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3 youths injured as SUV hits bridge, tumbles into Saxtons River
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 17-year-old Claremont, N.H., driver lost control of his vehicle on Route 121 in Grafton last night, flipped over the Saxtons River Bridge and ended up in the river. According to Vermont State Police, Irfan Arif was traveling west on Route 121 at about 8:20 p.m. when the passenger side […]
GM hoopster Cooper McCoy hits 1,000 points
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Green Mountain Union High School’s Cooper McCoy passed the 1,000 point mark playing against Twin Valley on last Tuesday night. The 5-foot-8 inch point guard scored his milestone on a free throw as his parents — Jodie Parker Peebles and Brett McCoy and 30 friends and relatives […]
Tractor trailers crash, close I-91 northbound
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are reporting that around 8 this morning, a tractor-trailer being driven by William Jackson of Indian Orchard, Mass., was hauling milk on I-91 northbound when the driver lost control of the rig and it turned over in the median. A second tractor-trailer trying to […]
Weston Select Board holds Town Plan, regular meeting Feb. 9, 2016
The Town of Weston will be holding a public hearing on the Town Plan at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road in Weston. It will be followed at 7:30 p.m. by the Weston Select Board meeting in the same place. Below are the agendas. Town Plan 1. Any Requested […]
I-91 northbound closed near Brattleboro
UPDATE Feb. 5, 10:10 a.m. – Troopers are reporting that northbound lanes of I-91 are open intermittently as crews continue to clean up crash that involved two tractor trailers at mile marker 4.7. © 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are reporting that a tractor trailer is blocking both lanes of northbound I-91 at […]
Police seek assistance in Cavendish theft
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are reporting that between yesterday afternoon and this morning, tools were stolen from a Davidson Hill Builders job site on Twenty Mile Stream Road in Cavendish. Among the tools stolen are a Makita 16-inch beam saw, Dewalt drills, a Bostitch nailer, a Dewalt chop […]
Truck crashes into house in Mt. Holly
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Rutland Town man failed to make a corner in Mt. Holly last night and crashed his pick up truck into a house at Hortonville and Cole roads, according to state police. No one as injured, police said. Troopers from the Rutland barracks responded to a report of the crash […]
Londonderry sets candidates night, policing info meeting
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 the town of Londonderry will hold its annual Candidates Night at the Twitchell Building on Old School Street. The first session will provide a platform for candidates for 15 elected positions to announce their intentions to seek election. A list of positions up for election in 2016 can be […]
Animal shelter self-quarantines to care for sick cats
Webster’s House cat shelter in Chester has voluntarily placed itself under quarantine last week after some of the animals have been found to have symptoms of bordetella — also known as kennel cough. Bordetella is very contagious to cats, especially in shelter situations but it is successfully treated with antibiotics. The affected animals are being […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Feb. 3, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve minutes from the Jan. 20, 2015 Select Board meeting 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. Clean Water Update; Katharine Otto 5. Storm Drain Priority List Application 6. Thompson Road […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for Monday, Feb. 1, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. in Grafton. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda 2014-2015 Audit Summary (Fred Duplessis) Minutes: Jan. 18, 2016 Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll Highway Report Work Schedule Other Highway Issues Planning Commission Town […]
Challengers step up in Grafton, Chester Select Board races
By Cynthia Prairie and Shawn Cunningham ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Incumbents on both the Grafton and Chester select boards will face challenges to their seats when voters go to the polls on Town Meeting Day, which this year falls on Tuesday, March 1. In Grafton, chair Sam Battaglino has decided not to seek re-election after […]
Andover Select Board discusses road, water issues, approves budget and warning
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The replacement of a box culvert will close the Andover-Weston Road at Simmonds Road for up to 30 days this summer, according to engineer Everett Hammond in a presentation to the Andover Select Board last night. The work is part of a culvert replacement project that will […]
Chester Select Board OKs Fall Festival, finalizes warning, capital bond plan
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In addition to approving the Chester Rotary Club’s plans to use the Chester Green for its Fall Festival in September, the Chester Select Board, at its Jan. 20 meeting, put the final touches on its Town Meeting warning and capital bond plan. Town Manager David Pisha distributed […]
Chester Police arrest Connecticut man with 150 bags of heroin
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester Police arrested a Hartford, Conn., man Sunday on heroin possession and trafficking charges. Manuel Gomez, 26, was stopped by a Chester officer on Depot Street for a motor vehicle infraction at about 5:45 p.m. The officer found that Gomez’s license was criminally suspended in Vermont and a search of […]
Weston Liquor Board, Select Board agendas for Jan. 26, 2016
The Weston Liquor Control Board will meet at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at Weston Town offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road, followed by the Weston Select Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. Below are their agendas. AGENDA FOR LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD 1. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda: 2. Public Comment: 3. Second Class License […]
Fire damages barn in South Londonderry
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Fire companies from 18 towns responded Sunday to a three-alarm fire in a barn on Bungalow Road off Melendy Hill Road in South Londonderry. At 5:37 p.m., the first alarm came into the Champion Fire Company in South Londonderry for a fire at the barn owned by […]
Massachusetts man killed in Londonderry crash
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Harvard, Mass., man was killed last night when his car crashed in Londonderry. Just after 2 a.m., Michael Hazel, 24, was driving a 2008 Subaru Forester on Middletown Road and did not make the sharp turn at Brooks Lane. According to Vermont State Police the car crossed into the […]
Connecticut man arrested after hitting Townshend’s ‘Funny Farm’ gazebo
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC At about 9:42 p.m. Friday emergency personnel responded to the middle of Townshend after a 2008 BMW driven by a 71-year-old Noank, Conn., man crashed into the gazebo in the center of the Common. Vermont State Police report that David U. Page had been driving north on Route 30 when […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Monday, Jan. 25, 2016
The Andover Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25 at Andover Town Offices, 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: 01/11/2016 Selectboard Meeting. 4. Review and Act on Financial Orders. 5. Highways / Garage: Grizzly – Continued from last meeting; […]
