CHESTER — On Feb. 14, at approximately 1:43 a.m., a single vehicle crash occurred on Route 103, near Cutoff Road (Proctorsville Gulf), in the Cavendish, Vt. Driver, 20-year-old Emily N. Chambers from Chester, Vt., was traveling south on Route 103 when she […]
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Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Ron Rhodes talks on Connecticut River Watershed importance
Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. — CHESTER — All Vermont communities live in a watershed where their economy, environment, and society depend on its health. Two million people live in the Connecticut River Watershed encompassing 11,000 square miles in five states […]
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Chester’s newest dining alternative opens for business
By Donald Dill Marji Graf of OVRCC welcomes GreenLeaf Cafe, recently opened for business at 103 Artisan Marketplace in Chester. Pictured (l-r): Marji Graf, Jesse Holmes and Elise Junker. CHESTER—On Oct. 1 GreenLeaf Cafe is open for business Thursday through […]
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Art in the Wood
Jeff Gottfried touches up one of his wood sculptures at the Big Buzz Chainsaw Carving Festival in Chester last week. by Stephen Seitz CHESTER — About 30 chainsaw artists from all over the United States descended on Chester Oct. 6-12, […]
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Voters back new water system
Spoons for hunger: Governor Shumlin and volunteers and staff of the Vermont Foodbank planted 15,300 orange spoons at the Statehouse Wednesday, Sept. 30. Each spoon represented 10 Vermonters who visit a food bank in a year, a total of 153,000 […]
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Fire destroys building vacant for years
CHESTER—On April 18 at about 11 p.m. the Chester Fire Department responded to a reported fire at 2703 Green Mountain Turnpike in Chester, owned by Meredith Paul of Portsmouth, R.I. A passerby had called in the fire and, upon arrival, […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Ross Conrad presents organic beekeeping workshop in Chester
Courtesy of The Nature Museum at Grafton Beekeeper Ross Conrad collects honey from his bees. Conrad will share his passion for bees at a workshop Saturday. One can’t help but wonder how many times he’s been stung! Saturday, March 14 […]
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Under the Dome
By Stephen Seitz CHESTER – When most people picture a home in Vermont, what often comes to mind is a farmhouse, or a stately Victorian structure, not a geodesic dome. But Roberta Piper has one in Chester, and it’s for […]
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“The Young Americans” perform “Turn up the music” glee-style
Oct. 15-19 — CHESTER — For the period from Wednesday, Oct. 15 through Sunday, Oct. 19, the Young Americans, a group of about 44 young adults between the ages of 18 and 25, will be in the Chester and Black River area […]