Public Kindergarten Proposal For Arlington Meeting Day
Arlington voters will decide March 5 on establishing a kindergarten at the enlarged Fisher Elementary School. The school board, with selectmen and a kindergarten committee led by Janice Coley, approved placing the article in the warning. A budget of 7850 funds transportation and teacher services. The program would operate under state law and use Fisher Elementary School once expansion is complete, replacing years of a parents committee running the kindergarten in the post office building. Committee members included Mrs Coley Scott Campbell James L Woodard and Mrs Richard Miles Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Fisher Elementary
Arnold Wilcox
Janice Coley
Coley
Scott Campbell
Richard Miles Jr
Arlington Votes on Town Vault Construction Plan
Arlington selectmen said voters will decide on a $6200 article to build a town records vault with the location to be finalized by the planning board. If approved the town clerk's office moves from Emmett Smith’s home to a new site as the cost would be spread over several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Gordon Hard
Hard
Town Planning Board
Emmett Smith
Red Mountain Road
Edgar B. van Winkle III
Bedford
N.Y
Town Road
van Winkle
Manfred Ehrich
Heart Fund drive kickoff in West Arlington area
Mrs. Curnel Vaughn chairs the annual Heart Fund drive for West Arlington with soliciting from February 1 to February 28. During Heart Sunday Week from February 11 to 25 volunteers will go door to door collecting and informing the public. Local volunteers include Mrs. Elbert Davis, Mrs. Robert Weeks and Mrs. William Finney.
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Curnel Vaughn
Heart
West Arlington
Elbert Davis
Robert Weeks
William Finney
Banner assigns Arlington coverage to Ringheiser on freelance basis
Chester C Ringheiser formerly of The Banner Manchester will cover the Arlington Board of Selectmen and Arlington School Board on a free lance basis while maintaining his private photography business. Mrs Helene Thompson will handle all other Arlington and East Arlington news, and Mrs Betty Trachte covers West Arlington Sandgate.
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Banner
Arlington
Chester C. Ringheiser
Manchester
The
Arlington Board of Selectmen
Arlington School Board
Helene Thompson
East Arlington
Betty Trachte
West Arlington- Sandgate
Skidmore Raises General Fee for 1968-69 at College
Skidmore College will raise its general fee from 3150 to 3500 for 1968-69, with 250 added to tuition and 100 to room and board. Tuition then becomes 2150 and board and room 1350. President Paramountain cited rising costs and a widening gap between revenue and expenses. Endowment income remains small, but alum and foundation giving are increasing to help bridge the gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Skidmore College
Joseph C. Paramountain
Skidmore
Paramountain
Wilmington Ski Boom Draws Influx of Developers
Brattleboro Rotary heard of the Wilmington Dover ski boom bringing large land deals and new housing, with 4 500 acres in Readsboro acquired by Henry Flagler Harris and about 3 000 acres in Dover under option by Coleman Realty Associates. Haystack area growth includes Binney Brook and Chimney Hill, while Vermont banks finance limits push vacation homes outside the state. Haystack employs 120 winter staff and supports Wilmington's 170 000 annual payroll, spurring a 25 percent rise in the town’s school population and a March 5 vote on zoning and a new firehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Wilmington-Dover
Henry Flagler Harris
Miami Beach
Fla
Dover
Coleman Realty Associates of
New York
Dover Hills
Binney Brook
Chimney Hill
Wilmington
Madonna Mountain
Bolton Valley
Killington
Bromley
Stratton
Magic Mountain
Vermont
Young
Haystack
Lake Whitingham
Duncan A. Campbell
Bennington
Hoosick Falls to host Pops Concert by Senior Band
Hoosick Falls Central School Senior Band directed by H. Luther Everly presents a Pops Concert in the school auditorium February 17 at 8 p.m. Featuring James Burke, renowned cornet soloist, the program includes The Impossible Dream Born Free My Fair Lady selections and Pop Goes the Weasel arranged by HFCS 1966 alum William Halstead. Proceeds fund commissioning of an original score for the band and orchestra. tickets from band members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Central School
H. Luther Everly
James Burke
Burke
NBC
Radio City Music Hall
Sigmund Romberg
Goldman
New York City
Pop Goes the Weasel
William Halstead
HFCS
Community Spirted Donations Aid Hoosick Falls Senior Center
Hoosick Falls senior center, now in a new Elm and Church streets headquarters, plans renovation to double hall size. President William Greenwood led 24 members in discussing painting, draperies, and removing a partition. Donations include 25 dollars from Albany Felt and 10 dollars from Noble and Wood. A social is planned for February 19 and the center seeks a coffee urn, stamp books, a secondhand TV, and redecorating help.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Senior Center
Elm
Church Streets
William Greenwood
Greenwood
Albany Felt Company
Noble and Wood Machine Company
