Freight house to close in Hoosick Falls New York
Hearing before the New York State Public Service Commission outlined plans to close the freight house on Center Street and Railroad Avenue Hoosick Falls. Boston and Maine Railroad officials discussed station transfers to Mechanicville and potential enterprise numbers while local officials pressed for possible acquisition rights.
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Hoosickalls
N.Y
Center Street
Railroad Avenue
New York State Public Service Commission
Boston and Maine Railroad
Mannie Liberman
PSC
Hoosick Hoosick Falls
North Hoosick
Walloomsac
Petersburg
Mechanicville
Pownal Citizens Caucus Nomination Session Set
The annual Pownal Citizens Caucus is called for Thursday January 28 in Town Hall to nominate candidates for town offices to be voted on March 2 at the annual Town Meeting. The Citizens Committee includes Miss Margaret E. Lillie Harold P Hicks and Robert E. Rudd Jr. Also reported is a snowmobile event by Pownal Center Fire Department with Stanley Bratcher scoring 13 points, Charlies Ely 10, and Ben Niles 8.
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Pownal
Citizens’ Committee
Margaret E. Lillie
Harold P. Hicks
Robert E. Rudd Jr
Pownal Center
Arlington
Arlington Town Hall
Vermont Etv
Bennington County
Regional Planning Commission
Pierre Donnet
Donnet
Williamstown Skating Club Adds Midwinter Sessions
Christ mas Brook Figure Skating Club of Williamstown expands skating time through Feb 14 with extra Sunday sessions at Lansing Chapman Memorial Rink. Regular times remain plus Tuesday 6:45 8:45 p.m. at North Adams rink and Thursday 7 9 p.m. Sundays 11:30 1:30 p.m. Registration available via Mrs. Fuqua or Mrs. Richardson. Lessons offered by Wynn Miller. group lessons $1. Membership rates midwinter adults 18 juniors 12. High point scorers include Bratcher Gardner Sweet. Races held Sundays feature stock oval and various drag classes with numerous winners.
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North Adams
Williamstown
Lansing Chapman Memorial
Wynn Miller
Sunderland appoints Root to fill Guidera term on board
Sunderland selectmen name Leonard Root of Prouty Hill to serve out the unexpired term on the board of sisters after Guidera moves away. Root will likely seek a full term at March Town Meeting. An Arlington Community House meeting on Jan 25 at 7 30 p.m. invites area parents to discuss a planned day care center and address questions about the plan. The need for a central facility for child care in Arlington Sandgate Sunderland grows.
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Sunderland
Leonard Root
Prouty Hill
John Guidera
Board of
Sisters
Guidera
Root
Arlington Community House
Arlington-Sandgate- Sunderland
Grafton Lake Park recreational site approved for development
Hoosick Falls, N.Y. approval by the Capital District Regional Planning Commission will fund a 1.5 million dollar development at Grafton Lake State Park near Grafton. Plan includes 150 campsites, bathhouses, beach, roads, utilities, and a large parking area with completion expected by year end.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Capital District Regional Planning Commission
Grafton Lake State Park
Grafton
Planning Commission
Albany County
Savarin
U.S. Department of Interior
Long Lake
Rensselaer County
New York State
Bennington
Williamstown Promenaders Workshop and Dance at Church Hall
The Williamstown Promenaders square dance club will host a Friday workshop at 7:30 pm and a dance from 8 to 11 pm at the First Congregational Church hall. Earl E. Turner Jr. of Lenox will conduct the workshop and call the dances open to all square dance organizations. This is the last church hall function before moving activities to Mount Greylock Regional High School due to growing membership.
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Williamstown
Mass
First Congregational Church Hall
Earl E. Turner Jr
Lenox
Mount Greylock Regional High School
Glenn A. Foss
Foss
Church Hall
And
George C Scott's Patton Oscar Nomination Question
Hollywood reports debate whether George C Scott will be nominated for best actor for Patton in 1970. Critics praise his tour de force portrayal while Scott remains quietly defiant toward campaigning. The academy faces scrutiny over past sentimentality and fairness in selecting nominees.
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George Scott
Patton
Hollywood
UPI
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
George C Scott
Scott
Gen
George C. Patton
Academy
National Society of Film Critics
New York Film Critics
North Bennington Baptist Women Meet At Home
The North Bennington Baptist Women's Fellowship holds its first year meeting at Mrs Alfred Scott's home at 7 30 p m with committee members Eileen Peckham Margaret Perkins Ann Mackey and Helen Crosier named. Tucker Lodge No 48 plans its regular meeting for Wednesday Jan 20 at 8 p m in what is described as a solid but challenging year for the academy and the community.
