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Chester Development Review Board agenda for April 27, 2015
The Chester Development Review Board will meet on Monday, April 27 at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Prior to the meeting, there will be two site visits. Below is its agenda. 4:45 p.m. Site visit at 981 VT. Rte 11 East 5:30 p.m. Site visit at 516 Dodge Road 6 p.m. Public […]
Troopers to hikers – don’t leave valuables in vehicles
The Vermont State Police are warning the hiking public not to leave valuables in vehicles parked at the trailheads of recreation areas and state parks. Last year many cars were broken into at hiking access locations across Vermont. Valuables stolen from cars include purses, ipads, ipods, cash, credit cards, debit cards, social security cards, wallets, […]
Grafton Select Board meeting for Monday, April 20, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, April 20, 2015 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: April 6, 2015 and April 15, 2015 Warrants: Payroll and Accounts Payable Highway Report Work Schedule Other Highway Issues Lawn Bids Timber Sale/Logging Bids Appointment – […]
Champlain Oil files application for new Chester Jiffy Mart with chain restaurants
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Robert Record, B. Cairns Properties, LLC and Champlain Oil Co. filed applications with the Chester Zoning administrator for a conditional use permit and a flood hazard area review on Tuesday, April 14 for a new Jiffy Mart in Chester. The application says that developers hope to build a 4,980-square-foot Jiffy […]
Proposed gravel/water projects draw questions from Chester residents
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC More than 20 Chester residents crowded onto seven benches set out for a special Select Board meeting to discuss the proposed upgrade of the town’s water system on Thursday, April 9. Town manager David Pisha gave a PowerPoint presentation laying out the plans but suggested that the […]
Andover to send revised MOU to Chester for emergency services
Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Andover Select Board, at its Monday, April 13 meeting, continued its analysis of equipment needs and its consideration of a memorandum of understanding with the Town of Chester for emergency services, specifically fire and ambulance. Board chair Harold “Red” Johnson noted that he had added hours of […]
Chester Select Board agenda for April 15, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from April 1, 2015 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Vault Renovation; New Quote Yosemite Fire Station Update; Ron Patch Water Project Wrap-Up Adopt National Incident Management System […]
Troopers ask for help in Cavendish theft
Vermont State Police are asking for help with the investigation of a burglary in Cavendish. Between the evening of March 31 and the morning of April 1, burglars stole a Honda dirt bike and a brass cannon from a residence on South Reading Road. The owner has offered a $500 reward for information leading to […]
Chester Select Board talks water project, calls special meeting for Thursday
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC In a return to the meeting lengths of yore, the Chester Select Board spent 3 1/4 hours on Wednesday, April 1, continuing discussions of the proposed municipal water system upgrade and the status of Class 4 roads. The board also heard a presentation on new shelving that […]
Grafton board seeks counsel advice on conflict of interest; considers Town Meeting date change
By Gloria Dufield ©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC Monday’s Grafton Select Board meeting began fairly routinely with early agenda items moving the meeting quickly to a mystery topic only listed as Kent Armstrong. Once he was announced, Armstrong asked each board member on what grounds each had decided to run for the Select Board — to which all […]
Chester Police Log for Dec. 23, 2014 to March 31, 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. Tuesday, Dec. 23, 11:52 a.m. Chester officers responded to a call from an employee at Green Mountain Union High School for the reckless driving […]
Friends, colleagues mark Fire Chief Goodell’s retirement, 45 years of service
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Nearly a hundred current and former Chester firefighters and friends responded to the Chester American Legion Saturday night to mark the retirement of former Fire Chief Harry Goodell from the department after 45 years of service. Goodell joined the department on July 1, 1969 and was […]
Chester Select Board calls special session on water project
The Chester Select Board will be holding a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 9 at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is the agenda: Citizen Comments Water Project Discussion Amendment to Planning Advance Adjourn
Grafton Select Board agenda for Monday, April 6, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, April 6 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Adopt Roberts Rules of Order Minutes: March 16, 2015 and March 30, 2015 Warrants: Payroll and Accounts Payable Highway Report Work Schedule Plow/Body Package Bid Approval Town Garage […]
News analysis: Wading through the depths of Chester’s water system upgrade
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC On some Tuesday in the next few months, the voters of Chester may be asked to decide whether to upgrade the municipal water system to the tune of more than $4 million. An engineering firm hired by the town says that the upgrade will solve a number […]
Chocolate eggs trump flurries at annual Easter Egg Hunt
© 2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC Despite the dreary, snowy conditions and biting cold, several dozen little chocolate enthusiasts gathered at Chester-Andover Elementary School on Saturday morning for Chester Rotary’s annual Easter Egg Hunt. The hunt promptly kicked off at 9 a.m. as the children ran about trying to get their hands on the foil covered chocolates. […]
2nd annual Gordon fundraiser draws a crowd to help fill scholarship coffers
By Gloria Dufield © 2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC A brief return to winter temperatures didn’t keep friends, family and community members from attending the second annual Heath Gordon Scholarship Fundraiser at the Chester American Legion on Saturday night. More than 200 people attended the musical event, which also included a 50/50 raffle and both a live […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday, April 1, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1 at Town Hall. 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approval of minutes from March 18, 2015 Select Board Meeting Old Business Citizen’s Comments Vending Permit; Bill Roberson Vault Shelving; Ronald Keith & Debbie Aldrich Water Project Update; Naomi Johnson AOT […]
Andover Select Board postpones vote on Chester emergency services MOU
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC After the presentation of an “old school” handwritten spreadsheet made by board chairman Harold “Red” Johnson that analyzed the town’s equipment with an eye toward balancing maintenance with new purchases, the Andover Select Board, in its Monday, March 23 meeting turned its attention to an Memorandum of […]
Municipal water upgrade, land purchase discussed by Chester Select Board
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC With uncertainties about how long state funding will be available and a number of questions unanswered, the upgrade to Chester’s municipal water system took center stage in the second Select Board meeting in a row that came in under two hours in length. Also at the Wednesday […]
