Hoosick Falls Eyes All Volunteer Fire Squad Change
Hoosick Falls weighs switching to an all volunteer fire department due to manpower shortages and internal disputes. Mayor Bogardus says a study group will report in 60 days while four part time workers staff the firehouse and dispatch for the town rescue squad and police. Rumors of ending dispatching service were denied by the mayor as he notes resignations and a union dispute with CSEA.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
State Civil Service
Town of
John Button
William Stuka
Bogardus
Rogers
Hoffman
John Bass
Bass
Ploye
Village Highway Department
John Mahar
CSEA
Mahar
Button
Stuka
Thomas McMartin
McMartin
Don Otis Named Acting Headmaster at BBS
Burr and Burton Seminary trustees named Don Otis acting headmaster for the school year after Houghton Pear leaves to become superintendent. Otis, 26 year science teacher and assistant headmaster, may apply for the post but has not. The trustees plan to advertise for a permanent replacement and expect a smooth transition for the Sept. 6 opening.
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Manchester
Don B. Otis
Burr and Burton Seminary
Houghton D. Pear
Otis
BBS
Pearl
Rutland-Windsor Supervisory Union
Brenda Madkour
Environmental commission delays Arlington sewer project decision
The District Environmental Commission on Wednesday postponed a ruling for 10 days on approving first phase site location and size of a $3.3 million sewer system planned off Route 313 near the Battenkill River. Additional engineering information will follow.
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Maggie C. Bucholt
Arlington
District Environmental Commission
Battenkill River
Dorset Vermont library board meeting announced
The Vermont Board of Libraries will meet on Wednesday, August 17, at the Dorset Public Library at 10 30 a m The board normally meets on the third Tuesday of every even-numbered month at the state librarian s office
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Dorset
Vermont
Rural Maine doctors use TV for expert consultations
A new VA funded TV network links five central Maine hospitals enabling remote consultations. Doctors, nurses, and students can view X rays and talk with Augusta colleagues without technicians. The system, tested in Waterville and Lewiston, supports remote lens control and residency training.
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Maine
Augusta
UPI
Veterans Administration
Waterville
Lewiston
University of Maine At Augusta
Public hearing set on Manchester Act 250 land use permit
A public hearing in Manchester is scheduled for Aug 29 at the Town Office Building on Donald Dorr's land use permit after he was cited by the attorney general for Act 250 violations. Engineering firm DuBois and King warned a 100 year flood could raise river levels by four to five inches, prompting questions about flood risk and required land purchase. Only one Arlington resident attended, Rep. Jane Gardner, who would be impacted by the project.
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Manchester
District Environmental Commission
Donald Dorr
Dorr
Attorney General’s Office
DuBois and King
Randolph
Steven MacKenzie
U.S. Geological Survey
MacKenzie
Douglas Schner
Arlington
Jane Gardner
D-Arlington
Board of Selectmen
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Harry Columbo
DuBois and
King
Water Resources Department
Agency of Environmental Conservation
Columbo
DuBois
Dorr Act 250 permit hearing held on sewer project access
Robert Brown stated the hearing was held quickly under a court order and that no participants had yet indicated intent to join. Comments are due by Aug. 26 to Brown in Rutland. The hearing may be canceled and a permit issued without testimony if no observers attend.
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Brown
Merchants Row
Rutland
District Environmental Commission
Pownal Planners Seek More Study of Barber's Pond Plan
The Pownal Planning Commission drafted a letter Tuesday outlining concerns about the proposed Barber's Pond subdivision under review by L and G. The commission urges additional study before any approval, citing potential environmental and infrastructure impacts.
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Barber’s Pond
Pownal
Final Route 7 EIS Review Invites Public Comment
Arlington Bennington County Regional Commission reports receipt of the final environmental impact statement for Route 7 Sunderland to Manchester. Public review hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at BCRC Route 1 Arlington. comments due by Aug. 23. Act 250 hearing set for Aug. 17 at 10 a.m. in the county courthouse.
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BCRC
Sunderland
Manchester
Arlington
Bennington County
EIS
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Vermont
Tran
Festival of Shaker Crafts at Hancock Village
Hancock Shaker Village will host the second annual Festival of Shaker Crafts and Industries on Saturday and Sunday August 27 and 28. Demonstrations run 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with new highlights such as cloak making printing in the print shop and herb preparations among other handcraft activities. Admission is 3 for adults and 1 for children 6 to 12, with events in restored buildings five miles west of Pittsfield on Route 2.
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Hancock
Mass
Hancock Shaker Village
Pittsfield
Mass. Turnpike
Arlington May Andrews Seeks Visits At Putnam Memorial
Arlington May Andrews is a patient at Putnam Memorial Hospital and invites friends to visit or send messages during her recovery.
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May Andrews
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Couple to Wed At Battlefield Amid 200th Bennington Celebration
Delores Voss and Roger Smith of the Brigade of the American Revolution will marry at Bennington Battlefield Park in Walloomsac New York during the 200th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Bennington. The Rev N Gordon Luther will officiate in period dress. A handwritten invitation requests the Rev and family attend the ceremony. The couple wed at 4 p.m. Saturday with a Sunday service featuring BAR members as the main attraction.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Walloomsac-Bennington
Bennington Battlefield Park
Walloomsac
Delores Voss
Roger Smith
Brigade of the American
N. Gordon Luther
First Baptist Church
Luther
Delores Ann Voss
Roger Welles Smith
New Jersey
New York
Battlefield Park
Connecticut to study Housatonic PCB pollution and dredge option
Environmental Commissioner Stanley Pac says more research is needed on PCB contamination in the Housatonic River before action. After visiting GE facilities in Pittsfield and meeting with officials from Massachusetts and feds, he stated dredging is not being actively considered, but remains possible if other methods fail. monitoring and soil-sediment checks will guide a year-end decision.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
Stanley Pac
Housatonic River
Pac
Massachusetts
Connecticut
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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