Bennington tackles water plant funds transfer overrun
In Bennington Vermont the town selectmen and water board transferred federal funds from the lead pipe removal project to a water filtration plant after bids exceeded estimates. The plant is top priority to ensure bacterially pure water and reduce boil-water advisories. Town Manager Louis C. Savelas praised the benefit to residents, while remarks were seen as overblown. North Bennington residents rely on their own water system.
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Herblock
Trident
Vermont
Bennington
Water Board
Louis C. Savelas
North
Water safety and cost concerns in local pipe project
The town faces clean water challenges with high costs and rural households fending for themselves. A lead removal program exists with lead testing and lead-free water options for homes with unhealthy tapwater. Questions surround hiring Eugene Bilodeau for inspection after prior overruns and faulty estimates, though he is again involved with the filtration plant.
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Eugene Bilodeau
Bilodeau
Chapel Road
East Road
Christmas Tree Ritual in Skylark Woods Braces Snow
In a reflective column the writer recalls country life in Vermont during heavy snowfall. He describes plow damage to driveways, door freezes, and the joy of chickadees at a feeder while recounting past Christmas tree hunts with Charlie. He notes plans for next year’s tree and thanks readers for support.
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Vermont
Old Man Snow
Skylark
Caesar
Charlie
Overlap schedule praised at Mt Anthony High
Editor notes the overlap timetable at Mt Anthony Union High School was an interim fix for overcrowded classrooms. The program reportedly works, and despite potential parental complaints over altered family routines, responses are positive and classrooms are no longer empty.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mt. Anthony
New Hampshire Not Represented at Regional Economic Conference
New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson skipped a regional New England economic conference in Amherst to attend a Republican dinner, then embarked on a paid trip with his family to Taiwan to inspect its nuclear program shipyard and steel plant, prompting critique for favoring a foreign visit over state affairs.
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New England
University of Massachusetts At Amherst
N.H
Meldrim Thomson
Thomson
Northampton
Mass
New Hampshire
Taiwan
Amherst
Concord
Farflung
Bennington Museum outlines funding and free-access efforts
Peter W. Cook, director, defends museum finances as a public, tax-exempt non-profit. He notes no tax dollars are used, admissions and memberships fund operations, and the museum offers a 50 percent group discount and multiple free services. The fourth annual community open house and Children’s Christmas Party are announced.
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Leon Snow
Bennington Museum
Bennington
Parmelee
Peter Matteson Tavern
Brownies from North Pole Visit Bennington in Christmas Lore
A reminiscence recalls Brownies arriving in Bennington from the North Pole around Christmas time decades ago. The speaker’s father, once rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and later canon in Portland, Maine, claimed the mythical elves made toys for good children and checked behavior at breakfast, while the tale wove through the household chores below.
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Bennington
North Pole
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Cathedral of
St. Luke
Portland
Maine
Santa Claus
Papa
State St
Santa
Bill of Rights Day and George Mason tribute
A Letter to the Editor urges recognition of Dec 15 as Bill of Rights Day and honors George Mason for Virginia's Declaration of Rights. The piece emphasizes constitutional freedoms and calls for reading the Bill of Rights on Dec 15, noting Mason's role and urging public signatures. Washington. A separate reflection on diplomat David Bruce notes his private life and potential memoirs and biography.
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George Mason
Virginia
Diplomat David Bruce Remembered As Storied, Polished Leader
Tom Braden recalls David Bruce a diplomat who served as ambassador to France Germany and Britain as well as undersecretary of state and special representative to China. Bruce matched Franklin in wit and influence, common with quiet charm and sharp memory. His D-Day tale with Donovan shows courage and discretion, embodying an old school of statesmanship.
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Bruce
France
Germany
Great Britain
People’s Republic of China
Acheson
Benjamin Franklin
William J
Wild Bill) Donovan
OSS
Donovan
Dorchester
London
David
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Old Bennington
Phil
the Banner
Freedom
Helen D. Kunzelmann
Westport, Conn
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Washington
David Bruce
Dean Acheson
Tom Braden
Franklin
Col. Bruce
George Washington
Timon
Athens
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