A Look at Bennington's Health Care
A Williams College student surveys Bennington health facilities, detailing services for mentally and physically disabled residents. The piece covers schools, alternate care, state agencies, private groups, and transportation support, noting underfunded services and calls for greater community integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Williams College
Vermont
Public
Social Welfare
UCS
Molly Stark
Laurel School
Manchester
Vermont Achievement Center
Rutland
State Brandon Training School
Brandon
Vermont Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
WIN
Bennington County
V.R
Book Talks Conte Mark of Conte in Mau reads like a playful review
Jean Wassick assesses Sonia Levitin's The Mark of Conte as a witty high school computer satire. The reviewer praises the lively characters and humor while noting the librarian's wish for a sunny setting and windows in the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Wassick Jr
Sonia Levitin
Conte
Mark
Mark Conte
Rhinefinger
Vista Mar High
Gordon Kelly
Death of Town Meeting
Death of Town Meeting is explored as a cultural lament and a rallying cry for Maine towns, tracing public loyalty, school buses, and the erosion of local democratic authority amid a broader decline of traditional New England town meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Waldoboro town memory and Maine high school shifts
Discussion recalls Waldoboro’s free high school origins and the shift to regional districts with Medomak Valley High School. It notes Nokomis Regional High’s mislocated identity, nods to Newport and “The Warriors,” and laments town democracy fading as larger systems form. References to local events, schools, and notable residents punctuate the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldoboro
General Motors
Maine
Medomak Valley
WRKD
Rockland
Nokomis High School
Nokomis
Nokomis Regional
Newport
Robert Stewart
Notable events on this date from history
On this date in 1775 Paul Revere began his ride crying The British are coming. In 1906 the San Francisco earthquake killed nearly 500 and left over 250000 homeless. In 1942 Doolittle led 16 B 25 bombers against Japan in WWII. In 1974 inflation peaked at 10.8 percent as a Bennington County land deal drew attention. In 1961 Russia launched a man into space, the first to orbit and return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Stewart
Bennington Falls
Stewart
Mabel Burgess
Pfc
Donald J. Lever
U.S. Army
Far East
Diana Foucher Lever
Valentine Street
Paul Revere
Massachusetts
Russia
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By Sarah Thorne
Lions Club and
Friends of the Retarded
Heart, Lung, Blind and Cancer Associations
Birthright
Sarah Thorne
Burlington
MAU
Canada
Panama Canal
S. A Hayakawa
California
Rolling Stone Magazine
Vic
Tor
FHS
Freeport
Friendship, Maine
W.H.S
M.V.R.H.S
Christian Science Publishing Society
Cobblestone School
Bennington Road
Ruth Robinson
Loretta Main
Frank Boynton
Apollo Hall
South Street
William S. Cullinan
Ruth E. Burt
Ralph A. Burt
Division Street
Pembroke Record
Pembroke College
Brown University
Bennington High School
Bennington Catholic High School
Marion Harris
San Francisco
Col
James Doolittle
Japan
U.S
Bennington County Industrial Corp
Douglas H. Shultz
Bennington, VT
Filic
Main ST
Ation
Radisson
Radisson Burlington
Vermont Job Service
Job Service
State OF Vermont Department OF Employment Security
North Main Street
ST. Johnsbury
Eastern Avenue
Springfield
Main Street
White River Junction
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