Walker says aging services expand after Rutland merger
Gordon Walker, director, announces consolidated Bennington Rutland Office on Aging will expand elder services starting Oct. 1. A free Bennington transit mini bus program, door to door service, a dentist clinic, and a nutrition education plan are planned with a goal of increasing hot meals from 90,000 to 105,000 yearly.
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Walker Claims Office On Aging Services
Rutland Office
Maggie C. Bucholt
Rutland County
Gordon Walker
Bennington County
Rutland
Rutland Office of
Catholic Charities
Charles Sherman
State Office On Aging
Gwen McGrath
Bennington Office On Aging
Walker
BRTI
North Shire
Dorset
Manchester
Arlington
East Dorset
Office On Aging
Brian Mead
Vermont
Brookside Apartments
Rutland County Nutrition Program For
Bennington
Hoosick Democrats nominate candidates for town race
Hoosick Democrats meet at St. Mark's Church naming James Baldwin as supervisor candidate and Hoosick Falls officials for highway and council posts. Falls and village roles listed include Edward Darkward, Joseph Holloway, Joseph Dougan, Charles Brownell, Robert Melesky, and Thomas Lemon. No town clerk candidate designated. A Pownal hearing on Act 250 for Sinclitico rental hall is planned Sept 8 with potential cancellation.
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Pownal
Charles Brownell
Hill Road
Hoosick
Justice of the Peace
Robert Melesky
Third Street
Prudential Insurance
Thomas Lemon
First Street
Hoosick Falls
John Jenuskevice
Rita Downey
Michael Brewster
Brewster
Area riders win ribbons at Manchester horse show
Manchester show awards go to area residents across divisions including Kim Watson Bennington Jill Batchelder Manchester Center Jenny Vasey Manchester Center Diana Kelley Bennington Lady Treva Edie Pullman Devens Shaftsbury Bald Mountain Royal Andon Don Kelley Bennington Gollum Charlotte Harris Manchester Renee Schurink Shaftsbury Doni Miller South Londonderry Robby Ploof Arlington Jenny Vasey Manchester Lady Treva Edie Devens Shaftsbury Ali Preziosi Landgrove Doni Miller Shaftsbury Tina Tarinelli Stratton Mountain Jerry Schurink Shaftsbury Kim Watson Bennington Michelle Madison Bennington Doni Miller South Londonderry Kim Watson Bennington
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Kim Watson
Bennington
Jill Batchelder
Manchester Center
Jenny Vasey
Diana Kelley
Lady Treva
Edie Pullman Devens
Shaftsbury
Bald Mountain Royal Andon
Don Kelley
Gollum
Charlotte Harris
Manchester
Renee Schurink
Doni Miller
South Londonderry
Robbie Ploof
Arlington
Patricia Holley
North Bennington
Park Morgans
Ali Preziosi
Landgrove
Donald Kelley
Hunter
Tina Tarinelli
Stratton Mountain
Jerry Schurink
Hunt Seat
Michelle Madison
Jennifer Brown
Pownal
Magic Deeley
Dorset
Liz Titus
South Shaftsbury
Park Morgan
Edie P. Devens
Pony
Sarah Ineson
Greer Cornell
Susan Ploof Dooley
Nancy Matrigali
B.J. Geisslér
Anne Lyons
Sjaan Schurink
Liz Dyson
Laura Despres
Phebe Titus
Kim Pierce
Jane Worthington
Handy Working Hunter
Hunt
Bennington County
Shaftabury
Peter Wragg
Peru
Jennifer Cullen
South Londonder
Hunt seat equitation results highlight local riders
North Bennington rider Patricia Holley takes third in under 11 hunt seat equitation while Doni Miller from South Londonderry wins fourth in the same division. Other riders from Dorset Manchester Pownal Shaftsbury and Bennington place across pony and horse classes including stock seat and jumping events. Stephen Lynch wins a Westport art award, and community notes mention choir practice and story hours at local libraries.
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Patricia Holley
North Bennington
English Pleasure Horses
Doni Miller
South Londonderry
Stephen Lynch
Fire Arts Stationers
Westport
Conn
Woodford seeks Forest Service meeting on roadless area plans
Woodford selectmen plan to ask the U S Forest Service to hold an information meeting to explain how a roadless area evaluation would proceed. Residents asked for details as southern Woodford was flagged at an August workshop as a possible wilderness site in a nationwide review.
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Woodford
William Lauzon
U.S. Forest Service
Lauzon
Forest Service
Maine plans tidal power study in Passamaquoddy project
A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers backs Passamaquoddy tidal power as an economic alternative to Dickey Lincoln hydro. The U S Army Corps study says feasibility depends on life cycle costs versus oil coal or nuclear plants. Legislators say tidal power could supply local and regional electricity with less environmental impact.
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Augusta
Maine
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Passamaquoddy Bay
Edward Kelleher
Dbangor
Public Utilities Committee
Kelleher
Motorcycle crash spurs grand larceny arrest in Falls
Hoosick Falls Village Police conduct an all night probe leading to Wednesday arrest of a Snow Street man on seven charges, including grand larceny filed by state police at the Brunswick barracks.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Village
Brunswick Barracks
Hearing on Manchester development reconvenes September 14
An Act 250 hearing for a 24 unit motel gift shop and cafeteria near the Winhall line will reconvene September 14 at 1 p.m. at the Manchester Town Office. In other news, George Brett of 13 Snow St. was involved in a late night motorcycle crash on Ball Street and later charged with five counts including leaving the scene. He was jailed in lieu of bail. Police investigated into the next day discovering the damaged motorcycle in a Calhoun field. State police later charged Brett with grand larceny and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. A separate arrest charged Richard Myers with unlawful dealing with a child after beer was given to a young person.
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Manchester
Winhall Town
George A. Brett
Snow St
Ball Street
John Calhoun
Calhoun
Bennington
Brett
John Mahar
Rensselaer County
Troy
Brott
Brunswick Barracks
Hoosic River
North Hoosick
Richard Myers
Dundee Avenue
HFCS tax rates rise in Hoosick and Grafton fall in White Creek
In Hoosick Falls Central School District four of five towns see tax levy changes after an unexpected year end surplus prompts a 5000 decrease on the 731000 levy. Hoosick and Grafton raise rates while White Creek and Petersburg lower them. Pittstown also sees a rise. Equalization rate shifts contribute to the varied results. The meeting also approved staff changes including a new remedial reading teacher and a new music teacher, with others filling maternity vacancies.
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Tim Powers
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Central
Philip Leonard
HFCS
Hoosick
Pittstown
Grafton
White Creek
Petersburg
Cathleen Corcoran
Karen Kane
Mary Burdick
Darlene Berry
Chester LeStage
Charles Corness
Charles Niles
Richard Bromirski
Hoosack names Hillhouse scholars for 1977 78
Hoosac School Headmaster James P. Beckford announced three Hoosick Falls students as Julian G. Hillhouse Memorial Scholarship Award recipients for 1977 78. Brian J. Dooley Christopher D. Smith and Ralph Todd Horton were named Hillhouse Scholars, selected for character academic potential and commitment to school ideals.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Hoosac
James P. Beckford
Hoosick Falls
Julian G. Hillhouse
Hillhouse
Brian J. Dooley
Ronald J. Dooley
Christopher D. Smith
Peter Smith
Ralph Todd Horton
Linda Lopardo
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