Hoosick Falls seeks bids for annual garbage contract
Village board in Hoosick Falls advertises for garbage collection bids due March 9 to aid budget planning for the new fiscal year starting May 1. Contract covers regular pickup and trash handling, with bidder specifying waste types accepted. Extended to two years to attract a bidder with a compressor truck. Also notes landfill neglect due to operator illness and unlocked gates while Highway Superintendent Sprague visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Beaumont
Richard A. Severson
Douglas Sprague
West Arlington and Sandgate village notices and actions
Mrs. Carl Hess undergoes eye surgery in Boston. Peggy Mascuch returns to New Jersey with her four children. Landfill evidence links trash to Cambridge Shushan and Adams, Mass. Severson outlines key control changes and bid plans for Metafos chemical in water treatment, bids due March 23 with a 100 ton flexibility clause. Village to bid a 1971 pickup with snow plow for sewer work and pursue talks with Boston and Maine Railroad on condemnation and River Street. Flood wall contract renewed with New York State Department of Conservation. revenue-sharing questions pending Seneca Falls data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Shushan
Adams
Mass
Severson
Rensselaer County Department of Health
Boston and Maine Railroad
New York State Department of Conservation
Seneca Falls
Manchester budget plan stirs public attack on schools
In Manchester at pre Town Meeting, School board directors faced sharp public opposition over a $91,000 increase in next year’s school budget while selectmen, seeking $365,000, were nearly unscathed. Disagreement centered on an article authorizing tax stabilization talks with new industries, and the school board faced criticism over spending and a Burr designation move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Selectmen
Burr
Burton
BBS
Richard Hayes
Douglas Shaw
MBS
Hayes
Neal McLaughlin
Shaw
Southwick
Jack Foster
Clyde Bryant Jr
Ferdinand Bongartz
Oakley Porter
Wilmington seeks funds for third fire engine in town
On March 2 Wilmington residents vote on a 40000 dollar appropriation to buy a third fire engine for the Wilmington Fire Department. Fire Chief John Willard Jr notes growth and new sites like an elementary school require more water pressure and immediate response. The plan would fund 8000 this year with 32000 financed over four years. the department operates on 9300 yearly and already has two older trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Hancock
Wilmington
Wilmington Fire Department
John Willard Jr
Willard
Chimney Hill
Wills
Joseph Bradley
Route 100
New Arlington postmaster named Gregory Cullinan
Gregory K. Cullinan is appointed postmaster of Arlington effective February 20 following a merit selection. Cullinan has served as acting postmaster since November 1, 1968, and joined the Postal Service in February 1957. He is a lifelong Arlington resident, former town treasurer, Navy veteran, and active community member with a real estate license and Lions Club ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Gregory K. Cullinan
William F. Bolger
U.S. Postal Service
Cullinan
Postal Service
Battenkill Drive
Beatrice Kelly
George
U.S. Navy
Lions Club
American Legion
Regional Management Selection Board
Winton M. Blount
Legislator Reports Progress in Halfway Assembly Action
Senator Madeline Harwood of Bennington County in Montpelier notes the General Assembly has reached midterm with 14 bills passed both houses. She highlights S-12 to allow beer and wine for 18 year olds, S-43 removing state liens on welfare for the aged blind and disabled, S14 pharmacy bill enabling mail order non regulated prescriptions for seniors, and ongoing government reorganization debates. She emphasizes prudent legislation and cautions against over regulation while addressing consumer protection needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Senate
Governor’s Commission
Madeline Harwood
Bennington County
Montpelier
Outhouse Sparks Outrage in Clayton Restoration
Neighbors in the Clayton suburb protest the front yard outhouse installed as part of Hanley House restoration dating to 1855. Residents fear attracting people, animals, mosquitoes and hazards while archaeologists say it is historically accurate. Some urge moving the privy behind the mansion or outside city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
UPI
Clayton
George Green
Hanley
Martin F. Hanley
Board of Aldermen
Hanley House
Dorset Candidates Clash Over Perceived Unfairness
In Dorset the only contested election Tuesday centers on responsive government. Incumbent Calvin Skinner seeks a new term as selectman against George Conners who accuses the board of unfairly administering the land use ordinance and vows to broaden resident input on zoning. Conners cites unrepresented North Dorset residents and criticizes a tie vote as shady. Skinner defends fairness and touts road, town hall, and property reappraisal progress while noting budget overruns tied to staff changes and delinquent taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
Calvin Skinner
North Dorset
George Conners
Conners
Selectmen
Town Planning Commission
Skinner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hoosick Falls
Murillo
Clark
Williamstown
Clark Art Institute
Institute
George Heard Hamilton
Hamilton
Bartolome Esteban Murillo
St. Philip of Heraclea
Heaven
Acoustiquide
West Arlington
Sandgate
Carl Hess
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Charles Street
Boston
Robert V. Jones
James
Peggy) Mascuch
New Jersey
Swift's Premium
Chuck Roast
Proten
Walker’s
By Charles Bonenti
Jay Hawthorne
Springfield
Blanchard Stone
Grants
Grants Bradford House
Bradford House
Legislator’s Report
Adams Clothes Shop
Kennington Potters
Potters Yard
Bennington
Vermont
Savings & Loan Association
Main St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!