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Material in town right-of-way worries Weston board
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The three members attending the Weston Select Board meeting of Nov. 21 spent much of their time discussing how to approach a Longley Loop resident about his possessions that encroach on the town’s right-of-way. Jim Linville, who was acting as chair in Denis Benson’s absence, said the […]
Vermont State Police Log Aug. 26 through Nov. 8, 2016
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: The Vermont State Police incident report is a sampling of incidents directly from the Vermont State Police. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Tuesday, Aug. 26, Rockingham – Police are investigating a burglary/vandalism at the Bellows Falls Country Club. Someone […]
Road Conditions Update
The Vermont State Police have issued the following: *ADVISORY * CURRENT ROADS STATUS 9:45 AM – WEATHER RELATED DELAYS AND BLOCKAGES Please DO NOT CALL 911/DISPATCH for traffic conditions Keep 911 clear for emergencies UPDATE 10 a.m. Traffic is moving on Interstate 89 between exits 7 and 8, and the exit 8 off-ramp has been […]
Route 4 closed between Bridgewater and Killington
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are advising that Route between Bridgewater and Killington is closed due to a motor vehicle crash near the intersection of Pearson Road. Police have no estimate of how long the road will be closed and ask that drivers plan on using alternate routes. There are freezing rain […]
Richard ‘Dick’ Bigwood, 85, maintained trails with the Chester Snowmobile Club
A Celebration of Life for Dick Bigwood has been set for noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 the Chester American Legion, 637 Route 103 South in Chester. Richard “Dick” L. Bigwood, 85, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at his home in Chester surrounded by his family. He was born Fe. […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Monday, Nov. 28
The Andover Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28 at Town Offices, 953 Weston-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 10/24/16 and 11/14/16 meetings. 4. Review and Act on Financial Orders. 5. Highways […]
Chester prohibits dual board memberships, sometimes; reviews dept. budgets
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC After nearly a year and a half of discussing a conflict of interest policy, the Chester Select Board resolved a final sticking point last Wednesday, voting to close the door on dual memberships on the Planning Commission and Development Review Boards. But they left the key under […]
Londonderry moves ahead with salt shed planning
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Moving ahead on plans for the construction of a salt and sand shed on the Prouty property on Route 100 between Londonderry and South Londonderry, Londonderry Select Board member Bill Wylie showed the board an engineering drawing for a wood frame shed at its Nov. 21 meeting. […]
Other issues waylay special Chester board meeting
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC What was intended to be a training session on the powers and responsibilities of the Chester Select Board and town manager, conducted by town attorney Jim Carroll, turned into a tutorial on legal aspects of several recent developments in Chester including why the Select Board believes it […]
Chester Police Log, July 16 through Nov. 1, 2016
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. In general, we do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Saturday, July 16, 6:48 p.m. Police were called to the Wheelhouse Restaurant for the report of a […]
Which option? Act 46 merger forum at CAES next Tuesday
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC On March 7, 2017, the residents of Chester, Andover, Cavendish, Baltimore, Ludlow and Mt. Holly will likely vote to decide which form a state mandated school consolidation will take for them. Those decisions could have profound effects on the quality of educational opportunities for their students, the […]
Magic deal finally closes; new owners take over
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC “The journey begins,” said Geoff Hatheway, “as an operating company, not just an investment.” Sitting in an office that looks out on the slopes of the Magic Mountain ski area on Thursday Nov. 3 Hatheway looked forward to the ski season ahead but cautioned that the closing […]
Chester Planning Commission hearing for tonight cancelled
The Chester Planning Commission’s public hearing on Unified Development Bylaw revisions scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight has been cancelled. The reason for the cancellation was insufficient legal warning. The hearing is tentatively being rescheduled for Dec. 19.
UPDATE: Presumed Saxtons River shooter surrenders without incident
UPDATE Nov. 20 5:30 p.m. According to a VSP press release, personnel from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Major Crime Unit, Uniform Division and Crime Scene Search Team worked throughout the day investigating this incident. Investigators spoke with residents, many of whom had been evacuated earlier, and documented damage which was consistent with being caused […]
Grafton Select Board meeting for Nov. 21, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Minutes: Nov. 7, 2016 4. Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll 5. Highway Report 6. Review of 2017-2018 proposed budget: Town Treasurer Kim Record; Road Foreman […]
Rodney Page, 71, classic car enthusiast who loved family, friends
Rodney L. Page 71, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday Nov. 15, 2016 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. He was born Nov. 8, 1945 in Springfield, the son of Walden F. and Louise M. (Grover) Page. He attended Springfield Schools, graduating from Springfield High School in 1963. He later graduated from […]
Regional Planning to hold energy siting seminar
©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission will conduct an information and training session on Act 174 – An Act Relating to Improving the Siting of Energy Projects – on Thursday Dec. 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The session will involve a review of the voluntary enhanced energy planning standards […]
Grafton man charged with domestic assault, cruelty in puppy’s death
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Grafton man was arrested this morning and charged with 2nd degree aggravated domestic assault and aggravated cruelty to animals in the death of a 16-week-old black Labrador mix puppy. According to a Vermont State Police press release, troopers responded to a 911 call from a house […]
Second burglary at Rockingham Sunoco also nets cigarettes
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC For the second time in about two months a burglar has broken into the Sunoco Station at 809 Rockingham Road in Rockingham near the on ramps for I-91. The first incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. on Sept. 12, when a lone burglar broke through the door of the station to […]
Stiles Brook landowner, wind foes take a breath, consider next steps
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC While Iberdrola Renewables has said it will not move forward with a 24-turbine wind project straddling the Windham and Grafton line following a decisive vote, the owners of the 5,000-acre project site have made no such promise. When asked on Monday, what happens next, Meadowsend Timberlands’ managing forester […]
