Manchester board closes session on budget curtain plan
Manchester school directors finished a late negotiates session before Town Meeting. They discussed a moveable gym divider curtain with an estimated cost near 4000 and a proposed 2800 appropriation from taxes, amid state aid debate. Principal Skiptunas cited higher estimates from Mills and Greer for mechanized curtains and alternative non mechanized options.
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Pownal Church Rehearsals and School Board Actions
Rehearsals at Pownal Baptist and North Formal Congregational churches occur Wednesday at 6 30 p m with additional meetings at 7 30 p m in the church and parsonage. Jefe Rounds visited his parents in Pownal Center as board approves a substitute for Carol Wehner’s Kindergarten during maternity leave while discussing policy options. The board OKs a March 1 town meeting building use by the Chamber of Commerce, weighs auditorium versus cafeteria acoustics, plans for big turnout, and routes for questions. They also approve removing a dead tree, a VFW gym use for a benefit game, and note Interfaith Chorus nonpayment of fees. An eighth grade field trip to Montpelier is approved with a call for cheaper transportation.
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North Shire medical center proposal discussed by selectmen
Manchester officials plan an open meeting Thursday at Manchester Elementary School to explore a regional medical center serving North Shire. Guests include Vermont medical leaders and state health planners as discussions cover facility types, funding, and nonprofit ownership.
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Village plan hearing focuses on zoning ordinance changes
North Bennington villagers see a working session as the Planning Board reviews updates to align village zoning with Bennington Town rules. VR 40 one acre, VR 20 half-acre, and VR 10 quarter-acre schemes affect areas around Mechanic Street, Overlea Road, Mattison Road, Bennington College, Park Street, and West Street Extension.
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Dorset Selectmen Close Out Year with Pending Town Meeting
Dorset board wraps up incumbent year with no major actions. They indefinitely called off Reed farm condo permit after Environmental Control Board rejection. A North Shire medical center discussion is set for Feb 15 with Manchester officials. Vernon Squiers named town service officer after one year’s service. A new Black Rock Farms entrance plan proposes Route 40 access, abandoning old Route 30 access if a private Kelley driveway guarantee is ensured.
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Nostalgic trolley talk at Governor McCullough Mansion
Art Rogerson will recount trolley history and its social and economic impact in an illustrated talk at the Governor McCullough Mansion on Sunday Feb 18 at 4 p.m. The program includes slides maps brochures and models plus recordings and a Nagasaki trolley photo. Admission is free.
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Local Notes From South Cambridge and Pleasant Valley
Miss Mary Aiken spent last Friday with her sister Mrs Lois A Virtue in Coila. Pleasant Valley Grange meets Friday Feb 15 at 6 pm. Gerald Aiken Cambridge and Lois Virtue and Dorothy of Coila visited Mrs Gertrude Aiken. Combined church services Sunday Feb 8 at 10 30 am at North Hodsick United Methodist Church led by Rev Harry Burdess. Sunday school follows at 9 am. Cambridge Central School students named to second quarter honor roll include Joseph Darfler Louis Quillin Anthony Turi John Turi Bruce Bailey David McNeilly Walter McNall Wilson Pratt Patricia Turi.
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