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10/01/2025

By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC n 2024, the Vermont Legislature passed Act 181 that makes a number of changes to the state's laws on land use with special attention to encouraging new housing in downtowns. But there may also be changes to the way rural land is treated and landow...

10/01/2025

Reggie Harris performs 'High Over the Hudson.' n Saturday Oct. 11 at 7 PM, Upstairs at Town Hall will present a performance by iconic folk singer, historian, educator and civil rights activist Reggie Harris. As a descendant of an enslaved Black woman and a Confederate general, Reggie Harris has embr...

10/01/2025

outheast Vermont Transit, also known as SEVT and the MOOver, is delaying the start date of its Springfield Microtransit pilot. Originally scheduled for early September, the project’s main funding grant agreement and a Notice to Proceed to spend grant funds has not been executed. The three-year $28...

10/01/2025

s temperatures drop across the northeast, partners in the statewide Button Up Vermont campaign are urging homeowners and renters to prepare their homes for colder temperatures using Vermont weatherization and heat pump rebates—and use soon-to-expire federal tax credits for projects completed this ...

10/01/2025

By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC hildren in second grade at Chester-Andover Elementary today had not been born when the Town received an $800,000 grant to build a sidewalk from Bargefrede Road at the lower portion of Depot Street to Town Hall. But after an eight-year delay that d...

10/01/2025

ermont State University-Randolph engineering and construction management students enjoyed themselves at the annual Vermont Society of Engineers golf tournament, held Sept. 26 at the Cedar Knoll Country Club in Hinesburg. The Green Knights team, comprised of Reid Hryckiewicz of Cavendish, Cam Johnson...

10/01/2025

hristopher Boisvert of Swanzey, N.H., was sentenced on Tuesday, Sept. 30 by Chief U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss to 74 months in prison to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release after pleading guilty in June to one count of robbing the TD Bank in Bellows Falls. He also stipulate...

09/30/2025

reate Together at Fletcher Farm recently received a $12,000 grant from the Vermont Community Foundation to launch "Creating in Community," a series of free monthly programs designed to bring neighbors together through collaborative art projects. The first program will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sun...

09/30/2025

Dear friends, family and customers of Smokeshire Design, ight years ago, on Thanksgiving weekend, Smokeshire Design opened its doors. Simon Pearce glass, Hugh Pennell furniture, Andrew Pearce bowls and many beautiful home goods, jewelry and gift items became the background for our adventure into the...

09/29/2025

he Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, will welcome local author and illustrator Jonathan Otto for a free family event at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4. It is best-suited for children ages 6 years and older and their caregivers. A former Chester resident, Otto will read from his illustrated c...

09/29/2025

he Springfield Community Band is looking for new players for its Annual Holiday Concert that is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 19. All players are welcome. Rehearsals are held from 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday, beginning Oct. 7, at Riverside Middle School, 13 Fairground Road in Springfield. If you are inte...

09/29/2025

n Sept. 10, 2025, you reported on the Select Board discussions regarding the potential uses for the Cyprus Mineral Fund. It is clear that it will be up to the Select Board to decide what the best use of the funds will be. I would like to point out however, that the historical stewardship of

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