Walpole Prison inmates form alleged execution squad
Nine Walpole State Prison inmates were placed in segregation after claims of an inmate execution squad. Dist Att. Delahunt warned of further violence unless action is taken and noted plans to convert a state facility to a medium security prison. Ralph Perrotta’s murder, allegedly by the squad, was linked to avoiding implicating others in bank robberies.
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Walpole
Mass
UPI
Walpole State Prison
Norfolk County Dist. Atty
William Delahunt
Richard Vita
Boston
Bridgewater
Frank Hall
William Bergin
Delahunt
Ralph Perrotta
Perrotta
Block A-3
Bergin
Block A-2
John F. Stokes
James Aloise
Champlain study launched for lake water quality
The New England River Basins Commission launches a two year 1.1 million study funded by Vermont and New York with federal support to explore ways to maintain and improve Lake Champlain water quality. Participants include Vermont State Planning Office EPA New York DEC and state universities with regional planners and Canadian reps invited. The study will examine current resource commitments and potential cross border conflicts on both sides of the lake.
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Burlington
UPI
New England River Basins Commission
Lake Champlain
Vermont
New York
New York Environmental Conservation Department
Lake
Champlain
Leonard Wilson
Vision, Inc speaker talks townscape conservation concepts
Ronald Lee Fleming executive director of Vision Inc spoke to Vermont Law School Environmental Law Historic Preservation class about townscape conservation. Vision, based in Cambridge Mass, promotes visual environment preservation and has advised towns in New England and beyond.
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South Royalton
Ronald Lee Fleming
Vision, Inc
Vermont Law School
Cambridge
Mass
New England
Fleming
Vermont
Bellows Falls
Middlebury
Windsor
Portsmouth
Exeter
N.H
Plymouth
Newburyport
Downtown rehabilitation in Falls looks doubtful
Hoosick Falls village engineers report HUD likely to fund only residential rehabilitation this year, with no money for commercial or institutional rehab. The 1977 grant plan will focus on housing, water system improvements and possibly playground work, after initial downtown renewal ideas were shelved.
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Ly Anne Eisenmenger
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Peter E. Kent
Kent
Falls
Donald Bogardus
Cummings named transit coordinator for Vermont
Langdon S. Cummings Jr. of Barre is named Transportation Special Services Coordinator for the Vermont Agency of Transportation. He will oversee creation and evaluation of transit authorities, coordinating between regional groups and state and federal officials. The post covers funding, scheduling, planning, and operations with agency consultation. Secretary Arthur Ristau notes a need for a coordinating unit amid many public and private transit entities. Cummings, a Barre native and Norwich University graduate, has served in state service since 1957 and is a U.S. Army Reserve major.
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Montpelier
Langdon S. Cummings Jr
Barre
Vermont
Ristan
Cummings
Norwich
Highway Department
Boar's Head Yule Log Returns to Hoosac School Stage
National media attention surrounds the 85th Boar's Head and Yule Log Celebration at Hoosac School Hoosick NY with a special Wednesday 6 pm show on Dec 15 and regular performances Dec 16 17 18. The pageant, dating to the 1800s, features all students in two acts of religious and festive scenes.
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Hoosac School
England
Tibbits
Hoosick
Edward Dudley Tibbits
NBC Radio
Ford Foundation
Burgess Meredith
Life Magazine
U.S
Frank Butcher
Canterbury Cathedral
Joseph Stannard
Allen
Salmon energy czar possibility for Gov. Salmon
Vermont Governor Thomas Salmon, fresh from a Senate bid loss, emerges as a potential successor to Frank Zarb as Federal Energy Administrator. Carter may value his credibility on energy policy, given Salmon’s national role with governors and backing from Texas and Louisiana governors.
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Washington
Offshore oil drilling on Georges Bank eyed risks and hearings
Shell official says onshore damage from a Georges Bank spill is remote due to new techniques and procedures. An environmental study released last October warns a spill could occur within 25 years and may reach a New England beach if not cleaned up, threatening fishing and beaches. Rep Studds urges tighter safety and impact assessment ahead of offshore drilling.
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Boston
UPI
Georges Bank
Shell Oil Co
B.S. Flowers
Shell
Providence
R.I
Santa Barbara
Gerry E. Studds
Dmass
Kurt Berklund
Interior Department
Bureau of Land Management
New England
Studds
Mass men charged in Stratton break in
Two Massachusetts men were arrested in Stratton after a break in at Pike's Falls Road home. Police Chief Ralph Cameron responded to a 6:15 call from Mrs. Freida Cohen, found the suspects fled, later detained two men in the area. No injuries or weapons were reported.
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Stratton
Massachusetts
Ralph Cameron
Winhall
Freida Cohen
Pike’s Falls Road
Brattleboro
Cameron
Manchester Center to Plant 40 New Downtown Trees
Forty possible tree planting sites were spotted in Manchester Center by the 1977 tree planting committee led by Town Manager Henry R. Lambert. Maps will be drawn before the tentative April planting date. Participants included Jim White County Forester Walker Kimball Tony Harrigan and Nandy Bongartz. A mix of four or five hardwoods will be planted to beautify the downtown. trees will be donated by individuals groups and businesses with optional donor or memorial plaques on a permanent block.
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Cording
Henry R. Lambert
Lambert
Jim White
Walker Kimball
Tony Harrigan
Nandy Bongartz
Three Men Arrested for Driving While Intoxicated in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls police say three men were arrested weekend on charges of driving while intoxicated. Jefrey Burdick, 23, of 10 Beckett St. was taken into custody on High Street at 1:36 a.m. Saturday and faces DWI unlicensed operation and disorderly conduct with a Wednesday court appearance. Frederick Kastner, 64, of Bennington Vermont, arrested Friday at Lower Classic Street for DWI and wrong way on a one way street, also set for Wednesday court. Donald Matatt, 24, of Bennington, arrested Sunday on Elm Street at 3:40 a.m. for DWI and vehicle charge.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Jeffrey Burdick
Beckett St
Burdick
High Street
Frederick Kastner
Bennington
Donald Matatt
Elm Street
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BRSU
Dorset School Board
Dorset School
Union District 23 School Board
Colburn House
Manchester
Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union Executive Board
Manchester Center
Rupert School
Manchester Business & Professional Womens
William Day
State of
Williamstown
Bennington, Vermont
Langdon S. Cummings
U.S. Army Reserve
Woodford
Main Street
Fort Ethan Allen
Rutland
Randolph
Village Board
Planning Board
Hoosac
Raymond W. Hull Jr
Eves
Salmon
Rod Clarke
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Carter
National Governors Conference
Detroit
Bennington's
Monument Plaza
Bennington Rescue
Catamount National Bank
F.dic
Hanson Walbridge
Bennington County
Arlington
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