Dorset seeks federal funds for three public works projects
Dorset officials including Town Manager Vernon Squiers have notified Gov. Salmon and state agencies of three public works projects totaling 75,000 dollars in hopes of federal Economic Development Administration funding. The plan includes a town office renovation and two storage sheds with plans drawn by Squiers.
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Dorset
Federal Economic Development Administration
Salmon
Vernon Squiers
Robert Wilson
Congress
Gerald Ford
Squiers
Secretary Helps Trace Car Theft Case in Tucson
In Tucson a secretary named Phyllis Hall assisted after a 76 year old man Lee Breland reported his car stolen. She spotted the car on a street after work and explained she wanted to help the upset man. The piece also covers federal public works funding guidance and Vermont regional roles.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Phyllis Hall
Breland
Bennington Man Ticketed For Backing Into Car In Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls police ticketed Donald Kunesch of Bennington Vermont for improper backing after he backed from a driveway at 14 Fiske Street striking an unattended parked car owned by William Harrington of the same address. The Harrington vehicle sustained about 500 dollars in damage.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Donald Kunesch
Bennington
Fiske St
William Harrington
Harrington
Pownal Community Adds Evening Rehearsal and Worknight
The Pownal United Methodist Church choir will rehearse at 7:30 tonight at the church. The Pownal Center Fire Department will hold a worknight at 7:30 tonight at their firehouse. A car owned by Don K. Kemp of Shaftsbury sustained $600 in damage. Youths have been shooting through Holman Manufacturing Co. windows on John Street. Police dispersed a beer party in Wood Memorial Park with no arrests. A Mrs. Paul Haynes reported her husband’s bicycle stolen but later said it was not.
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Kunesch
Don K. Kemp
Shaftsbury
Holman Manufacturing Co
John Street
Wood Memorial Park
Paul Haynes
Second Street
Maine Bean Hole Beans Preserve Local Tradition
In Guilford and nearby Maine towns, bean hole bean suppers fuel community life. Churches and granges host yearly events with up to four dollars for all you can eat beans, brown bread, hot dogs, and salad. Recipes vary by town and cook, but the core is slow baking in pits lined with fire bricks using hardwood coals and sand to seal in heat.
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Delano Guilford
Maine
UPI
Piscataquis County
Grange
Charlotte Cookson
Guilford Fair
Amos Delano
Charles
Hall 61
Norway
Oxford County
Hall
Cookson
Jacobs
Roof Fire Extinguished at Audrey Rayner Home
Village firemen extinguished a small roof fire at 100 Classic St. on Tuesday after hot ashes from the chimney ignited a few shingles. The roof sustained only minor damage with no injuries reported.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Audrey Rayner
Classic St
Vermont adopts talking books for blind and handicapped statewide
Vermont's Department of Libraries takes over regional talking book services on August 1, unifying access for legally blind and visually impaired readers. Free materials include cassette and disk books, large print items, records, and long term loan devices. services supported by the Library of Congress with no postage charges.
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Montpelier
John McCrossan
Department of Libraries
Vermont
Library of Congress
Washington
U.S. Mail
Special Services Unit
Youth in critical condition after 12-hour wait for aid
Christopher Bentley of Petersburg remains in critical condition at St. Peter’s Hospital Albany after a weekend motorcycle crash on Route 7 Hoosick. He lay in woods for about 12 hours before a passing motorist found him. State police say he headed north on Route 22, turned onto Route 7, left the road, and his Kawasaki stopped 125 feet from the road. he was thrown 25 feet. Trooper Jay J. Sagurski investigated.
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Parmijit Virdi
Amritsar
Punjab
India
Nottingham University
Kent
England
South Shaftsbury
United States
Virdi
New York City
Denver
Colo
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Baja
Knott
Berry Farm
Sablas
Honor
San Diego
UPI
James William Collins
San Diego Union
James North
State Penitentiary
Hoosick
N.Y
Christopher Bentley
Petersburg
St. Peter’s Hospital
Albany
Bentley
Hoosick Rescue Squad
Jay J. Sagurski
Scout leader dies during Long Trail hike in Vermont
The Rev. David E. Wilson, 43, of Cumberland Rhode Island, led a four Scout group on Vermont's Long Trail when chest pains struck at Duck Brook Shelter. He collapsed at 4:45 p.m. and died. Three youths in the party, including his son, were present. Autopsy planned.
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Bolton
UPI
David E. Wilson
Cumberland
R.I
Vermont
Wilson
Duck Brook
Narragansett Council
Pawtucket
R.L
Scholarships at Windham College Open to Vermonters Nearby Residents
Windham College director Carole Fredericks says applications are still being accepted from Vermonters and residents of Cheshire County New Hampshire and Franklin County Massachusetts for the state areas resident scholarship program. Tuition is reduced from 3150 to 1600 per year or 800 per semester for scholarship holders. The program, created to provide affordable higher education within commuting distance, continues as fall admissions proceed.
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Putney
Carole Fredericks
Windham College
Cheshire County
New Hampshire
Franklin County
Mass
Windham
Dorset events showcase toys art and dining in August
In Dorset area youngsters from kindergarten to fourth grade are invited to a puppet show and displays on Aug 11 at 10 30 a m under Caroline Heilmann of Vermont Libraries. Fifteen cast iron pull toys from the 19th century illustrate industry and pleasure vehicles with wagons and horses. A Conestoga wagon and other figures accompany a band wagon with musicians in uniform. Harold R Bixler’s father made these toys, loaned to the library. Watercolor and oil paintings by Robert Vassar, landscapes of Vermont and other places, are on display until mid September in the McIntyre Gallery. A Donation Supper is Saturday Aug 7 at East Dorset Congregational Church starting 5 p m with meatballs ham baked beans salads pies and a white elephant sale and handmade items.
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Dorset
Caroline Heilmann
Childrens’ Services
Vermont Department of Libraries
Harold R. Bixler
Bixler
East Dorset
North Bennington bans outdoor burning and sets 7 pm cutoff
North Bennington Village trustees issued a strict warning to residents prohibiting burning garbage within village limits. Fires in outdoor burning barrels must be attended and burn cleanly with no smouldering after 7 pm, and violators will be notified.
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North
Bennington
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William T. Canon
Vermont- New Hampshire
Economic Development Administration
Southwest
John Simson
Simson
Pownal
Pamela Blakeman
Pownal Center
Pownal View
Gibney Funeral Home
All Faiths
Main St
Bennington, Wt
H.G. Gibney
State
Talking Books On Disc Records
Joan Colgan
McIntyre
Robert Vassar
Martha’s Vineyard
Raintree County
N. Bennington
North Bennington
Bennington, Vt
Grand Union
H. Greenberg
MA Street
Ae Pn
Main
Sidewalk Daze
Roberts
J. F. Collins Co
North Adams, Mass
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