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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 […]
Chester board tours firehouse, proposes panel on its future
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC ON THE COVER: From left, Select Board chair John DeBenedetti and Town Manager David Pisha. The Chester Select Board met Friday at 4 p.m. to tour the Yosemite Firehouse and talk about forming a fact finding committee to look at the potential and the pitfalls of the […]
After threat, Grafton S.B. chair to resign over safety concern
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC ON THE COVER: Gus Plummer is flanked by fellow board members Cynthia Gibbs, left, and Alan Sands. Through a quavering voice, Grafton Select Board chair Gus Plummer told an audience of 60 Monday night that he had received a note that so upset him – especially when it […]
Chester Select Board holds conflict of interest seminar
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting on Thursday May 19 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street. The meeting will be a seminar on conflict of interest conducted by Garrett Baxter, an attorney with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns. This is a public […]
State Police look for missing Wardsboro teen
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are asking the public for help in locating a missing teenager. According to police, 16 year old Justo DeThomas walked away from his home in Wardsboro at about 11 a.m. on Monday May 9 and has not returned home. DeThomas is 5 feet 6 inches tall and […]
Chester Select Board meeting for May 18, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from May 4, 2016 Selectboard Meeting and May 13th Special Selectboard Meeting 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. Trees on the Green; Chester Townscape 5. Cemetery […]
Grafton Select Board meeting for May 16, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 16 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: May 2, 2016 Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll Highway Report Work Schedule Other Highway Issues: Approval of $352.31 to be added to EMPG grant money supplied […]
State Police looking for escaped ‘high risk’ sex offender
UPDATE – May 14, 6 p.m. – Vermont State Police are now reporting that Dale Adams, Jr. was found and taken into custody by the Hartford Police Department this afternoon. © 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Dale Adams, Jr, 28, of Perkinsville was put on “escaped status” on by the Vermont Department of Corrections on Monday, […]
New uses in all districts in proposed Chester zoning changes; public hearing May 16
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Monday, May 16 at 7 p.m., the Chester Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., to receive comments on substantial alterations to the town’s zoning regulations less than two years after sweeping changes were adopted by the Chester Select Board. […]
Chester Select Board mulls offer to accept Yosemite Firehouse
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Saying that it needed an answer sooner than later because it has two other parties interested in the property, the Chester Historical Society formally offered to give the Yosemite Firehouse to the Town of Chester at the May 4 Select Board meeting. The organization included all of […]
Nine firms bid on Chester downtown masterplanning
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC When all of the responses to Chester’s Request for Proposals were opened on Friday, nine firms had put their names forward hoping to be the consultant who leads the town’s Village Center Master Plan process. Town Manager David Pisha and Executive Assistant Julie Hance said they were […]
Weston doctor arrested on drug fraud charges
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are alleging that Dr. Melanie M. Canon, 49, of Weston prescribed opioid pain relievers to patients, then retrieved the drugs from the pharmacy, never delivered them and kept the drugs for her own use. In a press release today, Sgt. Thomas Mozzer of VSP’s Drug Diversion Unit […]
Chester Select Board special meeting at Yosemite Firehouse
The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting at the Yosemite Firehouse, on Depot Street and around the corner from Town Hall at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 13. Below is its agenda. Site visit at Yosemite Firehouse Yosemite Firehouse Committee Discussion Water Project Bid Acceptance Authorization Citizens’ Comments Adjourn
Vermont State Police Incident Log for May: April 3-April 29, 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. Sunday, April 3, Windham – A 55-inch flat screen television was taken in a burglary from a residence […]
Chester Police log for May: April 9 to May 3, 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. Saturday, April 9, 10:28 a.m. A resident of Popple Dungeon Road called to complain that her ex-husband […]
