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TRSU Act 46 panel picks merger option that could close Black River HS
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With about 70 people in attendance at Ludlow’s Town Hall on Wednesday night, the Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Study Committee voted to go forward with an option that would – if approved by voters – dissolve the Ludlow-Mount Holly school district and unify the middle […]
Poultney man arrested in fatal shooting, witness still sought
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Police have arrested a Poultney man in the shooting death of David Daniel Hein early this morning but continue to look for a witness. In a press release this evening police say that investigators have learned that four men, including the victim were in a vehicle parked in a driveway […]
Police seek witness in shooting death in Poultney
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 19-year-old Poultney man was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound in a vehicle parked in a driveway on Grove Street in Poultney around 1:30 on Sunday morning. Vermont State Police and the Fair Haven Police Department had responded to a report of a man injured by a gunshot […]
Chester Town Hall opened til 8 p.m. Dec. 20 for Christmas Garden visitors
The Chester Town Office will be open from 8 a.m. til 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, for everyone to visit the annual Christmas Garden created by Ken Barrett. Ever wonder how many ornaments are in this elaborate and detailed display? Take a guess and submit it with your name when you visit. Prizes for […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Dec. 21, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approval of Minutes from the Dec. 7, 2016 Select Board Meeting and the Nov. 17, 2016 Special Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business SAPA Request Notice of Reappraisal Order […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for Dec. 19, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Minutes: Dec. 5, 2016 4. Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll 5. Highway Report 6. Replacement of Burgess Cemetery Gate 7. Change policy for fees […]
Sign dust-up highlights ongoing permitting problems in Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board heard nearly an hour of public comment at its Wednesday, Dec. 7 meeting. This included a discussion of an issue that echoed questions of procedures not followed and unilateral action taken in a recent zoning controversy, in which a building was constructed with […]
TRSU Act 46 Study Committee meeting in Ludlow
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Study Committee will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium, 37 S. Depot St. NOTE the time and place for this meeting has been changed. The agenda is below. Call to order Welcoming Remarks Approve Minutes Review Agenda (Additions or […]
Truck crashes into Mill River, VSP cautions drivers on 103
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police are advising drivers to be cautious and expect delays this evening on Route 103 in Mount Holly as crews work to remove a tractor trailer from the Mill River. According to a police press release, this afternoon at about 3:50 p.m. Sucha Singh Virk, 32, of […]
Wardsboro man indicted, pleads not guilty to murder in neighbor’s death
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Friday, Dec. 9, a state grand jury indicted a Wardsboro man in the Oct. 18 shooting death of his neighbor. On Oct. 18, 2016, Vermont State Police responded to a shooting on Gilfeather Road in Wardsboro. According to a press release today, State Police say they determined Kirby Staib, […]
Mascoma Bank robbery suspect arrested
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police have arrested a man they say robbed the Mascoma Savings Bank at Routes 12 and 5 in Hartland Windsor on Saturday morning. In a press release this afternoon, police say that over the weekend they received information that Stephen Silva, 45, of Springfield, Mass., may have been […]
Chester Rotary gives $1,500 to GMUHS Interact Club
The Rotary Club of Chester on Thursday, Dec. 8 presented two checks to the Green Mountain Union High School Interact Club. A $500 check was given to the students for their assistance during the Chester Fall Festival and a $1,000 check was given to the club to assist students with their expenses when they go […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Dec. 12
The Andover Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12 at the Town Office, 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 November 28th meeting. 4. Review and Act on Financial Orders. 5. Highways […]
Lone man robs Mascoma Bank in Hartland
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A lone man robbed the Hartland branch of Mascoma Savings Bank in Hartland this morning, according to Vermont State Police. The VSP said the robbery occurred around 10:15 a.m. when a man – described as between 5 feet 6 and 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 150 to 160 […]
Young moose breaks the ice at family pool in early morning visit
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC How do you get a yearling moose out of your swimming pool? That was the problem Chester resident Scott Tyrrell faced on Thursday morning. But with the help of Chester Police and a Vermont Game warden, the wayward animal is now back in the woods chilling with […]
Thelma Holden, 58, avid bird-watcher, adored her grand ‘littles’
Deerfield, N.H. Thelma Jean (Witham) Holden, 58, of Deerfield, N.H., passed away on Dec. 3, 2016, surrounded by her family, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. Ms. Holden was born in Laconia, N.H., to Maurice and Isabel (Fontaine) Witham on March 17, 1958. She grew up in Deerfield and attended Raymond and Deerfield schools. […]
Grafton addresses solar energy in Town Plan, grant for possible project
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The public vote against a proposed wind farm for Grafton in early November did not dampen the interest nor the need to address renewable energy in its Town Plan. On Monday night, the Grafton Select Board voted — 3 in favor with 2 abstaining — of backing the […]
Regional police force stalls out for ‘Mountain Towns’
CORRECTIONS: Jeanette Haight, Andover Town Clerk, has informed us that Andover actually pays $7,000 annually for five hours of policing a month. And also Al Peters was misidentified. He is the Andover Town Constable. By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC After two meetings this fall, members of area select boards and Londonderry’s […]
Genser property buyout hung up by Fairpoint pole
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Bette Genser, owner of the former Barn Outlet store at Routes 11 and 100 in Londonderry, came to the Dec. 5 Londonderry Select Board meeting looking for an update on the buyout of her property after flooding from Tropical Storm Irene. She left with promises to “do […]
Chester Community Visioning Workshop planned for Dec. 14
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC As part of Chester’s grant-funded Village Center Master Planning initiative, there will be a Community Visioning Workshop at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14. The workshop is an opportunity for the public to give input, suggestions, comments and ideas on how to […]
