Architects hired to plan Falls municipal building
HOOSICK FALLS N Y The architectural firm of Howard Geyer Associates of Delmar NY has been hired to draw up preliminary plans for a proposed new municipal building to replace the one destroyed by fire in June 1973 The village board has approved spending up to 3000 for the preliminary study to present to residents at a special April vote to determine if plans will be carried out If voters approve the building the total project cost will be about 150000 with fees for the firm set at 10 of total cost and the 3000 charged for preliminary planning applied to that amount The site is the former high school above Wood Memorial Park next week the firm will meet village department heads and the Town of Hoosick Board has shown interest in renting space in the building
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Howard Geyer Associates
Delmar
Francis Murphy
Edwin Schneider
Marilyn Douglas
Murphy
Wood Memorial Park
Geyer Associates
Town of Hoosick Board
Christmas program at Jermain United Methodist Church
Mrs. Robert Cook presided as mistress of ceremonies for the December 22 Christmas program at Jermain United Methodist Church. Beginners and primary classes staged a Nativity pageant, youth fellowship and older classes read Scripture, and the Little Drummer Boy was performed with a solo by Michelle Lake. Congregation readings and carol singing followed, with collections to benefit Methodist Hospital and the Gateway Home. The parish honored Roy Whitman and wife for service, and gifted Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Perry, who are moving to New Hampshire. The Rev. Carter Adriance offered benediction and Silent Night closed the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cook
Jermain United Methodist Church
Youth Fellowship
Michelle Lake
Methodist
Gateway Home
Roy Whitman
Jermain
Maurice Perry
New Hampshire
Carter Adriance
Manchester selectmen to hold budget meeting tonight
Manchester selectmen will meet at 7:00 p.m. in the town offices to begin work on next year’s budget. Also, the Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Manchester Center on Tuesday January 13 from noon to 5:30 p.m. at the Zion Episcopal Parish House.
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Manchester Selectmen
Manchester
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Zion Episcopal Parish House
Manchester Center
State park fees rise in Vermont effective January
Deputy commissioner James E. Wilkinson Jr. announces higher state park charges across Class A and Class B areas. Adults pay more at swimming and picnicking spots, bumper stickers rise from $10 to $15, and family campground rates increase 50 cents per site. New rates list resident and nonresident prices for Class A and B campsites and lean-tos.
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Montpelier
James E. Wilkinson Jr
Wilkinson
Hoosick Falls Hosts Waterhouse Christmas Guests
Hoosick Falls residents entertained Mr and Mrs William Waterhouse and guests from Sterling Heights Michigan and West Springfield Massachusetts. Harold W Haner of Buskirk was elected master of Van Rensselaer Lodge F and AM at the annual meeting in the Masonic Temple, succeeding Robert Cook. New officers include Donald Walker senior warden Kalman Greenburger junior warden Glen S Rowland secretary James Waller treasurer replacing Guy H Phillips, and Irving Stevens trustee to the Masonic Temple Association. Installation set for Tuesday January 6 after a roast beef dinner hosted by a women’s committee.
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Masonic Temple
Robert Cook
North Hoosick
Donald Walker
Kalman Greenburger
Glen S. Rowland
James Waller
Guy H. Phillips
Irving Stevens
Masonic Temple Association
Lodge
Pamela George Weds Bezzlee Grimes Jr at Oakland Baptist
Pamela Gayle George daughter of Arthur George and the late Grace George married Bezzlee Grimes Jr son of Bezzlee Grimes Sr at Oakland Baptist Church December 22 with Rev Tommy Vinson officiating. Also noting the board of selectmen will meet Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the town office.
