One man's answer to a dwarf shortage
Tom MacGregor in Montpelier bills himself as the world's largest manufacturer of dwarfs selling five inch figures for about $2.50. He crafts each dwarf by hand from discarded materials and travels New England to market them, aiming for quality over mass production despite material shortages and logistical quirks.
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Montpelier
UPI
Tom MacGregor
Thailand
MacGregor
J.R.R. Tolkien
New England
Boston
Buffalo
Sigmond
Sludge disposal debate stalls Manchester site plan
Manchester selectmen delayed deciding on Donald Dorrs plan to dispose of septic sludge on Ed Forrest land after residents voiced odor and water safety concerns. A professional engineering study is now required, with potential Act 250 review, before any approval.
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Russ Garland
Manchester
Donald Dorr
Edward J. Forrest
Dorr
North Road
Carrie Squires
State Agency of Environmental Conservation
Forrest
P. Howard Flanders
Flanders
Peodle
Donald S. Duncan
Sydney J. Meachem
Meachem
John West
Manchester Town
Bennington
Robert S. Brown
Di-Quat plan stirs Arlington selectmen discussion
Arlington officials weigh Whitehall Corp Di-Quat weed killer for land and water use amid concerns over safety and application. Porter touts EPA approval and precise vegetation control while selectmen seek supervision and test results before a decision. Garden club beautification project also moves forward with East Arlington planting plans.
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Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Keough
Donald Lindsey
Porter
Whitehall Corp
AMHS Home Economics Class Plans Play School
The AMHS home economics class will offer a play school for children aged three to five. Sessions run Mondays and Wednesdays 9 45 to 11 45 a m in the home ec room. Call the high school for an application blank and donations of tables chairs books or toys are welcome. Hoosick Falls Edith Beaumont 686 9103 meeting tonight of the village board at 7 in the Village Clerk s office to pick a new village counsel and discuss the budget before ratification by the end of April. All are urged to attend.
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AMHS
Sue Bent
Arlington solo pianist Lynda Hobson to join Vermont Symphony
Lynda Hobson of Arlington will appear as solo pianist May 24 with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra at Arlington Memorial High School. She trained in Toronto and studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto, New England Conservatory, Columbia University, and Boston University. She now lives in Arlington with husband Bruce, a composer and teacher. The concert at 8:15 p.m. follows an afternoon youth concert for elementary students, with conductor Maestro Guigui leading Bach, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky selections.
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Lynda Hobson
Arlington
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Arlington Memorial High School
Toronto
Royal Conservatory of Music
University of Toronto
New England Conservatory
Boston
Columbia University
Boston University
Rafael da Silva
New York
Bruce
Guigui
Alan Carter
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven
Peter I. Tchaikovsky
John B. deBrun
Whipped cream pie victim seeks justice in Pittsfield
Francis S. Gagnon of 45 Maplewood Ave seeks criminal assault and battery action over an April Fools Pie a Gram incident. He alleges mastermind Peter S. Drozd, 29, drove a getaway car while a local customer ordered the $30 pie. Drozd missed court. hearing postponed to May 7.
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Peter S. Drozd
Pittsfield District Court
Drozd
Gagnon
Swift Fresh Meat Co
Fourth St
Gag
Califonia
Navy
Film on Flooding River Shown Tonight in Arlington
Arlington town planning commission screens The Flooding River at 7 30 p m in town hall presented by Conservation Society of Southern Vermont staff. The documentary examines how a community can understand and benefit from a river focusing on the Connecticut River with lessons for selectmen planners realtors builders and others concerned with flood plains. A question period follows and admission is free.
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Arlington
Town Planning Commission
The
Conservation Society of
Southern
Vermont
Connecticut
Planning Commission
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Jack Porter
Springfield
Shell Laboratories
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Cole Hall
PTG
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Ralph Morse
Arlington Garden Club
East Arlington
King’s Variety Store
IGA
Main Street
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Club
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Bennington, VT
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Fort Orange
New Scotland Ave
Armory
Albany, N.Y
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Helene Thompson
Hoosick Falls
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