First Fox Hollow Dance Festival opens in Petersburg
Petersburg hosts the First Fox Hollow Dance Festival starting tonight at 8 and running through Sunday at the Route 2 grounds. Tickets are four dollars per concert with pas de deux by Diana Byer Martin Freedman Olivia Dropkin and Bill Banaver. performances by East Indian Dance Troupe Manjusri and Saturday's acts from Coming Together Festival of Dance and Music and Body Politic Dream Theatre of Chicago. Sunday features Ann Vachon and Company Pontic Greek Dancers and Musicians and the Copasetics led by Bubba Gaines Charles Cook and Brenda Busalino.
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Diana Byer
Martin Freedman
Olivia Dropkin
Bill Banaver
Manjusri
Coming Together Festival of Dance and Music
Body Politic Dream Theatre of Chicago
Ann Vachon
Copasetics
Bubba Gaines
Charles Cook
Brenda Busalino
Bennington County regional plan adopted by BCRC
The Bennington County Regional Commission unanimously endorsed the bulk of the new five year regional plan after nearly two hours of review. Officials approved moving the plan into effect, with several sections still to be drafted, and two projects under federal review were also enclosed. A state purchase of six acres at Shaftsbury State Park entrance was approved. a gravel knoll blocking views will be leveled and future game fields may be developed.
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Bangor
Maine
Bruce Spang
Apollo
Counseling Center
Bangor Hilton Inn
Bangor International Airport
Arlington
Bennington County Regional Commission
BCRC
Robert Sheridan
Route 7
Shaftsbury State Park
Hoosick Falls Resident Volunteers to Index Village Laws
Clare H. Baker of 33 Munsell St will prepare a indexed booklet of all village laws and ordinances. She volunteers, not seeking pay or politics, to catalog laws sometimes 100 years old for easy reference by attorneys and townspeople.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Clare H. Baker
Munsell St
George S. McKearin, Inc
The
Wood Flong Corp
Bennington
Mrs. Baker
Law Organization
Ralph Sternberg
Trustees
Sternberg
Arlington brief notes on local meetings and projects
Arlington residents were invited to a girls field hockey meeting at the high school Monday at 4 p.m. The region discussed land development costing 30 000 dollars. The A-95 review covered a 329 119 dollar emergency energy conservation program by the Office of Economic Opportunity, with Bennington Opportunity Council set to receive 37 960 dollars to winterize elderly and low income homes. The BCRC endorsed a 100 000 dollar state appropriation for the project. Route 7’s impact on the Lye Brook Wilderness Area was reviewed by regional commissioners who supported the plan’s minimal impact and allowed further comments in two weeks. Simson called for options with less impact and noted no better alternative. Steve Jesseman of the Southwest Vermont Economic Development Council reported on public works coordination under the federal jobs bill in Rutland and Bennington counties, with 100 percent grants likely but needing process refinement. Simson requested a volunteer to help towns submit farm grant applications. contact Arlington offices.
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State Office of Economic Opportunity
Bennington Opportunity Cowneil
BCRC
Stae Highway Department
Lye Brook
Simson
Steve Jesseman
Southwest Vermont Economic Development Council
Rutland
Bennington
Arlington
Five towns seek federal works funds for public projects
Five towns in Bennington County have signaled plans to apply for 100 percent public works grants under a federal jobs bill. They submitted project lists and costs to Bennington County Regional Commission director John Simson, who will inform Vermont administrator William Cannon in Philadelphia next week. Pownal may join. formal applications are due this fall. Arlington plans a gym addition and renovations at $825,000. Bennington seeks water system upgrades, renovations, and new town office plus school work totaling over $4.2 million. Dorset proposes water system improvements and town garage complex totaling $1.075 million. Manchester lines up sewer extensions, school rehab, and additions totaling about $1.115 million. Shaftsbury requests a firehouse addition for $150,000.
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Bennington County
Economic Development Administration
Cannon
EDA
Philadelphia
Simson
Pownal
Arlington
Bennington
Molly Stark
Dorset
Falls board accepts bids for tree work and stone
HOOSICK FALLS N Y village board at a special meeting accepted bids on tree work and stone for road repairs. Brownell Landscaping of Hoosick Falls to remove dead trees for 1150 dollars. 250 tons of stone bid from William E Dailey Inc for 3 80 per ton. Hedge planting contract to trustee Francis Murphy. Local law hearing planned Sept 14 on Waldron Avenue parking. Page notes misstatement about non-biddable contract limit. Old Adobe Fiesta to host world ugliest dog test Aug 21.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Wood Memorial Park
Francis Murphy
Waldron Avenue
Ralph Sternberg
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Gerald Reed
Ray White
Everett Randall
Sunderland
Fox Hollow
Shaftsbury Gardeners
Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury Garden Club
William Walton
Charlotte Galusha
West Mt. Road
Anson Hawkins
Constance Coffin
Mildred Walton
Dorothy Crosier
Mary Walker
Posy Gerlach
McClellan
Cambridge
Mary McClelan
Hugh Harrington
Eagle Bridge
Nathan Howard
William Thomson
Granville
Catharine Emma
Kenneth J. Sbrega
Lisa Marie
Douglas Armstrong
West Rupert
Anthony Douglas
Chuck
Wilson
Daisy Ham
Joseph Parks
Marge George
White Creek
National Commercial Bank and Trust Company
Park
Williamstown Theatre Festival
David Schweizer
Barbara Rosoff
Nikos Psacharopoulos
Tartuffe
Boston
Bette & Boo
Paradise Lost
Williamstown
Ening
New Ashford, Mass
Clare Baker
By Anne Eisenmenger
Helene Thompson
Falls Board
RAND
Green Mountain Camping
Union St
Bennington, Vt
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North Adams State College
Murdock
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