Dangerous defoliant planned for Vermont power lines
A controversial chemical, 2-4-5-T, once linked to birth defects in Vietnam, is approved for ground spraying along Green Mountain Power rightsofway in Vermont towns including Websterville and St Johnsbury. Officials cite safety rules and federal guidance, while critics warn of lingering dioxin risk and environmental impacts.
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Vietnam
Vermont
Arthur H. Westing
Windham College
Westing
Vermont Department of Agriculture
Green Mountain Power Company
Websterville
East Barre
St. Johnsbury
East Montpelier
John Scott
Plant Pest Control Department
Scott
Central Vermont Public Service
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc
The
Conservation Society
Jim Morse
Vermont Pesticide Council
Morse
Department of Water Resources
Agriculture Department
Department
EPA
Department of Agriculture
State Water Resources Board
Barrett
Health Department
Ambulance and Rescue Association Meets at Averill Park
Rensselaer County Ambulance and Rescue Association holds its monthly meeting at Averill Park Firehouse in Hoosick Falls New York at 8 pm. Members discuss scuba diving relevance to operations and review an upcoming rescue training course including a pilot version and possible start details. Charles Ballenger of Ambulance Troy Service will explain new electronic equipment acquired by the group.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Averill Park
Rensselaer County Ambulance and Rescue Association
Charles Ballenger
Ambulance Troy Service, Inc
Firefighters to attend Shaftsbury fire training school
A regional fire training school for Bennington County firefighters will be held in Shaftsbury this Saturday. Over 160 firemen, including 15 from Hoosick Falls, N.Y., have registered. Training covers pump theory, protective breathing, hazardous materials, extinguishers, and a forest fire simulator. Ken Smith of Arlington is chief instructor. Shaftsbury Chief Bill Kelley is overall coordinator. Lunch at Shaftsbury Fire Station.
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Shaftsbury
Bennington County
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Vermont State Firefighters Association
State Department of Forests and Parks
Ken Smith
Arlington
Bill Kelley
Edward Haddad
Bennington Rural
Shaftsbury Fire Station
Proposed youth programs announced for Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls youth programs for the year were outlined by William Keyes director of Youth Services in a recent operations survey. The list includes a Halloween parade and party a basketball clinic hockey clinic a junior basketball league a summer basketball league a free throw contest an one on one basketball competition and a junior hockey program.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick
Bennington Club hike in Woodford April 20
The Bennington Section of the Green Mountain Club schedules a 10 mile hike in Woodford’s Bickford Hollow on Saturday April 20. Meet at 10 a.m. at the Vermont Bank and Trust Company lot. Leader Scott Leake. Also noted are various youth and sports programs and events. Connecticut Senate approves eight anti discrimination bills including one letting women witness executions.
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Bennington
Green Mountain Club
Bickford Hollow
Woodford
Woods Roads
Glastonbury
Bald Mountains
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
Scott Leake
Hartford, Conn
UPI
Connecticut Senate
Transportation plans to get Vermont Bicentennial link
Arlington Bennington County Regional Commissioners hear a 7:30 p.m. presentation by James Hormel executive director of the Vermont Bicentennial Commission and Robert Burley of Burley Associates about the Vermont Bicentennial Transportation System. The program includes a slide and sound show and a Q and A on plans and a $2 500 grant for Bennington County work including a link to Albany. Also on the agenda are A-95 federal grants and the 1974 75 BCRC work program and budget. The meeting at St Margaret Mary's Parish Hall is open to the public.
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Arlington
Bennington County
James Hormel
Vermont Bicentennial Commission
Robert Burley
BCRC
St. Margaret Mary’s Parish Hall
Pownal Fire Department hosts work night at 7:30
The Pownal Center Fire Department will hold a work night tonight at 7 30 at the firehouse. The North Pownal Congregational Church schedules a rummage sale on Friday May 10 from 5 to 8 pm at the church with donations welcome by calling 823 5617 or leaving items on the steps.
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Pownal Center
North Pownal
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Lisa Barrett
Pesticide Council
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Federal Environmental Protection Agency
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Cashelmara
S. Howard
Tinker Creek
A. Dillard
M. Angell
H.G. Nicolson
J. Lipman
P. Jennings
Faulkner
J. Blotner
Country Chronicle
G. Taber
G. Moorhouse
A.M. Lindberg
H. van Lawick
K. Clark
E. J. Kahn
A. Wolff
God
E. Guder
Myth & Medicine
J. Camp
J. Mellon
S. Terkel
K. Menninger
W. C. Heinz
Kappillan of
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N. Monsarrat
Tiffany St
J. Weidman
Bernardo B
J. Household
S. Paretti
J. Hanley
Hesitant Heart
A. Edwards
Sandalwood
V. Coffman
Kilshaw
P. Driscoll
E. Berckman
Lester Affair
A. Garve
Quick Red Fox
J. D. MacDonald
Clarence
Jack the
G. Mikes
the Toff
J. Creasey
E R. Harris
Lincoln Steffens
Kaplan
Chet Ringheiser
Jodie Harrington
George Feydeau
Dorset Players
Dorset Playhouse
Sylvania
Monument Plaza
North Adams Hoosac Savings Bank
North Adams
Massachusetts
Bennington Emblem Club
the Elks Lodge
Eagle Scouts
Thomas P. Salmon
Charles
Donald Hon
David Hon
Montpelier
George M. Walsh
Charles Dusha
Don Dusha
Saratoga Performing Arts
Pownal
Pamela Blakeman
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