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Fire danger high today, may be higher this weekend
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The National Weather Service and several Vermont agencies are announcing that this weekend a high danger of brush and forest fires will exist. With just a few days sunny days with lower humidity and higher winds, dead grass, leaves and brush can become prime fuel for fires. These agencies are […]
Select board hears of fund-raising event for Chester kids; again questions Academy Building lease
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The agenda for last Wednesday’s Chester Select Board meeting looked mostly like routine housekeeping: grant applications to sign, a couple of liquor licenses to renew, the annual update of the local emergency plan and a review of new cemetery policies. But the meeting was anything but routine. […]
Andover Town Clerk Linda Bargfrede to retire
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Andover Town Clerk Linda Bargfrede announced on Monday night that she would be retiring from her post effective June 1. “You know I have been thinking about this for a while,” Bargfrede told the Andover Select Board. For a number of reasons, I think this is the […]
Vermont State Police Log for April: Feb. 2- March 31, 2016
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: The Vermont State Police incident report is a sampling of incidents directly from Vermont State Police. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Tuesday, Feb. 2, Londonderry — A caretaker reported that someone had broken into a barn in the Landgrove […]
Chester Police Log for April: Feb. 5-April 1, 2016
© 2016 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, Feb. 5 at 8:09 a.m. Police responded to a two-vehicle accident on Route 10 and Clemons […]
Rich Rommer, 67, noted wheatgrass grower, loved music, dance
©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Richard D. Rommer of Chester, Vt., died suddenly at his home on Friday, March 25, 2016. He was 67. Mr. Rommer, known as Rich to all, was born in Nyack, N.Y., on March 12, 1949 to Lenore McCaffery Rommer and Richard J. Rommer. He graduated from Pearl River High School in […]
Weston Select Board agenda for April 12, 2016
The Select Board of the Town of Weston will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12 following the Liquor Control Board meeting at 7:15 p.m. Both meetings will be at Town Office, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below are the agendas. Board of Liquor Control 1. First Class Hotel License to sell Malt & Venous […]
Andover Select Board agenda for April 11, 2016
The Andover Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2016 at Andover Town Office, 953 Weston Andover Road. Below is its agenda. Call to Order. Act on Agenda. Act on Minutes: 03/28/2016 Selectboard Meeting. Review and Act on Financial Orders. Review Current Year Financial Status. Highways / Garage: A. Plumb Pit. B. […]
Grafton Select Board tussles over wind project issues
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Grafton Select Board zipped through the first seven items on its Monday, April 4 agenda with unanimous votes and even some friendly banter, but got mired on the next two, which asked if a lawyer should be hired to represent the town and if the Select […]
Road work to impact driving around Andover, Londonderry, Weston this summer
By Christopher Biddle © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Residents of and visitors to Andover, Londonderry and Weston may find it slow going on the roads this summer in part, ironically, because of the mild winter that just ended. The Vermont Department of Transportation and local municipalities may be rolling out a larger than usual number […]
Volunteer who found dead cat last year, veterinarian who saw it Friday dispute ‘bucket of water’ claim
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A volunteer at Webster’s House and the veterinarian who was on scene Friday are independently disputing a weekend news report that a dead cat found on the site that afternoon was “wrapped in a plastic bag, floating in a bucket of water in back of the building.” And […]
Break-in in Windham; police ask for help
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police are reporting that on Sunday April 3, they were called to investigate a burglary at a house on Abbott Road in Windham. At this time, the only thing that seems to have been taken is a 55-inch flat screen television. The crime occurred on the night […]
Webster’s House animal shelter to close; State’s Attorney’s office considers cruelty complaint
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Webster’s House animal shelter, the 16-year-old Chester organization that specialized in rescuing cats, has been asked by its longtime landlord to vacate its home at 1758 Route 103 South by July 1, according to shelter manager Mary Donaldson. In preparation for the closing, Webster’s House, formerly known at […]
Grafton Select Board for April 4, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 4 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: March 2, 2016 & March 7, 2016 Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll Highway report: Work Schedule Other Highway Issues Speed Study Routes 121/35 Personnel Policy change […]
Chester Select Board agenda for April 6, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. 1. Approval of Minutes; March 16, 2016 Select Board Meeting 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. Approve Storm Drain Application 5. Better Back Roads Grant Application 6. Approve Local […]
Weather service calls fire danger high
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The National Weather Service has issued a special statement saying that the danger of fires getting out of control is especially high today throughout Vermont. Low relative humidity is drying fuels such as grass, leaves and twigs and combined with the lack of snow cover and high winds today, any […]
Andover board accepts culvert bids, work to begin in summer
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a brief meeting Monday night, the Andover Select Board accepted the low bids of Ameden Construction of Jamaica for three culvert projects to be started in June. Consulting engineer Everett Hammond pointed to the complexity of the culvert work done last year on Lowell Lake Road […]
Dollar General, Jiffy Mart could go head-to-head on construction
By Cynthia Prairie and Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Gird yourself Chester. If all goes as stated, heavy equipment will descend on Main Street as two large construction projects – within spitting distance of each other – begin in mid-April. After an unexplained delay, the developer the Zaremba Group is expected to start […]
An egg-cellent Easter comes to Weston
Saturday seemed a perfect day for Weston’s annual Easter Egg Hunt. Families brought out more than 60 kids from Weston and the surrounding communities on a sunny mid-morning to play games, guess the number of jelly beans in a jar, get their faces painted and, of course, hunt for plastic eggs chockful of treats. The […]
Valid signatures send Londonderry article back to the voters
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A petition to reconsider an article that was passed at Londonderry’s March 1 Town Meeting has been given thumbs up from Town Clerk Kelly Pajala, leaving the Select Board 60 days in which to hold a special meeting and the new vote. On March 1, an article was originally meant […]
