Public school standards face state scrutiny Thursday
Southwestern Vermont residents will speak on proposed public school standards by the state Board of Education. The Manchester meeting at 7:30 p.m. is the second of five across the state to discuss the plan which would overhaul minimum standards, reporting, teacher pupil ratios, the Carnegie time unit, and graduation rules. Opposing views from the Vermont Education Association and administrators highlight concerns over control, definitions, and potential class sizes.
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Charles Nichols
Vermont State School Directors Association
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George A. Sleeman
Supt. Sleeman
Vermont Society of Surveyors
Shelburne Inn
Jack Weller
Realtors of Vermont
Weller
High court denies petition to re-argue Peru road case
The Vermont Supreme Court denied without comment a petition by the Vermont Natural Resources Council and the Agency of Environmental Conservation to re-argue the Peru Forest Highway No. 3 improvement case. The ruling follows the board’s earlier decision vacating an Environmental Board decision and leaves pending procedural questions about Act 250 review and possible further legal action by VNRC and the state.
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U.S. Department of Interior
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Vermont Historic Sites
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Chester H. Liebs
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Arthur Goss
William H. Schmidt
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The
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Vermont Environmental Board
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Vision Inc
Cambridge
Mass
Vermont
Middlebury
Windsor
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Bennington
Paul Sheridan
John G. Simson
John Ponsetto
WNBC
Harvey D. Carter
State Highway Department
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Flood Brook
Isham
State Highway Board
John T. Gray
Supreme Court
Environmental Board
Bennington District Environmental Commission
Weston
Landgrove
District Commission
Agency of Environmental Conservation
Highway Department
Agency
Recreation faces austerity in Bennington council review
Bennington selectmen Tuesday night signaled deep budget cuts for the Recreation Department amid a townwide austerity drive driven by rising costs. Recreation Director Roger Goodnow and the Parks & Recreation Commission proposed hiring a professional program director and layoffs to save money, but faced skepticism and potential program cuts from the board.
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Parks & Recreation Commission
Roger Goodnow
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Loomis G. Dana
Hank Tenney
Pat Schaffer
Harold Saunders
Selectman
J. Duncan Campbell
Burned trailer leaves couple homeless after rough stretch
Donald and Diana Bailey, recent Mt. Anthony Union High School graduates, describe losses after their White Birches trailer on West Main Street burned Friday night. Fire is believed to have started near the furnace area. the couple, who just married in August, were staying with relatives while repairs continue. They faced multiple trailer problems including broken pipes and improper setup, with a collection taken at the Iron Kettle Restaurant to aid them. The Baileys, who plan to finish school this spring, now live rent-free in an apartment owned by the trailer park owner.
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Savannah Historic Foundation
Adler
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Diana Bailey
Mt. Anthony Union High School
White Birches
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Bailey
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Middle Pownal Road
Robert Horton
Diana
Carl Capella
Iron Kettle
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Lawrence Bailey
Shaftsbury
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Michille Pecot
Daniel Main
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Eva Glade
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Pownal Center
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Arlington
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Wilmington
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Peter Freeman
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Walter Noyes
H.M. Tuttle Co
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Mary Weeks Gregory
Dorset
Rutland Hospital
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Robert L. Clayton
Fair View
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Jennie (Hines) Weeks
Red Bank High School
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Rutland United Methodist Church
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