4th Annual Town Wide Challenge, Saturday, Mar 21 at 7 pm

4th Annual Town Wide Challenge, It's Almost Time

Saturday Mar 21 at 7 p.m. Weathersfield School, Ascutney.

Watch your favorite town teams compete in this fun trivia challenge contest.  .

The topics include Geography, Sports, Spelling, "Name That Tune," Current Events and Weathersfield History.

Prizes are awarded for the most points and the Best Team Spirit.

All teams are collecting donations to benefit the Weathersfield Proctor Library Capital Campaign.

Donate to your favorite town team and come to the school to watch your team compete with other town teams - Library, School Board, Town Office, Select Board, Historical Society, School team, Ascutney Fire Dept. Veterans Memorial Commission and the Weathersfield School Staff.

This is a fun and funny event and a great way to gather the community after a long and cold winter.

Library CLOSED March 23- April 7 for Mold Remediation

Weathersfield Proctor Library

weathersfieldproctorlibrary.org

 

The Library will be CLOSED for two weeks, MARCH 23 - APRIL 7th for mold remediation services.

The Library will resume normal operating hours on Wednesday April 8th.

We would like to ask you to please hold onto your checked out items during this time and return them after the Library reopens.

Thank you!

SCAM Alert from Weathersfield Police Department

Weathersfield Police Department

Another scam is taking place in the area...This came in from a residence in case you get the same call.
"I just wanted to give a heads up that our house received a call from the number 213-457-3672.

The caller stated legal action was taken against me and they asked for my lawyers info. When I said I didn't have a lawyer they told me that a warrant would be issued for my arrest because I did not pay my taxes in 2011 and will be facing jail time.

 I obviously paid my taxes and it was pretty obvious this was a scam."

Meet the Select Board Candidates in Weathersfield

Weathersfield News February 25, 2015

Nancy Nutile-McMenemy

photosbynanci@comcast.net

Town Meeting is scheduled next week. There is one contested race on the ballot, the Select Board Two Year seat. I thought I'd ask Lynn Esty (LE) and Michael Todd (MT) the two candidates running, a few questions.

In their words..

http://photosbynanci.blogspot.com/2015/02/weathersfield-news-feb-25.html

Assault & Robbery - Windsor County Credit Union

Springfield Police Department, Springfield, VT

Assault & Robbery
February 25, 2015

Matthew Martin
AGE: 28
Weathersfield, Vermont

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On January 28, 2015 the Windsor County Credit Union was robbed by a subject alleging to have a gun. Springfield Police Department, the Vermont State Police, Weathersfield PD, & Chester PD, all responded to this incident.

Further investigation yielded the alleged involvement of Matthew Martin in this robbery. On February 25, 2015 Springfield Officers located and arrested Martin for the alleged offense of Assault and Robbery.

Martin was lodged at Southern State Correctional Facility in lieu of $25,000 bail and will be arraigned on February 26th in Windsor County Superior Court Criminal Division

Weathersfield News, Feb 25, by Nancy Nutile-McMenemy

Weathersfield News Feb 25 #WeathersfieldVT #VT

Weathersfield News February 25, 2015

Nancy Nutile-McMenemy

photosbynanci@comcast.net

Town Meeting is scheduled next week. There is one contested race on the ballot, the Select Board Two Year seat. I thought I'd ask Lynn Esty (LE) and Michael Todd (MT) the two candidates running, a few questions.

In their words..

 http://photosbynanci.blogspot.com/2015/02/weathersfield-news-feb-25.html

Results of Weathersfield Questionaire

These are the results of the Weathersfield Questionnaire that was in the hall as you exited the voting polls last year.  It was an informal poll created by a citizen of Weathersfield. A total of 255 questionnaires were completed. This is for informational purposes only.

Should the Weathersfield School District continue to own and operate the Weathersfield school buses?

Yes: 166 - 65%
No: 30 - 12%
Unsure: 48 - 19%
Blank: 11 - 4%
Total: 255

Should Weathersfield support one unified Fire Department?

