Stanley Tool denies plans for Vermont land development
SHAFTSBURY Vermont The Stanley Tool Co owner of Eagle Square Co issued a statement refuting newspaper reports it plans to develop 5000 acres in Stockbridge The company said its Vermont timberlands will be used only to source wood for its plants at Stockbridge and Shaftsbury and that it seeks long range planning for land use to benefit Vermont communities Donald W Davis president of The Stanley Works emphasized responsible development and conservation goals.
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Shaftsbury
Stanley Tool Co
Eagle Square Co
Stockbridge
Stanley Co
Vermont Natural Resource Council
Stanley Tools
Eagle Square Manufacturing Co
Vermont
Donald W. Davis
Stanley Works
New Britain
Conn
Stanley
Davis
Three One Car Accidents In Manchester
Manchester reports three single vehicle crashes Thursday. Lawence G Wright of Arlington suffered cuts and bruises when his 1962 Chevy wagon left East Manchester Road and struck a maple tree at noon. Jeremiah L Lloyde of Manchester damaged a 1964 Plymouth after leaving Richville Road near the Gene Bushee residence, hitting trees and a rock pile two hours later. Ricky B Sprague of Dorset sustained bruises and his 1940 Chevy pickup incurred moderate damage when it left Vt. 30 near the Phil Kelleher residence at 10:30 p.m.
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Manchester
Lawrence G. Wright
Arlington
Richville Road
Jeremiah L. Lloyde
Gene Bushee
Ricky B. Sprague
Dorset
Phil Kelleher
Pownal To Open Double Sessions This Fall
Pownal elementary schools begin Wednesday September 3 with double sessions for grades 1-6 at Pownal Center School and kindergarten at Oak Hill School. Morning and afternoon shifts run 7:45 to 12:15 and 12:30 to 5:00 for grades 1-6, with half the pupils in each session. Bus routes set, registration hours 8 to 4, and plans for future single-building school expansion discussed via bond issue.
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Pownal
Vermont Board of Education
Bernard J. Bisson
Pownal Center
Center
Oak Hill School
Bission
Art James
Hidden Valley Road
Pownal Rd
C. George’s House
Bakers
Carpenter Hill Road
North Powenal School
Anson Pratt
Ladd Road
White Oaks Road
State Line
Bridge On River Road
Northwest Hill
Beal Farm
Janiie Buck
Oak Hill
Powell’s
Pownal Village
Library
Alta Mobile Park
Bruce Barrington
North Pownal
French Hill
General Cable
James
Barber Pond Road
East Pownal
Heap House
Blanchard Road
Middle Pownal Road
Center School
Barber’s Pond Road
Niles Road
Janise Buck
Bennington Line
Jackson Rd
Pownal Road
Rogers Residence
Pownal Town
Petition Seeks Speed Limit Crackdown on Route 313
Arlington selectmen opened last night’s meeting to a signed petition urging action on speeding along Route 313 from U S 7 to Cyril Hoyt Sr’s home, citing many animal deaths and risk to human life. The board approved a town employee insurance plan offered by Fred Hoyt of Prudential, pairing town funding with employee contributions. A second public hearing on the land use ordinance was set for August 19 at the town hall, and the meeting adjourned early for a civil authority session.
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Arlington
U.S. 7
Cyril Hoyt Sr
Fred Hoyt
Prudential Insurance Co
Selectmen
Board of Civil Authority
Local notes from South Cambridge community page
Mr and Mrs Douglas Thomas celebrate marriage with son Christopher wed to Ghent New York. Tracy and Kelley Conway of Plattsburgh visit grandparents Eugene and Mrs Conway. Pupil registration at Shaftsbury Elementary August 27 9 am to 3 pm bring health and school records. Mrs Phoebe Bump Moon returns from Putnam Memorial Hospital. Molly Stark Home Extension Group meets August 14 1 30 pm St John s Hall North Bennington. Garden Club meets this evening 7 30 pm at Mrs Gerhard Gerlach s home. Club constitution and rock gardening discussed. Mr and Mrs Ernest Eddy of South Road return from Alaska where son James is stationed with U S Army. Fourth union service North Hoosick circuit August 17 10 am North Hoosick United Methodist church Harold Haner to deliver message. Out of town visitors include Mrs Leon Foster Sr of Bennington Mrs Eva Bartel Mechanicville Irving Dick West Hoosick Mrs James Harrington Melrose Mrs Ivan Purdy Mrs Maude Snell and Nels Jacobson Cambridge. Miss Joy Hamilton and co workers at The Evergreen Sandgate spend Sunday night with parents Malcolm Hamilton. John Hamilton visits Schoharie with Thomas Pryzsecki.
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Sheilah Miller
Shaftsbury
Phoebe Bump Moon
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Molly Stark
St. John’s Hall
North Bennington
Garden Club
Gerhard Gerlach
Ernest Eddy
South Road
Alaska
James
U.S. Army
North Hoosick
North Hoosick United Methodist Church
Harold Haner
Gertrude Aiken
Leon Foster Sr
Bennington
Eva Bartel
Mechanicville
Irving Dick
West Hoosick
James Harrington
Melrose
Ivan Purdy
Maude Snell
Nels Jacobson
Cambridge
Joy Hamilton
Joane Buck
Cammy Hudson
Lisa Boucher
Evergreen
Sandgate
Malcolm Hamilton
John Hamilton
Thomas Pryzsecki
Schoharie
Manchester Garden Club Hosts August Meeting With Audrey Joselyn
The Manchester Garden Club will hold its regular monthly meeting on August 21 at St Paul Church hall at 1 45 pm. New York City guest Miss Audrey Joselyn will speak on Flower Arrangement Past Present and Future. Hostess chairwoman Mrs Helgi Mets will oversee tea honoring new members.
