Bruce A. Orchitt, 1952-2024 🇺🇸

CHESTER, Vt. – Bruce Alexander Orchitt, 72, passed away on Dec. 9, 2024, in his Chester home, where he was lovingly cared for by family. Cancer treatment over the past two years took its toll, but Bruce chose to live … Continued

Chester-Andover Senior Christmas Dinner

CHESTER, Vt. – The Chester-Andover Senior Christmas Dinner will be held Saturday, Dec. 14, at 12 p.m., at Green Mountain Union High School. This free meal and fun Christmas gathering is for all seniors in Chester and Andover. The menu … Continued

Warm Hands Warm Hearts Clothing Drive

CHESTER, Vt. – It’s time for the annual free clothing drive for the Chester/Andover Community, in its 17th year. It will be held on Friday, Oct. 18 , from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 … Continued

Abbigale Williams named GMUHS DAR Good Citizen

ANDOVER, Vt. – Abbigale Williams, daughterΒ  of Wesley Williams of Andover, has been chosen by her teachers and the Class of 2024 Β as Green Mountain Union High School’s (GMUHS) newest Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award recipient. The … Continued

Andover Green Up Day

ANDOVER, Vt. – The snow is finally melting from the roadsides, revealing a lot of litter. As in the past, Andover volunteers are encouraged to rid the roadsides of trash, and also to give our cemeteries and town grounds a … Continued

Chester-Andover Family Center receives EpicPromise Grant

CHESTER, Vt. – The Chester-Andover Family Center (CAFC), thanks in part to a $5,000 EpicPromise Grant, is pleased to announce the opening of our expanded thrift shop space and new thrift shop hours. We are also excited to welcome thrift … Continued

SEVCA announces regional thrift store network

WESTMINSTER, Vt. – With the closure of the Good Buy Thrift Stores in Springfield and Bellows Falls, Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA) is announcing the implementation of a new partnership with thrift stores throughout Windham and Windsor counties. Participating stores … Continued

Flood-damaged stream crossing restored in Andover

ANDOVER, Vt. – A high-priority stream that was constrained by an undersized culvert has been restored to its natural dimensions after damage in the July floods, the Vermont Land Trust (VLT) announced today. The project, which will minimize flood damage, … Continued

Chester-Andover Senior Christmas Dinner

CHESTER, Vt. – The Chester-Andover Senior Christmas Dinner will be held Dec. 9, at 12 p.m., at Green Mountain Union High School. This free meal and fun Christmas gathering is for all seniors in Chester and Andover. The menu includes … Continued

William E. Nelson, 1944-2023

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – The Rev. William E. Nelson, 79, died peacefully on Wednesday evening, Nov. 15, 2023, at the Jack Byrne Center of Dartmouth Health in Lebanon, N.H. He was born on July 8, 1944, in his beloved Cleveland, Ohio, … Continued

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