Eagle Square to pay Shaftsbury higher tax bill in 1980
Shaftsbury selectmen approved a $15,076 property tax demand on Eagle Square for the year, $9,400 more than last year, to offset state aid losses tied to a tax stabilization agreement. Rep Colvin presented the memo justifying the higher bill and the town will file it as a tax bill. The 1973 pact freezes payments at $128,000 annually and runs through 1981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Eagle Square
Vermont Tax Department
Edwin A. Colvin
Selectmen
Donald C. Wood
Tax Department
Timothy D. Smith
North Bennington
Cole Hall
Smith
William E. Dailey Inc
Contemporary Mathematics revised text for college math
A Burlington Vermont professor and Montclair State College co author publish the second edition of Contemporary Mathematics a 608 page text from Prentice Hall. The new edition adds chapters on the language of mathematics computer and calculator capabilities and the metric system as a language. It covers logic numeration number systems geometry probability statistics and variables and fits requirements for elementary education training per MAA and NCTM commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
University of Vermont
Bruce E. Meserve
Max A. Sobel
Montclair
N.J
State College
Prentice Hall, Inc
Englewood Cliffs
Meserve
Sobel
Manchester merchants oppose sign regulations
Manchester merchants urged revision of a proposed sign plan at a Planning Commission hearing. They argued the amendments would ban many gas station and downtown signs after ten years while aiming to curb visible fast food signs. The commission may modify or abolish the amendments before sending to selectmen for public hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie C. Bucholt
Manchester
Planning Commission
Stanford Zecher
Douglas Schner
McDonalds
Commission
Ferdinand Bongartz
Selectmen
McDonald’s
Vermont
Mary Heckenberger
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
House of Ting
Cupola
Bardwell Hotel Sold In Rutland After Historic Ties
The Bardwell Hotel in Rutland, once a stopover for abolitionist John Brown’s body on the journey to New York, has been sold to Walter Kenney of Chester. The 250 room property was purchased from Michael Helms with a closing set for December 30 for an undisclosed price, ending a chapter in Rutland’s downtown history.
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Rutland
UPI
Bardwell
John Brown
Walter Kenney
Chester
Michael Helms
Bardwell House
Brown
New York State
Harper’s Ferry
Jay Gould
Rutland and Washington
Battenkill Grange Notes Enthusiastic Christmas Meeting
Battenkill Grange mourned the death of Richard Whitman on December 14. A Dec 15 meeting doubled as an annual Christmas party with carols led by Doris Wright and a tree donated by Mike Hayes. Decorations by Mr. and Mrs. Paustian and Hayes. Santa distributed gifts to children. refreshments afterward. Next meeting January 5 at 8 p.m. guest Hugh Evans, Vermont State Grange Educational Aid Fund Committee member, will speak on aid to fund education beyond high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battenkill
Mike Hayes
Martin Paustian
Hugh Evans
Vermont State Grange Educational Aid Fund Committee
Guilford
Evans
The
Grange
Fire destroys mobile home in White Creek
A midmorning fire totally involved a mobile home at the corner of Route 68 and Meetinghouse Road in White Creek on Monday December 13. Owners Thomas and Gillian Wilson were away and there were no injuries. The White Creek Fire Department received the alarm at 9:25 a.m. The kitchen fire spread through the dwelling aided by strong winds. Cause is unknown.
