Peru Man Killed in Landgrove Two-Car Crash
George Jackson Miller, 42, of Peru, died at the scene in a head-on collision in Landgrove. The other driver was Gear Pal Olteey N. Rowe, of Springfield, whose eastbound car collided with Miller’s westbound sedan. This marked the first fatal auto accident in Bennington County this year.
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Landgrove
Peru
Bennington County
George Jackson Miller
Gearpal Olteey N. Rowe
Springfield
Cars collide in Manchester evening crash report
Manchester police report a two car collision on Richville Road at 7 50 p m The Cross car driven by Edward J Crass 23 of East Arlington struck a stump then hit the McWain car The McWain car swerved off the highway Debby Slavin 17 East Arlington injured and hospitalized seriously The collision occurred near Route 11 near the county line Deaths noted in county and statewide auto fatality counts with 92 statewide deaths to date.
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Manchester
Richville Road
Edward J. Crass
East Arlington
Susan P. McWain
McWain
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Springfield Hospital
Londonderry
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
N.H
Howe
Keith Atkins
Bondville
Hennington-Windham County
Raymond Bolton
Miller
Adams
Chester
Shaftsbury Barracks
Bennington County
Baptismal Services Slated At West Arlington Church
The Rev. John Rhine Smith will officiate at Sunday baptismal services at West Arlington Methodist Church in the Troy Bennington area. Flowers for the altar are welcomed. Jerome Viault, recovering from a virus, has begun a Florida vacation with grandson Bob Whitman. they flew from Boston with relatives driving to the airport. Easter greetings are extended to readers.
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John Rhine Smith
Troy-Bennington Area United
Jerome Viault
Florida
Bob Whitman
Boston
Visult
Richard ‘Whitmans
Bennington County Sheriff Mounted Posse appoints West
Manchester West of Manchester was named Commander of the Bennington County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse at a Manchester meeting. West succeeds C Hartley Baldwin who resigned due to business pressures. The May 12 trail ride in Pownal was the main topic with three Pownal women named as stewards for the three hour event.
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Manchester
Bradford
Bennington
Aspen Acres Kennels
Route 7
Pownal
Rusty Taxter
Battenkill Grange Youth Night and Area Programs Highlight Bennington
Battenkill Grange hosted Youth Night with 40 attendees including state officers Maureen Fisher and Marion Thompson. Herbert Eddy spoke on Area Youth Development and Cooperative Student Assistant Programs aiding about 15 high schoolers, plus Merck Forest exposure through Arlington High School Career Education. Community singing and a Maureen Fisher reading closed the event.
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Battenkill Grange
Maureen Fisher
State Grange
Gratton
Marion Thompson
Manchester
Helle Decker
Maurice Matteson
Battenkill
Gayle Paustian
Old MacDonald
Doris Wright
Sharon Snow
Mt. Equinox Grange
Claude Buff Sr
Pawlet
Herbert Eddy
Paustian
Arlington Memorial High School
Area
Bennington Manpower Development Center
Eddy
Muaripower
Arlington High School
Merck Foundation
Merck Forest
Bennington BCRC approves six month health care study contract
Bennington County Regional Commission votes to enter a six month contract with Comprehensive Health Planning to study regional health care needs. The plan assigns staff from CHP and requires BCRC and Rutland to appoint advisors, with monthly reports and a possible termination if results are unsatisfactory.
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BCRC
Charles Bonents
Arlington
Bennington County Regional Commission
BCR
Comprehensive Health Planning
CHP
Bennington
Rutland
Shaftsbury
Edwin A. Colvin
Rutland Herald
Colvin
Health Systems, Inc. & Health Study Organization
Fairfax Ayres
Commission
John Simson
Bennington County
Grasscoats
Terest
Simson
BCHA
Cottell
Amtrak urged as gas shortage response in Vermont
Senator Herbert G. Ogden told a Bellows Falls women’s club Amtrak service should expand in Vermont to curb highway costs and offer a daily daytime train. He argued fuel shortages and rising highway maintenance costs favor public transit, citing Amtrak’s lower per mile cost and the need to reduce private car use.
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1Helma Bronk
Bellows Falls
Herbert G. Ogden
Windsor
Vermont
Sen. Ogden
Vermont Association of Railroad Passengers
VARP
Vermont Sierra Club
Amtrak
Ogden
Boston
Amatrak
John Cook
Saxtons River
WARP
Arlington Melodies Thrive at Lyndon State College Spring Concert
Miss Melinda Teld joins Arlington's Madrigal Singers and barbershop quartet at Lyndon State College for the annual spring concert in the Alexander Twilight Theater guided by Peter Brown. The feature includes Easter outfits, a thrift shop fundraising for Arlington Pay Care Center with a handmade Afghan raffle, open Thursdays and Saturdays.
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Melinda Teld
Arlington
Madrigal Singers
Lyndon State College
Alexander Twilight Theater
Peter Brown
Ariington Pay
Easter egg hunt returns to Gov Mec Ouilough Mansion grounds
The Norshaft Liang Club hosts an Easter egg hunt this Sunday at 12 30 for local youngsters on the Gov Mec Ouilough Mansion grounds in North Bennington Special age groups and a Raster bunny from Carrolls Restaurant will greet participants Cadet David J Murphy a UVM senior earned the American Veterans of World War II Award for leadership character and academic excellence at the annual ROTC Military Awards ceremony at UVM on Wednesday
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Norshaft Liang Club
Gov. Mec- Ouilough
North Bennington
Carroll'a
David J. Murphy
UVM
Pownal Church Hosts Good Friday Candlelight Service
Tonight at 7 p.m. the Pownal Center Community Church presents a special Good Friday candlelight communion. Alcoholics Anonymous will meet Saturday at 7 p.m. at the North Pownal firehouse for a regularly scheduled session.
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Pownal Center
Commuunity Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
North Pownal Firehouse
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Kay Weeks
Posse
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Bert Baker
West Hoosick
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Dale Earle
Olivia Mirthafer
Elisebette Barvdert
Rupert
Marchen Skinner
Diane Deeley
Gwenn Gaillard
Dale Barte
Bohurent Plaza
Cester
Basrhetvills
Warchester
Ron
Maureen
Grange
Marian Thompson
Helene Thompson
Arlington Thrift Shop
Utes
North Bennington Road
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Tobter
Hoosick Fails Health Center
Yesteryear
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Camille Bailey
Bertha Connetey
Mary Durkee
Emma Webster
St. Webster
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