Yes: 159 - 62%
No: 54 - 21%
Unsure: 35 - 14%
Blank: 7 - 3%
Total: 255

Should Weathersfield's next Town Manager live in Weathersfield?
Yes: 182 - 71%
No: 24 - 10%
Unsure: 46 - 18%
Blank: 3 - 1%
 Total: 255

Overall are you satisfied with the services provided by the Town?
Yes: 172 - 68%
No: 37 - 15%
Unsure: 34 - 13%
Blank: 11 - 4%
Total: 255

Do you support the 4 day work week for the Town Office and Highway Department?
Yes: 98 - 38%
No: 111 - 44%
Unsure: 40 - 16%
Blank: 6 - 2%
Total: 255

Do you think Town Employes should contribute to the cost of health care benefits?
Yes: 211 - 83%
No: 26 - 10%
Unsure: 15 - 6%
Blank: 3 - 1%
Total 255

Should Weathersfield continue to operate a Recycle Center/ Dump?
Yes: 245 - 96%
No: 0
Unsure: 5 - 2%
Blank: 5 - 2%
Total: 255

Have you read the Weathersfield Town Plan?
Yes: 104 - 41%
No: 146 - 57%
Blank: 5 - 2%
Total: 255

Are you satisfied with the services provided to the Town by the Windsor South East Supervisory Union (WSESU)?
Yes: 76 - 30%
No: 61 - 24%
Unsure: 113 - 44%
Blank: 5 - 2%
Total: 255

If it were possible, should Weathersfield consider withdrawing from the WSESU?
Yes: 68 - 27%
No: 59 - 23%
Unsure: 119 - 47%
Blank: 9 - 3%
Total 255

Prepared by Michael Todd for input to the Weathersfield Select Board and the Weathersfield School Board

Rabies Clinic

Rabies Clinic – 

Saturday, March 14, 2015

10 am -12 noon

Ascutney Volunteer Fire Station

Fee - $10.00 for Rabies Vaccine

(plus cost of dog license, if needed)

Cats, Ferrets, etc. welcome, but do not need to be licensed.

Voter Registration  also available

Motor Vehicle Accident with Injury, Route 131, Weathersfield

Press Release-Motor Vehicle Accident 

  http://vsp.vermont.gov/about_us/divisions/support_services/public_information/press_releases

Vermont State Police
Rockingham Barracks
(802) 236-6113

Date: 2-24-15

Time: 7:15 PM

Location: Route 131 Weathersfield

Nature: Motor Vehicle Accident with Injury

Trooper: Corporal Graham

Operator: Jane McKeen Age: 48 Address: Weathersfield, Vt

Victim: Ramhance Rampersaud Age: 48 Address: Thetford, Vt

Narrative: On 2-24-15 at about 1915 hours VSP Rockingham received a report of a person acting suspiciously on Vermont Route 131 in the vicinity of Cascade Falls Road. It was reported that a male was standing in the roadway waving his arms. At 1918 hours VSP was notified of a motor vehicle accident with a man being struck by a car at the same location. When Troopers arrived a male, Ramhance Rampersaud, was observed lying alongside the north side of Vermont Route 131. He was being attended to by members of the Ascutney Volunteer Fire Department and Golden Cross Ambulance. He was transported the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center where he was being treated for non life threatening injuries.

Troopers spoke to Jane McKeen who advised she was driving westbound. She suddenly observed a pedestrian standing in the westbound travel lane of the road. This section of roadway is not lighted. She was unable to apply her brakes or take evasive action. She struck the male with the passenger side front end of her vehicle.

Investigation has found that other cars, prior to McKeen, had to take evasive action to avoid striking Rampersaud. Investigation is on going. McKeen will not face any charges.



Vermont Department of Public Safety | Vermont State Police

Press Releases: http://vsp.vermont.gov/press_releases
Submit an Anonymous Tip: http://www.vtips.info
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Free Wood Pellets! (While Supplies Last)

Reading Greenhouse Farm Market

 https://www.facebook.com/GreenHouseinReadingVT/posts/10152807324794862?fref=nf

Free Wood Pellets!!!!! Queston Wood Pellets, W. Windsor, Vt has dropped off some pellets for us to give to our customers! Stop in and try a bag. They will be available by the ton soon!

Time Is Running Out For Rescued Horses To Find Foster Homes

Peter Biello VPR

 

Time is running out for 15 horses rescued from a South Woodstock farm to find foster homes.

The rescued horses currently reside in stables owned by the Green Mountain Horse Association, but GMHA needs them to be out by the end of March. Currently, the Lucy MacKenzie Humane Society is hurrying to find foster homes for them.

Twenty-three horses were rescued from a South Woodstock farm in November after the humane society received an anonymous tip that the horses were starving and neglected. Some have already found foster homes. Many of the horses were allegedly eating the wooden walls of their stalls and standing in deep piles of their own waste.

"Our ultimate goal, as much as we can, is to find a home for these horses with food, shelter, water and someone to really care for them," says Heidi Edmunds, executive director of Lucy Mackenzie Human Society.

Neither the owner of the horses, Marjatta Lavin, nor her attorney, returned calls or emails seeking comment. 

