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Grafton group seeks to sway Chester board against wind project
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The July 20 Chester Select Board was a presentation-rich environment, with information on an impending townwide reappraisal and an offer to donate the north shore of the Rainbow Rock swimming hole to the town. The longest, however, was a PowerPoint presentation by opponents of the wind project […]
Derry Select Board floats proposed salt shed to DRB
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Three members of the Londonderry Select Board sat before the town’s Development Review Board on Wednesday, July 20 to present their proposal to build a salt and sand shed on the Prouty Land adjacent to Route 100, about half way between the two town centers. There are […]
Candidates for lt. gov., governor talk industrial wind power, citizen input at Grafton forum
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The small crowd gathered before even one candidate entered Grafton’s White Church on Monday night got the biggest treat of the day, when young Ripley Schemm practiced a solo soprano performance with one of the world’s most famous arias. Accompanied by his father on piano, Ripley, who is […]
Weston Select Board agenda for July 26, 2016
The Weston Select Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 26 at Weston Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below is its agenda 1. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda 2. Public Comment 3. Little School Painting Bids 4. Furnace Bids 5. Oil Bids 6. SO #16 Payroll, SO #16 Vendors 7. Review and […]
Secretary of State’s office offers online voter registration
Secretary of State Jim Condos is reminding Vermonters that the deadline to register to vote in the Tuesday, Aug.9 statewide primary is Wednesday, Aug. 3. “Voting is the very basis of our democracy,” said Secretary Condos. “I encourage everyone to get out and participate in Vermont’s Primary on Aug. 9.” Vermont allows voters to vote […]
Route 7 southbound in Rutland is closed, use alternate routes
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police from the Rutland Barracks are advising drivers to look for alternate routes through Rutland for the next several hours. According to police, Route 7 Southbound near Alderman’s Chevrolet and Tractor Supply is closed. At about 2:30 p.m. a tractor trailer reportedly took down several electric and utility […]
Chester DRB agenda for Monday, July 25
The Chester Development Review Board will hold its public hearing at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 25 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Re-organizational meeting Request from Planning Commission to review Undue Adverse Effect definition Comments from citizen Review minutes from last meeting Deliberative session to review previous matters
Truck closes Route 11 in midday accident
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC At about noon today, Wednesday, July 20, a concrete pumping truck traveling west on Route 11 in Londonderry ran off the highway, crashed into some trees and wound up half overturned in the ditch. The accident closed the road for the entire afternoon and remained closed at […]
Chester Select Board agenda for July 20, 2016
The Chester Select Board will hold a public hearing regarding the throwing up of a portion of Quarry Road at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., followed by the Select Board meeting. Below is the agenda. Approve Minutes from July 6, 2016 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Town-Wide […]
End of an era as State Police prepare to leave Rockingham
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC After almost 45 years in service, the Rockingham Barracks is being retired this week and the troopers who work there are moving into new quarters in Westminster along with colleagues from the Brattleboro Barracks. To mark the occasion, members of the Vermont State Police came together Tuesday […]
Vermont State Police log for June 1 through June 30
© 2016 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, June 1, Weston – State police responded to a report of a forced entry into a home […]
Prouty will continue as chair, Crossman will leave town office
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In another surprise personnel change, the Londonderry Select Board voted on Monday night to accept, with regret, the resignation of Assistant Town Clerk Dodie Crossman. Town Clerk Kelly Pajala told The Telegraph, on Tuesday that Crossman’s resignation would be effective at the end of August and that […]
Pilette, new chair to Grafton Select Board, moves wind info-gathering forward
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Monday’s Grafton Select Board meeting was a long one made up of fits and starts as Town Attorney Robin Stern attempted to instill order in what has habitually been easily-derailed proceedings. She was largely successful, thanks to newly elected Select Board chair Ron Pilette, who despite his own […]
In Chester, man arrested in assault, troopers save OD victim
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Friday night was a busy one for Chester Police with two major incidents back to back. At about 10:30 p.m., Chester Police, Vermont State Police and Springfield Police responded to a home in the area of Highland Court where an argument between a man and a woman […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for July 18, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, July 18 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. 1. Adopt Agenda 2. Minutes: Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll 3. Highway Report a. Work Schedule: Signage for truck traffic, Eastman Road 4. Response by Al Sands to David Acker’s accusation regarding […]
Police continue hunt for thief of GMUHS class gift; donations, reward offered
Chester Police continue to run down clues in search of the thief who stole a 65-inch flat screen TV from Green Mountain Union High School late last Thursday night. The screen, valued at $1,000, was the gift from the Class of 2016, which graduated in June. It had a arrived at the school that day […]
Londonderry roads chief surprises board with intention to quit
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Londonderry Road Foreman Duane Hart surprised the town’s Select Board at its Thursday, July 7 meeting by announcing that he would be stepping down from that position later this summer. “It’s my intention to end my relationship with the town of Londonderry in September,” said Hart. “Londonderry […]
Chester tax rates decline; water tank, pipeline contracts awarded
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a busy meeting on Wednesday night, the Chester Select Board set this year’s tax rate, heard a report from the town’s outside auditor, approved hiring several contractors for master planning and for work on the water system, made three Development Review Board appointments, got updates on […]
Turner wins Grafton Select Board seat; opponent Dougall hospitalized before polls open
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Grafton voters went to the polls today and elected John Turner to a Select Board seat left vacant by the resignation of Gus Plummer. But the voting developed an unexpectedly sad tone just before the polls closed this evening as word got out that candidate Don Dougall had […]
Chainsaw taken from truck in Saxtons River
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police say that a chainsaw was stolen from a truck in Saxtons River during the evening of July 4. Russell Schleimer of Chester contacted police to report that his Husqvarna model 373 XP chainsaw was taken from the bed of his pick up truck while he was attending […]
