Vermont IDEA merger pushes alternative to Miller Formula
Ad Hoc Committee Against the Miller Formula merges with Vermont IDEA to back Senate Bill 176. The combined group, led by J. Peter Gratiot and J. George Butler, transfers 3252.57 to fund the campaign, aiming to replace property value based aid with per capita income measures and account for town revenue sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Vermont Idea
J. George Butler
Halifax
Merrill Haynes
IDEA
J. Peter Gratiot
Robert L. Collins
Butler
Gratiot
Vermont
Windsor County
Frank Smallwood
John T. Alden
Alden
Miller
Barnard
Bridgewater
Pomfret
Reading
Sherburne
Woodstock
Addison
Andover
Athens
Danby
Mt. Holly
Stowe
Stratton
Tinmouth
West Windsor
Whitingham
Arlington library receives Frost letters gift
The Martha Canfield Memorial Library in Arlington and the Dr. George Russell Vermontiana Collection have received a copy of The Family Letters of Robert and Elinor Frost edited by Arnold Grade of State University of New York Press. The gift is in memory of the Frosts’ daughter Marjorie Frost Fraser by two Arlington high school classmates Irene LeBatt and Inez Smith, graduates of North Bennington High School in 1923, a period when Arlington had no schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Martha Canfield
George Russell
Vermontiana
Robert
Elinor Frost
Arnold Grade
State U. of N.Y. Press
Manchester challenges Arlington blood donors
Manchester calls residents to back Arlington’s record blood drive as Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Zion Parish House in Manchester Center. The event seeks a large turnout with volunteers listed, including doctors Elizabeth Byrnes and Theodore Harwood, and many nurses, aides, registrars, and coordinators assisting. The Arlington thrift shop hours and a late February deadline for a thrift shop coordinator are noted within the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Red Cross
Arlington
Bloodmobile
R. S. Fenn
Dorset
W. C. Nawrath
Zion Parish
Manchester Center
Arlington Thrift Shop
Atwater-Kent
Elizabeth Byrnes
Theodore Harwood
Edward Brooks
Leo Charbonneau Jr
Olive Dern
Lawrence Duffany
Alan Johnson
Peter Palmer
Fred Viault
Nathan Ricker
Sandy Ameden
Kerry Comello
Ellen Spaulding
Robin Jarvis
Paul Todtschinder
C. E. Comar
Neil Cross
Robert Edson
Robert Fisk
James Lennihan
C. E. Markey
Joseph MacMillan
Telephone Corps
E. E. Abramson
Paul Anderson
Harry Atkinson
Harry Barber
Michael Campisi
Myrtle Cole
Beulah Johnson
Eugene Kayatta
Hazel Mercer
Nelson Parkinson
Oakley Porter
F. J. Sutton
Ronald Wilcox
Hoosick Falls Grange to mark 66th anniversary
Hoosick Falls Hoosick Grange observes its 66th anniversary at a regular meeting on Wednesday night. Past masters and charter members will be honored, with a pre meeting covered dish supper at 7 p.m. hosted by Mr and Mrs Wesley Hall. Fire department reports two weekend calls, including a dryer fire at Shapiro’s Laun-dermat in which minimal damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Grange
Wesley Hall
Hoosick Falls
Shapiro
Community skating and police course details
The 686 9103 Gilchrest rink offers adult ice skating from 9 30 to 11 30 a m on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and requests for adult-only reservations. Quam Area residents can enroll in a police psychology course via Hudson Valley Community College, starting Tuesday at Hoosick Falls Central School at 6 30 p m, taught weekly until May 14, funded by a federal grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilchrest
Quam
Hudson Valley Community College
Hoosick Falls Central School
Hudson Valley College
Hoosick Falls Village
St Joseph's College opens Manchester office for evening courses
St Joseph's College opened a Manchester branch to coordinate an evening division offering accredited courses. The office will recruit locally, operate 8 am to 5 pm and 6 30 to 9 pm Monday through Thursday, and run a Manchester bus service and car pools to aid commuting. Classes start Feb 11 with seven courses and three credits each, tuition 120 dollars, with Pat Miles as coordinator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
St. Joseph’s College
James G. Donahue
Donahue
St. Joseph’s
Pat Miles
Walloomsac residents face welfare fraud charges in Hoosick Falls
