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Chester Police Log for Jan. 3 to Feb. 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. Sunday, Jan 3, 12:48 a.m. A Chester officer was dispatched to a local bed and breakfast for a […]
Grafton Town Administrator Williams stepping down
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Grafton Town Administrator Rachel Williams is leaving her position to complete her bachelor’s degree and pursue a master’s in business management and accounting in St. Albans. Williams, 34, the mother of two elementary school-age children, has been in the post for two years. It’s a job that involves […]
Chester introduced to erosion, runoff issues in relatively quick Select Board meeting
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC “Wow,” exclaimed Chester Select Board member Bill Lindsay as that body adjourned its Wednesday, Feb. 3 meeting after only an hour and 12 minutes. While there may have been a light agenda, that’s seldom kept the board from adjourning before two hours. Katherine Otto of the Southern […]
Wandering Grafton man found after search
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC An 82-year-old Grafton man suffering from dementia was reported missing on Sunday night when he went outside his Chester Road home, but did not return after an hour. The Vermont State Police began searching for Thomas Brown just after 7 p.m. A “canine track” began at about […]
Southern Pie Company holds Grand Opening on Saturday
The Southern Pie Company, 287 Main St. in Chester, will hold its Grand Opening on Saturday, Feb. 13 starting with a ribbon cutting at noon. From 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, owners Scott and Leslie Blair will have a plated pie tasting and coffee sample event. Plates of Leslie Blair’s homemade pies will sell […]
ANR to hold meeting on management plan for Lowell Lake Park
The Agency of Natural Resources is currently writing an addendum for revising the Long Range Management Plan for Lowell Lake State Park, a 356-acre park in Londonderry. Important features of the parcel include the 100-acre lake, many wetland features, a hiking trail, developed recreational area and a snowmobile trail. A public presentation is planned for […]
3 youths injured as SUV hits bridge, tumbles into Saxtons River
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 17-year-old Claremont, N.H., driver lost control of his vehicle on Route 121 in Grafton last night, flipped over the Saxtons River Bridge and ended up in the river. According to Vermont State Police, Irfan Arif was traveling west on Route 121 at about 8:20 p.m. when the passenger side […]
GM hoopster Cooper McCoy hits 1,000 points
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Green Mountain Union High School’s Cooper McCoy passed the 1,000 point mark playing against Twin Valley on last Tuesday night. The 5-foot-8 inch point guard scored his milestone on a free throw as his parents — Jodie Parker Peebles and Brett McCoy and 30 friends and relatives […]
Tractor trailers crash, close I-91 northbound
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are reporting that around 8 this morning, a tractor-trailer being driven by William Jackson of Indian Orchard, Mass., was hauling milk on I-91 northbound when the driver lost control of the rig and it turned over in the median. A second tractor-trailer trying to […]
Weston Select Board holds Town Plan, regular meeting Feb. 9, 2016
The Town of Weston will be holding a public hearing on the Town Plan at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road in Weston. It will be followed at 7:30 p.m. by the Weston Select Board meeting in the same place. Below are the agendas. Town Plan 1. Any Requested […]
I-91 northbound closed near Brattleboro
UPDATE Feb. 5, 10:10 a.m. – Troopers are reporting that northbound lanes of I-91 are open intermittently as crews continue to clean up crash that involved two tractor trailers at mile marker 4.7. © 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are reporting that a tractor trailer is blocking both lanes of northbound I-91 at […]
Police seek assistance in Cavendish theft
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are reporting that between yesterday afternoon and this morning, tools were stolen from a Davidson Hill Builders job site on Twenty Mile Stream Road in Cavendish. Among the tools stolen are a Makita 16-inch beam saw, Dewalt drills, a Bostitch nailer, a Dewalt chop […]
Truck crashes into house in Mt. Holly
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Rutland Town man failed to make a corner in Mt. Holly last night and crashed his pick up truck into a house at Hortonville and Cole roads, according to state police. No one as injured, police said. Troopers from the Rutland barracks responded to a report of the crash […]
Londonderry sets candidates night, policing info meeting
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 the town of Londonderry will hold its annual Candidates Night at the Twitchell Building on Old School Street. The first session will provide a platform for candidates for 15 elected positions to announce their intentions to seek election. A list of positions up for election in 2016 can be […]
Animal shelter self-quarantines to care for sick cats
Webster’s House cat shelter in Chester has voluntarily placed itself under quarantine last week after some of the animals have been found to have symptoms of bordetella — also known as kennel cough. Bordetella is very contagious to cats, especially in shelter situations but it is successfully treated with antibiotics. The affected animals are being […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Feb. 3, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve minutes from the Jan. 20, 2015 Select Board meeting 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. Clean Water Update; Katharine Otto 5. Storm Drain Priority List Application 6. Thompson Road […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for Monday, Feb. 1, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. in Grafton. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda 2014-2015 Audit Summary (Fred Duplessis) Minutes: Jan. 18, 2016 Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll Highway Report Work Schedule Other Highway Issues Planning Commission Town […]
Challengers step up in Grafton, Chester Select Board races
By Cynthia Prairie and Shawn Cunningham ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Incumbents on both the Grafton and Chester select boards will face challenges to their seats when voters go to the polls on Town Meeting Day, which this year falls on Tuesday, March 1. In Grafton, chair Sam Battaglino has decided not to seek re-election after […]
Andover Select Board discusses road, water issues, approves budget and warning
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The replacement of a box culvert will close the Andover-Weston Road at Simmonds Road for up to 30 days this summer, according to engineer Everett Hammond in a presentation to the Andover Select Board last night. The work is part of a culvert replacement project that will […]
Chester Select Board OKs Fall Festival, finalizes warning, capital bond plan
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In addition to approving the Chester Rotary Club’s plans to use the Chester Green for its Fall Festival in September, the Chester Select Board, at its Jan. 20 meeting, put the final touches on its Town Meeting warning and capital bond plan. Town Manager David Pisha distributed […]
