Southie teachers file mass transfer requests after judge’s critique
In Boston, South Boston High School teachers, angered by a federal judge’s attack on the school’s quality, prepare mass transfer applications. About 50 of 103 teachers had filed by Friday as the group planned a demonstration before the court building. The transfer request surge follows Garrity’s desegregation order and federal receivership efforts.
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UPI
South Boston
John Cunningham
Court of Uss
W. Arthur Garrity
South Boston High
Garrity
Cunningham
Southie
Joseph McDonough
South Boston High School
McDonough
Robert Donovan
William Ried
Accidents Reported in Bennington Friday Morning and Afternoon
Police logged multiple crashes in Bennington on Friday at 11 05 at Route 7 and Town Line Road a 1974 Jeep driven by Stephen D Lange 20 of Cambridge New York and a 1969 Chevrolet driven by Calvin L Becker 21 of Bennington sustained heavy and moderate damage at 2 pm near Park and Pratt streets a 1972 Plymouth driven by Clyde C Sherman Jr 47 of Bennington and a 1969 Pontiac driven by Alan E Ross 17 of Shaftsbury sustained light damage Sherman to seek medical-advised treatment for a sore back at 4 50 pm two vehicles collided at Route 67A and Route 7 a 1976 Ford driven by William J Hoyt 21 of Bennington and a 1969 Jeep driven by Craig M
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Route 7
Town Line Road
Stephen D. Lange
Cambridge
N.Y
Calvin L. Becker
Park and
Pratt Streets
Clyde C. Sherman Jr
Alan E. Ross
Shaftsbury
Sherman
William J. Hoyt
Craig M
William Haynes
Coulter Street
Pownal
Wayne R. Bennett
North Adams
Mass
Maple Grove Road
Jay D. Blais
Mark E. Allam
Maple Hill Road
Searsburg
Stowe developer must obtain Act 250 permit before selling lots
Vermont Environmental Board ruled the Stowe Corp must gain Act 250 approval prior to offering a 16-lot subdivision for sale. The decision blocks buyers' escrow or escape clauses tied to permit outcomes and aims to preserve development control laws. Also reports of multiple local traffic incidents and a shed fire in Bennington area.
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Robert Davison
Bennington Briefs Free Parking Over Holidays
The junior and senior high Ping-Pong program at the Bennington recreation center is canceled for next week. The next sessions are set for Wednesday January 7 and Thursday January 8. Peter Dale Guetti of Brandon visits his mother Mrs Hazel Guetti on Main Street for the holidays. Courtesy of the police department and chamber, meter regulations are suspended in Bennington through Christmas Day. Free parking on Main Street. Going out of business.
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Bennington Community Recreation Center
Peter Dale Guetti
Brandon
Hazel Guetti
Main Street
Bennington
Chamber of Commerce
Record cold wave grips New England with subzero wind chills
Coldwave United Press International reports a harsh region wide freeze. Mount Washington logged 23 below zero with 118 mph winds while St Albans hit minus 10 and Burlington dropped from 2 above to minus 5 with minus 40 wind chill. Boston’s 60sMonday to 20sFriday marked an 85 degree plunge. a resident from Peabody notes white Christmas hopes.
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Mount Washington
St. Albans
Burlington
Alice Cander
Peabody
Mass
Tommorrow
Boston
Democrats Withdraw in Mass as Kennedy and McGovern Decline
In Massachusetts, Robert Kennedy and George McGovern both deny running for president in the upcoming election. Kennedy states he will not be a candidate and asks his name be removed from the ballot. McGovern adds that he will not seek the nomination in Massachusetts or any other state.
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Massachusetts
The
United States
Kennedy
Humphrey
Governors Call For NERC Restructuring Over Salaries
Two governors Longley and Thomson urge changes at the New England Regional Commission noting high salaries and staff levels raise costs for state employees and taxpayers. They question Dukakis’s suitability to lead the agency and hint at restructuring without specifying details.
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NERC
Longley
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
New England Regional Commission
Thomson
Obituary of Burton L. Bromley longtime North Bennington resident
Burton L. Bromley 93 longtime Mechanic Street resident and 64 year Cushman employee died Friday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a long illness He was born January 12 1882 in Ballston Spa NY to Cornelius and Matie Bromley He married Bessie Bowen of East Dorset over 70 years They lived on Mechanic Street where he carpentered and raised fowl He retired in 1957 and remained active in carpentry He was a longtime Congregational Church member Survivors include daughter Priscilla Norton three grandchildren and five great grandchildren Burial will be in North Bennington at family discretion Memorial service Monday at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home with visitation 3 to 4 pm.
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Mechanic Street
North Bennington
H. T. Cushman Manufacturing Co
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Ballston Spa
N.Y
Cornelius
Matie (Derbie) Bromley
Bessie Bowen
East Dorset
Bromley
Cushman Co
Congregational Church
Priscilla Norton
Carol Disque
Burton
Worthington
Norton Kennedy
Pauline Worthington
Hanson Walbridge
Wright defends center operation at Rotary Club
Ralph G. Wright, director of the Bennington Program, spoke to the Bennington Rotary about the redemption center funding the program. He explained the center handles 45,000 to 50,000 bottles weekly, earns about $500, and now sells soft drinks to boost income while the board weighs allocations from a Rotary Auction profit of 4,469.
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Ralph G. Wright
Bennington
Bennington Rotary Club
Wright
Rotarians
Redemption Center
College executive committee challenges dean over job change
The executive committee states it was unaware of a change to van der Linde’s dean role and argues it would not be legal. Van der Linde calls the events not a victory but notes a concession and a shift in college stance. Friday night’s events leave a mystery around the rapid developments at the college as key figures plan a Monday meeting.
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van der Linde
R. Paul Wickes
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