Woodford zoning hits a roadblock
Woodford faces a stall in approving a proposed zoning ordinance as Great Northern objects to a five acre minimum lot size for 1100 acres of forest land near Woodford Lake. The Massachusetts firm seeks cluster homes with half acre lots and continues talks with town officials, planning leaders, and regional adviser John Simson. The dispute centers on density versus tax base, delaying the May 11 referendum and prompting additional hearings before a final decision.
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Geoffrey Chapman Woodford
Woodford
Woodford Forest
Great Northern
Woodford Lake
Little Pond
John Simson
Bennington County
Simson
Sluzas Resigns From Hoosick Falls Justice Post
Victor Sluzas resigns as justice of Hoosick Town effective April 3 after accepting a carrier substitute appointment on the local route. His departure leaves the town board evenly divided as they adjust to the vacancy.
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Sluzas
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Victor Sluzas
Hoosick
U.S. Postal Service
Guy Phillips
Thomas Restino
Edward Cottrell
Edward V. Gorman
Shaftsbury School card party aids sixth grade trip
The Shaftsbury School Association will hold a card party this Monday at 7 30 p.m. at the school to raise funds for the sixth grade class trip to Boston this May. The event benefits students while staff of the U S Postal Service is noted for a separate item.
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Shaftsbury School Association
Boston
Ice finally leaves Lake Paran in North Bennington
Post Office weather log notes April 21 as latest ice out date on Lake Paran, far after the usual first week of April. A North Bennington elder remarks that Vermont winters and springs seem changing, linking the late melt to the lingering cold and dark weather.
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Paran
North Bennington
North Village
Bennington
Vermont
Battenkill Grange Notes From Arlington Meeting***
ARLINGTON Grange held in Grange Hall with four activity groups. Program included songs and skits. Debbie Wright birthday greeted. Arlington Community House hosts Arabella clinic April 29 for Sunderland Sandgate Arlington preschoolers. rubella vaccine advised free of charge. Open Eastern Star installation April 28 at Masonic Temple with Past Matron Mary Best presiding. Spring nudity incidents in Charleston noted. public nudity discussed at city level. Green Up Day discussed. Grange Youth chaired by Christy Whitman. Picnic area ready for picnic time. Litter Bug quiz and modern kitchen game results listed. closing song My Faith Looks Up To Thee. Social committee named. donations to Grange Educational Aid Fund and Crippled Children. Arlington Rescue Squad lawn party June 19 on Grange property. next meeting May 5 with home economics program and exhibit of old kitchen utensils. Refreshments by Grange.
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Helene Thompson
Arlington Community House
Sunderland
Sandgate
Arlington
Grange
Christy Whitman
Grange Youth
Rose Stone
Prudence
Mable Crofut
Roy Crofut
Whitman
George Cooledge
George Wright
Darlene Whitman
Randy
Alford Clayton
Grange Educational Aid Fund
Home Economics Committee
Arlington Rescue Squad
West Arlington Green
Cooledge
Crofut
Doris Wright
Abbie Baker
Clarence Decker Sr
The
Pownal church leaders add duty. league signups slated
Pastor Kenneth Schwebel will also serve at Community Bible Church in Williamstown. Pownal church worship remains at 11 a.m. with Sunday School at 9 45. A pre school clinic April 28 at the Pownal Firehouse offers physicals and vaccines led by Dr Ruth Steinman and assistants. Four town chairmen named for districts. Little League signups set for April 27 for ages 8 12 at 6 to 7 30 p m in Pownal Center Firehouse. Forms distributed in the elementary school and at local stores. League committee to meet at 7 30 p m at the firehouse. coaches invited.
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Kenneth Schwebel
Pownal Baptist Church
Community Bible Church
Williamstown
Pownal Church
Pownal
Pownal Center
Dave’s Market
South Pownal
Gardner’s
Maurice Hight
Coca Cola may drop Manchester Depot site for Route 7 clash
Coca Cola Bottling of Northampton may abandon plans for a distribution plant at Route 1130 and Dufresne Pond Road in Manchester Depot after a Wednesday hearing before the District Environmental Commission. Attorney John T. Carmody Jr. said the company remains interested in Manchester sites but is discouraged by highway department objections to the plan, which would place the plant in the path of a new Route 7 interchange. Local officials condemned the highway department and questioned assurances about Route 7 progress, while Coca Cola and Carmody consider alternate sites in Manchester and reflect on zoning delays impacting their timetable. Local selectmen pledged to pursue better communication with state highway officials amid broader push to extend industrial zoning and attract business.
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Coca Cola Bottling Company
Northampton
Mass
Dufresne Pond Road
Manchester
John T. Carmody Jr
Osborn Griggs
District Environmental Commission
Coca Cola
State Highway Department
Environmental Commission
Highway Department
Griggs
Carmody
Selectmen
Selectman
Clyde Bryant Jr
East Dorset
Bryant
Porter
Depot Street
Richville Road
Dufresne
Pond Road
Lake
John T. Gray
Bennington Regional Planning Commission
John Simson
State Agency For Development and Community Affairs
Arlington Day Care Center board discusses plans and Dunbar Hall
Arlington The Board of Directors of the Arlington Day Care Center met at the Arlington Community House to review committee reports. Father Lawrence Sherwin said Dunbar Hall of St James Church could be used as a day care center with minor alterations. The next meeting is set for Monday May 3 at 7 30 p.m. in Dunbar Hall.
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Arlington
Arlington Day Care Center
Arlington Community House
Lawrence Sherwin
Dunbar
Marion Crawford
Dunbar Hall
Draping Windows Program At West Arlington Community House
West Arlington-Sandgate Extension invites locals to a draping windows program at the West Arlington Community House with sessions 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The event, led by Ruth Stearns and Leslie Woltman, features Mrs. Carl Slemer’s liquid embroidery demonstration. Bring a covered dish for two or three. after lunch the monthly meeting begins at 1 p.m. New members welcome. Nearby trips with the Donald Simsons are noted.
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West Arlington Community House
West Oeay Home Extension Club
Ruth Stearns
Leslie Woltman
Carl Slemer
Rockingham
North Bennington News Briefs Highlight Local Returns and Events
Lance Cpl. Stephen A. Pratt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pratt, is discharged from the U S Marine Corps and expected home Monday. 1st Lt. F. Simeon Crosier, recently back from Vietnam duty, will take a leave with his parents in North Bennington before resuming work with the California Highway Department in June. Norwich University graduate Crosier plans to return to California after leave. North Bennington Baptist Church begins its summer erla series at the Mcouloug library at 11 am with monthly summer sales by fellowship members.
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Lance Cpl
Stephen A. Pratt
Donald Pratt
North Bennington
U.S. Marine
Word
F. Simeon Crosier
Vietnam
Norwich University
Mrs. Royal
California
California Highway Department
Women’s Fellowship
The
North Bennington Baptist Church
Mcouloug
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Grand Union
Wicker & Rattan Furniture
Mt, Equinox
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Hoosick Falls Central School
Earth Week
Parsons Avenue
Fairbanks Road
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Order of the Eastern Star
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Mary Best
Charleston
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UPI
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Harry W. Beals
Richard Champney
North Pownal
A. Coleman Mason
Clarence Mattison
East Pownal
Susan Bull
Women's Fellowship
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Barbara Matteson
Arlington Day Care Board
West Arlington
Kay Weeks
Jersey
Donald Simsons
Sandyeae
Sieree
Javery
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
South Street
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