Big E honors New England family farms at fair
The Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield Massachusetts will honor 200 year old New England family farms across six states. This year fifty three farms are recognized including fifteen in Massachusetts and fifteen in New Hampshire. Advance discount tickets available until September 11 through Ticketron or at the Big E box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Springfield
Mass
New England
Big E
George Jones
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Maine
Vermont
Rhode Island
Ticketron
Glory Hole spills after floods at Lake Whitingham
The Glory Hole spillway at Lake Whitingham overflowed this week due to Hurricane Belle floods, a rare event in 51 years of operation with the last spill in 1969. Water returns to the Deerfield River, created by the early 1920s damming by New England Power Co. The site is a tourist attraction next to Harriman Dam along Route 8 in Whitingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitingham
Belle
Deerfield
Harriman Dam
Power Company
Summer Potpourri Sale and Tag Sale at First Church
Community volunteers in Manchester Village prepare for a Saturday August 14 sale at the First Congregational Church from 10 am to 4 pm. The event features Gift Box handmade items Pantry Shelf baked goods Greenery plants Treasure Chest white elephants Book Stall and a Giant Tag Sale with many bargains. Refreshments from 11 am at the Feed Bag and a handmade quilt prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
First Congregational
Manchester Village
Armed Robber Seizes Carroll Restaurant In Vermont Theft
Police search for a male gunman who held two Carroll Restaurant employees hostage at 1 10 a m and forced manager Richard Slade to open the safe. After demanding all the money the suspect fled on foot with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Burlington
UPI
Carroll Restaurant
Richard Slade
Slade
Two seized in Rutland drug raid by police
A Rutland drug raid netted about $10,000 worth of methamphetamine. Garth Carter, 42, and Michael Quinn, 30, were arrested around 2 a.m. Carter allegedly pulled a handgun but was disarmed. no injuries reported. Both men were to be arraigned in Vermont District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
UPI
Garth Carter
Michael Quinn
Carter
Quinn
Vermont
Vermont Democrat backs moratorium on shopping center growth
Barre reports that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Robert O'Brien would pause new regional shopping centers until jobs taxes housing and regional economic effects are assessed He also proposed Neighborhood Councils to aid small businesses arrange loans assist homeowners decentralize schools and promote clinics and services with city governments
Burgess calls breakup of private power control in Vermont
Democratic candidate John A. Burgess urged dismantling interlocking directorate ties among Vermont utilities and partial public ownership of VELCO. He argued most VELCO directors have past or present links to Central Vermont Public Service Green Mountain Power and Citizens Utility Co. Burgess said breaking private control is essential for rate relief and state input on electricity policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
UPI
John A. Burgess
Vermont
Vermont Electric Power Corp
Burgess
VELCO
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Green Mountain Power Corp
Citizens Utility Co
Rensselaer County seeks repeal of outdated statute
In New York, Rensselaer County Attorney Marvin Honig urged Secretary of State Mario Cuomo to send an oleometer to measure whale oil quality, a device linked to turn of the century practices. Cuomo replied the county would not receive the oleometer but agreed to pursue repeal of the outdated law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Rensselaer
Marvin Honig
Mario Cuomo
Honig
Cuomo
Virginian pays 275000 for Secretariat colt at Fasig Tipton
At Fasig Tipton on Wednesday a Virginian bought a colt sired by champion Secretariat for 275000. A second Secretariat offspring selling later this week is expected to fetch even more, potentially surpassing Fasig Tipton’s record of 350000. Secretariat’s owner currently charges a 90000 stud fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
Fasig Tipton
Champion Secretariat
Secretariat
North Bennington Library to Close for Battle Day
North Bennington McCullough Library will close all day Monday August 16 for the Battle Day holiday. Capt Arthur T Donnelly USMC has been assigned to the Advanced Communications School in Quantico Virginia. He is a Northeastern University graduate and son of Arthur W Donnelly of Pownal. He received the Navy Commendation Medal with combat distinguishing device for meritorious service in Vietnam in 1971 as a communications watch officer with the First Marine Division and the Third Marine Amphibious Brigade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur T. Donnelly
USMC
Advanced
Quantico
Arthur W. Donnelly
Pownal
Northeastern University
Boston
Donnelly
Vietnam
First Marine Division
Third Marine Amphibious Brigade
Conte Rebuffed as ERA Vote Teeters in Kansas City
Congressmen Silvio Conte of Pittsfield faced a second setback at the Republican platform subcommittee on human rights in Kansas City Missouri. A 7-7 deadlock on the Equal Rights Amendment shifted when Joseph Usry, a Ford delegate, abstained. The panel had previously approved a constitutional amendment banning abortions by 13 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Silvio O. Conte
Republican Platform
Kansas City
Conte
Joseph Usry
Oregon
Ford
Pittsfield Council Demands Action on Noisy Motorcycles
City councilors accuse the police department of ignoring a month old demand to crack down on noisy motorcyclists and seek immediate action. Police say cruisers cannot follow riders over rugged terrain. Councilor Peter G Arles accuses police of being distracted by church bazaars and nun betting events at Mt Carmel Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Peter G. Arles
Mt. Carmel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Family Farms
Jones
Umass Business School
Pamela Blakeman
Alcoholics Anonymous
North Pownal Congregational Church
Trabold
North Adams
Glory Hole
The
New England Power Co
Chittenden
Introduces
S. Burlington
New York
Colt
North Bennington
McCullough
Chittenden Saving
FDIC
Rite Aid
Down In
Berkshire
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!