William Areson
Noble & Wood
Burglaries Hit Wilmington Firms Over Weekend
State police report two break ins in WIlmington involving W Erving Dunn properties. At Dunns Cup and Saucer Restaurant on Dover Road thieves stole about 200 dollars of frozen food between 9 p m Thursday and 5 30 a m Friday by forcing entry in the storage room. A second break in at the Wash tub laundromat in West Dover involved punching through a wall to take a money changer valued at 75 dollars between 2 and 7 p m Monday. Police cited rear entry and front entry as methods in the two incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
W. Erving Dunn
Dunn
Dover Road
West Dover
Williamstown Rotary Auction Offers Wide Item Variety
Williamstown Rotary Club auction to raise college scholarship funds will feature items from merchants including gift certificates, furniture, ranges, appliances, televisions, and garden equipment. Auctioneer Ron Seifert will oversee the February 24 sale at the Mitchell School gymnasium from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donors are invited to arrange pickups, with tax benefits noted for charitable gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
North Bennington Cub Scout Pack 328 Organizes New Den
North Bennington Cub Scout Pack 328 will hold an organizational meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. at the North Bennington School to form a new den. Five dens serve 40 boys. no new members yet, with applicants on a waiting list. Also a women’s keep fit and game night starts Tuesday at 7 30 to 9 at the same school, led by Principal Robert Kellogg. James Wickenden, MAUHS freshman, returns this week after a sledding accident leaving him with a broken jaw, limiting debate and band activities for six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington School
North Bennington
Robert Kellogg
James Wickenden
MAUHS
Farewell party honors Colombian guest at Hoosick Falls
Walter Robin and Keith Robson hosted a Saturday night farewell for Cesar Augusto Mejia from Armendia Colombia who leaves Wednesday after almost three months as guest of Frank and Mrs. Reynolds. Mejia and other foreign students joined 36 locals for dancing records and games at the Robsons home with hippe themed informal dress and refreshments.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Walter
Robin
Keith
Peter
Bruce Robson
Osvaldo Daniel Inchaupse
Mendoza
Argentina
Cesar Augusto Mejia
Armendia
Colombia
Mejia
Frank Reynolds
Wilder Avenue
Hoosick Falls Central School
Robsons
Harold Robson
North Hoosick Road
Juan Carlos Portocarrero
Lima
Peru
Berlin Central School
Tara Ebba
Ethiopia
Hoosac School
Five Day Forecast for New England Temperatures
The Weather Bureau projects near normal temperatures in New England for five days from Tuesday to Saturday. Daytime highs should reach mid 30s in the south and low 30s to 20s in the north, with overnight lows in the teens to low 20s and a zero to five above in border areas. Precipitation totals about a quarter to a half inch as snow in the north and snow or rain in the south around Thursday and Saturday.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Weather Bureau
Canadian
Skidmore Unveils Campus Ski Slope at Saratoga Springs
Skidmore College has opened a ski slope on the campus northerly section for weekday instruction and Saturday recreation. About one quarter of the 1600 student body skis, highlighting a growing winter sports program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
Skidmore College
Sam Percy pleads guilty in Bemidji drunkenness case
Sam Percy aged 64 pleaded guilty at his 100th Municipal Court appearance on a drunkenness charge in Bemidji Minnesota. He was sentenced to three days in jail in lieu of a $10 fine, explaining his many friends and his dislike of offending them when they offer a drink.
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Bemidji, Minn
UPI
Sam Percy
Percy
Charles Zimmer returns home from hospital after over five weeks
Charles Zimmer, a Grade 6 teacher at HFCS, went back to his River Road residence Saturday from Putnam Memorial Hospital where he had been hospitalized for more than five weeks. Mr and Mrs Franklin Tate held a housewarming Saturday at their new Buskirk home, given by neighbors and friends after their former house at the same site burned last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Zimmer
HFCS
River Road
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Franklin Tate
Buskirk
Tates
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James F. Burke
Edith Beaumont
Sadie Daniels
Lena Cramer
David Berlant
Grace Armstrong
Jennie Hewitt
Hazel Goyette
Christine Galvagni
Mariea Cramer
Andrew Kipp
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Williamstown Rotary Club
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Marden Skinner
W.O.C
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Harriette Lyon
Wonument Plaza Shopping
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Colombian
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UPD
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Milton Thompson
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FDIC
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