Beckford defends 'the 19th century' at Hoosac School
Hoosac School headmaster James P. Beckford defends canceling the Boar's Head and Yule Log pageant and expelling two students over threats of a boycott. He cites responsibility and leadership, calling the boys guilty of gross insubordination and noting parents failed to reinstate them.
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Anne Eisenmenger Hoosick
N.Y
James P. Beckford
Hoosac School
Beckford
Edward Brown
Neil Ehrlichman
Episcopal Prep
Hoosac
Christmas Visitors and Shaftsbury Riding Clinic Reported
Walloomsac residents host visitors from Bennington Albany Greenwich and Connecticut as Florida returns for Christmas. Shaftsbury hosts a five day Christmas Vacation Riding Clinic at Trumbull Mountain Stables with flat riding jumping and care topics.
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Shaftsbury
Trumbull Mountain
Zoning board backs changes for Faris and Dailey plots
The Zoning Board of Adjustment recommended to the selectmen approval of zone changes in Stoneshire. Doctors Elizabeth and Arthur Faris seek a limited commercial zone on a three acre Main Street parcel for a medical complex with a drug store. William E. Dailey Construction Co. asks to shift a 15 acre Dump Road easterly site from rural residential to industrial. Eagle Square seeks three parcels from residential to industrial. A second Dailey parcel was denied. Public hearing set for Jan 31 with a March Meeting vote.
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Shaftsbury
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Elizabeth and
Arthur Faris
Eagle Square
William E. Dailey Construction Co
Faris
Selectmen
Black Top
Longtin’s Pond
Dailey’s
Maps of ORV trails prepared by Forest Service
Vermont forest supervisor John P. McArdle announced new maps for the Green Mountain National Forest showing trails and areas open to snowmobile use as the Forest Service revises its ORV plan. The plan aims for a balanced network. about half of the 262000 acres remain closed or restricted. Free copies are available at forest offices in Rutland Manchester Center Middlebury and Rochester.
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Rutland
Green Mountain National Forest
John P. McArdle
Forest Service
McArdle
ORV
Vermont Association of Snow Travelers
Northeastern Ski Touring Operators’ Association
The
National Forest
Forest Supervisor's
District Ranger
Manchester Center
Middlebury
Rochester
Hoosick Falls Center Named John A Murphy Building
The Rensselaer County Regional Service Center on Church Street underwent a facelift and was officially dubbed the John A Murphy building in honor of the longtime Hoosick Falls resident and public servant.
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Rensselaer County Regional Service Center
Church Street
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
John A. Murphy
Arlington Boy Scout Troop 334 Fund Drive on New Year’s Day
Arlington Boy Scout Troop 334 will conduct its annual fundraising battle drive on New Year’s Day in the afternoon. The Youth Basketball League meeting at Arlington High School Sunday noon targets boys ages 8 through 9, correcting a previous calendar misprint that had listed grade 8-9.
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Arlington Boy Scout
Doctor Polly Armstrong earns PhD from Maryland
Dr Polly Armstrong daughter of Dr and Mrs David Armstrong of Hoosick Falls New York recently earned the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Maryland She specializes in Human Development and holds a teaching post at George Washington University in Washington DC She has taught psychology and education at the University of Maryland Catonsville Community College and East Carolina University and was previously a management consultant with Richard B Byrd Associates Born and raised in Hoosick Falls she holds a BS from Baldwin Wallace College and two MAs from Columbia University in developmental psychology and education
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Polly Armstrong
David Armstrong
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
University of Maryland
Armstrong
National Training Laboratories
George Washington University
Washington, D.C
Catonsville Community College
East Carolina University
Richard B. Byrd Associates
Hoosick Falls High School
Baldwin Wallace College
Columbia University
Bennington Rutland BRSU schedules January meetings
The Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union lists January meetings across Sunderland Manchester Center Pawlet Rupert Dorset Danby and Currier Memorial School. Dates range Jan 3 through Jan 24 with multiple school boards and executive sessions at various school buildings.
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Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union
Sunderland
Manchester Center
Pawlet
West Pawlet
Rupert
Rupert Village
Dorset
Union District No. 23
Currier Memorial School
Danby
Bennington- Rutland Supervisory Union Executive Board
Manchester
60 Acres Donated To Berkshire Land Trust In Richmond
Richmon d Massachusetts 60 acres of woodland on West Road donated by Carter White a NYC resident with a weekend home here along with about 30 nearby acres donated by late Donald B Miller founder of the Berkshire Eagle are expected to be given to the Town via its Conservation Commission for preservation and recreation. BNRC director George S Wislocki notes the parcels will stay natural and may be added to regional lands. Board of Selectmen set 5 pm Thursday at Town Office for meeting. The town also hosts a weekly prayer meeting at Pownal Baptist Church and a local student Carl Johnson plans to return to Vermont Technical College after the holidays.
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Richmond
Mass
Carter White
New York City
West Road
Berkshire County Land Trust and Conservation Fund
George S. Wiskocki
Berkshire Natural Resources Council
The
Land Trust
White
Donald B. Miller
Berkshire Eagle
Conservation Commission
Burbank
Pittsfield
Carl Johnson
Chester Johnson
Powna! Center
Vermont Technical College
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Edward H. Cottrell
Florida
John O’hare
Bennington
John Austin
White Creek
Guiden
O’hares
Connecticut
Frank Brady
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Harry Kelly
Albany
Roscoe Austin
Harvey Baker
Greenwich
Guidens
Sandra Hoag
Cornell University
John Hoag
Mary Ellen Hoag
James Hoag
Bruce Andrews
Edward LaFortune
Kenneth Buck
Richard Lasser
Sherry Lukens Singer
E.S.P Enterprises
Stewart Hoskins
Has-Cot Building Company
Tire Selectmen
Jennison Engineering
Main St
Vermont
Time Hoosick
Ananeolaer County
Arlington
Helene Thompson
BRSU
U.V.M
Grasse Mount Bidg
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vt
City and
BankAmericard
Master Charge
Happy Cook
Wislocki
Pownal
Pamela Blakeman
Board of Selectmen
Iene
Pownal Baptist Church
Sleepy Hollow
pHerculon
Athens
Hiventory
ISE
Lane Co
Night Stand
Moosehead
Conover
By Thayer
PINE
Rocker
Dunham. Furniture Inc
ELM Street
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