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Grafton board votes to move meetings to new town garage
By Cynthia Prairie ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Grafton Select Board voted 4 to 1 on Monday to move its meetings to the new town garage on Tom Bell Road, more than 2 miles east of the center of town. The meetings are currently held in the gym/cafeteria at the Grafton Elementary School, 58 School […]
May 2 voting set on Green Mountain Act 46 merger
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The town school boards and town clerks of Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester met at Green Mountain Union High School on Monday, March 27, to lay out and agree to the process for holding votes on forming a Regional Education District to fulfill their obligations under the […]
Derry board taps Forbes as new member; punch cards possible at Transfer Station
By Bruce Frauman ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Robert Forbes will return as a member of the Londonderry Select Board after his appointment by the board on Monday, April 3. After considering several candidates who the board did not name, chair Paul Gordon said that Forbes had the experience the board could use since it has […]
A SNOOTFUL: Drug sniffing K-9s train at Green Mountain High
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC School was out, but a class was hard at work on the ground floor hallway of Green Mountain Union High on a recent evening. Four dogs – or K9s – were going through their paces looking for drugs placed in the corridor of empty lockers as part […]
Westminster troopers nab a dozen as VSP conducts statewide warrant sweep
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police announced tonight that it had conducted a statewide sweep, arresting 65 people on warrants for a variety of pending criminal charges and failing to fulfill court obligations. Troopers from all 10 VSP field stations were joined by local police officers, county sheriffs, game wardens, […]
Chester Development Review Board agenda for April 10, 2017
The Development Review Board for the town of Chester will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 10 for its public hearing. Below is its agenda. 1) Review minutes from March 27th 2017 meeting 2) Review the Findings of Facts/Conclusions of Law regarding Endless Creation’s Conditional Use permit with Melissa Howe 3) Comments from citizens […]
CAES Board of Directors agenda for April 10, 2017
The Chester-Andover Elementary School Board of Directors will hold its regular meeting at the Chester-Andover Elementary School library at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 10. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order: II. Approval of CAES Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. March 13, 2017 regular meeting b. Minutes of Farm to School Meeting […]
Windham-S. Windsor women’s center honored for victim advocacy
The Women’s Freedom Center, which serves Windham and Southern Windsor counties, has been awarded the Community-Based Victim Advocacy Award by the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services. The award is given to advocates working in a community-based program who have made a significant contribution to the lives of crime victims. Vermont Crime Victim Service Awards […]
Chester Police Log for Jan. 13 through March 21, 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. Friday, Jan. 13, 5:49 p.m. A complainant told police that her youngest child was nearly hit when […]
Chester Select Board agenda for April 5, 2017
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Approval of Minutes; March 13, 2017 Special Selectboard Meeting and March 15, 2017 Selectboard Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Paper of Record Present Summary of VLCT’s Economic Development Seminar; David Pisha & […]
VSP seeks help in finding truck in Charlotte flying ice accident
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police are looking for a tractor trailer that was involved in an incident on March 22 in which Celeste Brasseur of Charlotte was injured by ice flying off a truck and into her windshield. Brasseur sustained “incapacitating injuries” to her face and a concussion. This morning, troopers […]
Grafton Select Board meeting for Monday, April 3, 2017
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 3 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. Adopt Agenda Adopt Minutes: March 20, 2017 & March 25, 2017 Highway Report/Opening of Cab & Chassis/Plow Bids Town Health Officer Agenda/Minutes List Policy (list of individuals requesting expires each year) […]
VSP announces reward in Montpelier homicide
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police announced today that a reward of up to $5,000 is being offered to anyone who provides information leading to the apprehension of Jayveon Caballero, 29, of Barre, Vt. Caballero is being sought in connection with the Jan. 22 homicide of 33 year-old Markus Austin. Police have […]
After years of promises, state to fix crumbling Route 11 in 2019
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC A little over a month ago, 911 dispatchers received a call about an eastbound tractor trailer that was “all over the road” on Route 11 west of Chester. When Chester Police Det. Andy Brothers stopped the truck, the driver of the rig explained that he “was trying […]
Rte 7 still closed as recovery of gas tanker continues
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The tanker truck that overturned this morning on Route 7 north left the highway just before 9 a.m., rolling over and down a steep embankment, according to Vermont State Police. (UPDATE: Shortly after 7 p.m. Monday, State Police announced that Route 7 had been re-opened.) The tanker, which was traveling […]
Weston Select Board meeting for Tuesday, March 28 CANCELED
The Select Board meeting for the Town of Weston, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28 has been canceled. It’s planned agenda is below. When the meeting has been rescheduled and a new agenda issued, The Telegraph will publish it. 1. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda: 2. Public Comment: 3. Road Foreman: 4. […]
Oil tanker rollover closes Route 7
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Vermont State Police are advising that Route 7 between the Arlington and Manchester exits is closed due to an oil tanker roller over. Motorists should look for other routes. Police do not know how long the road will be closed.
UPDATE: Portion of Route 9 closed, roads are slick
UPDATE: VSP advises that Route 9 is reopened. Police scanner traffic indicates slick roads. Please be careful out there. © 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are advising that Route 9 between Route 8 and Somerset Rd in Searsburg is closed due to a motor vehicle accident. There is no estimate of how long […]
Weston theater fixture Sam Lloyd, 91, was a community leader, philanthropist
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Sam Lloyd, an actor, businessman, philanthropist and community leader, died peacefully at his home in Weston on Friday, March 24. He was 91. Mr. Lloyd’s death was announced by the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company with which he had a long association. The cause of death was heart failure. Mr. Lloyd […]
Grafton Select Board Special Session for Saturday, March 25, 2017
The Grafton Select Board will meet in Special session at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 25 at Grafton Town Hall, 117 Main St. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Executive Session: Personnel 3. Other Business 4. Date of Next Regular Meeting: Monday, April 3, 2017 @ 6 p.m., Grafton Elementary School 5. Adjourn
