Grand List drop boosts North Bennington school tax rate
North Bennington's Grand List fell due to declines in industrial listings, prompting a 69 cent rise in the 1972 school tax rate set by the school board with Treasurer Arthur B. Wickenden. The village tax rate rose 23 cents and includes a fire truck sinking fund.
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North Bennington
Bennington Grand
Arthur B. Wickenden
Wickenden
Bennington
Suaitsbury
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Manchester Town Clerk Notes ELECTION
Vermont primary election set for Tuesday September 12 with polling at Manchester Elementary School Gymnasium. Check lists are at post offices and town clerk, revised August 17 and possibly another revision before election. Absentee ballots available. voters must meet residency requirements. instructions on oaths and voting rules.
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Vermont
Manchester
Palling Place
Board of Civil Authority
Lst
Fleming
Flemings Hardware
Zecher
Overlook Rd
Margaret Dougherty
Tarset
Peru
Winhall
Landgrave
General Assembly
Siady
August Social Notes From Hoosick Falls Area
Walleoomsac residents and regional families enjoy August visits and vacations from Long Island to Silver Springs and Troy. Local gatherings include birthdays at home, a Senior Citizens meeting at Eagles Hall, a planned camp picnic for Aug 23 with rain date Aug 24, and a card party with refreshments and prizes. A proposal vote on area elder care unity passed 48 to 15 with one blank.
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Eagles Hall
Hoosick Falls
Ann O'Brien
Henry Cramer
Hedges Lake
Grace Armstrong
Vermont Poetry Society awards annual prizes
The Vermont Poetry Society announced prize winners for the Gala Summer Festival. Ann Ward of Huntington won first prize of 15 dollars for her poem, Carol Collins of Waterbury Center took second for 19 dollars, and Rantona Forand of Vergennes earned third for 5 dollars. New memorial contests were added, with Grace Hoffman Cook of Montpelier and Anna Dermody of Johnson tied for Hewitt contest honors at 12.50 dollars, Dermody also winning Spooner prize. The festival occurred Saturday August 5 at Waitsfield with luncheon, drawing attendees from New England New York and Colombia South America.
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Grace Hoffman Cook
Montpelier
Anna Dermody
Johnson
Burglary hits Hoosick Falls. two stores targeted
Hoosick Falls police investigate a Wednesday night burglary at Firestone auto and home supplies on Jol Street and an attempted break at Murphy's on River Street. Five guns and a basketball store were reported taken at Firestone. proprietor Quorge Helft delays report for family and employer checks. The attempted break at Murphy's occurred about 10:30 pm Monday with broken outer door lock and a fleeing intruder.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Firestone Auto and Home Supplies
Jol Street
Miller’s
Quorge Helft
Classic Street
Murphy's
River Street
Francis Murphy
Weston Playhouse Opens The Threepenny Opera
The Weston Playhouse launches its second musical of 1972 with The Threepenny Opera, a two weekend run featuring Thomas Eley as MacHeath and Marie Melaugh as Polly Peachum. Eley brings experience from Weston Amherst Summer Theater and Folger Shakespeare Theater in Washington.
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Weston Playhouse
Threepenny Opera
MacHeath
Thomas Eley
Mac Heath
Kurt Weill
Far Grassill
Tiger Brown
Mackeath
Ralph Miller
Derek Meader
Marshall Purdy
Negligence suit settled in Manchester auto fatality case
A $250000 negligence suit stemming from an auto pedestrian death in Manchester was settled out of court for $45000. The estate of James A. Boylston of Valley Stream NY claimed he was struck on Route 1120 in front of the Avalanche Motel on Feb 13 1971. Boylston 26 walked to his car when hit by a 1969 VW driven by James A. Gonna of Richmond Hills NY. Plaintiff's attorney was Arthur O'Dea of Manchester and defendant's counsel was Coffrin Pierson Affotter Amidon of Burlington.
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Manchester
James A. Boylston
Valley Strean
N.Y
Boylston
James A. Gonna
Richmond Hills
Arthur O'Dea
Council
Law Firm
Coffrin, Pierson, Affotter and Amidon
Burlington
Manchester church hosts summer sale and chicken barbecue day
Manchester First Congregational Church invites all for a day of fellowship with a sale and barbecue starting at 1 am. Christmas in August gifts and crafts, baked goods, and a flea market fill the event, with a 11 am to 2 pm luncheon and chicken barbecue seatings at 5:30 and 6:30. Tickets cost 2 dollars for adults and 1 dollar for children under four. This week articles may be left at the church for booths. Also note Burr and Burton's Co op Vocational program begins August 1 with Paul Markey as coordinator, office hours 9:30 am to 4 pm weekdays.
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First Congregational Church
Burr and Burton
Paul Markey
Markey
Burr and
Burton
White Creek Church to skip Sunday services on Aug 13
Jermain Church will have no services this Sunday Aug 13 as Rev Adriance is on vacation. Services resume Aug 20 and Sunday school Sept 10. A covered dish supper at Jermain Hall is planned for Friday Aug 11 as part of closing exercises for the daily vacation Bible school. A brief program and student handiwork will be on display. Rolls beverages and dessert provided.
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Jermain Church
Adriance
Jermain Hall
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