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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1976

Page

6

Petersburg group to hire lawyer over assessments

Petersburg taxpayers group or PCTG agreed at a public meeting to hire a lawyer to examine local assessments and to probe assessor Joan Watrous's duties. President Warren Hempstead said a probe could lead to removing the assessor if she fails to perform legally.

Petersburg N.Y Petersburg Concerned Taxpayers Group PCTG Warren Hempstead Joan Watrous Hempstead Pearl Babcock Taxpayers’ Group

Manchester to Spend 15000 for Sewer Study

Manchester Selectmen authorized Town Manager Henry Lambert to spend up to 15000 as front money for an engineering study of sewer extensions. The study aims to secure 100 percent federal funding for a 250000 project under the local public works bill. The plan covers about 4000 feet of extensions on Highland Avenue Barnumville Road Cemetery Road Route 7 North Lincoln Avenue and Richville Road.

Manchester Henry Lambert Lambert John B. Hawkins Highland Avenue Barnumville Road Cemetery Road Lincoln Avenue Richville Road Schner

Hoosick Falls to Hold Regular Village Meetings

Hoosick Falls Mayor Donald Bogardus said he will hold the first regular monthly meeting with village department heads within the next few weeks. The meetings aim to improve understanding of job problems and better communication between elected officials and public employees, who recently cited communication gaps as a unionization cause. PERB is considering the workers’ bid to be represented by the Civil Service Employees Association.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Donald Bogardus Bogardus Civil Service Employes Association State Public Employment Relations Board PERB

Bye Bye Birdie praised at Weston Playhouse Weston

Weston crowds roar as Bye Bye Birdie closes the season at Weston Playhouse. Jeff Newbury earns standout notices as Birdie Elvis appears and the cast delivers lively tunes and gags that keep the audience cheering beyond a sugar ending.

Weston Weston Playhouse Birdie Jeff Newbury Elvis Presley

New England Expands Legalized Gambling Across States

New England embraces state sanctioned wagering with lotteries jai alai and horse racing. New Hampshire Vermont Connecticut Maine Rhode Island race to grow revenue while lawmakers weigh expansion. Officials warn gambling won’t curb crime yet profits surge and budgets rise.

United Pres New England New Hampshire Kenneth Smith D-Nashua Vermont Green Mountain Pownal Granite State America New New Hampshire Meldrim Thompson Connecticut Thomas J. Meskill Ella T. Grasso Newport Lincoln Downs Naragansett Race Track Plainfield United States Ray Grimes Rhod Island Lottery Commission

Bicentennial Governor's Picnic for Seniors Planned

Montpelier Vermont officials schedule the 1976 Bicentennial Governor's Picnic for Senior Citizens on Friday September 3 at 10 a.m. at Snow Shed Lodge Killington. Vermont Office on Aging sponsors with Sherburne Corporate support. Activities include horseshoes free gondola rides El Semepo the clown and a variety show. A bicentennial fashion show invites senior participants in Bicentennial costumes. For information call 828 3471.

Montpelier Snowshed Lodge Killingen Vermont Office On Aging Sherburne Senia The Vermont Office On

Pownal Board rules on Grievance Day appeals and assessments

The Pownal Board of Civil Authority met at Town Hall on August 21 to hear Grievance Day appeals from July 8. Numerous assessments were reduced on the Grand List including Pownal View Barn, Village Gift Barn, Walter Pollett, General Cable Corp, Pallini house, Dave's Family Market, two Strohmaier barns, Beatrice Tenny, Pownal Tanning Co real and personal property, Johnson Oil and Northeast Wood Products. Some appeals dismissed for nonappearance. several others denied. The Pownal Republican Party nominated nine candidates for justice of the peace to be elected in November.

Pownal Board of Civil Authority Pownal View Walter Pollett General Cable Corporation David Yvonne Pallini Dave William Strohmaier Beatrice Tenny Pownal Tanning Company Inc Douglas McArthur Johnson Oil Company Northeast Wood Products Inc Country Glen Board of Sisters Theodore Sandra Becker William and Sandra Hayes Ladd Brook Motor Inn Nathaniel and Mary Lawrence

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Orwell Isabel Gwinn Mrs. Watrous Vermont National Fienberg Main ST Bennington, VT Pulsar’s Brawny Shultz Meadlevs Ae American Gem Society Main Street Bennington By Maggie C. Bucholt Shaftsbury Grange Church Streets Charles Stowell John R. Button William Chapones Gerard McInerney Water Department Joseph Neigoda Army Albert Peterson Eric Castle Adams Georgia Wyeth Rose Albert Susan Terry Frank Aronson Jackson Lloyd N.E. Wagering Land of the Pilgrims the Gambler Bay State Fund For City of New York Twentieth Century Fund Dunham Elm ST Pownal Republican Party A. Coleman Mason Charles Mason Charles Palmer Carolyn Peckham Joel Burrington Bruce Burrington Harold Hicks Marcel Langlois Christian Cannel William Lounsbury Justice of the Peace Catamount Vational Bank FDIC
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