All Entries in the "Londonderry" Category
West River Farmers Market thanks Flood Brook School for hospitality
©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Members of the board of the West River Farmers Market on Tuesday presented Flood Brook School Principal Johanna Liskowsky-Doak with a bouquet of flowers and a tote celebrating the market’s 30th anniversary. Also presented was a thank you card signed by more than 45 vendors from the market. The gesture was […]
West River Farmers Market returns to Williams Park on Saturday, Aug. 26
The West River Farmers Market will reopen at Williams Park, at Routes 11 and 100 in Londonderry, on Saturday, Aug. 26, after six weeks away from its home site following flood damage to the park, the town and area businesses. The market is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Music will be provided by local […]
Londonderry clears more roads, continues to warn about possible flash flooding
©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Londonderry Road Crews made great progress on Thursday opening roads. The following roads still remain closed however: Cromack, Glebe View, Goodaleville (Londonderry portion is open, bridge is closed at the town line), Livermore Mills (passable with a truck but very rough), Rowes, Thompsonburg. Also, the expected severe storms for last night […]
Cleanup begins after massive rains wallop region Reports from Londonderry, Weston, Chester and Andover
By Cynthia Prairie and Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The comparisons to Tropical Storm Irene of August 2011 began rolling in over the weekend as the National Weather Service rolled out its rain estimates. By Monday night, at the end of the storm that dropped as much as 9 inches of rain in […]
Flooding updates from town of Londonderry
The town of Londonderry has issued the following updates this morning, Wednesday, July 12, regarding the impact of this week’s flooding. Londonderry Emergency Operation Center- Hours today are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the town office at 100 Old School St. in South Londonderry. Phone numbers are 802-289-7859 and 802-548-8246 South Londonderry bridge — […]
Area fire, rescue services brace for rains, flooding
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC With the National Weather Service issuing a flood watch for all of Vermont from Sunday afternoon through Monday evening, local emergency responders are preparing for the needs of their communities, and Vermont Emergency Management has put out a list of things to do to ensure public safety […]
Legislators wrap up session June 25 in Weston
New Thought Vermont, 614 Main St. in Weston, will host a Wrap Up Legislative Forum for Weston and neighboring mountain towns from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 25. With the veto session having just been completed, come listen to updates about the legislative session from our state legislators. You will also have an […]
Two area first responders honored by Vermont
© 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two area first responders – one from Chester and another from Londonderry – were recognized with state Emergency Medical Services awards as part of 49th annual National Emergency Medical Services Week in late May. Steve Vertefeuille of Chester was named First Responder of the Year for his service with the […]
Londonderry to introduce Village Wastewater Project
The Town of Londonderry Village Wastewater Committee will host an open house from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 10 at the Town Office, 100 Old School Road, South Londonderry. The open house will provide an opportunity for residents and business owners to ask questions, review the progress of the project and hear about […]
Londonderry to develop new ‘gateway’ park
By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Town of Londonderry is poised for a new park at the northeast corner of Route 11 and Route 100, overlooking the Mill Pond. It’s a park that proponents say will be a welcoming gateway for visitors traveling from both Chester and Weston, and they hope to start […]
Derry group gets grant to hold two hazardous waste collection events
The Londonderry Solid Waste Group is has been awarded a grant of $6659.50 by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation that will be used to defer some of the costs of two Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events to be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 3 and Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 […]
Short-term rentals: Towns’ pace for regulation between snail and speedy State legislature, however, puts the onus on local jurisdictions
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC While the growth in the number of homes in area towns that are being converted into short-term rentals — like Airbnb and VRBO — is concerning to many residents, state and local governments are moving at different paces to address the trend. The Vermont legislature has taken […]
Vermont jobless rate falls in January Both Windsor, Windham counties see rise in employment
By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The state has seen a slight drop in the unemployment rate for the month of January, the Vermont Department of Labor announced on Monday, bringing it down to a seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate of 2.9 percent. The United States rate for January was 3.4 percent. Both the state and […]
Yosemite Firehouse, S. Londonderry Library among recipients of historic preservation grants
By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Yosemite Firehouse in Chester and the South Londonderry Free Library are among 20 historic buildings in six counties to receive restoration and rehabilitation grants from the state of Vermont. Gov. Phil Scott, the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and the Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation announced […]
Derry board considers stricter short-term rental ordinance
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC At its Monday Jan. 23 meeting, the Londonderry Select Board took up a draft ordinance to regulate short-term rentals. The draft that was posted on the town’s website as part of the board packet was basically the ordinance adopted by the Chester Select Board back in December. […]
Derry house project raises fund to cover panel system
Cynthia Gubb, chair of the Mountain Towns Housing Project Fundraising Committee, says that the Bob Perry Lane project has raised sufficient funds to order the house panel system from LaValley’s in Ludlow. Gubb called it “perfect timing for the project. Placing the order now will ensure that the panel system will be constructed over the […]
RUN FOR OFFICE! Open seats in Andover, Athens, Cavendish, Chester, Grafton, Londonderry, Weston & Windham
© 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont’s towns are run by community minded folks who step up and serve in local government positions – from town clerks and select board members to Library Trustees, Listers, Constables and more. This is the time of year that residents can take out a petition to get on the ballot […]
Mountain Towns Housing Project under way
Paul Alcorn, chair of the Mountain Towns Housing Project, has announced that the Bob Perry Lane house is well under way, and the steering committee has reached the first milestone of $100,000 in fundraising to get things started. The Bob Perry Lane house is a modest home currently under construction that will be sold to […]
Input from Derry residents, workers sought on housing needs
The Town of Londonderry is conducting a community housing survey to help the town understand critical housing needs and help create solutions to the town’s housing challenges. Findings from the community survey will be incorporated into a housing plan for the town that will be completed early in 2023. Take the survey at www.LondonderryVT.org/housingsurvey Those […]
3 area villages to get ARPA funds for wastewater projects Grafton, North & South Londonderry among 12 recipients
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Wastewater projects in three area villages — Grafton, South Londonderry and North Londonderry — will receive American Rescue Plan Act funding to the tune of almost $4 million each, Gov. Phil Scott announced last week. The funding, which is coming through the state’s Village Water and Wastewater […]
