Cherry Plains State Park A Quiet NY Recreation Area
Cherry Plains State Park in New York is a quiet recreation area run by the state. Visitors pay one dollar per car to enter and use the facilities, with hundreds of picnic tables around Black River Pond and nearby forests. Boat rentals cost 2.25 dollars for four hours, and bathhouses and parking are ample and tended by state employees. The park was originally developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps and is now maintained with Environmental Conservation Corps support, located off Route 22 from Cherry Plains toward the west.
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Cherry Plains
N.Y
State of
New York
Black River
C.C.C
Civilian Conservation Corps
Old Man of the Mountain Threatened by I 93
The Franconia Notch area in New Hampshire faces a long running battle over paving through the notch for Interstate 93. Federal approval and an $1 million environmental study push the plan, while conservationists warn that blasting could destabilize the Old Man of the Mountain rock formation.
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Franconia Notch
N.H
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Boston
Montreal
Sim
Notch
Department of Transportation
Littleton
St. Johnsbury
Congress
Norris Cotton
Edward H. Geddes
The
Environmental Protection Agency
Robert Whitaker
Mountain
Whitaker
New England
John A. Volpe
Secretary of Transportation
Italy
Lindsay Powler
Williams College
Appalachian Mountain Club
Fowler
Society For the Protection of New Hampshire Forests Conservation
Cotton
Save the Old Man, Inc
Federal District
Concord
Society For the Protection of New Hampshire
Paul Bofinger
Mr. Fowler
Boise Rock
Manchester selectmen weigh $22,000 bid gap for pool project
Manchester officials questioned contractors after two bids for the town swimming pool differed by $22,000. Paddock Pools representative Clayton Besch explained materials and a five year guarantee as judges sought reasons for the price gap and how to justify choices to residents. The Junior Rescue Squad will hold a car wash Saturday at Rescue Squad Building from 9 to 1.
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Manchester
Clayton Bosch
Paddock Pools
Lois Mattison
Besch
Selectman
Douglas Schner
Rutland
Vergennes
Burlington Country Club
St. Michaels College
Bosch
Sue Burton Tenner
Andrea Sardelli
Joseph Trottier
Colonial Pools
Mattison
Sardelli
August activity and public notices at North Shire Center
The North Shire Senior Center lists a week of activities from August 2 to August 8 including ceramics sessions, quilting, golf clinic, and card playing with visiting. A registration window for Shaftsbury Elementary School entrants opens August 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school. Birth certificates or proof of age are required for kindergartners, and parents should bring school and health records.
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Shaftsbury
Citizens form group to oppose Stratton snowmaking plans
About 40 residents in Londonderry formed the Individuals Concerned about North Branch Brook to protest Stratton Corp plans to impound an 18 acre lake on the North Branch to triple snowmaking. They fear drying Pike's Falls and pollution from sewage effluent spraying. An Act 250 hearing is set for Aug 17 in Brattleboro.
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Londonderry
Stratton Corp
North Branch
Fundador Lodge
Malvine Cole
North Branch Brook
Pike’s Falls
Stratton Corporation
Pearl Buck
Winhall
Orcutt Meadows
Brattleboro
Williams town appoints Marilyn J Head town clerk
Williamstown Massachusetts names Marilyn J Head as town clerk and registrar committee member replacing J Elwood Lamphear who retired after 16 years. Head will also serve as town accountant and remains on the registrar board. appointment came from Town Manager Robert M Jones after eight applications. Monroe bridge to be rebuilt. Deerfield River crossing closed for summer repairs with state taking over maintenance and work slated to start mid month.
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Trottier
Sardelli
Mattison
Williamstown
Mass
Marilyn J. Head
Head
J. Elwood Lamphear
John F. Chaney
Lamphear
Monroe
Deerfield River
Charlemont
Whitingham
Monroe Bridge
White Creek notices and weekend travel updates
White Creek reports no morning services on August 4 at Jermain United Methodist Church and an Old Home Day service at 7 p.m. Christine Green visits grandparents in Shaftsbury. Sue Taylor weekends in Newburgh New York. Donald and Mrs. George take a bus trip to Hershey Pennsylvania and other sites. Warren Taber returns from Thousand Islands camping. Nancy Taber and Donald depart Kennedy Airport for a Florida week visiting Disneyland Cape Canaveral Cypress Gardens Sea World and more. Jeff Green returns from visiting Arthur Carmen and family in Shaftsbury.
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Jermain United Methodist Church
Donald George
Hershey
Pennsylvania
Nancy Taber
Donald
Kennedy Airport
Disneyland
Cape Canaveral
Cypress Gardens
Sea World
Florida
Hoosac seniors picnic set for August 5 in Water Works Park
The Hoosac area Senior Citizens announce their annual picnic on August 5 at Water Works Park starting at 1 p.m. Each family should bring a covered dish and their own place settings. Mary Brett is at camp this week. The Webster reunion occurred July 28 at Lake Shaftsbury.
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Hoosac Area
Water Works Park
Lake Shaftsbury
Three cars collide on Route 7 north of Manchester
At 8 45 last night on Route 7 north of Manchester a three vehicle crash left Marshall Peck Jr 52 with cuts and bruises while John M Benson 23 and Charles Taylor 73 escaped injury. The Volkswagen rolled multiple times and the Peck car was demolished. Fire crews cleaned glass oil and gasoline from the road.
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Manchester
Marshall Peck Jr
John M. Benson
Charles Taylor
Peck
Manchester Fire Department
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Cherry Plains State Park
Cherry Plains, N.Y
John Kifner
Times News Service
North Country
Arlington
Sandgate Bay
Ed Doyle
Charles Lindsey
Route 313
West Arlington
Denise
John R. Doyle
Annapolis
Manchester Selectmen
By Martha Elliott
Helene Thompson
North Shire Senior Center
Mt. Equinox
Mabel Lawrence
Mt. Equinox Grange
Viola Wilcox
Vermont Old Cemetery Association
State Grange
Manchester Rescue Squad
Howard Thompson
Carolyn Carrington
Grange Hall
East Arlington
Brandon Traiing
Veteran’s Administration Hospital
White River Junction
Austin School For the Deaf
Evelyn Snow
America
Kenneth Nickelson
St. Lucia Island
Michael Pane
Marion Thompson
Wardell Gray
Twister
West Hartford
Conn
Grange Center
Austin Rumney
Pownal
Pamela Blakeman
Pownal Center
Dorset
Joan Colgan
Jeffrey McWain
Cecil
Marjorie McWain
Fundador
Stratton Ski Area
Eleanor Niles
Y Christine Green
Mrs
Arthur Carman
Osue Taylor
Newburgh, N.Y
Mrs. Warren Taber
Thousand Islands
Jeff Green
Arthur Carmen
EME
MN AL Yogurt
AJ Orns
USA
Canape
Cpice In
Nice
North ST
Bennington, Vt
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
John O’hara
Bridgeport
Alice Guiden
New England States
Howard Dash
Seaford, L.I
John O’brien
O— Mary Brett
Nam Self Service Disco
NT_ DEPARTMENT STORES
Bennington
Vermont
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
van Camp
Berkshire Plaza
India Garments
Potters Yard
North Adams, Mass
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