Maine homesteader builds boatyard and restores historic ships
In Georgetown Maine Sam Francis a 32 year old former psychologist homesteads and runs a wood based boatyard called Back River Boat Works. He restores aging pleasure vessels many built in early 20th century while living simply with his wife growing most of their food and using wood heat. The project funds his life and may become a youth therapy program. a 67 foot yacht Hutoka built in 1904 sails again after refit. The piece notes his modest proceeds reinvested in the shop and his wish to keep boat work a hobby rather than a business. The story also mentions local club meetings at Mt Anthony Country Club and Pownal Senior Citizens luncheon details.
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Ihe
Free tax help offered to Arlington retirees
Arlington residents who are retired can receive free tax assistance from an IRS trained volunteer at the RSVP office in the Doyle building near Route 7 and East Arlington Road. Available Mondays and Thursdays 1 to 4 p.m. through March 14, covering federal and state income tax and state rebate claims. Appointments via Ernest Schmidt at 375-6452 on those days, or 375-6444 other times.
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RSVP
Doyle
Route 7
East Arlington Road
Ernest Schmidt
Bombing suspect says prison term would ignite socialist beliefs
Richard Picariello, on trial in Portland on charges of interstate transportation of explosives tied to New England bombings, tells Maine Sunday Telegram he is innocent and distrusts the judicial system. He says if imprisoned again it would be for a long time despite support and a good lawyer.
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Portland, Maine
UPI
Richard Picariello
New England
Picariello
U.S
Maine Sunday Telegram
Portland
Massachusetts
Maine
Thomaston
SCAR
FBI
Connecticut civil libertarians aid Beit Havurah case
The Connecticut Civil Liberties Union filed a friend of the court brief to support Beit Havurah in Norfolk where a ban on overnight accommodations at the 18 room Laurel Way Extension center challenges its status as a church. Neighbors claim use as a religious retreat. Beit Havurah seeks to worship and gather as planned.
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Norfolk, Conn
UPI
Connecticut Civil Liberties Union
Norfolk
Beit Havurah
Laurel Way Extension
Mission
Biet Havurah
Common Pleas Court
CCLU
Williams College to host Rubinstein lectures on Holocaust theology
Williams College in Williamstown Massachusetts invites the public to two free lectures by Richard L Rubenstein a religion professor from Florida State University. The first talk at 3 PM in the Ruskin Room Thompson Memorial Chapel explores What is Living and What is Dead in Holocaust Theology. The second at 8 PM in Jesup Hall auditorium addresses The Politics of Mass Death and the Human Future.
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Williamstown
Mass
Richard L. _ Rubenstein
Florida State University
Williams College
Thompson Memorial Chapel
Rubenstein
Jesup Hall
Kissinger childhood friend recalls rise to power
Norwalk, Conn. UPI reports Frank A. Harris, Kissinger’s boyhood friend, recalls the future secretary of state’s humble beginnings and steadfast friendship. Harris, a food service coordinator, discusses Kissinger’s growth, political stances, and visits, including China ties and Vietnam views, while recounting their Nazi-era memories and Harris’s escape from Germany aboard the Children’s Express.
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Norwalk
Conn
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Frank A. Harris
Harris
American School Food Services Association
Washington
Kissinger
Vietnam
China
Fuerth
Germany
Sunderland Town Clerk Opens Nominations for Town Meeting Ballot
Sunderland officials announce certificate of nomination pickups at the town clerk’s office for March 1 town meeting. Returns are due by January 29. New voters may join the check-list at Board of Civil Authority meetings on January 27 and February 5 at Sunderland Elementary School and the town clerk’s office.
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Sunderland
William H. Bahan
Board of Civil Authority
Let water run advised by Falls official
HOOSICK FALLS N Y To prevent pipes freezing during cold weather this winter residents should leave tap water running Public Works Charles Stowell recommended yesterday His suggestion is especially important for those at the end of dead end streets where pipes are more likely to freeze without a constant flow of water
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Sept. of Public Works
Charles Stowell
Stowell
Pipes freeze threat prompts South Shaftsbury taps kept running
South Shaftsbury residents are urged to keep a faucet running to prevent water line freezes during the cold spell. Ken Carlsen, a prudential committee member, says calls flood in as underground freezes extend despite a brief thaw. East-side homes along Route 7 are especially affected.
