Church Street no parking eases traffic in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls village adopts no parking on the east side of Church Street from John to River Street, effective today, aided by a new parking lot between Church Elm and Main. The move relieves long standing congestion and uses courtesy tickets initially, with regular enforcement after three days. The village leases the lot from Hoosick Falls Realty Corp for 600 dollars in rents and 300 dollars in lieu of taxes for a year, with upkeep by the village and potential contract changes after 60 days.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Church Street
John
River Street
Village Board
Church, Elm
Main Street
Highway Department
Richard Severson
Frank Demick
Realty Corp
Charles E. Searcy
Trailer Truck Rolls Back Into Four Cars
A tractor trailer rolled backward while in gear near the Center Post Office in Manchester, damaging four cars. Howard B. Lacillade, 40, of Bellows Falls, was in the Three Donut Diner when the engine ran and the truck jackknifed into the road. The cab struck a car in the Ford garage lot, causing a chain reaction. two cars suffered severe damage and two moderate. The Savage Leasing Co. of Chester owned the truck. No injuries were reported. In a separate weekend crash on Route 7 near Southwickes Clothing Store, Carol Paris, 36, of Ridgewood New York, collided with Oliver Peck, 45, of Lewisboro New York and New Canaan Connecticut, causing $500 to the sedan rear and extensive front-end damage to the wagon. Police noted Paris attempted a left turn as the Peck car came from the opposite direction. Village Police Chief George Hoag and Officer Gene Galotti investigated the 2:30 p.m. collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Center Post Office
Howard B. Lacillade
Bellows Falls
Gene Gaiotti
Ford
Savage Leasing Co
Chester
Southwickes
Carol Paris
Ridgewood
N.Y
Oliver Peck
Lewisboro
New Canaan
Lamaze Method of Childbirth Promoted in Berkshire Area
Parents in Williamstown organized a meeting at Southworth School on January 13 to promote the Lamaze method. Anne Clark can provide membership information at 458-5672. Three Lamaze films will be shown February 3 at 8 p.m. in North Adams Hospital conference room with a panel discussion after.
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Williamstown
Mass
Southworth School
Berkshire
Anne Clark
North Adams Hospital
Cold Weather Closes Manchester Elementary School
Principal Robert Wood said the policy triggers closure at 15 degrees below zero by 6 am. With 25 percent of students walking and the rest awaiting buses outside, freezing temperatures prompted today’s shut. Last winter saw five snow closures. 1967 68 had four days at 30 below zero. Burr and Burton Seminary and the high school remained open during exam week.
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Manchester
Robert Wood
Wood
Burr and Burton Seminary
Vermont firm buys 200 acres near Guilford Center
Guilford Associates and Land-West Inc. buy 200 acres west of Guilford Center for 55000 dollars with 16000 down and 10 year balance. A colonial house will be restored and 30 acres kept, master plan for 5 to 15 acre homesites. Land-West holds 6000 acres in Vermont New Hampshire and Maine and Craftsbury Associates buys 504 acres for 57000 dollars with 7500 down and 10 year balance. Master plan aims for year round recreation and steady investor returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gannett
Brattleboro
Robert T. Gannett
Land-West
Didco
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Gannett Said
Craftsbury Associates
Craftsbury
Northeast Kingdom
Orpheus Descending staged by Hoosick Valley Theatre Co
The Hoosick Falls Central School hosted Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams, directed by Ashton Crosby with a large cast led by Mary Eagle and Dave Strathairn. The amateur production drew praise for its realistic acting, especially Massey, Lomuscio, and Strathairn, and tied Williams themes to modern social prejudice and violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheus Descending
Tennessee Williams
Hoosick Valley Theatre Co
Hoosick Falls Central School
Ashton Crosby
Jack Girard
Maggie Jacqueline Mahoney
Dolly Hamma
Barbara Durrin Beulah Binnings
Ellie Fink
Dog Hamma Thorman Hulse Pee Wee Binnings
Dave Thornton
Carol Cutrere
Karen Lomuscio
Eva Temple
Jo Thornton
Sister Temple
Joan Saliuzzo
Uncle
Williams
Hoosick Falls
Orpheus
Jane McAdoo
Joe Walsh
Richard Lomascio
Val Xavier
Dave Strathairn
Fountain Mountain Hosts First Commercial Race Camp
Mount Snow in West Dover will run the east’s first on the snow commercial racing camp this spring and summer. John Christie and All American Summer Ski Camp Inc executives finalized talks to use Fountain Mountain for a five day schedule starting May 24, with sessions through July depending on snow. The camp will feature training in swimming tennis soccer circuit training trampoline and golf, with giant slalom and downhill limited to demonstrations.
