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Londonderry Wastewater Committee to host public informational meeting Jan. 10

Londonderry Wastewater Committee to host public informational meeting Jan. 10

The Town of Londonderry’s Village Wastewater Committee will host a public informational meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday,  Jan. 10 at the Town Office Building, 100 Old School St. in South Londonderry. The purpose of this meeting is to share findings of the Village Wastewater 60% Completion Report. This report will provide preliminary design information […]

Chester Select Board agenda for Jan. 3

Chester Select Board agenda for Jan. 3

The Chester Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To access via Zoom,  go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below is its agenda 1. Additions or Deletions to the Agenda 2. Approve Minutes from the December 20, 2023 Selectboard Meetings 3. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous […]

Chester man released on $20,000 bail after agreeing to plead guilty to child sex charges

Chester man released on $20,000 bail after agreeing to plead guilty to child sex charges

By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Jason Carrara, the Chester man who was arrested on two child sex charges on Sept. 24 and held without bail, has been released on a bond of $20,000, part of a deal with the office of the Windsor County State’s Attorney’s office that included a guilty plea […]

GMUSD board votes 6-3 to drop Chieftain name

GMUSD board votes 6-3 to drop Chieftain name Board chair Deb Brown resigns amid medical concerns

By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Signalling that the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District would be holding another one of its unusual meetings on Thursday night, board Vice Chair Adrienne Williams announced that board Chair Deb Brown has resigned, citing medical issues from a concussion she suffered weeks ago. The […]

Kendall to resign from GMUSD board

Kendall to resign from GMUSD board

© 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC After one year of a three-year elected term, Scott Kendall has decided to leave his position representing Andover on the Green Mountain Unified School District Board. In an email to Andover Town Clerk Jeanette Haight, Kendall wrote, “I have put much thought into this and I can no longer be […]

Andover  Select Board agenda for Dec. 26

Andover Select Board agenda for Dec. 26

The Andover Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 26* at Andover Town Office, 953 Weston-Andover Road. *Please note the day change. Bellow is its agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of December 11th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per visitor, […]

Flooding hits S. Vt.: Derry shops whacked again

Flooding hits S. Vt.: Derry shops whacked again Dirt roads take the brunt of other damage

 Video by David Lewis of Windham. The Chester Telegraph thanks all of our reporting partners who provided photos, video and insights into today’s events. See photo gallery below. To launch the gallery, click any image. By Cynthia Prairie and Shawn Cunningham ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Our southern Vermont region was hit with another rainstorm […]

Chester Water/Sewer, Select Board agendas for Dec. 20

Chester Water/Sewer, Select Board agendas for Dec. 20

The Chester Select Board will meet as the town’s Water and Sewer Commissioner at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday Dec. 20, 2023 at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and via Zoom. That meeting will be followed by a special meeting of the Select Board. To join these meetings go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129 Below are the agendas for […]

Jason Julian pleads guilty to 'environmental crime' in Connecticut

Jason Julian pleads guilty to ‘environmental crime’ in Connecticut Co-owner of quarrying firm under dispute in Chester

By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Jason Julian, whose firm Julian Materials operates three quarries in Chester that have been the subject of many complaints, pleaded guilty on Friday to six misdemeanor charges in a Connecticut court. The charges, brought by the State of Connecticut, say that Julian illegally disposed of fill containing […]

Ludlow businessman Troy Caruso charged in federal indictment in New York City

Ludlow businessman Troy Caruso charged in federal indictment in New York City

By Cara Philbin and Shawn Cunningham ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Troy Caruso, 56, a prominent Ludlow businessman who also lives in Smithtown, N.Y., was arrested in New York City Thursday and indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and one count of honest services wire fraud. Both are federal charges […]

DRB hearing turns rancorous as Julian Materials changes quarry application

DRB hearing turns rancorous as Julian Materials changes quarry application New plans include moving stone cutting outside Chester

By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Years of quarry noise and months of zoning hearings boiled over at Monday night’s meeting of the Chester Development Review Board as Julian Materials proposed a heavily amended version of its conditional use application, while neighbors demanded to know when there would be enforcement of the current […]

Photo Gallery: Santa's arrival sparks good cheer

Photo Gallery: Santa’s arrival sparks good cheer

©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC As dusk settled over Chester on Saturday, Chester Fire and Police escorted Santa down Main Street to the Green, with its white-lit trees and colorful Christmas tree. Their final destination was the brightly decorated Fullerton Inn to greet families and children who had come just to see him. Santa sat by […]

Andover Select Board agenda for Dec. 11

Andover Select Board agenda for Dec. 11

The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Dec. 11 in the Andover Town Office, 953 Weston Andover Road. Below is the board’s agenda. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of November 27th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per […]

A propane tanker burns in the Black River off Vermont Route 14 in Irasburg on Monday, Dec. 4. Photo by the Vermont Hazardous Materials Response Team.

Tractor-trailer explosion forces home evacuation in N. Vermont town of Irasburg

Updated 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. Updated 1:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4. ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC A major crash and explosion of a  tractor trailer carrying 10,000 gallons of liquid propane in the Northern Vermont town of Irasburg forced nearby residents in both Irasburg and Coventry out of their homes on Monday morning, according to […]

Chester Select Board agenda for Dec. 6

Chester Select Board agenda for Dec. 6

The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting after a continued hearing about a proposed amendment to the Unified Development Bylaws which will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday Dec. 6, 2023 at Town Hall, 556 Elm Street and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81988842129. 1. Continued Hearing re: Proposed Amendment […]

Chester planners shuffle the deck

Chester planners shuffle the deck

By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Planning Commission presented a fairly comprehensive amendment to the town’s zoning regulations to the Select Board on Nov. 15. The amendments are the commission’s response to Act 47 – the HOME (Housing Opportunities Made for Everyone) Act from the 2023 legislative session. The intent of […]

Springfield murderer in girls' kidnapping, deaths from 1979-1983 dies in Kentucky prison

Springfield murderer in girls’ kidnapping, deaths from 1979-1983 dies in Kentucky prison

©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Gary Schaefer, 72, of Springfield, a confessed murderer and suspected serial killer who committed his crimes in the area between 1979 and 1983, died on Nov. 26 while serving a 30 years-to-life sentence in a Kentucky state prison since May 1985. According to a press release, just after midnight on Nov. […]

Holiday events throughout the region

Holiday events throughout the region Tree sales & lightings, visit with Santa, concerts, crafts & more

By Stacia Spaulding ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The holiday season has arrived. Are you in need of a Christmas tree or some hand-crafted gifts? Do the kids want to meet Santa? How about a relaxing evening filled with holiday music? The Telegraph has compiled a list of holiday events in the region. Our Calendar of […]

Chester DRB hears application for Goldthwaite Road wedding venue

Chester DRB hears application for Goldthwaite Road wedding venue Question arises about whether use is permitted for property

By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Several neighbors of 76 Goldthwaite Road in Chester attended Monday night’s Development Review Board meeting to register their concerns about an application to put a “wedding venue.” But how the application got to the board in the first place would be a good question. The application for […]

Chester board considers waiting period between home sale and allowing short-term rental

Chester board considers waiting period between home sale and allowing short-term rental

Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Forty-six days into a six-month moratorium on new un-hosted short-term rentals, the Chester Select Board appears to be leaning toward instituting a waiting period between the purchase of a property and the opening of such a short-term rental. The goal is to make it less attractive for investors […]