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Shaftsbury
South Shaftsbury
Ken Carlsen
Prudential Committee
Fire and Light District
Berkshire Residents Among Williams College Early Admits
Four northern Berkshire students named among 161 accepted to Williams College under the early decision plan for the Class of 1981. From 039 candidates, 78 men and 83 women were chosen on a sex blind basis.
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Williamstown
Mass
Berkshire
Williams College
Philip Smith
Smith
Williams
David B. Dewey
Mary-Jo Dougherty
Deborah Haley
Lori Hvizda
North Adams
Dougherty
Haley
Hvizda
Drury High School
Dewey
Holderness School
Barnett moves toward clearing legal and financial woes
Former Lamoille County State's Attorney Theodore Barnett faces an Aug. 1 deadline to pay Chittenden Trust Company about 278000 or lose 200 acres of land. An out of court settlement requires payment within six months. Four land tracts are in litigation, with one foreclosure suit ongoing. A separate civil suit by a West German couple alleges land fraud in Franklin County.
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Barnett
Franklin County
Storeowner Pleads Innocent to Vermont Container Deposit Violations
Attilio Bonfanti, owner of the Thousand-and-One Store on U S 2 in Grand Isle, denied four counts of selling beverages without the state's deposit stamps. Prosecutors say he bought drinks in New York for less and labeled them redeemable only at his shop. A bottling firm in Burlington reported the matter to the Chittenden County state's attorney.
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Grand Isle
UPI
Attilio Bonfanti
U.S. 2
Vermont
Bonfanti
New York State
Chittenden County
Burlington
Brown Derby Supper Club Sold to Barre Lobbyist Finneran
Abraham Lowma confirms sale of the Brown Derby on Vermont Route 12 to James Finneran, a Barre lobbyist with past roles in the state Housing Authority and Office on Aging. Lowma will depart for Florida after 30 years of ownership. sale price not disclosed. The restaurant has long hosted Democratic gatherings and political figures.
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Philip Hoff
State House
Vermont Wholesale Beverage Association
State Truck and Bus Association
Soap and
Buckley election dispute to be heard in Montpelier
A second hearing in Washington County Superior Court will address the Vermont lieutenant governor race. Democrat John Alden led Republican T Garry Buckley by 1161 votes in November, but the GOP controlled legislature elected Buckley. Alden seeks to overturn the election and force Buckley from office, arguing the legislature did not count the November votes as required by the constitution.
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Montpelier
Buckley
Burgess
New York Prisons Limit Early Parole Hearings
Albany reports that the New York State Correctional Services Department is narrowing the early release program. Parole hearings may now occur no more than three months before a prisoner's minimum sentence expires, down from six months. The move responds to political criticism linking earlier releases to crime increases.
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Albany
New York State Correctional Services Department
Bus coins stolen in CDTA heist weekend theft
Police investigate a theft at the Capital District Transportation Authority garage where $5,000 in weekend cash receipts, mainly nickels dimes and quarters, were stolen after two employees were tied up. No arrests have been made.
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Schenectady
Capital District Transportation Authority
CDTA
Berkshire Gas seeks 21 percent rate hike in Berkshire
In Pittsfield acting Mayor Brindle called Berkshire Gas Co. 21 percent rate increase incredible and disastrous for a fuel loan program aiding cold families. City Councilman Arles urged reduction, citing already strained residents facing higher gas and oil costs amid winter. A company spokesman blamed prolonged cold and rising supplier costs.
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Pittsfield
UPI
Paul E. Brindle
Peter G. Arles
Berkshire Gas Co
Brindle
Arles
Pittsfield Hat Boom Driven by Cold Weather and Masks
In Pittsfield this winter the hat and scarf market is booming due to frigid weather and medical warnings that 60 percent of body heat escapes via the neck and head. Face masks and warm accessories run short as stores report high demand. The top seller is the Irish walking hat nicknamed Moynihan, praised for being foldable and easily tucked away.
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Pittsfield
Warren Davis
Davis & Norton’s Men’s
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