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Sandri land offer to Chester goes behind closed doors
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board meeting of Wednesday, Sept. 20 was mostly about checking in with ongoing projects before holding two executive sessions – one to interview candidates for the Planning Commission and Development Review Board and another to discuss an offer by Sandri to purchase town land […]
![Community events: Sept. 28 through Oct. 15, 2017](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/LCC-cougarw.jpg?fit=150%2C112&ssl=1)
Community events: Sept. 28 through Oct. 15, 2017
For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in our Upcoming Events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on Fridays to be eligible for publication the following week. Sept. 28: Londonderry church hosts Senior Lunch Second Congregational Church […]
![As bond vote looms, Cavendish board takes 2nd look at Rt. 131 site for garage](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Cdish-garage-site-story-cover.jpg?fit=150%2C60&ssl=1)
As bond vote looms, Cavendish board takes 2nd look at Rt. 131 site for garage
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC As the clock ticks down toward Tuesday, Sept. 26 — when Cavendish voters will decide whether to borrow up to $400,000 to build a new town garage to replace the one that burned in February — the question of where to build it resurfaced at September’s Select […]
![Community events: Sept. 7 through Sept. 14, 2017](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/VietnamPoster.jpg?fit=150%2C110&ssl=1)
Community events: Sept. 7 through Sept. 14, 2017
For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in our Upcoming Events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on Fridays to be eligible for publication the following week. Sept. 7: Learn about importance of advance directives Attorneys advise […]
![Weston board, Little School sign 10-year lease](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Weston-SB-cover.jpg?fit=150%2C60&ssl=1)
Weston board, Little School sign 10-year lease
By Bruce Frauman © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Weston Select Board and Christine Falango, treasurer of the Little School, have signed a 10-year lease agreement for the school’s continued use of the Annex building, next door to Town Offices on Lawrence Hill Road. The lease, signed at the Aug. 22 Select Board meeting, includes […]
![Jack's Diner returns to Chester DRB with expanded plans](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Jacks-Diner-DRB-cover.jpg?fit=150%2C60&ssl=1)
Jack’s Diner returns to Chester DRB with expanded plans
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC With lawyer Amanda George doing most of the talking Monday night on behalf of Jack’s Diner owner Jacques Dodier, the Chester Development Review Board began consideration of a new plan to complete the long-dormant project on Route 103 South. Dodier is asking for a conditional use permit […]
![Solid waste money to fund planning, wayfinding in Chester; Sunoco proposal returns](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CSB-8-16-17-cover.jpg?fit=150%2C60&ssl=1)
Solid waste money to fund planning, wayfinding in Chester; Sunoco proposal returns
By Shawn Cunningham ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC With two unbudgeted projects on the horizon, the Chester Select Board, at its Aug. 16 meeting, weighed the use of a couple of pools of money that could pay for them or be set aside as investments. The monies are approximately $31,000 from a contingency fund held by […]
![Weston board continues revising Little School lease; Fire Department seeks safety gear grant](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Weston-Select-Board-8-8-17-cover.jpg?fit=150%2C60&ssl=1)
Weston board continues revising Little School lease; Fire Department seeks safety gear grant
By Bruce Frauman © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC At its Tuesday, Aug. 8 meeting, the Weston Select Board worked on a several issues that have been on previous agendas, including the Little School lease and the sale of a 17-acre parcel off Boynton Road. Board member Jim Linville went over new provisions that have been […]
![Arts events: Aug. 17 through Aug. 23, 2017](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Chris-Kleeman-copy-w.jpg?fit=119%2C150&ssl=1)
Arts events: Aug. 17 through Aug. 23, 2017
For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in our Upcoming Events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on Fridays to be eligible for publication the following week. Aug. 17-18: SCP hosts ‘Bootstraps: An American Fable’ Join the […]
![Community events: Aug. 10 through Aug. 14, 2017](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/RaffleBasketCropped4x6-1.jpg?fit=106%2C150&ssl=1)
Community events: Aug. 10 through Aug. 14, 2017
For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in our Upcoming Events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on Fridays to be eligible for publication the following week. Aug. 10: Learn about significance of Vilas Bridge Hear Gail […]
![Community events: Aug. 2 through Aug. 12, 2017](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Choco-fest-logo.jpg?fit=150%2C93&ssl=1)
