Power group urges full funds for Dickey Lincoln hydro project
The Northeast Public Power Association urged Congress to fund and accelerate studies of the Dickey Lincoln hydroelectric project in Maine. The push cites improved benefit cost ratios and potential grid benefits with the New England Power Pool, while urging environmental safeguards and faster Army Corps studies. Property transfers in Bennington reported Dec 21-27 include coresy Sleeman and Burke estates with homes on School Street and Webb Street.
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Concord
Mass
New England
Congress
Maine
Northeast Public Power Association
Robert Feragen
Army Corps of Engineers
Association
New England Power Pool
Dickey-Lincoln
Kenneth N
Alma K. Corey
Shaftsbury
Richard A
Isabell R. Sleeman
Bennington
Browning Place
Gertrude H. Burke
School St
Harold J
Marion C. Cutler
Deborah J. Cutler
Webb Street
Bank survey shows New England towns mostly complacent
In a First National Bank of Boston report, Mayors and selectmen from 225 New England towns describe their areas as mostly growing and moderately to very prosperous. Unemployment and lack of diversification emerge as key problems, with concerns over high taxes and service costs for lagging towns.
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Boston
Mass
New England
First National Bank of Boston
James M. Howell
Department of Commerce
N.E. Mass
R.I. N.H. Me
N.H. Me
Building industry urged to overhaul energy wasteful design
The Berkshire Eagle reports in Boston that the $120 billion building sector, the largest energy user in the U.S., faces an economic crisis unless it cuts consumption. Industry reps call for sweeping construction reform, uniform performance codes, and public investment through tax incentives and market research funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bonenti
Berkshire Eagle
Boston
United States
Banks Open Saturdays Stir Mixed Banking Reactions
Bankers in Vermont respond to Catamount’s Saturday hours with cautious optimism and humor as First Vermont Bank and Trust debates, while Vermont National and Chittenden adopt weekend hours. In Hartford, Bruce V. Mack of Aetna Life & Casualty attends a five week course on casualty and property insurance. Energy conservation emerges in architectural circles with calls for a uniform national building code based on performance standards to cut heating and lighting waste.
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Miller Fred Parker
Vermont National Bank
North Street
Catamount National Bank
Armand
Jim Horrigan
Armand A. Lampron
First Vermont Bank and Trust
First Vermont
Vermont National
Chittenden
John Ryan
Evalyn Peterson
Fred Parker
Clayton
Florida
Hartford
Conn
Bruce V. Mack
Aetna Life & Casualty
Bennington
Aetna
Mack
St. Joseph College
Wills Agency
National Association of Life Underwriters
Mt. Anthony
U.S
Richard G. Stein
FAIA
New York City
Stein
Francis T. Ventre
National Bureau of Standards
U.S. Department of Commerce
United States
Ventre
Bureau of Standards
National Conference of States On Building Codes and Standards
Ncsbcs
Architects and utilities officials convene on life cycle costs
A two day conference with about 300 architects engineers and utilities officials explored wasteful building practices and called for life cycle cost budgeting. Sponsored by the UMass Cooperative Extension Service and the state Department of Community Affairs the event urged systems that reduce heat loss and maintenance costs over a 40 50 year useful life.
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Umass Cooperative Extension Service
State Department of Community Affairs
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Power Group
Hydro Construction
Bennington Town
Shea Agency
Vermont
Associated Risk Managers of Vermont Inc
Harold P. Shea
ARM
Peter M. Haslam
Stowe Insurance Agency
ARM of Vermont
ARM International
John Hancock Building
Catamount
Main Street
Oual Housing Lender
Monument Roofing and Sheet Metal Co
Pratt Street
Sylvania
Monument Plaza
Yorktown E Triangle Pacific
Progressive Building Supply Center
Depot Street
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