Cooperative preschool co-ops grow shaping education and care
In a 1976 Sol Stember feature, cooperative nursery schools evolve from 1916 Chicago roots to 1700+ centers with 68,000 families. The piece contrasts Co op City in the Bronx and Rockland County’s Children Center, noting parent involvement, cost pressures, licensing rules, and a shift toward day care over nursery schooling.
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Sol Stember
Stember
Solstember
University of Chicago
New York
Rockland County
Chicago
Little Red Schoolhouse
United Housing Foundation
Bronx
Co-op City
IHF
Coop City
Board of Health
League For Parent Education
Aldritch Nursery School
Aldritch
Children’s Center
Cooperative Nurseries
King Hotel site to be razed preserves Doric column view
The King Hotel site, once home to W. B. Sheldon's law office at 307 Main St, remains an historic Greek Revival house now part of the King building. A Doric column top still peeks from the west as the structure is prepared for demolition. Photo from the Robert L. Weichert Collection.
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King Hotel
W.B. Sheldon
Main St
Robert L. Weichert
Bennington Deed Transfers Show Multiple Local Property Trades
A series of Bennington area real estate transfers list buyers and sellers including George E. Corey Norma L. Corey to Stephen E. Hitchey and Mary Jane Hitchey on Harrison Avenue for 38500 and Norman Construction Co. to Clark Boisvert and Antonia Boisvert for 31000 on Morgan Street. Other deeds cover Apple Hill Harwood Hill, Gage Street properties, 104 Grant Street, Orebed Road trailer, 502 Gage Street, Safford Street, North Bennington Road, Burgess Road Willow Road and Willow Road transfers with prices ranging from 5000 to 44100, involving Bennington Pownal Glens Falls Barre Greenwich.
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George E
Norma L. Corey
Bennington
Stephen E
Mary Jane Hitchey
Harrison Avenue
Norman Construction Co
Norman Stratton
Clark
Antonia A. Boisvert
Pownal
Morgan Street
Francis B. Woodward
John F
Martha Bromirski
Ivan K. Tobin
Robert A
Lynn O. Collins
Janet D. Chase
Greenwich
N.Y
Gage St
Hugh Rogers
Lafayette
Laura M. Lyons
Safford Street
Mildred L. LaCroix
Everett P
Ida A. LeBlanc
North Bennington
Real estate transfers involving Bennington residents
Justin F and Florence E McCarthy transfer 2.2 acres and a trailer on Foster Lane to Fred S Hutchinson for 8500. Leon Cook Mabel Cook and Blanche Rose transfer 20 acres woodland off East Road to Charles E Dewey for 1000. Stephen Hitchey and Mary Jane Hitchey transfer residence at 102 John St to John M Jr and Jean E Mook for 27500.
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Justin F
Florence E. McCarthy
Bennington
Fred S. Hutchinson
Foster Lane
Leon
Mabel E. Cook
Blanche Rose
Charles E. Dewey
East Road
Stephen E
Mary Jane Hitchey
John M. Jr
Jean E. Mook
John St
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New York City
King Building
Norman Greenberg
Burgess Brothers
Greenberg
Merillat
Haas
Ixl
Brammer
Excel
Tuttle i Bennington
Progressive Building
Depot Street
William R
Hieldah S. Tobin
R.D
Harwood Hill
Dunham’s
Dusjam Furniture Inc
Elm ST. Bennington, VT
Grand Union
Thiu
Northside Drive
Sennington
Vermont
Bankamericard
Comaur
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