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White Creek
N.Y
Route 68
Meetinghouse Road
Thomas
Gillian Wilson
North Bennington planners approve two small steps for industry
The North Bennington Planning Commission unanimously approved Green Mountain Furniture Inc. to build an 80 by 100 foot steel pre drying facility on the east side of Water Street to shorten lumber drying from three months to about three weeks. They also approved a 2 by 4 foot sign for Economy Graphics’ new machine shop started by Arlin Brown. The commission plans a meeting with the Bennington Regional Planning Commission next month to discuss a plan for the Economy Graphics complex, vacant since a prior business closed. VIDA may be interested in using all or part of the building as it took over loans from the former owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Economy
Arlin Brown
Planning Commission
Lawrence F. Powers
Bennington Regional Planning Commission
Powers
Hoosick Falls School Board Set To Meet Tonight
Hoosick Falls Central School Board gathers at 7:30 p.m. to form a negotiating team and discuss borrowing about 175000 until state aid arrives. Agenda includes a new bus purchase and a legal opinion on a resident’s retroactive tax deduction request. Student Regents results from last June will be reviewed.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Central
Leonard
Christmas Services and illness notices in White Creek area
White Creek residents report illnesses with Susan Cook confined at home Eva Hunt returning from Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge and Rita Harrington home from Putnam Memorial Hospital Bennington. Jermain United Methodist Church conducted Christmas services in pastor absence with Maurice Andrew presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Cook
Eva Hunt
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Rita Harrington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Robert George
Pownal Lions Club to Meet at Clifford George Home
The Pownal Lions Club board of directors will meet at 7 tonight at the home of Clifford George. The Pownal Senior Citizens will hold their weekly luncheon at noon Wednesday at their center in Pownal Center. Reservations must be made by calling Rose Mattison at 823-7282 at least one week in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal Lions Club
Clifford George
Pownal
Pownal Center
Rose Mattison
Group bids for harness track in western Mass
In Hatfield Massachusetts sponsors of a plan for 60 days of pari mutuel harness racing say a track for 4000 spectators could open next April. Pioneer Valley Raceway expects a $537000 facility creating about 350 jobs with a public hearing next Tuesday.
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Western Mass
Hatfield
Mass
UPI
Hatfield Town Selectmen
Pioneer Valley Raceway
Agawam
Chestnut Street
Rte
Woman dies in Cambridge Route 59 crash
Charmaine D. Flaven, 47, died at Mary McClellan Hospital after a one car crash on Route 59 in Cambridge early yesterday. Ronald A. Brownell, 44, survived with multiple injuries including lacerations two broken hips and facial fractures. Investigators say he lost control on a curve and struck an earthen embankment. charges likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
N.Y
Buskirk
Mary McClellan Hospital
Charmaine D. Flaven
Mary McClellan
Ronald A. Brownell
Washington County Sheriff's Department
Brownell
Sheriff's Department
Clifford Howard Jr
Robert Stevens
Vermont deer bear and turkey seasons draw 100000 hunters
Vermont's 1976 deer bear and turkey seasons attracted over 100,000 hunters, with many reporting successful days afield. October archery deer yielded 1,201 deer and regular November deer brought 10,125 bucks with three-inch or longer antlers. Final statewide totals will be released in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
Fish and Game Department
Shaftsbury Survey and community notices in town clerk updates
A Shaftsbury survey will be delivered to homes by the Boy Scouts with pickups at the town clerk's office two days after delivery. The Shaftsbury firemen's auxiliary Christmas party is set for Dec 29 at Fran Stacy's house at 6 p.m. Bring a casserole and a small gift. A fall turkey season ended with 143 hunters taking birds. The Vermont Fish and Game Department praised the 1976 seasons for wildlife management. Out-of-town visitors included Mrs. Hugh Dorr and Helena Ford among others. A combined circuit church service is planned for Dec 26 at 10:30 a.m. at North Hoosick United Methodist Church. Sunday school: 9 a.m. An arcuit candlelight Christmas Eve service follows at 7:30 p.m. at North Hoosick church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury Firemen’s Auxiliary
Fran Stacy
Vermont Fish & Game Department
North Hoosick United Methodist Church
Harry, Burdess
Arcuit
North Hoosick Church
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McCullough Library
Trumbull Hill Road
Golding
Committee
Mathematical Association of America
Commission On Pre-Service Education of Teachers of Mathematics
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Rutland Hotel
Bongartz
Heckenberger
Clara May Hemenway
Board of Adjustment
George Clay
Friendly’s
MacDonald’s
Howard Johnson
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Selectman
Auduchon
Don Dorr
Walker Kimball
Henry R. Lambert
Chamber of Commerce
North Village
Development Authority
Vida
Eleanor Niles
Corinth
Donald George
Jermain United Methodist Church
Maurice Andrew
Richard Mellerup
Michelle Lake
Robert Cook
Williams Harrington
Howard Robinson
Mickey
Nadine Andrew
Duane Robinson
Embury
Jermain
Pamela Blakeman
Bennington, Vermont
United Counseling Service
Andrew Wyeth
South Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
Gertrude Aiken
Hugh Dorr
Hoosick Falls
Helena Ford
Marion Dick
Irving Dick
West Hoosick
Main Street
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