Corcoran Suit on Water Board Heard in High Court Today
Village Attorney Milton Pinsker told the Water Board a suit by Joseph Corcoran against the board and trustees would be heard this afternoon before the Vermont Supreme Court in Montpelier He seeks a water supply for a proposed trailer court at Morgan Street and Imperial Avenue The case hinges on zoning changes passed in 1964 banning trailers and trailer parks and argues for a writ of mandamus to compel action by a public agency The board is described as quasi judicial and the judge was urged to dismiss the case
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Corcoran
Milton Pinsker
Village Water Board
Joseph D. Corcoran
State Supreme Court
Montpelier
Pinsker
Morgan Street
Imperial Avenue
Water Board
Cor
Coran
Bennington
Herbert Horst
The
Farewell Bipartisan Party For Hoff In Barre
In Barre a bipartisan farewell dinner honors outgoing Gov Philip Hoff and Lt Gov John Daley on December 14. Republican Gov elect Deane Davis and Sec. of State elect Richard Thomas are among invitees for the event amid transitioning Adirondack? No. The Water Board action followed with hydrant purchases at Mt Anthony Union High School and a plan to settle $6,047.50 owed to Bennington by January 15 pending January meeting approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington
John Griffin Jr
Walloomsac Road
Bennington board tackles superintendency and feud
Allen withdrew his motion to appoint Sleeman temporarily as superintendent. Supt. Kelley ends his Bennington South Supervisory Union tenure on Dec. 16 to move to a new posting. A SVVEA letter condemns attacks on Sleeman and district staff, urges respect for administrators, and cites parishioner brotherhood as a path toward reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Bellemare
Sleeman
Kelley
Bennington South Supervisory Union
Bennington
Alan H. Page
Southwest Vermont Educators Association
SVVEA
Marian Cummings
Fattack
George A. Sleeman
Cummings
SWVEA
George
Howard F. Kelley
Raymond C. Roy Jr
Mt. Anthony
Southwestern Vermont Education Association
Bennington Banner
YMCA Notes For A Week Of Activities
YMCA notes outline Tuesday events including girls bowling at 3 30 and boys gym at 4, Junior Tri Hi Y 6 30, IMC course at MAUHS 7, and student nurses swim at North Adams 6. Wednesday covers women’s exercise and babysitting 10, baton class 3 30, duplicate bridge 7 30, Industrial basketball 6 30 and AWAYS 8, IMC exec 7 30. Thursday lists beginners bridge 7 30, industrial basketball 6 30 and high school basketball meeting 7. Friday junior high boys 4, Saturday junior high boys gym 12 Gray 9 high school boys gym 1. Toys accepted daily for Christmas Workshop.
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Mauhs
North Adams
IMC
Funeral notices for Mrs Theophile LaFlamme and others
Nationwide funeral services and memorials are recounted for Mrs Theophile LaFlamme of 511 South St and Marshall G Young of 1006 Gage St. Vigils, concelebrated Masses, and burial arrangements were held across Sacred Heart Church Park Lawn Chapel Center Shaftsbury Cemetery and Stanhope Cemetery. Clergy from Vermont towns attended, with relatives and friends from Greensboro Bend St Johns burg Rutland North Bennington Whitinsville Pittsfield Mass Petersburg N Y and surrounding areas. Military honors were rendered for World War I veteran Oliver Duquette and veterans groups participated in calling hours and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theophile LaFlamme
South St
Cedulie Olivine Leclerc
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Sacred Heart Church
Julien J. LaFlamme
Charles Marcoux
George Murtagh
Robert F. Joyce
Burlington
Rosario Morency
Michael Demasi
Joyce
Charles Wallen
C.S.C
Henry Bourgeois
Mahar & Son Funeral
Joseph T. Nugent
Fairfax
John Frader
Charlotte
James Leddy
Rutland
Leonidas Laroche
Frank S. Warzocha
West Rutland
Joseph Lively
Troy
James B. Murray
Manchester
Ronald Benoit
Forestdale
Thomas A. Bransfield
Bennington
Joseph P. Paglicco
Hardwick
Vincent T. Dwyer
Randolph
Richard E. Thompson
Richard G. Lavalley
Gerald T. Buckley
Arlington
Armand P. Fortin
St. Johnsbury
Harold T. Field
Montpelier
Flanagan
Louis E. Gelineau
W. G
Father Murtagh
Marshfield
Park Lawn
Greensboro Bend
St. Johnsburg
North Bennington
Whitinsville
Pittsfield
Mass
Petersburg
N.Y
Alphonsine Noel
Norton Mills
Adela Leclerc
Quebec City
Marshall G. Young
Gage St
Hanson- Walbridge
Edward B. Geyer Jr
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Center Shaftsbury Cemetery
Dennis Maloney
Keith Jelley
Donald Desautels
LeRoy McDermott
Robert Andrews
Nelson van
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1332
American Legion Post 13
Mt. Anthony Riders
W. T. Garrison Corp
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Oliver Duquette
Vermont
Obituaries in Hoosick Falls and Bennington Area
Obituaries list Thomas J. Monahan Sr 81 of Hoosick Falls daughter Mary and two sons Thomas J Jr and James E Monahan Sr survivors include sister and grandson Sister Caroline Marie Domican House San Jose. Other notices for G Earl Major 68 North Bennington and John Sullivan 81 Bennington, plus Frances Stafford Rene DuCharme and Edwin Maynes with service details at Mahar Son Funeral Home Hanson Walbridge Taft. Burial and calling hours noted.
