Author Archive for Shawn Cunningham
Truck-minivan accident shuts Route 103 from Rockingham to Chester
©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police in Rockingham are reporting that Route 103 is temporarily shut down to through traffic from the Vermont Agency of Transportation garage at 991 Rockingham Road in Rockingham to the intersection of Route 103 and Route 11 in Chester due to a motor vehicle collision on Route 103 […]
I-91 Closure this morning
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC UPDATE 10/29 10:20 a.m. The Vermont State Police are reporting that I-91 south between the Rockingham and Springfield exits has been reopened to one lane. UPDATE 10/29 6:38 a.m. I-91 Southbound between exits 6 and 7 (Rockingham and Springfield exits) which was closed due to a rock slide, has now […]
As break-ins spike, Londonderry panel to finalize policing proposal
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 — Telegraph Publishing LLC With just a few days left in October, Vermont State Police incident reports show there have been at least 20 instances of burglary, breaking and entering, and other types of larceny in Londonderry, Peru, Weston and Andover since the beginning of the month — and five […]
Borrowing plan put forth as capital needs in Chester double annual set-aside
By Shawn Cunningham ©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC With budgeting season approaching quickly, Town Manager David Pisha gave the Chester Select Board a draft budget at its Wednesday, Oct. 21 meeting. He also introduced a plan that he believes will even out the impact of the town’s capital expenditures over the next five years. Pisha told the […]
Lack of documentation on ownership of Yosemite artifacts raises questions
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC While members of the Chester Select Board have asserted that the town has no ownership interest in the historic Yosemite Firehouse, questions arose at its Oct. 7 meeting regarding the building’s contents, namely those that are or might be the property of the town of Chester. On […]
Chicken Pie Supper feathers nest for Andover scholarships
© 2015 — Telegraph Publishing LLC “It’s chicken pie, not chicken pot pie,” explained Bonnie Zipeto as servers whisked away the remains of the 5 p.m. seating and kitchen volunteers prepared for the 6 o’clock crowd. “It doesn’t have peas or other vegetables in the dish.” Whatever the recipe, Andover’s 11th Annual Chicken Pie Supper […]
Vermont State Police report missing man
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC UPDATE SUNDAY OCT. 11 – Vermont State Police reported at 5:54 a.m. that Gordon Stacey had been located in Essex, VT which is approximately 70 miles from his North Clarendon home. VSP reports that he is safe and that his family was on their way to him. At about 3 […]
Windham Town Office break-in
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Vermont State Police in Rockingham report they are investigating an attempted break-in at the Windham Town Office at 5976 Windham Hill Road. According to a VSP press release, the attempted break-in was reported on Oct. 2, but had taken place in the days preceding. According to the report – […]
Voters approve Chester water project by wide margin
By Shawn Cunningham and Cynthia Prairie ©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC With a turnout more than double either of the two previous ballots, Chester voters Tuesday passed a $4 million bond for a project to add a 330,000 gallon water tank and replace aging mains. The measure passed by a vote of 280 to 121 with turnout […]
Water meeting tonight, voting tomorrow in Chester
© Telegraph Publishing LLC There will be an informational meeting at 6 tonight at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St., where town officials will give a presentation and answer questions on the $4 million water project that will be voted on Tuesday, Sept. 29. SAPA TV will record the meeting and intends to broadcast it […]
Truck tire mishap shuts Maple at 103 in Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Maple Street in Chester remained closed at noon today after a tractor-trailer carrying an oversized load clipped a curb, tearing up a tire and shutting off traffic in downtown Chester around 9:30 this morning. Police estimate that the small section of roadway will be closed for “for […]
DRB green-lights new Jiffy Mart for Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC At its Monday Sept. 21 meeting, the Chester Development Review Board gave its approval to an application by Champlain Oil to construct a 4,980-square-foot Jiffy Mart, which would house convenience store, a Subway and a Ramunto’s Pizza Express. The Jiffy Mart would also have four double-sided gas […]
Select board hears -1.5% loan reduces Chester water project cost by $800,000
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a short meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Chester Select Board heard an update on the water project, which comes up for a vote next Tuesday, Sept. 29, and a preliminary offer to build the town a new radio/cell tower that would replace the one – […]
Educators, legislators address school funding, consolidation
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC About 120 people attended state Rep. Oliver Olsen’s Legislative Forum on education funding and school consolidation (Act 46) on Monday at Flood Brook School in Londonderry. While Olsen gave a nuts and bolts presentation to explain how the school funding system currently works, it became clear that […]
Commentary: Vote for the Chester water project — at least vote
By Shawn Cunningham ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In less than two weeks, Chester voters will go to the polls again to vote on whether to go ahead with a $4 million upgrade to the municipal water system. At its most basic, the project will correct some major problems including insufficient pressure during fires and a […]
Vermont State Police incident log for September 2015
The Chester Telegraph’s Vermont State Police Log is a sampling of incidents in Andover, Grafton, Londonderry, Weston and adjacent communities. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Tuesday, Aug. 4, Londonderry – A woman called the state police to report that she believed that her daughter was staying […]
Income survey gives Chester better borrowing terms for water project
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In addition to turning down a request from Vietnam Veterans of America to hold a coin drop on Main Street, the Chester Select Board at its Wednesday, Sept. 2 meeting discussed the results of the median household income survey that will make borrowing for the water upgrade […]
Chester board nixes Vietnam vets’ coin-drop
By Shawn Cunningham ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC On a 3 to 1 vote, the Chester Select Board last night turned down a request from Vietnam veterans to hold a coin-drop fundraiser in front of Zachary’s Pizza House on Friday, Sept. 18. The request, from Chapter 723 of Vietnam Veterans of America, came before town officials […]
Fatal car crash in Landgrove
Vermont State Police report that a man was killed in a one car accident in Landgrove early Sunday morning. Frank Tammera age 22 of Hope, N.J., was traveling on Ridge Road in the Town of Landgrove at about 2:45 a.m. when his vehicle left the west side of the road and struck a tree. The […]
‘Ladies’ raise about $2,000 at fundraiser for Weston Green
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC More than 125 people turned out on Monday Aug. 17 to support the Ladies of the Green in Weston. More formally known as the Farrar Park Association, the “ladies” make up the group that owns and maintains the Weston Green. Monday night’s picnic and concert by the Blue Flames steel […]
