Two candidates vie for Shaftsbury lister post in March election
In Shaftsbury two candidates, Jane Dimke and Brent Peacock, compete for the three year lister term in the March 5 election. Dimke emphasizes banking ties and local roots while Peacock, a carpenter with construction training, pledges annual public meetings and closer owner input. A third candidate, Herb Gall, withdrew due to potential conflicts of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelton Miller
Shaftsbury
Lister
Jane T. Dimke
Bennington
Howard T. Tudor
Bennington High School
Robert J. Dimke
Dimke
Dimkes
Todd Maddox
Tom Dimke
Mt. Anthony High School
Boy Scout Father and Son Breakfast Held in Hoosick Falls
The Boy Scout Father and Son Breakfast occurred last Sunday at the Fraternal Order of Eagles on First Street in observance of Boy Scout Week. Norman Betit was elected chairman for next year and several leaders were introduced at the head table. Troop 64 meetings resume March 3 after a cancellation due to St Mary's Alumni Smorgasbord preparations. The Hoosick Grange held Past Masters Night with activities led by Ellsworth Stevens and Ralph J. Griswold among others, and the next meeting is Feb 27 with a covered dish supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eagles
First Street
Norman Betit
Henry J. Marcoux
Luke Fleming
Severson
St. Mary’s
Hoosick Grange
Ellsworth Stevens
Ralph J. Griswold
Order
N. Clifford Cottrell
Carleton Philpott
Otto Piritz
Hattie Haas
David Cornell
Wesley Hall
Grange
Six Candidates Vie for Two Manchester Board Seats
Manchester voters face a crowded field in a race for two one year seats on the board of selectmen. Six candidates Morris Douw Ferris Jr William Finn Ralph Fleming Eugene Gaiotti Harold Harrington and I Stanford Zecher Jr offer views on efficiency joining town and village government and budget oversight. Ferris a retired manufacturing executive emphasizes cutting waste and improving services while Finn cites a master plan and controlled growth Harrington questions price disclosure rules and bids for items over 1000 and notes distrust of town village merger efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Elliott Manchester
Board of Selectmen
Morris Douw Ferris Jr
William Finn
Ralph Fleming
Eugene Gaiotti
Harold Harrington
I. Stanford Zecher Jr
Ferris
Squires
Manchester
Finn
Selectman
Hillcrest Inn
Manchester Country Club
Mount St. Mary’s College
Maryland
Rutgers University
New Jersey
Pfizer Chemical Division
Hillcrest
Harrington
Pownal Town Meeting set for high stakes election
Pownal voters face a packed agenda on March 4 and 5. The town considers Vermont constitutional amendments and the first Protective Land Use Regulation zoning law. Affected are town and school measures including budgets, debt authority, salaries, and several offices. The school district seeks $275,966 for the elementary school with state aid adjustments. Balloting on designated articles runs March 5 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the town hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamela Blakeman
Pownal
Vermont
Auditor of Accounts
Bennington
General Assembly
Senate
House of Representatives
North Pownal
Former Rensselaer CEO director honored in testimonial
About 60 friends and staff gathered at LaSaletta Restaurant in Potter Hill for a testimonial dinner honoring Izetta Fisher former executive director of the Rensselaer County Commission on Economic Opportunity. County Executive William J. Murphy proclaimed February 15 as Izetta Fisher Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Rensselaer County Commission On Economic Opportunity
Izetta Fisher
LaSaletta
Route 7
Potter Hill
Rensselaer County
William J. Murphy
Water aid cut halts North Pownal water project plans
Pam Blakeman announces choir and prayer at Pownal Baptist Church then notes federal water aid for North Pownal drops from 50 to 25 percent. Russell Davis, HUD and Vermont board officials previously planned a March vote to fund a system affordable to residents, now delayed until aid returns. Arlington selectmen discuss $29,000 revenue sharing priorities with Battenkill Grange tonight at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Davis
Prudential Committee
North Pownal
Richard H. Mansfield
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Davis
Mansfield
David J. Howe
HUD
T.D. Nesbit
Vermont Water Resources Board
Arlington
Arlington Selectmen
Battenkill Grange
Selectmen
Fire and Light District
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Blueberry Hill Road
West Shaftsbury
G. Brent Peacock
Brent
Shaftsbury Hollow
Beatrice Browe
Brent Dana
Bonna Dee
Peacock
North Bennington High School
Franklin Institute
Boston
St. Joseph’s College
Old Bennington
Cole Hall
Herb Gall
Gall
First Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Duomo
Monument Plaza
Bennington, VT
Edith Beaumont
Rexall
Quinlan’s
Main St
FDIC
Morris D. Ferris Jr
Rensselaer
Meals On Wheels
Allan Stanley
Bethel Baptist Church of
Troy
Fisher
David Berlant
Pownal View Barn
Pownal, Vt
Armstrong Floor
Armstrong
Elm ST
Pownal Baptist Church
Arlington Board
Bennington Opportunity Council
Grange Hall
Hotel Putnam Bldg
Colonial Shopping Ctr
Williamstown
Mass
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