Bennington seeks higher land value in Route 7 dispute
Judge Ernest Gibson weighs Bennington's appeal over a 78,000 offer by Vermont Highway Board for 30.8 acres taken for a Route 7 connector. Town seeks 60,000, arguing land is worth more. Hearing held Tuesday and Wednesday without a jury, with Norton Barber opposing James Hirsch. Decision expected within 10 days.
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Jan Slusmon
Bennington
Vermont Highway Board
Superior Court
Ernest W. Gibson
Highway Board
Willow Park
Norton
Barber
James Hirsch
Attorney General’s Office
Highway Department
Gibson
Phony twenties spotted in Bennington area
Vermont National Bank employee confirms two twenty dollar bills passed Thursday in Bennington were counterfeit. Police issue alerts to public and businesses to watch for fake currency, especially twenties, with investigation focusing on a young woman in blue jeans seen at Burger Chef and Carroll's.
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Vermont National Bank
Bennington
David J. Brown
Carroll's
Vermont National
Burger Chef
Brown
Ployes
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Federal Reserve Bank
Boston
Equal Rights in Vermont What it Means for State Laws
Vermont joins 13 states in ratifying the equal rights amendment, prompting debate on military service gender roles, tax supported schools, abortion, public accommodations, and guardianship. The legislature weighs statutes to align with the amendment while noting potential changes to marriage, custody, and naming rules.
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Bruce Talbot Montvelier
UPI
Vermont
U.S
Green Mountain
Madge Salmon
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
YMMCA
YMCA
Governor's Commission On the Status of Women
Supreme Court
Parel
Vermont Yankee woes trigger double state probe
Vermont officials ordered a double probe into this week s problems at the Vernon plant. Attorney General Kimberly Cheney asked an assistant to examine Energy Commission disclosures of two abnormal radiation occurrences. Public Service Board chairman William Gilbert was also to review the reports as Vermont continues license proceedings for the 540000 kilowatt reactor. Accidents tied to mechanical and human error caused emissions exceeding Atomic Energy Commission standards, though officials said no danger to the public. The temporary license for Vermont Yankee expires next month amid planned fuel-rod replacement and shutdowns.
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Norman Ruinion
William Poole
Monipetter
Vermont Yankee
Kimberly B. Cheney
John Ponsetto
Momie Energy Commission
Vernon
Cheney
Llle
Nortiny James
Thomas P. Salmon
Public Service Board
Willian Gilbert
Atomic Energy Commission
ARC
James
Land plan study backed as good omen in Vermont
In Montpelier Speaker Walter Kennedy praised the 79 66 House vote to form a special panel from six committees to study the proposed state Land Capability and Development Plan. The panel will review the plan by Feb 13 and may hold a public hearing as it makes recommendations to the Natural Resources Committee and the legislature.
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House
Kennedy
Rep
John Mulligan
Hydeville
Natural Resources Committee
Mulligan
Vermont
Douglas Tudhope
Vouen Burtington
Appropriations Committee
Roland Gervais
D-Enosburg Falls
Ways Aid Means Committee
Thomas Candon
Louise Swaintank
St. Johnsbury
Robert Kinsey
Craftsbury Common
John Meeker
Waterbury
Melvin Mandigo
Glover
Cutts
Government Operations Committee
Kenneth Montl
Barre
James Allen
Burlington
James Welton
Brandon
Kenneth Dean
Allen
Francis Kennedy
Alden to push open sessions for controversial appointments
Vermont Senator John Alden vows to try a new anti secrecy tactic to force the Senate to keep doors open during gubernatorial appointment debates. The chamber briefly closed to the public and press before confirming Thomas C. Nays as Secretary of the Agency of Human Services, amid opposition from several Republicans and Democrats. A recorded vote proposal passed 18-9 with Alden voting no, as Buckley urged public ballots to bolster accountability.
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Thomas P. Salmon
Senate
Thomas C. Nays
Deane C. Davis
Agency of Human Services
John O'Brien
D - Chittenden
John Boylan
Essex Orleans
Herbert Ogden
Windsor County
Fred Westphal
Lamoille
Davis
Buckley
Alden
United States Senate
Ful
Sen
Alden Paget
Vermont suit against International Paper over Lake Champlain sludge
Vermont seeks three reliefs in its suit with IPC and New York to remove decades of sludge from Lake Champlain, seek damages for past pollution, and address liability limits. The case tests legislative executive boundaries as states argue about cleanup costs, tort claims, and public policy on industry pollution.
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Vermont
International Paper Company
State of
New York
Lake Champlain
Ince the
IPC
Tt Crust
Witten
Secrecy Cloaks Vermont IPC Sludge Suit Before Supreme Court
Vermont and International Paper face a major pollution dispute over Lake Champlain with a heavy news blackout. Attorney General Kimberly Cheney and aides spoke in a public session but withheld key details amid a court order restricting disclosures. Officials cited executive sessions and unnamed committees as reasons for secrecy. The case, before the New York court with original jurisdiction in interstate matters, carries no appeal, and transparency remains limited as officials navigate the control of information and possible transcripts.
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Vermont
New York
Cheney
Benny Black
International Per Ce
Hoth Cheney
John Hansen
Supreme Court
IPC
Murray Stein
Environmental Protection Agency
Hansen
Innaught
Weather outlook shows clearing and colder conditions
Partial clearing today with highs in the 30s and a few flurries in higher elevations. Tonight and Sunday turning cold with teens to low 20s, Sunday highs in the upper single digits to low 10s.
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Lina
Salmon
Vermont Women's Political Caucus
Kenalene Collins
Aneadsboro
Battefield
Collins
New Vermont
Sanner Weekly
Sen. Alden
Berard
Woodstock
Frank Berard
South Royalton Cemetery
Raymond
Franklin Billings
Ray Rehlideau
Tadlow
Pau Hudson
Rebideau
Tield
Bernard Woodmansee
Norial Dela
Woodmanster
H. Marshall Witten
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