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Chester board begins to look at regulating junk Zoning administrator under fire from area businesses
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC The third try was the charm as town attorney Jim Carroll of Middlebury finally made his twice-snow-delayed trek to Chester to brief the Select Board on a draft salvage yard ordinance, the employee status of a zoning administrator, and the town’s budget committee and how it might […]
Chester days from owning Yosemite Fire House
By Shawn Cunningham ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC The town of Chester is just a few weeks from being officially recognized as the owner of the historic Yosemite House, located on Depot Street, the town’s attorney, Jim Carroll, says. Slightly more than three years ago, the ownership became an issue when the Chester Historical Society said […]
Vision, Finance panels meet on ed plan, budget Public weighs in on STEM, foreign language offerings
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Green Mountain Unified School District Vision Committee once again tread the path between planning and action at its April 9 meeting, this time with members of the district’s finance committee in attendance as budget deadlines near. Voters in the district created by the Act 46 merger […]
SPECIAL UPDATE: I-91 Rockingham – Rolling road block Thursday April 12, 2018 at 10 a.m.
© 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont Agency of Transportation is replacing the bridges on I-91 over the Williams River in Rockingham. The projected completion date is May 18, 2020. Here is the anticipated construction schedule for the week of March 26, 2018. I-91 northbound bridge activities: THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2018 at 10:00am ROLLING ROAD […]
Windstorm knocks out power across area Emergency responders, GMP pull all-nighter; restoration work expected to continue into weekend
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Winds with sustained speeds of up to 63 mph lashed Vermont overnight and into this morning, knocking down branches, trees and power lines and leaving thousands in the dark. As of 9 a.m. Thursday, 17,730 Green Mountain Power customers in 93 Vermont towns had no power. Closer […]
Derry to pursue pilot sanitation project Platt properties are final FEMA flood mitigation projects
By Bruce Frauman ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Londonderry Select Board on Monday night approved a proposal from Planning Commission chair Sharon Crossman to write a letter of interest to the Rich Earth Institute and the Windham Regional Commission to be chosen for a Village Sanitation Pilot Project. The Select Board has been considering participating […]
Weston resident seeks formal name for driveway Select Board also discusses First Constable duties
By Bruce Frauman ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC Weston resident David Chioffi sought permission from the Weston Select Board last Tuesday night to name his driveway, which lead to a 20-minute discussion and a promise to do more research. Chioffi told The Telegraph that his house, built in 1834, has always been known as Cascade Farm. He would […]
Bellows Falls man leads VSP on high speed chase
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Bellows Falls man led Vermont State Police on a harrowing car chase that at times exceded 100 mph along the two-lane Route 5 and through the towns of Rockingham, Westminster and Putney before pulling over with just one tire in tact in the town of Rockingham […]
GMUSD ‘Vision Committee’ switches focus Administrators push board away from Act 46 promises
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing, LLC When the Green Mountain Unified School District board met on March 21, members pondered the reasons that voters in Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester rejected its budget on Town Meeting Day and concluded that they needed to go back to the promises of greater educational opportunities for […]
Chester Select Board agenda for April 4, 2018
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. 1. Approval of Minutes from the March 15, 2018 Special Selectboard Meeting and March 15, 2018 Executive Session and March 21, 2018 Selectboard Meeting 2. Citizen’s Comments 3. Salvage Yard […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for April 2, 2018
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 2 at the Grafton Garage, Town Garage, 220 Bell St. Below is its agenda. 1. Adopt Agenda 2. Approve Minutes: March 5, 2018 and March 14, 2018 3. Warrants, as signed, presented to Select Board 4. Highway Report Annual Financial Plan (sign certification) […]
30 contestants vie for LEGO awards in Chester
Thirty entrants, from 11 Vermont and two New Hampshire towns competed in St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s annual LEGO Contest at the NewsBank conference on Saturday March 17. The young engineers created some fabulous constructions that were judged by Chester residents David Carey, Doug Edson and Everett Mosher, Andrew Pennell of Rockingham and Gurion Lake of […]
Chester Village Master Plan wins merit award Vt. landscape architects recognize SE Group's work in Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects announced that the SE Group of Burlington will be given a Merit Award in the category of Planning and Analysis for its work on the Chester Village Master Plan. Asked to comment on the award on Wednesday, […]
Chester board briefed on garage replacement Emergency services building, tree-lined streets discussed
By Shawn Cunningham © 2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC At its regular meeting on Wednesday, March 21, the Chester Select Board considered updates on two projects: a feasibility study for the replacement of the Town Garage with a new garage and an emergency services building and a canopy management plan to “re-establish Chester’s tree-lined streets.” Architects […]
Ed Brown to put Mill Tavern in Derry up for sale After 50 years, owner says he's closing restaurant
By Bruce Frauman ©2018 Telegraph Publishing LLC After 50 years, Ed Brown intends to put his Londonderry restaurant, the Mill Tavern, up for sale after he serves the last guests when he closes the restaurant up for the season on Saturday, March 31. While an old looking for sale sign hangs on the inside front […]
VSP seeks help in Grafton burglary
© 2018 Telegraph Publishing, LLC According to a VSP press release, sometime between March 26 and the evening of March 27 2018, burglars stole several pieces of equipment from the Accardo home on Cabell Road in Grafton. Scott Accardo told police that a Yamaha 100 cc dirt bike, white Polaris Predator 90 cc 4-wheeler and […]
Belmont General Store in Mt. Holly broken into $1,000 in cigarettes stolen in weekend heist
Someone broke into the Belmont General Store in Mt. Holly around 11:50 p.m. on Saturday, according to Vermont State Police, who were called to the store around 7 a.m. on Monday. Following an investigation, police said that the perpetrator is a male, who smashed the front door glass to enter the store. He then made […]
William R. Guy, 79, owner of Idlenot Restaurants
William R. Guy of North Springfield died March 23, 2018 peacefully at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Guy was born Nov. 26, 1939 in Lebanon, Maine, to Eugene N. and Zelma (Nichols) Guy. Following the death of his father in 1945, Mr. Guy, his mother and brother moved to Alton, N.H. […]
UPDATE: I-91 Rockingham Bridge construction
© 2018 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Vermont Agency of Transportation is replacing the bridges on I-91 over the Williams River in Rockingham. The projected completion date is May 18, 2020. Here is the anticipated construction schedule for the week of March 26, 2018. I-91 NORTHBOUND & SOUTHBOUND ARE REDUCED TO ONE LANE WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION […]
Rockingham residents cited for sale of fentanyl
© Telegraph Publishing LLC Two Rockingham residents were charged with the sale of fentanyl among other violations on Thursday. Police say that over the past few months the VSP Drug Task force has been investigating several people for the sale of fentanyl in Windsor and Windham counties. After making several “controlled purchases,” police obtained a […]
