Regional plan hearing targets Bennington County growth
Manchester hosted the first public hearing on updating the 1970 Bennington County regional plan under Act 250 guidance. Speakers discussed a bottoms up approach, housing needs, land use, open space, roads, and intertown cooperation, amid questions on implementation and impact since 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson Brown
Manchester
Bennington County
Ferdinand Bongartz
Arlington Town Halls
Stamford
BCRC
Greg Burke
Carol Ineson
Bongartz
Burke
Ineson
Sunderland
Shaftsbury
Albany
Elaine Carrano
Massachusetts
Jack Foster
Around the World in Fitchburg by Doris Kirkpatrick
Whitingham author Doris Kirkpatrick has produced a second Fitchburg history, titled Around the World in Fitchburg. The four year project profiles 50 nationalities with biographies, photos, and narratives of immigrant lives shaping the city’s past century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
Whitingham
Barbara Worden
Brattleboro
Doris Kirkpatrick
Fitchburg, Mass
Kirkpatrick
Ireland
William
John
Cleghorn
City Planning Board
Board of Public Welfare
Fidelity Cooperative
Worcester County National
Worcester North Savings Institution
Assumption College
William Aubuchon
BRSA to Hold Meetings Across Vermont Schools
Pawlet school directors plan a Monday 7 p.m. session at West Pawlet School. A Sunderland School Board special meeting is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Sunderland Elementary School.
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Pawlet
West Pawlet
Sunderland School Board
Sunderland
Manchester Selectmen opt not to place tax repeal on town meeting warning
Manchester officials will not seek a repeal of the inventory tax at the town meeting warning. The Manchester Chamber of Commerce will study the issue for possible vote in the fall elections after a hearing where 25 attendees favored repeal but supported delaying vote to calculate town costs. Village residents already repealed the tax at a July meeting, while others discuss budget matters and await closer end-of-year figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Selectman
Jack Stannard
Connors
Dorset
Dorset Connors logging permit debated by selectmen
Dorset officials review a logging permit granted to George Connors for 1300 feet of Town Highway 15 citing contract inaccuracies especially the penalty clause, while Connors and neighbors raise concerns about road use, safety, and property owner permission. The board seeks legal advice and plans to modify terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Colgan
Dorset
George Connors
Selectmen
Dorset Taxpayer Association
Craig Wheaton Smith
Connors
Smith
Susan Sweeney
Emerald Lake State Park
Sweeneys
John Sweeney
Wind storms cause property and animal damage in Hoosick area
High winds Tuesday night into Wednesday morning damaged structures in Hoosick Falls. A window at Thorpe's Pharmacy was blown out and shutters were torn from homes on Johnson Hill Road. Two horses died after being struck by a live wire and a fleeing horse broke a leg. Power was off over five hours on Bovie Hill and River roads, Hoosac School, and Hoosick Falls Central. A fiberglass canopy at Reynolds-Gilchrest Skating rink was destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Church Street
Thorpe’s
John
Church Streets
Hoosick
Jeffrey Benson
Johnson Hill Road
Bovie Hill Road
Hoosac School
Hoosick Falls Central
Reynolds
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BRSA
UPI
Missouri
Hannibal
William E. Aubuchon
Quebec
Orswell
Canada
Fairmount Street
Central Hardware Company
Nashua
Aubuchon Empire
Boston
New England
National Weather Service
Edgar Borgatta
Vernon Squiers
Federal Department Housing and Urban Development
Bennington Opportunity Council
LaFrentz and Co
Squiers
Highway 29
Kelleher Road
Bennington
Salvatore
Lady Florsheim
Sandler
Sebago
S.R
Lady Dexter
Spring St. Williamstown
WLU
Albang
Bank Americard
Main St. Bennington
Main St
Magnavox
Videomatic
Roberts Drive
North Adams
Mass
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