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Grafton Select Board meeting for Monday, June 15, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 15 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. in Grafton. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Minutes: June 1, 2015 4. Warrants: Payroll and Accounts Payable 5. Highway Report a. Work Schedule b. Other Highway Issues 6. Sheriff’s Department […]
GMUHS Board of Directors meeting for June 11, 2015
The Green Mountain Union High School board of directors will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 11 in the Conference Room of Green Mountain Union High School, 716 VT Rt 103 S. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda Action III. Approval of Minutes Action a. […]
Chester Development Review Board meeting for Monday, June 8, 2015
The Chester Development Review Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 8 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. following at 5:15 p.m. site visit at 218 Gunderson Road/VT Rte 11 West. Below is its agenda. Reconvened Conditional Use request by Payne & Elise Junker. Reconvened Flood Hazard Review and Conditional Use Review with Champlain […]
CAES Board of Directors meeting for June 8, 2015 – Amended 6/4/2015
The Board of Directors of Chester-Andover Elementary School will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 8 at the school library, 72 Main St. The meeting is open to the public and visitors are asked to let board chair Marilyn Mahusky know if they intend to speak during the meeting. Below is its agenda. Call to […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday, June 3, 2015
The Chester Select Board will hold its meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve minutes from May 21, 2015 Select Board Meeting, May 27, 2015 Special Select Board Meeting and May 28, 2015 Special Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business […]
Chester Select Board special meeting for May 28, 2015
The Chester Select Board has canceled the special meeting that was to have been held at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 27 and rescheduled it for 6 p.m. tonight, Thursday, May 28. The meeting is to sign the warning for a vote to ratify the water project bond vote of May 19, 2015. The ratification vote […]
Lawrence Hill Road in Weston closed Thursday for bridge work
The Weston Select Board is announcing that on from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 28, the bridge over the West River on Lawrence Hill Road (right by Town Hall) will be closed to all traffic except emergency vehicles. Any residents who must cross the bridge to get to their homes will have to […]
Chester Development Review Board meeting for Monday, June 1, 2015
The Chester Development Review Board will next meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 1 following a 5:15 p.m. site visit to Artisans Marketplace, 7 Pineview Drive at VT Rt. 103 South. The DRB meeting will be held at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Review minutes from last meeting. Conditional […]
Reconstruction begins on 300-foot wall in Weston
By Mallory Hopkins © 2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC Construction has begun on a 300-footlong replacement wall on Lawrence Hill Road in Weston. The original wall has stood below the Community Church since the 1800s, when it was built using rocks found in fields and rivers. But the wall has become unstable, with stones falling into the […]
Downtown and Village Center tax credits available
One of the primary benefits that comes from a municipality applying with the State of Vermont to designate an area as a Downtown or as a Village Center is the Downtown and Village Center tax credit program. The tax credit program was designed to support revitalization in community centers across the state. In 2015, $2,200,000 […]
Chester Special Select Board meeting for May 27, 2015
The Chester Select Board has scheduled a special meeting for 8 a.m., Wednesday, May 27 to sign the warning for a vote to ratify the water project bond vote of May 19, 2015. The ratification vote is a result of the Town of Chester’s failure to publish the official warning of the May 19 vote […]
Chester Police Log for March 11 through April 26, 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. Wednesday, March 11, 9:30 p.m. A Reservoir Road resident reported that his mailbox had been shot with a gun. The responding officer found no […]
Sterling College names fund-raising chief; 3 journalists named Vermont Law Environmental Fellows
CRAFTSBURY COMMON Sterling College has announced the appointment of Christopher W. Bordeau as the new director of Advancement & Alumni Relations. With eight years in higher education development, Bordeau will lead the recently announced $9 million comprehensive campaign Nourish the Roots: The Campaign for Sterling, the largest campaign in the college’s history. “We look forward […]
Springfield community fundraiser aids three organizations; Post Office collects food for CAFC
Springfield on the Move, the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Springfield Rotary Club each received $3,450 from the proceeds of a community fundraiser, which consisted of ticket sales for a series of weekly drawings that culminated in a $2,000 Grand Prize award. Throughout the winter months, each group sold raffle tickets. The prizes […]
Weston Playhouse offers two summer theater programs for students
The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company is offering two fun theater opportunities for students this summer. Weston’s Student Ambassador Program provides 15 students with free admission to all seven summer shows, and an opportunity to discover how professional productions go from planning to stage. Backstage tours, first read-throughs, tech rehearsals, actor/director talkbacks and more are part […]
Chester Select Board Special Session for Thursday, May 21, 2015
The Chester Select Board has called a special Thursday session to replace its regular Wednesday session, which is now canceled. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from May 6, 2015 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Executive Sessions […]
Commentary: Sen. Campbell’s legislative epiphany on ethics
By Bill Schubart I just searched Sen. John Campbell’s official state website and typed in “ethics.” The site yielded “no results” and urged me to check my spelling. Campbell (D-Windsor District) has been an outspoken opponent of establishing ethical oversight for the legislature until his recent epiphany inspired by the arrest of Sen. Norm McAllister […]
To the editor: Take care of your skin while out in the sun
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and Springfield Medical Care Systems would like to remind the public about the prevalence of skin cancer and the importance of prevention. The American Cancer Society reports skin cancer is the most common type of cancer, and The Skin Cancer Foundation reports “one in five Americans will develop skin […]
Special Chester Select Board meeting for May 12 canceled
The special Chester Select Board meeting that was to be held on Tuesday, May 12 to sign the Green Lantern amendments for the town solar farm has been canceled.
Weston Playhouse awarded $15,000 NEA grant
The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company a $15,000 grant to, in part, support the newly developed American Masters Series, which seeks to bring both iconic and contemporary master theater works to the stage. American Masters launches late this summer, with Tennessee Williams’ drama The Glass Menagerie, which will […]