A judge will decide later this week whether Lavin can regain custody of the horses, but in the meantime Lucy MacKenzie continues to seek temporary homes for them.

www.lucymac.org

Deer/Moose Hearings Set For March

 Vermont Fish & Wildlife

https://www.facebook.com/vtfishandwildlife/photos/a.10150173749719725.320536.54736059724/10153100105369725/?type=1&theater

This year's deer/moose hearings are set for March. This is a chance for the public to comment on the changes the Board has proposed for deer hunting regulations.

They will be held at the following locations:
March 23 - Barre, Bennington
March 24 - Brighton, Brattleboro
March 26 - St. Albans, Castleton

For addresses and information on the Board's proposed changes, go to: www.tinyurl.com/DeerHearings2015

 

UPDATE - ARRESTED!! ROBBERY - Rite Aid - Springfield

Springfield Police Department, Springfield, VT's photo.


*****PRESS RELEASE*****

 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Springfield-Police-Department-Springfield-VT/133631763326692

Assault & Robbery
Mary Graves
AGE: 29
Bellows Falls VT

On February 23, 2015 at approximately 1056 hours the Springfield Rite-Aid was robbed by an armed individual of an undefined amount of money.

Springfield Police Officers responded to the scene and were later assisted by surrounding agencies such as VSP and Weathersfield PD in attempting to located the suspect involved.

After numerous tips and further investigation officers interviewed and subsequently arrested Mary Graves for the alleged offense of Assault and Robbery.

The Springfield Police Department appreciates and thanks greatly our community for the information, tips, and support provided that aided in the arrest of the alleged offender.

We would also like to thank the Vermont State Police, Weathersfield Police Department, and Bellows Falls Police Department for their assistance with this incident.

https://www.facebook.com/133631763326692/photos/a.148411821848686.23134.133631763326692/891535260869668/?type=1&theater

Springfield Police Department, Springfield, VT

*****IMMEDIATE RELEASE***** The following picture is of a female subject who entered the Rite Aid and took by force money from the store clerk. Additional details will be forth coming as soon as they are officially released by incident command. If you recognize this female please contact the PD at 802-885-2113

Wind Chill Advisory from 3 PM Monday Through 9 AM Tuesday

WCAX-TV's photo.

https://www.facebook.com/WCAXTV/photos/a.211649130441.267115.140859045441/10155228797895442/?type=1&theater

 

WCAX-TV

Inside The Forecast:
Well, we're back to this. The Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory (in blue) for most of the region from 3 PM Monday until 9 AM Tuesday. 

Wind chills could be as low as -30°. And there will be a Wind Chill Warning (in pink) for northern and western NH, where the wind chills could approach -45°.

You know the drill by now - keep the pets inside and check on neighbors who may need assistance during this latest snap of bitter cold air. -Gary

Wind Chill Advisory Through Tuesday Morning

Vermont Emergency Management shared US National Weather Service Albany NY's post.

 

 https://www.facebook.com/NWSAlbany/photos/pcb.976806768997875/976806712331214/?type=1&theater

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US National Weather Service Albany NY added 2 new photos.

Yet another round of frigid Arctic air is moving into the area today.

Temperatures will fall through the single digits today and below zero tonight.

With gusty winds in place, wind chill values will be very low once again. 

 A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for high terrain areas through Tuesday morning.

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Warning - 2015 Annual Town Meeting

Town of Weathersfield, Vermont

Warning for the Annual Town Meeting

Monday, March 2 and Tuesday, March 3, 2015

The legal voters of the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Weathersfield School, 135 Schoolhouse Road in Ascutney, in the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont, on Monday, the 2nd day of March, 2015, at 7:30 P.M., to act on the following articles:

Article 1:        Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield accept the reports of the Town’s officers for the period from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014?

Article 2:        Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to borrow money, if necessary, to pay current expenses in anticipation of taxes in accordance with the provisions of Title 24, Section 1786, of the Vermont Statutes Annotated?

Article 3:        Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to expend such grant monies, gifts, or bequests which may be received by the Town of Weathersfield, in accordance with the terms of said grants, gifts, or bequests?

Article 4:        Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield establish an “1879 Perkinsville Schoolhouse Capital Maintenance and Improvements Reserve Fund” pursuant to Title 24, Section 2804 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, to be used to perform capital maintenance and to make improvements to the building, allowing the Select Board to expend monies from the fund for that purpose?

Article 5:        Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to convey [sell] Parcel No. 09-02-36, an approximately 33 acre parcel with a pond located on Tenney Hill Road, in accordance with 24 V.S.A. 1061(b), with the net proceeds from the sale used first towards paying off any loans borrowed for the purpose of making improvements to the 1879 Perkinsville Schoolhouse and secondly deposited into the “1879 Perkinsville Schoolhouse Capital Maintenance and Improvements Reserve Fund”?

