Memorial Park complex nears completion
The Bennington Recreation Commission heard the Memorial Park recreation complex is about two months from completion and that added equipment and fencing will not alter the $77,380 total. New items total 2,252 for playground gear, 2,100 for tennis court areas, 1,000 for fencing near Coolidge Avenue, and 618 to bury a power line. The panel also approved closing the recreation center for two weeks in September for maintenance.
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Bennington Recreation Commission
Memorial Park
Roger Goodnow
Goodnow
Bennington Court Dismisses DWI Case and Fines Several
In Bennington District Court Judge George M. Fienberg dismissed a driving while license suspended charge against Robert C. Zentz of Manchester. Harold J. Allard of Bennington pleaded guilty to careless and negligent driving and was fined $0 with a one year license loss for refusing a breath test. Multiple defendants entered pleas or were released on bail for offenses including arson, public intoxication, drunken driving, and petty larceny.
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Bennington District Court
George M. Fienberg
Robert C. Zentz
Manchester
Harold J. Allard
Bennington
Donald J. Marsh
North St
John M. Gardner
Union Cty
N.J
Vermont
Gretchen W. Sinclair
Manchester Center
Applegate Trucking Co
Danbury
West Arlington
Claude E. Buffum
Pawlet
Clifford T. Grover
L&g
Pownal
Richard J. Caron
North Bennington
Robert G. Wanck
Rock City Falls
N.Y
Frederick J. Hardy
Shaftsbury
Timothy R. Griffin
Williamstown
Mass
Martin D. Conquest
North Hoosick
Bloodmobile collects 173 pints in Bennington
During August the Red Cross Bloodmobile in Bennington gathered 173 units of blood for Vermont and New Hampshire residents in need. Although the town missed its quota, turnout was strong for the holiday period led by Joseph Hall with a 10 gallon pin.
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Bennington
Redoss Hoodmobile
Vermont
New Hampshire
Joseph Hall
Donald Lorom
Rudolph Woodcock
Martha Tripp
Richard Rabideau
Gerald Harrington
William Rogers
Ken Brunina
Priscilla Crawford
Ronald Gallett
Patricia Hebert
Avis Hurley
Michael Moretti
Bruce Parmenter
Brant Young
Union Carbide Corp
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Eagle Square
the Holy
Repaving of Vermont Route 100 Begins
On Monday August 16 the Vermont Highway Department will begin repaving Vermont Route 100 from the Massachusetts line to Heartwellville. Petricca Construction Company of Pittsfield MA will lay a 1.5 inch bituminous concrete overlay using about 12 000 tons of material over roughly two weeks. Traffic will be maintained with uniformed officers directing flow as a leveling course is laid in single lanes for 7.9 miles followed by preparation of the other lane and final surface in half mile increments to minimize delays.
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Montpelier
Massachusetts Line
Heartwellville
Vermont Highway Department
Petricca Construction Company
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
William Murphy
Murphy
Bennington Tutorial Center Offers Two English Courses
The Bennington Tutorial Center presents two 1 credit English courses for high school and college bound students. The general course by Eupha Bonham covers grammar and literature with writing based on selected works. The advanced course by Marian Fowler focuses on intensive writing and thorough novel analysis. Courses run 13 weeks from Sept 13 to Dec 10, Monday to Thursday 3 to 5 pm. Tuition is $75 per student. For information call 447-0111 or visit 469 Main St.
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Eupha Bonham
Marian Fowler
Main St
Pooches win honors in playground rites
The Kids Dog Show at Memorial Park, co sponsored by the Bennington Recreation Department and Renotation, delighted local children and their dogs. Judges Dr. George Glanzberg Ann Harris and Karyl Crandall presided. Seven classifications awarded top prizes to Laura Dupres Michelle Williams and Aaron Percy.
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Bennington
Atherton Named President Of Sanitarians Group
Dr Henry Atherton of the University of Vermont was installed Aug 11 as president of the International Association of Milk Food and Environmental Sanitarians Inc The 3600 member group held its 63rd annual meeting this week with research reports on whey textured vegetable protein and related topics Awards listed include Funniest Terry Girarde Ashley Cook Margaret Twitchell Best Costumed Wayne Stevens Ashley Cook Paula Glanzberg Best Trick Andy LaCroix Luke Godin Wayne Stevens Smallest Ashley Cook Aaron Percy Margaret Twitchell Largest Jeff Pendick Luke Godin Michelle Williams Best Looking multiple names tied for first across many competitors
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Arlington Heights
Ini
Henry Atherton
University of Vermont
International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians, Inc
Terry Girarde
Ashley Cook
Margaret Twitchell
Wayne Stevens
Paula Glanzberg
Andy LaCroix
Luke Godin
Aaron Percy
Jeff Pendick
Michelle Williams
Laura Dupres
Jenny Pendick
Heather Gowan
Ashley Cooke
Alison Lucy
Shelly Behrendt
GMC hikes re scheduled to Seth Warner Camp Aug 21
The Green Mountain Club's Bennington section reschedules the Broad Brook hike for Saturday August 21. The 10 mile trek from Williamstown Mass to the Long Trail shelter includes brook crossings and Pine Cobble descent with return via Long and Appalachian trails. Meet at First Vermont Bank lot 9 a.m. Bring lunch. Leader Bob Agard 442 3387.
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Bennington
Green Mountain Club
Seth Warner
Broad Brook
Williamstown
Mass
Somerset
Deerfield
First Vermont Bank and Trust
Bob Agard
Obituary for Mrs Mary E Bromley of Danby age 97
Mary E Bromley of Danby died after a long illness at 97. Born June 6 1879 in Clarendon to Omar and Emma Wetherby, she lived in the Rutland area her whole life. Survived by sons Omar, Matt, Harry and Hugh. also grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hugh Bromley’s Danby home with calling Friday evening. Memorials to charity preferred. Burial in Scottsville Cemetery Danby.
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Mary E. Bromley
Danby
Hugh Bromley
Clarendon
Omar
Emma
Broughton) Wetherby
Rutland
Matt
Harry
Scottsville Cemetery
Vermont rape case data curbed under reform proposal
Admissible evidence about a rape victim character and sexual background would be limited under a sweeping state law reform proposed by the attorney general. The plan reclassifies rape into four categories from un privileged touching to aggravated rape with serious bodily harm and sets penalties from one to 15 years. Assistant Attorney General Phoebe Morse drafted the proposal, which she says will be revised but likely pass in some form by 1977. Listen to WBTN Saturday at 11:15 a.m. ADV.
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Phoebe Morse
State jobless rate slips to five percent statewide
The Department of Employment Security reports five percent of the insured work force idle last week, down from the prior week, with just under 13,000 claims filed for regular and extended benefits totaling about $700,000. Burlington shows the lowest rate. St. Albans tops Morrisville for highest. Districts vary with Barre Montpelier at 5.5 percent up from 5.3, Burlington at 3.5 percent, and White River Junction at 3.9 percent down from 4.4.
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Burlington
St. Albans
Morrisville
Barre-Montpelier
Bennington
Brattleboro
Middlebury
Newport
Rutland
S. Albans
St. Johnsbury
Springfield
White River Junction
Teen charged in Wichita sniper case seeks insanity defense
Michael Soles 19 of Sand Springs Oklahoma was arraigned on charges in a sniper killing of three and wounding six others. His attorney said Soles will plead innocent by reason of insanity and will seek a court ordered psychiatric examination citing mental problems in grade school.
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Wichita
Kan
UPI
Michael Soles
Sand Springs
Okla
Soles
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