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Grafton wind info committee role questioned, town garage construction progressing
By Gloria Dufield © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Wind information and the new town garage were the focus of discussions again at the Grafton Select Board meeting on Monday night, July 20. Don Dougall asked the board to clarify the purpose of the Wind Information Committee, which he felt was making an effort that was […]
Chester board moves toward 2nd water vote, away from Yosemite Firehouse
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two historic Chester structures took center stage on Wednesday, July 15 as the Select Board started the runup to a new vote on upgrading the ancient and crumbling municipal water system while looking to back away from involvement in preserving the historic Yosemite Firehouse on Depot Street, […]
Dollar General foes end four-year fight; hope to see stronger zoning regulations in Chester
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC After a four-year battle, the Chester group fighting the construction of a 9,100-square-foot Dollar General has decided to not seek a motion to re-argue the case before the state Supreme Court, giving the green light to the Zaremba Group out of Ohio to construct the building on Main […]
Chester Development Review Board agenda for Monday, July 27, 2015
The Chester Development Review Board will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, July 27 for a site visit at Nudist Camp and Williams roads followed by its regular public hearing at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Site visit: 5 p.m. Corner of Nudist Camp & Williams Rd 6 p.m. […]
Ottauquechee District honored for River Roadshow program
Ottauquechee Natural Resources Conservation District received the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence at State House on Tuesday, June 30. The award was given for ONRCD’s River Roadshow, a moble education program that uses a stream table to demonstrate how rivers behave during flood events. The program is in its fourth year, has reached more than […]
Grafton Wind Information Subcommittee meets Tuesday, July 21, 2015
The Grafton Wind Information Subcommittee will meet at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21 at the own Administrator’s office at 117 Main St in Grafton. Below is its agenda 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Submitted Questions Review 4. Other Business 5. Date of Next Meeting: TBD 6. Adjourn
Grafton Planning Commission meeting for July 21, 2015
The Planning Commission for the Town of Grafton will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 at Town Hall, 117 Main St. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Minutes: 06/09/2015, previous incomplete minutes, minutes preparer Town Land Use Administrator Action items Town Plan Amendment to enable Village Center Designation (Liisa) Municipal Planning Grant, FEH Any […]
Vermont State Police Incident Log for June 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. Friday, June 5, Hobart Road, Londonderry – Between May 22 and June 5 a Samsung plasma television was stolen from a […]
Grafton Wind Information Subcommittee meeting
The Grafton Wind Subcommittee will be meeting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21 at the Grafton Town Administrator’s Office on Main Street. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Submitted Questions Review 4. Other Business 5. Date of Next Meeting: TBD 6. Adjourn
Grafton Select Board meeting for Monday, July 20, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, July 20 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. in Grafton. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: June 26 & July 6, 2015 Warrants: Payroll and Accounts Payable Highway Report Work Schedule Other Highway Issues Building Bright Futures Informational Session (Ellen Taetzsch) […]
Chester Police Log March 20 to June 13, 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. NOTE: Chester Police are asking that anyone with information regarding a recent series of burglaries in the Smokeshire area of Ludlow and Chester to […]
Long-delayed Popple Dungeon work begins
By Shawn Cunningham ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Popple Dungeon residents are holding their breaths and crossing their fingers as work gets underway on the long delayed project to reroute about 950 feet of crumbling paved roadway and improve the drainage under it to stabilize and preserve the road. This section of roadway stands above the […]
Chester public records get room to grow
By Shawn Cunningham ©2015 Telegraph Publishing The records of a town take up a lot of space after 254 years. And during her tenure as Chester Town Clerk, Deb Aldrich has watched the 162-square-foot vault used to protect town records grow tighter and tighter. A Vermont statute mandates that a town have “a fireproof safe […]
Londonderry seeks applicants for new policing plan committee
On Monday, July 6 the Londonderry Select Board voted to create an ad hoc committee to study and present a proposal for a possible policing plan for the Town of Londonderry to the Select Board. The purpose of this committee is to examine and study possible options for policing and to bring a recommendation to […]
Weston Select Board agenda for Tuesday, July 14 2015
The Weston Select Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Town Offices at 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below is its agenda. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda Public Comment Road Foreman: Derry Sled Dogs – Groomer off Trails by April 30 Chester Mtn. Culvert Access Permit – Carpenter Mowing Tractor Rental Agreement Stop Sign SO […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday, July 15, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from July 1, 2015 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Approve Town Plan Masonic Lodge Vending Permit; Ron Patch Yosemite Fire Station Report Water Project Discussion Andover MOU […]
Chester sets tax rate, agrees to title search on Yosemite Fire House
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board set this year’s tax rate, approved a contract for a title search to determine the ownership of the Yosemite Fire House, heard an update on Merritt Edson day festivities and discussed the options to move the proposed water project forward at its Wednesday, […]
No dampened spirits for rainy July 4th Parade in Londonderry
Despite the rain on Saturday, July 4, crowds turned out in Londonderry to celebrate the United States’ 239th Independence Day with an annual parade. Kids and their parents lined up along Main Street/Route 11 to try to catch candies thrown from the floats and enjoy the music and merriment of the day. ©2015 Telegraph Publishing […]
Grafton considers townwide vote on wind project
By Gloria Dufield ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC The proposed wind project in Grafton continues to raise concerns for residents and again was the focus of much of the Monday, July 6 Select Board meeting. Resident Kent Armstrong began by stating that the meeting last month held jointly by landowner Meadowsend Timberlands Ltd. and project developer Iberdrola […]
Chester Police ask for help with break-ins, burglaries
Chester Police are asking that anyone with information regarding a recent series of burglaries in the Smokeshire area of Ludlow and Chester to contact police at 875-2035. Police Chief Rick Cloud says that five or so camps have been broken into and brush hogs, riding lawn mowers, copper piping and “anything and everything that isn’t […]
