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Unpermitted ‘superload’ trucks ‘grounded’ in Rockingham
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two tractor-trailers carrying oversized loads that tore down wires and broke utility poles in Chester last night will spend the weekend and at least part of next week at a reststop in Rockingham while Vermont authorities engineer a way for them to safely exit the state on […]
Venue Change: Grafton Select Board agenda for Aug. 1, 2016
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 1 at Town Hall, 117 Main St., due to a plumbing problem at its usual venue, Grafton Elementary School. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Minutes: July 18, 2016 4. Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll 5. Highway Report […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Aug. 3, 2016
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. 1. Approval of minutes from the July 20, 2016 Selectboard meeting and July 20, 2016 Selectboard executive session 2. Citizen Comments 3. Old Business 4. Vermont Public Service Awards Recognition; Debbie […]
Two superload trucks knock out power, Internet, cable in separate Chester accidents
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two “superloads,” being driven from Ohio, brought down fiber-optic lines along Route 103 just north of the Stone Village, and electric, fiber-optic and cable lines on Route 103 South at Sylvan Road, in separate but almost simultaneous accidents late this afternoon. Superloads are even larger than the common wideloads seen […]
House explodes in Guilford
UPDATE: July 28 – The Vermont State Police are advising that it appears the explosion may have been caused due to a ruptured propane gas line inside the basement of the house, but they still don’t know what caused rupture in the line or what ignited the leaked propane vapor. Detectives are still examining […]
2nd case of West Nile Virus found in Windsor Co.
The Vermont Department of Health has notified town health officers that the 2nd case of West Nile Virus disease has been found in Windsor County. According to Ralph Pace, Ludlow Town health officer, the state monitoring agency noted, “This latest case became ill in mid-July and, similar to the case from earlier in June, has […]
Grafton group seeks to sway Chester board against wind project
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The July 20 Chester Select Board was a presentation-rich environment, with information on an impending townwide reappraisal and an offer to donate the north shore of the Rainbow Rock swimming hole to the town. The longest, however, was a PowerPoint presentation by opponents of the wind project […]
Derry Select Board floats proposed salt shed to DRB
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Three members of the Londonderry Select Board sat before the town’s Development Review Board on Wednesday, July 20 to present their proposal to build a salt and sand shed on the Prouty Land adjacent to Route 100, about half way between the two town centers. There are […]
Candidates for lt. gov., governor talk industrial wind power, citizen input at Grafton forum
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The small crowd gathered before even one candidate entered Grafton’s White Church on Monday night got the biggest treat of the day, when young Ripley Schemm practiced a solo soprano performance with one of the world’s most famous arias. Accompanied by his father on piano, Ripley, who is […]
Weston Select Board agenda for July 26, 2016
The Weston Select Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 26 at Weston Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below is its agenda 1. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda 2. Public Comment 3. Little School Painting Bids 4. Furnace Bids 5. Oil Bids 6. SO #16 Payroll, SO #16 Vendors 7. Review and […]
Secretary of State’s office offers online voter registration
Secretary of State Jim Condos is reminding Vermonters that the deadline to register to vote in the Tuesday, Aug.9 statewide primary is Wednesday, Aug. 3. “Voting is the very basis of our democracy,” said Secretary Condos. “I encourage everyone to get out and participate in Vermont’s Primary on Aug. 9.” Vermont allows voters to vote […]
Route 7 southbound in Rutland is closed, use alternate routes
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police from the Rutland Barracks are advising drivers to look for alternate routes through Rutland for the next several hours. According to police, Route 7 Southbound near Alderman’s Chevrolet and Tractor Supply is closed. At about 2:30 p.m. a tractor trailer reportedly took down several electric and utility […]
Chester DRB agenda for Monday, July 25
The Chester Development Review Board will hold its public hearing at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 25 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Re-organizational meeting Request from Planning Commission to review Undue Adverse Effect definition Comments from citizen Review minutes from last meeting Deliberative session to review previous matters
Truck closes Route 11 in midday accident
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC At about noon today, Wednesday, July 20, a concrete pumping truck traveling west on Route 11 in Londonderry ran off the highway, crashed into some trees and wound up half overturned in the ditch. The accident closed the road for the entire afternoon and remained closed at […]
Chester Select Board agenda for July 20, 2016
The Chester Select Board will hold a public hearing regarding the throwing up of a portion of Quarry Road at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., followed by the Select Board meeting. Below is the agenda. Approve Minutes from July 6, 2016 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Town-Wide […]
End of an era as State Police prepare to leave Rockingham
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC After almost 45 years in service, the Rockingham Barracks is being retired this week and the troopers who work there are moving into new quarters in Westminster along with colleagues from the Brattleboro Barracks. To mark the occasion, members of the Vermont State Police came together Tuesday […]
Vermont State Police log for June 1 through June 30
© 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. Wednesday, June 1, Weston – State police responded to a report of a forced entry into a home […]
Prouty will continue as chair, Crossman will leave town office
By Bruce Frauman © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC In another surprise personnel change, the Londonderry Select Board voted on Monday night to accept, with regret, the resignation of Assistant Town Clerk Dodie Crossman. Town Clerk Kelly Pajala told The Telegraph, on Tuesday that Crossman’s resignation would be effective at the end of August and that […]
Pilette, new chair to Grafton Select Board, moves wind info-gathering forward
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Monday’s Grafton Select Board meeting was a long one made up of fits and starts as Town Attorney Robin Stern attempted to instill order in what has habitually been easily-derailed proceedings. She was largely successful, thanks to newly elected Select Board chair Ron Pilette, who despite his own […]
In Chester, man arrested in assault, troopers save OD victim
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Friday night was a busy one for Chester Police with two major incidents back to back. At about 10:30 p.m., Chester Police, Vermont State Police and Springfield Police responded to a home in the area of Highland Court where an argument between a man and a woman […]
