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Obituary: Carol Lu Spinrad, 91, Chester
Carol Lu Spinrad, 91, passed away peacefully on Sept. 24, 2019. “Grammy” was born in Chicago, the daughter of Richard Grossman and Mildred Saiewitz. She lived in Alabama the first year of her life, then New York City and Long Island until 1977 when her family moved to Chester, where she lived in the same […]
Londonderry Select Board agenda for Oct. 21
The Londonderry Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21 at 100 Old School St. in S. Londonderry. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 3. Minutes Approval – Meeting of October 7, 2019 4. Selectboard Pay Orders 5. Announcements/Correspondence 6. Visitors and […]
Alleged hit and run driver surrenders to police
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC State Police in Westminster have identified a Landmark College student as the driver involved in a hit and run crash that occurred on Route 5 in Dummerston on Saturday Oct. 12. According to a VSP press release, Jakob Morrissey, 21, of Philadelphia, Penn. was the driver of the Mercedes GLA […]
Police seek to ID man in hit and run incident
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC Saying they are trying to identify a man in connection with a pedestrian hit and run incident in Dummerston this past weekend, Vermont State Police released a photo taken from surveillance footage at the Sunoco station on Route 5 in that town. According to VSP press releases, around 11 a.m. […]
Chester Planning Commission agenda for Oct. 21
The Chester Planning Commission will meet from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Review minutes from Sept. 16, 2019 meeting 2. Citizens Comments 3. Continue reviewing draft boundaries in R6 & R18 districts 4. Set date for the next meeting 5. Adjourn
Speed limits, signage top Derry board discussion
By Bruce Frauman ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC Responding to a letter from Flood Brook School Principal Neal McIntyre, the Londonderry Select Board on Monday, Oct. 7 agreed to contribute $1,530 toward the cost of new speed limit beacons on Route 11. McIntyre said the total cost will be $10,000 and the state Agency of Transportation […]
Cavendish Select Board agenda for Oct. 15
The Cavendish Select Board will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday Oct. 15 instead of the regular day of Monday Oct. 14 at the town office 37 High Street in Cavendish. Below is its agenda 1. Call the meeting to order 2. Act upon minutes of September 9th, 2019. 3. Hear Citizens […]
GMUSD board agenda for Oct. 17
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday Oct. 17 in the Library at Green Mountain High School, 716 Route 103 South in Chester. Below is its agenda. CALL TO ORDER: a. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions & Deletions) III. EXECUTIVE SESSION: a. […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Oct. 16
The Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday Oct. 16 on the second floor of Town Hall, 556 Elm Street, Chester. Below is its agenda: Approve Minutes from the October 2, 2019 Selectboard Meeting and Executive Session Citizen Comments Old Business Church Street Scoping Study Alternatives Discussion Temporary Sign […]
Emerald ash borer found in Londonderry Surrounding towns now seen as infected or high risk
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation has announced that the emerald ash borer, a beetle that has been decimating ash trees from Michigan to Maine, now has been found in Londonderry. According to a statement released Thursday, the infested area includes all of Londonderry, Windham, […]
Telegraph among 4 finalists for investigative journalism award
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Telegraph is one of four finalists for a national journalism award in the Investigative Journalism category for its series on Vermont Open Meeting Law violations within the Two Rivers Supervisory Union. The contest is sponsored by Local Independent Online Publishers, a professional organization of about 300 mostly digital […]
Chester board continues work on manager search First select board meeting in refurbished town hall
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board took another step toward conducting a search for someone to replace Town Manager David Pisha, who will step down from the post on Town Meeting Day next year. Acknowledging that the window for conducting the search is growing smaller, the board approved an […]
Chester DRB agenda for Oct. 14
The Development Review Board for the Town of Chester will meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 14 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1) Review draft minutes from the Sept. 30th meeting 2) Citizens comments 3) Deliberative session to review previous matters
Andover Select Board agenda for Oct. 14
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14 at Town Offices, 956 Andover Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board meeting to order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes: Act on minutes from the Sept. 23 meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: […]
Derry Select Board agenda for Oct. 7, 2019
The Select Board for the Town of Londonderry will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7 at the Twitchell Building, 100 Old School St. in South Londonderry. Below is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 3. Executive Session – The appointment or employment or evaluation of […]
Aging Chester Congregational Church seeks ‘replanting’
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Next June, after 247 years, the ministry of the Chester Congregational Church, at 469 Main St., will come to an end. But if all goes well, it will also be the beginning of a new ministry, according to Pastor Susan E. Moody. With congregation membership hovering at […]
Police ask help finding man who offered child a ride
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who tried to pick up a 15-year-old girl who was waiting for a school bus this morning. According to a VSP press release, the girl was waiting for a bus on Fort Hill Road in Putney […]
Stocker’s grandmother pleads guilty to obstruction
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The grandmother of a Chester man who stands accused of sexual assault, kidnapping and other offenses plead guilty on Wednesday to obstruction of justice by arranging contact with one of the victims to convince her to drop the charges. Obstruction of justice is a felony punishable by […]
$120,000 committed to save wildlife corridor in Mt. Holly
The Mount Holly Conservation Trust has received a total of $120,000 from two Vermont Community Foundation fundholders to permanently protect 346 acres in Mount Holly that connect the southern part of the Green Mountain National Forest with the Okemo State Forest and Coolidge State Forest. An anonymous Vermont Community Foundation fundholder awarded a generous $100,000 […]
State announces income guide for free, reduced school meals
The Vermont Agency of Education Child Nutrition Programs has announced its policy for free or reduced-price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the NSLP Afterschool Snack Service and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. The income guidelines are effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. […]
