Author Archive for Press release
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Alleged N.H. carjacker nabbed by VSP in Springfield
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC An alleged carjacker who was being chased by Claremont, N.H., police was captured in Springfield after a high speed pursuit and a fight. according to a Vermont State Police press release. Just before 4 a.m. this morning,the Claremont Police Department alerted Vermont troopers that they were chasing a vehicle whose […]
Free cybersecurity camp for high schoolers offered at Norwich U.
For the third year in a row, Norwich University will hold the free cybersecurity camp called GenCyber@NU, and applications are due April 30. The camp will be held on July 23 – 29, 2017 at Norwich U. in Northfield. Applications are invited from high school students who will be entering their junior or senior year […]
Two promoted at Springfield Regional Development Corp.
Two employees of Springfield Regional Development Corp. have been promoted to new positions. Executive Director Bob Flint has announced that Heather Hartford now serves as SRDC’s assistant director and Paul Kowalski has been named the senior project manager. Hartford is a native of Springfield and has been with SRDC since 2014, during which time she […]
Grafton resident named Windham Career Center Student of the Month
Lain Stevens of Grafton has been named the Windham Regional Career Center’s Student of the Month. Lain will be graduating from Leland and Gray High School, while having taken a number of his courses these past two years at the Career Center in Brattleboro. He was nominated for this award by his Automotive Technology instructor, […]
VSP seeks help in finding truck in Charlotte flying ice accident
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police are looking for a tractor trailer that was involved in an incident on March 22 in which Celeste Brasseur of Charlotte was injured by ice flying off a truck and into her windshield. Brasseur sustained “incapacitating injuries” to her face and a concussion. This morning, troopers […]
VSP announces reward in Montpelier homicide
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police announced today that a reward of up to $5,000 is being offered to anyone who provides information leading to the apprehension of Jayveon Caballero, 29, of Barre, Vt. Caballero is being sought in connection with the Jan. 22 homicide of 33 year-old Markus Austin. Police have […]
Oil tanker rollover closes Route 7
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Vermont State Police are advising that Route 7 between the Arlington and Manchester exits is closed due to an oil tanker roller over. Motorists should look for other routes. Police do not know how long the road will be closed.
UPDATE: Portion of Route 9 closed, roads are slick
UPDATE: VSP advises that Route 9 is reopened. Police scanner traffic indicates slick roads. Please be careful out there. © 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are advising that Route 9 between Route 8 and Somerset Rd in Searsburg is closed due to a motor vehicle accident. There is no estimate of how long […]
It all snaps together for the sixth annual LEGO contest
©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The NewsBank Conference Center was alive with the buzz of creativity and the clicking of plastic parts on Saturday, March 18 as the sixth annual LEGO Contest, sponsored by St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Chester, got under way. Forty-three extrusion engineers between pre-K and eighth grades, their families and friends, came […]
Tools taken in Derry Transfer Station burglary
Sometime between closing on Monday afternoon and opening Tuesday morning, there was a burglary at the Londonderry Transfer Station at 7060 Route 100 in Londonderry. According to a press release, the Vermont State Police were contacted around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 21 with a report of a break-in. The complainant told police that several […]
One adult, no students injured in early morning car-bus accident
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC At about 7:30 this morning a car traveling on Missing Link Road in Rockingham ran into a Windsor North East Supervisory Union school bus causing damage to both vehicles and injuries to the driver of the car. The bus driver and the two students on the bus were uninjured, according […]
Missing woman found dead in Poultney
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC A woman missing since March 3 has been found dead in a house in Poultney, according to the Vermont State Police. The body of Alexandra Rooker, 26, of Fair Haven, was discovered at about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday March 15 at the 1953 Morse Hollow Road residence of Wayne Oddo, […]
Actor Christopher Lloyd tours Weston theater in progress
Last week, actor Christopher Lloyd and his wife, Lisa, visited the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company to take a tour of the construction site for the new studio theater at Walker Farm. He has performed on the Weston stage throughout the years in numerous productions, including Death of a Salesman. Lloyd is currently the honorary chair […]
Police ask for help finding missing woman
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are asking the public for assistance in locating Alexandra Rooker, 26, of Fair Haven. Rooker, 26, was last seen by friends in Poultney on Friday evening, March 3, 2017. Rooker’s family has not heard from her since March 2, 2017. She was reported missing to the Fair […]
Thefts hit Jamaica, Landgrove public buildings
Thefts occurred at two public buildings in Southern Vermont in the last few days, according to Vermont State Police. On March 8, police got a report of a burglary at the Jamaica Village School located on Depot Street in Jamaica. It appears that the burglary took place between the afternoon of Tuesday, March 7 and […]
Whiting Library offers free databases; Senior Solutions seeks volunteers
Whiting Library in Chester in partnership with Vermont Department of Libraries is offering free databases. These include business, medical and genealogical resources, gardening, education, environmental issues, history, and science. Also included are Heritage Quest for genealogy research and Universal Class for lifelong learning. Access is free for patrons, all you need to access a world […]
Vermont wood crafters sought for September show
The Vermont Woodworking & Forest Festival, to be held on Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 23-24, 2017 in Woodstock, Vt., at the Billings Farm & Museum, is seeking Vermont craftspeople interested in showing their and even demonstrating their crafts. Join the celebration of Vermont’s working landscape with your unique products that represent the best of Vermont. […]
Dr. Lord accepting patients at new Chester office;
Merchants Bank raises $19,000 for Special Olympics
Dr. David Lord, clinical psychologist, has resumed his office practice at the Henry Office Building, 116 Main St., Chester. Recently retired as staff psychologist at the Veterans Administration Hospital in White River Junction, Lord’s experience includes working with men and women struggling with anxiety and depression, substance abuse, aging and PTSD, as well as problems […]
Arrison to hold Meet the Candidate event; Chester holds Master Plan Community Design Workshop
March 4: Arrison hosts Meet the Candidate event Chester Select Board candidate Kelly Arrison will hold a Meet the Candidate morning from 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, March 4, at Baba a Louis Baker, 92 Vermont Route 11, in Chester. Arrison is hoping to hear from wide variety of Chester residents about their ideas and […]
‘Forks over Knives’ showings on Tuesdays at Grace Cottage
The documentary Forks Over Knives, which examines the theory that most if not all chronic diseases that afflict Americans today can be controlled or even reversed by changes in diet, will be shown Tuesday afternoons, 3:30 to 5 p.m., in the Holt Conference Room at Grace Cottage Hospital’s Community Wellness Center, 133 Grafton Road, Townshend. […]
