Manchester meeting focuses on school budget police pay and BRSU
At Pre Town Meeting Manchester residents debated the 16 Australian ballot items and a $7000 police raise tied to the cost of living. The school budget faced scrutiny after cuts and salary talks while controversy over Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union continued.
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BRSU
Manchester
Russ Garland
James B. Campbell
Dorset
Sydney J. Meachem
Ferdinand ‘‘Nandy
Bongartz
General Fund
Richard Olmstead
James Kroury
Jane Zecher
Abraham Madkour
Gayle Gall
Madkour
Selectman
Eugene Gaiotti
Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union
Gaiotti
BKSU
Susan Schner
Sunderland budget questions at Pre Town Meeting
Sunderland residents questioned the educational budget after a small turnout. Directors blamed a high electric bill on building problems at the elementary school and said removal work should reduce costs. Tuition increases totaling about 14000 were due to higher charges from Burr and Burton Seminary Arlington Memorial High School and nine additional students.
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Sunderland
Burr and Burton Seminary
Arlington Memorial High School
Kfoury
North Shire
Leslie Cole
Cole
Manchester
Kerry Comello
Center
Red Barn
Ethan Allen College
Bennington Opportunity Council
RSVP
Burr and
Burton Seminary
Carl G. Rice
Dorset
Danby
Michael Powers
Philip C. Ryan
Norman Cousins to Speak on Hopelessness at Marlboro College
Norman Cousins, editor of Saturday Review since 1942 with a two year gap, will discuss Hopelessness as Part of the Disease at Marlboro College Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Monday March 8. The talk, free to the public, follows his long advocacy for humanity and world peace including the Hiroshima Maidens project in 1955.
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Marlboro
Norman Cousins
Marlboro College
Saturday Review
Cousins
Carman and Cross vie for selectman in Shaftsbury
Arthur Carman Republican and Ezekiel Cross Democrat compete for the Shaftsbury selectman seat left by Anthony Altobell. Carman, a retired carpenter and current Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club chairman, says he will be on call and prefers to listen before promising any actions.
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Shaftsbury
Arthur Carman
Ezekiel Cross
Anthony Altobell
Carman
Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club
Pownal town events and meetings listed for weekend schedule
Pownal library hours Saturday 10 to noon. Girl Scout Troop 489 meets 1 to 2 p.m. at the Community Center led by Dolores Kimball. Boy Scout Troop 347 meets 1:30 p.m. at Pownal Elementary. Pitch card party 8 p.m. at the firehouse with prizes and refreshments. AA meets 8 p.m. at the Community Center. Methodist Youth Fellowship Sunday 5 to 7 p.m. at the church. Town report copies available at town office. Board meeting postponed due to elections. Arlington Youth League basketball not meeting this Saturday or next. Sunday games proceed. Lions Club chorus rehearsal 7 p.m. Sunday postponed to fit town meeting. Cross and Carman discussed landfill and incinerator needs. Cross highlights careful budgeting. Cross is a former selectman, JP, health council member. Road maintenance and pea stone seal discussed for Harvest Hills Road.
Vermont Tomorrow publishes winter newsletter pages
Vermont Tomorrow, a statewide citizen group, announces the winter edition of its four page Vermont Tomorrow Newsletter featuring policy development themes, a report on legislative action, and a rundown of 20 bills in the state legislature. It notes events, hearings, and a New England conference on alternative technology, with copies available at libraries and planning offices and direct requests to Vermont Tomorrow in Montpelier.
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Vermont Tomorrow
New England
Vermont
Governor’s Food Commission
Regional Planning Commission
State St
Montpelier
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N. Cousins
Margo Montgomery
Bucknell University
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Pownal
Pamela Blakeman
Solomon Wright
Pownal Recreational Community Center
Dolores Kimball
O— Boy Scout
East Pownal
Pownal Firehouse
Alcoholics Anonymous
Methodist Youth Fellowship
The
Pownal United Methodist Church
Helene Thompson
Arlington Youth League
Arlington Lions Club
Harvest Hills
Altobell
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Washington
Sheilah Miller
Cole Hall
Transportation Call
Ezekiel S. Cross Jr
Chris Green
Carol Green
Jeffery Green
White Creek
Jim Martin
Bennington
Norman Brown
Raeann Lindsey
Chuck Downing
Hilltop
Lisa and
Sue Packer
H. Greenberg
Son
Bennington Plumbing
Electrical Lumber & Building Supplies
Rockwell Electronic Calculator
Victor Desktop
Arantee
Royal Pocket Calculator
aSudre Chessr
Roberts Drive
North Adams
Mass
Evans’ News Inc
Main St
Haynes & Kane
Bennington Road
Candie Mill
Birdie Wyman
Arlington School Board
Ann Webb
Arlington, Vt
American Gem Society
Shult
Gewele
American Chem Society
Berinin Ptok
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