Author Archive for Press release
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Drug Take Back Day yields 477 lbs. in Windsor, 2 tons statewide
On Oct. 22, 2016, Windsor County Sheriffs again participated in the DEA-led National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, resulting in 477.6 pounds of disposed medications collected for incineration. Windsor County was second in the state, behind Chittenden County, in returns collected. Take-Back efforts began in 2012 as stand-alone disposal events occurring twice a year. Since then, […]
Promo products business opens in Springfield
Established in May of 2016, Clever Cow Designs, owned by Kathy and Conrad McCroy, recently opened at 27 Main St. in Springfield. It’s a family-owned direct retailer that provides custom promotional product options such as T-shirts, hats, CAD-cut vinyl designs, wall signs, window clings, stickers, car details and embroidery digitizing services. The company got its […]
College news
Castleton student Patrick Cote-Abel of Londonderry was recently awarded an institutional research grant for the 2016-2017 academic year. Twelve faculty-student groups earned a grant. Each grant ranges from $500 to $2,000. Cote-Abel’s project is The New American Gods: Superheroes in the Age of Global Terrorism, with his faculty advisor, Sanjukta Ghosh, in the Department of […]
Archer Mayor kicks off 2016 Vermont Voices
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Each November for15 years, Phoenix Books Misty Valley has brought Vermont writers to Chester to share their work. And as he has since the beginning of Vermont Voices, mystery writer Archer Mayor returns at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, with his latest Joe Gunther tale, Presumption of Guilt. A […]
Missing teen found at boyfriend’s home
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC This evening, Vermont State Police advised that, earlier this afternoon, Autumn Sanville, 17, who was reported missing on Oct. 6, 2016, was found at the residence of her boyfriend, Shadoe Benson. Benson, 22, lives with his father in Royalton and, according to police, Benson’s father came home unexpectedly and found […]
South Derry Fire Station, church host annual Halloween events
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC For the eighth year, the Champion No. 5 Fire Company of South Londonderry will present its Haunted Firehouse on the second floor of the fire station at 60 Main St. on Halloween, Monday, Oct. 31. In conjunction with the event, the First Baptist Church of South Londonderry is sponsoring trunk-or-treating […]
Police ask for help with Proctorsville burglary
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are asking the public for help in solving a burglary that took place early this morning in Proctorsville. According to a press release a burglar alarm was received at about 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday Oct. 26. Upon investigation, police found that a break-in had occurred at Table […]
Chainsaws stolen from Reading town garage
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Burglars broke into the Reading town garage last week and made off with five chainsaws, according to a Vermont State Police press release issued today. The break-in occurred when someone pried open a side door of the town garage between 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18 and 6 a.m. on […]
Police looking for burglar of Londonderry restaurant
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Did you see anything suspicious around the Londonderry’s Mountain Market Place between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. Tuesday morning? During that time, according to the Vermont State Police, someone broke into and burglarized Jake’s Restaurant. If you saw suspicious people or vehicles around that time, please contact Trooper Matthews at […]
Statewide Amber Alert drill tomorrow
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC In an advisory released today, the State of Vermont said that on Wednesday Oct. 19 the Department of Public Safety will conduct an Amber Alert drill between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The exercise will test components of the state’s Amber Alert system including the VT-Alert system which will send […]
Chester invites community to Master Plan workshops Oct. 22;
FOLA eyes live streaming at Ludlow Auditorium in 2017
Chester holds Master Plan workshops for artists, businesses, community The Town of Chester invites all residents to participate in a community focus group discussion for its ongoing development of the Chester Village Center Master Plan from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. This all-day workshop will […]
Phoenix Books giving away pocket-sized Constitutions
Two thousand pocket-sized copies of the U.S. Constitution will be given away by Phoenix Books at its locations in Chester, Rutland, Essex and Burlington. The Phoenix Books-Misty Valley is located at 58 Common St. on the Green in Chester. “Phoenix Books is in the business of disseminating ideas to our customers,” says co-owner Mike DeSanto. […]
79 compete in Fastest Kid competition
Seventy-nine children ages 5 to 12 competed in 100 and 200 yard races at Riverside Middle School during the fourth annual Fastest Kid in Town Race held during the Vermont Apple Festival on Saturday, Oct. 8. Sponsored by Springfield Medical Care Systems, the Fastest Kid in Town Race is part of an effort to raise […]
Writers’ Prize deadline Nov. 1; Cavendish grant deadline Nov. 28
Vermont Writers’ Prize deadline Nov. 1 Entries are being accepted for the Vermont Writers’ Prize, an annual competition sponsored by Green Mountain Power and Vermont Magazine that provides an opportunity for Vermont writers to showcase their talent. “We love that this contest inspires Vermonters to write about the wonderful state we live in,” said Dorothy […]
Derry area solid waste group to hold public meeting Oct. 18
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Londonderry Solid Waste Group, which serves the towns of Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru, Weston and Windham, will hold a public meeting from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18 at the Londonderry Town Office, 100 Old School St., South Londonderry. The purpose of the meeting is to offer members of the […]
Andover woman injured in crash on I-91
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 34-year-old Andover woman was injured this afternoon after police say a drunken driver collided with her SUV on I-91. According to press release this evening from the Vermont State Police, at about 3 p.m. today, Erik Polite, 37 of Newport, Vt., was reportedly driving erratically on I-91 in the […]
VSP continues to search for teen
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC In a press release this evening, the Vermont State Police in Westminster advised that they are continuing to “actively search” for 17 year-old Autumn Sanville who was last seen Thursday morning, Oct. 6, near the boat landing in Springfield. Sanville is 5’4″ tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has brown […]
Phoenix Books goes mobile; surgeon joins Springfield Hospital
Phoenix Books to take its stores on the road Phoenix Books, with stores in Chester, Rutland, Burlington and Essex, is ready to hit the road with its new book van. Owner Mike DeSanto said, “There is an untapped market for increased sales to off-site customers and we need a vehicle to get the books to […]
Police looking for missing teen
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police say they are “actively” looking for 17- year-old Autumn Sanville of Weathersfield. Autumn stands 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs approximately 120 lbs. She has long brown hair and green eyes. She was last seen in the Springfield area in the early morning on Friday, Oct. […]
F-15s continue training over southern Vermont this week
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The skies over southern Vermont will continue to thunder this week as the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard based at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield Mass. will be training overhead from Oct. 5-7. According to a Guard spokesperson, this is routine training – including […]
