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Chester tax rates decline again; resident seeks to buy town land
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester’s tax rates are dropping again this year as they have for several years. At its July 5 meeting, the Select Board set the non-residential tax rate at $1.9793 per $100 of assessed value and the homestead rate at $1.9274. Last year’s rates were $2.0182 and $1.9545 […]
South Derry’s Pantry sold, to re-open as the Corner
By Bruce Frauman ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The three-story building on the corner of Main Street and Middletown Road in South Londonderry may soon host a small cafe and convenience store, to be called the Corner, given government approvals. Jason O’Connor, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, and his mother Terri O’Connor purchased […]
UPDATE: I-91 Rockingham Bridge construction schedule – Ramp closing 7/17 to 7/28
The Vermont Agency of Transportation has begun 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 July 10, 2017. Exit 6 northbound on-ramp will be temporarily closed from July 17, 2017 to July 28, 2017. […]
Andover Select Board agenda for July 10, 2017
The Select Board for the town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 10 at Town Offices, 953 Andover Road. Below is its agenda. Call Select Board meeting to order. Act on Agenda. Act on Minutes: Act on minutes from June 26th meeting. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, 10 […]
Likely buyer comes forward for Frog’s Leap Inn; animal issues addressed
By Bruce Frauman © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Board chair Paul Gordon announced at the Monday, July 3 Londonderry Select Board meeting that there is a purchase offer for the Frog’s Leap Inn. The town ended up owning the former Hart property after a tax sale last year and no one bid on it at […]
Grafton begins looking at Town Hall refurbishment
By Cynthia Prairie ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Grafton Select Board has begun of looking into possible renovations to Town Hall, the 200-year-old building at 117 Main St. that houses not only the offices of the clerk, treasurer and administrator, but the U.S. Post Office as well. The board hopes to one day return its […]
Weston board discusses zoning, AOT refund and scofflaw dog
By Bruce Frauman © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Work on a new zoning permit application for town landowners was brought to the Weston Select Board’s attention at its meeting on June 27. The re-write was started several months ago, according to board member Charles Goodwin. Board Chair Denis Benson wanted to see more details to […]
Energy Chapter dominates as Derry panel tackles Town Plan
By Bruce Frauman ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC A dozen Londonderry residents joined with the town’s Planning Commission to discuss a revised Town Plan that will guide Londonderry for the next eight years. The first issue out of the block at the June 26 hearing was what the town could do to prevent another solar array […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for July 3, 2017
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 4 p.m. Monday, July 3, at Grafton Town Garage, 220 Bell St. Below is its agenda. 1. Adopt Agenda 2. Minutes: June 19, 2017 3. Award Paving, Milling, and Chip Sealing Bid 4. Country Side Lock and Alarm 5. Credit Card 6. Set Tax Rate 7. Winnie Park […]
Possible lightning strike destroys Chester home, storms wreak more havoc
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester residents Dennis and Jan Rounds lost their Chester home to a fire in the early hours of Sunday. No one was at home at the time. Chester firefighters, who spent the early hours of Sunday morning extinguishing the house fire on Fenton Road, speculated that the […]
UPDATE: I-91 Rockingham Bridge construction schedule – Ramp closing 7/17 to 7/28
The Vermont Agency of Transportation has begun 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 July 5, 2017. Work on the bridge will end on Friday, June 30 at noon and resume on Wednesday […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for July 3, 2017
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 4 p.m. on Monday, July 3 at the Grafton Town Garage, 220 Bell St. Below is its agenda. 1. Adopt Agenda 2. Minutes: June 19, 2017 3. Award Paving, Milling, and Chip Sealing Bid 4. Country Side Lock and Alarm 5. Credit Card 6. Set Tax Rate 7. […]
Chester Police Log for May 3 through June 11, 2017
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. In general, we do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Wednesday, May 3, 2 p.m. A Chester Police officer about to enter his cruiser on Green Mountain […]
Missing Grafton man found less than a mile from home
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Search and rescue teams from the Vermont State Police, New England K9 and Upper Valley Wilderness Response picked up the search for Thomas Brown, 84, of Grafton, on early Tuesday and within a couple of hours found the man “conscious and alert” at 198 Fire Pond Road. […]
Weston Select Board agenda for June 27, 2017
The Select Board for the town of Weston will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27 at Town Office, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda: 2. Public Comment: 3. Shaw Knoll: 4. Unlicensed Dogs: 5. Web Mail Posting Cost: 6. SO #14 Payroll, SO #14 […]
Grafton man missing from his home
PLEASE NOTE: Thomas Brown has been found. To read more, click here. © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are looking for a Grafton man who wandered away from his home last night. According to a VSP press release, Thomas Brown, 84, left his house on Monday night at about 9 p.m. He was […]
Acworth man hit by car in Saxtons River
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 92-year-old Acworth, N.H., man was seriously injured when he struck by a car on Main Street in Saxtons River Monday afternoon. According to the Vermont State Police, Alston Barrett, 92, was crossing Route 121 near Maple Street at about 3:40 p.m. when he was hit by a car being […]
South Derry fire department wins $84,000 FEMA grant
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Champion Fire Company No. 5 Chief Jeff Duda announced Friday morning that the South Londonderry company has won an $84,096 Assistance to Firefighter Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Champion was one of seven FEMA grant winners in Vermont including Springfield with $250,069 and Wilmington with […]
UPDATE: I-91 Rockingham Bridge construction schedule
The Vermont Agency of Transportation has begun 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 June, 26 2017. Golden Hill Road activities: Monday through Friday Continued construction of lower access road Continued steady truck […]
Andover Select Board agenda for June 26, 2017
The Andover Select Board will hold its meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 26 at Town Offices, 953 Andover-Weston Road. Call Select Board meeting to order. Act on Agenda. Act on Minutes: Act on minutes from June 12th meeting. New Business: A. SWCRPC update – Allison Hopkins; B. Select Board rules of procedure; C. […]
