Union workers ratify General Cable contract with 67-cent raise
United Steelworkers Local 6614 members, 225 strong, ratified a three-year contract at a Pownal fire station after negotiations averted a strike. The deal includes a 67-cent hourly increase over three years plus improved pension plans, extra holiday, and better insurance. Annual breakdown to be set after wage structure adjustments. Old contract expired March 23. work continued until midnight.
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General Cable
Pownal
General Cable Corp
United Steelworkers
Henry Reuwer
Reuwer
Hoosick Falls Board weighs action on Cuddihy building
The Hoosick Falls village board considers demolishing the Cuddihy building after walls fell onto the Firestone Building. The village attorney says responsibility lies with the private owner unless bricks spill into the street. Inspectors, health officials, and village insurance will be consulted as a plan moves forward. Separately, local seniors announce college plans and town leaders proclaim Little League Week with meetings and fund drives to sponsor uniforms and teams.
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Village of
Sternberg
Raymond Cuddihy
Edward Maleahy
Hoosick
Little League
Hoosick Falls
William Greenwood Jr
Factory Point Bank Names New President and Board Chair
The Factory Point National Bank of Manchester Center announced changes in its leadership. Christian W. Schafer resigns as president and is elected chairman of the board effective April 30, while Homer B. Ellis Jr. becomes president and CEO, the bank’s eighth chief executive. Chester D. Andrews is named vice president effective April 5.
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Manchester
Factory Point National Bank of
Manchester Center
Christian W. Schafer
Schafer
Factory Point
Governor’s Advisory Banking Council
Vermont Small Business Advisory Council
Homer B. Ellis Jr
Ellis
Middlebury College
Stanier Graduate School of Banking
Rutgers
Bank
Chester D. Andrews
Ridgefield
Conn
Andrews
State National Bank of Connecticut
New Cannon
South Pacific comes to Arlington high school stage
Tropical weather aside, Arlington High presents Rogers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific Friday and Saturday at 7:30. Ensign Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque navigate love and loss on a WWII Pacific island, with Lt. Cable’s fate and a 30‑strong cast. Tickets at the high school are 1.25 for students and 1.75 for adults.
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Arlington
Rogers and Hammerstein
South Pacific
Robert Godfrey
Pacific
Nellie Forbush
JoAnn Keene
Emile de Becque
Bob Masi
Becque
Nellie
Lisa Mangan
Bloody Mary
Liat
Terry Wilcox
Cable
Marilyn King
Ellie Saunders
Arlington Memorial High School
Walloomsac Notables and Birthdays Highlight Weekend Visits
Mrs. Clarence Buckley spent Thursday night with granddaughter Mrs. Terrance Hoag. Schaghticoke hosts included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herrington and family. Teresa Sullivan marked her 11th birthday on March 29. Roscoe Austin honored at Sewing Angels surprise party. cake baked by Mrs. John Madill. Guests visited Miss Alice Guiden’s home. extended family listed. Gerald Bornt admitted to Putnam Memorial Hospital.
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Clarence Buckley
Terrance Hoag
Teresa Sullivan
Mrs
Edward Sullivan
Roscoe Austin
Sewing Angels
John Madill
Harvey Baker
Bennington doctors co conduct Hoosick glaucoma clinic
Bennington ophthalmologist Dr M Madison Slusher joins Dr William M McCarty of Troy to run the Glaucoma Clinic in Hoosick Falls Central School Saturday from 9 am to noon. The free event serves Bennington Cambridge and Hoosick Falls residents, with transport and nurse support provided.
