Archive for September, 2016
Floodway issue puts hold on Weston Little School handicap ramp
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The installation of a proposed handicap access ramp at the Little School is on hold until Weston’s Zoning Board of Adjustment can determine if the building is in the floodway. At the Weston Select Board’s Sept. 13 meeting, ZBA member Deborah Granquist told the Select Board that […]
Derry board expected to OK work-around for Genser buyout
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Londonderry Select Board received an email from the Vermont Department of Transportation stating that the “training wall” on property owned by Bette and Walter Genser at the corner of Routes 100 and 11 must stay to protect the Route 100 bridge over the West River and […]
To the editor: Factoids aside, Meadowsend Timberlands a good steward of land
The conversation continues about the potential of an industrial wind project on Meadowsend Timberland’s Stiles Brook Forest, a privately owned, 5,000-acre tract of land in Windham and Grafton. As part of the Meadowsend Timberlands team for over 11 years, I have participated in meetings, workshops, presentations and read the many commentaries on the subject over […]
S. Derry Library preps for Street Fair; CAFC thanks donors; Ludlow Rotary seeks 2017 calendar items
S. Londonderry Free Library seeks Street Fair support The South Londonderry Free Library is planning its South Derry Street Fair, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 15 Old School Road on the grounds of the Library and the Town Office in South Londonderry. The group is looking […]
Public meeting set on Williams River corridor plan
The Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District will hold a second public meeting on the now-completed Williams River corridor plan. The meeting was originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, but that time was changed Monday afternoon to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21. At that time, consultant Evan Fitzgerald will present the […]
To the editor: Many in Windham, Grafton open to wind project
I have called South Windham my home for 60 years, have no intention to leave it, and want what’s best for it. Contrary to popular belief, there are many in Windham and Grafton like me who are open to developing wind power on the plateau between our two towns. Here are 10 of my reasons […]
Telegraph Business Ticker
New medical director at Hospitalist Medicine program at Springfield Hospital Springfield Hospital welcomes Marvin Malek, MD, MPH, to his new position as medical director of the Hospitalist Medicine program at Springfield Hospital. Dr. Malek received his Bachelor of Arts, with Distinction in all subjects from Cornell University. Thereafter, he received his Doctor of Medicine from […]
Chester Planning Commission agenda for Sept. 19
The Chester Planning Commission will hold a meeting tonight, at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is the agenda. 1. Review minutes from the Aug. 15, 2016 meeting 2. Review and vote on revised Reporting Form with respect to the proposed amendments to the Unified Development By-Laws 3. Request […]
Chester Select Board meeting for Sept. 21, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from Sept. 7, 2016 Selectboard Meeting and Sept.7, 2016 Executive Session 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. Windham-Windsor Housing Trust; Wendy Harrison 5. Information Booth Request; CEDC 6. […]
An explainer: Proficiency Based Education fuels growth of transferable skills
Editor’s Note: This is Part 3 of TRSU Curriculum Coordinator Michael Eppolito’s series explaining a seismic shift in public education, classroom work and grading that will be implemented throughout Vermont schools for those graduating in June 2020. You can read Part 1, explaining Proficiency Based Education, here. Part 2, on whether Proficiency Based Education will […]
Grafton Select Board meeting for Sept. 19, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Minutes: Sept. 6, 2016 4. Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll 5. Highway Report: a. Report on dead trees; b. Chester Road driveway easements; c. […]
Spiced Apple Brie pockets a tempting holiday appetizer
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Ihave already given you the recipe for Red Spiced Apple Rings within the past month or so. You will need to make the Spiced Apple Rings a day ahead of time before serving. You can use prepared crepes if desired, but why take the trip to the store when it is […]
A taxing day in Chester
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Paying your annual property taxes is no fun, but collecting them is no picnic either as The Telegraph found when visiting the Chester Town Clerk’s office on Sept. 15 just two and a half hours before the deadline. Nevertheless, Town Clerk Deb Aldrich and Assistant Town Clerk Julie Hance put […]
Chester board considers sex offender ordinance
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two items on the agenda for Sept. 7 meeting of the Chester Select Board brought out interested residents: a proposed ordinance to limit where sex offenders could live in Chester and a discussion of whether 19 roads that are plowed and maintained by the town are in […]
Williams River Corridor plan meeting in Chester; 5K run for new CAES playground; Rock Library urges kids to get library cards
Public meeting set on Williams River corridor plan The Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District will hold a second public meeting on the now-completed Williams River corridor plan. At 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, consultant Evan Fitzgerald will present the plan and its findings and discuss potential future projects for the river corridor. The […]
Lone burglar steals cigarettes from Rockingham Sunoco
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A burglar forced his way into the Singh Brothers Sunoco station at Route 103 at Exit 6 off Interstate 91 at around 4:44 a.m. Monday, Vermont State Police are saying. Troopers from the Westminster Barracks who responded to the alarm, said it appeared that a lone burglar had forced open […]
When looking for financial advice, seek a fiduciary
By Kevin Theissen Skygate Financial Group, LLC If you were to stand out on the street and ask a handful of people the meaning of fiduciary and how it relates to financial services, you would likely get a bunch of responses like, “I don’t know” and maybe a few like, “I don’t care.” If you […]
Novelist Catherine Breslin, of NYC and Lower Bartonsville, dies at 80
Journalist and author Catherine “Cate” Breslin, 80, of New York and Lower Bartonsville, Vt., died July 23, 2016 at the Springfield Rehabilitation Center of complications from brittle diabetes. Born Mary Catherine Breslin on Feb. 22, 1936 in Springfield, Mass., the second of three daughters born to Dr. James Edward Breslin and his wife Adeline Devereaux. […]
Op-ed: MTL holds right to manage its property with Stiles Brook wind project
By Jeremy Turner Managing forester Meadowsend Timberlands There has been a lot of debate around the future of a property that is owned by the company I have worked for over the past 20 years, Meadowsend Timberlands. MTL owns the 5,000-acre tract of land, a small portion of which the Stiles Brook Wind Project would […]
College News
Castleton University of Castleton welcomes the following students who have recently registered for the fall 2016 semester: Alisha Dykes of Chester; Jared Jackson of Chester; Reilly Knipes of Andover and Cassidy Yrsha of Londonderry Christine Duke of Weston has enrolled James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., for the fall semester of 2016. She is […]