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North Bennington Baptist Women’s Fellowship
Alfred Scott
Eileen Peckham
Margaret Perkins
Ann Mackey
Helen Crosier
Tucker Lodge No. 48
Love Story and Five Easy Pieces review by Milton R. Bass
The critic touts Love Story as a cultural phenomenon and praises the film’s emotional pull, Boston setting, and Harvard atmosphere while noting minor flaws and preferring the movie to the book. He also critiques Five Easy Pieces, praising some aspects but citing flaws and uncertain acting by Jack Nicholson. He concludes vacation mode limits engagement.
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Erich Segal
Puck of
Jack Nicholson
Five county men attend state firefighters meet
Twenty six members attended the January meeting of the Executive Board of the Vermont State Firefighters Association held in Mallets Bay on Sunday with all fourteen counties represented. Secretary Howard C. Dailey reported 3,238 members for 1970 and Training Coordinator Walter B. Read Sr. noted three 18 hour operation courses and three 45 hour firemanship schools completed, with eight more in progress and six scheduled for February and March. Local and regional training plan details were given, including heart message courses at the association's request. A testimonial dinner on Jan. 16 saw Richard C. Holmes present a 56 year service award to Leland Ring, with life membership approved. Attending from the area were Francis D. Walker, Charles O. Becker, Lee Marsh, Howard C. Dailey, and Walter B. Read Sr.
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Town of
Hoosick
Edward Cottrell
Charles J. Miner
Hoosick Falls
North Adams
Hoosick and
Mallets Bay
Vermont State Firefighters’ Association
Walter B. Read
East Dorset
Brattleboro
Wilmington
North Ferrisburg
Whiting
Milton
Wells
Underhill-Jericho
Isle LaMotte
Vernon
Barre Town
Vergennes
Williston
South Royalton
Beecher Falls
Springfield
Middlebury
Orleans
The
Heart Association
Richard C. Holmes
Montpelier
Leland Ring
Morrisville
Ring
Francis D. Walker
Bennington
Charles O. Becker
Shaftsbury
Lee Marsh
Arlington
Bennington County
Howard C. Dailey
Manchester
Walter B. Read Sr
Eagle Square tax plan advances toward approval
Stanley Works approved the Eagle Square shop contract keeping a $425 000 listing until 1974 with a planned rise to 1 631 000 for 1974–81 and taxes of 128 000 annually. Current taxes stay at 32 400 until 1974 while the town prepares for a zoning vote and a petition seeks tax exemption for Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club. State listers will return for a reappraisal after a grand list error.
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Shaftsbury
Eagle Square
Stanley Works
Selectmen
Guy Mattison
Harlan Fowler
Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club
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H. Falls
Albany
Pownals
Veralanglais
Christmas Brook Figure Skating Club
Charles Fuqua
Elwin Richardson
Bratcher
Michael Gardner
Douglas Sweet
James Howe
Vicky Baker
John Sherman
Toby Taber
Jack Kelley
Dennis LeBarron
Clark Edelmann
Gordon Dyndor
Michael Yager
Bud Baker
Gary Hicks
James Jelley
George Elwell
John Patterson
Francis Gwordz
Ely
Eric Niles
Stephen Wheeler
John Haley
Brent Peacock
John Fachini
Joanne Ely
Ben Peacock
Marilyn Gardner
Donna Patterson
Gerald Raftery
Grafton Lake Park
SPAC
Saratoga Springs
Patricia McBride
Edward Villella
New York City Ballet
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Philadelphia Orchestra
Andre Kostelanetz
Saratoga
McBride
Villella
Tschaikowsky
Shostakovich
Kostelanetz
New York Philharmonic
Lincoln Center
Performing Arts Center
Richard P. Leach
Contact the Center
Santa FE Springs
Calif
San Gabriel River
Elbert L. Setzer
el Monte
Carl Lamb
Square Dance
Grange Lape
Robert Carnaroli
By Vernon Scott
Mem
Bership
Milton R. Bass
Boston
Harvard
New York
Eva
Romeo
Segal
Internal Revenue Department
PHA
North Street
By Sheilah Miller
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Eagle Street
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