Insights into state's attorney Moss reshapes Vermont role
Former Bennington County top prosecutor Neil S. Moss discusses the expanded duties and authority of the office, the balance between evidence disclosure and justice, plea bargaining, police training, and public understanding. He cites consumer and environmental law enforcement, clashes with police, and the Battick murder plea as milestones.
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Bennington County
Neil S. Moss
Raymond G. Bolton
Moss
Bennington
Bolton
Nixon
Ford
Battick
Vermont
Diamond Maintains Lead in Vermont Attorney General Race
In Montpelier, Democrat M Jerome Diamond is expected to lead Republican Kimberly Cheney by about 600 votes once recount figures are certified. Across 12 counties, Diamond held 55,803 votes to Cheney's 55,364, with further gains possible in Essex and Rutland counties as tabulations continue. The winner must be decided by the legislature since no candidate secured a majority.
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Cheney
Diamond
Robert Gibson
Essex County
Rutland
Obituary of Mrs Anna Sausville 1887 198? Bennington widow of Joseph
Mrs Anna Mary Sausville 87 widow of Joseph Sausville died at 127 Gage St Bennington after a long illness born June 21 1887 in Bennington daughter of Edward and Ellen Hackett educated at Old Academy School worked briefly at Bradford Mill married Nov 20 1911 at St Francis de Sales Church survived by three daughters Mrs Langlois Mrs Yarosz and Mrs Hanselman fourteen grandchildren twenty six great grandchildren one great great grandchild three nieces and three nephews calling hours at Gibney Funeral Home Wednesday 3 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m Rosary 8 p.m. Wednesday Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial 10 a.m. Thursday Sacred Heart Church prayer service
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Anna Mary Sausville
Joseph Sausville
Gage St
Bennington
Edward
Ellen (Ward) Hackett
Old Academy School
Bradford Mill
St. Francis de Sales
Robert Langlois
Catherine Yarosz
Frederick Hanselman
Pompano Beach
Fla
Gibney Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Church
Bennington lawmakers weigh alcohol law change push
Bennington legislators and incoming reps and senator heard a pitch from Jack Isselhardt for two alcohol law bills. One would decriminalize public intoxication to a civil offense with citations, offering an alternative to jail or detox facilities. The second would refine the CRASH program for drunken drivers, shifting focus toward rehabilitation and extending funding. supporters urged study in January.
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Bennington
Thomas H. Foster
Joseph J. Caracciola
Charles Sauer
David B. Shaffe
Michael F. Silver
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Jack Isselhardt
United Counseling Service
Bennington Regional Alcohol Council Board
Issel
Rutland Regional Correctional Center
Vermont State Hospital
Waterbury
Bennington Car Crashes Reported Downtown And On Roads
A series of minor and moderate vehicle incidents were reported in Bennington. Anna Cook, 42, was treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a 1974 Duster struck a utility pole on South Street. driver Ruth Beaudin, 50, escaped injury. Police seek an unidentified hit and run driver at Northside Drive and Ben Mont Avenue. A 1965 Mustang driven by Thomas Rand, 22, and a 1970 Chevrolet by Carl Sherman, 18, were struck by a car with New York plates that fled. Two cars damaged in Mammoth Mart lot collisions involved Catherine Cumpston and Lynn Cimonetti. Sue Gulley, 17, escaped injury when her car slid into a tree on Houghton Lane amid high winds. Mt Anthony High School lawn damaged by a car at 2 a.m., case under investigation.
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Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
South Street
Anna Cook
Ruth A. Beaudin
North Adams
Mass
Northside Drive
Ben Mont Avenue
Thomas E. Rand
Adams
Carl W. Sherman
New York
Mammoth Mart
Catherine H. Cumpston
Lynn M. Cimonetti
Clarksburg
Houghton Lane
Sue E. Gulley
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Vermont consumer fraud agency faces calls for reform
VPIRG urged moving the consumer fraud office from Burlington to Montpelier to serve all residents. In fiscal 1974 only 13 cases went to court with four lawyers on staff, while officials touted resolution rates. A toll free line and broader access were proposed to improve service.
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Consumer Fraud Agency
Vermont
Burlington
VPIRG
Montpelier
Skinner
Goldberg
Steinhardt
Model Congress at MAUS tackles social issues
More than 100 Mt Anthony Union High School juniors and seniors take part in a two day Model Congress. Wednesday committees in Bennington Free Library Superior Courthouse St Peters Episcopal Church and Methodist Church propose reforms on abortion euthanasia prostitution rape crisis centers separation of BIA from Interior socialized medicine legalization of marijuana and more.
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U.S. Congress
House
Senate
Banner
Kelton B. Miller
Bennington Free Library
Superior
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Department of the Interior
Supreme Court
Methodist Church
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Education And Unrest
Bennington briefs note George W. Kerbs Jr has been accepted at East Coast Aero Technical School Hanscom Field Lexington Massachusetts to prepare for FAA exams as a licensed technician He is the son of Mr and Mrs George W Kerbs Sr The summary also covers nationwide production slowdowns layoffs in auto appliance steel and paper industries with plants idled and workers laid off including American Motors Nabisco U S Steel and others plus local events such as a Water Carnival Christmas parties and service projects in Bennington region
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George W. Kerbs Jr
Margaret Lane
East Coast Aero Technical School
Hanscom Field
Lexington
Mass
Federal Aviation Administration
George W. Kerbs Sr
New Jersey Public Utilities Commission
American Motors
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Wis
Brampton
Ont
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
Tappen Corp
Mansfield
Ohio
Stomberg-Carlson
SMC Corp
Proctor- Silex
Nabisco, Inc
Nekoosa Edwards Paper Co
Potsdam
N.Y
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
US. Steel
Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges List
Admissions from Bennington include Arthur Cook Sybil Poulen David Monroe Jr Medric Generous Celeste Sausville and Edward Durkee of Hoosick Falls NY Discharges include Christine Herrington Margaret Galvin and baby boy Kathleen Prebble of Hoosick Falls
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Bennington
Arthur Cook
Sybil Poulen
David Monroe Jr
Medric Generous
Celeste Sausville
Edward Durkee
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Christine Herrington
North Bennington
Margaret Galvin
Baby Boy
Kathleen Prebble
Abatement Case Divides Bennington Board Over Discounts
The board debated tax abatements including Richard B. Leake III’s request tied to a Woodford Road water line. After lengthy legal questions, the 28 member body voted 5-0 with four abstentions to grant Leake the abatement, pending legal confirmation, and also ruled on the Bennington Day Care Center and King Co. cleaners cases amid broader tax questions.
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Richard B. Leake III
Woodford Road
Leake
Malone
BTA
Bennington
King Co
Grand jury to hear widow testimony in Ponce shooting
UPI report says the U.S. Attorney's Office asked Luis M. Ponce Jr.'s widow Joanne to testify before a federal grand jury. Ponce was killed by Burlington police during an attempted burglary arrest outside a Burlington restaurant on Sept. 21. The state ruled it justifiable homicide. federal officials had not confirmed any case status.
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Ponce
Burlington
Pointblank Range
Chittenden County
Patrick J. Leahy
U.S
Thomas P. Salmon
Joanne
Vermont
American Civil Liberties Union
Leahy
Red Lion
Harold Miles
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