Stone Hearth Inn opening eatery for takeout

CHESTER, Vt. – The Stone Hearth Inn, located at 698 VT-11 in Chester, will be opening their eater for takeout only on May 6. The eatery will be serving upscale comfort food, with root beer on tap and soft serve … Continued

Gassetts Grange holds first dance of 2023

CHESTER, Vt. – The Gassetts Grange is excited to announce that their first dance of 2023 was held on April 1, with a full house. There were a lot of people present, and great music was played. It was decided … Continued

Chester Alumni Parade seeks participants

CHESTER, Vt. – The Chester Green Mountain Alumni Association will be hosting the annual alumni parade on Saturday, June 10. The parade lineup is at 10 a.m., starting at the Chester Town Hall. Contact John Clark at 802-353-6043 to register … Continued

Pre-order your Chester Townscape Hanging Baskets

CHESTER, Vt. – Chester Townscape is offering hanging baskets to welcome spring and beautify your home or business. The hanging baskets – created by a new local grower this year – are in 12-inch fiber pots, to reduce watering needs. … Continued

Chester Selectboard makes appointments, revises cannabis board

CHESTER, Vt. – The Chester Selectboard met on Wednesday, April 19, primarily to appoint and reappoint members of the planning commission and the developmental review board (DRB), as well as to make revisions to the composition of Chester’s Cannabis Control … Continued

The Park Theatre

The Park Theatre was located upstairs over Meditrina. Built about 1875, it has always been a business of some sort. Locals refer to it as Carpenter’s Store. Carpenter ran a clothing store here for many years. I don’t know what … Continued

Potash Brook Road residents share concerns

  CHESTER, Vt. – Citizens’ comments at the April 5 Chester Selectboard meeting began with Chester resident Jerry Gleason, who followed up on a question he had asked the board before, concerning hazardous waste traveling through Chester by rail. Gleason … Continued

Maria Contro, 1927-2023

CHESTER, Vt. – Maria Contro passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Springfield Hospital. Maria was born Oct. 2, 1927, in Regio de Calabria, Italy, to the late Nazzareno and Caterina Ceravolo. Maria and her mother sailed to the United … Continued

“Celebrating Women Composers: Music HerStory”

CHESTER, Vt. – World-renowned pianist Carolyn Enger will bring music of women composers to the First Universalist Parish of Chester, at 211 North St., on Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m. “Celebrating Women Composers: Music HerStory” exalts contributions that women … Continued

Chester 2023 Town Meeting

LUDLOW, Vt. – The Chester Town Meeting on March 6, 2023, opened with the reading of the town warning by the moderator. He explained that Articles 1, 2, and 3 would be voted on March 7, by Australian Ballot, and … Continued

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