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West Dover
Mount Snow
Fountain Mountain
Mt. Snow
John Christie
All- American Summer Ski Camp Inc
John Hitchcock
All - American Summer Ski Camp Inc
Cooke City
Mont
Squaw Valley
Calif
St. Moritz
Lenerheide
Switzerland
Hitchcock
Tom Reynolds
Farmington State College
Maine
Christie
Ruedi Baer
All American Summer Ski Camp Inc
Ruedi Wyrsch
Manfred Krings
North Bennington Boy Scout meeting urged to decide Troop 328
A Wednesday 7 30 pm meeting at North Bennington school invites all eligible boys 11 and up to decide if Troop 328 will continue locally. Joseph Curran Pack 328 BSA packmaster seeks missing old charters from 1953 onward to bind in portfolios for future packs. He asks anyone linked to Cub Scouts to locate charters and call 442-9177. The latest charter shows 33 registered Cub Scouts. Rob ert McWaters is institutional representative and pack treasurer. Paul Becker chairs the committee with Duane Muckle. Curran is assisted by Steve Churchill and Bob Gratton with Webelos den. den mothers listed.
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North Bennington School
Vermont
Curran
Robert McWaters
Paul Becker
Duane Muckle
Steve Churchill
Bob Gratton
Webelos den
Den
Harald Henningsen
Milton Surdam
Air Force air medal second award to T Sgt Perrott
U S Air Forces announces Cpl T Sgt Richard B Perrott son of Mrs Dorothy M Perrott Arlington Vermont received his second Air Medal at Korat Royal Thailand for meritorious flight service in the Vietnam era air operations.
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U.S. Air Forces
Thailand
U.S. Air Force
Richard B. Perrott
Dorothy M. Perrott
Arlington
Korat Royal
Thai Afb
Southeast Asia
Perrott
Korat
554Th Reconnaissance Squadron
Pacific Air Forces
Far East
Pacific
Richard V. Perrott
Bennington
Bennington High School
Betty
Cecil Wilcox
R.F.D
Five Day Forecast for Boston and New England
The five day forecast from the UPI reports below normal temperatures across New England Tuesday to Saturday. Daytime highs range from the teens in northern Maine to around 30 along the south coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Overnight lows vary from well below zero near the Canadian border to about 20 in southern coastal areas. Frigid conditions are expected with some moderation toward weekend. precipitation expected to be about one tenth inch or less melted, with a chance of snow late in the week.
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Boston
UPI
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Canadian
Snowmobiles debated on Vermont Educational TV program
Burlington Vermont snowmobile use and its environmental impact will be discussed on Vermont Educational Television's Cracker Barrel live broadcast Tuesday January 20 at 8 PM. Guests include John Hall president of the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers Rep Arthur Gibb and Lloyd Selby bank president and two University of Vermont students with polarized views on youth revolt and social change. Ed Friedman and Marcheta Pebbles host.
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Sion
John Hall
Hardwick
Vermont Association of Snow Travelers
Arthur Gibb
Middlebury
State Natural Resources Committee
Lloyd Selby
National Bank of Derby Line
ETV
University of Vermont
Marsha McKenzie
Berlin
N.H
Rick Baum Jr
Pittsford
N.Y
Ed Friedman
Marcheta Pebbles
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Miss Paris
Peck
Paris
George Hoag
Gene Galotti
Guilford — Guilford Associates
Land-West, Inc
Guilford Center
Thomas B. Gannett Jr
Freeman, Everett and Company
Mary Eagle
Hank Giles
William Gilbert
Hoosick Falls, N.Y
Madeleine Massey
Miss Massey
Jake Torrance
Anna Magnani
Marlon Brando
Lady Torrance
Miss Eagle
Strathairn
Brando
Mr. Strathairn
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Main St
North Bennington
BOY Scouts
CUB Scout Land
Joseph Curran
Pack 328
BSA
East Arlington
William Morse
Morse
Sunderland
McCullough Library
Eileen Briggs
The
Shea
Agency
KETV
Burlington
Haynes & Kane Colonial Shop
Bennington, VT
Beneficial Finance Co
YES
Ount Department
Artery Arcade
North Adams
Drysdale’s
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