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Borrowing plan put forth as capital needs in Chester double annual set-aside
By Shawn Cunningham ©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC With budgeting season approaching quickly, Town Manager David Pisha gave the Chester Select Board a draft budget at its Wednesday, Oct. 21 meeting. He also introduced a plan that he believes will even out the impact of the town’s capital expenditures over the next five years. Pisha told the […]
Grafton Capital Budget Committee to meet
The Capital Budget Committee of Grafton will meet at Town Hall, 117 Main St., at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Discussion of Capital Needs 4. Allocation of Funds 5. Select Board Recommendations 6. Other Business 7. Date of Next Meeting: No Date Set. […]
Springfield S.B. member becomes Londonderry Town Administrator
The Town of Londonderry has announced that Stephanie Thompson will be replacing Kevin Beattie who served as Londonderry’s first Town Administrator from 2011 through 2015. Thompson is a resident of Springfield where she serves on the Springfield Select Board and is also active in the community. She is participating in the Vermont Leadership Institute Program […]
‘Selfless actions’ save life in I-91 crash
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC A father and daughter saved a Claremont, N.H., man from death in his burning car last night on I-91 ,according to Vermont State Police. Michel and Marie Lajoie of Maryland were driving on the interstate just after midnight when they noticed that a car in the median was on fire […]
Vermont State Police incident log for Sept. 6-Sept. 27, 2015
The Chester Telegraph’s Vermont State Police Log is a sampling of incidents in Andover, Grafton, Londonderry, Weston and adjacent communities. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Sunday, Sept. 6, Peru – At 11:25 a.m., Vermont State Police responded to a report of theft of personal property from […]
Board member’s answer to wind project zoning question spurs debate; capital budget proposed
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC About 15 Grafton residents squeezed into the Grafton Elementary School Library then folded themselves into teeny chairs for the Monday night meeting of the Grafton Select Board. The Select Board then proceeded to squeeze a long agenda into less than an hour, before going into executive session on a […]
Chester DRB meeting for Monday, Oct. 26
The Chester Development Review Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Final Plat hearing for the Putnam minor sub-division Comments from citizen Review minutes from last meeting Deliberative session to review previous matters .
Lack of documentation on ownership of Yosemite artifacts raises questions
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC While members of the Chester Select Board have asserted that the town has no ownership interest in the historic Yosemite Firehouse, questions arose at its Oct. 7 meeting regarding the building’s contents, namely those that are or might be the property of the town of Chester. On […]
Condos brings transparency in government tour to Springfield
Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos is continuing his third biennial Transparency Tour with a stop in Springfield on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The presentation, focusing on laws about open and transparent government, will be held in the Springfield High School cafeteria, 303 South St. in Springfield, at 6 p.m. “Since taking office, one of my […]
Chester Select Board meeting for Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Town Hall 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from Oct. 7, 2015 Select Board meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Flags at Town Hall Yosemite Fire Station 2016 Draft General Fund Budget Financial Updates: General Fund; Water & Sewer; […]
Grafton Select Board meeting for Monday, Oct. 19, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: Oct. 5, 2015 Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll Highway Report Work Schedule Other Highway Issues: Town Garage Update Village Park Tree Removal Kidder Hill Rd Tree […]
Chester Police log for Aug. 25 to Oct. 5, 2015
Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Tuesday, Aug. 25, 4 p.m. In an ongoing issue, police responded to a home on Popple Dungeon Road for the report of an […]
Rita G. Dufield, 82, strong, generous and loving mother, friend
Rita G. Dufield, 82, died on Wednesday morning Oct. 7, 2015 at the Springfield Health & Rehab Center with her family by her side. She was born Nov. 17, 1932 in Newport, N.H., the daughter of Eugene and Irene (Sylvester) O’Clair. She grew up in Newport and attended Newport schools. In 1949, she married Amos Currier Jr., who predeceased […]
Chicken Pie Supper feathers nest for Andover scholarships
© 2015 — Telegraph Publishing LLC “It’s chicken pie, not chicken pot pie,” explained Bonnie Zipeto as servers whisked away the remains of the 5 p.m. seating and kitchen volunteers prepared for the 6 o’clock crowd. “It doesn’t have peas or other vegetables in the dish.” Whatever the recipe, Andover’s 11th Annual Chicken Pie Supper […]
People: Whiting Library welcomes new children’s librarian; VSO announces new exec director
Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, has hired Karin Fischer as its youth services librarian. Fischer has served as a library assistant and interim library director. She is also a poet, an artist and mother, and has served elementary age children in creating art projects, and selecting reading materials. Fischer is also pursuing the […]
In the Community: Towns advance tobacco free policies; FOLA Follies of 2016 announce theme; and drug Take-Back Day collects 325 pounds
The towns of Winhall and Dorset have partnered with the Collaborative of Londonderry to support tobacco and smoking prevention policies by ordering and displaying signs designating town properties as smoke and tobacco free. Both towns recognized the need to communicate their smoking and tobacco use policies respectively adopted in 2008 and 2011. These tobacco policies […]
Vermont State Police report missing man
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC UPDATE SUNDAY OCT. 11 – Vermont State Police reported at 5:54 a.m. that Gordon Stacey had been located in Essex, VT which is approximately 70 miles from his North Clarendon home. VSP reports that he is safe and that his family was on their way to him. At about 3 […]
Telegraph donates $300 to Rotary from inaugural ad program
The Chester Telegraph presented a check for $300 to the Chester Rotary on Thursday, Oct. 1 before its First Thursday evening meeting at the Fullerton Inn. The Rotary and The Telegraph had teamed up to promote the 2015 Fall Festival by creating a page within the paper with complete information about the September event that […]
Flood resiliency, land-management workshop in Grafton
The Saxtons River Watershed Collaborative will be holding a free flood resiliency, land-managment workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. in Grafton. Learn about best management practices for flood- and erosion-prone lands and the programs and resources that are available to help landowners conserve […]
Grafton Select Board OKs $30,500 for new salt shed
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 — Telegraph Publishing LLC The Grafton Select Board approved two capital expenditures at its Monday, Oct. 5 meeting, including $16,184 for guard rail replacement along Route 121 and $30,500 for a new salt shed. The guard rail work was awarded to Lafayette Highway Specialities of Massachusetts, while the salt shed – […]
