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Sun shines on 2017 Chester Alumni Day Parade
©2017-Telegraph Publishing LLC After several days of rain, the clouds parted just in time for the annual Chester Alumni Day Parade on Saturday, June 6. Chester architect Claudio Veliz shot these photos commemorating the event. Click any photo to launch the gallery.
2 named to Chester Planning Board, shoring up of Rt. 35 starts
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Leaving one of the three vacant positions still open, the Chester Select Board appointed two candidates to the Chester Planning Commission at its meeting on Wednesday, June 7. The board, which interviewed five candidates in executive sessions this spring, put Chester residents Tim Roper and Barre Pinske […]
Truck’s leaking cargo spurs Hazmat response on Routes 103, 11
UPDATE: 9:30 p.m. Tuesday About 30 firefighters, state Hazmat team members, police and ambulance personnel remain on the scene of a hazardous materials incident tonight to help a crew from Clean Harbors Environmental Services cope with a cleanup of one of its trucks that was leaking liquid sodium nitrate. “The people here now will be […]
Grafton Planning Commission agenda for June 13
The Planning Commission for the town of Grafton will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 13 at Grafton Elementary School, 56 School St. It will begin with a public hearing on a minor subdivision before moving on to the Town Plan. Below is its agenda. Public Hearing Minor Subdivision Hearing | Iva Fisher for Kim […]
Avoiding bear, driver crashes truck in Londonderry
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The driver of a tractor trailer who swerved to avoid hitting a bear on Route 11 yesterday ended up crashing his truck, slowing and even stopping traffic in the area. According to the Vermont State Police, at about 5:30 Thursday morning, Saul Hernandez, 38, of Allentown, Pa., […]
UPDATE: I-91 Rockingham Bridge construction schedule
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC 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, 12 2017. Monday thru Friday: Southbound left lane is closed on I-91 over […]
Andover Select Board agenda for June 12
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 12 at Town Offices, 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: Act on minutes from May 22nd meeting. 4. New Business: A. Chester Snowmobile […]
Chester Select Board special meeting agenda for June 14
The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Citizen Comments Chester Snowmobile Club Request (added) Vermont Journal (deleted) Public hearing – Bicycle/Pedestrian Grant Application for Depot Street VTrans Grants In Aid Pilot Program (added) EMS Building Feasibility […]
UPDATE: Tractor trailer accident will slow Londonderry traffic
UPDATE:Although the Vermont State Police at the Westminster Barracks said they didn’t know where the accident was, an alert Telegraph reader tells us that it occurred near Glebe Mountain Nursery. © Telegraph Publishing, LLC A tractor trailer that slid off the road in Londonderry will cause traffic delays for three to four hours on Route […]
Derry should see Genser teardown, salt shed construction start soon
By Bruce Frauman ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Several major projects – long in the works in Londonderry – appear to be moving to resolution this month. At its Monday, June 5 meeting, the Londonderry Select Board heard that the closing on the buyout of the flooded Genser property should happen within a month, and that […]
Vermont State Police Incident Log for Feb. 8 to April 17
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: The Vermont State Police incident report is a sampling of incidents directly from the Vermont State Police. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Wednesday, Feb. 8 – Londonderry – Just before 5 a.m. police received a report of a break-in […]
Chester Development Review Board Agenda for June 12, 2017
The Development Review Board for the Town of Chester will meet on Monday June 12 at 6 p.m. at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. The hearing will be preceded by site visits. The agenda is below: 5 p.m. Site visit: Drew’s All Natural property at926 VT. Rte. 103 So. 5:25 p.m. Site visit: Stewart […]
Comment on Current route changes Thursday
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Southeast Vermont Transit has scheduled two public meetings to take comment on changes to the four of The Current bus routes serving Springfield, Bellows Falls and Ludlow. The meetings will take place on Thursday, June 8 at noon and 6 p.m. at The Current’s facility on 706 Rockingham Road, Rockingham. […]
State agency seeks return of historical marker
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Jonathan Peckham Miller’s historical marker is missing and the Vermont Division of Historic Preservation hopes the public can help with its return. On May 26, 2017, the state agency told Vermont State Police the bronze historical marker was missing from a site in Randolph Center. The marker, […]
Chester commemorates Memorial Day 2017
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Although the weather was dreary and threatened rain, Chester once again observed Memorial Day on its traditional May 30th date. With honor guards from the American Legion and Chester Fire Department in the lead, residents watched as the Green Mountain High School and Chester-Andover Elementary School bands, […]
250 lb. anvil stolen from Westminster residence
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Sunday June 4, Vermont State Police responded to a residence in Westminster for the reported theft of an large anvil. According to a VSP press release thieves made off with the anvil, which was in the garden of the residence, between May 21 and June 4, 2017. The anvil […]
Chester Select Board agenda for June 7, 2017
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 7 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Approval of Minutes from May 17, 2017 Select Board Meeting and May 17, 2017 Executive Session Meeting Record Citizen Comments Old Business Report on the Public Works Department; Graham Kennedy Planning Commission Appointments […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for June 5, 2017
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 5 at the Grafton Town Garage, 220 Bell St. Below is its agenda. Adopt Agenda Minutes: May 15, 2017 Highway Report Health Officer Report: Houghtonville Road; Town Pond Windham County Sheriff’s Department Journey’s End Foot Bridge/Hydraulic Repairs Trayhan Update 2018 Professional Audit Select […]
UPDATE: I-91 Rockingham Bridge construction schedule
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC 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, 5 2017. Monday thru Friday: Daytime lane closures on I-91 over the bridge […]
Ludlow nixes Mill River merger, Mt. Holly votes yes;
Merger heads back to Act 46 drawing board
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Voters in Ludlow today defeated a proposed merger between that town and its U-39 partner Mount Holly with the Mill River Unified Union School District in Clarendon. The vote in Ludlow was 245 for and 527 against the merger out of a total checklist of 1,588 voters […]
