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In Chester 3-year race, Lindsay and Cote talk town future
©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two candidates are running for one three-year term on the Chester Select Board. Incumbent Bill Lindsay is seeking re-election and Dan Cote is hoping to unseat him when elections are held on Tuesday, March 1. As we have done for previous contested races, The Chester Telegraph asked the candidates a set […]
Chester-Andover Elementary School District No. 29 Warnings; Green Mountain Union High School District No. 35 Warnings
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Chester Water & Sewer Commission, Select Board meetings for Feb. 17, 2016
The Chester Water and Sewer Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17, followed by the Chester Select Board. Both meetings will be at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below are their agendas. WATER & SEWER COMMISSIONERS AGENDA 1. Review & Recommend Change in Water Rate SELECT BOARD AGENDA 1. Approve […]
UPDATE — 2016 Chester Winter Carnival schedule changes
UPDATED Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 Due to the anticipated wind chill, the Winter Carnival Committee is postponing Saturday night’s events. These include the sculpture fire, bonfire and skate party at Cobleigh Field. The bonfire and skate party will now be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday Feb. 27. The Broom Ball Tournament on Sunday, […]
A big chill is coming: Vermont Emergency Management urges caution
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont’s Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is warning Vermonters to brace for this weekend’s chill, in what might be the coldest temperatures of the season. The National Weather Service is forecasting below zero wind chills Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Some areas could reach a wind chill of 30 […]
Chester Police Log for Jan. 3 to Feb. 3, 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. Sunday, Jan 3, 12:48 a.m. A Chester officer was dispatched to a local bed and breakfast for a […]
Grafton Town Administrator Williams stepping down
By Cynthia Prairie ©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Grafton Town Administrator Rachel Williams is leaving her position to complete her bachelor’s degree and pursue a master’s in business management and accounting in St. Albans. Williams, 34, the mother of two elementary school-age children, has been in the post for two years. It’s a job that involves […]
Chester introduced to erosion, runoff issues in relatively quick Select Board meeting
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC “Wow,” exclaimed Chester Select Board member Bill Lindsay as that body adjourned its Wednesday, Feb. 3 meeting after only an hour and 12 minutes. While there may have been a light agenda, that’s seldom kept the board from adjourning before two hours. Katherine Otto of the Southern […]
Wandering Grafton man found after search
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC An 82-year-old Grafton man suffering from dementia was reported missing on Sunday night when he went outside his Chester Road home, but did not return after an hour. The Vermont State Police began searching for Thomas Brown just after 7 p.m. A “canine track” began at about […]
Southern Pie Company holds Grand Opening on Saturday
The Southern Pie Company, 287 Main St. in Chester, will hold its Grand Opening on Saturday, Feb. 13 starting with a ribbon cutting at noon. From 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, owners Scott and Leslie Blair will have a plated pie tasting and coffee sample event. Plates of Leslie Blair’s homemade pies will sell […]
ANR to hold meeting on management plan for Lowell Lake Park
The Agency of Natural Resources is currently writing an addendum for revising the Long Range Management Plan for Lowell Lake State Park, a 356-acre park in Londonderry. Important features of the parcel include the 100-acre lake, many wetland features, a hiking trail, developed recreational area and a snowmobile trail. A public presentation is planned for […]
3 youths injured as SUV hits bridge, tumbles into Saxtons River
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 17-year-old Claremont, N.H., driver lost control of his vehicle on Route 121 in Grafton last night, flipped over the Saxtons River Bridge and ended up in the river. According to Vermont State Police, Irfan Arif was traveling west on Route 121 at about 8:20 p.m. when the passenger side […]
GM hoopster Cooper McCoy hits 1,000 points
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Green Mountain Union High School’s Cooper McCoy passed the 1,000 point mark playing against Twin Valley on last Tuesday night. The 5-foot-8 inch point guard scored his milestone on a free throw as his parents — Jodie Parker Peebles and Brett McCoy and 30 friends and relatives […]
Tractor trailers crash, close I-91 northbound
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are reporting that around 8 this morning, a tractor-trailer being driven by William Jackson of Indian Orchard, Mass., was hauling milk on I-91 northbound when the driver lost control of the rig and it turned over in the median. A second tractor-trailer trying to […]
Weston Select Board holds Town Plan, regular meeting Feb. 9, 2016
The Town of Weston will be holding a public hearing on the Town Plan at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road in Weston. It will be followed at 7:30 p.m. by the Weston Select Board meeting in the same place. Below are the agendas. Town Plan 1. Any Requested […]
I-91 northbound closed near Brattleboro
UPDATE Feb. 5, 10:10 a.m. – Troopers are reporting that northbound lanes of I-91 are open intermittently as crews continue to clean up crash that involved two tractor trailers at mile marker 4.7. © 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Vermont State Police are reporting that a tractor trailer is blocking both lanes of northbound I-91 at […]
Police seek assistance in Cavendish theft
By Shawn Cunningham © 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are reporting that between yesterday afternoon and this morning, tools were stolen from a Davidson Hill Builders job site on Twenty Mile Stream Road in Cavendish. Among the tools stolen are a Makita 16-inch beam saw, Dewalt drills, a Bostitch nailer, a Dewalt chop […]
Truck crashes into house in Mt. Holly
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Rutland Town man failed to make a corner in Mt. Holly last night and crashed his pick up truck into a house at Hortonville and Cole roads, according to state police. No one as injured, police said. Troopers from the Rutland barracks responded to a report of the crash […]
Londonderry sets candidates night, policing info meeting
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 the town of Londonderry will hold its annual Candidates Night at the Twitchell Building on Old School Street. The first session will provide a platform for candidates for 15 elected positions to announce their intentions to seek election. A list of positions up for election in 2016 can be […]
Animal shelter self-quarantines to care for sick cats
Webster’s House cat shelter in Chester has voluntarily placed itself under quarantine last week after some of the animals have been found to have symptoms of bordetella — also known as kennel cough. Bordetella is very contagious to cats, especially in shelter situations but it is successfully treated with antibiotics. The affected animals are being […]