Four Walloomsac residents appeared before Town of Hoosick Justice John A Mahar charged with welfare fraud. Adah Brown Reynolds faces a 1342.09 claim she was not entitled to. Dorothy E Brown 567.87 and concealment of facts. Carol J Brown 4414 with attorney George beyond the elementary grades. Henry Brown 1157 charged with grand larceny third degree. All charges are misdemeanors except Henry. Hearing set for Jan 30 with assigned counsel in each case. Regular docket also included guilty pleas and fines for traffic violations and vehicle offenses from nearby Bennington and North Bennington residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Walloomsac
Hoosick
John A. Mahar
Adah Brown Reynolds
Jack Tuliska
East Greenbush
Dorothy E. Brown
William Johnston
Carol J. Brown
George
Holbrook
Henry Brown
Mahar
Francis Tilley
Box
North Bennington
Frederick Bergman
Burnt Hills
Edward Harrington
RD Johnsonville
Howard Reynolds
North Branch Street
Bennington
Salmon proclaims SSI Alert to aid aged and disabled
Governor Thomas P. Salmon signed a proclamation launching SSI Alert a statewide effort to identify and enroll Vermonters eligible for the new Supplemental Security Income program. The Red Cross AARP and aging offices coordinate volunteers across districts to reach those with low income and limited resources. Call 800-642-3131 for info or to volunteer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Salmon
J. Newton Perrin
The
Retired Teachers Association
Betty Sheedy
Red Cross
Jane Yamamoto
Vermont Office On Aging
Millard P. Nute
Social Security Administration
Montpelier
Vermont
Thomas P. Salmon
U.S. Social Security Administration
Congress
American Association of Retired Persons
Office On Aging
National Council of Senior Citizens
Retired Teachers’ Association
On Aging
J. Boone Wilson
Burlington
Gladys Markoff
Rutland
Red Cross Project
SSI
Williams Trio Concert At North Adams State College
The Williams Trio from Williams College performs Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Venable Hall Auditorium as part of NASC Winter Study. The concert features Julius Heggs violin Douglas Moore cello and Stephen Dankner piano with prior fame in major series and orchestras. A small admission is charged and the event is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Mass
North Adams State College
Williams Trio
Venable Hall
Williams College Department of Music
Julius Heggs
Douglas Moore
Stephen Dankner
Williams College
Berkshire Symphony
Berkshire
Albany
Northern Berkshire Council of the Arts
Massachusetts Council On the Arts
Adams
Williams
Juilliard School of Music
Berkshire and
Gordon
New York
U.S. Army Band
Richmond, Virginia
Catholic University
Albany Symphony Orchestra
Lake George Opera Festival
New York University
Queens College
CUNY
Juilliard
Paul Creston
Vincent Persichetti
Hugo Weisgall
Roger Sessions
Vermont Economic Issues 1974 Seminar at Ethan Allen
A Manchester community program at Ethan Allen Community College plans a seminar series titled Vermont Economic Issues 1974. Panels will feature local businessmen community leaders and government officials along with audience discussions on gasoline shortages tourist economy land use energy sources and health care legislation with aims to spur community action. For ideas contact Jim Capobianco at 310 Bonnet St Manchester Center 362-3588.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Ethan Allen Community College
Vermont
Jim Capobianco
Bonnet St
Manchester Center
Car Crash Delivers Man to Manchester Wood Building
Charles Wright, 56, of Manchester was injured when his 1970 Buick crashed through the Center Hill intersection of Routes 11 and 30, went through a parking lot, and slammed into the Manchester Wood building’s business office. He suffered facial cuts. no charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Charles Wright
Manchester Wood
Wright
Center Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
J.M. Soper
Brattleboro
Arlington Library
Arlington Blood Donors
Arlington, Vt
Edith Beaumont
Reynolds
John Andrus Professional
Bonnet Street
Town of
Hoosick Court
Stephen Greenslet
Main Street
Salmon
Berkshire Optical Atom
Berkshire Optical
North St. Bennington
Soulmenn
Etemont
Sanon
Home Racing
Fummer Caeee
Greenberg
Ethan Allen
VN GS
Newsweek
Harper's Bazaar
National Observer
NEW York Times
Washington Post
Mademoisselle
LOS Angeles Times
Boston Globe
Artend
New Englander Motor Inn
Barry A. Brown
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!