Community events: Aug. 2 through Aug. 12, 2017
For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in our Upcoming Events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on Fridays to be eligible for publication the following week. Aug. 2: Cavendish Fund hosts ice cream party It has […]
![Chester Chatter: Knee-deep in frogs](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Chester-Chatter-logo-copy.jpg?fit=150%2C90&ssl=1)
Chester Chatter: Knee-deep in frogs
By Ruthie Douglas ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Young’s furniture store was just down the street from where I grew up in Springfield. We neighborhood kids kept an eye out for when it received deliveries. New appliances and furniture came in slab wood crates with heavy card board. We looked over the rubbish area and selected […]
![Energy Chapter dominates as Derry panel tackles Town Plan](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Londonderry-Planning-commission-cover.jpg?fit=150%2C60&ssl=1)
Energy Chapter dominates as Derry panel tackles Town Plan
By Bruce Frauman ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC A dozen Londonderry residents joined with the town’s Planning Commission to discuss a revised Town Plan that will guide Londonderry for the next eight years. The first issue out of the block at the June 26 hearing was what the town could do to prevent another solar array […]
![To the editor: What do you think it means to be a business friendly community?](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Letters-to-the-editor-logo-1.jpg?fit=150%2C150&ssl=1)
To the editor: What do you think it means to be a business friendly community?
A year and a half ago – it seems like yesterday – I ran for the Select Board in Chester and received landslide support from the residents of our community. My mantra then and remains today; “It is time to change the status quo” and “It’s about jobs.” Yes, some rather significant change for the […]
![UPDATE: I-91 Rockingham Bridge construction schedule](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rockingham-bridges-project2.jpg?fit=150%2C68&ssl=1)
UPDATE: I-91 Rockingham Bridge construction schedule
The Vermont Agency of Transportation has begun replacing the bridges on I-91 over the Williams River in Rockingham. The projected completion date is May 18, 2020. Here is the anticipated construction schedule for the week of June, 26 2017. Golden Hill Road activities: Monday through Friday Continued construction of lower access road Continued steady truck […]
![Chester board finds itself in a DRB dustup](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Chester-Select-Board-cover-1.jpg?fit=150%2C60&ssl=1)
Chester board finds itself in a DRB dustup
By Shawn Cunningham ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester’s planning and zoning functions continue to be problematic even after the adoption of “pro-business” changes to the Unified Development Bylaws earlier this year. Front2Back Landscaping owner Randy Miles complained to the Select Board at its June 14 meeting that the Development Review Board had denied his application. […]
![Downer steps down as zoning chief, Weston board taps interim](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Weston-Board-Cover.jpg?fit=150%2C60&ssl=1)
Downer steps down as zoning chief, Weston board taps interim
By Bruce Frauman © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC After only a month as Weston’s zoning administrator, Bruce Downer handed his resignation to the Weston Select Board on Tuesday, June 13. Downer also serves as a member of the Select Board. At its meeting, the Select Board accepted the resignation and the recommendation of the Planning […]
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UPDATE: I-91 Rockingham Bridge construction schedule
The Vermont Agency of Transportation has begun replacing the bridges on I-91 over the Williams River in Rockingham. The projected completion date is May 18, 2020. Here is the anticipated construction schedule for the week of June, 19 2017. Golden Hill Road activities: Monday through Friday Continued steady truck traffic with traffic control present. Pumping […]
![2 named to Chester Planning Board, shoring up of Rt. 35 starts](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Chester-board-June-7.jpg?fit=150%2C60&ssl=1)
2 named to Chester Planning Board, shoring up of Rt. 35 starts
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Leaving one of the three vacant positions still open, the Chester Select Board appointed two candidates to the Chester Planning Commission at its meeting on Wednesday, June 7. The board, which interviewed five candidates in executive sessions this spring, put Chester residents Tim Roper and Barre Pinske […]
![Community events: June 15 through June 20, 2017](https://i0.wp.com/www.chestertelegraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-Car-Show-banner-592832bb2acef.jpg?fit=150%2C114&ssl=1)
Community events: June 15 through June 20, 2017
For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in our Upcoming Events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Notices must be received by noon on Fridays to be eligible for publication the following week. June 15: ‘Screenagers’ conversation continues Flood Brook School hosts a […]