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Sands may have violated Grafton Code of Conduct in meeting Iberdrola
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Grafton Select Board chair Al Sands may have violated the town’s two-year-old Code of Ethics by meeting with representatives of international wind industry company Iberdrola Renewables. That possibility was brought up on Thursday, May 26, at Town Hall, during a special Select Board meeting held for the purpose […]
Two arraigned in Webster’s House animal cruelty case
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC WHITE RIVER JUNCTION On Tuesday morning, May 24, at Windsor County Superior Court, Mary Donaldson and Jessica “Remy” Fecteau of Webster’s House in Chester pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from an investigation into cruelty to animals at the shelter. According to court documents, Donaldson and […]
Red Nose Day raises funds for local kids in need
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC It can be tough to breathe wearing a plastic clown nose, but after 100 laps around the Chester green, Townsend Gilbert was still smiling. It was Chester’s first annual “Red Nose Day.” The annual event raises money for children in need and with 76 people coming out to participate throughout […]
McCormack files for re-election to state Senate
Dick McCormack has announced that he will seek re-election to the state Senate, representing Windsor County, the Windham town of Londonderry and the Rutland County town of Mt. Holly. He filed petitions last Tuesday to have his name placed on the Democratic Party ballot for the Tuesday, Aug. 9 Primary to qualify as a Democratic […]
Chester Select Board meeting for June 1, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on June 1, 2016 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Approval of Minutes from the May 13, 2016 Special Select Board Meeting; May 18, 2016 Select Board Meeting and May 19, 2016 Special Select Board Meeting 2. Citizen Comments 3. Follow […]
Schedule for Weston bridge closing
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC VTrans will shortly begin replacing bridge 98 in Weston which is located on Vermont Route 100 about a mile south of the intersection of Routes 155 and 100. Work is expected to begin on May 17 with alternating one lane traffic 24 hours a day. The Telegraph has reported on […]
Citing lack of information Chester board nixes firehouse, likely to revisit question
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Citing a lack of information on the process of transferring the Yosemite Firehouse to town ownership, the Chester Select Board defeated a motion to accept the building from the Chester Historical Society by a vote of 3 to 2 at its meeting on Wednesday May 18. The […]
Londonderry land purchase shot down at town meeting
By Christopher Biddle ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Per the wishes of its citizens and despite the full support of the Select Board, the Town of Londonderry will not be purchasing a parcel of land adjacent to the town Transfer Station, as a clear majority of a crowd of 91 residents voted down the purchase by […]
Improper warning forces rescheduling of Grafton special meeting; Sands questioned on meeting with Iberdrola
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC What was supposed to be a special meeting of the Grafton Select Board to begin — and maybe even fill — the vacancy left when Gus Plummer resigned exactly one week previous turned into an informal session in which new Town Administrator Emily Huff plead mea culpa for […]
Chester police capture fugitive
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Today, using information on a vehicle driven by a suspect involved in a stabbing in Keene, New Hampshire, Chester Police Officers were able to locate Osvaldo Dejesus, 30, of Hinsdale New Hampshire, at a residence on South Main Street between the construction sites for Dollar General and Jiffy Mart. As […]
Special meeting of Grafton Select Board, May 26, 2016
The Grafton Select Board has called a special meeting for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at Town Hall, 117 Main St. in Grafton, to select an interim board member. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Appointment of Interim Select Board Member to fill vacant seat. 4. Other Business 5. Date […]
Putney woman killed in Westminster UTV accident
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Vermont State Police are reporting that Angelique “Angel” Frost, 23, of Putney was killed yesterday in a one vehicle crash on Milkway Road in the town of Westminster. According to reports, Andrew Ielpi, 24, of Westminster was driving a John Deere 825i Utility Terrain Vehicle at high speed on […]
Chester residents concerned over changes to zoning regulations
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC While a large portion of the time spent at last Monday’s Chester Planning Commission public hearing on changes to the town’s Unified Development Bylaws was concerned with commercial uses being added to residential districts, one of the recurring themes was the need to craft a document that […]
Anna Kalinen, 57, loved to garden, was devoted to her two beloved sons
©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Anna Jean (Davison) Kalinen, 57, a lifelong resident of Andover, passed away peacefully at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. She was born on Oct. 31, 1958 in Springfield. Ms. Kalinen graduated from Green Mountain Union High School in Chester in 1976. She was employed by CEPCO in Chester […]
Marlene ‘MJ’ Whitacre, free spirit with a loving heart, dies at 78
©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Marlene J. Whitacre, who lived in both Grafton and Ocala, Fla., died quietly on April 16, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. At the time of her death, she had moved to Pennsylvania to live with family. She was 78. Ms. Whitacre is survived by her niece, Karrah Kightlinger-Bieniek and her […]
Londonderry Parks Board seeks all proceeds from bottle returns
By Christopher Biddle © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Jim Ameden’s last meeting as a member of the Londonderry Select Board was short and sweet, lasting just under an hour on Monday night, May 16. The board opened bids for a new town truck, received an update on soil tests for a possible land purchase and […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Monday, May 23, 2016
The Andover Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 23 at Town Offices, 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: 05/09/2016 Selectboard Meeting. 4. Review and Act on Financial Orders. 5. Highways / Garage: Roadside Mowing Bids. 6. New Business: […]
Special Grafton Select Board meeting to appoint interim member
The Grafton Select Board will be holding a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, May 23 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. According to Town Administrator Emily Huff, staff at the Vermont League of Cities and Towns has advised thatas soon as former chair and board member Gus Plummer announced on Monday, May 16 […]
Special town meeting in Londonderry
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC There will be a special town meeting in Londonderry on Monday, May 23 at 7 p.m. at the Old Town Hall on Middletown Road. The purpose of the meeting is to revisit the land purchase proposed in an article (failed) at Town Meeting in March along with the amended article […]
Attorney lays out blueprint for Grafton in wind project talks
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC ON THE COVER: Attorney Richard Saudek, center, speaks as he is flanked by Select Board members, from left, Skip Lisle, Cynthia Gibbs, Al Sands and Ron Pilette. After a rocky start that began with the announced resignation and departure of Select Board chair Gus Plummer, the Grafton Select […]
