All Entries in the "Londonderry" Category
Londonderry accepts one-year State Police contract, votes to study gravel pit purchase
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Wendell Coleman’s last Town Meeting as Londonderry’s moderator turned out to be a six-hour doosie that saw a controversial proposal to hire state police to patrol the town turn victorious on the impassioned speech of a just-defeated select board member. The meeting was more than three hours […]
Vermont State Police incident log for Jan. 4 – Jan. 31, 2016
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: The Vermont State Police incident report is a sampling of incidents directly from Vermont State Police. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Monday, Jan. 4, Londonderry – Vermont State Police received a report of a burglary on Landgrove Road in […]
Londonderry to hold pre-vote policing information meeting
On Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m., Londonderry will be holding a Policing Information Night at the Twitchell Building on Old School Street. The session will be an informational meeting organized to answer questions regarding the article on the Town Warning regarding policing in Londonderry. All are urged to attend. The Policing Committee’s recommendations to […]
Violation may complicate gravel pit land buy in Londonderry
By Christopher Biddle © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With just two weeks before Londonderry voters will be asked if the town should spend $150,000 to buy a gravel pit south of the town’s transfer station, Londonderry Select Board members heard on Monday, Feb. 15 that an unresolved environmental violation could complicate the purchase. Board member […]
Policing expenditure proposal draws lots of questions during Londonderry’s Candidates Night
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Although Londonderry was hosting its annual Candidates Night on Tuesday, Feb. 9, a number of the 55 people in attendance said they had turned out mainly to hear about a proposed expenditure for police protection that they will vote on on March 1. The back-to-back meetings were […]
ANR to hold meeting on management plan for Lowell Lake Park
The Agency of Natural Resources is currently writing an addendum for revising the Long Range Management Plan for Lowell Lake State Park, a 356-acre park in Londonderry. Important features of the parcel include the 100-acre lake, many wetland features, a hiking trail, developed recreational area and a snowmobile trail. A public presentation is planned for […]
Londonderry sets candidates night, policing info meeting
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 the town of Londonderry will hold its annual Candidates Night at the Twitchell Building on Old School Street. The first session will provide a platform for candidates for 15 elected positions to announce their intentions to seek election. A list of positions up for election in 2016 can be […]
Fire damages barn in South Londonderry
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Fire companies from 18 towns responded Sunday to a three-alarm fire in a barn on Bungalow Road off Melendy Hill Road in South Londonderry. At 5:37 p.m., the first alarm came into the Champion Fire Company in South Londonderry for a fire at the barn owned by […]
Massachusetts man killed in Londonderry crash
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Harvard, Mass., man was killed last night when his car crashed in Londonderry. Just after 2 a.m., Michael Hazel, 24, was driving a 2008 Subaru Forester on Middletown Road and did not make the sharp turn at Brooks Lane. According to Vermont State Police the car crossed into the […]
Londonderry board OKs $1.6M budget, adds gravel land purchase to articles
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC “It’s up to the voters. I don’t think it’s our job to sell any of this,” said Londonderry Select Board chair Jim Ameden on Monday night of the financial demands on the town that he says need to be slimmed down. The board was wrapping up its […]
South Londonderry fire company gets new front-line engine
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Less than a year after its purchase was approved at Londonderry’s Town Meeting, the new fire engine for South Londonderry’s Champion Fire Company has arrived and is being outfitted for service. According to Fire Chief George Lang, the truck arrived on Saturday, Jan. 9 and company members […]
Burglary suspect arrested in Londonderry
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Shortly after midnight on Saturday, Dec. 5, the Vermont State Police arrested Travis Despain, 24, of Londonderry at a residence in South Londonderry. Despain was wanted on an warrant for a charge of burglary at Coleman’s Auto Repair in Rawsonville on Oct. 10. In addition to the burglary warrant, Despain […]
Firefighters in Londonderry, Chester throw open doors to trick-or-treaters
For the second year, South Londonderry’s Champion Fire Company teamed up with the nearby First Baptist Church to put on an all-encompassing Halloween gala for kids and adults alike. The church sponsored the trunk-or-treat, getting more than 20 cars to line Thompsonburg Road between the firehouse and Route 100, an area that the Fire Department […]
Londonderry board OKs proposal to hire State Police, delays town vote til March
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 – Telegraph Publishing LLC The Londonderry Select Board last night unanimously approved the recommendations of its Ad Hoc Policing Committee to contract with Vermont State Police for patrols. But decided to wait until Town Meeting in March 2016 to put the question before voters. But it was one audience member’s […]
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 […]
Springfield S.B. member becomes Londonderry Town Administrator
The Town of Londonderry has announced that Stephanie Thompson will be replacing Kevin Beattie who served as Londonderry’s first Town Administrator from 2011 through 2015. Thompson is a resident of Springfield where she serves on the Springfield Select Board and is also active in the community. She is participating in the Vermont Leadership Institute Program […]
Londonderry extends clerk’s office hours for tax payments
The Londonderry Town Clerk’s office at 100 Old School Road in South Londonderry will be open for extended hours to accept tax payments. From Monday Sept. 28 to Thursday Oct. 1, the office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 2015 property taxes for Londonderry land owners are due Oct. 1.
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 […]
Two Londonderry residents cited for petit larceny
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police cited a pair of Londonderry residents with petit larceny on Thursday, Sept. 10. The charges stem from a report of firewood stolen from a residence on Glebe View Lane in South Londonderry on July 26. After investigating the theft, state police located two suspects — a 31-year-old […]
Two missing men with dementia found
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police from the Rockingham Barracks were busy yesterday afternoon and last night after family members sought help in finding two men with dementia who had left their homes. In the first call, troopers responded to the area of Kimball Hill Road north in the town of Wesminster at […]
