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Police press for more clues in Rt. 103 homicide
By Shawn Cunningham and Cynthia Prairie © 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC One week after a Boston truck driver was found shot to death in his produce delivery truck on Route 103 in Rockingham, a large contingent of Vermont State Police were out at the scene hoping to jog drivers’ memories to help with the investigation. […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Nov. 11
The Andover Select Board will hold a regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Nov. 11, 2019 at the town office, 953 Weston-Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: Act on minutes from the October 28th meeting. 4. Public Comment […]
Londonderry to join state’s opioid lawsuit
By Bruce Frauman ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Londonderry Select Board at its meeting Monday night chose to join a Vermont lawsuit that is part of the nationwide multi-district litigation against manufacturers and distributors that created or contributed to the nationwide opioid crisis. Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan said in a letter to all Vermont […]
Chester voters OK bond for emergency services building $4.777 million project to set to begin in May 2020
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester voters overwhelmingly approved a $4.777 million bond issue to construct a 15,000-square-foot emergency services building on Pleasant Street and to renovate and upgrade the existing town garage. With 499 residents casting ballots on the lone issue, the bond passed 315 to 183 vote with one spoiled […]
Chester DRB agenda for Nov. 11
The Development Review Board for the Town of Chester will meet for a site visit at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11 followed by the public meeting at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 4:30 pm Site Visit 878 VT. RTE 103 South (See project attachment) Public meeting to follow directly after […]
CANCELED: Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 6
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR LACK OF A QUORUM. The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Executive Session; AT&T Contract Negotiation 2. Approve Minutes from the October 16, 2019 Select Board Meeting; Approve Minutes from the October […]
Chester holds final info meeting on emergency services building Vote today on whether to approval $4.777 million bond issue
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC With one day to go before voting on a $4.777 million bond issue for building a new home for Chester’s fire, ambulance and police departments and renovating and upgrading the existing town garage, more than 40 residents turned up on Monday night for the last information meeting […]
Driver’s death ruled homicide; police seek video
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The death of a produce delivery driver found in his truck on Route 103 in Rockingham on Friday Nov. 1 was ruled a homicide today. In the meantime, Vermont State Police are asking anyone who may have surveillance video that shows Route 103 from Rutland around 12:15 p.m. Friday to […]
Windstorm knocks out power for days
By Shawn Cunningham ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC A powerful storm on Thursday night into Friday left thousands of Green Mountain Power customers in the dark with many still powerless on Sunday morning. As of this morning — Monday — GMP was reporting 371 statewide customers without power with more than 25 percent in The Telegraph […]
Four displaced after fire damages Chester home
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Sunday morning fire on River Street in Chester severely damaged a house, leaving a family homeless. Neighbor Larry Reed told The Telegraph that around 10 a.m. he heard an explosion and looked outside to see the second floor porch on the green house next door — […]
Derry Select Board agenda for Nov. 4
The Select Board for the Town of Londonderry will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4 at the Twitchell Building, 100 Old School St. in S. Londonderry. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 3. Minutes Approval – Meetings of Oct. 21, 2019 & Oct. […]
Londonderry opens warming center on Sunday
There will be a Warming Center open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today (Sunday) at the Londonderry Rescue Squad building at 6068 VT-100 for anybody needing it.Warm up, get water, charge cell phones. For information, contact Kevin Beattie at 802 548-8246. Pets cannot be accepted at this center.
Boston trucker apparently shot dead on Rt. 103 Victim pled guilty in 2017 to federal drug charges in Mass.
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Boston man was found dead along Route 103 in Rockingham Friday, apparently of a gunshot wound, in the truck he was driving for a Boston fruit wholesaler according to Vermont State Police. Late Friday afternoon, state police were sent to perform a welfare check on the […]
Man’s death on Rt. 103 called ‘suspicious’ by police
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC A call for a welfare check on Route 103 in Rockingham this evening led to the discovery of a man in a box truck whose death is being called suspicious by Vermont State Police. According to a VSP press release, at about 5:45 p.m. tonight, police responded to a call […]
Weston board continues town worker health insurance, OKs funds for Flood Brook speed sign
By Bruce Frauman ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC During a short meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Weston Select Board voted to continue with health insurance coverage through MVP in spite of a 9 percent increase in premiums. The town insures four full-time staffers. Board member Jim Linville said the risk of exposure without insurance was […]
Derry to mull fund to tackle emerald ash borer
By Bruce Frauman ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC After considerable discussion, the Londonderry Select Board agreed on Monday, Oct. 21 to consider both an annual budget allocation and a fund that can accumulate from year to year to cope with the emerald ash borer beetle that was identified in the town in early October. The beetle […]
Derry Select Board Special meeting for Oct. 30
The Select Board for the Town of Londonderry will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 100 Old School St. in S. Londonderry. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 3. Executive Session – The appointment or employment or evaluation of a […]
Chester holds last info meeting on emergency services building Bond vote to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Town of Chester will hold its final information meeting for the proposed construction of a new emergency services building and the renovation town highway garage renovation at 6 p.m. on Monday Nov. 4 on the second floor of Chester Town Hall 556 Elm St. The following day, Tuesday, Nov. […]
Police search for runaway teen
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are asking the public for help in locating a runaway teen. According to a VSP press release, 16-year-old Alexys Grundy was last seen around 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 when she left a vehicle in Weathersfield on foot. Alexys is described as 5 foot 8 inches tall […]
Cavendish Streetscapes looks to reclaim town garage site
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Members of the Cavendish Streetscapes Committee came before the Select Board last Tuesday to discuss plans to renovate the site of the town garage that burned in February 2017. Rolf van Shaik told the board that the committee had received a $5,000 donation as well as $800 […]
