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Chester board OKs 'audit' of town zoning regs

Chester board OKs ‘audit’ of town zoning regs

By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC After a couple of years of controversy over Chester’s zoning regulations and the way they are implemented, the town’s Select Board at its Aug. 2 meeting gave the go-ahead to an “audit” of the town’s development statutes. Noting that the town’s zoning code is old and that […]

Judge continues $100,000 bail for Stocker; police cite witnesses in latest case

Judge continues $100,000 bail for Stocker; police cite witnesses in latest case

By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Windsor County Superior Court Judge Theresa DiMauro continued the $100,000 bail imposed on Ryan Stocker over the weekend as he appeared for arraignment Monday on new charges in the latest of five involving forced sexual contact over the last two years. Stocker, who plead […]

Community events: Aug. 10 through Aug. 14, 2017

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 […]

Arts events: Aug. 9 through Aug. 16, 2017

Arts events: Aug. 9 through Aug. 16, 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. 9: Gully Boys performs in Proctorsville The Cavendish Community […]

To the editor: Rounds family thanks communities for support

To the editor: Rounds family thanks communities for support

On Sunday, July 2, I received a call at 1 in the morning from someone saying, “your house is on fire and burning to the ground.” That was a surreal moment, feeling helpless and unsure of what to do and what to expect. Honestly, what’s getting us through this devastating loss is the goodness/kindness of […]

Chester Chatter: Watching a grandchild grow up

Chester Chatter: Watching a grandchild grow up

By Ruthie Douglas © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC The call came. My new grandbaby had arrived. I rushed over to Springfield Hospital, hurried down the hall and turned into the room. It was a boy, in his father’s arms. Kissing him on the cheek I knew I would love this baby, named Ben, forever. Over […]

Londonderry Select Board Agenda for Monday Aug. 7, 2017

Londonderry Select Board Agenda for Monday Aug. 7, 2017

The Select Board of the town of Londonderry will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 7 at The Twitchell Building, 100 Old School St. Below is its agenda 1. Call meeting to order 2. Additions or deletions to the agenda 3. Minutes a. Approval of Regular Board Meeting Minutes – July 17th, 2017 4. […]

Classic slow-cooked BBQ taste, in half the time

Classic slow-cooked BBQ taste, in half the time

By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Nothing fancy, but this is crazy tasty! You won’t need to use a slow cooker to wait for something this good. By softening the spices in this pulled chicken recipe and relying on the great taste of White Barbecue Sauce, you will be pleasantly surprised that you won’t miss classic barbecue at […]

Weston's 'Music Man' cast hits all the right notes

Weston’s ‘Music Man’ cast hits all the right notes

By David Lampe-Wilson ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Weston Playhouse continues its summer run with the all-American family musical The Music Man, Meredith Willson’s tuneful fable about a mythical middle America just after the turn of the 19th century. The plot is simple: A fast-talking flimflam man going by the name of “Professor” Harold Hill arrives […]

Chester man held on $100,000 bail as new charges brought

Chester man held on $100,000 bail as new charges brought

By Cynthia Prairie ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC An 18-year-old Chester man, charged earlier this year on two counts sexual assault, was arrested today by Ludlow Police and charged with kidnapping, attempted aggravated sexual assault and lewd and lascivious conduct with a child  in connection with a July 2015 incident in Ludlow. According to Ludlow Police, […]

Springfield corrections officer arrested for payroll fraud

Springfield corrections officer arrested for payroll fraud

© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Vermont state corrections officer at Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield has been arrested and charged with time-card fraud. According to a Vermont State Police press release, the Vermont Department of Corrections contacted the police in February to report potential ongoing time-sheet fraud by one of their employees, Chad […]

UPDATE: I-91 Rockingham Bridge construction schedule –

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 Aug 7, 2017. I-91 NORTHBOUND & SOUTHBOUND ARE REDUCED TO ONE LANE WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE. Golden Hill Road […]

Weston Select Board agenda for Aug. 8, 2017

Weston Select Board agenda for Aug. 8, 2017

The Select Board of the town of Weston will hold it regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8 at the Town Office, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below is its agenda. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda: Public Comment: Road Foreman: Grant Foley: Little School Lease: Review and Approve Minutes: Delinquent Tax Report: SO […]

Tractor trailer totaled in Landgrove wreck, driver unhurt

Tractor trailer totaled in Landgrove wreck, driver unhurt

© 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC A New York man was uninjured Wednesday afternoon when the truck he was driving left the road and crashed into a ditch in Landgrove. Peter Simmons, 53, of Burnt Hills, N.Y., was driving a Volvo tractor trailer eastbound on Rt. 11 during a heavy rainstorm, according to a Vermont State […]

Grafton Select Board agenda for Aug. 7, 2017

Grafton Select Board agenda for Aug. 7, 2017

The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7 at Grafton Town Garage, 220 Bell St. Below is its agenda. 1. Adopt Agenda 2. Minutes: July 17, 2017 3. Highway Report 4. Act 46/Ed Bank, Grafton Board of Education Chairman 5. Bill Kearns Vtrans Mapping Emergency Management Chain of Command 6. Update […]

Aug. 13 fund-raiser to aid Rounds family after fire

Aug. 13 fund-raiser to aid Rounds family after fire

Friends of the Rounds family will be holding a fund-raiser to help Jan, Dennis, Eliza and Mitchell Rounds, who lost their Chester home of 23 years, their cat Bernie, and all of their belongings to fire in the early hours of July 2. Everyone is invited to join this family event and fund-raiser. It will […]

To the editor: Donations needed for Chester Fireworks

To the editor: Donations needed for Chester Fireworks

We are a little over a month away from the annual Chester Fireworks. This year, they are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 2  at McKenzie Field. At a recent Town Meeting, it was voted to donate $2,500 toward the fireworks, which will cover almost half of the cost of $5,500. To make this year’s fireworks possible, […]

Lawsuit pending, Jack's Diner owner re-emerges to seek DRB OK

Lawsuit pending, Jack’s Diner owner re-emerges to seek DRB OK

By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Six years after Chester’s Development Review Board denied a conditional use permit for an expanded Jack’s Diner with apartments above it – and while the town of Chester is currently suing him for zoning violations – Jacques Dodier is back with a new application that will be […]

Londonderry Transfer Station alters pay structure, method

Londonderry Transfer Station alters pay structure, method

By Bruce Frauman ©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC In an effort to streamline the system and bring some financial stability and accountability to it, the Londonderry Transfer Station on Route 100 is changing how residents and businesses will pay for disposal of their trash. Effective Oct. 2, residents of Londonderry, Weston, Peru, Windham and Landgrove will […]