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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1977
Page
6
Selectmen heard several requests for revenue sharing funds and began work on the town budget. They agreed to maintain an additional section of Montgomery Road Extension. Chief Robert Knapp of the East Pownal Fire Department was present.
A Mason Hill Road home in Pownal burned yesterday at 11 30 am leaving the Paul Tifft residence extensively damaged. Fifteen firefighters plus a utility truck and two pumpers fought the blaze arriving seven minutes after the 11 30 call. Firemen ventilated the roof and entered the bedroom where the fire began with air packs. Two cats died, and the Tifft family spent the night with Mrs. Stanley Darling. Fire officials could not determine a cause.
Pawlet School Board meets Jan 11 at 7 30 p m at West Pawlet School. Union District 23 Board meets Jan 12 at 7 30 p m Currier Memorial School Danby. Dorset School Board meets Jan 12 at 7 30 p m Currier Memorial School Danby. Fire incident at the scene used 1000 gallons water. mutual aid called. Pownal Center volunteers stood by at the association's fire house.
In Vermont, England Telephone Co. will not automatically provide free directories. The new policy, effective Jan 1, charges 20 cents per directory assistance call after the first three monthly calls. Free directories may be provided in areas with frequent calls if records show need. 80 percent of calls come from 20 percent of customers. most owners average one to two calls monthly.
The National Fire Protection Association notes firefighting risks beyond flames and smoke. An Olmos Park Texas volunteer died testing a soda acid extinguisher. a Connecticut woman lost a leg after a crash on a fire engine. Firefighting is the nation's most hazardous occupation.
Bennington Regional Transit Inc with a small fleet of three 16 passenger buses operates regular routes and a variety of special trips. Senior citizens toured downtown Christmas displays while preschoolers visited Park-McCullough House. Tennis players travelled to Rutland and BCRC members rode from Dorset and Manchester to the annual dinner.
Public Service Co of New Hampshire will slash construction at Seabrook by 87 percent in six months while awaiting final EPA ruling on the cooling tunnels. President William Tallman said the project remains viable and employment will drop from about 700 to 200–300 by March, with banks awaiting EPA approval before loans resume.
The Viet nam Veterans Memorial Rink in North Adams Mass lists daily public skating for the week January 9 to 15 with a Saturday night hockey game between North Adams State College and Salem State College from 7 to 9 30 p.m. Special events include Tomcats Dalton Community Recreation Assoc Cheshire Youth Hockey Drury NASC Christmas Brook Figure Skating Club and other youth and college hockey sessions throughout the week with games and times specified.
Government agents seized 557 illegal moonshine stills in 1976, down 23 percent from 721 in 1975, marking the lowest output since prohibition repeal in 1933. The ABAF notes the 1937 16,142 all time high and adds context on Bureau of RTI driver record duties in a federally financed bus experiment.
County Executive William J. Murphy announced that Rensselaer County’s $3.5 million award to renovate School Five in Troy is the nation’s 15th largest single EDA grant among 1,990 public works projects. Officials expect official notification before Feb. 7 and plan to begin bidding and hiring soon to boost local employment.
A three child and mother fatal fire in Green Harbor Marshfield Mass. early Wednesday left firefighters unable to rescue the youngsters. Mary Anne Holthaus reportedly jumped from a second floor window to the porch roof crying that her children were inside as fire crews arrived.
J Donald Smith owner of Hoosick Falls and Mahar Funeral Homes acquires the former McInerney Funeral Home building in Cambridge at 5 South Park Street. He will operate both locations, leasing since December 3, 1971, and continues to run Mahar Funeral Home at 43 Main Street.
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