean’s List, a student must earn a 3.5 grade point average or higher for the semester. Madison Tennis of Springfield, an Elementary Education and Youth Development […]
LWV speaker series on Impact of Climate Change on Vermont continues Feb. 8
The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with Kellogg-Hubbard Library, presents the fourth installment of its five-part 2022-2023 lecture series on The Impact of Climate Change on Vermont at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8. This presentation will be a current legislative initiatives update and will provide a preview of relevant state legislation […]
Sen. Clarkson: Housing a priority as new legislative session in Montpelier begins
By Sen. Alison Clarkson Our 2023 legislative session in Montpelier is off to a fast start. Only two and a half weeks into the session, we’ve already passed our first bill (H.42 which extends remote options for Town Meetings and the Open Meeting law). Committees are meeting and being brought up to speed on the […]
Wildlife photographer presents talk, slideshow on Feb. 10 in Proctorsville
Noted wildlife photographer and Proctorsville resident Tim O’Donoghue will present a slideshow and talk titled How to Photograph Wildlife at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10. This event was rescheduled from Friday, Feb. 3, due to weather. The presentation, illustrated with his photos, will take place at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, 573 Main St., […]
Derry house project raises fund to cover panel system
Cynthia Gubb, chair of the Mountain Towns Housing Project Fundraising Committee, says that the Bob Perry Lane project has raised sufficient funds to order the house panel system from LaValley’s in Ludlow. Gubb called it “perfect timing for the project. Placing the order now will ensure that the panel system will be constructed over the […]
Henry Homeyer: Time for the rundown on spring flower shows
By Henry Homeyer ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The spring flower shows are always a contrast to the cold, icy days of winter. Bright flowers, garden paraphernalia and numerous workshops make these events fun – both for beginner and expert. Here is this year’s offerings, starting with the first ones in February and going on until […]
Op-ed: Vermont needs more housing; support necessary changes to state law
By Nicholas Boke All that state Rep. Seth Bongartz (D-Manchester) and his colleagues are doing is facing the fact that lovely Vermont just isn’t what it thinks it is anymore. The bill they’re proposing to enable housing development by banning single-family zoning and allowing duplexes and even three- and four-unit homes in some municipalities just […]
GMUSD board agrees to ‘retire’ Chieftain name 'Indian head' image was dropped two years ago
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a move that was a surprise to at least one board member, the Green Mountain Unified School District board voted tonight, Thursday, Jan. 19, to discontinue the use of the Chieftain name. The district had voted to stop using the image of a Native American in […]
Former Flood Brook teacher offered principalship at CAES
By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District, during a special meeting on Wednesday night, voted to offer Joanne Blane, an instructional coach for the Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union and former teacher at Flood Brook School in Londonderry, a one-year contract as principal of Chester-Andover Elementary […]
Chester-Andover Family Center plans expansion New storage- and sorting-room planned
By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The aftereffects of a lightning strike several years ago at the Chester-Andover Family Center has sparked a plan for expanding the building, located at 908 VT-103 in Chester, to accommodate more storage, sorting space for donations and added comfort for the all-volunteer staff. Nena Nanfeldt, a board member […]
College News
Southern New Hampshire University of Manchester, N.H., congratulates the following students on being named to the fall 2022 President’s List. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 for the reporting term are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or […]
Cavendish board talks energy, reappraisals and police coverage
By Cara Philbin ©2023 Telegraph Publishing After considerable discussion, the Cavendish Select Board, on Monday, Jan. 9, voted to direct the town’s Planning Commission to begin the process of adopting the enhanced energy chapter for the Town Plan. Commission chair Etienne Ting had told the board that if it wanted that outcome it should tell […]
AARP addresses frauds, scams and con artists on Jan. 19
From draining a victim’s bank account to opening new lines of credit, swindlers have several methods of using your personal information to steal from you. Join AARP Vermont and Elliott Greenblott, state volunteer coordinator for the AARP Fraud Watch Network, at Neighborhood Connections, 5700 VT Route 11, Londonderry, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19 […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Jan. 23
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 at the Andover Town Office, 953 Andover Road, and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, please click here. Meeting ID: 869 021 5007 Passcode: 146374. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. […]
Chester Cannabis Commission to report at Jan. 18 Select Board meeting
© 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Wednesday, Jan. 18, the Chester Select Board meeting will include the first annual report from the Chester Local Cannabis Commission. The public is invited to hear about the state of the legal cannabis industry in Vermont and specifically Chester as well as meet the local commission members. The commission, […]
Chester Select Board/Water and Sewer Commission agendas for Jan. 18
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday Jan. 18, 2023. After that meeting, its members will convene as the Commissioners of Water and Sewer. The meetings will be held at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below are the […]
Henry Homeyer: How to grow for taste and flavor
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC We gardeners love our home grown vegetables. As John Denver sang long ago, “Only two things that money can’t buy and that’s true love and homegrown tomatoes.” And why do they taste so good? We can grow tomatoes that don’t have to conform to commercial requirements of […]
