Four Manchester dealers indicted for odometer fraud in NH
New Hampshire prosecutors press for more indictments as four Manchester wholesalers plead no contest to theft by deception in Hillsborough County. The cases accuse turning back odometers from about 52 000 miles to 22 000, 44 000 to 35 000, and related instances.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
Manchester
Attorney General’s Office
John Funk
Consumer Protection Division
Hillsborough County Superior Court
Funk
Finucan
Lussier
McDermott
Feds may rule on Dickey-Lincoln over Canada link
Maine environmentalist says the Dickey-Lincoln hydroelectric project and Pittston oil refinery at Eastport could be decided by the State Department due to their border impact with Canada. He notes talks in Washington and Ottawa as water resource tradeoffs influence policy.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
U.S. State Department
Eastport
Canada
Christian A. Herter III
Natural Resources Council of Maine
United States
State Department
Herter
Dickey-Lincoln
Pittston
Pittston Co
North Dakota
Army Corps of Engineers
James B. Longley
Longley
Fire mystery still unresolved at Hoosick motel
In Hoosick New York investigators for the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Department say the cause of the Wayside Motel and Restaurant fire early Tuesday remains under investigation awaiting lab reports before a final determination. The article also notes regional water project debates involving Canada and the Dickey Lincoln irrigation proposal with quotes from Herter and Governor Longley reflecting ongoing maritime and trade considerations.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Route
Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department
Synthesism discussed at North Adams college lecture
Prof. Ali Allmaker of North Adams State College will discuss Solving Your Problems Through Synthesism as a practical philosophical approach on Wednesday January 12 at 7 30 p m in Bowman Hall room 102. The talk outlines the solvability of life's problems and draws on European American and Eastern sources. Open to the public at no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Mass
Ali Allmaker
Department of Philosophy
North Adams State College
Bowman Hall
Allmaker
Pownal Center Fire Association to Meet Sunday Evening
The Pownal Center Fire Protective Association will hold its monthly meeting Sunday at 7 30 p m at the church.
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The
Pownal Center
Banner Corrects Auto Accident Name Error
The newspaper corrects yesterday's Manchester accident report naming Justin Reed of Arlington instead of Sherman Reed of Dorset. The Banner regrets the error and confirms the correct identities.
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Manchester
Justin Reed
Arlington
Sherman Reed
Dorset
Arlington Senior Citizens Meal At Bailey Hall
The noon meal on Monday at Bailey Hall East Arlington features hot tuna salad cottage cheese and pears homemade bread spinach and chocolate pudding shared by Arlington residents including Helene Thompson and others at the senior center.
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Bailey Hall
East Arlington
Pleasant Valley offers cross country ski workshop in Lenox
The Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Lenox hosts a five hour cross country ski workshop led by Arcadian Shop instructor John Fernsell. The program starts at 10 30 am with waxing practice trail time and a lunch stop at St Francis Spring. Reservations essential call (413) 637 0320. Admission 50 cents and 25 cents for students. members pay 3 dollars non members 5 dollars.
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Lenox
Mass
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
John Fernsell
Arcadian Shop
St. Francis Spring
Zawisza Promoted To Assistant Director Of Budget Bureau
Troy New York William Bassidy announced Judith L Zawisza was promoted from program and fiscal analyst to assistant director of the Rensselaer County Bureau of Budget and Research She has led budget work for social services youth programs probation and aging and will take on greater administrative duties Her salary will be 13650 dollars She is a cum laude graduate of the State University at Albany with a public administration masters from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University She resides in East Greenbush with her husband Laurence Zawisza, a State Bureau of Management Services employee, in this new role she will have increased responsibilities.
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Troy
N.Y
T. William Bassidy
Rensselaer County Bureau of Budget and Research
Judith L. Zawisza
Zawisza
Bassidy
Snowmobile Races Begin Sundays at Bolton Landing
Snowmobiling races will be held at the Conservation Club in Bolton Landing New York starting at 11 a.m. each Sunday from Jan 2 weather permitting throughout the winter. Races on ice oval and 800 foot drag track with a warm clubhouse for spectators. Refreshments available no charge. Organized with Bolton Landing Chamber of Commerce and Bolton Conservation Club.
