Meaker land holdings spark controversy in Vermont
Rep Meaker and family reportedly own about 428 acres in Waterbury and 70 more in Duxbury, with connections to Rocky Vermont Inc. and Sugarbush Valley ski area. His land plan aims to influence development in the Mad River Valley, drawing criticism of reapportionment and growth interests as the bill undergoes multiple rewrites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Hep
John Meaker
Meaker
Waterbury
Vermont Press Bureau
Duxbury
Ralph Meaker
Rocky Vermont Inc
Rep. Meaker
Adams and Meaker
Press Bureau
Sugarbiah Valley Ski Area
Adams
Charles J. Adams
State Reappartionment Board
Mad River
Vermont House battles over property tax relief plan
Gov Salton pushes a 13.4 million plan to aid 64,000 Vermont households with about 200 in tax relief. Key clashes split House Ways and Means chair Feler Giuliani and Appropriations chair Emory Webard over a capital gains tax while Sen. H Ward Bedford seeks school spending controls before tax relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Butler Jr
House
Ways and Means Committee
Feler Giuliani
H-Montpelier
House Appropriations Committee
Emory Webard
Rglaver
H. Ward Bedford
Addison County
Senate Finance Committee
Bedford
Salmon
Senate
Fred Westphal
Lamoille County
Giuliani
UVM Trustees Discuss Funding and Land Sales Plans
Vermont university trustees approve continued state funding discussions to keep tuition steady, note a $710,000 increase over the governor’s recommendation, and seek donor support with Alumni and Parents funds rising. They also approve negotiating cigar title sales of DVM lease lands to bolster the university endowment, exempt some parcels, and protect Mt Mansfield lands from construction while continuing discussions on health facilities upgrades and ECAC hockey status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Andrews
Larry Doolin
Parents Fund
DVM
Burlington
South
UVM
Mt. Mansfield
Educational Television Network
Wcax-Tv
Hubert W. Vogelmann
Davis Cherington
Nature Conservancy
Vogelmann
Recycling gains in Bennington cut landfill space in January
Bennington Recycling Committee reports January totals show 17 550 pounds of paper 8 912 pounds of glass and 2 600 pounds of cans saved about 241 cubic yards of landfill space five rooms by a moderate Bennington. The effort lags Williams Town 47 percent recycling and boxboard gains and hospital waste recycling plans are noted.
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Jan Slusman
Bennington
Robert Pedercini
Ennington
Berkshire
Williamstown
Mass
Michal Ader
Police probe Tuttle break at Henry M. Tuttle Co.
Bennington Police investigate a break at Henry M. Tuttle Co on Depot Street reported by employee Rodney Grimsley. A south door window was smashed but officials say nothing appears missing. Officials believe the entry occurred Saturday night or Sunday morning as they continue inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Henry M. Tuttle Co
Depot Street
Rodney Grimsley
Sll
IRS urges early filing to speed Vermont refunds
The IRS says 111,892 Vermont taxpayers may receive about 23 million dollars in refunds if they file promptly. Director Fillon D. Fields stresses using the preaddressed label and envelope to reduce costs and speed checks before the April 17 deadline. Fields notes revenue sharing depends on complete responses. In Bennington, the Planning Commission will reconvene Morse’s trailer park expansion on North Branch Street Extension and Mountain View Road, with changes to plan and possible zoning shifts discussed at 7:20 p.m.
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Burlington
Vermont
Fillon D. Fields
Pipielde
Internal Revenue Service
TRS
TAS
Andover
Mass
Fields
Bennington Planning Commission
Kennon Morse
Branch Street
Mountain View Road
Morse
Park Street
Willow Park
Wilmington
Bennington Briefs Weekly notices and obituaries summary
Local briefs list meetings for Ladies Auxiliary to Eagles Aerie 1861, American Legion Auxiliary, Bit Anthony Union High School curriculum committee cancellation, Vermont State Police Auxiliary, Gold Star Mothers of Bennington, and Dr Guerre lecture at UVM Secondal Medicine. Obituary notes for August Scharch of Landgrove, 71, detailing birth in Eisenach Germany February 10 1902, immigration in 1923, interior decorator in Roslyn and Landgrove, public service roles, survived by wife Elizabeth Vogel, funeral in Chester with burial later in Landgrove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August W
Gus" Scharch
Landgrove
Mary Hitchcock Menele Hospital
Hanover
Eisenach
Germany
United States
Roslyn
N.Y
Bennington
Willow Road Recycling Site Closed To Public
The Willow Road recycling sheds are closed until further notice per the Bennington Recycling Committee. The Willow Road location now receives little material due to the new Troyle connector, prompting residents to use Depot Street and Houghton Road sites in North Rennington.
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Willow Road
Bennington
Depot Street
Houghton Road
North
Rennington
Vermont January employment rises as jobless rate falls
State figures show total employment in Vermont at 161,600 in January, up 4,590 from December. Unemployment declined, signaling improved labor market conditions with more workers employed across sectors. Local officials and economists note gains amid a steady economic climate.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Public hearings planned by Vermont state committees this week
State House hearings include House Government Operations on a building and housing code bill by Rep. Kenaline Collins at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Appropriations on Gov Salman’s property tax bill the same night, Education Board on the lunch program, and Natural Resources on floodplain legislation. A Wednesday Public Service hearing in Brattleboro will address a rate hike by New England Telephone, with Thursday evenings covering state aid to education and tougher sentence laws. Chester Harrington and wife Dorothy of Bennington survived a blown tire crash on Northside Drive with facial injuries. truck demolished. State employment figures show January unemployment at 6.8 percent, with 13,050 jobless, down 400 from January 1972, and notable gains in manufacturing jobs.
