Walpole inmates moved after alleged prison execution squad
Nine Walpole State Prison inmates are placed in a segregation unit amid claims an execution squad murdered an inmate. Authorities linked Ralph Perrotta's Nov. 25 death to this group, saying the squad may have carried out two other killings. Police tie victims John Stokes and James Alvise to similar fates.
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UPI
Walpole State Prison
Norfolk County Dist
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Boston
Bridgewater
Frank Hail
Wiliam Bergin
Delahunt
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Perrotta
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Block A-2
John F. Stokes
James Alvise
Champlain study launched by New England commission
The New England River Basins Commission begins a two year 1.1 million environmental study of Lake Champlain. Vermont New York and federal agencies fund the effort with involvement from Vermont and New York environmental agencies state universities regional planners and Canadian representatives invited to participate. The study will assess current resource commitments and potential conflicts on both sides of Lake Champlain.
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Burlington
UPI
New England River Basins Commission
Vermont
New York
Vermont State Planning Office
Environmental Protection
New York Environmental Conservation Department
Leonard Wilson
Vision, Inc. leader speaks on townscape conservation at VLS
Howald Lee Fleming, executive director of Vision, Inc., addressed Vermont Law School students in an Environmental Law Historic Preservation class. Vision, Inc., based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit public-interest group focused on preserving and enhancing visual resources and townscapes.
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South Royalton
Howald Lee Fleming
Vision, Inc
Vermont Law School
Cambridge, Mass
Dorset and area school board meetings scheduled this week
Multiple local meetings are listed: Dorset School Board rescheduled to Thursday Dec 16 at 8 30 pm at Dorset School. Dorset and Union District 23 boards meet Wednesday Dec 15 at noon at Colburn House in Manchester. Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union executive board meets Wednesday at 7 20 pm in Manchester Center. Rupert School Board gathers Wednesday Dec 15 at 8 am at Rupert School. Manchester School Board holds a 7 pm budget workshop at Manchester Elementary School with reading coordinators presenting. Also festive event: Manchester Business and Professional Womens Club Christmas Party Wednesday Dec 8 at Track Fare starting 6 pm with beer, dinner at 7, speaker Mrs William Day on ornament origins. The environment note highlights townscape conservation aims in New England with Fleming’s demonstration. Vermont Law School in South Royalton is noted as a private non profit offering a three year JD program. Williamstown Promenaders square dance set for Friday Dec 10 at Holy Family School North Adams with guest caller Jerry Carmin. contact Lucy Booth for details.
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Manchester Business & Professional Womens
William Day
New England
Fleming
Vermont
Bellows Falls
Middlebury
Windsor
Portsmouth
Exeter
Plymouth
Newburyport
Mass
Vermont Law School
South Royalton
State of
Williamstown
Falls may lose funding for downtown rehab project
Hoosick Falls engineers say HUD funding this year will likely favor residential rehabilitation and water system work, not commercial or industrial downtown renewal. Mayor Bogardus had proposed a downtown renewal but funding prospects appear limited, delaying the proposed streetscape and storefront revamp.
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Ry Anne Eisenmenger
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Peter E. Kent
Kent
Falls
Donald Bogardus
Keitt
Cummings named transit coordinator for Vermont
Langdon S. Cummings Jr. of Barre was named Transportation Special Services Coordinator for the Vermont Agency of Transportation. Secretary Arthur Ristan said the role covers creation and evaluation of transit authorities, coordinating between regional groups and state and federal officials, funding, scheduling, planning, and operations. The appointment follows Cummings' long public service, local government work, and Army Reserve involvement.
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Langdon S. Cummings Jr
Barre
Vermont
Ristan
Chammings
Fatale
Norwich
Cummings
Highway Department
Boars Head Yule Log to Be Seen at Hoosac School
National media draws crowds to the 85th Boar's Head and Yule Log Celebration at Hoosac School Hoosick NY with a special Wednesday 6 p.m. performance on December 15 and regular shows December 16 17 and 18. The pageant traces origins to the Tibbits family in Hoosick and the school’s 1888 founding. The cast of 53 students from the U S and abroad portrays Elizabethan and Christmas traditions with two parts serious religious and playful revelry. Reservations via Raymond W Hull Jr. at 518-686-7381 or 518-686-0346.
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Hoosac School
England
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Allen
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Eves
Woodford School Board Meeting Planned for Dec 9
The Woodford School Board will meet Thursday December 9 at 7 PM in the superintendent's office on Main Street to discuss district matters.
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Woodford
Main Street
Salmon energy chatter shows Vermont Governor as possible Carter pick
Vermont Governor Thomas Salmon, noted for energy leadership, emerges as a potential Carter choice for Federal Energy Administrator. He backs hard conservation and energy efficiency, urges national programs, and stresses nonproliferation of waste in nuclear policy, reflecting a cautious, practical stance.
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Rod Clarke Montpelier
UPI
Thomas Salmon
U.S. Senate
Lhat
Frank
Brattleboro
National Governors Conference
Threat of oil spill on Georges Bank noted
Boston dispatch reports Shell Oil official says offshore drilling off Georges Bank poses remote risk of onshore damage. Public hearings in Boston and Providence will feature Shell testimony amid safety reforms after Santa Barbara. Rep Studds urges environmental study to reveal potential impacts on fishing, beaches, and regional supply.
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UPI
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Providence
R.I
Santa Barbara
Gerry BE
Studds
Dmass
Kurt Berklund
Interior Department
Bureau of Land Management
New England
Mass men charged with Stratton break in
Stratton two Massachusetts men were arrested Saturday evening with charges of criminal trespass and malicious destruction of property. Police Chief Ralph Cameron of Winhall responded to a call from Mrs. Freida Cohen on Pike's Falls Road. Cohen reported the two men attempting to break into her home at 6 18 pm. the suspects fled but were later arrested. No injuries or weapons found.
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Stratton
Massachusetts
Ralph Cameron
Winhall
Freida Cohen
Pike's Falls Road
Brattleboro
Cameron
Forty tree sites spotted in Manchester Center plans
Manchester Center officials identified forty possible planting sites last Friday as the 1977 tree planting committee, with Town Manager Hearty R. Lambert leading a team that included Jim White County Forester and others. Maps will be drawn before the April planting date. Various hardwood trees will be planted to beautify the downtown area. donor plaques will be attached to permanent blocks.
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Manchester
Manchester Center
Cording
Hearty R. Lambert
Lambert
Jim White
Walker Kimball
Tony Hartigan
Nandy Bongartz
Three Men Arrested For Driving While Intoxicated In Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls village police say three men were arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after weekend actions. Jeffery Burdick, 23, of 10 Beckett Street, was caught on High Street at 1:36 a.m. and faces DWI unlicensed operation and disorderly conduct with a Wednesday court appearance. Frederick Kastner, 41, of Bennington, Vermont, was taken at 11:? p.m. on Lower Classic Street for DWI and wrong-way on a one way street, with a Wednesday appearance. Donald Matat, 24, of Bennington, was arrested on Elim Street at 3:40 a.m. for DWI and vehicle charges.
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Jeffrey Burdick
Beckett SL
Burdick
High Street
Frederick Kastner
Bennington
Donald Matatl
Elim Street
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