Third candidate for new admin job named Justyna M Steuer
Justyna M Steuer foreign language coordinator at Mt Anthony Union High School is the third candidate to file for the new administrative assistant post under Supt George A Sleeman. John E Murray and Louis Axt are the other two applicants. If not approved, the $18500 position opens to nationwide applicants. The board will review candidates in a closed session, and the role would emphasize curriculum duties across levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justyna M. Steuer
Mt. Anthony Union High School
George A. Sleeman
John E. Murray
Louis Axt
Sleeman
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union Board
Axt
Murray
Senate Advances Fortified Wine Sales In Groceries
The Vermont Senate narrowly approved a House-backed bill allowing fortified wines up to 20 percent alcohol in grocery stores, aiming to boost state revenue into six figures. Opponents fear it could weaken state liquor stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Vermont Housing Finance Agency
University of Vermont
Bennington Briefs Highlights April Community Events
The Roaring Branch Home Extension Group schedules a 7 p.m. Monday meeting on April 21 at Louise McSherry’s Gage Street home to discuss The Use of Appliances. A bicentennial flag replica from Thomas Spargo will be presented at Monument Circle on April 17 at 10 a.m. Citizens and trustees of Old Bennington will attend. Also, bake and plant sale benefiting Head Start is set for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Main Street Methodist Church. The Catamount Gadabouts host a dance April 19 at Molly Stark School 8 to 11 p.m. with Mike Ancora calling. Spaghetti supper and installation of officers at the Bennington Moose Lodge on April 19 7 to 8:30 p.m., then dancing 9 to 12 with The Mike Devenow Trio. Wedding photography services offered by Andrick Studio now at 311 South St. Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roaring Branch Home Extension Group
Louise McSherry
Gage Street
Thomas Spargo
Old Bennington
Monument Circle
Methodist Church
Main Street
Molly Stark
Bennington
Mike Ancora
Bennington Moose Lodge
Mike Devenow
FCC hearing set to hear arguments for Bennington FM race
Three firms catapult from quiet petitions to a public FCC hearing on June 18 to choose one FM station for Bennington. Catamount Broadcasters WBTN ties, Equinox Wireless and Bennington Radio vie from Mt Anthony towers and Manchester offices with schedules around 116 to 125 weekly hours.
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Russ Garland
Federal Communications Commission
Bennington
FCC
Commissioner’s Office
Washington
Catamount Broadcasters Inc
Equinox Wireless Company
Bennington Radio Inc
Commission
Bennington County
WBTN
Catamount Company
Belva C. Keyworth
South Shaftsbury
East Road
Buck Hill Road
Catamount
Eugene V. Clark
FCC hearing weighs Bennington FM license bids
The FCC faces a decision among Bennington Radio Equinox Wireless and WBTN as to which proposal best serves the Bennington area. All claim cross state reach into New York and Massachusetts with Manchester as a far target while evaluating financial viability and construction ability. Four backers have not signed subscriptions for 15000 and a 75000 loan from United Jersey Bank expired in February.
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FCC
Claremont
Bennington Radio
Equinox Wireless
WBTN
Bennington
Commission
New York
Massachusetts
Manchester
United Jersey Bank
Funeral notices for Dawson Andrews Gibney and Ploughman in Bennington
Funeral services were held for Mrs Angeline A Dawson and Mr John P Andrews at local churches with honor guards and national guard involvement. Burials occurred in Hinsdillville and Park Lawn cemeteries. Other obituaries include Mrs Myrtle Gibney and Mrs Lillian Ploughman with services in Bennington and Lenox. Memorials were requested for Trinity Church Lenox.
