Bennington Announces Spring Cleanup Week and Green Up Day
Next week is Spring Cleanup in Bennington with free junk and rubbish removal. Monday and Tuesday cover junk cars for crushing while Wednesday to Friday handle general rubbish by area. Saturday Green Up Day aims to clean town roads with volunteers. Local officials urge participants and coordinators to organize neighborhood projects.
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Bennington
Edward K. Lamb
Green Up Day
Green Up
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Santarcangelo
Hearing on Route 7 Reconstruction Continues
Connecticut environmental counsel urges cross state impact studies and a two state environmental impact statement while Vermont families seek to lift the injunction against Route 7 changes. Judge Cakes allows limited involvement by Carter and Johnson as observers and participants.
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Carter
Johnson
Connecticut
Johson
Judge Cakes
Connecticut Enevironmental Group
Vermont
School Board Split on Voting Methods and Budget Items
Voters will decide whether directors should be elected by district rather than at large. Ballot items include a $25,000 move of a white storage barn from the Vermont Veterans Home to school property, a $25,000 track completion, and $8,600 for outdoor lighting. The budget faces floor voting with rising education costs due to material shortages and higher prices.
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Mt. Anthony Union School
Vermont Veterans' Home
Finance Committee
Raymond Murray
Murray
Public crime unit session planned in Bennington
Vermont Regional Criminal Justice Council invites the public to a Thursday 8 p.m. meeting at the Bennington Senior Center on Belmont Avenue. The session aims to explain agency operations to residents and officials. director Michael Krell will outline goals. Bennington County is covered by the regional council with new member Marian M. Cummings of Bennington.
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Vermont Regional Criminal Justice Council
Governor's Crime Commission
Bennington Senior Center
Belmont Avenue
Vermont
Michael Krell
Governor's Commission On the Administration of Justice
Bennington County
Mra
Marian M. Cummings
Bennington
Boy, 6, Struck by Car on Ben Mont Ave
Dennis Chandler, six, of 2M Ben Mont Ave, was listed in good condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital after being struck by a northbound 1972 Comet driven by Francis A. De Marsica, 44, of Arlington on Monday afternoon near Art Ward's Store. He darted across the street at 3:45 p.m. Police said De Marsica’s vehicle was not damaged and he was uninjured.
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Dennis Chander
Ben Mont Ave
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mie
Shirley Chandler
Bennington
Francis A. de Marsica
Arlington
de Marsica
Watergate debate grows as Nixon aides face scrutiny
Q and A emerge over Nixon knowledge of Watergate bugging as White House denies advance awareness. Polls show 40 percent doubt, while Kissinger calls for full disclosure and a restrained national response after potential recrimination.
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White House
Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Gallup
Henry Kissinger
Hospital Notes Apr 23 1973 Admissions and births
Admissions include Rose Myers Peter Playetis Frank Andrews Bennington Robert Peckham North Bennington Horace Gahisha Shaftsbury Claudia Hansen Elizabeth McDermott Arlington Catherine Fedler Christopher Wooddell Cambridge NY Cheristopher Alderman Berlin NY Discharges Jean Decker Hoosick Falls Avis Peckham Pownal Center Mrs Gail Lacount and twin daughters Manchester Depot Seiinane Gladstone Westfield Births Mr and Mrs Robert Cavey Wilmington a son April 23 Mr and Mrs Peter Woodard Arlington a daughter April 23 Other births Mr and Mrs Durand Blatz 1 Pint Circle West Bennington a daughter April 20 at North Adams Mass Regional Hospital
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Rose Myers
Peter Playetis
Frank Andrews
Bennington
Robert Peckham
North Bennington
Horace Gahisha
Shaftsbury
Claudia Hansen
Elizabeth McDermott
Arlington
Catherine Fedler
Christopher Wooddell
Cambridge
N.Y
Cheristopher Alderman
Berlin
Jean Decker
Hoosick Falls
Avis Peckham
Pownal Center
Gail Lacount
Manchester Depot
Seiinane Gladstone
Westfield
Robert Cavey
Wilmington
Peter Woodard
Durand Blatz
North Adams
Mass
Correction lists plea in Pownal burglary case
In Bennington District Court Acting Judge George M. Fienberg accepted a no contest plea from a Pittsfield man for daytime breaking and entering at the Glass Onion restaurant in Pownal Saturday. The report also corrected that Thomas B. Hedrick 19 was given release on recognizance bail of 400 pending a presentence investigation.
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Bennington
George M. Fienberg
Pittsfield
Mass
Glass Onion
Pownal
Thomas B. Hedrick
Plum &J
Fienberg
Hedrick
Bennington Community briefs highlight meetings and events
Bennington seniors parents plan a 7:30 p.m. Wednesday meeting in Room 14 at the high school. Knights of Columbus hold a 7:30 p.m. tonight regular meeting at the K of C hall. Bennington Lodge of Elks meets at the Elks Home tonight. The Women’s Center, run by the Bennington Regional Women’s Organization, opens Wednesday evening April 25 from 7 to 10. Richard Comins of the Bennington Gallery speaks on 17th century architecture at the Bennington Free Library social room at 7:30 with refreshments to follow. Ladies’ Day golf dinner is Thursday with cocktails at B and dinner at 7. reservations advised. A special board of directors meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight at 20% Depot St. will be held at 204. Barheens Lanes bowling results include Mable Costantino high single 125 and high triple 333. George Rogers high single 171 and high triple 481. Bennington Lanes winners Irene O’Grady high single 114 and high triple 406. Patsy Santo high single 189 and high triple 42. Margaret Beauty Shop will close April 23–30. Advertisements urge disability income protection from Shea Agency and Shen Agency. Notice: Earl’s Service Station will be closed Sundays due to gasoline shortage.