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Bolton Landing
N.Y
Conservation Club
Man found dead in unlocked Barre jail cell
Robert Mudgett, 44, of Albany New York, was found dead in an unlocked basement police headquarters cell after voluntarily checking in as a transient. An autopsy attributed death to an adverse reaction to Antabuse prescribed for alcoholism following discharge from Vermont State Hospital. In Woodstock Vermont, Edward Bennett, former New Hampshire economic development director, has purchased the Vermont Standard from Mrs. Benton Dryden, a sale not disclosed in price. Bennett, fired last year by Gov. Meldrim Thomson over a pulp mill remark, has a legal fight pending with the Supreme Court and has owned several weeklies in the region.
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Woodstock
UPI
New Hampshire
Edward Bennett
Vermont Standard
Bennett
Benton Dryden
Meldrim Thomson
Connecticut Valley
Walpole
N.H
U.S. Supreme Court
Vermont
Claremont Daily Eagle
First women Episcopal priest ordained in nation
Janet Brown, 34, of Williston, was ordained at St. Pauls Cathedral Burlington in a ceremony led by Bishop Robert S. Kerr. More than 30 Vermont Episcopal priests joined a 400 strong congregation while about 15 bishops declined to attend in protest of women in the priesthood.
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Burlington
UPI
Janet Brown
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Robert S. Kerr
Brown
Williston
ICC likely extends emergency control of Vermont Northern
Federal officials say the Interstate Commerce Commission will probably extend the emergency authorization allowing Morrisson Knudsen Corp to operate the 99 mile Vermont Northern line. ICC spokesman Joel Burns noted the agency has not acted on the state's request yet but sees no reason the permission would be denied.
Vermont Sues Former Public Defender Mahady for 5000
The Vermont attorney general's office filed in Washington County Superior Court seeking repayment of 5000 dollars paid to Frank Mahady while he was public defender in White River Junction. The suit accuses him of taking the fee in 1973 to defend a man on aggravated assault charges and seeks an accounting of his finances during that period.
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Mahady
Shaftsbury Snow Pilots meet at Hale Mountain Club
Shaftsbury Snow Pilotsheld first and third Tuesdays at Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club. Members plan to ride to meetings and relocate a bridge this weekend. Call Ron Lindsey to help Saturday or Sunday. New members bring snowmobile registration and 50 cents to join the 50-50 club.
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Shaftsbury
Snow Pilots
Hale Mountain
Fayville-McIntyre
Ron Lindsey
William Crosier
Arlen Brown
Judge drops murder charges in Rotterdam case
A Schenectady County judge ruled the murder charges against Carl Prince void after finding the confession obtained by state police through physical force. Prince was accused in the 1973 death of his former wife Carol whose chained body was found in the Mohawk River. A doctor noted Prince was stripped gagged with a towel ridiculed and not given rights during interrogation.
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Schenectady
Carl Prince
Rotterdam
Prince
Carol
Mohawk River
RPI proposes Hendrick Hudson renovation into student apartments
RPI official urged Troy City Council to convert downtown Hendrick Hudson into efficiency apartments for married students seniors and middle income families. Paul Zuber from the college center for urban and environmental studies estimated a $1.8 million cost with expected future revenue gains and downtown revitalization impact.
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Troy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Hendrick Hudson
RPI
Paul Zuber
College
Center For Urban and Environmental Studies
Buffalo hunt ends as motorist kills calf in Lenox
In Lenox Berkshire there was a buffalo chase after 10 of the 1100 pound animals and a calf escaped from an Eastover resort fence. Police and staff pursued them overnight across East Street hills and plains until morning. The calf was killed by a passing motorist while the adults were lured back with corn bait on a flatbed truck.
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Lenox
Eastover
East Street
Brodie ad man pleads guilty in Route 7 sign theft
Daniel OConnell of Waterford New York pleaded guilty in district court to stealing a Jiminy Peak directional sign on Route 7. The case was continued six months for restitution and investigation as vandalism of the lone Jiminy Peak sign continued. OConnell claimed he was trying to put the sign back together. Brodie Ski Mountain officials previously vandalized a cow with the word Brodie during a feud with the outdoor advertising bureau.
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Pittsfield
Brodie Ski Mountain
Daniel O’connell
Waterford
N.Y
O’connell
Brodie
Outdoor Advertising Bureau
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