Manchester Zoning Board Approves Antenna Plan
Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved Eastern Microwave Co. to add a dish antenna to the 70 foot Mt. Equinox tower, with FAA and local authorities to finalize frequencies and interference. The board also allowed a one year extension for the Orvis shooting school on Leigh Perkins property, and asked Paul LaCoste for further drawings and neighbor consent before a setback variance decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ Garland
Manchester
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Eastern Microwave Co
Mt. Equinox
Orvis Co
Leigh H. Perkins
Paul LaCoste
Carlen Street
Eastern Microwave
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Tom Whalen
Whalen
Vermont State Police
Vermont Etv
New York City
WPIX
WNEW
WOR
Massachusetts
Boston
Albany
N.Y
Federal Communications Commission
New England
Donald van Deren
Bennet B. Upson
Upson
Planning Commission
Selectmen
Harvey Turner
Oakley K. Porter
Orvis
LaCoste
Jean Bischoff
United Methodist Women Meet In South Cambridge
The United Methodist Women will meet on Monday evening Aug 12 at the home of Mrs. Wilson Pratt. A severe wind and hailstorm damaged gardens and uprooted trees on local roads last Wednesday evening. The combined circuit churches service will be Aug 11 at 9:30 a.m. at North Hoosick United Methodist Church with Rev Howard M Hills as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Methodist
Wilson Pratt
Durfee, Morris, Schweninger
Cambridge
Johnsonville
North Hoosick United Methodist Church
Howard M. Hills
Valley Falls
Bicentennial Flag Ceremony in Arlington Adjusted Time
State Sen. Madeline Harwood presents the bicentennial flag at the Arlington Post Office at 7 p.m. instead of 7:30. Lt. Gov. John S. Burgess, the bicentennial chair, will attend. Thursday coincides with Arlington Street Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Madeline Harwood
Arlington Post Office
John S. Burgess
Losers are Champions in Hoosick Falls Misses Softball
Hoosick Falls minor division team of 9 to 11 year olds returned to a police escort and Rescue Squad after finishing their state tournament run in Ravena. They lost to Shenendehowa 22 0, then beat Brunswick 12 6, but were eliminated by Shenendehowa 18 5. The major division heads to Ravena Friday to join Shenendehowa Ravena Saratoga Colonie Center Brunswick Hoosick Falls in the New York State Misses Softball League tournament with the winner advancing to the national Aug 29 event in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Beaumont
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Misses
New York State
Ravena
Shenendehowa
Brunswick
Hoosick Misses Softball League
Misses Softball League
Saratoga
Colonie
Center Brunswick
Texas
Shaftsbury School Board accepts resignations of two teachers
Shaftsbury School Board accepts the resignations of Diane MacDonald and Susan Virostek. MacDonald leaves teaching to enter another field while Virostek cites no stated reason. The board also approved a 15 cent per gallon fuel-based contract adjustment for Art Paulin and discussed next year’s quarterly pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Dwyer
Shaftsbury
Diane MacDonald
Susan Virostek
Art Paulin
Paulin
Wilbur P. Fiske
Former Onassis lobbyists sue for refinery project debts
Former lobbyists for Aristo tle Onassis sue for 67500 claiming owed for efforts to bring a 600 million Olympic Refineries refinery to New Hampshire. The suits seek court attachment of Onassis assets and involve Nashua Trust deposits frozen pending hearings. The Durham plan faced local opposition and was rejected by a large town vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N.H
UPI
Aristotle Onassis
Olympic
New Hampshire
Hillsborough County
Olympic Refineries
Central American Steamship Co
Onassis
William Craig
Marshall Cobleigh
State House of Representatives
Nashua
David Hamblett
Hamblett
Superior Court
William Batchelder
Campuies
Nashua Trust Co
Durham
University of New Hampshire
Isles Shoals
Four day fast and vigil protest MonTague nuclear plant
