Author Archive for The Chester Telegraph
Weston Select Board agenda for Jan. 14, 2014
The Town of Weston Select Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 at town offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Road Foreman Town Office Photos & Plaque Planning Commission: Update of regulations concerning Boundary Line Adjustment SO #2 Payroll & SO #2 Vendors VLCT: Title 19 section 958 […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Jan. 15, 2014
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve minutes from Dec. 30, 2013 Select Board meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Sign Letter of Agreement for CAMA Cost Tables Services Sign TAN Note Gravel Removal Bond Adopt Road & Bridge […]
Chester Development Review Board agenda for Jan. 13, 2014
The Chester Development Review Board will meeting on Monday, Jan. 13 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. There will be a site visit at 3:30 p.m. site visit at 786 VT Rte 103 South. The public meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at Town Hall. Below is the agenda. Re-convene the Final Plat […]
Chester Select Board special meeting for Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014
The Chester Select Board is holding a special meeting on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 beginning at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from Dec. 18, 2013 Selectboard Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Sign Tax Anticipation Note Final 2014 Budget Review for Water & Sewer Budgets […]
To the editor: Rotary’s annual visit to Kurn Hattin was a blessing for all
Wow! What an afternoon it was on Thursday, Dec. 19 at Kurn Hattin Home for Children in Westminster, when the Chester Rotary made its annual visit. In the 10 years I have been participating, I have never seen the number of Rotarians, Interact members, friends of Rotary, even our District Governor David Hoopes and […]
Special meeting of the Chester Select Board on budget issues, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013
The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Water & Sewer 2014 Budgets General Fund 2014 Budget New Business Adjourn
To the editor: Thanks to all for making the Annual Senior Christmas Dinner a success
I would like to thank everyone who helped with the annual Chester Senior Christmas Dinner on Saturday, Dec. 14, at Chester-Andover Elementary School. Thanks to you, this free event was again a great success. It is truly a labor of love and shows in the smiles and laughter of all the workers and […]
Chester Select Board meeting for Dec. 18, 2013 – Updated
The Chester Select Board meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda: Approve Minutes from Dec. 4, 2013 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Liquor License (New): Bill Austin’s Lobster Pound & Wheelhouse Restaurant Cemetery Rules & Regulations Water & Sewer […]
Green Mountain announces 1st Quarter Honor Roll
Green Mountain Union High School has announced its Honor Roll for the 1st Quarter. Honors Middle School Honors are earned by those students with one off-setting grade not below a C-. (There must be an A+, A, or A- to offset the one grade of a C+, C or C-). High School Honors […]
Weston Select Board agenda for Monday, Dec. 9
During reconstruction of Town Hall, the Weston Select Board will meet up the street on Mondays at the Wilder Memorial Library, 24 Lawrence Hill Road in Weston. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Derry Sled Dogs Road Foreman: Chloride System SO # 27 Payroll & SO #27 Vendors Review […]
Chester police log for Sept. 29 to Nov. 16, 2013
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. Sunday, Sept. 29, 1:27 p.m. Police were dispatched to the scene of a motorcycle accident on Route 11 West near the Chester Rod & […]
Chester Development Review Board agenda for Dec. 9, 2013
The Chester Development Review Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9 for its regular public hearing, which will take place at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. 1) Review minutes from Nov. 25th hearing 2) Review Motion to Clarify for Rapanotti minor subdivision 3) Final Plat Review for […]
Det. Wilson recognized for safety during accident
The Safariland Group, a company based in Florida and California that specializes in constructing body armor for police departments, presented Chester Det. Matthew Wilson with a plaque and a new vest on Tuesday, Nov. 26 while inducting him into its Saves Club, in recognition of Safariland’s No. 1,858 life saved. Wilson had been seriously […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Dec. 4, 2013
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. for its twice a month meeting. Below is its agenda. Citizen’s Comments Old Business Fall Festival: Malcolm Summers Snowmobile Club Request General Fund Budget Review Water & Sewer Budgets Solar Farm on Town Property New Business Adjourn
Chester Development Review Board agenda for Nov. 25, 2013
The Chester Development Review Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, 2013 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1) Review minutes from Nov. 11th hearing 2) Re-convene the VT. Foam Conditional Use hearing (the applicants have subsequently asked for an extension until Dec. 9th) 3) Reconvened Fuller […]
To the editor: Two injured Proctorsville firefighters need community support
On Saturday Nov. 2, two members of the Proctorsville Volunteer Fire Department were injured, though not in the line of service. According to the fire department, “PFD received a tone for a man that was hit by a tree during logging operations. Ludlow Ambulance Service and PFD responded to find it was our 1st Lt. […]
Why Vermont needs a federal farm bill
By Ted Brady and Bob Paquin This fall, Congress has an important opportunity to create jobs and grow the economy by passing a long-term, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. The Vermont congressional delegation — Sens. Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch — are working hard to pass the Farm Bill […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 20, 2013
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from Nov. 6, 2013 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Green-Up Day; Frank Kelly Vendor Permit; V-Tel Tax Map Maintenance Proposal Beer & Wine Permit Vermont Institute of Contemporary Art […]
The charter question: Wentworth, Chandler and Chester’s confounding founding history
Editor’s note: We undertook this explainer to attempt to clarify why some people say Chester’s 250th was in 2011 and others say it is in 2016. The issue has arisen because the Chester Historical Society is seeking $15,000 from the town to mount a re-enactor event among others as part of 2016 festivities. You […]
Chester Development Review Board agenda for Nov. 11, 2013
The Chester Development Review Board will meet at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. on Monday Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be preceded by two site visits. a. 5 p.m. Site visit at 1978 & 2010, Vt. Rte 10. Fuller – Kendall minor lot line adjustment b. 5:30 p.m. Site visit at 97 Elm St. […]