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Guide to the 2017 Chester Fall Festival
©2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC N ow in its 43rd year, the Chester Fall Festival is a fun-filled weekend of music, arts, crafts, food and friends. And it’s set in the gorgeous Vermont town of Chester. Is it any wonder that the Vermont Chamber of Commerce named it one of the state’s Top 10 Fall Events? […]
Burglar makes off with cash at Londonderry Transfer Station
An office at the Londonderry Transfer Station was broken into overnight and someone made off with $90 in cash, Vermont State Police announced this afternoon. Police said that they were notified of the burglary around 9 a.m. today. The complainant said that the cash was taken sometime overnight. The Londonderry Transfer Station, at 7060 Route […]
Chester Chatter: Swimming in the music of summer
By Ruthie Douglas © 2017-Telegraph Publishing LLC Growing up, my family’s source of entertainment was simple and mostly inexpensive. Come summer, on warm evening, we went to the music concerts at Riverside, where the school in Springfield is now located. The band — the town band, played selections to suit everyone. Instead of clapping, you […]
GMP warns of bill payment phone scam
Green Mountain Power is warning customers about a bill payment phone scam that threatens customers with disconnection within 15 minutes if they do not pay immediately. In a new wave of calls, customers received calls claiming to be from GMP and giving the customer a fake toll-free number to call, which is answered by a […]
Burglar hits Westminster garage
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Thieves broke into a Westminster garage overnight according to a Vermont State Police press release this afternoon. This morning at about 6:30 a.m. troopers responded to the report of a burglary at J&W Auto Repair on Rt. 5. Police determined that between 5 p.m. on July 26 and 6:30 a.m. […]
VSP looks for thief of skidder chains in Jamaica
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC A set of large tire chains for a log skidder were stolen in the Jamaica last week according to a Vermont State Police press release today. Yesterday afternoon, police were notified of theft of skidder tire chains from a site on Craven Road in Jamaica. The caller told police that […]
Sign stolen from Westminster business overnight
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are looking for someone who stole a sign from a business in Westminster between Saturday evening and Sunday morning according to a VSP press release. At about 10:30 a.m., police received a report that a red and green sign – about 18 inches by 24 inches – […]
Derry arts and history group mounts music, textile exhibits
By Tuckerman Wunderle © 2017 Chester Telegraph LLC The Londonderry Arts and Historical Society is presenting two exhibits at the Custer Sharp House through the end of July. Textiles and Fabrics and Music in the Mountains focus on the lives of earlier Londonderry residents, showing the ways they worked and played. Textiles and Fabrics focuses on the […]
Man, 22, woman, 41, found dead in separate scenes in Londonderry
While Vermont State Police detectives were investigating the death of a 22-year-old man in Londonderry this afternoon, they were called to the scene of another death several miles away. Just before 10 a.m. today, Londonderry Rescue and the VSP were called to an apartment on North Main Street in Londonderry for a man who was […]
Rash of overnight burglaries along Rt. 30 keeps VSP busy
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Four burglaries with similar circumstances and timing along Route 30 in West Townshend and Jamaica were reported to Vermont State Police today. Early this morning, the West Townshend Cafe reported that overnight, someone had pulled out a window air conditioner and crawled into the building through the […]
Grafton man missing from his home
PLEASE NOTE: Thomas Brown has been found. To read more, click here. © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Vermont State Police are looking for a Grafton man who wandered away from his home last night. According to a VSP press release, Thomas Brown, 84, left his house on Monday night at about 9 p.m. He was […]
Acworth man hit by car in Saxtons River
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC A 92-year-old Acworth, N.H., man was seriously injured when he struck by a car on Main Street in Saxtons River Monday afternoon. According to the Vermont State Police, Alston Barrett, 92, was crossing Route 121 near Maple Street at about 3:40 p.m. when he was hit by a car being […]
South Derry fire department wins $84,000 FEMA grant
By Shawn Cunningham © 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Champion Fire Company No. 5 Chief Jeff Duda announced Friday morning that the South Londonderry company has won an $84,096 Assistance to Firefighter Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Champion was one of seven FEMA grant winners in Vermont including Springfield with $250,069 and Wilmington with […]
Summer reading programs, library events abound
Whiting Library fills summer with books, nature events Whiting Library at 117 Main St. in Chester kicks off its summer reading program with sign ups beginning on Wednesday, June 7. The program features incentives for reading, presentations about Vermont’s plants and animals led by Jay DeGregorio of the Nature Museum and a concert at 10:30 […]
250 lb. anvil stolen from Westminster residence
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Sunday June 4, Vermont State Police responded to a residence in Westminster for the reported theft of an large anvil. According to a VSP press release thieves made off with the anvil, which was in the garden of the residence, between May 21 and June 4, 2017. The anvil […]
Reward offered in Rockingham Shell burglary
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Authorities are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of burglars who hit the Rockingham Shell station more than two weeks ago. In a press release, the Vermont State Police announced that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives continue to investigate the May 4, […]
Drug task force arrests 16 in Springfield area sweep
Sixteen area residents, including two from Chester, were arrested last week and two more are being sought by police in a drug sweep by the Vermont Drug Task Force. According to a Vermont State Police press release today, the arrests came after several months of investigation into the sale of heroin and cocaine in the […]
Thieves make off with guns, cash in Rockingham burglary
© 2017 Telegraph Publishing LLC Burglars made off with tens of thousands of dollars in cash, merchandise and guns in two break-ins in Rockingham last Thursday night in adjacent buildings. Vermont State Police continue to investigate the May 4 burglary at the Shell station at 705 Rockingham Road in Rockingham. In addition to the Shell […]
Housing program offers homeowners repair help
Windham & Windsor Housing Trust’s Home Repair Program is available to help income-eligible homeowners affordably rehab and repair their homes. The Home Repair Program has low-cost loans and provides expert help every step of the way. The loan officer works with homeowners to tailor a loan that is affordable and allows homeowners to make ends […]
Man arrested in VSP barracks break-in attempt, more charges
A Ludlow man faces arraignment today on a number of charges including burglary, possession of stolen property, obstruction of justice and unlawful mischief, according to Vermont State Police. Justin Clouart, whose residence is listed by police alternately as Ludlow and Putney, is accused in two separate incidents one of which included a break-in at the […]