Greenfield Mass. residents sponsor a four day fast and vigil to mark the Aug 6 Hiroshima anniversary. The Alternate Energy Coalition aims to protest the construction of a proposed nuclear power plant in Montague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Mass
Hiroshima
Alternate Energy Coalition
Montague
Inflation strains Arlington schools hit by rising costs
Arlington School Board heard Superintendent George Sleeman warn inflation pressure is squeezing budgets as bus costs rise 30 to 50 percent and mandated VOSHA safety measures add expenses. Principal Ira Manross reported on maintenance and water issues. the board discussed space use with Ethan Allen Community College and flags for the bicentennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Sleeman
Connecticut Valley Construction Corp
Springfield
CVC
Julian Goodrich
Arlington
George Sleeman
Ira Manross
Fisher
Sleeman
Vosha
Vermont
North
Bennington
Manross
State Department of Health
Ethan Allen Community College of Manchester
Arlington Bicentennial Committee
Mt. Laurel Run
Sunderland
Louis Axt
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Shaftsbury sets tax rate at 4.45 amid reappraisal and road costs
Town and school tax rates were approved after a marathon session led by Selectmen Merton Snow Anthony Altobell and Alvan Lawrence. District 2 total tax comes to 4.45 per 100 of assessed value while District 1 faces 68 cents plus North Bennington school tax. A reappraisal reduced expected levy despite earlier high estimates and the town plans bids for culverts on Holy Smoke Road. The sign at the cemetery was deemed illegal and slated for removal, and Ken Harrington was named road foreman. A Brown family reunion is set for August 11 at Route 313 West Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheilah Miller Shaftsbury
Merton Snow
Anthony Altobell
Alvan Lawrence
North Bennington
Eagle Square
Square
Square Shop
Snow
Selectman
Roy Whitman
Holy Smoke Road
Whitman
Highway Department
Ken Harrington
Leo Harrington
Selectmen
Young Harrington
Altobell
Cleveland Avenue
Kelton Miller
Dogs kill twelve sheep and a lamb at Hoosick Falls
Fred Wood of Eagle Bridge reported dog attacks killed 12 sheep and one lamb with several others injured. Hoosick Falls officials checked the farm, noting animals ripped and some dying. If no dogs are found, Wood will be reimbursed by the State Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick
Fred Wood
Eagle Bridge
Raymond Calhoun
Wood
Calhoun
Jack Burke
State Department of Agriculture
Tractor Trailer Crashes on Route 7 Near Ways Lane
Ralph Carpenter of Groton drove a Furniture Corp truck off Route 7 at Ways Lane in Manchester in fog and wet conditions. The 4:30 a.m. crash sheared a utility pole and damaged a Southwick Plaza sign, cutting phone and electric service until about 8:30 a.m. The driver was uninjured and the vehicle, valued about $1,000, needed towing for a punctured radiator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Ralph Eugene Carpenter
Groton
Southwick
Ways Lane
A.m
The
Furniture Corp
Lisbon
N.H
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Zoning Board
River Road
Muddy Lane
South Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
Dale T. MacNeil
Carol, Scott and
Steven
Rexleigh
George Kyer
Wynantskill
Kenneth E. Aiken
Cambridge Area
Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association
Shield
Hedges Lake
Pleasant Valley Grange
Rodney Brownell
Yolanda English
Janet English
Marilyn Robinson
Sam Carrara
Jeff Clawson
Betty Holts
Joan Manross
Vermont Education Department
Simpson, Gumpertz and Heger
Joseph E. Crossman
Miller
Crossman
Meldrim Thomson
Arlington School Board
Judson Brown
Orrin Griffis
Griffis
Camelot
Troy Bennington RD
Old Bennington, VT
West Arlington
Sandgate
Kay Weeks
William and
Betsy Brown
Harry Brown
Route 313
Martin Cummings
Manchester Town
Cumming
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JOHNNY MATHIS/ LAUDER
Lauder’s
Johnny Mathis
Jfk Center
Washington D.C
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