Catamount Elementary School Delayed Opening for 1975
The Catamount Elementary school opening is postponed to Monday September 8 due to unfinished construction on the first floor. The Bennington School District Board, after hearing Supt. George A. Sleeman and principal David Morse, opted to delay for safety and setup time. Hot lunches will begin opening day. alternatives to make up the missed day will be considered after winter.
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Catamount
Bennington
George A. Sleeman
David Morse
Sleeman
Busing plan approved 4 2 vote for Supt Sleeman authority
The school board authorized Supt George A Sleeman to negotiate a mileage agreement paying 15 cents per mile with a private carrier to move students from home to pickup points and back after school. Voters for were Sleeman Carroll Steffen Allen. against Cornell Perrotta. The measure aims for a stopgap transportation solution while reviewing all routes and moving toward centralized pickup points next year.
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George A. Sleeman
Chairman Sleeman
Joseph Carroll
Steffen
David Allen
Gerald Cornell
Louis Perrotta
Cornell
Perrotta
Allen
Monument Elementary
Henry E. Bourbeau Contracting Co
Manchester
N.H
Plan for new east west highway through southern Vermont
The Conservation Society of Southern Vermont warns of a looming east west corridor linking New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire. It cites the Hoosick Street Bridge project in Troy and Bennington interchange as signs of developing massive highway plans, urging public scrutiny and environmental reviews before approval.
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the Conservation Society of Southern
Vermont
New York
New Hampshire
Highway Department
New England Regional Commission
Vermont Highway Department
Bennington
New York Transportation
N.Y
CSSW
Hoosick Street
Troy
Hudson
Albany
Boston
Maine
State Highway Department
Keene
N.H
Bedford
Wilson
Many teachers have no contract in Vermont
Vermont teachers face a contract gap as schools near reopening. About 2,000 of the 4,200 teachers in the Vermont Education Association lack contracts, with 60 locals having agreements and 21 without. An American Federation of Teachers official notes 12 of 15 locals signed in their union, while the state’s sole atomic plant Vermont Yankee is cited in regional energy talks with possible future nuclear sites in New Hampshire and along the Connecticut River, though no firm plans exist.
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Ochmanski
Vermont
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Holden
New Hampshire
Pittsburg
N.H
Connecticut River
Monroe
New England Power
Bennington
Merton J. Cross
Benmont Avenue
Main Street
Howard Goodrich
Illinois
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Searsburg
Berton
Viola George
Rock Falls
Ill
George
Viola
Samuel Pike
Arlington
Crow Hill Road
Arlington Rescue
Springfield
UPI
New England
Small Business Administration
Talbot Bulkley
SBA
Boston
WCFR
Bulkley
Riddle Fitzgerald suit settlement revealed in Bennington
The Bennington School District settled for 17250 to John Riddle and Howard Fitzgerald. The payment, issued Aug 1 1975, appeared on a miscellaneous clearing line and may involve attorney fees. Board approval followed after a cabinet meeting left comment unavailable. The suit arose from nonrenewal of contracts for 1973 74 with arbitration sought.
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Bennington School District
BSD
John Riddle
Howard Fitzgerald
Robert D. Rachlin
St. Johnsbury
Molly Stark
Fitzgerald, Riddle and Rachlin
George A. Sleeman
Robert Hayes
Riddle and Fitzgerald
American Arbitration Association
Bennington
Riddle
Fitzgerald
Bennington County
Elizabeth King
Rachlin
Brattleboro
A. Luke Crispe
Bennington Proposes No Parking Zones Plan At Meeting
Bennington Selectmen reviewed a federal TOPICS grant project listing proposed no parking zones. If approved next week, zones include routes on Burgess Road Route 9, Gage Street, Pleasant Street, East Main, West Main and more corridors around the town, with meters on School Street North and street sides along several blocks.
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Bennington
Dewey Street
County Street
Park Street
Roaring Branch
Depot Street
Hunt Street
Gage Street
Maple Street
North Street
School Street
Adams Street
Ben Mort Avenue
Ben Mort Avenue From West Main Street To River Street
East Side
West Main
Holden Street
West Side
Middle East peace talks near end of conflict
Continued page one reports a year long framework to culminate a quarter century dispute with guarded statements from negotiators. Diplomatic sources in Israel and Egypt privately say an agreement appears virtually assured as progress is announced.
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Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Strike Ends in Tie at Catamount Dyers
The Bennington strike by Catamount Dyers Inc ends after a Wednesday vote ties, leaving union representation unresolved. No comments from attorney R Paul Wickes or ILGW assistant district organizer Joseph Danahy on next steps. Several ballots are disputed, number unknown. Danahy left town. Wickes silent on arbitration options.
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Catamount Dyers Inc
Bennington
Catamount
R. Paul Wickes
Joseph Danahy
International Ladies Garment Workers
Danahy
Wickes
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Charles Dewey III
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Wayne Barber
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Browning Place
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Gail Luciano
Waterbury
Andre R. Fonteneau
Butter Road
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Pownal
Readsboro
Rhonda L. Briggs
North Adams
Mass
Thomas Brazeau
Williamstown
Concord
State Insurance Department
Dutch Hill
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Applegate
ZBA
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Hamlin Avenue
William A. Sweet
Joanne Dunham
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Hassenpflug
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Bradford
Recreation Center
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St. Petersburg
Fla
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Triple Aaa Motor Club
Triple Aaa
Sun Coast Motorists
Nashua
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Bridgett
Gilhooly) Kelly
St. Paul’s
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Knights of Columbus
Margaret O’sullivan
Eileen Rodriguez
Columbia
Barbara Lucas
Richmond
Timothy J. O’sullivan
St. Paul’s Church
John J. Mullins
Memorial Park Cemetery
Thomas P
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Thomas R. Cahill
Berlin
Cherry Hill Road
Stockbridge
St. Joseph’s
Lee
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Plainfield
N.J
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New Lebanon
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Catherine M. Cahill
Westport
Ellen E. Cahill
Margaret A. Webber
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William A. Griswold
Perkinsville
West Brattleboro
Eliza Davis
Lydia Cleveland
Mabel Griswold
Lovejoy Tool Co
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William
North Springfield
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Ralph
Kenneth
Milton
Ruby Parsons
Pine Grove Cemetery
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