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Londonderry Select Board taps policing committee members
By Mallory Hopkins © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC In the wake of a recent spate of break-ins and other crimes, the Londonderry Select Board at its Monday, Aug. 3 meeting, named nine people to sit on its newly formed ad hoc committee to study options for stepped up policing services and to make recommendations to […]
Stabilization of historic firehouse estimated at $90,000; moving structure also recommended
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In the ongoing dust-up over the future of the nearly 150-year-old Yosemite Firehouse on Route 103 in Chester, the question of its condition and the funds that would be needed to save it have been a sticking point for all concerned. And now, with the arrival of […]
2.7 miles in downtown Chester to be repaved
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Resurfacing work along 2.7 miles of Routes 11 and 103 in Chester Depot and downtown Chester will begin in the next week with completion expected by early fall, according to Jacquie Degasse Dagesse, of EIV Technical Services of Williston, which is handling communications for the project. Specifically, work […]
Chester Select Board meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015
The Chester Select Board will meet as the Chester Water Commissioners at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Upon its adjournment, the Chester Select Board will hold its regular meeting. Below are the agendas. Select Board & Water Commissioners Meeting Joint meeting of the Chester Select Board and the Chester […]
Police scale back search for missing Andover woman, request residents search their properties
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC With patrols still in the woods and combing the side roads, the Vermont State Police announced mid-afternoon on Friday that they are winding down this phase of the search for Lynn Perry. The Andover woman – who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease – has been missing from her […]
Grafton Select Board agenda for Monday, Aug. 3, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday Aug. 3 at Grafton Elementary School, 58 School St. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Adopt Agenda Minutes: July 20, 2015 Highway Report a. Work Schedule b. Other Highway Issues SEVEDS Informational Update Sand Bid Award Wind Information Committee Questions Town Garage Sale Update Grants […]
Search for Lynn Perry moves into third day
UPDATE: 6:50 p.m. Thursday July 30. Searchers have spent the afternoon looking for any trace of Lynn Perry in the Route 121 area. Several worked through the torrential downpour of the mid-afternoon. Chester fire chief Matt Wilson told the Telegraph that he had some tired firefighters still out there at 6:30 p.m. “We’re going […]
‘New England’ architecture gets a hearing at Jiffy Mart DRB meeting
By Shawn Cunningham and Cynthia Prairie © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC What is the “over-all New England architectural appearance” and does the proposed Jiffy Mart “adhere harmoniously” to it were the questions on the table Monday night as the Chester Development Review Board reached the Special Criteria portion of its review for a conditional use […]
As night falls, Andover woman remains missing — With Updates
UPDATE 10 p.m. Search and rescue teams will resume the search for Lynn Perry tomorrow at 6 a.m. The Telegraph will have updates as information becomes available. Tonight, an air-conditioned, inflatable structure was set up next to Rowell’s Inn to give search teams a place to recover from the heat, which is expected to reach […]
Green Mountain Flyer excursions extended two weeks, adds Fireworks train Aug. 1
The Vermont Rail System has ramped up its tourism train service in Chester this year, coordinating with the Chester Rotary to begin its Green Mountain Flyer Fall Foliage excursions a week earlier than last year then extending the excursions one week longer. It has also decided to restart its Fireworks Train on Aug. 1 to […]
Police search for missing Andover woman
Police from all over the region are in Andover searching for a 56-year-old Andover woman who is suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and was reported missing by her family at 7:20 this morning, Tuesday, July 28. According to Vermont State Police out of the Rockingham Barracks, Lynn Perry, who lives just west of the old […]
Classes for EMT, Advanced EMT training coming up; Londonderry seeks volunteers for policing plan panel
District 11 Emergency Medical Systems will be hosting classes for Emergency Medical Technicians and Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians beginning in the fall. District 11 includes Weston, Andover, Chester, Grafton and Londonderry as well as Springfield, Windham, Rockingham, Athens, Ludlow, Weathersfield, Baltimore, Cavendish and Westminister. EMT class will be held Mondays, Wednesdays and some Saturdays from […]
Weston Select Board agenda for Tuesday, July 28, 2015
The Weston Select Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Weston Town Offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. It will be preceded at 6:45 p.m. by a hearing of the Board of Civil Authority. Below are their agendas. Board of Civil Authority 1. Hearing Appeals 2. Adjourn. Weston Select Board 1. Any […]
Grafton wind info committee role questioned, town garage construction progressing
By Gloria Dufield © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Wind information and the new town garage were the focus of discussions again at the Grafton Select Board meeting on Monday night, July 20. Don Dougall asked the board to clarify the purpose of the Wind Information Committee, which he felt was making an effort that was […]
Chester board moves toward 2nd water vote, away from Yosemite Firehouse
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two historic Chester structures took center stage on Wednesday, July 15 as the Select Board started the runup to a new vote on upgrading the ancient and crumbling municipal water system while looking to back away from involvement in preserving the historic Yosemite Firehouse on Depot Street, […]
Dollar General foes end four-year fight; hope to see stronger zoning regulations in Chester
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC After a four-year battle, the Chester group fighting the construction of a 9,100-square-foot Dollar General has decided to not seek a motion to re-argue the case before the state Supreme Court, giving the green light to the Zaremba Group out of Ohio to construct the building on Main […]
Chester Development Review Board agenda for Monday, July 27, 2015
The Chester Development Review Board will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, July 27 for a site visit at Nudist Camp and Williams roads followed by its regular public hearing at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Site visit: 5 p.m. Corner of Nudist Camp & Williams Rd 6 p.m. […]
Ottauquechee District honored for River Roadshow program
Ottauquechee Natural Resources Conservation District received the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence at State House on Tuesday, June 30. The award was given for ONRCD’s River Roadshow, a moble education program that uses a stream table to demonstrate how rivers behave during flood events. The program is in its fourth year, has reached more than […]
Grafton Wind Information Subcommittee meets Tuesday, July 21, 2015
The Grafton Wind Information Subcommittee will meet at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21 at the own Administrator’s office at 117 Main St in Grafton. Below is its agenda 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Submitted Questions Review 4. Other Business 5. Date of Next Meeting: TBD 6. Adjourn
Grafton Planning Commission meeting for July 21, 2015
The Planning Commission for the Town of Grafton will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 at Town Hall, 117 Main St. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Minutes: 06/09/2015, previous incomplete minutes, minutes preparer Town Land Use Administrator Action items Town Plan Amendment to enable Village Center Designation (Liisa) Municipal Planning Grant, FEH Any […]
