Spirit of America maple at center of Vermont dispute
A panel in Dorset addresses balancing natural beauty with private rights as Cedric Fausett defends his Cephas Kent homestead and the 400 to 500 year old Spirit of America sugar maple threatened by a nearby road. Speakers urge smart design, conservation, and local action to preserve landscapes and wildlife while noting legal twists in preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fausett
Cephas Kent
Vermont
Dorset
Simson
Bennington
Old Bennington
Manchester Village
Rick Wilson
The
Conservation Society
Wilson
West River Valley
Fred Stocking
Pownal Valley
Stocking
Green Mountain Singers
Country
Bennington Free
Meris Eggert
Vermont Bicentennial prints and posters plan outlined
The State Bicentennial Commission, with George Little Press in Burlington, announced a first printing of 10 000 prints and posters. Advertising to begin in a week, with mailing starting in February and net proceeds around 40000 dollars. The group also endorsed continuing a joint poster contest with the VAC, funding 2000 dollars in prizes, and exploring merchandising contracts for medallions and other souvenirs while guarding the official imprimatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Little Press
Burlington
Burley
Commission
Vermont Council On the Arts
VAC
Vermont
Enosburg Falls
James Hormel
Manchester
Ethan Allen Furniture Corp
Ethan Allen
Glastonbury
Bennington planners clash over roadside protection approaches
Bennington planning officials debated how to shield roadsides from strip development while signaling likely changes in density rules when the town adopts a new zoning ordinance this spring. Major voices urged limits near villages, greenbelts, and tighter RC zone rules to preserve Bennington’s character and curb national chain presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Slusmon
Bennington
Ms. Fortney
Vermont
Campbell
Alden E. Harwood
Thomas R. Haley Sr
Haley
Paul W. Bohne III
Bohne
Jack Griffin
Commission
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Vermont Senate shifts committee seats amid protests
Democratic senators maneuvered to move Esther Sorrell to Government Operations replacing Richard Soule on General and Military. The change aimed to counter Republican control of key panels including Appropriations. Sorrell warns that crucial bills head to Government Operations while Boylan dismisses the protest. Separate town actions: Bennington prepares 1975 76 budget, dog obedience classes run tonight, youth arts volunteers needed, and local ads note tropical plant sale and restaurant promotions.
Hospital Notes and Death Notices in Bennington Area
Hospital notes list admissions including Archibald Stevens Holmes Carangio Bennington. births and committee notes. Obituary details John J Hayden of Hoosick Falls and Michael G Dunn of Savoy Mass describe deaths, funeral plans, survivors, and memorials with dates and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Archibald
Wallace Stevens
Jena Holmes
Bennington
Jill Carangio
North Bennington
Eugene Rovzar
Pownal
Linda Hoffman
Arlington
George Colegrove
Hoosick Falls
Es Alice Mallary
Lucille Prew
Ernestine Mears
Ogden Rushford
Daniel Hoffman
John Joseph Hayden
N.Y
Putnam Memorial Hospital
William J
Margaret (O’brien) Hayden
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
General Alkaline Corp
Rensselaer
General Credit Union
General Supervising Association
Vermont
New York
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
St. Mary’s Academy
Hoosick Rescue Squad
IJC weighs Richelieu River dam plan in Quebec
The International Joint Commission opens with a review of a proposed flood control dam on the Richelieu River at Saint Jean Quebec. Charles Ross of Vermont notes the illness absence of Montreal chair Dr Maxwell Cohen may delay any recommendation. Protesters urge delay for an environmental study costing about 850000 dollars while Quebec representatives argue dam construction forestalls spring flood damage to farmlands. The dam site lies about 25 miles north of the Vermont border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
UPI
Richelieu
Quebec
International Joint Commission
Charles Ross
Hinesburg
Maxwell Cohen
Montreal
Vermont
New York
Lake
Champlain
Ross
United States
Canadian Commission
Saint Jean
Vermont-Canada
Also Mentioned on This Page
BCRC
State Bicentennial Commission
Feds
Williamsburg
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Margaret Harris
Hormel
Salmon
John Stark
New Hampshire
Monument Green
Seth Warner
State Line
Burgess
Christina Stevens
Hoosick
Walloomsac
Edward Brooke
U.S. Senate
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Bolton
Windsor
Attorney General’s Office
Water Resources Department
District Court
Michael McShane
St. Johnsbury
McShane
CIA
Lyndon B. Johnson
New York Times
Congress
Rockefeller
Colby
U.S
Rhode Island
Ralph N. Hill
Charles T. Morrissey
Montpelier
Lillian Carlyle
James Davidson
Rutland
Richard Cleveland
Northfield
Donn McCafferty
Waterbury
Robert Withey
Frank Hensel
Stowe
Georgiana Brush
Nicholas Muller
UVM
Madeline Harwood
Brattleboro
Richard W. Mallary
Northside Drive
Donald Peters
Shaftsbury
Thurber
Harold Saunders
Bennington Briefs
Mt. Anthony Union Junior High School
Bennington Dog Training Club
Don Estes
Wild Crest Kennels
First Baptist Church
Hope Sloane
Kathryn Young
Winnie Barber
Charlotte Lyons
Bennington Recreation Center
Recreation Center
Knapp
Gail
Ben Mont
Boylan
John J. Hayden
Michael G. Dunn
Center Road
Savoy
Mass
Pearl Boyer
Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield
Wells Road
Cheshire
Dery
Dunn
Berkshire County
North Adams
Gene J
Dorothy (Olsen) Drake
Pittsfield High School
A&p
North Street
Adams
Lisa Drake
Lanesboro
John Dunn
IJC
Richelieu Dam
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