Real Ale Movement Prompts Beer Drinkers Stand
Boston readers hear calls for beer connoisseur status as drinkers echo wine culture. At Black Rose taproom Larry McCavitt argues beer deserves the same respect as wine fanciers, urging nationwide recognition. A mix of community notices and student news follows with Mills College exchange student Lillian Hewitt and updates on family health, Cub Scout fundraising, and Shaftsbury Democratic Committee meetings.
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UPI
Larry McCavitt
Black Rose
America
Lillian E. Hewitt
Leyton J. Hewitt
Mills College
Oakland
Calif
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
Berlin Central School
Hudson Valley Community College
Gary H. Hewitt
Niscayuna
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Committee for Real Ale formed to push better American beer
In Shaftsbury a water shortage prompts curtailment, while in Boston Brockton councilman Larry McCavitt forms the Committee for Real Ale to urge U S brewers to produce heavier, hoppier beers rivaling imported brands. The group aims to publish a newsletter and seek research grants for a beer book.
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Larry
Committee For
Massachusetts
Paul Guzzi
Black Rose
Boston
England
McCavitt
Ireland
Holland
Germany
America
United States
Brockton
Real Ale
Pownal Residents Seek Leash and Heat Dog Laws
A town meeting heard one resident ask for a leash law and another request to require female dogs in heat to be kept indoors. The selectmen took no action at the brief session. Annie McGuire of North Pownal attended with her children to voice concerns.
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Pownal
Annie McGuire
North Pownal
Petition by Green Mountain workers seeks state aid to keep track open
More than 140 Green Mountain Race Track employees in Pownal signed a petition urging state officials, including Governor Richard Snelling and the Vermont Racing Commission, to help the track continue operating. The pledge, by Larry Miller, notes the risk of unemployment and urges keeping dogs or horses racing as determined by management.
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Miller
Green Mountain
Pownal
Vermont
Falls man charged in armed holdup case heard in court
Grand Jury bound over three men to presentment after preliminary hearing in Falls village. Lawrence J. Gates 18 Arthur R. Gates 25 and Aaron W. Gibbons 16 attended the session on the first degree armed robbery charge tied to the Bunker Hill Country Store holdup last Monday. They entered not guilty pleas as required in felony cases.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
William Fitzpatrick
Bunker Hill
Fitzpatrick
Rensselaer County
Lawrence J. Gates
High St
Arthur R. Gates
Bennington
Aaron W. Gibbons
Pownal
Robert Anslow
Royal Howard
Howard
Jeffrey Loomis
Loomis
High Street
Arthur Gates
Joseph Grafter
Troy
Lawrence Gates
William Johnson
Aaron Gibbons
James Reilly
Ira Mendleson
District Attorney’s Office
BCRC mulls future direction at cross roads in Arlington
Bennington County Regional Commission faces reorganizing questions after nine years of operation. A Feb 17 meeting at St. Margaret Mary's parish house will address organization including membership size, committee structure, and meeting frequency. Members consider reducing commissioners per town and possible abolition of the executive committee.
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Arlington
Bennington County Regional Commission
BCRC
Commission
St. Margaret Mary’s
BOC
Petition Signers on Hoosick Falls OTB Oppose Rally Grows
About 400 signatures oppose an off track betting parlor in Hoosick Falls with nearly 100 signers listing non village addresses and around 200 listing no address. Some signers are children and a few signatures repeat. Village officials show little sign of reconsidering the OTB plan despite the petition drive.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Joan Rogers
Aaron W. Gibbons
Gibbons
Rensselaer County
OTB
Cambridge
Buskirk
White Creek
North Hoosick
Petersburg
Pownal
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