Dorset Nursing Association to Launch Annual Fund Drive
The Dorset Nursing Association will begin its annual fundraising campaign at the end of August led by Frank G. Shattuck and a team of officers, members, and volunteers. The group notes controlled expenses while planning expanded services and a larger budget, detailing current staffing and patient visits across its nurse, home health aide, therapists, and doctor network.
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The
Dorset Nursing Association
Frank G. Shattuck
Dorset Society to hear Valcour Bay battle talk
Codman Hislop, historian, speaks on the naval Battle of Valcour Bay at a Dorset Historical Society meeting on Thursday Aug 19 at 8 pm in the United Church vestry Dorset and East Rupert. Benedict Arnold commanded American forces as British ships retreated to Montreal after a hard winter that followed. Moses Sherman leads the Massena marching band in Rupert Old Home Day festivities with a 5000-strong parade including groups from Schuylerville Pittsfield Glover Johnsonville and Cambridge. The parade lasts 55 minutes through the main street.
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Codman Hislop
Dorset Historical Society
United Church of
Dorset and
East Rupert
Moses Sherman
Myron Sherman
West Rupert
Mark Skinner Library Book Sale in Manchester Offers Bargains
The Mark Skinner Library of Manchester will hold its annual book sale on August 26 to 28 featuring over 2,000 donated books. Mass market titles will be 10 cents, trade paperbacks 25 cents, and sets of standard authors available for library building. A Luigi Lucioni etching raffle draws on Aug. 28, with tickets at one dollar, and a rare out of print Manchester history by Bigelow and Otis raffled at one dollar per chance.
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Manchester
Mark Skinner
Luigi Lucioni
Standard History of
Edwin L. Bigelow
Nancy Otis
Pownal Fire and Senior Citizens Meeting Notices
The Pownal Fire Protective Association meets at 7 tonight at the firehouse. North Pownal and East Pownal volunteer fire departments also meet tonight. Senior Citizens hold a social Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the center in Pownal Center. refreshments offered. New officers are Rose Mattison president Elva Montgomery vice president Mabel Haley secretary Yvette. A well baby clinic Friday 9 to 11 at the Pownal Recreational Community Center offers motor development tests, Dr Hamburg will provide physicals and immunizations. parents should bring immunization records.
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Pownal
North Pownal
East Pownal
Aes
Rose Mattison
Elva Montgomery
Mabel Haley
Yvette
Pownal Recreational Community Center
Hamburg
Arlington weekly notices and Bromley family reunion report
Arlington events list includes league baseball in Arlington and Gean nesis, school board and club meetings, bingo and AA gatherings, garden club flower show, and grange events. Also a Bromley Family reunion notes officers, gifts, games, and next reunion date with local visitors from Salem and Arlington. Plus a junior soccer season wrap and a visit by Eugene Christin and his son to Gladys Stein.
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Geannesis
Arlington School Board
Arlington Fish & Game Club
St. Margaret Mary Hall
Battenhill Grange
Grange Hall
West Arlington
FOE
Eagle Rooms
Manchester
Firehouse
Arlington Fire Co
Arlington Park & Recreation Commission
Arlington Garden Club
Vermont candidate Curtis pledges criminal law overhaul
Rep. David Curtis of Charlotte, running for attorney general on both party tickets, vows to reform outdated Vermont criminal laws. He criticizes statutes he calls inconsistent or unfair, seeks a criminal code, and opposes requirements for corroborative rape testimony.
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Shelburne
UPI
David Curtis
Charlotte
Vermont
Cea Iene
Ant Allen
Curtis
Plattsburg Man Hurt After Cliff Fall on Cloak Island
John Gurak, 25, of Plattsburg New York, fell from a cliff on Cloak Island in Lake Champlain near Isle la Motte Saturday night. He suffered a broken leg and multiple cuts, remained conscious, and was treated at the scene and later released from Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital.
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Isle LA Motte
UPI
John Gurak
Plattsburg
N.Y
Lake Champlain
Here
U.S
Rouses Point
Gurak
Cloak Island
Comeaten Oe
Burlington
Robert McHugh
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
People Power backs statewide candidates in Burlington meeting
Burlington Champlain Valley group People Power endorsed candidates for governor attorney general and U S Senate at its Aug 13 meeting. Endorsements include O'Brien Sanders Craig for governor Curtis for AG Skinner Kaufman and Stafford for Senate. After the primary the group will pick one candidate for each office.
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Burlington
Champlain Valley
People Power
Addison
Franklin
Grand Isle
Chittenden
U.S. Senate
Robert O’brien
Bernard Sanders
Liberty Union
William Craig
David Curtis
Senate
Scott Skinner
Nancy Kaufman
Robert Stafford
Rutland Obscenity Ordinance Ruled Invalid
Rutland’s attempt to ban obscene material for adults was struck down by Chief Superior Judge Sadge Willie. The ruling leaves the city’s adult bookstore on South Main Street open while the case may go to appeal or a state law change. The judge said state law preempts local bans in obscenity, making only sales to minors criminal.
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Rutland
Sadge Willie
Rutland’s
South Main Street
Napro Development Corp
Judge Hill
Siena College doubles Lake Shore apartments housing
Colonie residents complain as Siena College plans to house 200 students in Lake Shore apartments this year, up from 100, citing overcrowding and late night parties. In Cohoes HUD grants 1.45 million dollars for central district renovations and subsidized housing to aid tenants paying more than 25 percent of income.
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Colonie
Lake Shore
Siena College
Pittsfield Teen Injured by Homemade Bomb Blast
A Pittsfield teenager Brent A. Durkee of 264 Bradford St sustained severe injuries from a homemade bomb blast at his home on Saturday. He was hospitalized Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center in stable condition after surgery for multiple cuts to both hands. Police and fire units responded to the 2:30 p.m. blast. investigation continues.
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Pittsfield
Brent A. Durkee
Bradford St
Berkshire Medical Center
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