Vermonters Sought For Foundational Biographies
Weston writer Wrest Orton seeks input for Vermonters First a 1976 bicentennial book detailing Vermont contributions to national life. He will cover inventors like Davenport and Deere as well as institutions founded by notable Vermonters aiming to compile precise biographical sketches from 1776 onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
United States
Wrest Orton
Vermont
Samuel Williams
Rutland
Orton
Deane C. Davis
George D. Aiken
H. L. Mencken
Thomas Davenport
Brandon
Midwest
John Deere
Samuel Gregory
Guilford
Boston University
Braintree
Fanny Gilgore
Craftsbury
Fair Haven
Matthew Lyon
U.s.congress
New York City
Washington
Boston
Hoosick Area Senior Citizens Celebrate Birthdays Month
The Hoosick area senior group marked February birthdays with cake and ice cream funded by Meals on Wheels at 75 cents. Members listed include Costantino, 81, Feb 16. Prebble, 71, Feb 15. Sterling, 79, Feb 25. Sullivan, 75, Feb 27. Hoag, 78, Feb 21. Bertha Hoag, 78, Feb 12. Zilinskias, 67, Feb 22. Abigail Pine, 39 plus, Feb 23. A pinochle tourney began with 10 tables and runs 10 weeks. meals require advance orders. Bertha Hoag, who turned 78 on Feb 12, recalled a perfect day with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Area
Kathleen O’neil
Vincent Costantino
Harold Prebble
Alex Sterling
Roy Sullivan
Gordon Hoag
Bertha Hoag
Patricia Zilinskias
Abigail Pine
Weekly Banner
Arlington sewer project clears final hurdle in town plan
Arlington moves toward building a sewer system with 11 miles of pipeline after municipal approval to apply for 1.827 million dollars in EPA funds. Total cost is projected at 2.436 million, with state and local contributions. Town officials insist development limits and river pollution concerns drive the plan while noting vote outcomes and upcoming public meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson Brown
Arlington
Arlington Sewage Treatment System
Bennington County
BCRC
County Clearing House
U.S. Office of Management and Budget
State Planning Office
EPA
Selectman
Robert Lindsey
Lindsey
East Arlington
West Arlington
John Simson
Battenkill
Lions Club
North Bennington School Board imposes supervised gym use ban
The North Bennington School Board voted to bar basketball and similar activities in the school gym on Saturdays and vacations unless approved adult supervision is arranged. Principal Phillip Viereck cited past damage and abuses without supervision and the district urged the Bennington Recreation Commission to consider area needs and funding. The board discussed volunteers or a more formal supervision system and also approved free admission for students at certain assemblies and other budget actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Phillip Viereck
Bennington
Betty Riley
Bennington Recreation Commission
Recreation Commission
University of Vermont
Viereck
Activities Fund
Everett Sweet
Mt. Anthony
McWaters supports lean MAU budget amid tax questions
North Bennington residents face a 3.31 percent assessment rise for the Mt. Anthony Union High School budget year 1975-76, driven by a smaller junior high pupil base and a 14.2 percent overall increase. McWaters urged limiting collective bargaining, warned against cutting late buses, defended boys and girls programs, and noted a Civil Liberties Union suit may be moot as voters prepare to decide at the McCullough Firehouse on Prospect Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union High School
North Bennington
Union High School
MAU
Robert McWaters
McWaters
Mt. Anthony
Lawrence
Moe
Harrington
Bennington
Antoinette Button
Woodford
Union District
Riley
Button
Scarcy
Phillip Viereck
American Civil Liberties Union
North Bennington Graded School
McCullough
Prospect Street
Around the World On Ice replaces March 1 skating show at North Adams rink
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Skating Rink in North Adams approves unchanged public skating for Feb 23 to Mar 1 except for the March 1 8 to 10 p.m. session cut to host the ice show Around the World On Ice. The weekly calendar lists explicit hockey and figure skating programs through the week with varied school teams and youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Mass
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Pittsfield Flyers
Pee Wees
No. Berkshire
Mt. Anthony
Christmas Brook Figure Skating Club
Wahconah High School
Hocke
Drury
Hoosac
Christmas Brook
Gully Cats
Buxton
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Mary O'Malley
Gerald Morin
Northside Drive
PETCO
Lac
Stee Ile
Walloomsac
Roscoe Austin
Mrs. Harvey Baker
Greenwich
Edward Barringer
Susie
Linda
David of
Troy
Betty Coonract
Mary Ellen
Sandra Hoag
Edward Cottrell
Cobleskill
UVM
Burlington
UPI
Richard C. Soule
Franklin County
Elizabeth Dwyer
George A. Sleeman
Vermont National
Main Street
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
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