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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1976
Page
7
The Pownal dance for teens scheduled for tonight at the Pownal Recreational Community Center has been moved to Saturday from 8 to 11 pm. Aphrodesia will play. The Solomon Wright Library opens Saturday 10 a.m. to noon. Girl Scout troop 489 meets at the center Saturday 1 to 2 p.m.
Boy Scout Troop 347 meets at 1 30 p m at Pownal Elementary. Alcoholics Anonymous gathers Saturday at 8 p m at Pownal Recreational Community Center. Methodist Youth Fellowship meets Sunday 5 to 7 p m at Pownal United Methodist Church. Absentee ballots for March 2 town meeting due by 9 p m Feb 27. Mount Anthony Union High School budget vote absentee deadline Feb 20. Special meeting Feb 17 7 15 p m at Dorset Elementary to discuss delinquent tax collection. Feb 9 senior citizens card party winners listed: Mable Costantino canasta. George Rogers Agnes Stevens pitch. Jessie Bartowski Ed Caine pinochle. Peter Pacitto door prize.
List of newly arrived adult and juvenile titles including The Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau and Owls in the Family. Also noted are local town office closures in Manchester on Washington's Birthday.
Edith Beaumont reports Hoosick Falls Kiwanis hears Mable Hewitt discuss county bicentennial efforts. Topics include Pittstown cemeteries, As In Days Gone By booklet, maps of Hoosick scenes, a Brunswick cook book and library donations, Schaghticoke tour guide, Stephentown cemetery data, and Ne w England Colony registrar roles.
Brattleboro man Peter Diamondstone and Liberty Union advocate Nancy Kaufman argue the 1000 dollar filing fee for Vermont's presidential primary is unconstitutional, saying it blocks the poor. Judge Coffrin keeps Wright off the ballot but notes other avenues remain. A three judge panel will rule on the fee’s constitutionality. Diamondstone vows to appeal.
The New York Racing Commission approved a flatbed track for the Saratoga Fair from June 25 to July 4. Saratoga Fair Inc officials say they will sponsor the event despite a $1.1 million loss in 1975, with H M Stevens Inc withdrawing backing. A 14-member Saratoga Fair Inc board was announced as plans proceed. Concession prices will rise modestly but fair quality should remain high.
Rensselaer County Sheriff's Department union members approved a one year contract Thursday through the Civil Service Employees Association. The package includes wage hikes up to 2500 dollars and standardized pay for similar roles, plus extended benefits such as extra vacation and sick leave. Tenure protections and layoff guarantees were not included, disappointing some staff.
An 18-year-old West Stockbridge man Paul C. Rudd tried to outrun a state trooper in a high speed pursuit through Richmond highways but got stuck in snow near the last inhabited homes. Rudd was arrested on driving while intoxicated and driving to endanger charges and held at the Lee state police lockup overnight awaiting a Wednesday morning court appearance. Speeds reached up to 100 mph before the vehicle stopped in a snow pile.
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