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Hooskk Falls
N.Y
Thomas J. Monahan Sr
Seward Street
Hoosick Falls
Edward Reinfort
North Hoosick
Monahan
Noble & Wood Machine Co
American Legion Post
F. A. Kelley
Troy
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Catherine Burke
John Stempek
Thomas J, Jr
San Leandro
Calif
James E. Monahan Sr
Josephine la Pelle
Long Lake
Caroline Marie
San Jose
Mahar Funeral Home
St. Mary’s Cemetery
North Bennington
G. Earl Major
H.T. Cushman Co
Albany Medical Center
Dixville
P.Q
Canada
Thomas and
Fannie (Page) Major
Norton Mills
Island Pond
Cushman Company
Mary Delina (Carey) Myers
St. John the Baptist Church
Thomas J. Burke
Major
Joseph E. Myers
Albert Myers
Oakdale
Mass
Jacob
Virginia) Webber
Eagle Bridge
John Sullivan
Pleasant Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Schuylerville
N. Y
Hugh and
Mary (Sullivan) Sullivan
Greenwich
Fern Clement
Florence Sullivan
H.M. Tuttle Co
Bennington Display
Daniel Hurlbut
Schenectady
Loyal Order of Moose
Mary Louise Blair
California
Robert Sullivan
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
St. Joseph Cemetery
Granville
Rene W. DuCharme
Sylvia H. MacKinney
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
DuCharme
Taft
Edwin Francis Maynes
Prudential Insurance Co
Bakersfield
Montreal
Arizona
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Mt. Anthony Lodge F &Am
Lucy Gray
Ruth F. Peterson
James H
Irwin Maynes
Toronto
Can
Erickson and Brown
F&am
David Edwards
First Methodist Church
Westside
School Budget Not Expected To Rise Much
Bennington South Supervisory Union faces a small next year cost rise. Superintendent Howard F. Kelley submitted a preliminary budget to the board showing total district costs at 100,914 dollars, up from 96,363 dollars this year. A reported 1,098 dollar balance leaves a net increase near 3,453 dollars, attributed entirely to salary raises.
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Bennington South Supervisory Union
Howard F. Kelley
Kelley
Hoff Backs U S Report on Chicago Violence
Gov. Philip H. Hoff says the Presidents Commission on Violence confirms his view of police action during Chicago protests at the Democratic National Convention. He calls the riots an over-police reaction and notes Vermont delegates criticized Chicago security after leaving the city. Hoff hints at a future move after leaving office, planning a late December announcement.
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Daley
Hoff
Historic Agencies Stalled on a Director Move at Emergency Board
The Emergency Board deliberated but did not approve the Historic Sites Board Chairman Arthur Williams's request to hire an agency director. Gov Hoff advised Williams to review the agency structure with Budget Director Crisman, citing staffing concerns and an underpowered top supervisor role. An independent audit of the Teacher's Retirement Fund was approved, with Auditor Jay Gordon to oversee the outside audit process. A permanent cost accountant position for Employment Security was also approved as required under federal law.
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State House
Williams
Ron Crisman
Madelyn Davidson
Louis Peck
Jay Gordon
Employment Security Department
Governors Leave For Conference For GOP Governors
Republican governors elect Walter R. Peterson of New Hampshire and Deane C. Davis of Vermont depart for the national Republican Governors Conference in Palm Springs California. The four day event runs December 4 to 7 with President elect Richard M Nixon set to speak. Davis reschedules Vermont budget hearings including a $19.7 million University of Vermont request to December 12.
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Boston
William H. Johnson
R-Hanover
Peterson
New Hampshire
Davis
University of Vermont
County Court Session Opens Delayed in Bennington
The winter session of Bennington County Court opened today at the Bennington Court House with Judge Dale W. Brooks presiding. Opening duties are to occupy much of the day with chancery matters heard in the afternoon, then continued for a week as Judge Brooks completes Windham County hearings, with a December 9 resumption. County Clerk Nancy Clayton said the jury list is not yet prepared but will be available in January when jury proceedings begin.
