Hydrants in Manchester Still Unchecked After July Promise
Manchester residents report hydrant testing overdue despite Aug. 15 promise by Richard Hayes of Manchester Water Co. Officials require hydrants be tested with fire crews before payment of $5,000 rental fees. Hydrants have not been flow checked since 1963, raising fire safety concerns for historic homes and recent boil order history.
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Manchester
Manchester Water Company
Richard Hayes
Henry R. Lambert
Lambert
Hayes
Department of Health
Weston couple hosts Vermont nature symposium at their museum
Mr and Mrs Ike Patch retired to Terrible Mountain and run a garden in the woods and two nature museums. Their Vermont woods symposium drew 100 attendees from Vermont Massachusetts and New Hampshire with talks on natural landmarks wildflowers birds and naturalistic gardening. Participants toured plantings and gardens as speakers discussed Newcomb's Wildflower Guide Vermont Bird Atlas Project and landscape ideas. A separate notice announced a BOR funds information meeting August 29 in Manchester for recreation improvements at the Route 30 fairgrounds.
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Weston
Vermont
The-Woods
Isabel Gwinn Weston
Ike Patch
U.S. Foreign Service
Terrible Mountain
Stratton
Weston Priory
Ian Worley
University of Vermont
Jorgensen
New England
Manchester
Recreation Department
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
BOR
Lawrence Newcomb
Ike Patche
Garden-In-The-Woods
West River Valley Chers sponsor Coffee Break charity event
The CBers Association hosts its second annual Coffee Break at Bondville Fairgrounds this weekend. Three days of games booths dealer displays door prizes and refreshments aim to raise funds for local charities and needy families. Event runs 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday admission 2 children under 12 free. For more info call 896-6010 or 365-7640.
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Winhall
West River Valley Chers Association
Bondville
Lisa Luke Hosts 4H Exchange Student Louise Beecher
Lisa Luke entertained 4H exchange student Louise Beecher from New Freedom Wisconsin last week. On Saturday Mr and Mrs Burton hosted a visit at their home with the guest.
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Lisa Luke
Louise Beecher
New Freedom
Wis
Mrs. Burton
Luke
Speed sign on Route 9 warns drivers in Essex
An overhead flashing sign connected to a radar unit on Route 9 near Dennison Road in Essex warns motorists going over 55 mph with You are speeding. The $6,500 experimental device aims to curb excess speed. early data show about one third of passing cars were speeding. The sign is one of few similar systems, with the broader goal of promoting highway safety along the popular beach access corridor.
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Essex, Conn
UPI
Route 9
Dennison Road
Connecticut
James Shugrue
James Rice
State Department of Transportation
New Hampshire
Walloomsac swimming party and hay ride for exchange students
A community gathering hosted by Walloomsac included over 50 exchange students and families followed by a countryside hay ride. Mrs James Hoag had brain surgery at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover on Aug 12 and is out of intensive care in room 512. Harry Kelly of Albany visited the Guiden family after learning of his aunt Roscoe Austins death. Mrs Seiman hosted an Aug 10 picnic for grandson Scott Acrees 16th birthday with hot dogs hamburgers three birthday cakes and ice creams.
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James Hoag
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Hanover
N.H
Harry Kelly
Albany
Guiden
Roscoe Austin
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Eagle Bridge
Mary Beth Hunt
Albany Medical Center School of Nursing
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Bennington
Sam Hall
John Stark
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Dorset
Henry B. vanLoon
Dorset Historical Society
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