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Iberdrola letter to Grafton outlines 2016 timeline for wind project; says it won’t build on a ‘nay’ vote
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a letter to Grafton residents sent just before Thanksgiving, Iberdrola Renewables, the Spanish energy company that hopes to build a wind farm with 28, 492-foot-high turbines in Grafton and Windham, has outlined its plans for next year that include a timeline on proceeding with the project and […]
Freezing rain causing hazardous roads, emergency vehicles ‘crawling’
UPDATE 3:45 p.m. VT 511 is now reporting “County-wide black ice warning” for Windham, Windsor, Orange and Washington counties. Scanner reports say “modular homes have been grounded” so those wide loads should not be on the roads. UPDATE 2:05 p.m. Police are reporting that Routes 103 and 10 have been reopened. By Shawn Cunningham © […]
Annual White House ornament commemorates Calvin Coolidge
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC The White House Historical Association’s annual Christmas tree ornament commemorates the 1923 – 1929 presidential administration of Vermont’s Calvin Coolidge, who began the custom of lighting a large Christmas tree in the Ellipse near the executive mansion. At 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve 1923, Coolidge pressed a button in the […]
Chester Select Board meeting for Dec. 2, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from the Nov. 24, 2015 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Draft General Fund Budget & Capital Plan New Business/Next Agenda Adjourn
Farm stand break-in in Grafton
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are reporting that there was a farm stand break-in last night in Grafton. Sometime during the night of Nov. 26 or the morning of Nov. 27, someone broke into an outbuilding used as a farm stand at Idyll Acres Farm on Route 121 east of Grafton. It […]
License restoration program a hike for southern Windsor
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC A one-day program to restore driving privileges to Windsor County residents who have had licenses suspended for not paying traffic tickets was announced Monday, Nov. 23 by Gov. Peter Shumlin in a press conference in Woodstock. Dubbed “Driver Restoration Day,” the program will take place from 8 […]
Chester wrestles with health insurance co-pay, bidding process
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a contentious Nov. 18 meeting that saw Chester’s Select Board set a special meeting for 7 p.m. tonight to finish the agenda rather than continuing late, members questioned whether the town should take possession of the information booth, whether to require town employees to pay something […]
POLICE UPDATES: Burglary arrest; bottle rocket fires and mailbox vandalism
UPDATE – Nov 25 8:45 a.m. Chester Police have announced three more arrests in the burglaries reported below. Also arrested on the same charges are David Farnsworth, 59, Zachary McNeill, 23 and Paige Hillock, 24 all of Springfield. © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Police have arrested one man and hope to have two more in […]
Weston Town Office holiday schedule
The Weston Town Office will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. It will also be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday and Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 for New Year’s Day.
Weston Select Board agenda for Tuesday, Nov. 24
The Weston Select Board will hold its meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda: 2. Public Comment: 3. Road Foreman: 4. Access/Right of Way Permit Application: 5. Chester Mountain Speed Limit: 6. Little School Ramp: 7. […]
Woman, girl hospitalized after being hit by car in Chester
UPDATE Nov. 25 8:45 a.m. According to Chester Police, the child who was hit on Monday was released from the hospital yesterday. The woman remains at Dartmouth Hitchcock in critical condition. © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC A woman and a child walking together to Chester-Andover Elementary School around 7:30 this morning were hit by a […]
Spate of home, business burglaries alarms Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC With seven burglaries in the past two weeks, Chester is feeling the sting of drug-related crime that has touched neighboring communities this year, according to Chester Police Chief Richard Cloud. Three homes, three downtown businesses and a construction equipment facility in Chester been broken into and, because […]
Chester Select Board special meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015
The Chester Select Board has called a special meeting to be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approval of the Nov. 18, 2015 Select Board Minutes Citizen Comments Chester Snowmobile Club; permission to use Chester roads Water & Sewer Budgets 2016 Capital […]
Bottle rockets start brush fires in Chester: mischief or arson?
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Firefighters from Chester and Proctorsville responded to, and quickly put out, a brush fire on Popple Dungeon Road Monday afternoon. But in a worrying development, it was the third such fire in one week and the second in one day. “We believe we have someone who is […]
Grafton to begin offering some cellphone coverage
By Cynthia Prairie ©Telegraph Publishing LLC Grafton is about to enter the 21st century with better cellphone coverage, at least in the 1-mile radius around Town Hall. On Monday night, the Select Board approved a contract with Delaware-based Vanu Coverage Co., which touts itself as providing cellphone coverage in difficult-to-cover areas throughout the world. The […]
Vermont State Police incident reports for Oct. 3-Oct. 29, 2015
© 2015 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. Saturday Oct. 3 , Andover – A resident of Andover Ridge Road reported that a valuable antique duck […]
Chester Development Review Board agenda for Monday, Nov. 23, 2015
The Chester Development Review Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. following a site visit at 287 Main St. at 5:15 p.m. Below is the agenda. 1) Conditional Use application from the Southern Pie Company 2) Comments from citizens 3) Review minutes from last meeting 4) Deliberative […]
School Merger Study committee meeting agenda for Nov. 18
The committee charged with studying school consolidation under Act 46 will meet in the Chester Andover Elementary School, 72 Main St., at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18. The agenda is below. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call b. Approval of Agenda II. Approval of Minutes – a. Approve Oct. 28, 2015 minutes III. Old […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 18, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Nov. 18 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from Nov. 4, 2015 Select Board meeting and the Nov. 4, 2015 Water Commissioners meeting 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. O’Neil Purchase & Sale Agreement 5. Sign Resolution […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for Monday, Nov. 16, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. in Grafton. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: Nov. 2 & Nov. 4, 2015 Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll Highway Report Work Schedule Other Highway Issues: MKT Class 2 Liquor License Cellular Coverage Agreement […]
