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Sandri probes land buy for Dunkin Donuts drive-thru in Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With construction of a new Jiffy Mart across the street just a month away, Sandri, the owner of the Sunoco station on Main Street in Chester, is asking the Select Board if it would sell a strip of town-owned land so the company could add a Dunkin […]
Chester Police Log for Jan. 5 to March 8, 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. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 4:40 p.m. Acting on an anonymous tip that collectible coins had been stolen from […]
State seeks input on long range plan for Ascutney parks and wildlife areas
A Long Range Management Plan has been prepared for five parcels of state land known as the Ascutney Management Unit, and the Departments of Forests, Parks and Recreation and Fish & Wildlife is seeking public input regarding the plan. The AMU includes Little Ascutney Wildlife Management Area, Mt. Ascutney State Park, Skitchewaug Wildlife Management Area, […]
All invited to enter video contest sponsored by Vermont Access Network
The Vermont Access Network is sponsoring its first-ever statewide video contest. The VAN Video Challenge will run from March 21 through April 1 and is open to all Vermonters. Overall winners will be chosen in each of three categories: up to grade 9, grade 10 through 12, and college/adult. Winners will be notified in late […]
Weston seeks volunteer for Windham Regional Commission
The Town of Weston is looking for someone to fill a one-year term as representative to the Windham Regional Commission. The commission is the link among the 27 towns of the Windham region, state and federal governments. Those 27 towns are located in Windham, Windsor and Bennington counties. Promote economic development, increasing jobs and income; […]
Troopers find big game trophy on Route 103, ask public for info
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police have found a shoulder mount of an African cape buffalo at a pull-off area on Route 103 in Clarendon this morning. Troopers from the Rutland Barracks were responding to a complaint of suspicious circumstances at about 9:40 a.m. when they found the mounted head. According to police, […]
Andover Select Board meeting for Monday, March 14, 2016
The Select Board of the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 14 at Andover Town Hall, 953 Weston Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call to Order. 2. Reorganization of Board: A. Chairman; B. Vice-Chairman; C. Clerk 3. Act on Agenda. 4. Act on Minutes: 02/22/2016 Selectboard Meeting. 5. Review […]
Chester Select Board agenda for March 16, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from March 2, 2016 Select Board meeting Citizen Comments Old Business ADDED: Music Series request for use of town land Sandri Request Appointed Offices Discussion; Open Positions Sign […]
Grafton board pushes Planning Commission on Town Plan
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With a sharply critical response directed to the Grafton Planning Commission, Grafton Select Board member Ron Pilette on Monday called on the commission to make specific changes to the Town Plan that was rejected in late December. In a short, 1-1/4-page draft response, which will be sent on […]
Petition complicates land purchase for Londonderry Select Board
By Christopher Biddle © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A petition by Londonderry resident Tom Cavanagh to call a special meeting to reconsider the Town Meeting vote approving $10,000 for a feasibility study toward the purchase of land to be used as a gravel pit and for a salt storage facility has put the project in […]
Chester welcomes new Select Board members, considers new paper of record
Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph has reported on most Chester Select Board meetings since 2012. In the interest of full disclosure, we want readers to know that in our coverage of the March 2, 2016 meeting, we are reporting on an issue in which we are involved. To ensure that the information available to our […]
Chester Planning board to address flood risk at March 21 public meeting
The Chester Planning Commission will hold a special public meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 21 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester, to discuss minimizing risks from future flooding in the town. The Planning Commission is embarking on a planning process to better understand the community’s risks associated with flooding, and identify policies […]
Weston Select Board agenda for March 8
The Weston Select Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 8 at Weston Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda 2. Public Comment 3. Reorganization of the Selectboard 4. Appointed Officials 5. Review Paper of Record 6. Pay Order Authorization 7. Excess Weight Permits […]
Athens woman, 31, dies in early morning crash
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police have reported that 31-year-old Jennifer Stamp of Athens died in car crash on Brookline Road early Sunday morning. According to a report by Trooper Bryson Lunderville, Stamp’s 2014 Subaru Impreza was traveling south on Brookline Road just south of the intersection with Miller Road in Athens when […]
Grafton Select Board meeting for March 7, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 7 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. in Grafton. Chester. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Minutes: Feb. 22, 2016 4. Meeting Place and Time 5. Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll 6. Highway Report: Work Schedule; Other Highway Issues 7. Land […]
All articles pass at quiet Weston Town Meeting
By Christopher Biddle ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC All but one of the 27 articles in Weston’s 2016 Town Meeting passed by voice vote Tuesday morning at the Weston Playhouse. Article 17, which asked voters to approve a resolution to see if they were interesting in expanding the number of parking spaces in front of the […]
Londonderry accepts one-year State Police contract, votes to study gravel pit purchase
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Wendell Coleman’s last Town Meeting as Londonderry’s moderator turned out to be a six-hour doosie that saw a controversial proposal to hire state police to patrol the town turn victorious on the impassioned speech of a just-defeated select board member. The meeting was more than three hours […]
Sands fends off write-in candidate, Gibbs beats incumbent to win seats on Grafton Select Board
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With 320 voters casting ballots, Grafton residents turned out one incumbent and turned aside a write-in candidate who mounted an active campaign against another in Tuesday’s Australian balloting. Cynthia Gibbs, who had served more than 30 years as Town Clerk and Town Treasurer, won her first Select Board […]
Newcomers Cote, Whalen win seats on Chester Select Board; incumbent Jonynas garners most votes
By Cynthia Prairie © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC ON THE COVER: From left, Arne Jonynas, Dan Cote and Ben Whalen. The Chester Select Board will welcome two new members when it meets Wednesday night. Chester innkeeper Dan Cote and firefighter and state police dispatcher Ben Whalen will be taking their seats along with Heather Chase, […]
Chester voters shorten two tax exemption articles at Town Meeting
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two of three articles to exempt organizations from property and education taxes were substantially changed at Monday night’s Chester Town Meeting, when both the Rod & Gun Club and the Green Mountain Softball League were given one-year tax exemptions (rather than five) and asked to return next year […]
