Cambridge artists bid to save Hubbard Hall opera house
Cambridge residents form a committee to buy and restore Hubbard Hall a 98 year old Cambridge landmark planned as a summer theater and community arts center A $5000 federal grant funds cleanup and reopening for its 1978 100th birthday efforts follow the building has stood vacant for 50 years and retains much of its original stage and decor
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Cambridge
N.Y
Hubbard Hall
Greenwich
Salem
Shushan
Vermont
Barre
M. D. Hubbard
Hubbard
Opera House
Benjamin White
White
Bennington College
Dorothy Bell
Cynthia
New York City
L’ensemble
HUD funds 1.7 million boost Vermont elderly housing projects
Federal grants totaling 1.7 million will go to nine Vermont communities under HUD’s community development block grant program to fund elderly housing projects and related acquisitions. Bennington selectmen previously approved Leader Block use for elderly housing, with other towns receiving varied amounts. some towns applied but were denied.
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Manchester
N.H
Brattleboro
Hardwick
Burlington
Rutland
St. Johnsbury
Montpelier
Randolph
Rockingham
Bennington
Bolles Brook
Vermont Nuclear Waste Transport Plan Sparks Meetings
VPIRG warns Vermont may see at least one nuclear waste transport accident every four years as it forecasts future plant development. The Vermont Yankee plant in Vernon anchors the issue to forthcoming public meetings where towns will vote on allowing shipments through local roads. The report cites damaged highways and a photo of a Yankee waste truck violating center-line rules on a blind curve.
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Charles Bergen
Vermont
VPIRG
Yankee Atomic Plant
Rowe
Mass
Bergen
Vermont Yankee questioned on nuclear shipment notices
VPIRG researchers charge Vermont Yankee failed to give two days advance notice for nine months and note a Vernon official notified the state only three minutes before departure. Officials promise compliance. Bergen says federal safety relies on container integrity.
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VPIRG
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Bergen
Snelling names Morse for defender general post
Gov. Richard Snelling named James Morse of Charlotte to a full four year term as defender general. Morse, husband of Rep. Gretchen Morse, has served as assistant attorney general and public defender in Chittenden County. Snelling praised Morse’s work and pledged to defend the office while fighting for a balanced budget and higher funding for education, law enforcement, and development.
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Snelling
Morse
Montpelier
UPI
James Morse
Charlotte
Richard Snelling
Thomas Salmon
Robert West
Gretchen Morse
Chittenden County
West
Finance Committee
Arthur Gibb
Addison County
Gibb
House
Mandigo faces fire over phosphate detergent stance
In Montpelier Vermont Senate Natural Resources Chair Melvin Mandigo drew Newport officials ire for opposing a Phosphate detergent ban. Newport urges a partial ban and faster phosphate removal systems while Mandigo favors plant upgrades and cost savings.
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Mandigo
Donahue buys Blantyre Castle in Lenox Mass
James G. and Madeline B. Donahue purchased Blantyre Castle on routes 7 and 20 in Lenox for 332000. They plan to form a family corporation to own the 87.5 acre property and reopen it as a restaurant and inn after nearly a year closed. The Lenox Savings Bank had previously bought it for 300000 at foreclosure. Donahue formerly led Southern Vermont College.
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Lenox
Mass
Blantyre Castle
James G
Madeline B. Donahue
Central Berkshire Registry of Deeds
Pittsfield
Donahue
Rolling Hills
Brattleboro
Donahues
Blantyre
Lenox Savings Bank
Southern Vermont College
Vermont lawmakers end four day break amid bus tax, fuel reform
Vermont legislators wrap a four day weekend after floor sessions and prepare to reconvene Wednesday. The House preliminarily approves an aerosol ban aimed at protecting the ozone while allowing loggers winter weight extensions with temporary permits. Senate actions may tie bus fee repeal to a diesel tax, while finance leaders push tax cut packages targeting home heating fuel and elderly assistance rebates.
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Senate
Vermont
Thomas Crowley
Dchittenden County
Crowley
Robert Gannett
R-Windham County
Vietnam veteran Cleland named new VA chief
Max Cleland a former Georgia legislator who lost two legs and an arm in Vietnam won swift Senate confirmation to head the Veterans Administration becoming the youngest to hold the post. The Senate confirmed him by voice vote and the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee had unanimously sent his nomination to the floor.
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Washington
UPI
Max Cleland
Georgia
Senate
Veterans Administration
Cleland
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Shaftsbury Town Meeting May Herald Big Warning One
Shaftsbury faces a two proposal season as a single Town Meeting may not suffice. Article 15 seeks tax stabilization contracts for bona fide farmer owners to shield the agricultural character, with a five year land-recapture penalty. Article 16 asks 6000 dollars from revenue sharing to support the 1977 Agricultural Stabilization program.
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Shaftsbury
Sanford Buxbaum
Alvan Lawrence
Banner
Buxbaum
Weather outlook with clouds and flurries
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions today with highs in the 30s to low 40s and a chance of flurries in the north. Tonight becomes cloudy with lows in the 20s to near 30. Rain or snow is expected Sunday with highs in the 30s.
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Anne Eisenmenger
HUD
Island Pond
Newport
West Rutland
Winooski
St. Albans
Barre City
Alternative
State Water Resources Department
State House
Vietnam
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