School Directors Up Salaries in Manchester
Manchester school directors unanimously voted to raise the daily substitute pay from $16 to $20 to align with Danby and Dorset but below Arlington and New York towns. The move follows a BRSA proposal for higher rates citing increased work, with comments on staff shortages and student illness. The meeting also covered library space, center tuition, and planned renovations including a new industrial arts and home economics center.
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Manchester
Danby
Dorset
Arlington
New York State
Alberta Harrington
Richard Hayes
Bennington - Rutland Supervisory Union
B Rsu
Hayes
Neil E. Cross
B Rsa
Vermont Crippled Children's Association
Cross
Rutland
Stone
Porter
Wood
Industrial Arts
Mark Skinner
MES
Sunderland
Community notices from Hoosick parish and schools
Hoosick residents note events and local updates. Howard Cox is re elected Hoosick Fire District commissioner for a five year term. The Ladies Aid Society Christmas dinner is set for Friday December 13 at one o clock in the Baptist Church. MES records a December 18 Christmas concert, current K to 8 enrollment at 540, and plans for playground upgrades at the school to address discipline and activity needs.
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All Saints Parish
Howard Cox
Hoosick
Manchester
Wood
Vermont
MES
Manchester Grand List Set At 29 Million For 1967 Aid
Manchester learns its 1967 Grand List is 29,439,063, delaying higher state aid. Officials say the lower list could cut next year’s aid by about 42,000 if prior factors hold, after the state reviewed 1968 real estate values and found Manchester’s listing below fair market value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Gerald Witherspoon
State
Neil E. Cross
Tax Department
Wilfred H. Boudreau
Shaftsbury Elementary Enrollment Forecast Spurs Expansion Talk
Shaftsbury Elementary Principal Samuel Car rara projects 1969 70 enrollments with kindergarten 45 50 students and classes in Grades 1 6 totaling ten or eleven teachers. Present totals show rising numbers prompting calls to begin building and form a five member planning committee while officials review insurance bond and sick leave matters.
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Carrara
Catherine Corcoran
Joseph Crossman
Burton Jenks
Olive Williamson
Manchester School Board to Pay Teachers Health Plans
Manchester teachers reach an agreement in principle with the school board to cover individual Blue Cross Blue Shield memberships at 6396 annually and to consider pro rating for part time staff plus a guaranteed income plan for illness. The board took no action and will keep details private pending negotiations.
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MANCHESTER — _— School board
Manchester Teachers Association
William Bowen
Manchester
Blue Cross - BlueShield
MTA
Associa
Tion
Bowen
Washington National Insurance Co
Clifford B. Harwood
Ellen Elwell Resigns as Shaftsbury Town Auditor
Shaftsbury selectmen report the resignation of town auditor Mrs Ellen Elwell. They will accept it after discussion. Auditing must be completed by Town Meeting Day in March. The state plans a uniform accounting system and may appoint an auditor with accounting background.
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Shaftsbury
Ellen Elwell
Merton Snow
Snow
Vermont
Thanksgiving program highlights Hoosick Grange meeting
Hoosick Grange held a Thanksgiving program featuring a tableau American Citizens Thanksgiving arranged by Mrs. Waldo Cipperly with Donald S Hewitt as chaplain and several Grange members in roles. Members performed vocal and instrumental numbers as readings were given by multiple participants. A full report covers the program, guests, gifts to Hoosick Falls Health Center, future Grange events, property sale to the town, and local remarks on vandalism and curfew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Cipperly
Donald S. Hewitt
Paul Cipperly
Ceres
Ruth Hoag
Pomona
N. Clifford Cottrell
Flora
Almon Hewitt
Nancy Hewitt
Christine Hewitt
Junior Grange
Kathy Prebble
Wilfred Knapp
Arba Brenenstuhl
Ralph Philpott
Hoosick Falls
Ralph J. Griswold
The
Grange
Johnny Bridgewater
Everett James
David Cornell
Brownie Troop 85 Investiture Thursday at Community House
Brownie Troop 85 holds its investiture on Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Community House. All Brownies should wear uniforms and mothers are invited to attend.
Three Fined On Traffic Charges In Manchester Court
In a short Bennington District Court session, Neil Pierson 22 of Glens Falls paid fines for speeding 55 in a 35 zone on Vt. 11-30 with an uninspected vehicle. Robert Crawford 20 of Shaftsbury pleaded guilty and paid fines for careless driving Dec. 6 in Manchester. Robert Mitchell 38 of Manchester Depot released on bail after pleading not guilty to careless driving causing a Nov. 23 accident in Manchester. Michael Rowley 17 of Londonderry paid fines for speeding in Peru on Nov. 30. John White 37 of Manchester got a 10 day suspended sentence for illegal possession of an undersized deer stolen from the Manchester Police Station.
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Manchester
Bennington
Neil Pierson
Glens Falls
N.Y
Robert F. Crawford
Shaftsbury
Robert H. Mitchell
Michael E. Rowley
Londonderry
Peru
John D. White
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BRSU
Ada M. Breer
Dad
Grand Union Empire
Nichols
Ae Store
Flannelette
Dreamwear
Sally Shrank
Juvenile Department
Samuel Carrara
Lonergan and Thomas Insurance Agency
Earle Forman
Joan Kevorikan
Kevorikan
Robert Fletcher
Grange News
Hoosick Grange
Eleanor Niles
Kenneth Turner
Kimberly and
Kendall
Barre
Albert Gully
Charlotte Nesbitt
Mary Ann Okerman
Bethany
Mark
Gordon Nesbitt
Ruperts
Elsie Walther
Charles Bibens
West Rupert
Bibens
Randy Kinne
Ruth
Stuart Kinne
Hudson, N.Y
Roger Ashton
Jackson
Muriel Hyatt
Salem
Ted Rueggeberg
West Sandgate
Albert Walther
Lou Woods
South Glens Falls
Edward Mc. Glaughlin
Kent Hollow Road
William Ritchie
Clarence
Middle Granville
West Berne
McGlaughlin
William Butt
Raymond Goffin
Lorenzo Sanborn
Goffin
River Road
Helene Thompson
Bennburry
Oute
Sheo
Bennington, VI
N.F.D.A
Edward D Mahar
Dhone
Bennington, Ve
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