Bennington area gains and plans span 1971 agenda
Chronology highlights Bennington unification effects, water board actions on the Putnam Deed, new recreation director Loomis Dana, a drug store sale, and protests over leash law. Tansitor merges with Aerotron, Dorset accepts town plan, and a Dunkin Donuts project stalls amid legal issues. Budget priorities focus on housing, waste, and water. state aid to education expands.
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Bennington
David J. Allen
Vermont Commissioner of Agriculture
Sevenman Water Board
Putnam
Loomis G. Dana
Frederick J. Beecher
Beecher
Robert B. Seale
Bennington Lions
Ben Mont
Tansitor Electronis, Inc
Aerotron Inc
North Carolina
William A. Prior
Tansitor
Dorset Board of Selectmen
Mair Street
Bennington County
Vermont
Manchester
Bennington Housing Authority
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Worcester
Elbert G. Moulton
Greater
Robert J. Collins
Shaftsbury Barracks
Orchard Road
Selectmen
Bennington Home Health Agency
Red Brick
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
George D. Aiken
Vermont Yankee
John T. Gray
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Green Mountain Park
Teamsters
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Town Water Board
Chapel Road
Ben Mont Ebble
Vermont Public Service Board
State Highway Board
Arlington
Ralph Wright
Mt. Anthony Union
New England
Alaska
Savings and Loan Association of
Hoosick Falls
Home Savings Bank of Albany
Vermont Jaycees
Vermont Highway Board
U.S. 7
Bennington Town Meetings map budget and new projects
March events show towns reinforcing budgets with a $1 million Bennington general fund and highway fund kept intact while Pownal approves a $600000 elementary school addition. Other items include a Dunkin Donuts approval, regional planning debates, and a major drug raid in Wilmington involving 56 officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace Corps
Bennington
Pownal
YMCA
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Vermont
Wilmington
Globe Union Inc
Bennington County Industrial Corporation
Green Mountain Furniture Co
Hanover
N.H
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Co
General Interior Corp
Mt. Anthony Union
Malcolm Irons
Prospect School of
North Bennington
Burr and Burton Seminary
Neal P. McLaughlin
Peter Houskeeper
Bennington Village
Eagle Square
Shaftsbury
Stanley Works
New Britain
Conn
BCIC
Wrap-Tures Gift Wrap, Inc
Ben-Mont Papers
Edward Dangel
Bennington County
Chapel Road
Big House
Summerhill
England
Fred Stacy
Robert Booth
Manchester
Sunderland
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Bennington area actions span floodwall plans to school shifts
A compiled Neighbors roundup lists key Bennington items from February 1970 through May 1971, including completion of a Roaring Branch floodwall, a pendingGarbage ordinance, a Vernon nuclear plant hearing delay, urban development debates, school district reorganizations, housing grants, and local officials facing budget and planning challenges. The summary notes autopsy findings, executive appointments, and community projects across Bennington, Woodford, North Bennington, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Roaring Branch
Woodford Hollow
Old Bennington
West Main
Elm Streets
Hugo W. Ortiz
West Newton
Mass
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Old Stone Blacksmith Shop
South Street
Girls’ Club
Greater
Vernon
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
Shaftsbury
Bennington Housing Authority
Joseph W. Bett
Anthony Masso
Robert T. Holden
Lillian Kleine
Old Academy
Washington, DC
Woodford
Garrison Printing Division
North Bennington
New York
Vermont
Public Safety
Col
Edward W. Corcoran
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bennington Area
Edward H. Cumpston Jr
William Lauzon
The
Lauzon
Charles E. Sawyer
Francis
Mike’’ Walker
Charles Cooper Co. Inc
Cooper
Madeline Harwood
University of Vermont Bard of Trustees
Joseph Hall
Soldiers Home
Brattleboro
Chamber of Commerce
VISTA
Bennington- Rutland
Town Highway Department
Bennington District Environmental Commission
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Rawsonville
Stratton
Warner Nursing Home
Friendly Ice Cream Co
Bennington Historical Museum
Edward R. Lamb
Grant Street
St. Joseph College
Jerene Enterprises Inc
New York City
Willow Road
Catamount Dyers
Walloomsac
Bennington County Humane Society
Henry
Williams College
James MacGregor Burns
Shaftsbury Zoning Board
Bennington Selectmen
Rutland
Houghton D. Pearl
Green Mountain Club
Hoosick
N.Y
Thomas D. Bushman
Greenwich, Conn
H. James Wallace
Ben-Mont Papers, Inc
Southwest Supervisory Union
Bennington College
Edward J. Bloustein
Rutgers State University
New Brunswick
Hans Huessy
UVM Medical School
United Counseling Service
H. Warren Scribner
Bennington Home Inc
Highway Department
Ivor S. Pelsue
Regional Planning Commission
Mt. Anthony Union High School Board of Directors
Whitingham
Deerfield Valley
Woodford Selectmen
Great Northern Land Corporation
Bennington Garden Club
Main Street
Charles Tilgner III
Marian C. Taylor
Vermont Board of Education
Arlington Teachers Assn
Vermont Water Resources Board
Bennington-Rutland
John T. Alden
Windsor
ABC
Bennington Child Care Inc
Union Street
George Bond
Prospect School
William E. Dailey Construction Co
James S. Holden
U.S. District Court
Winston L. Prouty
Willow Park
Bob and
Evelyne Beers
Mt. Anthony Union School
Vermont Veterans Home
Sacred Heart Church
Mt. Anthony
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