Bennington Main Street seen through townscape expert eyes
Downtown Revitalization Committee members viewed a slide tour by Chester Liebs, urging pedestrian friendly design and architectural variety. He praised Bennington’s main street but criticized mass produced storefronts and overlarge parking and signage. Plans for the Putnam Block include street level shops and upper offices and apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Liebs
State Historic Sites Division
Bennington
MacDonald
Carroll
Liebs
Germany
UVM
Putnam Hotel
Propane
Fienberg’s
Burt Bros
Hoisington’s Realty
Wood’s
Florist
Adams Hardware
Shea Insurance
Bennington’s
Vermont
Putnam Block
Froines ends probation as Vermont health boss
John Froines is removed from probation as Vermont director of occupational health and safety, six months after his appointment sparked controversy. He praises the job and his boss calls his work magnificent while lawmakers consider firing him. opposition may fade in committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Froines
Vermont Yankee
Kennedy
Salmon
Fraines
Chicago
Roy Vance
Danville
Vance
Human Services
Thomas Davis
Health Department
Davis
Senate
Leahy backs gas rationing over Ford oil tariff
Vermont senator Patrick J. Leahy urged gas rationing as a preferable measure to a higher gasoline price under President Ford s energy plan. He warned the tariff could devastate Vermont s economy while calling for a larger tax cut and questioning deficit spending. The report also notes icy Vermont roads causing up to 200 skids on Interstate 89 and local public notices and meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Albans
Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Interstate 89
State Highway Department
Ford
Congress
Downtown plan ideas for $10,000 revitalize effort
Downtown Revitalization Committee discussed initial projects to spend a $10,000 grant plus a state match of $5,000. Proposals include a site for a senior center, enhancing a parking lot with a park, establishing an easement bank to protect facades, creating a tree and landscaping depository, and cleaning a small downtown corner as a model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Zwynenberg
Robert Paul
Rita Patten
Richard Diamond
Zwynenberg
John G. Simson
Bennington County Regional Commission
Senior Citizens Center
Social-Service Agency
Special Citizens’ Committee
Community Development Act
First Vermont Bank
Chester Liebs
Vermont Historic Sites Division
Liebs
Simson
Ask Now Save Tears Later in Real Estate Buying
Buyer guidance for avoiding hidden home flaws after purchase. Check heating age, siding, roof, insulation, walls, waste disposal, water supply, utility costs, taxes, and valuation. Note accessibility to transit, shopping, and schools. Hoisington Realty, a Southwestern Vermont Board member, covers Bennington area real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoisington Realty
Southwestern Vermont Board of Realtors
Bennington
Blue Cross hosts information session Jan 30 in Bennington
A team of Blue Cross and Blue Shield customer service specialists led by James Tobin will run an information center at Bennington Senior Citizen Center on Jan 30 from 10 30 a m to noon and 1 to 3 30 p m. The session aims to answer questions on claims benefits eligibility enrollment transfers and new programs across Blue Cross plans and government programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
James Tobin
Bennington Senior Citizen Center
BenMont Avenue
Tobin
VPIRG Sues Over Nuclear Power Claims in Vermont
The Vermont Public Interest Research Group accuses officials and utility executives of misleading the public about nuclear power reliability. VPIRG cites U.S. plant output at 54 percent capacity and Vermont Yankee’s 49.7 percent through last July, while Vermont Yankee officials defend improved capability approaching 95 percent and cite lower costs and safer operations compared with coal. Meanwhile local court notes report petty larceny and driving offenses in Bennington and nearby towns, with several defendants pleading guilty or no contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Skinner
Vermont
Vermont Yankee
Larry Keyes
VPIRG
Vernon
Keyes
Bennington
George M. Fienberg
Robert A. Swett
Cambridge
N.Y
Jay Stratton
Holy Smoke Road
Shaftsbury
James R. Reed
Bryan L. Howe
Essex Junction
Sacred Heart Convent
North Street
Howe
Community Recreation Center to Close Sundays and Open New Lounge
Starting February 2 the Community Recreation Center will be closed on Sundays. Saturday pool schedule remains the same. New downstairs game room will be open 1 to 4 30 on Saturdays. Upstairs game room becomes a lounge and will be open Saturday mornings and evenings for table games and quiet activities.
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Pcceet
Floyd H. Norris
Atomic Energy Commission
Thomas P. Salmon
Maine
House
Walter L
Leahy
Bennington Briefs
State Department of Taxes
Federal
South Street
Leo Club
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington Lions Club
Richard V. Perrott
Selectman
Jackson, Miss
Mrs. Wallace
Harrington
Marion Eddy Harrington
Elm St
Wallace Harrington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
St. Francis de Sales Church
Francis B. Flanagan
Mahar and Son Funeral
Park Lawn
Msgr
Flanagan
Tim Smith
American Institute of Architects
National Endowment On the Arts
Smith
Washington
Bennington Group
Smith and Zwynenberg
David Scribner
Park-McCullough
Bennington County
Charles Bonetti
Banner Staff
Berkshire Eagle
BCRC
Uniformed Services
Veterans Administration
Medicare
Burlington
Rutland
Utah Minerals
Salt Lake City
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Billy Sweet
David Sweet
North Branch St
Grant City
Santa Claus
James J. Cormier Jr
Edwin J. Hunt
Grand Union
Michael K. Keefe
East Arlington
Manchester
Stephen P. Coulman
Arlington
Thur
Main
Andlanil
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