Long Trail School Receives Weather CB Station Grant
Long Trail School in Dorset received a 1500 grant from Vermont Education to install a weather communications station using citizen band radios. Students will operate the CB system on channels 11 19 and 16 sideband, broadcast hourly weather data, and publish findings in the school newspaper.
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Dorset
Oscar Johnson
Long Trail School
David Wilson
Division of Federal Programs
Vermont Department of Education
Citizens Band
Larry Luckjohn
Echo Communications
Cedarburg
Taconic Telephone hits four parties or less per rural line goal
Taconic Telephone Corp. reports Berlin-Petersburg area reached four parties or less per rural line during the past year, first exchange to do so. Jan 1 average was 2.98 customers per rural line. Company plans upgrades and private lines, with over $1 million yearly in new lines and equipment. 670,000 feet of cable added in 1976 across service area serving about 14,000 customers and 21,208 telephones from Millerton to Petersburg and Hancock, Mass.
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Chatham
N.Y
Taconic Telephone Corp
Berlin-Petersburg
John B. Ackley
Berlin
Taconic
Madison Hollow Road
Lewis Hollow Road
Toad Point Road
Church Hollow Road
Ackley
Independent Phone Company
Millerton
Dutchess County
Petersburg
Rensselaer County
Hancock
Mass
Carter aide to speak at Williams College
Ken Levine a top Carter transition official will speak at Williams College Driscoll Lounge Williamsville Sunday February 6 at 7 30 p m on Congress Politics and Energy The free talk outlines his energy policy background and campaign work sponsored by the Williams Chapter of Americans for Democratic Action.
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Williamstown
Mass
Ken Levine
Carter
Williams College
Driscoll
D-Texas
Levine
Rep
Richard VanderVeen
D-Mich
Morris Udall
Western Michigan
Harvard University
Harvard Law School
Williams Chapter
Americans For Democratic Action
Public skating schedule unchanged apart from rink clash
North Adams rink keeps current public skating times for next week with Saturday 8 to 10 p.m. session canceled to accommodate the North Adams State College Framingham State hockey game. The week includes multiple youth, college, and community hockey and figure skating programs, plus funeral, choir, and fire department notices.
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North Adams
Mass
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
North Adams State College- Framingham
Tomcats
N. Berkshire
Drury Hockey
Cheshire
NASC
Christmas Brook Figure Skating Club
Mt. Anthony
Buxton
Drury
Wahconah
North Berkshire
Framingham State
Vermont Fire Injures Firemen and Evacuates Six
State police probe a Tuesday night apartment fire on Eastern Avenue in St Johnsbury that injured three firemen and prompted evacuation of six residents. Officials call the blaze suspicious as the downstairs unit burned. the occupant fled with a family upstairs, while local prosecutors reported the incident. Nearby Burlington reports federal grant for foreign trade zone and Velan Industries plans plant moves. Barre faces snow plow delays. Montpelier backs a bill to ban phosphate detergents amid water quality concerns. Rep James Jeffords gains a top environmental post in an unofficial study group.
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ST. Johnsbury
UPI
Eastern Avenue
Essex County
Sten Lium
Burlington
Plattsburgh
Williston
Velan
Washington
James Jeffords
Caponera Keeps Bail For Alleged Prostitute In Court
In Troy New York City Justice Philip S Caponera warned Valerie Jean Gorman 24 of Rensselaer bail would be revoked if she is apprehended again while awaiting trial on a misdemeanor charge. Gorman had pleaded guilty to a lesser charge after a January arrest for prostitution. Troy councilmen returned from New York City with officials pledging to seek state offices locate tenants for a downtown mall and secure federal aid to improve parking.
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Coloniel Town
Philip S. Caponera
Caponera
Valerie Jean Gorman
Rensselaer
Ms. Gorman
Troy
New York City
John P. Buckley
Steven Dworsky
Chairlift tests planned after closed tramway hearings
In Berkshire Hancock the state Recreational Tramway Authority held a day-long closed session on the Jiminy Peak chairlift brake failure from Sunday. Testing of the repaired lift is set for Friday with half the chairs loaded with sandbags. If certified, the seven-year-old lift could resume service Saturday and a public report on the mishap is due in about two weeks. Meanwhile Chicopee schools chief John M. Luke proposed dismissing 54 teachers for the next year to save about $621,000. The list includes both elementary and secondary teachers with details on their positions and years of service, affecting 27 elementary and 15 secondary staff.
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Hancock
Recreational Tramway Authority
Jiminy Peak
Tramway Authority
Chicopee
John M. Luke
Luke
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Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
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Rensselaer Co
Rensselaer County Department of Social Services
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Hoosick Falls
Ann Driscoll
John J. Ladden
Worcester
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