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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1977
Page
7
Local groups schedule meetings at the Pownal firehouse and elementary school as part of tonight’s community calendar. The Pownal Fire Protective Association meets at 7, Pownal Brownies 6:30 to 7:30, and Town Meeting 7:30 at the elementary school. Union and service organizations hold sessions through the evening.
A state Education Department series holds a March 28 hearing at the old Burr & Burton Seminary gymnasium in Manchester to seek public comment on the State Plan for Vocational Education. Hearings continue in Springfield March 21 St. Johnsbury March 23 and Essex Junction March 29.
Arlington residents plan a week of town events including a Monday high school meeting at 7 p m and a Lions Club show rehearsal at 7 30 p m on the same day. The schedule lists voter booths, community meals, clinics, dances, grange and auxiliary meetings, and youth activities through Sunday. The Lions Club hosts a 3 Minute Shopping Spree and the Playhouse Nursery School toured the Fire House with Tot Finder keepsakes.
Nine voters attended the Searsburg meeting to approve a tentative budget for Revenue Sharing for the upcoming Town Meeting. Funds are allocated 300 for hot water, 1000 for a garage cement floor, and 1260 for repairs to grader, trucks, and machinery. delinquent poll taxes and dog license deadlines were announced by Town Clerk Mildred Marchegiani who said 1977 licenses are now available. The dog license rule requires vaccination certificates and personal presence to sign.
In Plainfield Vermont, Goddard College administrators notified twenty four instructors in the undergraduate program that they will not return next fall. The action is part of a broader effort to trim a reported deficit of 450000 dollars. The college has reduced staff from 38 full-time and seven part-time to about 20 full-time faculty.
Gov. Richard Snelling asked UVM president Lattie Coor to postpone a final decision on the 6 million health care facility until the state Board of Health can convene a public hearing. A nine-member UVM faculty and student group urged a public April meeting to examine the center’s impact on future health care directions.
UVM health center patients face a ten percent increase in fees starting March 1. Officials cite higher costs for malpractice insurance, rentals, and supplies as the reason for the hike.
Vermont state colleges trustees rejected a policy to billet overflow tourists at Lyndon State College amid hotel shortages. The move followed backing from chambers of commerce and major area motels, despite earlier summer-housing proposals facing motel opposition.
A Department of Environmental Conservation helicopter rescued an injured bald eagle wintering at Tustin Station in Sullivan County. Wildlife officials report the bird could be poisoned by rat poison or ill with trichomonas from a sick pigeon and is being treated at the Wildlife Resources Center. Albany Democratic leader Daniel O. O’Connell dies at 91 after lung congestion hospital stay. He helped build a long‑running Democratic political machine beginning in 1919 with Navy service prior.
Town planner Carol Thomas presented three draft designs for Route 2 beautification funded by a federal model grant, administered by the state via the Department of Community Affairs and executed by the Department of Public Works. The preferred plan features a 14 foot landscaped median, four traffic lanes, north and south sidewalks, shared accesses, and no overhead lights, while planners seek input on businessman concerns about the median and driveway access.
Pittsfield reports a fourth incendiary fire in two weeks at Camp Wahconah Potomac on Pontoosuc Lake. Three buildings burned Saturday night. Deputy Fire Chief Gerald Keehnle said the state fire marshal’s office will investigate the cause, urging it may be deliberate vandalism or careless use by unauthorized users.
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