Beware the Christmas fast buck artists
Postal inspectors warn of growing mail order fraud during Christmas with cases of camera scams, misrepresented dolls, and franchising schemes. About $200000 was returned to victims while operators often vanish. Contact your local postmaster if orders fail to deliver refunds or replacements.
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Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Consumer Protection
George Davis
Postal Service
Davis
Bennington Rural Volunteer Fire Auxiliary Holds Annual Meeting
The Bennington Rural Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary met at Fairdale Farms firehouse with 14 members. A children’s Christmas party is set for Sunday Dec 7 at 2 p.m. at Fairdale Farms with a ceramic Santa drawing. An auxiliary event is planned at Sun & Snn Restaurant on Dec 13, happy hour 6 to 7 p.m. Next auxiliary meeting is Jan 17. Past dues for two baby showers are requested. January food committee is Margaret Lillie and Gloria Jean Stoddard.
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Bennington
Department
Fairdale Farms
Santa Claus
Sun & Snn
Margaret Lillie
Gloria Jean Stoddard
Museum to Kick Off Bennington Membership Drive
Bennington Museum kicks off a membership drive with a Dec. 4 social gathering at 5:30 p.m. led by chief curator Peter W. Cook. The event, aimed at local business leaders, promotes corporate memberships and highlights the museum’s open house period and tourism ties.
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Bennington
Bennington Museum
Peter W. Cook
Cook
Court to hear Vermont labor dispute over overtime pay
The Vermont Supreme Court will hear arguments in a labor dispute between the state and the Vermont State Employees Association. The case centers on whether the Highway Department violated the union contract by eliminating overtime pay for about 630 maintenance workers. The union says overtime is about 10 per week per worker, totaling roughly 6,300 weekly, with retroactive pay near 137,000. Both sides seek a swift decision.
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Babcock
Supreme Court
Lynn couple wed at St George Church in Massachusetts
Georgia Andriopoulos and Demosthenes Sofronas married at 2 p.m. November 15 in Lynn Massachusetts. The bride is a travel agent and daughter of John and Chris Andriopoulos. The groom is a postal clerk and son of Peter and Mary Sofronas. They plan a Bermuda trip and reside in Lynn. Georgia is granddaughter of former North Bennington residents Mr. and Mrs. Peter Panos.
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Lynn
Mass
North Bennington
Peter Panos
St. George Church
Georgia Andriopoulos
John and
Chris Andriopoulos
Waterhill St
Demosthenes P. Sofronas
Peter and
Mary Sofronas
Nash Terrace
Charles Mihos
Bermuda
Classical High School
Northeastern University
Blues seek major medical rate hike hearing set in Montpelier
Blue Cross Blue Shield filed a request for a major medical rate increase affecting about 42 000 family memberships with hearings scheduled for December 8 and 9 in Montpelier Vermont. The company cites current year losses around 628 000 and projected next year losses over 1 million plus a 5 percent surplus fund.
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Blue Cross
Robert Lockwood
Lockwood
Blue Shield
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