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Town of Weston: Quit claim proposal for 85 acres
Notice run: Aug. 31 to Sept. 30, 2015
Chester Fire Department kicks off safety gear fund-raising
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Fire Department got a boost to its latest fund-raising efforts thanks to One Credit Union, which donated a total of $560 last week. The corporation donated $500, while the Chester branch kicked in $60. Fire Chief Matt Wilson said his department is working to raise $16,000 to purchase […]
Helicopter over Lovers Lane kicks up questions
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Residents in the Lovers Lane section of Chester noticed a good deal of police activity yesterday, Aug. 27 and asked us if we knew what was up. The Telegraph spoke with Chester Police Sgt. Mark Phelps who said that Chester officers executed a search warrant on a property on Lovers […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015 – Updated
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The meeting will be held at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve minutes from Aug. 5, 2015 Water Commissioners meeting; Special Select Board meeting Aug. 10, 2015, Select Board meeting Aug. 19, 2015 […]
Fatal car crash in Landgrove
Vermont State Police report that a man was killed in a one car accident in Landgrove early Sunday morning. Frank Tammera age 22 of Hope, N.J., was traveling on Ridge Road in the Town of Landgrove at about 2:45 a.m. when his vehicle left the west side of the road and struck a tree. The […]
‘Ladies’ raise about $2,000 at fundraiser for Weston Green
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC More than 125 people turned out on Monday Aug. 17 to support the Ladies of the Green in Weston. More formally known as the Farrar Park Association, the “ladies” make up the group that owns and maintains the Weston Green. Monday night’s picnic and concert by the Blue Flames steel […]
Yosemite Firehouse now ‘4-Sail’
A s controversy swirls around the future of the historic Yosemite Firehouse in Chester, an unknown wag tweaked the masses by posting this misspelled For Sale sign on the building over the weekend. The phone number is for the Chester Historical Society. The building sits on Route 103 North, just past the Chester Town Hall.
VTrans proposed fix for tight Main St.-Maple St. turn
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Ryan Darling of VTrans has approached the town of Chester with the idea of fixing the corner of Maple and Main streets where trucks have difficulty turning to go north on Route 103, Town Manager David Pisha told the Chester Select Board at its Wednesday, Aug. 19 […]
Andover celebrates itself with food, fun and fund-raising
©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Between 250 and 300 people turned out for the 2nd Annual Andover Day on the grounds of Andover Town Hall, 953 Weston-Andover Road, on Saturday, according to Town Clerk Linda Bargfrede. The annual event raised more than $2,000 to fund scholarships that go to college bound Andover students. But the real […]
Dogs search again for missing Andover woman to no avail
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Four dog teams from New England K9 Search and Rescue spent Wednesday morning looking for traces of Lynn Perry, a 56-year-old Andover woman with early onset Alzheimer’s disease who has been missing since July 28. Unfortunately, their search was unsuccessful. According to Vermont State Police Sgt. Anthony […]
Vermont State Police Incident Log – July 2015
The Chester Telegraph’s Vermont State Police Log is a sampling of incidents in Andover, Grafton, Londonderry, Weston and adjacent communities. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Saturday, July 4, Jaquith Road, Weston – A resident reported that someone had attempted to enter the garage through the door […]
Chester Development Review Board agenda for Monday, Aug. 24, 2015
The Chester Development Review Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday. Aug. 24 following a 5:15 p.m. site visit to 985 Road Road. Below is its agenda. 5:15 p.m. Site visit 985 Roach Road 6 p.m. Public Hearing Final Plat review of Pudelka minor sub-division Preliminary Plat review of the Douglas minor sub-division Comments from […]
Grafton Select Board OKs liquor license for new market owners, allows Fire Department to use FEMA house for rescue exercise
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Monday Aug. 17, the Grafton Select Board met in the picturesque Town Hall for the first time in more than a year since the meeting moved to the Grafton Elementary School. At that brief, 19-minute meeting, it found a useful purpose for a FEMA house and began […]
Chester Police Log for May 11 to Aug. 10, 2015
Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Monday, May 11, 9:46 p.m. A clerk at the Sunoco station told a Chester officer that four young men in a Volvo had tried […]
480 bags of heroin found in traffic stop in Peru
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC A traffic stop in Peru yesterday lead to four arrests for felony drug trafficking. According to a Vermont State Police press release, a car was stopped on Route 11 in Peru for having an expired inspection sticker. Troopers smelled marijuana smoke while speaking with the driver and got consent to […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from July 15, 2015 Selectboard Meeting and July 15, 2015 Executive Session Citizen Comments Old Business Coin Drop; Vietnam Veterans Route 103 & Route 11 Corner Discussion SRDC; Bob Flint Water […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for Monday, Aug. 17, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17 at Grafton Town Hall, 117 Main St., as opposed to Grafton Elementary School. The school gym is being renovated. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: Aug. 3, 2015 Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll Highway Report Work Schedule […]
Londonderry Solid Waste Group to hold public hearing Thursday, Aug. 13
The Londonderry Solid Waste Group will hold a public hearing on at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 13 at the Londonderry Town Office, 100 Old School St., South Londonderry to solicit comments on the draft Solid Waste Implementation Plan for the towns of Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru, Weston and Windham. The plan is intended to guide these […]
After final testimony on traffic and architecture, Chester DRB closes Jiffy Mart hearings
By Shawn Cunningham ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC It was dueling experts on traffic and Chester’s architectural character as the Development Board of Review held its final meeting on a Jiffy Mart proposed for the corner of Pleasant and Main streets in Chester on Monday, Aug. 10. The hearing began with board chair Carla Westine acknowledging […]
Chester Select Board sets 2nd water project vote, Chase seeks purchasing, conflict of interest policy review
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In an odd bit of legal theater recommended by a bonding attorney who does work for the state, the members of the Chester Select Board met on Wednesday night as the Chester Water Commissioners. The purpose of the meeting was to arrive at the conclusion that the […]
