BROC Workshop Sets Goal To Go Local In Bennington Rutland
The Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council held a two day orientation workshop at the Congregational Church in Manchester to chart becoming more local. Over 50 staff, management and board members attended as BROC weighs potential loss of federal funds and revenue sharing in Congress.
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Manchester
Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council
Congregational Church
BROC
B-Roc
Office of Economic Opportunity
Congress
ROC
Robert Green
Bennington
Rutland
Action
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Bookmobile visit to North Shire in Rutland Vermont
The Vermont Department of Libraries bookmobile will visit Bennington County tomorrow with fiction and nonfiction for all ages. Librarian Cynthia Watters notes staff can request nonstocked titles, and stops include East Main Street Rutland 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunderland Pennock's Store 11:15 to 12:15, Manchester Center shopping center lot 11:30 p.m. A time change affects Manchester Center. Next visit is March 14.
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Rutland
Vermont Department of Libraries
Bennington County
Cynthia Watters
East & Main St
South Shaftsbury
Pennock’s
Sunderland
Shopping
Manchester Center
Bookmobie
Searsburg urged to join Windham planning commission
Windham Regional Planning and Development Commission speaker William Schmidt outlined the groups role in Vermont land use and town planning at the Searsburg Board of Civil Authority and Zoning meeting. He emphasized helping towns implement zoning, regulate development, and consider environmental impacts while noting vacation homes often raise town costs. The article notes commission duties on subdivisions Act 250 and projects like Somerset camp site Ryder Pond Haystack and Sadaga Lake. An article will appear in the March Searsburg town meeting warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Searsburg
William Schmidt
Windham
Schmidt
Commission
Somerset Campsite
Ryder Pond
Haystack
Wilmington
Sadaga Lake
Whitingham
Government should stay small yet provide essential services
A stated philosophy argues for a minimal government footprint delivering only necessary public services. The stance emphasizes restrained oversight, lean administration, and targeted programs to maximize efficiency and public benefit.
Three-way race for Woodford selectman
Woodford moves to a three candidate field for selectman as Homer R. LaBarge joins incumen t William Lauzon and Franklin Frantz. LaBarge seeks Freemans Party support for a three year term while Frantz contends with past local service. Town Meeting in March sets three year terms for selectman and school director with Toni Button sole remaining candidate for director.
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Woodford
William Lauzon
Franklin Frantz
Homer R. LaBarge
Freemans Party
LaBarge
Frantz
Avis Hurley
Toni Button
Hoosick Falls benefit dinner draws near two hundred reservations
The United Counseling Service benefit dinner-dance at Mt Anthony Country Club this Saturday has nearly 200 reservations. Co chairs are Mrs Gary Barbera and Mrs Warren Jensen. Music by Cavaliers from Waterford. Proceeds aid UCS mental health services including in patient and outpatient care. Also notes Hoosick Elks Auxiliary smorgasbord tonight with 100 reservations, plus senior citizens activities at the Hoosick Community Center and changes to schedule. Mrs Ella Rourke moved to Salem Nursing Home recovering from a broken hip.
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United Counseling Service of
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Hoosick Falls
William McMartin
Waterford
United Counseling Services
Hoosick
UCS Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Gary Barbera
Warren C. Jensen
Ella Rourke
River St
Salem Nursing Home
Salem
N.Y
Town of Hoosick
Church Street
Senior Citizens Club
First Street
The
United Church
Marion Kroneau
Home Extension Department
Louise Stolz
Robert Springer
First meeting of new St. Sierra Club in Montpelier
Central Vermont Sierra Club Group holds its public forum on snowmobile amendments to Bill S63 at 7 30 p m in Pavillion Auditorium Montpelier. Speakers include William Oakes Herbert G Ogden and Amos Colby. Free and open to the public.
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Montpelier
Central Vermont Sierra Club Group
Public Forum
Pavillion Auditorium
Vermont College
Robert White
Vermont College Science Department
William Oakes
Vermont Association of Snow Travelers
Herbert G. Ogden
Vermont Sierra Club Group
Amos Colby
Lunenburg
White
Sierra Club
Vermont
Barre
Martha Canfield Library Adds Dozens of Titles in January
The Martha Canfield Library expanded its collection with numerous adult titles including Glory Nabokov The Way Things Work Vol 2 Care of the Dog As We Live and Breathe Listen For the Whisperer Home for the Wedding The Fly On the Wall The Longer the Thread Sleep Is For the Rich A Charitable End Lions On the Lawn Incident at Hawk's Hill The Order of the Deaths Head In the Shadow of Man Lighthouse Roses from a Haunted Garden The Winds of War Marijuana Reconsidered Marijuana the New Prohibition The Sportsman's Encyclopedia The Complete Encyclopedia Of Antiques Audubon Nature Encyclopedia Message from Malaga The Brass Ring How Did It Begin Home Handyman's Encyclopedia Popular Mechanics There Is No Justice The Impossible Virgin Tamzen The Yellow Room Juveniles Everyday Weather The Good Drug and the Bad Drug
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nabokov
Chipperfield
Hawk’s Hill
Eckert
Hohne
Lawick-Goodall
Price
Webb
Grinspoon
Kaplan
Sportsman’s Encyclopedia
Burton
Complete Encyclopedia of Antiques
Ramsey
Audubon Nature Encyclopedia
Malaga
MacInnes
Popular Mechanics
Dominic
O’donnell
Tamzen
Rushing
Winter traffic snarls hit Wilmington Vermont ski traffic crisis
A weekend storm trapped hundreds along Routes 9 and 100 in Wilmington as snow turned to ice and freezing rain. Four people were injured in a two car crash near Route 100 while state police and officials cleared jams and warned of slick patches and closed Molly Stark Trail. Residents reported long delays and skiers returning home frustrated by icy roads and wind driven sand.
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Wilmington
Vermont
Bennington
Brattleboro
Route 100
Jamacca
Lorraine Barbara
Bronislaw Hofman
Marguerita Stevens
Philip Bagnold
Molly Stark
Pownal community groups plan meetings and social events
Tonight the Pownal Center fire auxiliary gathers at the fire house at 7 30 exchanging valentines and holding a penny sale. The Mayflower Pack of the North Pownal Congregational Church meets Tuesday at 6 and the senior youth fellowship at 7. The Pownal Lions Club convenes Tuesday at the Turf Lounge for a 6 social hour and 6 30 dinner before the meeting. The Fish and Game Club meets Tuesday at 7 30 at the North Pownal fire house. The Pownal P T G meets at the Pownal Center school for Sing along with Earl with election of officers and refreshments.
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Pownal Center
Mayflower Pack
North Pownal
Pownal
Fish and Game Club
North Pownal Fire House
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North Shire
Windham Regional Planning and Development Commission
Charles Dewey
Selectman
Beneficial
Beneficial Income Tax Service
America
Beneficial Finance System
Beneficial Finance Co
Main Street
YES
Shushan, N.Y
Woodford Selectman
Hoosick Elks
Robert Lewsey
New St. Sierra Club
South Benfleet
England
UPI
Tom Smith
Martha Canfield
Martha Canfield Library
Yellow Room
Shipway
Schneider
Marr
IST Bennington
e@ SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION
Depot Street
Winter
Pownals
Pamela Blakeman
Frigidaire
North Street
Arlington
Hanson
Wailbridge
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