Manchester Lions Club to stage 23rd annual show
The Manchester Lions Club will dedicate its 23rd annual show to the memory of David Beck and Clifford B. Graham. A dress rehearsal is planned Tuesday at Manchester Elementary School with a final practice Sunday at St. Pauls Church. Surprises include a musical skit by The Green Mountain Buccaneers and Esther from Manchester, plus performances by Scott Wilcox Eugene Jolivette Jane Davis and a group led by Ms. Davis. Local Scouts will also participate.
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Manchester
Manchester Lions Club
David Beckwith
Clifford B. Graham
Rudy Heiland
St. Paul’s Church
Bonnet Street
Heiland
Green Mountain Buccaneers
Esther
Scott Wilcox
Eugene Jolivette
Jane Davis
Ted Cook
Thyra Stannard
James West
Dorothy Grout
Barbara Powers
Fred Grout
Wilfred Gilbert
Neal Gilbert
Bill Gilbert
Dan Noble
Manchester selectmen refuse liquor licenses over overdue taxes
Manchester selectmen take a firm stand on tax collection and refuse new liquor licenses until debts are cleared. The May 2 deadline looms as a probe shows ERCO Corp owed nearly $847.69 in personal property taxes for G and G restaurant, with ownership and equipment valued far above paid, triggering a broader review for all applicants.
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Manchester
Ashey Grey
Erco Corp
Grey
ERCO
Jean Bongartz
NASC student to vacate dorm after drug arrest
North Adams State College student Edward J. Lima, 20, was ordered by the Board of Trustees to leave campus by 5 p.m. after being arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. His challenge to the college's right to dismiss him continues, with a new hearing set for April 25. The arrest followed a window-smashing report and the discovery of 15.2 ounces of marijuana in his dorm room. NASC dean Anthony F. Ceddia said the trustees’ decision reinforces the campus judicial system and the college’s prerogative.
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Mass
North Adams State College
Edward J. Lima
Board of Trustees of State Colleges
Glouchester
NASC
Lima
Anthony F. Ceddia
Act 250 permit granted for Arlington restaurant
Arlington learns its Act 250 hearing clears for Carl Bernhardt's Route 7 restaurant and lounge after a reconvened session. State approval of the septic system and alignment with the town plan were confirmed with conditions including moving septic fields and an engineer inspection before completion. The hearing also reviewed Robertson Law's diesel fuel pump project near Route 313 with zoning concerns and a requirement to gain planning commission permission.
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Martha Elliott
Arlington
Carl Bernhardt
Route 7
Bernhardt
District Environmental Commission
Bernardt
Planning Commission
District Commission issues permits for Bennington Pownal roads
The Bennington County Commission on Tuesday agreed to issue Act 250 permits for a road in Bennington and a road in Pownal, pending information. It approved a permit for Sylvio Cassano to build Andrian Drive serving four new lots, with plot-plan changes to keep roads and septic systems at least 50 feet from a stream. Percolation tests raised waste disposal concerns. covenants will require septic systems 50 feet from the stream. A permit for Janet Reynolds to build a road off Middle Pownal Road was conditionally approved pending zoning permit, a map of the 60 acre tract, and conformance with town plans.
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Edmund Goodell
District Environmental Commission
Zoning Board of Adjustment
William E. Dailey
Goodell
Dailey Company
Dailey
Jan Slusmon
Bennington County District Environmental Commission
Bennington
Pownal
Sylvio Cassano
Cassano
Coleville Road
Andrian
Cassano’s
Planning Commission
Janet Reynolds
Middle Pownal Road
Reynolds
Commission
Sue Burton Tenner
Gerald Cornell
Ferdinand Bongartz
Salmon slams bank chief over Vermont mortgage outlook
Gov. Thomas P. Salmon accused Donald Rowan of disservice to Vermont's financial community at a news conference. Rowan warned mortgage money would stay tight despite a rate ceiling rise from 7.5 to 8.5 percent. Salmon defended the administration's housing measures and opposed floating the ceiling.
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Vermont
Salmon
Vermont Home Finance Authority
Finance Authority
Bankers Association
Hoosick Falls Students Join Austrian School Trip
Ten Hoosick Falls students and one adult join Middletown High School peers on an 11 day Innsbruck tour to ski the Austrian Alps. Mrs. Helen Van Eseltine coordinates and accompanies the group, with a KLM flight. The return is planned for Sunday. George Starr announces storage for May Booster Club Auction items to fund a Universal Gym for HFCS.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Middletown High School
Helen van Eseltine
Helen Wirmusky
Middletown School
Howard Haynes
St. Mary’s Academy
Hoosick
Austrian Alps
Royal Dutch Airlines
KLM
George Starr
Booster Club
Universal Gym
HFCS
Dorset Dog Licensing Reminder in Dorset Town
There are several dogs still unlicensed in Dorset. All dogs four months or older must be registered at the town office. Fees are $3 for males and spayed females and $9 for unspayed females. An additional 50 percent penalty applies for licenses not renewed by April 1.
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Dorset
Woodford PTG to Hold Public Sale and Photo Event
Maplewood 4-H meets at Fielding Skating Rink Woodford. The Woodford School PTG hosts a public sale of a school desk and baked goods this Saturday April 20 from 10 am. An Drick Studios will take color preschool photos at Woodford School on Saturday April 26 at 1 pm. Photos cost 3.50 per package. The next PTG meeting is April 30 at 7 pm and a social on May 2 at 7. Manchester Wednesday hosts regular meeting. Approximately 35 children hunted eggs at Mrs Edith Snare’s Easter event Sunday. First prizes awarded to Erwin Phillips and Tony White. second prizes to Magic Deeley and Judy Tarbell. Booby prizes noted for tiny tots. Winners were Jamie Sparkman and Nicky Wilkins.
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Andrick Studios
Woodford
PTG
Edith Snare
Erwin Phillips
Tony White
Magic Deeley
Judy Tarbell
Jamie Sparkman
Nicky Wilkins
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