Jolly Red Owl Closes Over 23 Fire Code Violations
The Jolly Red Owl on Routes 11 and 30 shuts down after state fire marshal cites 23 violations of the fire code. Snowy Owl Inc. owners face a stalemate with lessees Ashley Gray and Arthur Reilly over required repairs, costing several thousand dollars. Reilly and Gray seek more time to comply, while inspectors note limited extension power and possible legal action.
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Russ Garland
Manchester
State Department of Labor and Industry
Snowy Owl Inc
New York
Ashley Gray
Arthur Reilly
Jolly Red Owl
Reilly
The
Red Doors
Gray
Vermont
Owl
Charles Leel
Vosha
Lees
Snowy Owl
Leel
Wildlife films and Gas the owl on view at Berkshire Museum
Berkshire Museum hosts the Audubon Wildlife Film Series featuring a live barred owl nicknamed Gus and three films. Wilderness is not a Place explores estuaries with on location photography and sound. Sea Swallows shows tern life in a breeding colony. The Rock Ptarmigan examines an eastern Canada grouse habitat. John Mulhall demonstrates owl behavior between films. Gus will be available after for close inspection. Sponsored by the Hoffman Bird Club and the Sanctuary. tickets $2 adults $1 under 16 at the door or museum.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Audubon
Berkshire Museum
England
France
Canada
Gus
John Mulhall
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Berkshire County
Mulhall
Hoffman Bird Club
Barred Owl
Pat
Vermont Firefighters Seek Ground for Training Youth Course
The Vermont State Firefighters Association executive committee met in White River Junction with 31 officials and guests. They confirmed Bennington County rep Douglas Saunders and Shaftsbury alternate Brian Wade, named Orange County alternate Chief Joseph Callahan. A $368.23 donation funded fire protection handbooks for instructors as the Youth Firemanship Course manuscript, for ages 14 to 18, was completed. The group discussed securing a formal training ground and supported retaining Pittsford facilities for training, while the chief can order a 25-foot fire lane and seek enforcement if needed.
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Manchester
Vermont State Firefighters’ Association
White River Junction
Vermont
Rosaire Lange
Burlington
Douglas Saunders
Bennington
Bennington County
Brian Wade
Shaftsbury
Joseph Callahan
Newbury
Orange County
Windham County Association
George Duke
West Dummerston
Robert Wilson
Department of Public Safety
Pittsford
Department of Labor and Industry
Mary McClellan Hospital Admissions and Discharges
Jan 12 to 18 admissions include Carol Anderson Cambridge Katheryn Babcock Cam bridge Margaret W Barber Salem Albert B Daly Valley Falls Dorothy Dornan Greenwich Guy Gunther Fort Edward Linda W Herrick Pawlet VT Nicholas J Mahoney Jr Eagle Bridge Bruce E Norton Schuylerville Linda J Sherwood Cambridge A Malcolm Shields Cam bridge Emory E Towson Cambridge Theresa Ziehm Buskirk discharges include Earl Barnes Salem Colineen Evans Petersburg Kurt E Hartwell Greenwich Linda W Herrick Pawlet VT Linda J Sherwood Cambridge Kathryn M Squires Greenwich Emory E Towson Cambridge.
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Carol Anderson
Cambridge
Katheryn Babcock
Margaret W. Barber
Salem
Albert B. Daly
Valley Falls
Dorothy Dornan
Greenwich
Guy Gunther
Fort Edward
Linda W. Herrick
Pawlet
Nicholas J. Mahoney Jr
Eagle Bridge
Bruce E. Norton
Schuylerville
Linda J. Sherwood
A. Malcolm Shields
Emory E. Towson
Theresa Ziehm
Buskirk
Earl Barnes
Colineen Evans
Petersburg
Kurt E. Hartwell
Kathryn M. Squires
White Creek residents return from hospital and college breaks
Mrs. Harry Baldwin Sr. has returned home from Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington. Louise George has gone back to SUNY Cortland and Melissa Travis will return this week to SUNY Oneonta after midterm vacations.
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Harry Baldwin Sr
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Louise George
SUNY
Cortland
Melissa Travis
Oneonta
Vermont lawmaker seeks to bar motel discrimination by marital status
Freshman Vermont representative Donald Edwards from Grafton proposes a bill to ban public accommodations discrimination based on marital status or sex. He says two unmarried people should be free to check into a motel, adding that morality is a personal matter and not for legislators to judge. Some colleagues question if sex clauses imply co ed restrooms.
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Edwards
Vermont Board Extends Right to Appeal in Land-Use Hearings
The Environmental Board ruled that any person allowed to be a party to a district commission level land-use permit hearing can appeal. Previously the scope of appeal by parties was vague under Act 250. A Stowe subdivision case prompted residents to seek party status due to road impact concerns.
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Burlington
UPI
State Environmental Board
District Commission
Vermont
Stowe
Rutland Chief Evans Mistrial Declared in Assault Trial
UPI reports Rutland Vermont. Brandon Police Chief Thomas D. Evans faced simple assault charges from a June interrogation. Judge Edward J. Costello declared a mistrial after four hours of juror deliberation. A retrial could occur at the next Rutland District Court term.
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Rutland
UPI
Brandon
Thomas D. Evans
Edward J. Costello
Burlington
Robert I. Tepper
Evans
Vermont District Court
Vermont plans one health agency to oversee care
State Human Services Secretary Thomas Davis will push a single Vermont health agency. He cited up to 2 million dollars in federal funds from the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act, effective January 4, as the driver to replace existing programs with a unified agency.
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Burlington
UPI
Thomas Davis
Vermont
Davis
Kelleher pushes Troy office building in tax strained area
Assemblyman Neil Kelleher pressures Governor Carey to approve a Troy state office building tied to the stalled Uncle Sam Mall. He cites Troy’s heavy tax burden from exempt property and demolition for the mall project, noting Troy as a logical site.
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Troy
Neil Kelleher
Rensselaer County
Hugh Carey
Kelleher
Uncle Sam
Drury High School opening delayed again in Berkshire
In North Adams the school committee delayed the opening of the new Drury High School set for January 27 as space dividers and kitchen equipment did not arrive. A committee meeting Monday night could defer the move until after the February winter break.
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North Adams
Drury High School
North Adams man given suspended sentence for draft evasion
Robert W. Richardson of Cambridge formerly North Adams received a two year suspended sentence in U S District Court Springfield for failing to report for induction in Pittsfield in 1966. He is believed to be the first county draft evader sentenced under President Ford's amnesty program. Richardson was ordered to perform 24 months of public service work.
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North Adams
Robert W. Richardson
Cambridge
U.S. District Court
Springfield
Armed Services
Pittsfield
Ford
Richardson
Frank H. Freedman
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