Dead Man's Curve to be straightened in Searsburg
District Highway Engineer Gleason Ayers says a high hazard Route 9 curve near Searsburg Mountain will be rebuilt into a two lane road with a truck lane using 90 percent federal funds. Construction planned for April 1977 with eight month timeline pending right of way. Ed Stickney personally follows project. Detour service may begin as work starts to reduce danger before full completion.
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Searsburg
Banner
Searsburg Mountain
Gleason W. Ayers
Federal Highway Administration
Ayers
Ed Stickney
Battle of Valcour Island retold by Codman Hislop
Professor Codman Hislop spoke at the Dorset Historical Society on Aug 20 praising Benedict Arnold's role in defending Lake Champlain. The talk recaps Arnold's preparation and the 1776 battle near Valcour Island that delayed British forces and boosted American morale.
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Valcour Island
Codman
Hislop
Dorset
Benedict Arnold
Codman Hislop
Dorset Historical Society
Canada
Saratoga
Lake Champlain
Burgoyne
Baker
Bennington County Horse Show hosts fun show Sept 5
Fifteen junior riders from eight clubs will judge a day at the Bennington County Horse Show Fun Show Sunday Sept 5 at Bald Mountain Farm Arlington starting 1 p.m. Exhibitors are adults only. The event is part of the educational program with a clinic led by Mrs. Gail Howe at High Winds Farm Shaftsbury.
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Bennington County
Shaftsbury
Gail Howe
Bald Mountain
Arington
Jeans and Jodhpurs
Bennington
Bennington Pony Cub
Rensselaer Rough Riders
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
West
Arlington
Trumbull Mountain
High Winds Farm
Shadowbrook
Pownal
Vermont
Sharon Sloane
Shrewsbury
J. Secor
Manchester Horse Show results highlight local youth winners
Manchester event on August 22 saw Julie Gilbert and Sarah Ineson take top spots in 4-H and Open divisions. Robin Green’s Bald Mountain Pepper won Morgans vs. Hand, with multiple riders from Manchester and surrounding towns placing across pony, hunter, equitation, and driving classes.
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Manchester
Julie Gilbert
Dorset
Sarah Ineson
Robin Green
Bennington
Ali Preziosi
Landgrove
Diana Kelly
Charlotte Harris
Manchester Center
Park Morgans
Linda Crossman
Sandy Laurie
Rupert
Donald Kelley II
Wendy May
Trudy Fowler
Ed Baker
Middletown Springs
Tina Tarinelli
Londonderry
Greer Cornell
Cindy Johnston
Jenny Vasey
Diana Kelley
Denise Kelley
Sjaan Schurink
Shaftsbury
Liz Dyson
Magic Deeley
Hunt Seat
Sth Place
Bonnie House
Ed Vail
Susie Ploof
Arlington
Park Lee Semmes
Bruce McWilliams
Peru
Ann Holeywell
South Dorset
Peggy Tennyson
Diara Kelley
Beth Ortner
Julia Saltonstall
Bennington County
Denise Mattison
Lise Alentch
Decision on new charges in Lampman shooting eyed today
Chittenden County State's Attorney Francis Murray said a decision was expected today on whether to file new charges in the shooting of Cleon Lampman 57 of Milton who died Tuesday from injuries tied to the August 12 incident. Lawrence Bartlett 29 also of Milton was charged with attempted murder aggravated assault and breaking and entering in the Milton trailer park shooting.
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Burlington
UPI
Chittenden County
Francis Murray
Cleon Lampman
Milton
Lawrence Bartlett
Lampman
Murray
Bartlett
Gypsy burglars seek asylum in Albany case
In Albany five men arrested for burglary plan asylum in the United States to avoid return to Poland. One man calling himself the gypsy king offered to post bail. The others reportedly wish asylum but refuse to reveal identities. In Troy, Uncle Sam Mall Corp reports only 28 percent of space leased, up 6 percent from last month, though merchants show interest.
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Albany
Poland
Robert Wloch
Albany County
Stephen Mitchell
Wloch
Troy
Uncle Sam Mall Corp
Woman instructed to remove most of 18 cats by Nov 26
In North Berkshire a 71 year old woman, Mildred Holmes of Cummington, was found in violation of a town Board of Health order to dispose of most of her 18 cats. Judge Benjamin A. Apkin ordered compliance by November 26 after a 10 minute hearing. She rejected a compromise to keep 8 to 10 cats, saying she loves all of them and doubts the house is unliveable as alleged. She blamed neighbor Richard Wells, who raises chinchillas and may want her property.
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Northampton
Benjamin A. Apkin
North Adams
Town Board of Health
Mildred Holmes
Cummington
Apkin
Not Guilty by Insanity in Berkshire Bat Murders
Francis O. Hoben, 45, a former Pittsfield teacher and Berkshire Eagle sports writer, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the Dec. 23, 1974, murders of his mother and sister. Berkshire Superior Court Judge Samuel T. Tisdale ordered treatment at Bridgewater State Hospital with periodic status reviews.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire Eagle
Berkshire Superior Court
Samuel T. Tisdale
Francis O. Hoben
Bridgewater State Hospital
Robert R. Mezer
Brookline
Hoben
Mezer
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Bonanza
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
Claire Duke
Barre
Republican Women
Pamela Blakeman
Alcoholics Anonymous
Pownal Congregational Church
John
Montpelier
George P. Verschoor
North Bennington
Verschoor
Ball Street
Hoosick Falls Central School
St. Mary’s Academy
HFCS
Central School
Philip Martinez
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Corning
Priatclae
Particle Board
REAL
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Æibest
Sealer
Homolote
Acralan
Adirondack Paint
Gai
Greenberg's
Cash & Carry
H. Greenberg
Curran
Mass
Lin. FT
Bennington Co
Winooski
John A. Burgess
U.S. House
St. Michael’s College
John Schnebly
Townshend
Robert Santway
Schnebly
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Santway
LEAA
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Bellows Falls
Boston
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
New York
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