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Pamela Gayle George
Arthur George
Pownal
Grace George
Bezzlee Grimes Jr
Bezzlee Grimes Sr
Corinth
Oakland Baptist Church
Tommy Vinson
Board of Selectmen
Vermont senators move to block merit rating for health plans
Two Vermont senators are drafting legislation to reverse a ruling by Banking and Insurance Commissioner James Guest that allows Blue Cross Blue Shield to offer merit rating discounts to groups over 100 with better claims. They call the plan a step backward, saying it would raise rates for groups not qualifying. In a separate East Montpelier report, Lloyd Dunkling 60, an Agriculture Department official and longtime business manager, died of an apparent heart attack after a car left the road into a snow bank. funeral services are set for Wednesday.
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Montpelier
UPI
James Guest
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Robert Daniels
Esther Sorrell
Chittenden County
Monday Guest
Guest
East Montpelier
Vermont Agriculture Department
Lloyd Dunkling
Dunkling
Agriculture Department
Burlington Water Supply Needs Improvement Says Health Chief
Burlington Health Commissioner Anthony Robbins warns the city water is not entirely safe and could raise risk of viral contamination and disease unless upgraded. He notes the supply is better than some neighbors but still requires improvements.
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Burlington
UPI
Anthony Robbins
Vermont
Robbins
Funeral set for former Vermont legislator Raymond Ouellette
Funeral services are scheduled in West Halifax for Raymond Ouelette 72 a former Vermont House member who represented Halifax for a decade and also served as local school director zoning officer justice of the peace and road commissioner.
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West Halifax
UPI
Raymond Ouelette
Halifax
Ouellette
Vermont
Vermont Democratic Leader Reverses on Presidential Primary
Essex Junction Vermont. Democratic party chair Carolyn Adler says she now supports a proposed presidential primary bill after party backing grew. She opposes binding delegates to the national conventions and says the measure would be nonbinding. Republican chair Walter Kennedy opposes the bill and seeks its defeat next month.
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Essex Junction
UPI
Vermont
Democratic Party
Carolyn Adler
Walter Kennedy
Republican Party
Kennedy
Vermonters back returnable beverage containers poll
Burlington Free Press poll shows 71 percent support current or stricter container laws while only 25 percent favor repealing Vermont's deposit statute. The public opinion snapshot reflects strong backing for returnable containers among Vermonters.
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Burlington
UPI
Rensselaer County workers reject mediator wage plan
In Troy, the Civil Service Employees Association voted against the proposed $575 across the board raise and a disputed grievance procedure. About 250 of roughly 1,100 workers attended, reopening talks with the county rather than accepting the mediator’s recommendations. County Executive Murphy warned no pay hikes would be forthcoming. Urban Renewal Agency moves on Uncle Sam Mall project, transferring three parcels to state UD C to lease to the mall developer. final transfer approval expected by today.
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Troy
Rensselaer County
Civil Service Employes Association
Joseph Lazareney
CSEA
State Public Employes Relations Board
William J. Murphy
City Urban Renewal Agency
Uncle Sam Mall
State Urban Development Corp
Uncle Sam Mall Corp
Berkshires to gain state police team after 1975 murders
Berkshire County saw five murders in 1975 with two unsolved and 22 suspicious deaths. Public Safety Commissioner Kehoe announced a federally funded CPAC unit of five or more state troopers would be assigned to the Berkshires likely before Feb. 15 to boost homicide investigations. The county’s three-man local unit struggled to cover serious crimes beyond murder.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire County
State Department of Public Safety
Public
John F. Kehoe Jr
CPAC
Berkshires
Hoosac Tunnel to join elite civil engineering plaque list
In seven months the Hoosac Tunnel will be named to a U S civil engineering plateau reached by 39 landmarks. On July 2 the American Society of Civil Engineers will place a bronze plaque on the tunnel elevating it beside the Erie Canal Brooklyn Bridge and the Mormon Tabernacle. The tunnel cost 20 years and 14 million dollars to build and marked its centennial on Nov 27 1973.
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North Adams
Hoosac
U.S
American Society of Civil Engineers
Erie Canal
Brooklyn Bridge
Mormon Tabernacle
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American Association of State Highway and Transportation
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John T. Gray
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