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David ‘Tuffy’ Lewis, 83, Air Force veteran, Legion historian
David “Tuffy” Lewis 83, passed away on Saturday evening Feb. 2, 2019 at the Springfield Health & Rehab Center in Springfield. He was born July 26, 1935 in Springfield, the son of Harold and Ruth (Howe) Lewis. He attended school in Chester, graduating from the Chester High School Class of 1953. He served in the […]
CANCELED: Chester Water Commissioners, Select Board agenda for Feb. 6
The Chester Water & Sewer Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. It will be followed by the Special Meeting of the Chester Select Board. Below are their agendas. Chester Water & Sewer Commissioners agenda 1. Citizen Comments 2. Set Water Rate 3. Adjourn Chester Select […]
CAES Keewaydin fund-raising dinner Feb. 12
POSTPONED – According to CAES teacher Frank Kelley, the Keewaydin fundraising dinner will be postponed until next month due to the impending snowstorm. We will post a new date when it becomes available. The community is invited to dine at Chester-Andover Elementary School, 72 S. Main St. in Chester, on from 5 to 7 p.m. […]
Both drivers get citations in Missing Link crash
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC A head on crash on Missing Link Road in Rockingham yesterday resulted in a citation for each of the drivers, one civil and one criminal. According to a Vermont State Police press release, troopers responded to the report of a two car crash on Rt. 5 in Rockingham at about […]
Police seek driver of truck wrecked in Cavendish
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are trying to find the driver of a truck that crashed on Cavendish Gulf Road last night. According to a Vermont State Police press release, a motorist driving on Cavendish Gulf Road — toward the Rt. 131 end — this morning spotted the 2006 Chevrolet Colorado pickup […]
Weston board OKs funds for walk/ride study Of $6,000 portion, some is expected to come from businesses
By Bruce Frauman ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC Weston Select Board chair Denis Benson signed an agreement between the Town of Weston and the Windham Regional Commission for a scoping study despite his reservations that the town would be liable for a full $6,000, which is 20 percent of the full cost of the study. Planning […]
No candidate for one Chester Select Board seat Hopefuls also lacking for nine other positions
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester Select Board member Dan Cote, serving a three-year term, apparently is not running again, but incumbent member Lee Gustafson, who has served two one-year terms, is running for that three-year term. And Ben Whalen is seeking re-election to a one-year term. However, by deadline at 5 […]
After 20 years of feeding kids, Jack Carroll to hang up his apron
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC When Jack Carroll, class of 1969, joined a walkout at Chester High School, marching to the Green to encourage the town to pass the bond to build Green Mountain High, he could scarcely imagine he would later spend 20 years running the school cafeteria in the proposed […]
Sunderland woman killed in Derry crash
© 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Sunderland woman was killed and a small child was seriously injured this afternoon when the woman’s car collided with a pickup truck on Rt. 11 near Little Pond Road in Londonderry. According to a Vermont State Police press release, just before 3 p.m. Darryl J. Davis, 58, was traveling west […]
Chester Planning Commission agenda for Feb. 4
The Chester Planning Commission will hold its public meeting from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 4 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. 1. Review draft minutes from the Jan. 26 Work Shop 2. Citizen Comments 3. Continue Work Shop on proposed changes to the Unified Development By-Laws
Police seek info in Cavendish theft
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are seeking information from the public about a theft in Cavendish in the past few days. According to a VSP press release, sometime between Jan. 26 and Jan. 28 someone entered a garage on Peaceful Valley Road in Cavendish and stole a Lincoln welder and a steel […]
O’Keefe seeks direction on Williams Dam Treasurer addresses changes to proposed budget
By Bruce Frauman ©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The fate of the Williams Dam was the first topic brought up when Londonderry Town and Zoning Administrator Shane O’Keefe asked the Select Board on Jan. 21 to give him some guidance for the next six months to two years. Board member George Mora asked O’Keefe to help […]
Prison guard charged in sex complaint by inmate
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC Following a five week investigation, the Vermont State Police today arrested a corrections officer at the Southern State facility in Springfield and charged him with lewd and lascivious conduct and sexual exploitation of an inmate. According to a VSP press release, on Dec. 17 the Department of Corrections informed police […]
Police investigate overnight burglary in Londonderry
© 2019 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are investigating a burglary that took place overnight in Londonderry. At 8:42 a.m. this morning police received the report of a burglary at West River Auto located to the rear of the Mountain Marketplace. Troopers found that during the night, a burglar or burglars forced their way […]
Holyoke men arrested in Home Depot theft Stopped by VSP for speeding in Rockingham
Two Holyoke, Mass., men are in custody this morning on felony charges of possession of property stolen from the Home Depot store in Keene, N.H., according to Vermont State Police who continue to investigate other thefts. According to a VSP press release, Jose Hernandez, 53, and Joseph Barnoski, 32, were stopped by police for speeding […]
Family Center sale delayed due to weather
The Chester-Andover Family Center will not open today due to weather delaying the “Half off everything” sale. The sale will be on again Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Family Center is located at 908 VT Route 103 South, in Chester. For further information call […]
Open posts in Chester as Town Meeting approaches
© Telegraph Publishing LLC On March 5, 2019, Chester voters will have the opportunity to chose people to represent them in town government and on the school board. Anyone interested in serving in an elected office will need to petition to have his or her name put on the ballot. Petition forms for the positions […]
Chester Board OKs sending budget to voters $4.059 million plan would add 1.25 cents to property tax rate
By Shawn Cunningham © 2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC With little fanfare and one dissenting vote, the Chester Select Board approved sending the 2019 general fund budget, with a $49,767 increase over last year, to the voters on Monday, March 4. The $4.059 million budget requires a tax increase of 1.25 cents per hundred of assessed value […]
S. Vermont treated to cold, clear lunar eclipse
©2019 Telegraph Publishing LLC The skies were clear; the temperatures hovered between frigid and unbearable. So only the stalwart dared view the only total lunar eclipse for 2019. Around 10:33 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20, the Blood Moon eclipse began, when the Moon began passing through Earth’s shadow. The Moon was in total eclipse for […]
As storm closes in, towns urge caution Here's some hints and phone numbers you should have
Emergency management officials around the area are warning everyone that this weekend winter storm, which will start Saturday evening, could deliver 1 to 2 feet of snow, and bitter weather of as low as 20 below. This will be an especially difficult weekend since it’s also the national holiday in honor of Martin Luther King […]
