Walloomsac Battlefield hosts 18th century life re creation
Walloomsac Battlefield in Hoosick Falls hosts a two day 200th anniversary re creation of the Battle of Bennington. The Brigade of the American Revolution will stage authentic camps, demonstrations, and period crafts with 200 volunteers from across the U.S. and Canada. Parking and shuttle buses will handle visitors with a single car fee and free park entry.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Walloomsac- Bennington
Bennington
Battlefield Park
Walloomsac
Brigade of the American Revolution
BAR
Hathaway Drive-in
Reynolds Tool & Die Company
Battlefield
Hoosick Falls
Wood Memorial Park
Canada
Quartermaster Department
Washington
Pennsylvania
King George
New York State
Bicentennial Commission
Rensselaer County
BCRC planning workshops begin in Bennington
ARLINGTON The Bennington County Regional Commission and the Agency of Development and Community Affairs held its first workshop on Aug 8 at St. Margaret Mary's Parish Hall. The session discussed the planning commission role and the real impact of planning in community government as executives urged ongoing objectives and regular program evaluation.
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Arlington
Bennington County Regional Commission
BCRC
Agency of Development and Community Affairs
St. Margaret Mary’s Parish
Planning Commission
Gregory C. Burke
J. Duncan Campbell
Bennington
Katrina F. Martin
Woodford
Perseid meteor shower to light Williams town skies this week
Williams College astronomer Prof Jay M Pasachoff says the Perseid display should be bright as the moon is nearly new and dark skies favor viewing. Peak is the nights of the 11th and 12th with meteors visible for a week either side. no telescope needed just a lawn seat and patience.
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Williamstown
Mass
Earth
Jay M. Pasachoff
Hopkins Observatory
Williams College
Pasachoff
Williamstown museum repeats City Building workshop and more
The Children's Museum on School Street repeats last Saturday's City Building workshop this Saturday Aug 13 from 2 to 4 pm. Kids will plan and build a mini city with tape, cardboard tubes, cones, popsicle sticks, stop lights, wooden cars. A poetry workshop by Williams College student Mark Truran follows on Aug 20. Puppets by the Robbins Zust family run Thursdays at 11 am and 1:30 pm with Peter and the Wolf on Aug 11, The Emperor's New Clothes on Aug 18, Androcles and the Lion on Aug 25. For info call (413) 458-3160. Open Tue-Sat 10 am to 4 pm.
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Williamstown
Mass
School Street
William’s College
Mark Truran
Londonderry health center launches annual giving drive
The Mountain Valley Health Center seeks community support to pay down a $40,000 mortgage and fund purchases. A $6,500 automatic X-ray developer and a $4,500 radio communication system would boost diagnosis speed and inter-team coordination. HEW grant funds remain restricted to salaries and operating costs.
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Londonderry
Mountain Valley Health Center
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Bennington Humane Society Shelter Vacation Closure Notice
Shaftsbury advisory that the Bennington County Humane Society Shelter will be closed August 14 to 29 for vacations. Pet owners should keep animals until August 30 when the shelter reopens for intake and adoption placements.
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Shaftsbury
Bennington County
Woman 83 badly burned in Burlington house fire
Helen Heath of Orleans, 83, is listed in critical condition after a fire at her Burlington home. She suffered first to third degree burns over 35 percent of her body. Passerby George Churchill, 18, pulled her from the blaze, extinguished flames on her clothing, and rushed her to a doctor father for care. A separate Hyde Park hearing set for Aug 25 in Lamoille County Superior Court concerns a challenge to Stowe town election results. The Stowe League of Women Voters and a former selectman seek voiding the March Town Meeting votes. the town asks dismissal.
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Burlington
UPI
Helen Heath
Orleans
Hyde Park
Lamoille County
Stowe
Stowe League of Women Voters
Democrats Turn To Forum On State Cost Cuts
In Winooski the state Democratic platform committee planned a public forum amid a report by the Governor's Cost Control Council claiming more than 9 million dollars could be saved by restructuring the executive branch. Democrats criticize the study's handling and the council's private funding and lack of public file access. Governor Snelling asked for a pause until his administration reviews 294 recommendations.
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Winooski
UPI
Democratic Party Platform Committee
Cost Control Council
Richard A. Snelling
Snelling
Platform Committee
Robert Daniels
D-Chittenden County
Vermont Asbestos Group to remain employee owned mine
UPI reports the Vermont Asbestos Group mine will stay under employee ownership after Englehard Mineral Co decided not to bid. Workers had purchased the mine from GAF Corp two years earlier to avoid shutdown over air pollution controls. In St. Albans Bay officials monitor a algae strain amid toxin fears. The plan to spray was abandoned. Health Dept warns residents to boil water and avoid giving it to infants.
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Lowell
UPI
Vermont Asbestos Group
Englehard Mineral Co
New Jersey
GAF Corp
ST. Albans
St. Albans Bay
State Health Department
Hyde Park Driver Killed In Dump Truck Crash
Dennis Ring 22 of Hyde Park died Tuesday when the dump truck he drove lost control, left Centerville Road, struck a tree and tipped over. He became the state's 63rd traffic fatality of the year, sheriffs deputies said.
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Hyde Park
UPI
Dennis Ring
Centerville
Ring
Troy hospital talks eyed shared services plan
Officials from Samaritan St Marys and Leonard in Troy and Cohoes Memorial Hospital have begun talks to share medical services. The four hospitals, serving overlapping populations, have each run independent units but face decreasing admissions and fewer pediatric patients prompting the discussions.
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Troy
Troy Hospitals
Cohoes Memorial Hospital
Samaritan
St. Mary’s and Leonard
Cohoes Hospital
Albany baker arraigned on first degree perjury charge
Michael DePerna was arraigned on a first degree perjury charge after testimony to an Albany County grand jury probing alleged prostitution and police officer payoffs. Investigators photographed him delivering baked goods to an alleged Albany brothel as the sealed indictment named him in the probe begun three weeks earlier.
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Albany
Albany County
Michael DePerna
DePerna
State Organized Crime Task Force
South End
Berkshire woman and daughter arraigned in robbery case
Rossie LaBonte age 36 and her daughter Tracy Lauzon 17 were arraigned in Northern Berkshire District Court on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and robbery. They allegedly beat and robbed Helen Anagnos, wife of a pizza parlor operator, at the Eagle Street business Tuesday. Bail set at 500 dollars each. Anagnos admitted to North Adams Regional Hospital in good condition with possible skull fracture.
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North Adams
Berkshire
Eagle Street
Rossie LaBonte
Walnut St
Tracy Lauzon
Worcester
Helen Anagnos
North Adams Regional Hospital
Pittsfield to Trim City Jobs Saving 1 Million
City and school officials report a fiscal year starting July 1 will cut 75 fulltime and 19 part time positions, yielding about one million dollars in salary and overtime savings. Officials note such layoffs are unprecedented locally, not seen since the 1930s.
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Pittsfield
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