Champlain farmers battle drought in Vermont
Vermont farmers in the Champlain Valley face a prolonged drought while state and federal agencies sort flood disaster claims from 1973. Auditor Alexander Acebo said about 200 of 220 municipal claims totaling around 13 million dollars in federal aid have been processed or are awaiting approval. Four largest claims worth a combined million dollars remain unsettled. Acebo expects final processing within one to two months. He faults federal red tape and argues a regional FDA director’s strict guidelines hurt Vermont towns. Vermont officials plan a drought tour with Gov. Salmon to Franklin County to assess aid eligibility and possible natural disaster designations that would unlock Farmers Home Administration loans.
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Cabot Water Department
Acebo
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
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Vermont
Salmon
Franklin County
O’brien
Richard Holmes
Adj
Reginald Cram
John Lynch
FDAA
Extensive alcohol program under way in area schools
A two-curriculum alcohol education plan is nearing final form for area schools. Twenty teachers and administrators spent two weeks refining an elementary focus on awareness and a secondary focus on intervention. Coordinator Bernard Bisson will present the K to 12 plan to seven boards for district adoption. An Employe Assistance Program aims to help workers overcome alcohol problems without job loss. The effort has broad backing from educators and the DES, with goals to unify the region’s alcohol education.
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Pownal
Bernard Bisson
Manmade Smog Spreads Across New England and Worsens
The EPA reports air pollution from oxidants is rising across New England with all 30 monitoring stations showing repeated violations. Burlington Vermont recorded 22 violations in 1974, peaking at 194 micrograms, while Fall River Massachusetts logged 526 violations and Middletown Connecticut hit 710 micrograms. The agency warns of stricter controls as motor vehicle exhaust and industry drive the issue.
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Boston
New England
Fall River, Mass
EPA
BSD screening program in Bennington outlines early intervention aims
BSD conducts kindergarten screening to identify students needing extra help or at risk of learning disabilities. The program emphasizes tailoring plans, keeping children in regular classrooms, and studying motor and perceptual links to learning while comparing with Muncie and Shelburne approaches. Local educators note success with targeted support and caution about overstating outcomes.
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Shelburne
Glancy
Louis Axt
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Axt
Dorothy DePollo
BSD
Martha Wade
Wade
Hinesberg
Williston
Indiana
Bennington
Hermit John Love Dies at 66 in Egremont Shack
EGREMONT Mass a 66 year old hermit who lived on Egremont Road for 20 years in a wooden shack without electricity or running water died Tuesday morning at the Pines Nursing Home in Great Barrington John Love a native of Great Barrington became a local folk figure seen daily along Route 23 with his cocker spaniel He said he never felt lonely as long as there was wood to cut and water to haul Funeral services set for Thursday at the Birches Funeral Home in Egremont where arrangements are pending.
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Mass
Egremont Road
the Pines
Great Barrington
John Love
Love
Birches Funeral Home
Co op loses bid to double delinquent charge fees
Washington Electric Cooperative failed to prove new charges for delinquent bill collection were just or reasonable. The Public Service Board rejected raising fees for certified notices, in-home collection, and reconnection, and warned costs should not be double recovered in rates.
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UPI
The
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WEC
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Federal Power Commission
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Lyndonville Electric Department
Brandon Vermont appoints woman town manager as police chief
Town of Brandon with 3700 residents names Patricia Scott as police chief in addition to her duties as town manager. The role is administrative with no gun or uniform and no crime investigations. Police staff grows from two to three under her oversight amid past leadership upheavals and resignations.
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Brandon
UPI
Vermont
Patricia Scott
Scott
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