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Three bond issues pass by wide margins in Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Chester voters passed three bond issues totaling $669,000 by wide margins on Town Meeting Day. The bond to purchase a $110,000 compaction roller for the town’s nearly 100 miles of dirt roads, $115,000 for a sidewalk plow to be used downtown and $11,000 for a Hazmat trailer […]
Weston voters give GNAT a boost during relatively quiet Town Meeting
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC All of the articles presented in the warning of the Weston Town Meeting held on Tuesday morning passed by wide margins, but as is often the case, more discussion time was spent on small expense items than the large ones. One item that was discussed in quite […]
First GM Unified School District budget goes down in defeat
By Cynthia Prairie ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC The voters of the towns of Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester — well, 739 of them anyway — rejected the first ever proposed budget of the new consolidated Green Mountain Unified School District. The ballots were all brought to Chester Tuesday night to be counted together since the […]
Prouty legacy continues on Derry Select Board; VSP cuts coverage, contract downsized
By Bruce Frauman ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC For the first time in recent memory, the voters of Londonderry completed all its business during Town Meeting before taking a lunch break on Tuesday afternoon. Despite the quick meeting, of note was the fact that Taylor Prouty will be continuing the legacy of his grandfather and father […]
Chester Development Review Board agenda for March 12, 2018
The Chester Development Review Board will meet for two site visits on Monday, March 12 prior to its regular public meeting to be held at 6 p.m. Below is the site visit schedule followed by its agenda. The public is allowed to attended both. Site visit schedule 5 p.m. Drew’s All Natural LLC 926 VT. […]
Agreeable Chester voters pass town articles with few questions
By Shawn Cunningham ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC Nary was heard a discouraging word during Monday evening’s town meeting in Chester, where about 80 voters showed up to Town Hall to voice their approval for every article presented by town government this year. Either voters think the town is on the right track or Town Manager […]
Andover voters question GMUSD school budget during Town Meeting
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC Questions about education – budgets, taxes and board representation – took up the majority of the two-hour Andover town meeting on Saturday, March 3. The turnout was a bit sparser than recent meetings and, as usual, gray was the dominant hair color. Maddie Bodin was elected to […]
Francis McLaughlin II, 66, former Marine sergeant who served Chester community
Francis E. McLaughlin II, 66, died peacefully at home with his family in Chester on Feb. 28, 2018 after a long battle with heart disease. He was born March 23, 1951 in Hartford, Conn., to Ralph McLaughlin and Gladys (Robbins) McLaughlin. Mr. McLaughlin graduated Bloomfield High School class of 1969. He served as a volunteer […]
Fire damages Cavendish home that was harmed during Irene
UPDATE: A GoFundMe page has been set up for homeowners Martha and Mitchell Benoit. Click here to donate. By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC A fire that started in an attached garage heavily damaged a home on Rt. 131 east of Cavendish Village this afternoon. Around 1 p.m., Proctorsville and Cavendish firefighters were […]
William Smith Jr., 78, enjoyed restoring a 1941 Ford convertible
William J. Smith Jr. 78, of Chester, passed away on Feb. 26, 2018 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. He was born June 20, 1939 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of William J. Sr. and Elizabeth (Castles) Smith. He lived and attended school in the Baldwin area. On Oct. 5, 1957 he […]
CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER: Chester Select Board agenda for March 7, 2018
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1.Reorganization of the board 2. Approval of Minutes from the Feb. 21, 2018 Select Board Meeting 3. Citizen Comments 4. Old Business 5. Sale on the Green Request; Chester Rotary Club 5. […]
Cavendish Town Meeting Warning for March 5 & 6, 2018
Below is the warning for the annual town meeting for the Town of Cavendish on Monday March 5 and Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Cavendish Elementary School, 573 Main St. Proctorsville. The legal voters of the Town of Cavendish, in the County of Windsor, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Cavendish Town […]
Chester board delays zoning admin appointment, looks at solar farm request
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC The March 7 visit to the Chester Select Board by town attorney Jim Carroll just keeps getting busier. Carroll was already coming to discuss a junk yard ordinance and the mechanics of setting up a budget committee. But last Wednesday’s meeting the Chester Select Board added questions […]
Londonderry Town Meeting warning for March 6, 2018
Below is the warning for the Londonderry Town Meeting to be held at Town Hall, 139 Middletown Road in S. Londonderry. The inhabitants of the Town of Londonderry, Vermont, who are legal voters of the Town Meeting are hereby notified and warned to meet at their Town Hall, 139 Middletown Road, S. Londonderry, on Tuesday, […]
Weston Town Meeting warning for March 6, 2018
Below is the warning for the Weston Town Meeting to be held at the Weston Playhouse, 12 Park St. on the Green in Weston. The legal voters (The legal voters of the Town of Weston are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee voting shall be as provided in Title 17 Chapters 43 and […]
Grafton Town Meeting warning for March 6, 2018
Below is the warning for the Grafton Town Meeting, including school districts, to be held at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. The legal voters of the Town and Town School Districts of Grafton, Vermont are hereby warned and notified to meet in the Grafton Elementary School on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 10:00 AM […]
Chester Town Meeting Warning for March 5 & 6, 2018
Below is the warning for the Chester Town Meeting and vote taking place next week. All take place at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. The Legal Voters of the TOWN OF CHESTER are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Chester Town Hall, Second Floor in said Town of Chester on Monday, […]
Andover Town Meeting warning for Saturday, March 3, 2018
Below is the warning for the Andover Town Meeting, which will be held at Town Hall, 953 Andover Road. To the inhabitants of the Town of Andover, in the County of Windsor and the State of Vermont, qualified to vote in Town affairs: You are hereby warned to meet at the Town Hall in Andover […]
UPDATE: I-91 Rockingham bridge construction
© 2018 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Vermont Agency of Transportation is 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 for the week of Feb. 26, 2018. I-91 NORTHBOUND & SOUTHBOUND ARE REDUCED TO ONE LANE WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION […]
Weather, road conditions mean drivers need to slow down
© 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC All wheel drive works, but only if all of the wheels are on the ground and traveling at a speed that fits the conditions. Chester Police, Fire and Ambulance crews were called out early this afternoon (Sunday) for a one-car crash on Route 11 near the Green Mountain Turnpike in […]
