Shaftsbury voters weigh roads and reappraisal in March
In Shaftsbury three contested races focus on roads and the reappraisal. Incumbent Merton Snow seeks re election as selectman with remarks on the landfill, road repairs, and budget limits. Democrat Sanford Buxbaum challenges, proposing local sourcing and reform ideas. Other contests feature listings for Mrs Jane Dimke and Wallace Mead, with moderator race between Irving Adler and Tom Jacobs.
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Shaftsbury
Merton Snow
Sanford Buxbaum
Jane Dimke
Irving Adler
Wally Mead
Tom Jacobs
Snow
Harvest Hills
Holy Smoke
Manchester budget debate sparks voter calls for cuts
At pretown meeting in Manchester voters pressed selectmen to spell out where to cut. Selectmen said the budget is already bare bones and urged residents to decide which town services to trim, while officials warned cuts require consensus and warned that funds can only be spent, not directed by voters.
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Manchester
Selectmen
Selectman
Stanford Zecher
Zecher
Canterbury Road
Douglas Schner
Schner
Clara May Hemenway
Emil Zoufaly
Miss Hemenway
Oakley Porter
Martha Pelton
Burr and
Burton Seminary
Pelton
Eugene N. Gaiotti
Oscar Johnson
Johnson
Hoosick Seniors Host Card Party And DC Trip Signups
Fifteen tables filled the Hoosick Area Senior Citizens card party on February 24 with prizes in pitch awarded to Adolph Marker Vera Galipeau and Ivan Purdy couple and Mable Costantino for conasta. Door prize went to Helen Plante. A Washington DC Williamsburg trip requires signup by March 12 with a $20 deposit and balance by April 22.
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Hoosick Area
Adolph Marker
Vera Galipeau
Ivan Purdy
Mable Costantino
Conasta
Helen Plante
Bennington
Clara Jones
Washington, D.C
Williamsburg
Caroline Wilwel
Manchester Representative to Hear Constituents Saturday Morning
Manchester Rep W Michael Nawrath will hold Saturday block hours from 10 to 12 in the basement conference room of town offices to listen to constituents. The Business and Professional Women's Club meets March 5 at Worthy Inn with Cocktails at 6, dinner at 7, and business at 8 led by Lisa Weidenmayer with speaker Ann Haas. Nominations of officers will be held. A Manchester School Board special meeting is set for tomorrow Saturday March 1 at 10 a.m. at Manchester Elementary.
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W. Michael Nawrath
Manchester
Business and Professional Women's Club of
Worthy Inn
Lisa Weidenmayer
Ann Haas
Manchester School Board
Arlington Fundraising Push Drives Bicentennial Support
Arlington Area Bicentennial Committee seeks matching funds for a federal grant. Gift items include Gertrude Bell's Song Book via Mortar and Pestle Drug Store and Martha Canfield Library. Bicentennial medallions from Chittenden Trust. Food sale on Town Meeting Day with prize drawings. Prizes include a maple admiral's chair and a bicentennial flag at West Arlington Country Store. Donors can arrange pickups by calling listed numbers.
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Arlington
Arlington Area
Hale Company
West Arlington Country
HRBCEPA to hold open meeting in Falls
HRBCEPA will hold an open meeting in Hoosick Falls on Tuesday March 4 at 7 30 p m at Hoosick Falls Central. The Hoosic River Basin Citizens Environmental Protection Association serves communities in three states along the river and tributaries with headquarters in Williamstown Massachusetts. Speakers will include Margaret LeStage Hoosick Falls board member Robert McCarthy Williamstown founder Dorian Bowman counsel and Terry Learned executive director. A major item is planning a massive river cleanup next August as part of a bicentennial horizons program across seven towns including Bennington Pownal Williams town North Adams Adams and Cheshire. The four goals are cleaning river banks building bicentennial spirit drawing people to the river and educating the public about water pollution. The group seeks endorsements from bicentennial committees but notes no further federal bicentennial money is available for water projects. The March newsletter will publish the full funding proposal. people may join mailing lists by sending contributions to Box 288 Williams town MA 01267 or calling (413) 458-3855. The Massachusetts Audubon Society endorses the project and will provide a part time summer intern.
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Mead
Meads
the Hollow
Tom Hall
Irving Adler
Tom Jacobs
Jacobs
West View Place
St. Albans
Boston University
Adler
Ruth Adler
Joyce
Adlers
Cole Hall
Donald Brown
Pat Becker
Earl Cross
Kelton Miller
Cathleen Harwood
Clint McDonald
Paul Jepson
Barth Vander Els
Robert Kline
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hrbcepa
Hoosic River
Robert McCarthy
Williamstown
Dorian Bowman
Terry Learned
Lee
Yease
Horizons
Bennington
Pownal
North Adams
Adams
Cheshire
Mass
Massachusetts Audubon Society
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