All Entries in the "Chester" Category
In Chester, man arrested in assault, troopers save OD victim
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Friday night was a busy one for Chester Police with two major incidents back to back. At about 10:30 p.m., Chester Police, Vermont State Police and Springfield Police responded to a home in the area of Highland Court where an argument between a man and a woman […]
Police continue hunt for thief of GMUHS class gift; donations, reward offered
Chester Police continue to run down clues in search of the thief who stole a 65-inch flat screen TV from Green Mountain Union High School late last Thursday night. The screen, valued at $1,000, was the gift from the Class of 2016, which graduated in June. It had a arrived at the school that day […]
Chester tax rates decline; water tank, pipeline contracts awarded
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a busy meeting on Wednesday night, the Chester Select Board set this year’s tax rate, heard a report from the town’s outside auditor, approved hiring several contractors for master planning and for work on the water system, made three Development Review Board appointments, got updates on […]
Chester temporarily chlorinates public water
Temporary chlorination of Chester’s public water system began this evening — Friday, July 8 — to prevent problems that could be caused by the continuing water pipe replacement work, pressure testing and flushing that has been taking place along Route 103, says Jeff Holden, Chester’s water and sewer superintendent. He adds that residents shouldn’t experience […]
Burglar steals GMUHS graduating class gift
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Police Department is looking for the person who broke into Green Mountain Union High School last night and stole the gift that the Class of 2016 had given to the school at graduation last month. At about 11:45 p.m. Thursday, July 7, Chester Police responded […]
Chester residents slow Planning Board action on development bylaws
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The June 20 Chester Planning Commission meeting was a testy affair as the board tried to wrap up the changes to the Unified Development Bylaws and move the process toward Select Board adoption while a group of residents questioned a number of the board’s procedural as well […]
On lawyer’s advice, Chester board moves toward claiming Yosemite
By Shawn Cunningham ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board voted on Monday night to have the town’s attorney begin the process of a “quiet title action” to establish a clear title to the Yosemite Firehouse as a first step toward owning the property. The about-face from earlier meetings came when James Carroll — […]
Chester recognized as one of 10 ‘safest cities’ in state
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a brief gathering on Chester Town Hall steps on Monday, Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marji Graf presented Chester Police Chief Richard Cloud with a certificate on behalf of SafeWise, a company that recently published rankings of safest places in Vermont. On June […]
Water main work begins in Chester, expect brief shutoffs
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Chester Water Department is reporting that water main work from the intersection of Route 103 and River Street to Green Mountain Union High School has begun and will continue for two to three months. During that time there will be brief, localized water shutoffs. The area affected will be […]
Long meeting on Yosemite, Academy and fire buildings, but little action by Chester Select Board
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a busy, three and a half hour meeting, the Chester Select Board again took no action in examining the Academy Building lease or the transfer of the Yosemite Firehouse, set aside the conflict of interest policies for future discussion, reduced the scope of the sidewalk project […]
Chester police capture fugitive
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Today, using information on a vehicle driven by a suspect involved in a stabbing in Keene, New Hampshire, Chester Police Officers were able to locate Osvaldo Dejesus, 30, of Hinsdale New Hampshire, at a residence on South Main Street between the construction sites for Dollar General and Jiffy Mart. As […]
Chester residents concerned over changes to zoning regulations
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC While a large portion of the time spent at last Monday’s Chester Planning Commission public hearing on changes to the town’s Unified Development Bylaws was concerned with commercial uses being added to residential districts, one of the recurring themes was the need to craft a document that […]
Chester board tours firehouse, proposes panel on its future
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC ON THE COVER: From left, Select Board chair John DeBenedetti and Town Manager David Pisha. The Chester Select Board met Friday at 4 p.m. to tour the Yosemite Firehouse and talk about forming a fact finding committee to look at the potential and the pitfalls of the […]
Chester Select Board holds conflict of interest seminar
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting on Thursday May 19 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street. The meeting will be a seminar on conflict of interest conducted by Garrett Baxter, an attorney with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns. This is a public […]
State Police looking for escaped ‘high risk’ sex offender
UPDATE – May 14, 6 p.m. – Vermont State Police are now reporting that Dale Adams, Jr. was found and taken into custody by the Hartford Police Department this afternoon. © 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Dale Adams, Jr, 28, of Perkinsville was put on “escaped status” on by the Vermont Department of Corrections on Monday, […]
New uses in all districts in proposed Chester zoning changes; public hearing May 16
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Monday, May 16 at 7 p.m., the Chester Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., to receive comments on substantial alterations to the town’s zoning regulations less than two years after sweeping changes were adopted by the Chester Select Board. […]
Chester Select Board mulls offer to accept Yosemite Firehouse
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Saying that it needed an answer sooner than later because it has two other parties interested in the property, the Chester Historical Society formally offered to give the Yosemite Firehouse to the Town of Chester at the May 4 Select Board meeting. The organization included all of […]
Nine firms bid on Chester downtown masterplanning
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC When all of the responses to Chester’s Request for Proposals were opened on Friday, nine firms had put their names forward hoping to be the consultant who leads the town’s Village Center Master Plan process. Town Manager David Pisha and Executive Assistant Julie Hance said they were […]
Construction springs up throughout Chester this summer
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In addition to road closures for bridge work in Weston and culvert work in Andover with paving all around the area, Chester will be busy with construction on municipal and private jobs all summer. Work on a new Jiffy Mart and the Dollar General has begun and […]
Webster’s House manager charged with animal cruelty
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Mary Donaldson and Jessica “Remy” Fecteau have been ordered to appear in Windsor Superior Court on Tuesday, May 24 following a three-month investigation into their practices and treatment of animals at Webster House’s cat shelter in Chester, according to a press release from the Chester Police Department. Donaldson […]