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Manchester
Freezing Strawberries and Syrup Preparation Guide
The guide explains washing and hulled berries then freezing whole strawberries in containers with headspace. It covers headspace by container type, sealing and labeling, and making a heavy syrup from sugar and boiling water to fill 10 to 12 pints. It ends with a note about inserting a straw for smooth pouring.
Marlboro Moliere Misanthrope Opens With Modern Echo
Marlboro Barn stages The Misanthrope, a Moliere classic, with a 10 actor company led by John Devaney as Oronte and Wendy Nute as Celimene. Geoffrey Brown directs a candlelit first act and bright second act, using period costumes and sharp, contemporary subtext about artifice and truth.
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Moliere
Marlboro
Brown
Alceste Michael Field
Philiate
Geoffry Brown Oronte
John Veney
Celimene
Deborah Ume Arsince
Hilary Waters
Acaste
Robert Dona Clitandre
Gregory Dalton Basque
Theodore Voge
Guard Lane
Dinah Dubois
Christopher Courant
Marlboro Barn
Geoffrey Brown
Edmund Breisford
John Devaney
Oronte
Wendy Nute
Misanthrope
Gregory Dalton
Clitandre
Robert McDonald
English visitor delivers Sunderland mayor's greeting in U S A
Sunderlander from England, P E Holwell, travels to Sunderland U S A with a letter of greeting from Sunderland's mayor. He is a WWI veteran and retired civil servant now active in social service. Hosted by Paul Ennis and wife with local residents at a casual gathering in Ira, sharing remarks on American roads and a delayed Kennedy Airport flight.
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Sunderland
Paul Ennis
England
P.E. Holwell
Ira
America
Ennis
William Bahan
John Keough
Carl Benjamin
Earle Hill
Holwell
Catherine Purdy
No Holwell
Kennedy Airport
Boston
Shushan Grange to discuss fast breeder reactor pros and cons
Shushan Grange in Grange Hall will host an open rating on August 25 at 8 p.m. about the proposed fast breeder reactor for Easton New York. George Anastas of the New York Division of Industrial Sciences and Technology will present reactor design highlights and regulatory discharge limits while Winfield Huppuck argues against the reactor.
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Shushan
N.Y
Easton
George Anastas
New York Division of Industrial Sciences and Technology
Winfield Huppuck
New York
Boston Sinfonietta Guests At Southern Vermont Arts Center
The Boston Sinfonietta performs the fourth concert in the Southern Vermont Art Center music series on Sunday August 17 at 8 30 p m in the Music Pavilion. The program features Mozart Divertimento K 138 Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor Handel Concerto grosso in A minor Op 6 No 4 plus works by Volkman and Hindemith. Tickets range from 4 to 1 50 dollars.
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Manchester
Boston Sinfonietta
Southern Vermont Art Center
This Smell String Symphony
George Zazofsky
Gottfried Wilfinger
John Korman
Christopher Kimber
Harry Dickson
Herman Silberman
Stanley Benson
Earl Hedberg Yizhak Schotten
Robert Ripley
Ronald Feldman
Henry Portnoi
Mozart
Bach
Handel
Volkman
Hindemith
Debris Burned Under Fire Chief’s Supervision
Fire Chief Glen C. Banks supervised the burning of wooden debris from the Walter C. Wood mansion and former high school at 5 a.m. to deter theft. A fire pumper stayed on scene and highway workers encircled the area. The burn was expected to save about two weeks of debris removal work.
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Glen C. Banks
Walter C. Wood
DecksHonored At 40th Anniversary Open House
Mr and Mrs Clarence J Decker senior were feted at an August 10 open house in Pawlet to mark 40 years of marriage. About 150 guests attended. They wed in Berlin New York with Rev Whitehouse officiating. The couple has three children Shirley Matteson Phyllis Mason and Clarence J Decker III and fourteen grandchildren present for the celebration. The cake was made by Phyllis Mason and Clarence Decker III. Guests helped with punch service and a guest book. Gifts included ruby items and money with wishes for many more anniversaries.
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Clarence J. Decker Sr
Pawlet
Decker
Berlin
N.Y
Whitehouse
Maurice
Shirley) Matteson
Gansevoort
Charles
Phyllis) Mason
Clarence J. Decker
Mason
Russell Stewart
George Cooledge
Deborah Matteson
Ruby
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Stanley Tool
South Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
Douglas Thomas
Christopher
Ghent
Tracy and
Kelley Conay
Plattsburgh
Eugene Conway
John Ratelle
Beau-May
Bennington Road
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Main’ St
Bennington, Vt
Dial
William Gilbert
Webster
Sunderlander
U.S.A
Art Center
Helene Thompson
Betsy Pike
Casper Pike
Raymond Hayes
North Grandville
Harold Linley
Long Meadow
Mass
Florence Towne
Pamela Blair
Edgar Blair
Andy Williams
Miss Blair
Hollywood
Calif
el Moro Castle
San Juan
Puerto Rico
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Joseph Zimbler
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony
Sinfonietta
Jordan Hall
Tanglewood
Hoosick Falls
Deckers
B.B.P
Jom, Wosthenose Eichart
Worthmore
Richard ii
Coop Rau
Vthept Bank and Trust CO
Woston
Cerne Ames
OY Bank America
Sepwice Corp
American Express
County National Bank of
Bennington & Arlington
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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