Webster plaque stolen in Stratton seeks whereabouts
A plaque honoring Daniel Webster's 1840 Whig rally speech, attached to a rock on Historic Sites Commission land, vanished Memorial Day weekend. Warden Wayne Rowell asks for information, noting the remote site between Stratton and Arlington where campers visit. contact 464-5298.
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Stratton
Daniel Webster
Wayne Rowell
The
Historic Sites Commission
Arlington
Rowell
Webster
Boston
Albany
Burlington
Warden Rowell
Hammersmith Farms to become Kennedy museum in Newport
Edward F. Sughrue of Whitinsville Mass buys Hammersmith Farms for 825000. He plans a Kennedy era museum on 34 acres and seven two acre homes on 15 acres, preserving the rest for public access. The estate, once a Kennedy summer site, was sold after Hugh Achincloss died last November.
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New York
UPI
Hammersmith Farms
Newport
R.I
Kennedy
Jacqueline
Massachusetts
Martin Stansfeld
Sotheby Parke
Bernet International Realty
Jacqueline Onassis
Edward F. Sughrue
Whitinsville
Mass
Stansfeld
Sughrue
Janet Achincloss
Jacqueline Kennedy
Lee Radziwill
Planning Commission
Stamp exhibit at Vermont State Fair in Rutland
Stamp exhibit at the 1977 Vermont State Fair in Rutland will feature Vermont postal history from the Rutland County Stamp Club in the Presidents Building. The fair salutes Vermont’s bicentennial and displays prize-winning VERPEX '77 pieces with souvenir envelopes and special fair cancellations.
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Rutland
Vermont
Rutland County Stamp Club
Stamp Club
EPA stresses water conservation and reuse in clean water push
The EPA chief Douglas M. Castle says federal programs will emphasize water conservation, reuse of wastewater, and prevention and removal of toxic substances. He notes private industry has largely met standards, while about 30 percent of publicly operated systems fail to meet federal limits, but urges local governments to improve with EPA support as new treatment facilities are built.
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Douglas M. Castle
Castle
Connecticut
Association of Metropolitan Sewage Agencies
EPA
Ruth Myers to lead Manchester UCS office and train staff
Ruth Myers, former Putnam Memorial Hospital social services director, becomes full time coordinator of UCS Manchester center on West Road and coor dinator of agency consultation and education. The center will employ six therapists and offer adult outpatient, marital treatment, child evaluations, alcohol and drug counseling, and 24 hour emergency service in the North Shire.
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Manchester
Ruth Myers
Putnam Memorial Hospital
United Counseling Service
UCS
Manchester Center
West Road
North Shire
Ms. Myers
Sarah Larson
Dorset Nursing Association
Manchester Health Service
Myers
Battenkill Grange to Elect Officers August Meeting
The Battenkill Grange announces its next meeting and officer election for August 31 at 8 p.m. The Master urges full attendance to choose officers for the coming year. Admission free until 6 p.m. with dues receipt at Dana Gate. Grange program 6 to 7 p.m. in front of the grandstand. Grange booths will exhibit all week in the President Building as Grange Day at Rutland Fair is Sept. 7.
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Rutland Fair
Dana Gate
Bromleys hold eighth annual reunion in North Bennington
The Bromley family met for their eighth annual reunion on August 13 at Ronald and Nadeau’s home in North Bennington with 32 members. President Edward Nadeau presided. one birth was reported, Lisa Ellen Bearden born Oct 26, 1976 to John and Penni Bearden of Essex Junction. Officers elected for 1978 include Terry Hosley president and others. The next reunion is planned for July 22, 1978 at Ron and Nancy Nadeau’s.
