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Windham Town Office break-in
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Vermont State Police in Rockingham report they are investigating an attempted break-in at the Windham Town Office at 5976 Windham Hill Road. According to a VSP press release, the attempted break-in was reported on Oct. 2, but had taken place in the days preceding. According to the report – […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Wednesday Oct. 7, 2015 (Amended)
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from the Sept. 16, 2015 Select Board Meeting and the Sept. 16, 2015 Executive Session Citizen Comments Old Business Historic Marker; Railroad Station Water Project Next Steps – Sign […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for Monday, Oct. 5, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: Sept. 21, 2015 Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll Highway Report Work Schedule Other Highway Issues: Village Park Tree Removal Route 121 Illegal Dump Area Decaying Trees – […]
Voters approve Chester water project by wide margin
By Shawn Cunningham and Cynthia Prairie ©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC With a turnout more than double either of the two previous ballots, Chester voters Tuesday passed a $4 million bond for a project to add a 330,000 gallon water tank and replace aging mains. The measure passed by a vote of 280 to 121 with turnout […]
Crowds flood Peru streets for 36th annual fair
A cool but sunny Saturday greeted the 36-year-old Peru Fair. With 100 vendors selling everything from pottery to dumplings, music filling the air from several stages and the aroma of fire-roasted pig wafting through the crowds, it was bound to be a success. Proceeds from the fair go to the Peru Scholarship Fund, a non-profit […]
Info meeting primes Chester for 3rd water project vote today
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 – Telegraph Publishing LLC In a 40-minute informational meeting – the third held since May 18 — about 30 Chester residents Monday night listened as Town Manager David Pisha and engineer Naomi Johnson offered a more focused explanation of the project and its funding than given in earlier meetings. Town voters […]
Water meeting tonight, voting tomorrow in Chester
© Telegraph Publishing LLC There will be an informational meeting at 6 tonight at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St., where town officials will give a presentation and answer questions on the $4 million water project that will be voted on Tuesday, Sept. 29. SAPA TV will record the meeting and intends to broadcast it […]
Who dumped those tires?
The Vermont State Police are asking for the public’s help. On Sunday Sept. 27, at about 11 a.m. a resident reported seeing a man dumping tires by the side of Middletown Road about three-quarters of a mile outside of Grafton. The man was driving a beige Chevrolet pickup truck. Anyone with information on this is […]
Weston Select Board agenda for Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015
The Weston Select Board will hold its next meeting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below is its agenda. 1. Any Requested Changes to the Agenda: 2. Public Comment: 3. SO #21 Payroll & SO #21 Vendors: 4. New & Old Business: 5. Miscellaneous: 6. Adjourn:
Truck tire mishap shuts Maple at 103 in Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Maple Street in Chester remained closed at noon today after a tractor-trailer carrying an oversized load clipped a curb, tearing up a tire and shutting off traffic in downtown Chester around 9:30 this morning. Police estimate that the small section of roadway will be closed for “for […]
DRB green-lights new Jiffy Mart for Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC At its Monday Sept. 21 meeting, the Chester Development Review Board gave its approval to an application by Champlain Oil to construct a 4,980-square-foot Jiffy Mart, which would house convenience store, a Subway and a Ramunto’s Pizza Express. The Jiffy Mart would also have four double-sided gas […]
Chester Fall Fest shines under two sunny days
©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two sun-filled days and the Green filled with vendors and visitors. It’s no wonder that Nancy Davis, one of the organizers of the Chester Rotary Club’s annual Chester Fall Festival, declared the event a success. (To launch photo gallery, click any photo) “Vendors were happy with the event and with their […]
Select board hears -1.5% loan reduces Chester water project cost by $800,000
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a short meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Chester Select Board heard an update on the water project, which comes up for a vote next Tuesday, Sept. 29, and a preliminary offer to build the town a new radio/cell tower that would replace the one – […]
Grafton residents await answers on wind project
By Gloria Dufield © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Less then a dozen community members attended Grafton’s 15-minute Select Board meeting on Monday in which topics ranged from finalizing details relating to ongoing projects, FEMA buyouts and the town garage closing, to the continued discussion on the wind project. The board voted Town Administrator Rachel Williams […]
Londonderry extends clerk’s office hours for tax payments
The Londonderry Town Clerk’s office at 100 Old School Road in South Londonderry will be open for extended hours to accept tax payments. From Monday Sept. 28 to Thursday Oct. 1, the office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 2015 property taxes for Londonderry land owners are due Oct. 1.
Grafton Select Board meeting for Monday, Sept. 21, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. in Grafton. Below is its agenda. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Minutes: Sept. 8, 2015 4. Warrants: Accounts Payable and Payroll 5. Highway Report a. Work Schedule b. Other Highway Issues 6. FEMA Storage […]
Chester Police Log for June 13 through Sept. 10, 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. Saturday, June 13, 10:02 a.m. Police spotted a chicken running out into traffic at River Street and Route 103 South being chased down by […]
Vermont State Police incident log for September 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. Tuesday, Aug. 4, Londonderry – A woman called the state police to report that she believed that her daughter was staying […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Sept. 16, 2015 – Amended
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve minutes from Sept. 2, 2015 Select Board meeting and Sept. 2, 2015 executive session Citizen Comments Old Business Water Project Summary Cell Tower Update Financial Updates General Fund Water & […]
Two Londonderry residents cited for petit larceny
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police cited a pair of Londonderry residents with petit larceny on Thursday, Sept. 10. The charges stem from a report of firewood stolen from a residence on Glebe View Lane in South Londonderry on July 26. After investigating the theft, state police located two suspects — a 31-year-old […]
