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Op-eds: Closing arguments
Wind power not green vs. financial benefits to communities
Wind power not green vs. financial benefits to communities
From the editor: In just about a week, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, we will go to the polls to vote on a contentious and at times disturbing presidential race whose partisans have helped split the country. At the same time, voters in the towns of Windham and Grafton will vote on a proposed industrial wind […]
Missing teen found at boyfriend’s home
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC This evening, Vermont State Police advised that, earlier this afternoon, Autumn Sanville, 17, who was reported missing on Oct. 6, 2016, was found at the residence of her boyfriend, Shadoe Benson. Benson, 22, lives with his father in Royalton and, according to police, Benson’s father came home unexpectedly and found […]
Grafton Planning Commission meeting Nov. 1
The Planning Commission for the town of Grafton will hold its meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 1 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Minutes: Oct 11, 2016, Sept 26, 2016 (revised) Town Plan Revision Review marked-up maps in map chapter Review Education Chapter Review Recreation Chapter […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Nov. 2, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Approval of minutes from the Oct. 19, 2016 Select Board meeting and Oct. 19, 2016 Select Board Executive Session Citizen Comments Old Business Academy Historical Marker Conflict of Interest Policy Review and […]
South Derry Fire Station, church host annual Halloween events
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC For the eighth year, the Champion No. 5 Fire Company of South Londonderry will present its Haunted Firehouse on the second floor of the fire station at 60 Main St. on Halloween, Monday, Oct. 31. In conjunction with the event, the First Baptist Church of South Londonderry is sponsoring trunk-or-treating […]
Police ask for help with Proctorsville burglary
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are asking the public for help in solving a burglary that took place early this morning in Proctorsville. According to a press release a burglar alarm was received at about 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday Oct. 26. Upon investigation, police found that a break-in had occurred at Table […]
Wind tax info meeting canceled on legality concern
©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC What was intended as an informational workshop for Grafton property taxpayers to show them how to figure out the impact of the tax benefits derived from the proposed Iberdrola wind proposal on their personal property taxes did not come off as planned on Saturday. The meeting had been warned as a […]
Chester considers sex offender ordinance, stalls on board appointments
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC While Chester’s town attorney asserted that it could “enmesh” the town in a lawsuit “that you will lose,” resident Randy Miles stressed the need for an ordinance that would limit where sex offenders could live, saying he was willing to spend taxpayer dollars fighting to keep the […]
Sparse but enthusiastic group turns out for Chester planning forum
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC If Harry Truman was right and “decisions are made by those who show up,” then on Saturday, around 50 people began charting the course for Chester’s downtown for years to come. Despite efforts by town government to bring people out to express their opinions on issues facing […]
Ornithologist downplays turbine danger to rare bird
By Cynthia Prairie © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Vermont ornithologist is downplaying concerns that the at-risk Bicknell’s thrush will be imperiled should the 24-turbine Stiles Brook wind project go through. Some in the anti-wind community in Grafton and Windham are hoping to use the plight of this small songbird as the Nov. 8 vote […]
Chainsaws stolen from Reading town garage
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Burglars broke into the Reading town garage last week and made off with five chainsaws, according to a Vermont State Police press release issued today. The break-in occurred when someone pried open a side door of the town garage between 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18 and 6 a.m. on […]
Windham board says town now has less control over wind funds
By John Hoover ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Windham Town Treasurer Peter Chamberlain has told the Windham Select Board that while Iberdrola’s latest offer, presented on Oct. 4, totals $1 million, most of it will not be available for the town to decide how to use. Portions of the $1 million will go to the fire […]
Police looking for burglar of Londonderry restaurant
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Did you see anything suspicious around the Londonderry’s Mountain Market Place between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. Tuesday morning? During that time, according to the Vermont State Police, someone broke into and burglarized Jake’s Restaurant. If you saw suspicious people or vehicles around that time, please contact Trooper Matthews at […]
Derry board unhappy with state delay in repaving Route 11 east
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a response to a letter of apology received by Rep. Oliver Olsen, the Londonderry Select Board on Oct. 17 voted to send a letter to Agency of Transportation Secretary Chris Cole expressing its “dissatisfaction” of the agency for not repaving Route 11 from Londonderry to Chester […]
Weston board splits on land gift, talks school merger
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Weston Select Board on Tuesday, Oct. 11 told Forestry District manager Nate McKeen that the board was split on landowner Maurice Kahn’s proposal to donate about 1.7 acres of land to the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. The land, on Fulton Road adjacent to […]
Grafton sets wind project info meeting dates
©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Grafton Select Board on Monday has set dates for meetings and workshops to disseminate information on the effects of a proposed industrial wind project on taxpayers, homeowners and residents when it comes to economics, health and the environment. With only 20 days before the Nov. 8 election, which will include […]
Citizen Matt: Chester Det. Wilson takes on a new beat
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In just a few days, Matt Wilson will no longer be a Chester Police detective. The 15-year veteran of the force will be leaving the department in late October to take a position a little closer to home — as a matter of fact, in his home, where […]
Months in, Derry residents upbeat on State Police presence
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Thirty-three residents of Londonderry gathered at the town office building on Wednesday, Oct. 12 for an information session held by the Londonderry Policing Committee to help it in making a new recommendation during the Select Board’s budget review process starting in November. Londonderry contracts with the Vermont […]
UPDATE: One man dead, one in custody in Wardsboro shooting
UPDATE: Wednesday Oct. 19, 6:39 a.m. Vermont State Police have released the names of those involved in yesterday’s homicide in Wardsboro. Kirby Staib, 42, of Wardsboro was killed in the incident and Kevin Parker, 57, also of Wardsboro was identified as the alleged shooter. Police said in a statement this morning that the circumstances surrounding […]
Statewide Amber Alert drill tomorrow
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC In an advisory released today, the State of Vermont said that on Wednesday Oct. 19 the Department of Public Safety will conduct an Amber Alert drill between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The exercise will test components of the state’s Amber Alert system including the VT-Alert system which will send […]
