Archive for July, 2017
Police search for victim’s car in Middlesex homicide
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police detectives are looking for the car of a woman whose body was found in a wooded area down an embankment off the Brook Road in Middlesex last night. An autopsy on the victim, identified the victim as Cindy Cook, 59, of Barre, was conducted this morning at […]
VT Attorney General warns of utility scam
The office of the Vermont Attorney General is warning that callers claiming to be from the power company are threatening to disconnect electric service if money is not sent to them immediately. Some callers may ask where your power meter is located. According to the AG’s office, power companies do not make calls or threats […]
Chester Conservation Committee holds photo contest
The Chester Conservation Committee is hosting a photo contest with the theme of the Chester Trails Experience. A panel of local photographers will choose two photographs that best express the CCC’s goal of fostering awareness, stewardship and enjoyment of Chester’s hiking trails. A third winning photo will be selected by the readers of The Chester […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for July 17, 2017
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 17 at Grafton Town Garage, 220 Bell St. Below is its agenda. 1. Adopt Agenda 2. Minutes: July 3, 2017 3. Highway Report 4. Cristine White, Southeastern Vermont Watershed Alliance 5. Open Demo Bids for FEMA Buyout property 6. Follow Up on Town […]
Man, 22, woman, 41, found dead in separate scenes in Londonderry
While Vermont State Police detectives were investigating the death of a 22-year-old man in Londonderry this afternoon, they were called to the scene of another death several miles away. Just before 10 a.m. today, Londonderry Rescue and the VSP were called to an apartment on North Main Street in Londonderry for a man who was […]
Derry area youths to contend for regional baseball titles
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two Manchester Youth Baseball teams will be heading to Massachusetts this weekend as Vermont state champions. In a tournament earlier this month, the 12-year-olds and under and 10-year-olds and under teams won the right to play in the regional competition of the Cal Ripken Baseball League. The […]
Rash of overnight burglaries along Rt. 30 keeps VSP busy
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Four burglaries with similar circumstances and timing along Route 30 in West Townshend and Jamaica were reported to Vermont State Police today. Early this morning, the West Townshend Cafe reported that overnight, someone had pulled out a window air conditioner and crawled into the building through the […]
Conservancy nears goal to create access to Chester swimming hole
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Less than a year ago, then-Chester Select Board chair John DeBenedetti asked Lydia Menendez how the Vermont River Conservancy would raise the money needed to buy 1.84 acres and a create public access to the Rainbow Rock swimming hole and give it to the town. “Magic,” quipped […]
Chester tax rates decline again; resident seeks to buy town land
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester’s tax rates are dropping again this year as they have for several years. At its July 5 meeting, the Select Board set the non-residential tax rate at $1.9793 per $100 of assessed value and the homestead rate at $1.9274. Last year’s rates were $2.0182 and $1.9545 […]
Quilters sought for 24th Annual Quiltfest
The Quiet Valley Quilters Guild invites quilters to exhibit their quilted projects in the 24th Annual Bennington Quiltfest, to be held Sept. 16 and 17 at the Mount Anthony Union Middle School, 747 East Road in Bennington. You do not need to be a member of the guild to submit an entry. All quilt entries — […]
College loans a tough lesson for students to learn
By Kevin Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC ©2017-Telegraph Publishing LLC College students have steep learning curves. In high school, they were tasked with doing well academically, participating in extracurricular activities, complying with the rules of their parents’ homes and, possibly, having a job. At college, they must decide what to study, how many credits to […]
Catholic Churches announce schedules;
Springfield Farmers Market news
St. Joseph’s Church, 96 Main. St in Chester and St. Mary’s Church, 10 Pleasant St, in Springfield, have announced their current schedules. Mass Schedule Saturday: 4 p.m. in Chester and 6 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Chapel, on High Street in Londonderry Sunday: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. in Springfield Thursday and Friday: 9 a.m. in […]
Editorial: To avoid problems, Chester should invest in planning
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Town Manager David Pisha told Chester’s Town Meeting in March that two functions of town government have become increasingly complex and would be better handled by professionals. Pisha pointed especially to the function of listers, saying that state statutes have made the work more complex over the years. Residents agreed […]
South Derry’s Pantry sold, to re-open as the Corner
By Bruce Frauman ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The three-story building on the corner of Main Street and Middletown Road in South Londonderry may soon host a small cafe and convenience store, to be called the Corner, given government approvals. Jason O’Connor, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, and his mother Terri O’Connor purchased […]
Chester Chatter: Lakeside retreats for family 4th of Julys
By Ruthie Douglas ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC My parents were married on the 4th of July. They took the Toonerville Trolley to Charlestown, N.H., and took the train up to Lake Winnipesaukee for a two-day honeymoon. As years went by, our family mostly celebrated their anniversary up at our camp on Cole Pond. We’d go […]
Serve up a colorful plate of veggies with ‘mother of all grains’
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com One of the few plants that contain all nine amino acids, quinoa (yes, it is still pronounced keenwa) is a great gluten free substitute for that usual pasta salad everyone craves during summer months. Using this “mother of all grains” with a ton of vegetables and juice is exactly what your […]
GMUHS Board of Directors agenda for July 13, 2017
The Green Mountain Board of Directors will hold its meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 13 at the Library Learning Commons, 716 Vt. Route 103 South. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda-Additions and Deletions III. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes June 8, 2017 Regular Meeting b. Minutes of […]
UPDATE: I-91 Rockingham Bridge construction schedule – Ramp closing 7/17 to 7/28
The Vermont Agency of Transportation has begun replacing the bridges on I-91 over the Williams River in Rockingham. The projected completion date is May 18, 2020. Here is the anticipated construction schedule for the week of July 10, 2017. Exit 6 northbound on-ramp will be temporarily closed from July 17, 2017 to July 28, 2017. […]
Andover Select Board agenda for July 10, 2017
The Select Board for the town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 10 at Town Offices, 953 Andover Road. Below is its agenda. Call Select Board meeting to order. Act on Agenda. Act on Minutes: Act on minutes from June 26th meeting. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, 10 […]
To the editor: Condos revises response to election fraud commission request
On Monday afternoon, The Telegraph received the following statement from Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos. In it he clarifies, but also revises his response to the request for voter information from a commission set up by President Trump. We find this statement disconcerting. If you would like to know why, read his statement and […]