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Bennington
Richard Comins
Bennington Gallery
Bennington Free Library
Depot
Mt Anthony school board rehiring administrators faces Murray hesitation
Mt Anthony Union High School board reappointed senior and junior high administrators for a one year term amid no salary increases. John E. Murray questioned whether to accept another year citing $14 750 not attracting a qualified candidate.
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Mt. Anthony
Thelma Jolivette
Richard Worden
Jonathan Durand
Durand
George A. Sleeman
Murray
Supt. Sleeman
Selectmen Hold Hearing on Foster Drive Tonight
Bennington selectmen plan a public hearing on the proposed acceptance of Foster Drive during their weekly meeting. The hearing follows complaints from Foster Drive residents about swampy conditions and isolation from town services after action to authorize the hearing last month.
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Selectmen
Foster Drive
Bennington
Mallary to be on air Thursday in Bennington
Rep Richard W Mallary of Vermont will appear on WBETN radio Thursday from 1 30 a noon to answer questions and comments by calling 442 8521 during the hour Residents seek road acceptance for improvements to ease mud Town Manager Edward R Lamb reports town crews will fix the road if owners pay for materials Other agenda items include a pension plan for town employes and a zoning change to open 150 acres near Willow Park to high density housing development Attorney Joseph Parks for a Wilmington firm will urge the selectmen to approve the zoning change The planning commission already approved the measure
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Richard W. Mallary
Hvt
Bennington
WBETN
Edward R. Lamb
Willow Park
Joseph Parks
Wilmington
Planning Commission
Environment development backlash voiced by college planners
Three urban officials told a Bennington College audience that environmental protection standards are too narrow and public resistance to development is widespread. They warned a backlash is inevitable unless balance with social and economic needs is found, and discussed alternatives and costs.
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Charles Ronente
Bennington College
Donald Elliot
New York City
Disney World
Eliot
New York
Bennington elderly housing project delayed again
Bennington Housing Authority reports a one week delay in signing the contract for the 4 unit elderly housing project in Manchester Vermont. The hold up stems from insurance rating delays and fire marshal approval for construction block size. If resolved, the contract inked next Tuesday in Manchester and construction to start within 10 days.
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Bennington
Bennington Housing Authority
Manchester
Authority
Hamilton Shields
American Insurance Association
Shields
Vermont
Holiday Park Inc
Long Island
Ala
New York
Obituaries for Mrs Blanche Reed and Martin Bronson
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs Blanche G Reed 71 of Jackson NY wife of John Reed at Mary Mc Clellan Hospital Cambridge NY after a short illness She was born March 6 1902 in Fairfax VT and trained as a nurse She is survived by her husband a sister and three nephews Funeral arrangements are at J Donald Smith Funeral Home Cambridge Calling hours Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Death also reported for Martin Bronson 179 Woodford who died at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a long illness He formerly worked at Willam Morse Construction Co and lived in Woodford and Bennington He leaves two daughters a son two sisters and two brothers and two grandchildren Funeral is Wednesday at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home 2 pm Burial in Park Lawn Cemetery.\"
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John Reed
Blanche G. Reed
H.N
Jackson
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
N.Y
Fairfex
Lovia
Ida (Drinkwine) Girard
St Albans High School
Burlington Business College
Greenwich, Conn
Bennington Convalescent Center
Bennington
Frank H
Henrietta (Bowen) Broonson
Jennie Williams
Woodford
Willam Morse Construction Co
Margaret Fredrica
Floyd
Dorothy) McIntire
Martin Bronson Jr
Hen Tington
Helen Galipeau
Adams
Mass
Martha ,Guimond
Pownal
Arthur
William Bronson
Hanson-Walbridge
Kenneth Schwebel
Pownal Baptist Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
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Gray
The
Conservation Society of Southern Vermont
Vermont Association of Railway Passengers
Oakes
Naymond Murray
Ivor Pelsue
Antoinette Button
Clyde Burgess
Vander Els
Oakley Frost
Charles Salem
Joseph Hall
Marion Smith
David Adler
Dr. Frost
Levi
Adams Clothes Shop
Boy
Watergate
Bennington Briefs
MAUHS
Knights of Columbus
K of C
Benington Lodge of Elks
Elks Home
Mt Anthony Country Chin
Shea Agency
Shen Agency Inc, Insurance Center
Earl's
ADV
Barth Vander Els
Shaftabury
North Benining
Mt. Anthony Board
Southwest
Anthony
Frost
Pelkie
Star
Dr. Salem
Ace
Mallary
College
Elliot
Cooper
Morrison
Long Island Sound
Madeline Harwood
Mocrison
Martin Bronson
Wilson
SALEM
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