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Angeline A. Dawson
Bennington
Raymond W. Dawson
Putnam Memorial Hospital
St. Francis de Sales Church
Msgr
Francis B. Flanagan
Hanson- Walbridge
Hinsdillville
North Bennington
Flanagan
John Lancour
Ovila Codlerre
Herbert DeBell
Barton Burke
Richard
Robert Brown
Legion of Guardsmen
Joseph Pelle III
Gary Hamilton
Neil Trembley
Bruce Lackey
Gale Harrington
Richard Bevis
John Anderson
Peter Percey
Harold Andrew
Robert Reynolds Sr
Vermont National Guard
Bennington Rural Fire Department
Andrew
Mahar & Son
Quinn
State Highway Department
The
National Guard
Bennington Elks Lodge
Myrtle Gibney
Short St
John Gibney
Putnam
Lillian Ploughman
William Ploughman
Lenox
Mass
Joseph Graves
St. Luke’s
Berkshire Medical Center Hospital
Pittsfield
Mountain View Cemetery
North Dakota
Henry and
Mary (Ireland) Bridges
Cheshire Road
East Nassau
N.Y
Trinity Church
Vietnamese War News Sees Thieu Step Aside Debate
The Vietnam scene centers on calls for South Vietnamese President Thieu to resign to aid peace talks as U.S. lawmakers weigh a shift in leadership. In fighting near Saigon, Viet Cong casualties and a pre-dawn assault on Phu Lam station are reported, with civilian losses and village damages noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vuong Ban Vac
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Duong van
Big’ Minh
Thieu
Phu Lam
Saigon
Long Binh
Vermont Supreme Court urged to overturn rulings risking 100 local jobs
The Vermont Supreme Court was asked to overturn a lower court ruling that could result in firing as many as 100 town and city officials statewide. The hearing highlighted funding disputes and budget transparency at the UCS agency amid A-95 review concerns raised by the BCRC and regional planning commissions.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont Supreme Court
West Hartford
John H. Hazen Jr
High Court
Miller
Hazen
Connecticut River
Robert Stewart
Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Cambodia Neutral Policy and Sihanouk Return Plans
Sihanouk announced in a 50 minute meeting with Daisaku Ikeda that Cambodia would pursue left leaning neutrality and plans to return to Phnom Penh as head of state within about a month due to his mother Queen Sisowath Kossamak's illness. Kyodo cited Sihanouk criticizing the United States as a threat to world peace and noting Soviet detente with Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambodia
Sihanouk
Phnom Penh
Kyodo
Peking
Daisaku Ikeda
Japan
Sokagakkai
Bennington Court Orders DUI Violations. Two Pleads Guilty
In Bennington District Court Judge George M. Fienberg handled cases including James C. Danforth of Pownal pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license. Danforth received a $150 fine, one year license suspension, CRASH program advised, and probation. Louis F. Colvin of Arlington pleaded guilty to public intoxication and disorderly conduct with a one day sentence considered served and $25 fine. Scott E. Macellven of Dorset, 17, pleaded not guilty to false pretenses for about $39 in groceries. released on $500 recognizance bail, ordered to United Counseling Service, no weapons, and good behavior.
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Morrissey
Pray
Potter
U.S
Supreme Court
Vermont State Hospital
Waterbury
Bennington
George M. Fienberg
James C. Danforth
Pownal
Louis F. Colvin
Arlington
Fienberg
Scott E. Macellven
Dorset
Peltier
United Counseling Service
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League of Women Voters
League
Pat Otto
Frances Benjamin
White and
Winooski Rivers
Bennington Briefs
Greg Russell
Rita Allard
Ronald Harrington
Norma Richards
Hoosick Falls
Estelle Robinson
Baby Girl
Derek Levins
Shaftsbury
James Stroffoleno
Ruth Hawkins
BenMont Ave
Andrick Studio
New
South St. Bennington
Palmer C. Dante
Manchester Depot
WTSV
WECM
N.H
S. Palmer
Sally C. Dante
Newark
N.J. Equinox
Mt. Anthony
Better TV
Bennington Cable Television Company
Eastern Microwave
South Union St
Stephen H. Gilman
National Broadcasting
New York City
Wor-Tv
Thomas J. Dunn
Leon R. Noe
Pauline C. Noe
Green Peak
East Dorset
Dunn
Snowy Owl
ABC
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Gardner
John Gardner
Jason
Medea
Bennington College
John P. Andrews
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph Quinn
C.S.C
Northside Drive
Edwin Dickie
Albert Watson
Richard Mullins
Gary Martin
Mrs. William Ploughman
Vietnam
New England
BCRC
UCS
Towne
LoPiccolo
Charles Tugner
William H. Gregory
Frank L. Oktavec
State Planning Office
John Simson
Federal Budget Bureau
Simson
Garfield Miller
Postal Reorganization Act
Postal Service
Frank Mahady
Susan Baker
Franklin S. Billings
Eva Betts
Pleasant Street
Charles FE. Nichols
Mary Nichols
Charles E. Nichols
South Dorset
United Church of
Anthony W. Johnson
Danby
Simonsville
Springfield
Adams Funeral Home
Chester
Philip Sherman
First Baptist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Pittsford
Charles
Ida (Overbeak) Johnson
Weston
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