Archive for August, 2015
Grafton Select Board agenda for Monday, Aug. 17, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17 at Grafton Town Hall, 117 Main St., as opposed to Grafton Elementary School. The school gym is being renovated. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: Aug. 3, 2015 Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll Highway Report Work Schedule […]
Roger Farrar, 65, had a passion for blacksmithing, story-telling and family
Roger Farrar, 65, passed away recently at his home in Londonderry. He was born March 14, 1950 to Arthur and Aili Farrar of Chester. Mr. Farrar graduated from St. Johnsbury Trade School in 1968 and was an honorary member of the class of 1968 from Chester High School. He spent the next 47 years building […]
Londonderry Solid Waste Group to hold public hearing Thursday, Aug. 13
The Londonderry Solid Waste Group will hold a public hearing on at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 13 at the Londonderry Town Office, 100 Old School St., South Londonderry to solicit comments on the draft Solid Waste Implementation Plan for the towns of Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru, Weston and Windham. The plan is intended to guide these […]
After final testimony on traffic and architecture, Chester DRB closes Jiffy Mart hearings
By Shawn Cunningham ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC It was dueling experts on traffic and Chester’s architectural character as the Development Board of Review held its final meeting on a Jiffy Mart proposed for the corner of Pleasant and Main streets in Chester on Monday, Aug. 10. The hearing began with board chair Carla Westine acknowledging […]
Chester Select Board sets 2nd water project vote, Chase seeks purchasing, conflict of interest policy review
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In an odd bit of legal theater recommended by a bonding attorney who does work for the state, the members of the Chester Select Board met on Wednesday night as the Chester Water Commissioners. The purpose of the meeting was to arrive at the conclusion that the […]
Chester police chief recovering from serious injuries
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester Police Chief Rick Cloud is out on medical leave for at least the next eight weeks following a fall in late July or early August that sent him to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center with serious injuries, including seven broken ribs, Town Manager David Pisha said Tuesday. The fall […]
For 2nd year, Killarney takes home gold for chicken wings at Okemo event
For the second year in a row, the Killarney restaurant in Ludlow has taken home First Place in Okemo Mountain Resort’s annual Chicken Wing Championship, a people’s choice contest held in conjunction with the resort’s Hops in the Hills Beer and Wine Festival. Killarney’s Irish Pub owner Mark Verespy, a Chester resident and firefighter, served […]
VSP keeping all avenues open in search for Andover woman
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are keeping “every avenue open” as the search continues for Lynn Perry, the 56-year-old Andover woman who is suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s disease and went missing on Tuesday, July 28. Perry was the subject of an extensive four-day search involving more than 200 people, including Upper […]
Chester Select Board votes to repave Common with economic development dollars
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC At an early morning special meeting on Monday Aug. 10, the Chester Select Board voted 3-0 to accept a $30,000 bid from Pike Industries to plane and pave Common Street next to the town Green. The board then voted 3-1 to take the the money for the […]
Chester road work completion expected by mid-October
CORRECTION: The article in last Wednesday’s Telegraph incorrectly spelled Jacquie Dagesse’s last name. Also, the map in last Wednesday’s paper was taken from a Pike Industries illustration. We have updated it with current information. See map below. By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC The 2.7 miles of road work that begin last Wednesday in […]
Donald ‘Mr. Rob’ Robinson, dedicated math teacher, devoted to family, friends
Donald Wayne Robinson, Don or “Mr. Rob” as his students called him, died suddenly Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. He was born in 1939 in Springfield, Vt., to Willis and Irene Robinson. His formal education was at Cavendish Elementary, Chester High School, Keene State College (BA) and Bowdoin College (MA). He was also honored with a […]
SAPA-TV expands hours; re-certification for Kurtin Hattin’s Fine
SAPA-TV expands hours with classic cartoons, movies SAPA TV, Springfield’s public access cable station, has recently expanded its on-air hours with two new programming blocks. Broadcast hours for Channel 8 are now 7 a.m. to approximately 3 a.m., up from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. The Classic Cartoons block runs from 7 to 8 a.m. […]
Chester Fireworks needs donations
The Chester Fireworks needs slightly more than $2,000 to meet its contract of $5,500 for a Saturday, Aug. 15 fireworks display at the closing of the Merritt Edson Day events in Chester. Make checks payable to Chester Fireworks and mail or drop them off at TDBank, P.O. Box 446, Chester, VT 05143. The fireworks will […]
To the editor: Whiting’s Summer Reading Program a fun-time success
The 2015 Summer Reading Program (“Every Hero Has A Story!”) has come to an end and the Whiting Library couldn’t be more pleased with its success. We had 81 kids sign up for the program and we hope all the kids had as much fun reading, doing crafts, earning prizes and attending parties as we […]
Okemo resort awards 10 students college scholarships
O kemo Mountain Resort has awarded 10 $1,000 scholarships to students who have worked at Okemo or who are the dependents of Okemo employees. Criteria used to select the recipients include academic achievement, co-curricular involvement and the composition of an essay. Okemo Mountain Resort Employee Scholarships Timothy Heffernan from East Wallingford. He’s a busser at […]
Grafton to present wind project questions to Iberdrola; bids for town garage sale now open
By Gloria Dufield ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Economic and workforce development, the Grafton wind energy project and the sale of the old town garage property topped a very brief Grafton Select Board meeting on Monday, Aug. 3. Alex Beck, Young Professionals coordinator for the Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies, gave a brief overview of his […]
Fire roasted corn salad makes a tasty picnic side
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com T his is a great and flavorful addition to your picnic, especially when using corn on the cob that has been charred over an open fire. Want more bang for your buck? Add some minced dried chilies to this salad. For a true fire-roasted experience, remove husk and silk from three […]
Chester Select Board special meeting for Monday, Aug. 10
The Chester Select Board has called a special meeting for 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10 to address a specific portion of the paving project on Main Street that began on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The meeting will be held at Chester Town Hall, 556 Main St. Below is its agenda. Citizen Comments Discuss paving the […]
State police enlist help of cadaver dogs in Andover search
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police have begun using cadaver dogs in the search for Lynn Perry of Andover nine days after the 56 year old woman was reported missing by her family. Perry was the focus of a four day search last week involving more than 200 police, fire, […]
Londonderry Select Board taps policing committee members
By Mallory Hopkins © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC In the wake of a recent spate of break-ins and other crimes, the Londonderry Select Board at its Monday, Aug. 3 meeting, named nine people to sit on its newly formed ad hoc committee to study options for stepped up policing services and to make recommendations to […]
