All Entries in the "Londonderry" Category
Fire damages barn in South Londonderry
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Fire companies from 18 towns responded Sunday to a three-alarm fire in a barn on Bungalow Road off Melendy Hill Road in South Londonderry. At 5:37 p.m., the first alarm came into the Champion Fire Company in South Londonderry for a fire at the barn owned by […]
Massachusetts man killed in Londonderry crash
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Harvard, Mass., man was killed last night when his car crashed in Londonderry. Just after 2 a.m., Michael Hazel, 24, was driving a 2008 Subaru Forester on Middletown Road and did not make the sharp turn at Brooks Lane. According to Vermont State Police the car crossed into the […]
Londonderry board OKs $1.6M budget, adds gravel land purchase to articles
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC “It’s up to the voters. I don’t think it’s our job to sell any of this,” said Londonderry Select Board chair Jim Ameden on Monday night of the financial demands on the town that he says need to be slimmed down. The board was wrapping up its […]
South Londonderry fire company gets new front-line engine
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Less than a year after its purchase was approved at Londonderry’s Town Meeting, the new fire engine for South Londonderry’s Champion Fire Company has arrived and is being outfitted for service. According to Fire Chief George Lang, the truck arrived on Saturday, Jan. 9 and company members […]
Burglary suspect arrested in Londonderry
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Shortly after midnight on Saturday, Dec. 5, the Vermont State Police arrested Travis Despain, 24, of Londonderry at a residence in South Londonderry. Despain was wanted on an warrant for a charge of burglary at Coleman’s Auto Repair in Rawsonville on Oct. 10. In addition to the burglary warrant, Despain […]
Firefighters in Londonderry, Chester throw open doors to trick-or-treaters
For the second year, South Londonderry’s Champion Fire Company teamed up with the nearby First Baptist Church to put on an all-encompassing Halloween gala for kids and adults alike. The church sponsored the trunk-or-treat, getting more than 20 cars to line Thompsonburg Road between the firehouse and Route 100, an area that the Fire Department […]
Londonderry board OKs proposal to hire State Police, delays town vote til March
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 – Telegraph Publishing LLC The Londonderry Select Board last night unanimously approved the recommendations of its Ad Hoc Policing Committee to contract with Vermont State Police for patrols. But decided to wait until Town Meeting in March 2016 to put the question before voters. But it was one audience member’s […]
As break-ins spike, Londonderry panel to finalize policing proposal
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 — Telegraph Publishing LLC With just a few days left in October, Vermont State Police incident reports show there have been at least 20 instances of burglary, breaking and entering, and other types of larceny in Londonderry, Peru, Weston and Andover since the beginning of the month — and five […]
Springfield S.B. member becomes Londonderry Town Administrator
The Town of Londonderry has announced that Stephanie Thompson will be replacing Kevin Beattie who served as Londonderry’s first Town Administrator from 2011 through 2015. Thompson is a resident of Springfield where she serves on the Springfield Select Board and is also active in the community. She is participating in the Vermont Leadership Institute Program […]
Londonderry extends clerk’s office hours for tax payments
The Londonderry Town Clerk’s office at 100 Old School Road in South Londonderry will be open for extended hours to accept tax payments. From Monday Sept. 28 to Thursday Oct. 1, the office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 2015 property taxes for Londonderry land owners are due Oct. 1.
Vermont State Police incident log for September 2015
The Chester Telegraph’s Vermont State Police Log is a sampling of incidents in Andover, Grafton, Londonderry, Weston and adjacent communities. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Tuesday, Aug. 4, Londonderry – A woman called the state police to report that she believed that her daughter was staying […]
Two Londonderry residents cited for petit larceny
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police cited a pair of Londonderry residents with petit larceny on Thursday, Sept. 10. The charges stem from a report of firewood stolen from a residence on Glebe View Lane in South Londonderry on July 26. After investigating the theft, state police located two suspects — a 31-year-old […]
Two missing men with dementia found
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police from the Rockingham Barracks were busy yesterday afternoon and last night after family members sought help in finding two men with dementia who had left their homes. In the first call, troopers responded to the area of Kimball Hill Road north in the town of Wesminster at […]
Campaign launched for 2016 Londonderry 4th of July Fireworks
Kate Buggeln and husband Steve Kulovits of South Londonderry donned matching Uncle Sam costumes at the West River Farmers Market in Londonderry this past Saturday to begin to drum up financial support for the town’s annual Fourth of July Fireworks on Magic Mountain. The 2016 fireworks will be held on Friday, July 1 at nightfall, […]
480 bags of heroin found in traffic stop in Peru
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC A traffic stop in Peru yesterday lead to four arrests for felony drug trafficking. According to a Vermont State Police press release, a car was stopped on Route 11 in Peru for having an expired inspection sticker. Troopers smelled marijuana smoke while speaking with the driver and got consent to […]
Londonderry Solid Waste Group to hold public hearing Thursday, Aug. 13
The Londonderry Solid Waste Group will hold a public hearing on at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 13 at the Londonderry Town Office, 100 Old School St., South Londonderry to solicit comments on the draft Solid Waste Implementation Plan for the towns of Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru, Weston and Windham. The plan is intended to guide these […]
Londonderry Select Board taps policing committee members
By Mallory Hopkins © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC In the wake of a recent spate of break-ins and other crimes, the Londonderry Select Board at its Monday, Aug. 3 meeting, named nine people to sit on its newly formed ad hoc committee to study options for stepped up policing services and to make recommendations to […]
Classes for EMT, Advanced EMT training coming up; Londonderry seeks volunteers for policing plan panel
District 11 Emergency Medical Systems will be hosting classes for Emergency Medical Technicians and Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians beginning in the fall. District 11 includes Weston, Andover, Chester, Grafton and Londonderry as well as Springfield, Windham, Rockingham, Athens, Ludlow, Weathersfield, Baltimore, Cavendish and Westminister. EMT class will be held Mondays, Wednesdays and some Saturdays from […]
Vermont State Police Incident Log for June 2015
The Chester Telegraph’s Vermont State Police Log is a sampling of incidents in Andover, Grafton, Londonderry, Weston and adjacent communities. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Friday, June 5, Hobart Road, Londonderry – Between May 22 and June 5 a Samsung plasma television was stolen from a […]
Londonderry seeks applicants for new policing plan committee
On Monday, July 6 the Londonderry Select Board voted to create an ad hoc committee to study and present a proposal for a possible policing plan for the Town of Londonderry to the Select Board. The purpose of this committee is to examine and study possible options for policing and to bring a recommendation to […]
