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Omicron variant spurs rise in Covid cases locally, statewide
©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Although Vermont officials, including those with the Health Department, have given less focus in their weekly press conferences to discuss Covid-19 numbers, cases per week have nearly doubled since the end of March,while hospitalization numbers have tripled, driven largely by the Omicron BA.2 variant according to reports from the Center for […]
Chester Select Board agenda for May 4
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To access via Zoom: https://zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 819 8884 2129 or https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is its agenda. 1. Approve Minutes from the April 20, 2022 Selectboard Meeting 2. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous Meeting 3. Old […]
Chester board begins to set up cannabis panel
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board took up the task of forming a local cannabis control commission at its Wednesday, April 20 meeting and while everyone agreed that such a commission has little real power, the discussion quickly turned to whether there would be representation of “both sides” on […]
Dam meeting attendees get a Covid scare Londonderry Town Meeting moved outdoors in response
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Approximately 70 people who attended last Wednesday’s information meeting regarding the fate of the Williams Dam in Londonderry also got an unexpected call over the weekend. That call was to inform them that four of the town government representatives who had been at the meeting had tested […]
Derry voters seek answers as they consider future of Williams Dam Vote to be held on Saturday during Town Meeting
By Cynthia Prairie ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC LONDONDERRY To a number of speakers at last Wednesday’s informational meeting on the future of the 1883 Williams Dam on the West River in Londonderry, the dam and the pond it creates at Route 11 and Route 100 north are a scenic, bucolic setting that attracts birds and […]
Chester to hold public forum on use of $900k in ARPA funds
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Monday, May 9 Chester residents and property owners will be able to to weigh in on how the town will use $900,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds. The brainstorming session is part of an outreach effort to get the public’s ideas for the best use […]
Derry Transfer Station changes Tuesday hours
The Londonderry Transfer Station, serving Londonderry, Landgrove, Peru, Weston and Windham, and located at 7060 Route 100, in Londonderry, will begin a pilot program to see if changing the hours on Tuesdays will benefit the needs of the community. Beginning on Tuesday, May 10, Tuesday hours at the Transfer Station will be 11 a.m. to […]
Politics Today: Welch out of the gate with political ad; Winters hires campaign staff
U.S. Rep. Peter Welch’s Senate campaign on Tuesday launched a new TV ad. Welch is the first candidate to go on air in the state. The ad highlights Welch’s commitment to improving the lives of all Vermonters by protecting a woman’s right to choose, taking on climate change, cutting middle class taxes, reducing health […]
Police say shots fired in Springfield, looking for shooter
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Police are looking for a man who fired a number of gunshots in Springfield this morning. According to police, at 10:37 a.m. Wednesday, they received a report of a man firing multiple shots near 107 Park St. The suspect was described as a heavy-set white male, wearing a black hoodie […]
Hydrant flushing in Chester
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester’s Water Department has announced that it will be flushing fire hydrants on Monday, April 25, Tuesday, April 26 and Wednesday, April 27.
News Analysis: Legislature shuffles the districts in spite of local wishes Local towns need to leverage new representation
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC While the text of House Bill 589 said that lawmakers would be seeking public — and municipal — input on their reapportionment plan to determine what State House districts will look like for the next 10 years, for officials in most area towns, they apparently were not […]
VSP trooper resigns, charged with perjury, animal cruelty
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC A detective trooper assigned to the Westminster State Police Barracks has resigned and faces charges of perjury, animal cruelty and violating an abuse prevention order. According to the Vermont State Police, Zachary Gauthier, 31, of Weathersfield, was cited on those charges this morning. In an affidavit of probable cause, police […]
Special Select Board meeting on the Williams Dam in Londonderry
The Londonderry Select Board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday April 20, 2022 at Londonderry Town Hall, 139 Middletown Road in South Londonderry. The special select board meeting will feature a presentation by the town’s project engineer, and a question and answer session. This meeting is being held to provide information […]
UPDATED: Chester Select Board agenda for April 20
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday April 20, 2022 at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and via zoom. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below it the board’s agenda. New item(s) in boldface. 1. Approve Minutes from the April 6, 2022 Select Board Meeting 2. Citizen Comments/Answers […]
Weather Service warns of ‘fire weather’
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The National Weather Service is warning that high winds and low humidity today will increase the danger of fire and is advising against open burning. The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation Fire Danger Forecast map shows “high” fire danger for all of the state and “very high” in […]
Driver in Rt. 103N crash pleads not guilty to two charges
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC One month to the day after the crash that left Chester bookstore owner Vicki Thornton severely injured, Travis Stella, 27, of Wilton, Conn., was arraigned on charges of DUI-1 and grossly negligent operation with serious injury resulting in Windsor County Superior Court in White River Junction. Represented […]
Chester panel mulls zoning change for Baba A Louis buyer
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With adjustments to the Village Green District proposal finished at its Monday April 4 meeting, the Chester Planning Commission turned its attention to a request from Robert “Sugar Bob” Hausslein for a change of zoning to accommodate food manufacturing in the long shuttered Baba A Louis bakery […]
Detour & delay season is right around the corner Here's a short guide to avoiding the worst of it
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Every year as the weather warms, we begin to look around to see where the public works construction season will give us delays and detours. Here are some of the projects you may run into this summer. Andover The major project in Andover will be a relatively […]
Police investigate Springfield shooting
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Police are investigating a shooting that took place on Valley Street in Springfield last night. According to the Vermont State Police, the VSP and Springfield Police Department are investigating a report of shots that were fired at a residence on Valley Street at around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5. […]
Andover Select Board agenda for April 11
The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday April 11, 2022 at the Andover Town Hall, 953 Weston-Andover Rd. and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8690215007 The passcode is 146374. Below is the board’s agenda 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. […]