Article 6:        Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield move the start of both the Annual Town Meeting and the Annual School District Meeting to the Saturday preceding the first Tuesday in March beginning on February 27, 2016 and continuing for subsequent years until voters decide otherwise?

Article 7:        To see if the Town of Weathersfield will vote to direct that the annual Town and School Auditors’ Reports be available to the public at the Town Clerk’s Office, in lieu of mailing, and mailed to those who request that a copy be mailed to them, and that a “Notice of Availability” be published in the designated newspaper of record for the Town no less than 30 days prior to the Annual Meetings, as required by Title 24, Section 1682, of the Vermont Statutes Annotated?

            Article 8:        To transact any other business deemed proper when met.

Voting by Australian ballot will be conducted in Martin Memorial Hall, at 5259 U.S. Route 5 in Ascutney, on Tuesday, the 3rd day of March, 2015 [The polls will be open at 10:00 A.M. and will close at 7:00 P.M. on that date], to act on the following articles:

Article 9:        To elect all Town officers as required by law.

Moderator - One Year

Town Clerk – Three Years

Town Treasurer – Three Years

                                    Select Person – Three Years

                                    Select Person - Two Years

                                    Lister – Three Years

                                    Trustee of Public Funds - Three Years

                                    Town Agent - One Year

                                    Grand Juror - One Year

                                    Cemetery Commissioner - Five Years

                                    Library Trustee - Three Years

Article 10:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield approve the expenditure of $1,258,844 for the support and operation of the Town’s General Fund? $896,118 shall be raised by property taxation, allowing the Select Board to set the appropriate tax rate.

Article 11:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield approve the expenditure of $1,037,746 for the support and operation of the Town’s Highway Fund? $746,575 shall be raised by property taxation, allowing the Select Board to set the appropriate tax rate.

Article 12:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield approve the expenditure of $266,550 for the support and operation of the Town’s Solid Waste Management Facility? These monies shall be raised by the collection of fees, allowing the Select Board to set the appropriate fees for the services.

Article 13:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to borrow funds not to exceed $70,000 for a period not to exceed five years for the purpose of making improvements to the 1879 Perkinsville School building? The funds may be borrowed and spent beginning in the current (FY2015) fiscal year.

Article 14:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to borrow funds not to exceed $35,000 for a period not to exceed three years for the purpose of purchasing a light duty pickup truck with plow? The cost of the light duty pickup truck with plow will not exceed $40,000. The new truck will replace a 2006 Ford F-350 with over 114,000 miles on it. The balance of the funds needed to purchase the light duty pickup truck with plow will come from the sale or trade-in of the Town’s existing light duty pickup truck.

Article 15:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to borrow funds not to exceed $16,000 for a period not to exceed three years for the purpose of purchasing a Police cruiser? The cost of the cruiser will not exceed $34,000. The new cruiser will replace a 2009 Chevy Impala police cruiser with over 108,000 miles on it. The balance of the funds needed to purchase the cruiser will be taken from the Police Cruiser Reserve Fund and the sale or trade-in of the Impala. The funds may be borrowed and spent beginning in the current (FY2015) fiscal year.

Article 16:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $15,000, to be deposited into a Reserve Fund for the future acquisition of Highway Maintenance and Repair Equipment? [Not in Budget]

                       

Article 17:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $15,000, to be deposited into a Reserve Fund for the future acquisition of Motorized Fire Apparatus? [Not in Budget]

Article 18:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $30,000 to be deposited in the Weathersfield-Proctor Library Capital Improvements reserve fund? [Not in Budget]

Article 19:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $100 to support the activities of the Weathersfield Directory?   [Not in Budget]

Article 20:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $1,800 to support the activities of the Connecticut River Transit (CRT)?   [Not in Budget]

Article 21:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $2,145 to support the activities of the Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS)?   [Not in Budget]

Article 22:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $400 to support the activities of Springfield, Vermont Area Public Access Television (SAPA TV)?   [Not in Budget]

Article 23:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $1,200 to support the activities of Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA)?   [Not in Budget]

Article 24:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $600 to support the activities of the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (VABVI)?   [Not in Budget]

Article 25:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $9,680 to support the activities of the Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Vermont and New Hampshire (VNAVNH)?   [Not in Budget]

Article 26:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $480 to support the activities of the Windsor County Partners (WCP)?   [Not in Budget]

Dated at Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont this 28th day of January, 2015.

