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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. […]
Chester board finds itself in a DRB dustup
By Shawn Cunningham ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester’s planning and zoning functions continue to be problematic even after the adoption of “pro-business” changes to the Unified Development Bylaws earlier this year. Front2Back Landscaping owner Randy Miles complained to the Select Board at its June 14 meeting that the Development Review Board had denied his application. […]
Derry completes Genser buyout; Frog’s Leap Inn fails to sell
By Bruce Frauman ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Applause broke out at the Londonderry Select Board meeting on Monday, June 19 when Town Administrator Stephanie Thompson said, “I am pleased to announce that as of 1 p.m. today we closed on the Genser property.” This marked the end of a six-year saga that began in August […]
Chester teen charged with two counts of sexual assault
By Cynthia Prairie and Shawn Cunningham ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Following a monthlong investigation, Chester and Ludlow Police have charged an 18-year-old Chester man with two counts of sexual assault in incidents that occurred in October 2016 in Ludlow and in May 2017 in Chester to two separate victims. All are students […]
Chester Development Review Board hearing for June 26, 2017
The Development Review Board of the town of Chester will meet for two site visits on Monday, June 26 prior to its 6 p.m. public hearing at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 5 p.m. Site Visit – 390 Ethan Allen Road – Junker Minor Sub-Division 5:25 p.m. Site Visit – 1205 […]
Downer steps down as zoning chief, Weston board taps interim
By Bruce Frauman © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC After only a month as Weston’s zoning administrator, Bruce Downer handed his resignation to the Weston Select Board on Tuesday, June 13. Downer also serves as a member of the Select Board. At its meeting, the Select Board accepted the resignation and the recommendation of the Planning […]
Services in Chester for Ginevra Goldthwaite Finch
Family and friends of Ginevra Goldthwaite Marsh Finch are welcome to celebrate her life at a graveside gathering and burial at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the Pleasant View Cemetery, 893 High St. in Chester. Mrs. Finch was born March 15, 1923 and raised in Chester. She died on March 10, 2017, […]
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, 19 2017. Golden Hill Road activities: Monday through Friday Continued steady truck traffic with traffic control present. Pumping […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for Monday, June 19, 2017
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 19 at Grafton Town Garage, 220 Bell St. Below is its agenda. Adopt Agenda Minutes: June 5, 2017 Highway Report Signature for Cemetery Deed Signature for Sullivan, Powers & Co. Audit Agreement Open Paving, Chip Sealing, and Milling Bids Open Town Pond for […]
Truck inspection yields cause of yesterday’s Hazmat leak
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC One nail, sticking up as little as a quarter of an inch from the surface of a pallet punctured one plastic drum being carried on a Clean Harbors Environmental Services truck and closed Rt. 103 in Chester for nearly 20 hours starting on Tuesday afternoon, according to […]
UPDATE: ROUTE 103 NOW OPEN Route 103 South still closed as Hazmat cleanup continues
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC At 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, more than 18 hours after the 911 call that unleashed a large emergency Hazmat response, Chester and Springfield firefighters, ambulance crews, local and DMV police and other responders were still on the scene with Rt. 103 South closed east of the Chester-Andover […]
