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With one district out, Bock takes lead in State House race
9:08 p.m. © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Tom Bock jumped out to an early lead over Melody Reed in the race for Vermont state representative from the Windsor 3-1 District, which includes Chester, Andover, Baltimore and North Springfield. Polling 251 votes to Reed’s 209 in the town of Chester, the former Chester Select Board member […]
14 in Chester honored for 20-plus years of service
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Before getting down to a regular agenda on Wednesday, Aug. 3, the Chester Select Board took a few minutes to recognize 14 people who have served the town of Chester for as many as 35 years. The Vermont Public Service Award is given every five years by […]
Hart to remain Londonderry road foreman, Doane steps down
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a surprising turn of events, Duane Hart, who had resigned from his position as road foreman for the town of Londonderry, will be staying on and instead road crew member Nick Doane will be leaving. This turn was mentioned only in passing at the Aug. 1 […]
AOT-FEMA buyout impasse continues over Londonderry wall
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Emergency Management Director Kevin Beattie told the Londonderry Select Board that his repeated requests for information from Eckman Engineering about the status of correspondence between Eckman and the Agency of Transportation on the “training wall” on the West River had not yielded results. But, he said at […]
Londonderry Select Board holds special meeting tonight, Aug. 8, 2016
The Londonderry Select Board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. tonight, Monday, Aug. 8, at the Twitchell Building at 100 Old School St. Below is its agenda. 1. Call meeting to order 2. Additions or deletions to the agenda 3. Pay orders 4. Local Control Commission: Rotary Club Beer Festival Permit 5. Old […]
Weston Select Board agenda for Aug. 9, 2016
The Weston Select Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9 at Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda: 2. Public Comment: 3. Road Foreman: Crushing of Gravel Bids 4. Little School Painting Bids:Water Faucet for Testing 5. Little School Parking: 6. Furnace […]
UPDATE: State Police looking for missing Kansas woman
UPDATE – August 8: Vermont State Police issued a brief press release overnight saying that Rachel Daniel had been located. No other details were given. © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police at the New Haven barracks are looking for 30-year-old Rachel Daniel of Manhattan, Kansas. According to a police press release, Daniel […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Monday, Aug. 8, 2016
The Andover Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8 at Town Offices, at 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: 07/25/2016 Selectboard Meeting. 4. Review and Act on Financial Orders. 5. Highways / Garage: A. Activity Report. B. Winter […]
Grafton 2nd homeowners given voice in wind poll
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC After a long discussion, punctuated by comments from first- and second-homeowners alike urging that the Grafton Select Board act, the board on Monday night approved going forward with a nonbinding poll to find out how all town residents and taxpayers view the proposed Iberdrola industrial wind project as […]
Weston board ponders Little School parking, well requests, tables other issues
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC More issues were tabled than decided at the July 26 Weston Select Board meeting including choosing among bidders for a new furnace at the Town Office building, a supplier for heating oil and securing an expert opinion to how close to a wellhead pavement can be laid […]
Chester Police Log for May 1 through July 20, 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. Sunday, May 1, 9:57 a.m. A complainant told police that over the weekend someone had stolen a […]
Voter registration deadline nears; early voting still an option
Qualified Vermonters will have until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 to register either by mail, in their town clerk’s office, or online at https://olvr.sec.state.vt.us/ Registered voters can also request an early or absentee ballot if they are unable to make it to the polls on Aug. 9. Simply go to your town clerk’s office to […]
A CLOSER LOOK: State House candidates answer our questions
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With two Democratic candidates vying for a seat in the State House from Windsor 3-1 and no Republicans or Independents in sight, next Tuesday’s primary might just as well be the Nov. 8 General Election for Chester, Andover, Baltimore and North Springfield. As is our custom in contested races, we’ve […]
Route 7 closed in Pittsford
UPDATE 8/3/16 1:10 p.m. – One lane is now open. © 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Vermont State Police are advising that there has been an accident on Route 7 in Pittsford and that the road is closed. Police are asking motorists to find alternate routes around the closure. Northbound traffic is currently being detoured […]
State offers public alert on sewage discharges
The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation has launched a new public alert system that enables subscribers to receive email or text message notifications when sewage and unpermitted discharges release into Vermont’s lakes, rivers, and ponds. “…this new system … will allow Vermonters to have prompt notification of potential threats to public health and the environment, […]
Unpermitted ‘superload’ trucks ‘grounded’ in Rockingham
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two tractor-trailers carrying oversized loads that tore down wires and broke utility poles in Chester last night will spend the weekend and at least part of next week at a reststop in Rockingham while Vermont authorities engineer a way for them to safely exit the state on […]
Venue Change: Grafton Select Board agenda for Aug. 1, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 1 at Town Hall, 117 Main St., due to a plumbing problem at its usual venue, Grafton Elementary School. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Minutes: July 18, 2016 4. Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll 5. Highway Report […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Aug. 3, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Approval of minutes from the July 20, 2016 Selectboard meeting and July 20, 2016 Selectboard executive session 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. Vermont Public Service Awards Recognition; Debbie […]
Two superload trucks knock out power, Internet, cable in separate Chester accidents
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two “superloads,” being driven from Ohio, brought down fiber-optic lines along Route 103 just north of the Stone Village, and electric, fiber-optic and cable lines on Route 103 South at Sylvan Road, in separate but almost simultaneous accidents late this afternoon. Superloads are even larger than the common wideloads seen […]
House explodes in Guilford
UPDATE: July 28 – The Vermont State Police are advising that it appears the explosion may have been caused due to a ruptured propane gas line inside the basement of the house, but they still don’t know what caused rupture in the line or what ignited the leaked propane vapor. Detectives are still examining […]
