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Andover Select Board agenda for March 14
The Select Board for the Town of Andover will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 14 at Andover Town Hall, 953 Andover Road, and via Zoom. To join the meeting via Zoom, click here. Meeting ID: 869 021 5007 and Passcode: 146374; or dial by your location +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) […]
Water or septic system failing? State offering ARPA funds to help
MONTPELIER The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is providing $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to support low- and moderate-income Vermont homeowners in repairing or replacing their failed or inadequate on-site water or wastewater systems – often referred to as wells or septic systems. Eligible homeowners with failed or inadequate wells, springs, septic […]
Weekly Covid Update: State lifts mask recommendation March 14 Vermont vaccination rates stagnate
©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Thursday, Gov. Phil Scott and Vermont health officials announced that Covid-19 public health guidance for masks will be lifted and isolation/quarantining recommendations will be simplified beginning Monday, March 14. The statewide mask recommendation for schools and all Vermonters is being lifted completely on that date. According to Vermont State Epidemiologist […]
Southern Windsor County Legislative Forum set for Monday, March 7
The annual Southern Windsor County Legislative Forum is taking place from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on Monday, March 7. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, this year’s event will again be virtual. The forum will provide an opportunity to learn more about legislation being discussed this session in Montpelier, as well as a chance to ask […]
2-year-old, 80-year-old die in crash on Rt. 103 in Chester Driver flown to DHMC, gives birth to boy by C-section
Please see below for updates made at 5:24 p.m. and 4 p.m. By Shawn Cunningham and Cynthia Prairie © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC A minivan traveling south on Route 103 in Chester on Wednesday night crossed over the center line and hit another vehicle head-on, resulting in the death of the minivan’s 80-year-old driver and […]
Andover elects historic board; Chester voters return Whalen to Select Board after hiatus
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Andover residents, faced with three select board vacancies, created what is likely an historic board with a majority of women as members. With one member resigning his unexpired three-year seat and two members deciding not to run for re-election, Andover residents were voting to put three new […]
Chester votes ‘yes’ on retail cannabis; Andover voters say ‘no’ to street ATVs Manchester voters reject regional field house proposal
By Shawn Cunningham and Cynthia Prairie © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Retail cannabis was approved Tuesday by the voters of Chester 318 to 267, an outcome that seemed to surprise both those who were for it and those who were against it. The article — Shall the Town of Chester authorize cannabis retailers in town […]
‘Confident’ GM boys capture 8 seed in win streak, face Peoples tonight in Chester
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Winners of their last three games, the Green Mountain boys basketball team appears to be peaking at just the right time. As a result of their recent win streak, Coach Brian Rapanotti’s squad has captured the 8 Seed in the upcoming Division 3 boys basketball tournament and will […]
Chester Select Board agenda for March 2
The Chester Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom. To access via Zoom: Click here. Below is its agenda. 1. Reorganization 2. Approve Minutes from the February 16, 2022 Selectboard Meeting 3. Citizen Comments/Answers from Previous Meeting 4. Old Business 5. Annual […]
Cavendish principal finalist forum March 1; special GMUSD board meeting March 2
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Cavendish Town Elementary School Principal Interview Committee will be holding a finalists forum from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1. The forum will be both in person (at CTES, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville) and on Zoom. The Two Rivers Supervisory Union will be recording the forum for […]
Hybrid Andover information meeting focuses on ATV ordinance Nearly 100 residents attend online or in person
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Saturday before Town Meeting Day is usually when the Town of Andover gathers its voters to do the town’s business. But in light of the pandemic – and at the urging of residents – the Select Board opted again this year to vote all articles by […]
Police search for Connecticut SUV that caused Cavendish crash
© Telegraph Publishing LLC The Vermont State Police are looking for the driver of a car they say caused a crash in Cavendish on Thursday then left the scene. According to a VSP press release, just before 3 p.m. on Feb. 24, Denver Schillinger, 51, of Windsor, was driving a 2015 GMC truck east near […]
Weekly Covid Update: State plans transition into living with Covid
©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Covid-19 update was just a small part of Gov. Phil Scott’s weekly press conference on Tuesday as Covid case numbers continue to fall. State Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine was the only state official to speak on Covid this past Tuesday, saying that the state was planning for the deliberate […]
Andover Select Board agenda for Feb. 28
The Andover Select Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28 at Andover Town Hall, 953 Andover Road, and via Zoom. To access the meeting via Zoom, click here. Meeting ID: 869 021 5007; Passcode: 146374. Or dial in: +1 929 436 2866 US (New York). Below is its agenda. 1. Call Select Board […]
Retail cannabis sales vote: What you should know
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Town Meeting Day this year, Chester voters will go to the polls to vote on allowing the sale of recreational cannabis within the town. For those who are still on the fence, here are some resources to help with making a decision. First, cannabis was made […]
Chester Select Board talks around cannabis vote
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With less than two weeks to go before the town’s voters will decide whether retail sales of cannabis will be allowed in Chester, the Select Board continued to talk – and occasionally debate – about the topic including issues that are outside the scope of the vote. […]
Meet the candidates: Four vie for two one-year seats on Chester Select Board
©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Telegraph sent a series of questions to the four candidates who are vying for two one-year terms on the Chester Select Board. Those two seats are currently held by Leigh Dakin and Jeff Holden, who are seeking re-election. These questions are currently on issues top of mind for many […]
Weekly Covid Update: Schools with 80% vaxx rate can drop mask requirements
©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With overall Covid-19 numbers continuing to decline, Gov. Phil Scott announced that as of Monday, Feb. 28, state guidance will allow schools to end mask requirements if they have achieved an 80 percent vaccination rate. He went on to add that this was just a first step and that “in the […]
Chester Planning Commission agenda for Feb. 21, 2022
The Chester Planning Commission will hold its regular meeting at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. and via Zoom, at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Feb. 21, 2022. To join the meeting go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81029256359 1. Review minutes from the February 7, 2022 meeting. 2. Citizen comments. 3. Review proposed Village Green Zoning District bylaw amendment text […]
Three member Andover board talks reappraisal, short term rentals Emergency services contract on hold for new board
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Recent meetings of the Andover Select Board have tended to be contentious, but the Feb. 14 meeting saw the now three-member board agreeing on most everything that came up. And with three members remaining after two recent resignations, there was no room for disagreement. That’s because with […]