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Bromley
Ronald Nadeau
North Bennington
Edward Nadeau
Salem
N.H
Lisa Ellen Bearden
John
Penni Bearden
Essex Junction
Nelson
Christine Rudd
la Cresenta
Calif
Nadeau
Helen Bearden
Arlington
Dolly N. Kennedy
Leland Rudd
Jennie Bentley
Karry Walsh
Jamie Hosley
Hazel
Dianne
Terry Hosley
Ruth Carroll
Dolly Kennedy
Ron and
Nancy Nadeau
Vermont approves three million dollar Dynastar plant bond
The Vermont Industrial Development Authority approves a $3 million bond for Skis Dynastar to build a Colchester manufacturing plant employing about 60 in its first year, producing 128000 pairs of skis annually. Also approved is a $1 million bond for Cone Blanchard in Windsor to add 30 to 50 jobs. Susan Shortsleeves pleads innocent to first degree murder in Washington County Court. bail set at $20,000. A Killington group named Vermont Voice of Energy advocates for a planned future energy mix including nuclear and coal.
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VIDA
Cone Blanchard Machine Co
Windsor
Killington
UPI
Vermont Voice of Energy
Vermont
Northeast
Bob Sheflin
Vermont real estate licenses suspended for Staab and firm
The Vermont Real Estate Commission suspended the licenses of John Staab and John Staab Real Estate Inc for six months citing untrustworthiness and incompetence plus failure to maintain a proper trust account. Gov. Snelling’s comment is to follow after review. Starting next month Vermont students will face a competency program requiring passing tests in reading writing speaking listening and mathematics for high school graduation in 1981.
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Charles Butler
Richard Snelling
Staab
Montpelier
API
Vermont
Robert Withey
Troy URA approves an eight million downtown mall pact
The Troy Urban Renewal Agency and three other groups sign an agreement to proceed with an eight million dollar downtown shopping mall and parking garage project. The document outlines each party responsibilities and paves the way for further contracts with Carl G Grimm the city and the Troy Parking Authority. City council and the parking authority must still approve the pact. Grimm has signaled willingness to sign as proposed. ALBANY The Albany County Airport director was ordered to hire Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas for a two hundred fifty thousand dollar master plan, per local officials. The directive was later contradicted by the chamber president who said the airport chief had authority to manage hiring.
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Troy
URA
Carl G. Grimm
Troy Parking Authority
Grimm
Albany
Albany County
Parsons Brinkerhoff-Quade and
Douglas
Theodore Southworth
Albany Area Chamber of Commerce
Southworth
John J. Masko Jr
Peter Grant
Albany County Legislature
Mass Transit Committee
Erastus Corning
Masko
Parsons
Police Tie Teen Vandalism to Berkshire Break-Ins
Berkshire youths, both 13, confessed to several break-ins over three days. Herr windows broken at Larabee's Used Cars and H D Moore on Cole Avenue and Simonds Road. Moore keys stolen. Schryver of Taconic Lumber reported a storage shed entry. Two trailers on flatbeds damaged. CB radio valued at $60 stolen from Robert Smith Trucking Co. and two garbage trucks damaged. Pittsfield man dies in New Lebanon plane crash.
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Williamstown
Joseph J. Zoito Jr
Robert Field
Larabee
H.D. Moore
Cole Avenue
Simonds Road
Moore
Peter Schryver
Taconic Lumber Co
Robert Smith Trucking Co
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Vermont State Fair
Taconic Valley Garden Club
Berlin
N.Y
Isabelle Taylor
Taconic Lake
Jessie Hewitt
Margaret Hewitt
Fran Popner
Mary Riccardi
Hartford, Conn
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Lansingburgh
Hudson-Mohawk
Bennington County
Battenkill Grange
Vermont Job Service
State OF Vermont Department OF Employment Security
Barre
Morrisville
Bennington
Middlebury
Ohnsbury
Brattleboro
Main Street
East State Street
Wales
ST. AL
Springfield
Bromleys
Energy Group
Down In
Berkshire
Pittsfield
Irving Siegel
New Lebanon
Siegel
Federal Aviation Administration
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