Water board weighs changes to Putnam Deed and meters
The water board debated updating the Putnam Deed and adopting village board rules while weighing the installation of water meters, a standby chlorinator for Burgess Road, and fluoridation funding. Members Horst, Harrington, Shultz, Morrissey and others pressed for reforms and better oversight, with town officials cautioning about necessary steps and costs. The board meets first Monday each month to review progress and regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamb
Water Board
Horst
Barber
Williams
Kenneth Couch
North Bennington
William R. Scott
North Bennington Board
Harrington
Burgess Road
Seymour G. Shultz
Old Village Board
Town Water and Sewer Commission
Dufresne & Henry
Shultz
Norman Stratton
Morrissey
Village Water Board
Scott
Stratton
Edward Ransom
Couch
Courts clash with school dress codes over student hair
U S Marines uphold Spartan rules as courts debate long hair and grooming limits. Clark cites Arkansas and Alabama decisions that stress government limits on personal taste with valid safety or property concerns, noting Brattleboro high school’s athletic code shift and district court ruling against singling out athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Clark
Arkansas
State Supreme Court
Alabama
Federal District Court
Bernard J. Leddy
Brattleboro Union High School
BenMont plant fate unclear as BCIC meets this week
Exeter Corp now runs the BenMont paper plant after a long history from Bennington Wax Paper Corp through the Dobeckman and WrapTures eras. BCIC talks this week may decide if BenMont operations continue with Vermont Industrial Building Authority backing loans. Plant layoffs accelerated last year, leaving only maintenance staff after a December round of job cuts. In England, archery hobbyist Heinz Muiller survived a crossbow backfire and arrow wound requiring surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BCIC
BenMont
Exeter Corp
Bennington Wax Paper Corp
Dobeckman Co
Dow Chemical
WrapTures Inc
Craig Smith
Vermont Industrial Building Authority
Wilson joins real estate firm in Burlington area
Vermont official Robert M. Wilson leaves state service to join Hickok and Boardman in Burlington as head of major commercial industrial land and recreational sales. A former Bennington County senator and Ford dealer, he returns to private enterprise after serving as Development Commissioner and prior roles on the Highway Board and Governor's Education Task Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Burlington
Montpelier
Vermont
Robert M. Wilson
Hickok and Boardman
Bennington County
Ford
Bennington
Hoff
Davis
State Highway Board
Thawing Morning Misadventure With a Clunker
A personal winter anecdote recounts a failed plan to reach work as a thaw set in. The narrator battles ice and slush on Trumbull Hill Road, struggles with a stubborn clunker and a stubborn clock, and ends frustrated as 7:45 arrives with still no victory over the thaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snowman
Trumbull Hill Road
Paulin
Fourth Bennington County draft board member named
John H. West was added as the fourth member of the Bennington County draft board at last night’s meeting. West, whose address is withheld, is believed to be the Manchester Depot resident listed in the New England Telephone Bennington District directory. Board members are appointed by the President and recommended by the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. West
Bennington
Aline Foster
West
Paul Bohne Sr
Edwin Austin
Leon Wagner
Foster
John Whalen
Arlington
Williams targets Vermont air polluters
Environmental Secretary Robert B. Williams says about 200 Vermont facilities violate air pollution rules and full compliance will take at least another year. Only a few have met the January 1 abatement-notice deadline. the state itself is a major violator. Williams seeks voluntary cooperation through public information, with enforcement if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Robert B. Williams
Williams
Two area crashes hospitalize two drivers in icy conditions
Two men were hospitalized after separate crashes in Vermont on Monday as freezing rain made roads slick. Robert W. Messenger, 30, of Arlington, was treated at Rutland Memorial Hospital after a head on collision on Route 30 in Dorset. his condition was good and he was to be discharged. McWain, 36, of Dorset, was not injured. In a second crash on US 7 in Pownal, Seyal Abdul, 29, of Bridgeport, Conn., suffered head injuries and was taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital in fair condition. A third incident on Elm Street in Bennington involved Margaret R. Ellis, 68, skidding into a parked car belonging to Steven Hansen, with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Manchester
Robert W. Messenger
Arlington
Rutland Memorial Hospital
Dorset
Messenger
McWain
Morse Hill Road
Vt. 30
U.S. 7
Pownal
Seyal Abdul
Bridgeport
Conn
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Village
Elm Street
Margaret R. Ellis
Old Bennington
Elm
Steven H. Hansen
Burgess Road
Hansen
Eagles Aerie 1861 Trustees Meet Sunday Morning
Bennington brief reports officers and trustees of the Fraternal Order of Eagles aerie 1861 and auxiliary will gather Sunday at 9 30 a.m. in the Eagles rooms. Also notes Catherine Crone is a patient at Albany Medical Center in room 237. Bennington League of Women Voters calls a Thursday 10 a.m. unit meeting at Mrs. Bradford Smith’s Shaftsbury home to discuss Alternatives to Welfare with chairwoman Mrs. Elizabeth Gillette. the northern unit meeting had been postponed in December due to bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eagles Aerie 1861
Auxiliary
FOE
Eagles
Catherine Crone
Buckley Road
Albany Medical Center
Bennington League of Women Voters
Bradford Smith
Shaftsbury
