Archive for June, 2021
Police seek help to ID suspicious individuals in Weathersfield
© 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police are asking the public for help in identifying the people involving in suspicious activity in Weathersfield. In press releases on Sunday, June 6, police said they had been sent to a home on Gravelin Road in Weathersfield several times in the past two weeks for reports […]
Henry Homeyer: crafting your ‘no work’ garden
By Henry Homeyer ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC I saw a friend recently who was bubbly and excited about her garden. “It’s full of color and stays that way all summer,” she exclaimed. “It is NO work! All I have to do is water it daily, and give it a little fertilizer every few weeks.” She […]
Missing Ludlow man found dead
© 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC A missing Ludlow man who has been the focus of a multi-agency search since Monday was found dead this afternoon. According to a Vermont State Police press release, at about 3 p.m. on Friday, June 4, the body of Russell Nord was found by a search team in a wooded […]
Weekly Covid Update: State within 8,000 of 80% vaccination rate, remains safest in nation
©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Health officials announced on Friday that 78.6 percent of eligible Vermonters have been vaccinated with at least one dose, leaving just 7,878 more to go, as Vermont inches closer to the 80 percent vaccination rate threshold that will result in Gov. Phil Scott lifting all remaining Covid-19 health restrictions. To visit […]
State panel finds ‘reasonable grounds’ in Chester Police discrimination case
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont Human Rights Commission has found “reasonable grounds” that a Chester police officer illegally discriminated against a Black man when it stopped him in May of 2019, a claim that the Town of Chester strongly denies. The commission investigates allegations of discrimination under state law to […]
Pandemic postponed annual meetings take place under sunny skies After 3-month delay, Weston, GM school district meet
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC As the Covid-19 pandemic seems to be winding down, a number of municipalities are catching up with meetings (under sunny skies) that could not be held in their traditional March time slots this past winter. By the time the country was shutting down in mid-March 2020, most […]
CORRECTION: TRSU board agenda for June 8
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday June 3 June 8 in-person at the Ludlow Elementary School Professional Development Room and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/88361127068 I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda: (Additions & Deletions) III. […]
UPDATE: Police, agencies continue to search for missing Ludlow man
© 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Police and several other agencies are continuing to search for a Ludlow man who went missing last evening. According to a Vermont State Police press release, the VSP Search and Rescue Team assisted the Ludlow Police Department with the search for Russell Nord overnight. Today the search is continuing with […]
Hospitality workers vaxx clinic in Ludlow; Heritage Deli event; Grace Cottage bike fund-raiser
June 9 vaxx clinic set in for Ludlow A Vaccination Clinic for Okemo Valley hospitality employees is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday June 9 in the parking lot of the Okemo Marketplace Plaza, 57 Pond St. in Ludlow. No appointment is needed, as this is a walk-in clinic. The vaccine is […]
Wednesdays on Wheels kicks off new season; Derry Arts & Historical Society gets $9,000 grant
Wednesdays on Wheels has resumed weekly cycling meet-ups for its 2021 season. WOW rides will take place every Wednesday through early fall. If you are interested in cycling with a group of collegial and energetic cyclists, email David Nichols at davidanichols@myfairpoint.net to receive weekly notifications and route information. WOW is a great way to meet […]
Sen. McCormack: Climate change & infrastructure were two imperatives in Montpelier
By Sen. Richard McCormack Here’s a few highlights from the 2021 legislative session in Montpelier. Senators serve on two standing committees. My morning committee is the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, and my afternoon committee is the Senate Committee on Institutions. The Environment: The big environmental issue, indeed the overarching existential issue of […]
Police ask help looking for missing Ludlow man
© 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Ludlow man. According to a VSP press release, Russell Nord, 76, was last seen in the area of East Hill Road in Ludlow around 7 p.m. on May 31. Nord was wearing a green baseball hat, […]
