Manchester Property Owners Challenge Antiquated Tax System
Nineteen Manchester property owners filed a petition with Town Agent John G. Hutton Jr to contest assessments they deem outdated. They allege a biased rise in valuations, especially among motels, and urge a modernized system to reflect current real estate values and a strained town budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
John G. Hutton Jr
Charles T. Shea
Henry B. Robinson
Earle J. Fowler
Walter S. Clemens
Board of Civil Authority
Bartholomae
Hoff
Berry Wall
Wall Printing Co
Wall
Ekwanok Country Club
Board of Sisters
Vermont
Listers
Hans Palmer
Palmer House
U.S. 7
Arlington youths complete three week summer swim program
More than 160 pupils trained at Laskey Memorial Pool over a three week period under instructor Henry Coley with John Butch Secor assisting. Participants included 27 swimmers and 80 beginners among 11 junior life savers and three senior life savers. Tests passed by Ann Brush John Philips Jeff Clawson Cindy Jeff Brown Sandy Corey Debbie Hoth Gordon Howard Mollie Pratt and James.
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American Red Cross
Arlington
Henry Coley
Laskey Memorial Pool
John Secor
John
Butch) Secor
Ann Brush
John Philips
Jeff Clawson
Cindy
Jeff Brown
Sandy Corey
Debbie Hoth
Gordon Howard
Mollie Pratt
James
David
Kendy Brown
Anne Coley
John Hess
Debbie
Michael Hill
Rebeccca Mattison
Leslie Pratt
Katherine Hirsch
Robert Whitman
Donna Mannello
Debbie Garneau
Calvin
Sheree Towsery
Fay Cross
Peter Ludovicy
Tracey Mulligan
Debbie Cole
David Woodard
Linda Sherman
Lynne Wilson
Joe Benini
Daryl Brown
Bobby Brown
Kathy Galli
Peter Gui
Caravan Theatre Presents Summer and Smoke at Dorset Playhouse
Dorset Playhouse hosts the Caravan Theatre production of Tennessee Williams Summer and Smoke August 27 28 29 and 30 set in 1916 Mississippi. Patricia Carmichael directs with Elizabeth Franz as Alma Wine Miller still in her twenties and Fred Carmichael as Dr John Buchanan Jr. The cast includes Barbara Greacen Rosa Gonzales Susan Kaslow and M Emmet Walsh among many others. A post show coffee hour for cast and audience follows the Thursday performance. Gordon A Parrish named to multiple academy appointments by Senator George D Aiken.
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Dorset
Dorset Playhouse
Caravan Theatre
Tennessee Williams
Mississippi
Williams
Patricia Carmichael
Judith Page Murray
George Blanchard
Elizabeth Franz
Alma Winemiller
Fred Carmichael
John Buchanan Jr
Alma
Barbara Greacen
M. Emmet Walsh
Rosa Gonzales
John
Susan Kaslow
Collette Bablon
Nellie Ewell
Forestry Association Elects Canfield at Annual Meeting
Charles E. Canfield of Arlington was elected president of the Bennington County Forestry Association at its annual meeting on Saturday atop Mt. Equinox. New officers include Franklin D. Frantz vice president James W. Carpenter secretary and Ed Gordon treasurer. Director nominees are Harry Hayden and John S. McCormick Jr. Guest speaker George Hart discussed forests shifting from timber only to water and recreation resources and noted New England streams face seasonal low flows.
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Manchester
Charles E. Canfield
Arlington
Bennington County Forestry Association
Charles E. Dewey
Bennington
Skyline Drive
Skyline Inn
Mt. Equinox
Franklin D. Frantz
Woodford
James W. Carpenter
Ed Gordon
Harry Hayden
Sunderland
John S. McCormick Jr
George Hart
New England Forest Experimental Station
Laconia
N.H
Hart
U.S. Forest Service
New England
United States
Rockies
Western Plains
Watercolor Demonstration By Deus LaVallee In Weston
Watercolorist Deus Lavallee will demonstrate at Weston on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. The event, open to the public without charge, takes place in the grist mill of the Vermont Guild of Oldtime Crafts and Industries. Lavallee maintains a Hill studio and gallery and is a past president of the Providence Watercolor Club.
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Weston — Vermont Craftsmen, Inc
Deus Lavallee
LaVallee
New England
Southern Vermont Artists
Manchester
Providence
R.I
Providence Watercolor Club
The
Vermont Guild of Oldtime Crafts and Industries
Arlington Foresters Discuss Gypsy Moth Damage and Weed Control
Arlington and Pownal residents attended a forestry association briefing led by County Forester David Barton. Slides covered gypsy moth damage, water shed studies, weir construction, and forest health costs. Officials seek federal aid. natural resistance may reduce impact. 350 boys expected at the Boy Scout and 4-H Camporee at the Vermont Forest and Farmland Foundation site in Rupert.
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David C. Barton
John C. Page
Forestry Association
Arlington
Pownal
Barton
Tri-State
New York State
Massachusetts
J.K. Adams
Dorset
Vermont Forest and Farmland Foundation
Rupert
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Kenneth W. Herring
Rogers Avenue
Robert K. Shiland
Herring
Church Street
Edmund J. Duffy
Shiland
Justice Shiland
Court of Special Sessions
Patricia
Jeanne LeBlanc
Judy Eberle
Syracuse
William Murphy
Frank Demick
Richard Bartholomae
Four Winds
Palmer
Marden Skinner
Gordon A. Parrish
George D. Aiken
Air Force Academy
Military Academy
Naval Academy
Merchant Marine Academy
Chevrolet
Loa Sabra
W.H
Main ST
Bennington, VT
Haynes
Kane, Inc
Main Street
Bennington, Vermont
Depot Street
Dairy Queen
North Bennington Road
Saab Sales and Service
Bennington County
Charles L. Higgins
James M. Gorman
Waterfront St
New Haven
Conn
Grand Union Empire
Canfield
Weston
Helene Thompson
Ross Howeard
Westover Afb
Mass
Dormald Keough
Robert Montreuil
Minneapolis, Minn
George Cullinan
Yaremouth
Maine
Gregory Cullinan
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