Elizabeth Gillette
Car crusher coming to Hut Hutchinson's junk yard this week
Town Manager Edward R. Lamb announced a car crusher will operate at Hut Hutchinson's junk yard on North Branch Street Extension all week. Cars can be dropped off or call Fred Hutchinson at 442-6630 for details. Christopher Ely born to Mrs. C. Dixon Kunzelmann, former Joan Atwood, in New York City. Stratton Mountain reports 24 to 32 inch base with limited skiing and three lifts running. George D Knights reopens North Street pool room after illness. Bennington Minit Car Wash offers Wednesday special car wash for 1 and wax for 50 cents. New dog obedience class starts Tuesday Jan 7 at Mt Anthony Junior High gym. 10 registration for 8 weeks. instructor Ronald Lambert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
North Branch Street
Edward R. Lamb
Fred Hutchinson
Mt. Anthony Junior High School
Main Street
Ronald Lambert
Negotiations Loom For BSD And Mt Anthony Schools
Mt Anthony Union High School and Bennington School District move toward teacher contract talks with a joint Mt Anthony BSD meeting set for Jan 13. The Mt Anthony board rejected several agenda items and insisted salaries and other delicate topics not be discussed before formal sessions. Charles Neuschafer, the Mt Anthony negotiator, asked for a preliminary meeting this Wednesday, but board members warned such talks could weaken their position.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington
Mt. Anthony
BSD
Richard A. Sleeman
Stephen H. Gilman
Gilman
Snowmobiles Ban On School Fields At Mt Anthony
Mt Anthony Union High School boards bans snowmobiles on County Street athletic fields after cross country ski team complains of ruined trails. Assistant Principal Paul Fairfield cites extensive late night use. Peter Chapman says snowmobiles ruin trails and defy school sport support. Board chair David Adler says school activities come first and other places exist. Chapman notes failed Willow Park trails and continued ski use of school grounds.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
County Street
Paul Fairfield
Peter Chapman
MAUHS
David Adler
Chapman
Willow Park
Stephen H. Gilman
Obituaries hit by multiple deaths in New England towns
Louis R. Soderberg 64 formerly of Manchester and Shaftsbury died Sunday in Fort Myers Florida where he had lived recently. He was born May 21 1906 in Lowell Massachusetts and taught mathematics at Burr and Burton Seminary in Manchester. Howard Leroy Stone 71 of Sunderland died Monday at home after 35 years with the Hale Company. Ethel McWhorter 87 of Argyle New York widow of William McWhorter died December 31 after months of illness. Burial and funeral arrangements were announced for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis R. Soderberg
Manchester
Shaftsbury
Fort Myers
Fla
Axel
Amanda
Johaanson ) Soderberg
Lowell
Mass
Soderberg
Prichard High School
Andover
Westbrook Seminary
Portland
Maine
University of Maine
Evelyn Carter
New Hyde Park
N.Y
Burr & Burton Seminary
Adoniram Lodge
F&am
Manchester Lions Club
Carl C. Soderberg
Syracuse
Elizabeth Roote
Gainesville
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester Center
Jerome J. Hevey Jr
Manchester First Congregational Church
Spring Grove Cemetery
Howard Leroy Stone
Sunderland
Hale Company
East Arlington
Eugene J. and
Rose (Sargood) Stone
Harriet Reed
Ethel McWhorter
Argyle, N.Y
William McWhorter
James Tuttle
Argyle
Hospital Notes and Births Update
Admissions list includes Mrs Elsie Vander Els Shafts bury John J McGrath Mrs Dawn J Griffin Miss Toni DeLuca Mark W Brown Hoosick Falls Mrs Caroline Pierce Albany Andrew E Crosier Mrs Marjorie C Page Bennington Gene A Stevens North Bennington Rock Rogers Arlington Jan 3 Discharges Master Robert F Bornt Hoosick Falls Births Mr and Mrs Robert Gworgy West Road Clarksburg Mass a son Jan 4 Mr and Mrs Paul Fougera Box 3 West Halifax a son Jan 4 Other births Mr and Mrs Louis P Aresco Portland Conn a son Joseph Daniel at Middlesex Hospital Middletown Conn Mrs Aresco is former Miss Patricia Shanahan daughter of Mrs and Mrs William T Shanahan Hunt Street The new arrival is the Shanahans first grandson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admissions
Elsie Vander Els
Shaftsbury
John J. McGrath
Dawn J. Griffin
Toni DeLuca
Mark W. Brown
Hoosick Falls
Caroline Pierce
Albany
N.Y
Andrew E. Crosier
Marjorie C. Page
Bennington
Gene A. Stevens
North Bennington
Rock Rogers
Arlington
Robert Gworgy
West Road
Clarksburg
Mass
Paul Fougera
Box 3
West Halifax
Louis P. Aresco
Portland
School board member seeks interest in extended year
Mrs. Mary Dailey of North Bennington urged Mt Anthony Union High School residents to join a school board committee studying an extended school year. The committee seeks broader input to assess plans with wide community impact and notes a slight enrollment rise could maintain next year’s eight-period day per Mr Keir’s suggestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mary Dailey
North Bennington
Charles W. Keir
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I. Munn Boardman Jr
Hickok and Boardman Inc
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The
Bennington Weavers
Marilyn
Mimi’’ Mundy
Philip
Mundy
Peter
Waitsfield
By Geoffrey Chapman
Newsmen
Bennington Briefs
Stratton Mountain
George D. Knights
North Street
North Bennington Rd
Lawrence E. Harrington
Woodford
Marie Bergquist
Keir
Bergquist
Howard L. Stone
Harry L. Stone
James E. Stone
Howard G. Stone
USAF
Tucson
Ariz
Phyllis Reiss
James Wilson
Salem
Harry E. Stone
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
John Geer
East Arlington Federated Church
Funeral
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North Argyle United
Robert F. Bornt
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Tobin
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