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Chester board moves toward capital bond plan, discusses 2016 anniversary
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In years past, late November and early December was a time of wrangling over what would go into – and what would come out of – Chester’s municipal operating budget. But at two recent meetings – Nov. 24 and Dec. 2 – the plan for capital spending […]
Holiday traditions old and new excite in Chester and Londonderry
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Friday night, at the Mountain Marketplace in Londonderry, a crowd of more than 100 welcomed Santa Claus by singing a selection of Christmas carols and other holiday songs followed by the lighting of two large pines that stand near the information booth at the south entrance […]
A dustup in Grafton: Select Board chair, Treasurer spar on proposed wind panel
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC A cold wind blew through the Grafton Select Board meeting Monday night, generating electricity between two elected officials: the Select Board chair and the town Treasurer. Grafton Treasurer Kim Record proposed creating a subcommittee to research financial benefits and proposals to present to the Iberdrola wind energy company […]
Chester Development Review Board meeting for Dec. 14, 2015
The Chester Development Review Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., for a public hearing. Below is its agenda. 1) Reconvening Conditional Use application from the Southern Pie Co. 2) Comments from citizens 3) Review minutes from last meeting 4) Deliberative session to review previous matters
Students sought for Emergency Medical training
Do you know what to do when someone is having trouble breathing or having a diabetic emergency? Would you know what to do if you came upon a car accident? Emergency Medical Responders, known as EMRs, learn how to deal with these emergencies and many more. With this knowledge, EMRs will be better equipped to […]
Burglary suspect arrested in Londonderry
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Shortly after midnight on Saturday, Dec. 5, the Vermont State Police arrested Travis Despain, 24, of Londonderry at a residence in South Londonderry. Despain was wanted on an warrant for a charge of burglary at Coleman’s Auto Repair in Rawsonville on Oct. 10. In addition to the burglary warrant, Despain […]
Early morning blaze destroys farm machine shop
UPDATE Dec. 4, 2:25 p.m. Vermont State Police fire investigators responded at the request of the Chester Vermont Fire Department, and found the cause to be undetermined, and not suspicious. The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources also responded to assist with a HAZMAT spill of glycol that was a result of the fire. In addition […]
Grafton Select Board meeting for Dec. 7, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. in Grafton. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: Nov. 16, 2015 Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll Highway Report Work Schedule Other Highway Issues EMPG Grant (Bill Kearns) Demolition Bids (898 Route 121 East) […]
Emergency crews respond to cascade of crashes along I-91
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Emergency personnel across the area had their hands full on Tuesday with multiple accidents caused by freezing rain on cold roads. Police and fire departments were stretched while emergency vehicles “crawled” along icy roads. Vermont State Police from the Rockingham Barracks called in the night shift to […]
Iberdrola letter to Grafton outlines 2016 timeline for wind project; says it won’t build on a ‘nay’ vote
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a letter to Grafton residents sent just before Thanksgiving, Iberdrola Renewables, the Spanish energy company that hopes to build a wind farm with 28, 492-foot-high turbines in Grafton and Windham, has outlined its plans for next year that include a timeline on proceeding with the project and […]
Freezing rain causing hazardous roads, emergency vehicles ‘crawling’
UPDATE 3:45 p.m. VT 511 is now reporting “County-wide black ice warning” for Windham, Windsor, Orange and Washington counties. Scanner reports say “modular homes have been grounded” so those wide loads should not be on the roads. UPDATE 2:05 p.m. Police are reporting that Routes 103 and 10 have been reopened. By Shawn Cunningham © […]
Annual White House ornament commemorates Calvin Coolidge
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC The White House Historical Association’s annual Christmas tree ornament commemorates the 1923 – 1929 presidential administration of Vermont’s Calvin Coolidge, who began the custom of lighting a large Christmas tree in the Ellipse near the executive mansion. At 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve 1923, Coolidge pressed a button in the […]
Chester Select Board meeting for Dec. 2, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from the Nov. 24, 2015 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Draft General Fund Budget & Capital Plan New Business/Next Agenda Adjourn
Farm stand break-in in Grafton
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are reporting that there was a farm stand break-in last night in Grafton. Sometime during the night of Nov. 26 or the morning of Nov. 27, someone broke into an outbuilding used as a farm stand at Idyll Acres Farm on Route 121 east of Grafton. It […]
License restoration program a hike for southern Windsor
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC A one-day program to restore driving privileges to Windsor County residents who have had licenses suspended for not paying traffic tickets was announced Monday, Nov. 23 by Gov. Peter Shumlin in a press conference in Woodstock. Dubbed “Driver Restoration Day,” the program will take place from 8 […]
Chester wrestles with health insurance co-pay, bidding process
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a contentious Nov. 18 meeting that saw Chester’s Select Board set a special meeting for 7 p.m. tonight to finish the agenda rather than continuing late, members questioned whether the town should take possession of the information booth, whether to require town employees to pay something […]
POLICE UPDATES: Burglary arrest; bottle rocket fires and mailbox vandalism
UPDATE – Nov 25 8:45 a.m. Chester Police have announced three more arrests in the burglaries reported below. Also arrested on the same charges are David Farnsworth, 59, Zachary McNeill, 23 and Paige Hillock, 24 all of Springfield. © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Police have arrested one man and hope to have two more in […]
Weston Town Office holiday schedule
The Weston Town Office will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. It will also be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday and Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 for New Year’s Day.
Weston Select Board agenda for Tuesday, Nov. 24
The Weston Select Board will hold its meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda: 2. Public Comment: 3. Road Foreman: 4. Access/Right of Way Permit Application: 5. Chester Mountain Speed Limit: 6. Little School Ramp: 7. […]
Woman, girl hospitalized after being hit by car in Chester
UPDATE Nov. 25 8:45 a.m. According to Chester Police, the child who was hit on Monday was released from the hospital yesterday. The woman remains at Dartmouth Hitchcock in critical condition. © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC A woman and a child walking together to Chester-Andover Elementary School around 7:30 this morning were hit by a […]