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Bennington County Court
Bennington Court House
Dale W. Brooks
Brookfield Soldier Killed in Vietnam Action
WASHINGTON UPI The Defense Department reported Army Warrant Officer Leslie La Roque of Brookfield Vermont was killed in action in Vietnam on Monday.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Army
Leslie la Roque
Brookfield
Vietnam
First Planning Newsletter Promotes Land Use Foresight
The Bennington County Regional Planning Commission, in its first monthly report, outlines data collection priorities, regional collaboration with the Forest Service, and growth projections for towns through 2000. It highlights seasonal population shifts, conservation needs, and the need for town and regional planning to guide development and manage land use amid expanding growth pressures.
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Bennington County
United States Forest Service
Sidney B. Davis
Forest Service
Manchester
National Forest
Vermont
Bennington
Dorothy Moore
Stowe
Lawrence Moore
New England
New York
Carter Gets Gold Star For Being Only Local Legislator Present
Harvey Carter of Pownal was the sole area legislator to attend a Bennington South Supervisory Union meeting at Mt Anthony Union High School. Board members lamented the last minute venue change to the cafeteria while Carter urged timely meetings before the January legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Carter
Pownal
Bennington
Adler
BSD Inc
BSSU
Stewart Allen
Carter
Dean’s list a pair of area students named
Two Bennington area students appear on Rus sell Sage College dean’s list in Troy New York. Mrs Muriel Bohne of Harwood Hill Bennington a senior majoring in fine arts and Mrs Linda Dennis Buss daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman A Dennis of Williamstown Massachusetts a senior majoring in nursing. A base of 11 inches with frozen granular surface is reported this morning at Stratton Mountain Ski Area. The upper mountain is closed and the lower and novice areas are reported fair Lift 1 is operating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sage College
Troy
N.Y
Muriel Bohne
Harwood Hill
Bennington
Linda Dennis Buss
Hermon A. Dennis
Williamstown
Mass
Stratton Mountain
Drivers Escape Unhurt In Two Vermont Crashes
Two minor car crashes in Vermont left drivers without injuries. Richard Jones, 18, of South Dorset, escaped after his Ford hit a guard post on Vt 11-30 in Winhall at 6 45 am. The car had moderate right front damage while Jones was traveling east. A second collision on U S 7 in Shaftsbury at 2 40 pm involved Ed ward Andrejak Jr., 23, of Bennington, whose 1965 Chevrolet turned left into Benn Bury Shop, colliding with a 1968 Plymouth driven by Sandra Meyers, 18, of Shaftsbury. Meyers reported moderate damage to her car. Andrejak’s had moderate right rear damage. He was northbound and turning into the shop when the crash occurred.
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Richard Jones
South Dorset
Winhall
Jones
U.S
Shaftsbury
Edward Andrejak Jr
Bennington
Benn-Bury
Sandra Meyers
Meyers
Andrejak
Hospital Notes December 2, 1968 Admissions and Births
Admissions include Mrs. Jane Walker East Dorset Miss Marjorie Gardner Hoosick Falls Michele Martell Manchester Depot Discharges list several patients including Mrs. Alice Anderson and son Johnsonville NY Mrs Marie Lake and daughter South Dorset Mrs Sylvia Mowry and son Shushan NY Walter Carey Births announced for Mr and Mrs David Hewitt Petersburg NY a son born December 2 1968
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Jane Walker
East Dorset
Marjorie Gardner
Hoosick Falls
Michele Martell
Manchester
Alice Anderson
Johnsonville
N.Y
Marie Lake
South Dorset
Sylvia Mowry
Shushan
Walter Carey
Bennington
David Hewitt
R,d
Petersburg
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Father Geyer
Geyer
St. Peter’s Parish
Christian Brotherhood
YMCA
G. Earle Major
Anne Lamson
Derry
N.H
Etta Garrett
Everett
Charles Major
Andover
St. John
St. John’s Cemetery
Mrs
Frances Stafford
Frances (Clark) Stafford
County St
St. Francis de Sales
Francis B. Flanagan
Thaddeus Swertz
Bridgeport
Edwin F. Maynes
Chicago
Historic Sites Agency
Brookfield GI
First Planning
BCRPC
Pownal Center
Bennington Briefs
Alan Evens
Willard Goyette
M. Slusher
John Martin
Bennington Lions Club
Vermont Association For the Blind
Park Street
Ted Thomas
Harry Eddington
Women of the Moose
Mathilda Quackenbush
Department of Social Welfare
Salem
Salem’s
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