Weathersfield Select Board: N. John Arrison, Chairperson; Daniel E. Boyer, Vice-Chairperson; Richard N. Clattenburg, Board Clerk; C. Peter Cole, Select Board Member; and David T. Fuller, Select Board Member

Warning - Special Fire Truck Bond Meeting

Warning

Special Bond Meeting

Town of Weathersfield, Vermont

The legal voters of the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont, are hereby notified and warned to meet at Martin Memorial Hall, 5259 Route 5, in Ascutney, Town of Weathersfield, Vermont on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. The polls will open at 10:00 a.m. and will close at 7:00 p.m.
ARTICLE I: Shall the general obligation bonds or notes of the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont in an amount not to exceed TWO HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($238,000), less any reserve funds, grants, donations or other funding sources, be issued for the purpose of financing the cost of a new fire truck, such fire truck estimated at a cost of Three Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Dollars ($385,000)?

Dated at Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont this 19th day of January, 2015.

Weathersfield Select Board: N. John Arrison, Chairperson; Daniel E. Boyer, Vice-Chairperson; Richard N. Clattenburg, Board Clerk; C. Peter Cole, Select Board Member; and David T. Fuller, Select Board Member

Town of Weathersfield, Vermont

Public Informational Hearing Notice

Regarding Fire Truck Bond Vote

Monday, March 2, 2015

6:00 PM, Weathersfield School

On Monday, March 2, 2015, the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont will conduct a Public Informational Hearing on the bond article regarding purchase of a fire truck which Town voters will be voting on by Australian Ballot on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.

The Public Informational Hearing will begin at 6:00 PM at the Weathersfield School, 135 Schoolhouse Road, in Ascutney, Town of Weathersfield, Vermont. Information about this public informational hearing may be obtained from Town Manager Jim Mullen at 802.674.2626, townmgr@weathersfield.org.

Dated at Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont this 19th day of January, 2015.

Weathersfield Select Board: N. John Arrison, Chairperson; Daniel E. Boyer, Vice-Chairperson; Richard N. Clattenburg, Board Clerk; C. Peter Cole, Select Board Member; and David T. Fuller, Select Board Member

Veterans Memorial Committee Meeting Agenda

Veterans Memorial Committee

Meeting

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 6:00 PM

Martin Memorial Hall, 5259 US Route 5

AGENDA

1. Approve minutes from November 4, 2014 meeting
2. Additions or corrections to the agenda
3. Goals for 2015
4. Set date, time, location and agenda for next meeting
5. Adjournment

Perkinsville Woman Rejoins Air Patrol; Mom Swears Her in

Sunday, February 22, 2015
(Published in print in Valley News: Sunday, February 22, 2015)

Springfield, Vt. — Edith R. Fellows, of Perkinsville, was recently 
sworn back into the Civil Air Patrol by her mother, Maj. Kathleen R. 
Fellows.

Edith Fellows, an international security specialist, first joined the 
Catamount Composite Squadron nearly two decades ago as a cadet. Then 
13, she asked her mother to join, too.

“You have to drive the child to the meeting … so you might as well 
stay,” Maj. Fellows, now the squadron commander , said in a tele phone 
interview.

Edith Fellows spent the past four years in Iraq. Recently, having 
returned from the Middle East on leave, she decided to rejoin.

“We appreciate her help,” her mother said.


A former petty officer in the U.S. Navy, Edith Fellows recently 
completed a degree in security management. Fellows’ Civil Air Patrol 
experience served her well during her time in the Navy, the squadron 
said in a recent news release. She was stationed in Japan and 
Guantanamo Bay.

“Knowledge and experience acquired in Civil Air Patrol enabled Edith to 
graduate top of her class at airman’s school in Pensacola, Fla., 
receiving an increase in both grade and pay,” Kathleen Fellows said in 
an email. “For students thinking of a military career, CAP is the place 
to start.” Ten percent of each incoming class at the Naval Academy are 
reported to be Civil Air Patrol members, she said. “Membership in Civil 
Air Patrol provides not only a variety of very useful practical and 
leadership skills, but knowledge of military customs and courtesies, 
making the transition to military life a little less intimidating.”

A volunteer auxiliary of the Air Force, the Civil Air Patrol offers 
aerospace education, cadet training and assistance with emergency 
services.

Membership is open to young people age 12 and older, and senior members 
are always needed to support the community service organization’s 
missions, the squadron said.

The Catamount Composite Squadron meets Sundays at 4 p.m. at its 
headquarters, 13 Airport Road, North Springfield.

Anyone interested in the squadron can call Maj. Fellows at 802-263-5544 
or just drop by a meeting. — Aimee Caruso