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House Government Operations Committee
State House
Kenalene Collins
Headsboro
Vermont
House Appropriations Committee
Pavilion State
Thomas Salman
State Education Board
State Administration
House Natural Resources Committee
New England Telephone
Slso
Federal Court House
Brattleboro
Funeral for Mrs. Reba Collier Held in Bergenfield
Funeral services were held Saturday morning for Mrs. Reba Fuller Collier wife of Theron Collier of Bergenfield New Jersey The Rev Thomas D Steffen pastor of Second Congregational Church officiated at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Attendants included many friends neighbors and church members Interment will be at the family’s convenience Mrs Collier daughter of Mrs Josiah Fuller of Bennington died Thursday in Bergenfield.
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Reba (Fuller) Collier
Theron Collier
Bergenfield
Thomas D. Steffen
Second Congregational Church
Hanson-Walbridge
Steffen
Collier
Josiat Fuilee
Bennington
Seniors invited to panel on Medicare changes Tuesday
Bennington County Human Resources Council hosts a Tuesday meeting at the Second Congregational Church Hallside Street Bennington to explain Medicare changes that began January 1. Speakers include Robert Normandie Louis Beillie John McTerman Robert C Toomey and a Putnam Memorial Hospital representative. The event runs noon to 3 pm with a provided tea and bag lunch.
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Bennington County
Louis Beillie
John McTerman
United Counseling Service
Robert C. Toomey
Department of Social Welfare
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Second Congregational Church
Hallside Street
Bennington
ACLU Suits Life Term For Double Parking Idea
Vermont ACLU leader Craig C. Murray suggests in a release to Rep. Timothy O’Connor that life imprisonment could be justified for second offenses of double parking, while opposing harsher penalties for marijuana possession. Murray argues such sentencing would show impact on public inconvenience and cites broader drug policy debates.
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ACLU
Vermont
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Craig C. Murray
Mrade
Timothy O'Connor Jr
Flouse Judiciary Committee
Murray
Senior Citizens Club Meeting and Local Games Recap
The Senior Citizens Club meets tonight at 7 30 at the new center on BenMont Avenue. Puppet making is scheduled for Wednesday at St Peter's Church. A public card party with prizes and refreshments Friday at the center begins 8 pm. Winners from last week include Gerard Mor and Mrs Lucy LaPorte. Wendell Carey won the door prize. At Barbecue Lanes Hoosick Falls Thursday, Arthur Cutler posted high single 196 and Harald Prebble high triple 469. Bennington Lanes Friday saw Eleanor Sheaffer win high single 134 and high triple 770. men’s high singles 160 by George Rogers and high triples 436 by Robert McClure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senior Citizens Club
New Center
BenMont Avenue
St. Peter's Church
Gerard Mor
Lucy LaPorte
Wendell Carey
Arthur Cutler
Hoosick Falls
Harald Prebble
Bennington Area Hospital Admits and Discharges Dates
Friday February 16 1973 admissions include Clyde Burgess Bennington and listed discharges such as Liss Knapp Daniel Collett Bennington Helen Allen Wilmington Carl Easter Shaftsbury and others. Sunday February 18 1973 admissions list includes Ann Christine Daniels Bend yilla Teresa Farrara Eagle Bridge Kevin Dailey Shaftsbury Samuel Hulbert Jennie Purcell Darlene Harwood Irene Devenow Bennington Ramuel Roberte Hoosick Falls with births noting Edward and spouse a son born Feb 37 at Niles Road Pownal.
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Clyde Burgess
Bennington
Liss Knapp
Daniel Collett
Helen Allen
Wilmington
Carl Easter
Shaftatury
Ann Christine Daniels
Bendyilla
Teresa Farrara
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Kevin Dailey
Shaftsbury
Samuel Hulbert
Jennie Purcell
Darlene Harwood
Irene Devenow
Peter Comar
Ramuel Roberte
Hoasick Falls
Edward LaBare
Niles Road
Pownal
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Pethimey
Mad River Valley
Rep
Meeker
District 22
Judy Rosenstreich
Gay
Davis
Edwin W. Free Sr
Weaher
Jonathan Brownell
Calais
Royal Cults
Townshend
House Natural Resources Committe
Kennedy
Hebard
Appropriations Committee
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
Hebard and Kennedy
Redford
Lake Champlain
Colchester
Conservancy
University
Voaeknent
Wasson Memorial Infirmary
Main
Prospect Streets
University Health Center
Robert E. Beardman
George B. Little Jr
Wraneis R. Peisch
Orlen
Peter Giuliani
George Sloan
Rutland
Leon D. Latham
Bartholomew Garrity
Latham
Garrity
House Education Committee
State Board of Education
Ader
Fedger
Putnam Memorial
Evogine
Adersail
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Sleeman
General Assembly
Robert Houle
Houle
Administrative Services Division
Tuttle
IRS
Bennington Briefs
Order of Eagles Aerie 1861
Bagles Rooms
American Legion Auxiliary
Natalie Cross
Gage St
Bit
Anthony Union High School
Vermont State Police Auxiliary
Gold Star Mothers of
VFW
Dr. Guerre
Scond
al Medicine
August W. Schorch
Howe
Chester J. Harrington
Dorothy
Northside
Petco
Harrington
Department of Employment Security
Froma
Nane
Thore
Nofi
Robert Normandie
Social Security Office
Frank H. Mudgett
Departament of
of Employment Security
Arlington
Manchester
Beatrice Maxon
Berlin
Philonige Blean
Guy Milliman
Hoosick
Daniel Frank
Francis Brunia
Rane
Hanson
Walbridge
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