Tradition ends as Hoosick tree goes bare for Christmas
Hoosick resident Howard Cox says the huge evergreen on the four corners will not be decorated this year due to energy shortages. He recalls the tree has been a Christmas highlight since the late twenties, with funding from George Parker and later Edith Reynolds, who financed new lights in 1968.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Howard Cox
Four Corners
Route 7
Cox
George Parker
Edith Reynolds
Regents Scholarships Awarded to HFCS and St Mary's Seniors
HFCS and St Marys seniors win New York Regents Scholarships with 12 recipients named across Hoosick Falls Central School and St Marys Academy. Kim Nelson tops HFCS with 270 points, while nursing scholarship honors go to Sandra Morin and an alternate, Mary Kay Nugent, is fourth highest.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
New York
Charles Leeseman
Rensselaer St
Kim Nelson
James F. Nelson
Pine Valley Road
David Stetson
Robert Stetson
Wilson Hill Road
Bruce Weeden
Sandra Morin
Gerard Morin Sr
Parsons Avenue
Mary Kay Nugent
William Nugent
Grafton
Rensselaer County
Shaftsbury approves new elementary school addition
Shaftsbury prepares to move into a $762,000 addition to the elementary school after final approvals. The 23,457 square foot project brings seven classrooms and a gym multi purpose room plus a library learning center, kitchen, audio visual room, two remedial rooms, storage and a stage. The project cost covers bonds, state and federal funds, equipment and renovations.
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Kelton Miller
Shaftsbury
Sam Carrarra
Paul F. Marsh
Paul H. Becker
Connecticut Valley Construction Co
Arlington Names Fuel Coordinator
John M. Moore is appointed fuel coordinator by Arlington selectmen to identify fuel dependent families and locate emergency supplies for those without fuel. He will locate sick and shut ins, field calls, and marshal Montpelier or regional civil defense aid as needed while seeking a suitable emergency refuge site for fuelless households.
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Arlington
John M. Moore
Selectmen
Moore
Montpelier
Harry J. Pickering
Manchester Day Care Center Christmas Party Weekend Closures
Manchester's Day Care Center hosts a children's Christmas party on Friday December 21. The center closes for two four day holidays from December 22 to 25 and December 29 to January 1. Donors are urged to contribute used toys and a list of needed items includes puzzles, Tinker Toys, Logs, Lego, Candyland, and other young children games.
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Laurel Faraci
Manchester
High Mass for Keough Family at St. Margaret Mary’s
Arlington notes a high mass at St. Margaret Mary’s Church at 8 a.m. Saturday for deceased Edward Keough family members requested by Mrs. Cadet Stuart S. Thompson. Carson Long Military Institute in New Bloomfield Pa in its 137th year, a Grade 6-12 boys’ school, sends Christmas greetings to students, staff, families, and Manchester.
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St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Edward Keough
Stuart S. Thompson
Carson Long Military Institute
New Bloomfield
Stuart W. Thompson
R.F.D. No. 2
Arlington
Wells College student to study off campus in January term
Shaftsbury resident Molly Allison Rahe daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Arthur Rahe will spend January away from Wells College in the 414 calendar studying one subject. She will work in Ornithology at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC as part of the college program with over 160 students off campus during the winter term.
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Molly Allison Rahe
Robert Arthur Rahe
Box
Shaftsbury
Wells College
Upstate
New York
Wells
Miss Rahe
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D.C
Pownal Community Tonight Hosts Meetings and Rehearsals
The Rap Group gathers at Oak Hill School from 7 to 9 pm for youths aged 13 to 19. Choir rehearsal follows at the Pownal United Methodist Church at 7. The Pownal Center Fire Department schedules a work night at 7:30 pm at the fire house.
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Oak Hill School
Pownal United Methodist Church
Pownal Center
Staffordshire police offer two week Christmas truce for motorists
In Staffordshire England police announce a two week Christmas truce starting today through New Year Day. Minor traffic offenders will not be prosecuted during the period, per Chief Constable Arthur Reece.
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Stafford
England
UPI
Staffordshire
Arthur Reece
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