Refurbished Children's Room Reopens at Canfield Library
The Martha Canfield Memorial Library in Arlington announces the reopening of its Children's Room after a near 20 year absence. Directors Robert Huck and Edmond Dyett led repainting of walls and furniture in bright red blue and yellow chosen by the Children's Room Committee led by Mrs. Nancy Simson. The group oversees the Margaret C Whalen Memorial Fund dedicated to improving the children's book collection, with early generous matching gifts. The room’s history traces to 1829 root cellar origins and a 1958 expansion when juvenile books moved to larger space. key donations from James McCabe and Charles Canfield and help from Mrs Canfield and board members completed the setup.
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Arlington
Martha Canfield
Nancy Simson
Verna Huck
Dorothy Krahmer
Ann Marsh
Eleanor Owen
Margaret Webster
Margaret C. Whalen
Whalen
Library
James McCabe
George Russell
Nutrition panelists challenge theories on food additives
A Manchester panel at the Bennington County Extension Service debated additive safety and nutrition trends. Dr. Tyzbir defended FDA approvals and cautioned against fear, while Adelle Davis and Feingold critiques faced scrutiny. Panelists urged moderation, discussed breakfast, meal patterns, and the rising role of convenience foods in 1977.
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Joan Colgan
Manchester
California
Stanford Research Institute
Herbert Stone
FDA
Bennington
America
Adelle Davis
Tyzbir
Davis
Feingold
Albany
N.Y
Blair Wiliams
UVM
Williams
Aline Coffey
Food Service
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Burlington
Ross Hume Hall
Hall
Cambridge University
Department of Biochemistry
McMaster University
Hamilton
Ontario
Ms. Coffey
Hoosick Falls Village Board Holds Annual Organization Meeting
The Hoosick Falls Village Board of Trustees will hold its annual organization meeting tonight at 8 p.m. in the village clerk's office on Main Street.
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Hoosick Falls
Todd case to court
The ground search for missing teacher Carole Ann Todd in North Adams Massachusetts was to resume as Berkshire County officials consider presenting the case to a county grand jury. A spokesman said indictments were possible but not confirmed. Todd, a 27 year old Falmouth teacher, vanished from a North Adams motel last December after a bloody scene.
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North Adams
Mass
UPI
Carole Ann Todd
Berkshire County
Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office
Todd
Falmouth
Miss Todd
Park McCullough House P M calendar features Scottish exhibit
Coming events at the Park McCullough House run April 2 to 11 from 12 to 3 p m on weekdays. A Scottish exhibit showcases paintings maps and drawings from John Watt. On Friday April 8 at 8 p m The Dank Quartet performs with guest clarinetist Nancy Elwell and musicians Lila Glick Jane Hanks Gail Robinson and Connie Wallace. Admission adults 2 and students 50 cents.
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Park- McCullough House
John Watt
Dank Quartet
Nancy Elwell
Lila Glick
Jane Hanks
Gail Robinson
Connie Wallace
Elm toppled in Hoosick Falls car crash caused village blackout
A large elm fell across Main Street in Hoosick Falls on Sunday morning, demolishing Carl Cunningham’s car and damaging Douglas Weyers’s vehicle, while breaking a utility pole and cutting power to about half the village. Power was restored by about 2 PM after Niagara Mohawk crews worked through the day. no injuries were reported.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Main Street
William Chapones
Niagara Nohawk Power Corp
Immaculate Conception
Carl Cunningham
Wood Court
Douglas Weyers
Fiske St
Niagara Mohawk
Falls
Chapones
Petersburgh man arrested on criminal mischief warrant
Mischief Petersburgh N Y Charles N Church 34 of Petersburg arrested Sunday by the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Department on a warrant from Hoosick Town Justice John Mahar. He was charged with criminal mischief and released on 25 bail.
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Petersburg
N.Y
Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department
Charles N. Church
Hoosick Town
John Mahar
Churchis
NH Official Warns Organized Crime Enters Dog Racing
Concord based Attorney General David Souter warned that organized crime is aiming to enter New Hampshire dog racing and that legalizing slot machines and casino gambling would invite crime. He cited a case where a supposed greyhound licensee was a bank affiliate of organized crime and warned of increased violent crime prostitution and loan sharking with casinos.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
New Hampshire
David Souter
Souter
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