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Bennington
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
M. Madison Slusher
William M. McCarty
Troy
Town of
Hoosick
Cambridge
Lions
Central School
Anthony Farrara
HFCS
McCarty
Hoosick Falls reviews new water and sewer plans and tests
Morrell Vrooman Engineers met with Hoosick Falls village officials to discuss sewer overflow issues at the river crossing and the water system. They cited high groundwater, illegal roof drain connections, and the need for a nighttime dye test while outlining 20 contractor corrections and supervision plans.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Morrell Vrooman Engineers
Gloversville
Richard A. Severson
William Johnston
Severson
River Street
Lee T. Guild Jr
Guild
Hallock B. Alvord
Country Club
Thompson Construction Company
Clyde Dunn
The
Shaftsbury April Meetings and Derby Winners
The Shaftsbury Fire Department posts a rescheduled April 8 meeting replacing tonight. Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club meets April 5 at 7 30 p.m. Martin Harrington will present moose hunting films from Newfoundland. Shaftsbury Fire and Light District annual meeting set for April 5 at 7 p.m. at the Shaftsbury Firehouse with two Prudential Committee members to be elected. Cub Scout Pack 331 Pinewood Derby winners announced Gregg Matteson Dan 2 Dave Kosche Den 1 Mark Evans Den 3 Steve Kosche Webelos. Richard A Armstrong spoke on water distribution. Mayor Severson and village board toured sewer plant and pumping stations ahead of Tuesday meeting.
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Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club
Martin Harrington
Newfoundland
Shaftsbury Fire and Light District
Shaftsbury Firehouse
Prudential Committee
O— Cub Scout Pack
Gregg Matteson
Den 2
Dave Kosche
Den 1
Mark Evans
Den 3
Steve Kosche
The
Webelos
Richard A. Armstrong
Severson
No money to burn after all in Bennington blaze mixup
A near bank fire scare in North Bennington last night ended with firefighters finding a car on fire near Bank Street rather than the village bank. Gary Gardner of Main Street reportedly owned the vehicle. flames were doused but wiring was damaged and tires were singed. The car bore the slogan Bounty Hunter on its hood.
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North Bennington
Main Street
Main
Bank Streets
Tottering
Bank Square
Gary Gardner
Bennington
Sunderland School Association to discuss drugs topic
A film strip titled Marijuana What Can You Believe prompts Sunderland School Association to review drugs at its April meeting on Monday April 5 at 8 p.m. in the new elementary school. President Mrs. Albert Bowen and eighth grade teacher Brian Hill lead the program. Everyone is welcome. discussion and refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunderland School Association
Albert Bowen
Brian Hill
Kenneth Mason
Watercolor Exhibit by Dorothy Howe Opens Monday
Dorothy Howe will open a watercolor exhibition at the Village Gallery of the Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester on Monday April 5, continuing through April 23. Howe, educated in Boston, is an acclaimed watercolorist with exhibitions in Oslo and Santa Fe where works sold to collectors. She has also shown in New York and is a longtime member of the Southern Vermont Artists. The Village Gallery on Union Street is open weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with no admission.
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Manchester
Dorothy Howe
Southern Vermont Art Center
Boston
Oslo
Norway
Santa Fe
New Mexico
New York
Art Center
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Loren Weeden
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Albany Business College
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Robert Hall Sr
River Road
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UPI
Elk
Northhampton Junior College
Northampton
Mass
Laura Keough
John Keough
Radford College
Radford
SWIFT
Chuck
Walker
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Main St
Bennington, Vt
Factory Point Board
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Joseph Cable
Rick Hawley
Ers and Hammerstein
Jon Burke
Jeff Rice
Charlie Dusha
Lesley Pratt
Shelly Salter
Cheryl Laskey
Dianne Dusha
Kathy Kreel
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
Minnie Phillips Hall
Howard
Terry Hoag
Michael
Harry Griswold Jr
Mary
Averill Park
Mr. Griswold
Robert Baldwin
William Ingraham
Detroit
Vincent LeBlanc
Carl Wolfe
Hudson Falls
Gerald Bornt
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Easter
Fienberg
DR. M. Madison Slusher
Javery
South Street
Remington
Vermont
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
Shaftsbury
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Shaftsbury Fire Department
Sunderland
Gerald Raftery
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Rebecca's Oven
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Adams
J.F. Collins
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