Craft Fair rent and public access sparks resident letter
A Bennington reader questions why the Chamber of Commerce supports the Craft Fair over other events and asks for transparency on booth rents and agreements. The writer cites Antiques Show history, school facilities, and new rental rules, urging disclosure of actual rental figures and compliance with the new policy as printed in The Banker.
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Price
Country Club
Spargon
Bennington
Albany Chamber of Commerce
New York State
Montpelier
Mr. Anthony
Hayes
Bennington Program evaluated by local parent letter
A parent from Woodford defends the Bennington Program citing remedies for emotional and academic needs, recounts a son’s success, and questions evaluator Lawrence Moe Harrington’s post to contact families. The letter urges continued support and notes personal approval after two years of involvement.
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School “Board
Bennington
Lawrence ‘Moe Harrington
Woodford
J. Ike
Dorothy Lootnla
MAUHS
Cullinary Institute of America
Hyde Park
N.Y
Anthony
Lawrence
Moe Harrington
Tony Krulikowsk
Mr. Harrington
Poverty and welfare debate sparked by letter to The Banner
North Bennington resident Robert Sourdiffé argues against welfare stigma and tax claims while detailing the pressures of a large family, low wages, and rising costs. He defends workers and small savers, contrasts subsidies with welfare, and notes hardships from landlords taxes and medical needs. The letter incorporates a quote from Norman E. Borlaug on population and hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Perrott
Perrott
Bennington
Robert Sourdiffe
Vermont Education Chief Considers Resigning Amid Strains
Vermont Education Commissioner Joseph Oakey said he has thought about resigning and will give it serious consideration. The Education Board faulted deteriorating relations among the department, the legislature, and local aid, and warned he must show improvements within a month or face removal. Gov. Davis backed the board’s concerns and any action it takes, including ousting Oakey.
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Waterbury
UPD
Vermont
Joseph Oakey
Oakey
Education Bief
State Education Board
Harvey Scribner
New York City
Gov. Davis
Education Department
College symposium to showcase Vermont student work at St Michael's
The Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences hosts its seventh intercollegiate symposium at St. Michael's College on Saturday April 22. It gathers college students from across the state to present papers in humanities natural and social sciences independent research and the arts. The first symposium was in 1966 at Castleton State.
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Winooski
Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences
St. Michael's College
Academy
Castleton State
Norwich
Green Monitdls College
Bennington
UYM
Middlebury College
Perjury charges tied to Schenectady drug case indict witness
In Schenectady County a key witness in the Clifford Johnson heroin death case is indicted on two counts of perjury after a teen identified Johnson as the seller but later recanted. Each perjury count faces up to seven years if convicted as the investigation shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
Clifford
Wimpy" Johnson
Schenectady County
Susan Kawalczyk
Johnson
Deborah Calonzo
New York
Miss Kowalczyk
Parking crisis at North Adams College sparks shuttle ideas
North Adams College and the City Council debate solutions to campus parking as students protest space shortages. Officials study six options including a shuttle between Windsor Lake, Sprague’s lot, and streets Corinth Montana Bradley and the Beth Israel lot. A related clash over airport night operations ends with a Flying Dutchman Restaurant approved for the former administration building.
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North Adams
North Adams College
Joseph &. Blanco
James T. Ainsler
Windsor Lake
Sprague
Corinth Street
Montana Street
Bradley Street
Beth Israel Synagogue
Harriman
Airport Commission
I Tz
Wilson A. Roberts
Roberts
Hla Lst
Commission
Roberta
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Richard Perrott
Banner
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Sven
Garbage Men
Yne
E Faye
Jess
Electric Company
Tewanan
Nonmen E. Borlaug, Ph
Nobet Pena Prise 7
Asus
Imi
SALEM
Dewar
John Walsh
Frome
Jostan, Massachusetts
Field Oliver
International Society For the Protestion of Animals
Hobsa
Witte
Scotland
Highlenia
Lowlands
Piemded Recich
Risky
Ben Prog
Schon
Wapdnls
Panasonic Car
Panasonic
Innington Chamber of Commarca
McGovern
Rutland
George McGovern
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Middlebury
Anthony J. Coceia
Coccia
Bristol
Addison County
Ezra Dike
John J. Welch
Hilton H. Dier Jr
Coceia
Brattleboro
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Troy
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