Mohawk offers binding arbitration on eight pilot dispute issues
Mohawk Airlines proposed submitting eight areas of its labor dispute with striking pilots to binding arbitration. Union leaders indicated the scope clause on job security remains a sticking point, and ALPA officials would study the offer before replying.
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New England
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National Mediation Board
New England states face tax clashes to stave deficits
Rhode Island Greece Rhode Islanders resist an income tax even as a $25 million current deficit and over $50 million next year loom while New Hampshire grapples with a $10 million deficit and a $60 million biennial shortfall. Massachusetts eyes a $1.9 billion budget, Sargent backs tax hikes, and Maine and Vermont pursue hold-the-line budgets with little room for new taxes though a repeal vote looms in Maine.
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National Selected Morticians Honor Coast to Coast Firms
National Selected Morticians highlights firms nationwide as members after thorough practice reviews and strict adherence to the Code of Good Funeral Practice. The NSM network signals ongoing high standards, with recognition contingent on day to day performance.
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Pill popping parents blamed for youth drug use
Massachusetts health official Dr. Matthew Dumont told educators the drug menace stems from doctors overprescribing legal drugs. He cited $13 billion in last year’s amphetamine and barbiturate prescriptions and urged improved education to curb youth illegal drug use.
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Merrimack College raises 5500 after 178 hour basketball marathon
In North Andover Massachusetts Merrimack College students played basketball for 178 hours from noon January 31 to 10 p.m. on Sunday to set a new record and raise 5500 for a student athletic program The Red team won the event with a score of 16586 to 16273
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Vermont university probes clash between professor and veteran
University of Vermont Board of Trustees will hear an administration report on a Jan. 28 incident involving Prof. Michael J. Parenti and Paul Barrows, 19, of Burlington. Barrows, a Marine, reportedly tore down film ads. the board previously upheld Parenti’s two year contract as his appeal over a lower Illinois conviction remains pending.
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Davis administration home health agency funding debate
Montpelier Vermont. William S. Cowles Jr. will present the Davis administration stance on the home health program, which provides visiting nurses for the elderly. The administration did not add supplemental funding. The House Appropriations Committee touched off a fight last week by securing 50,000 in the 1.5 million supplemental bill. Chairman R. Marshall Witten seeks the best fit among 109,000 60,000 or 50,000 for agency needs as Washington's rules shift funding responsibility to the state.
Union talks resume at Bryant Grinder in Springfield
Bryant Grinder Co and United Electrical Workers Union negotiators return to bargaining in Springfield after company review of a union counter proposal. Local 218 members have no contract since November 30 and previously approved a three year deal with Jones and Lamson Co ending a 34 week walkout.
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Berlin banker among victims in Kingston Thruway crash
A six vehicle crash on the New York Thruway near Kingston killed Frank Taylor 73 of Elm Street and Martha Adams 48 of Cherry Plain. Seven others were injured including John Adams 50, husband of Martha Adams, and Clarence Burdick 64 of Stephentown. The chain reaction began when Taylor's car swerved to avoid a overturned bus, crossed the median, and was struck by two northbound cars. The Burdicks were hospitalized. Martha Adams remained in intensive care Sunday night with her husband listed as fair.
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Newburgh mother faces court on negligent homicide charge
Jean Giles, 34, appeared for a preliminary hearing on criminally negligent homicide in the deaths of three of her four children after a weekend house fire. She was held on 2500 dollars bail. Police said she locked the children in a five room apartment before leaving. upon return the building was ablaze. Victims were Elizabeth 6, Michael 5, and Robert 4. An older brother, 7, escaped. The fire gutted the two story structure. cause under investigation. Two firefighters were injured. Lt. David Carey, 39, hospitalized with serious burns.
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Elizabeth Giles
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Adirondack lumber firm eyes wild river cottage colony
Finch Pruyn Co of Glens Falls plans to subdivide 125 acres for a summer cottage area along a wild stretch of the Hudson near Indian Lake in Newcomb Essex County. The Hudson River Valley Commission and the Adirondack Commission weigh the project with a push to designate the area as a wild river with natural shorelines.
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Lenox eyes big shopping center with tax boon and zoning vote
Berkshire news reports a proposed Lenox shopping center at Holmes Road and Routes 7 and 20 would be the town’s largest taxpayer at nearly 400 000 dollars annually. Connecticut developers Hayes and Shea seek a two thirds town vote for zoning change likely at a special meeting. In Lee two men face charges after a Lee Supermarket parking lot burglary. In Williamstown the recycling program has little support as students are advised not to collect due to low paper yields. officials hope for better turnout next week.
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