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Special town meeting in Londonderry

Special town meeting in Londonderry

© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC There will be a special town meeting in Londonderry on Monday, May 23 at 7 p.m. at the Old  Town Hall on Middletown Road. The purpose of the meeting is to revisit the land purchase proposed  in an article (failed) at Town Meeting in March along with the amended article […]

State Police look for missing Wardsboro teen

State Police look for missing Wardsboro teen

© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are asking the public for help in locating a missing teenager. According to police, 16 year old Justo DeThomas walked away from his home in Wardsboro at about 11 a.m. on Monday May 9 and has not returned home. DeThomas is 5 feet 6 inches tall and […]

Weston doctor arrested on drug fraud charges

Weston doctor arrested on drug fraud charges

© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are alleging that Dr. Melanie M. Canon, 49, of Weston prescribed opioid pain relievers to patients, then retrieved the drugs from the pharmacy, never delivered them and kept the drugs for her own use. In a press release today, Sgt. Thomas Mozzer of VSP’s Drug Diversion Unit […]

Vermont State Police Incident Log for May: April 3-April 29, 2016

Vermont State Police Incident Log for May: April 3-April 29, 2016

© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: The Vermont State Police incident report is a sampling of incidents directly from Vermont State Police. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Sunday, April 3, Windham – A 55-inch flat screen television was taken in a burglary from a residence […]

Londonderry Board considers solutions to ‘malfunction junction’

Londonderry Board considers solutions to ‘malfunction junction’

By Christopher Biddle © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Matt Mann, a senior planner with the Windham Regional Commission, told the Londonderry Select Board on Monday that according to its Road Safety Audit Review for the intersection of Middletown Road, Main Street and Route 100 in S. Londonderry, seven accidents have occurred there since September 2013. […]

As Ameden prepares to leave office, his contributions are appreciated

As Ameden prepares to leave office, his contributions are appreciated

By Christopher Biddle ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Each Town Hall Meeting Day, 8th graders take over several rows in the balcony at Londonderry Town Hall to watch direct democracy in action. It was this annual ritual, this history class requirement, that ignited a political spark in 8th-grader Jim Ameden that he carries with him today. […]

Londonderry board chair Ameden steps down

Londonderry board chair Ameden steps down

By Christopher Biddle © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Longtime Londonderry Select Board member and current chairman Jim Ameden, announced on Monday that due to a family emergency he will be resigning from his post effective May 24. “Due to a turn of events with my family, the time that I foresee it’s going to take […]

3-alarm brush fire in Londonderry draws large response

3-alarm brush fire in Londonderry draws large response

UPDATE: The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation has posted today’s predicted fire danger as “High” for the state, but has noted that it may be “Very High” in southern Vermont due to higher winds. Open burning requires a permit from your town fire warden. By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Fire […]

Road work to impact driving around Andover, Londonderry, Weston this summer

Road work to impact driving around Andover, Londonderry, Weston this summer

By Christopher Biddle © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Residents of and visitors to Andover, Londonderry and Weston may find it slow going on the roads this summer in part, ironically, because of the mild winter that just ended.  The Vermont Department of Transportation and local municipalities may be rolling out a larger than usual number […]

Valid signatures send Londonderry article back to the voters

Valid signatures send Londonderry article back to the voters

© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A petition to reconsider an article that was passed at Londonderry’s March 1 Town Meeting has been given thumbs up from Town Clerk Kelly Pajala, leaving the Select Board 60 days in which to hold a special meeting and the new vote. On March 1, an article was originally meant […]

Bondville pizza restaurant owner faces federal drug charges

Bondville pizza restaurant owner faces federal drug charges

By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The U.S. Attorney for Vermont announced yesterday that Marco Antonio Lam Peralta, 42, of South Londonderry was arrested Tuesday and charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin. Lam Peralta was arrested in connection with a shipment of 40 kilograms (88 pounds)  of heroin seized in Miami last October. […]

Londonderry Select Board presents new argument for land purchase

Londonderry Select Board presents new argument for land purchase

By Christopher Biddle © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With a petition to reconsider a Town Meeting Day vote still on the horizon and a request from Vtrans that the town find new sand storage by June 1, the Londonderry Select Board could use another mallet in the Whack-a-Mole game that is the purchase of 20 […]

Petition complicates land purchase for Londonderry Select Board

Petition complicates land purchase for Londonderry Select Board

By Christopher Biddle © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A petition by Londonderry resident Tom Cavanagh to call a special meeting to reconsider the Town Meeting vote approving $10,000 for a feasibility study toward the purchase of land to be used as a gravel pit and for a salt storage facility has put the project in […]

Londonderry accepts one-year State Police contract, votes to study gravel pit purchase

Londonderry accepts one-year State Police contract, votes to study gravel pit purchase

By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Wendell Coleman’s last Town Meeting as Londonderry’s moderator turned out to be a six-hour doosie that saw a controversial proposal to hire state police to patrol the town turn victorious on the impassioned speech of a just-defeated select board member. The meeting was more than three hours […]

Vermont State Police incident log for Jan. 4 - Jan. 31, 2016

Vermont State Police incident log for Jan. 4 – Jan. 31, 2016

© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: The Vermont State Police incident report is a sampling of incidents directly from Vermont State Police. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Monday, Jan. 4, Londonderry – Vermont State Police received a report of a burglary on Landgrove Road in […]

Londonderry to hold pre-vote policing information meeting

Londonderry to hold pre-vote policing information meeting

On Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m., Londonderry will be holding a Policing Information Night at the Twitchell Building on Old School Street. The session will be an informational meeting organized to answer questions regarding the article on the Town Warning regarding policing in Londonderry. All are urged to attend. The Policing Committee’s recommendations to […]

Violation may complicate gravel pit land buy in Londonderry

Violation may complicate gravel pit land buy in Londonderry

By Christopher Biddle © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC With just two weeks before Londonderry voters will be asked if the town should spend $150,000 to buy a gravel pit south of the town’s transfer station, Londonderry Select Board members heard on Monday, Feb. 15 that an unresolved environmental violation could complicate the purchase. Board member […]

Policing expenditure proposal draws lots of questions during Londonderry's Candidates Night

Policing expenditure proposal draws lots of questions during Londonderry’s Candidates Night

By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Although Londonderry was hosting its annual Candidates Night on Tuesday, Feb. 9, a number of the 55 people in attendance said they had turned out mainly to hear about a proposed expenditure for police protection that they will vote on on March 1.  The back-to-back meetings were […]

ANR to hold meeting on management plan for Lowell Lake Park

ANR to hold meeting on management plan for Lowell Lake Park

The Agency of Natural Resources is currently writing an addendum for revising the Long Range Management Plan for Lowell Lake State Park, a 356-acre park in Londonderry. Important features of the parcel include the 100-acre lake, many wetland features, a hiking trail, developed recreational area and a snowmobile trail. A public presentation is planned for […]

Londonderry sets candidates night, policing info meeting

Londonderry sets candidates night, policing info meeting

At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 the town of Londonderry will hold its annual Candidates Night at the Twitchell Building on Old School Street. The first session will provide a platform for candidates for 15 elected positions to announce their intentions to seek election. A list of positions up for election in 2016 can be […]