Author Archive for Press release
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UPDATE: I-91 Bridge work in Rockingham
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 from Jan. 20, 2017. I-91 southbound travel lane only (right lane) over the bridge remains closed until approximately 01/24/17 to allow crews to […]
Chester officer disarms shovel-wielding woman
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester Police have arrested a 24-year-old woman after a man was assaulted at a home on Popple Dungeon Road. Last Saturday, Jan. 14, Chester Police Officer Todd Mayer was called to the house on Popple Dungeon for a report of an assault on Hayden Lawrence, a caregiver who had locked […]
Bridge work continues: Exit 6 at I-91 northbound to close this week
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 from Jan. 16, 2017. I-91 southbound travel lane only (right lane) over the bridge remains closed until about Jan. 20 to allow crews […]
Same day voter registration now in effect in Vermont
Secretary of State Jim Condos has announced that eligible Vermont voters are now able to register to vote on any day up to and including Election Day. As of Jan. 1, 2017, Act No. 44 (S. 29) officially went into effect, and will be implemented immediately for all local and state elections going forward, including […]
Vt. Wood Manufacturers set annual meeting for Jan. 27;
state hosts info day for current, startup brewers;
Grants offered for small business gardens;
Telegraph donates to Chester Rotary
The Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association is holding its Annual Meeting at Andrew Pearce Bowls and the Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock from 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. The meeting will start with a tour of Andrew Pearce Bowls led by Andrew, on Route 4 in Hartland. Using locally […]
Texas fugitive arrested in Andover
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police and Chester Police on Friday assisted the U.S. Marshals Service in the arrest of James A. Jackson at a home on East Hill Road in Andover. According to media reports in Texas, on Aug. 10, 2016, Jackson was indicted by the Sabine County Grand Jury on […]
Conn. man accused of assaulting Mass. trooper arrested after chase with VSP
©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC A high speed pursuit and a run through the woods just south of Springfield on I-91 ended in the arrest of a Hartford, Conn., man accused of assaulting a Massachusetts state trooper late last night. At about 11:37 p.m. on Tuesday, Vermont State Police were alerted that Massachusetts State Police had […]
Wantastiquet Rotary to host membership reception
The Wantastiquet Rotary Club will host a membership reception on Jan. 12, 2017 at the Upper Pass Lodge on the Magic Mountain access road from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Anyone wishing to learn more about Rotary and what the local club is involved with in the community is welcome and will receive a drink plus […]
3SquaresVT boosts food purchasing power for senior citizens
Many senior citizens are cutting back on their food budgets as expenses rise, but good nutrition is a key factor in lifelong health. To encourage healthy eating, the U.S. Department of Agriculture offers the 3SquaresVT program to help eligible Vermonters buy nutritious food. The benefits come on an EBT card that looks like a debit […]
GMP warns of bill pay phone scamming directed at eateries
Green Mountain Power and Burlington Electric Department are warning customers about an ongoing bill payment phone scam. In a new wave of calls today, Burlington Electric and Green Mountain Power customers have been receiving calls threatening disconnection if payment is not made immediately. These calls have been targeting primarily restaurants, but other customers have received similar […]
Merchants Bank, employees donate $60,000 to United Way
For decades Merchants Bank and Merchants Bank employees have been pledging to the United Way throughout Vermont. This year, Merchants Bank continued its tradition of running a successful campaign, with individual employee pledges of over $24,000 and a corporate pledge of $35,000. Merchants Bank employee pledges combined with the Merchants Bank donation, contributed to over $59,000 […]
Chester, Bellows Falls libraries host Bill of Rights exhibit
The Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, and the Rockingham Free Public Library, 65 Westminster St. in Bellows Falls, will be hosting a new pop-up exhibition from the National Archives The Bill of Rights and You, commemorating the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the landmark document. The exhibit spotlights one of the most […]
Grinch strikes Pomfret, VSP seeks help replacing toys
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Yesterday morning Vermont State Police responded to a break-in at the the Teago General Store in Pomfret. Between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, someone broke in through the front window and stole items from the store including 25 to 30 unwrapped toys from the Toys for Tots bin. The burglar […]
UPDATE 12/22: Woman’s body found in Dorset quarry, police continue Marzouq investigation
UPDATE: Dec. 22, 2016 3:55 p.m. The woman whose body was found in the Dorset quarry yesterday has been identified as Hadil Marzouq, 21, of Bennington. The cause of her death has been ruled a drowning but a determination of the manner of her death is pending. In a press release this afternoon, the Vermont […]
Police arrest second man in Poultney slaying
©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Johnathan Testa, 21, has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of 19-year-old Daniel Hein, who was found dead early Sunday morning from a gunshot wound in a vehicle in the driveway of a Poultney home where Testa had been living. Following discovery of the shooting, State Police […]
Bennington College woman reported missing
UPDATE Dec. 20, 5:25 p.m. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 the Vermont State Police conducted a large land and water search for Hadil Marzouq in and around the Dorset Quarry. Marzouq was not located and the search of the quarry is scheduled to continue tomorrow. The search is being conducted by members of the Vermont […]
No-interest loans offered to start-up, early stage farm, food businesses
The Vermont Community Loan Fund has announced the launch of SPROUT, a low-interest, deferred payment loan program for working lands entrepreneurs. The new financing program was created to meet the capital needs of Vermont farms, food producers and processors, foresters, forest products businesses and others in the start-up and early stages of operations. Earlier this […]
Poultney man arrested in fatal shooting, witness still sought
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Police have arrested a Poultney man in the shooting death of David Daniel Hein early this morning but continue to look for a witness. In a press release this evening police say that investigators have learned that four men, including the victim were in a vehicle parked in a driveway […]
Police seek witness in shooting death in Poultney
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 19-year-old Poultney man was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound in a vehicle parked in a driveway on Grove Street in Poultney around 1:30 on Sunday morning. Vermont State Police and the Fair Haven Police Department had responded to a report of a man injured by a gunshot […]
Truck crashes into Mill River, VSP cautions drivers on 103
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police are advising drivers to be cautious and expect delays this evening on Route 103 in Mount Holly as crews work to remove a tractor trailer from the Mill River. According to a police press release, this afternoon at about 3:50 p.m. Sucha Singh Virk, 32, of […]
