Shaftsbury to vote on 3 zoning matters
Shaftsbury Zoning Board to hold three March votes on extending a commercial zone for a doctors office, expanding Eagle Square parking by changing to industrial zoning, and readopting the town zoning ordinance. Also approved a four lot Greenwich Street subdivision. A White Creek square dance notice is attached.
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Shaftsbury
Zoning Board of Appeals
Eagle Square
Edwin A. Colvin
Drs. Arthur
Elizabeth Faris
Forrest Hulett
U.S. 7
Cleveland Avenue
Farises
Tim Smith
Hulett
Hamilton
Stone Square
DeMars and Niles
Hoosick Falls to consider curriculum committee plan
Hoosick Falls Central School Board of Education meets with Hoosick Falls Teachers Association tonight to discuss forming a curriculum committee. Officials note current process relies on administration to consult teachers before board decisions, with no direct teachers board channel.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Hoosick Falls
Teachers’ Association
Widows Find Comfort in Millie Moore Insurance Aid
Hartford based agent Millie Moore specializes in life insurance and investments for widows. She notes many women cry during visits, often after husbands handled finances. Moore urges widows to delay decisions, assess finances, and seek long term planning with care and support.
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Jane Anderson
Hartford
Conn
UPI
Millie Moore
Aetna
Neal Templeton aims to save the 100 year old Dummerston bridge
In Dummerston Vermont Neal Templeton a bridge enthusiast and Brattleboro bank loan officer urges preservation of the West River covered bridge built in 1872. He prompted state inspection after noting sagging braces and bowing sides while the highway department tests movement with nails and officials weigh long term action.
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Neal Templeton
Dummerston
UPI
Caleb Lamson
West River
Vermont
Brattleboro
Templeton
Vermont Highway Department
Clifford Emery
Ches
John Clifford
Clifford
Advice for widows by Mrs. Moore from United Press International
The interview outlines widowhood challenges across ages, stressing emotional adjustment, loneliness, and the need for activity. It urges widows to keep busy through education, volunteering, or work, while relatives offer supportive but not overbearing aid to foster independence.
Vermont towns begin receiving federal work funds after delay
Across Vermont communities checks under a new federal public works act were mailed Friday after Gov. Thomas Salmon's revision to the unemployment based distribution. Officials welcomed the money as needed for hiring and services, while some small towns declined paperwork, saying they already have sufficient staff.
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James Sanderson
Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Sanderson
Feds
Ten Delta suits filed by Logan crash survivors mostly settled
UPI Burlington report notes all but one of ten suits against Delta Airlines over the July 1973 Boston Logan crash have been settled. Three Burlington cases by Nancy Hanna Martha Cameron and Aletha Hubbell reached out of court settlements last week seeking damages from 1.5 million 1.5 million and 750 thousand respectively. The disaster killed 89 people including 27 Vermonters and six Rutland suits were also settled. The last claim is expected to settle soon withNegligence alleged against the carrier.
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Burlington
UPI
Delta Airlines
Boston
Logan International Airport
U.S
Nancy Hanna
Martha Cameron
Aletha Hubbell
New England
U.S. District Court
Rutland
Guest names Baldwin for deputy secretary of state
James Guest announces Jean Baldwin 29 of Montpelier will be deputy secretary of state. Baldwin, now deputy commissioner for insurance, has served as deputy state's attorney in Washington County and practiced law in Barre. She replaces Robert Gibson at 17 084 a year. Separately Mandigo and Manchester back a constitutional anti pornography bill to curb spread in Vermont.
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Robert Gibson
Troy Police Issuing Courtesy Tickets To Shoppers
In Troy New York police begin issuing courtesy tickets instead of fines for illegal parking to encourage Christmas shopping. The card reads Season's Greetings and notes the recipient has violated a stated offense. No payment is required.
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Troy
Greater Troy Chamber of Commerce
HVCC students take part in Drinking Driver program
Hudson Valley Community College five students including the student body president and the editor of the school newspaper participated in a Drinking Driver Program Inc event with East Greenbush police. After a three hour beer session five tested legally intoxicated, underscoring how little alcohol can push a breathalyzer over the limit.
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Troy
Hudson Valley Community College
HVDC
Drinking Driver Program Inc
East Greenbush Police
Welfare family evicted in snowstorm from Berkshire apartment
In North Adams a family on welfare was forced from their Berkshire apartment during a heavy snowstorm after missing rent for the second month. Police advised departure at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, with belongings left scattered in the snow while the landlord cited legal rights and ongoing rent problems.
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North Adams
Robert Girard
Williamstown
Robert
Elizabeth Witherell
Girard
Teen girl dies after Nov crash in Pittsfield
Karen S. Ferrell, 15, Taconic High School student, died at Berkshire Medical Center from injuries after being struck Nov 28 on West Street. She had been in intensive care since the accident. Alexander D. Hull, 76, was charged with operating to endanger and leaving the scene.
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Pittsfield
Taconic
Berkshire Medical Center
West Street
Karen S. Ferrell
George and
Arlene (Poplaski) Ferrell
Westwood Road
BMC
Stearns Avenue
Alexander D. Hull
Grunow Place
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Pamela Blakeman
Pownal Center
Rose Mattison
Ruth Pearse
Phil Nimmon
Adams
Mass
Arietta Coulter
Shirley McTernan
Arlington
United Press International
The
University of New England
Armidale
New South Wales
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Thomas A. Gee
Bennington Armory
United States
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