Final shoreline zoning action eyed in Montpelier
In Montpelier the Vermont House prepared to take final action on a shoreline zoning bill. An amendment stripped state enforcement power as Rep. Henry Carse proposed weakening the measure, while Environmental Secretary Martin Johnson rejected claims the change undermines the zoning plan. If approved, municipalities must zone shorelines by June 1, 1976, with possible future state review and reinstatement of control if action lags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
Henry Carse
R-Hinesburg
Martin Johnson
Carse
Agency of Environmental Conservation
Johnson
Walter Kennedy
Rchelsea
Sam Lloyd
D-Weston
Bennington District Court cases span trout guilt to driving pleas
In Bennington and surrounding towns, Elmer Greene, 34, of Bennington, was found guilty of possessing more than 12 brook trout in Searsburg on June 26 after a one day trial. West Valley, New York resident Duane Whitmer pleaded guilty to lacking a highway use permit and paid a $100 fine for a January incident in Bennington. Other actions include Jeffrey Rowe, 18, of Springfield, pleading no contest to careless driving causing a death in Landgrove last April, with bail set at $500 and a curfew plus conditions. Allen La Fountain Jr., 22, of Middlebury ordered to Waterbury state hospital as a psychopathic personality while facing a rape charge. Francis Mussolani, Stamford resident, pleads not guilty to disorderly conduct. Frederick Dufresne, Manchester Depot, ordered to undergo an examination after an aggravated assault charge. and multiple other local cases with pleas, bail, and probation orders reflected in the district court session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Elmer S. Greene
Bennington
Searsburg
John P. Morrissey
Stephen Gilman
Greene
Bennington District Court
Duane W. Whitmer
West Valley
N.Y
Jeffrey N. Rowe
Springfield
George J. Miller
Rowe
Landgrove
Allen E. la Fountain Jr
Middlebury
State Hospital
Waterbury
la Fountain
Dorset
Francis C. Mussolani
Stamford
Frederick Dufresne
Manchester Depot
United Counseling Service
Larry A. Fuller
Shaftsbury
Mark Lawton
Townshend
Winhall
Randolph W. Winnie
Winnie
Tucker Construction Co
Rutland
James P. Stannard
South Dorset
Sisters seek to sway town on Carter tax appeal
Bennington sisters Richard Sleeman and Salvatore Santarcangelo urge the town to appeal Superior Court Judge Billings 1972 fair market value ruling on 55 Monument Ave. They want Vermont Supreme Court resolution while Selectmen, advised by Joseph Parks and Norton Barber, declined to appeal citing insufficient comparable properties in the appraisal. Sleeman warns the case would be doomed without an appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Vermont Supreme Court
Joseph Parks
Norton Barber
Superior Court
Franklin S. Billings
Carter
Monument Ave
Richard A. Sleeman
Salvatore Santarcangelo
High Court
Parks
Barber
Sleeman
Santarcangelo
Nixon outlines major domestic agenda and defense push
Nixon laid out a sweeping economic and social program including a $40 billion a year national health plan with private coverage funded by payroll taxes, urged welfare reform, and called for increased defense spending. He promoted crime control, education, and environmental steps, ordered privacy reviews, and noted a shift from Vietnam to domestic initiatives while signaling possible campaign reform. Bushman resigns Ben Mont post to lead Dennison Manufacturing in Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hisses
Nixon
Judiciary Committee
Edward M. Kennedy
Congress
Pentagon
Bennington BSD meeting called off over attendance and election changes
A Bennington School District election committee meeting was canceled as State's Attorney Neil S. Moss could not attend. The group aims to fix absentee ballot processes and confusing law language tied to the last June BSD election. Three new ballot articles were added to the 1974 Town Meeting warning, totaling 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington School District
Neil S. Moss
Bennington
Edward R. Lamb
Alternatives needed for troubled youths, Bennington study says
Bennington County Human Resources Council panelists led by Bill Bryan, David Allen, and Robert Poblocki call for more funds and programs to aid neglected, abused, and delinquent juveniles. They note foster care shortages, emphasize early intervention, and praise local 204 Depot Street and school programs while urging broader, better staffed options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Slusmon
Bennington
John P. Morrissey
Neil S. Moss
Bryan
Poblocki
Depot St
204 Depot
Mt. Anthony
Town Recreation Department
City of
Burlington
Vermont House backs orange shirt rule for deer hunters
The Vermont House gave preliminary approval to a hunter safety bill requiring bright orange jackets or shirts for deer hunters. Opponents argued it would regulate attire and intrude on personal freedom, while supporters cited reduced hunting accidents. The debate included concerns over environmental influence and liability if a nonorange shooter harms another hunter. A second bill would require hunter safety courses for licenses, with an exemption for existing licensees. A Senate measure to curb campaign lengths was returned to committee. A French culture promotion bill passed the Senate to foster Vermont Quebec ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Talbot Montpelier
UPI
Vermont House
Martin Johnson
Kenalene Collins
Readsboro
Natural Resources Committee
Royal Cutts
Townshend
House
Stephen McLeod
D-Barre
James Edgerton
Arlington
Edgerton
Senate
Government Operations Committee
Andrew Orzel
Rutland County
Orzel
Russell Niquette
Robert Daniels
Chittenden County
Quebec
Vermont
Bennington Class of 1939 reunion plans announced
The first organizational meeting for the Bennington High School Class of 1939 reunion is set for Tuesday Feb 5 at 2 p.m. at 903 Gage St hosted by Jane Latif. Co-Chairwomen are Marie Longtin and Catherine Vallencourt with Marion Charest as secretary and publicity director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington High School
Jane Latif
Gage St
Marie Longtin
Catherine Vallencourt
Latif
Marion Charest
Eleanor Murphy
Cora Sears
Marion Fowler
Jane Woodcock
Obituary for Tracy E. Kenyon Sr. of North Bennington
Tracy E. Kenyon Sr. 78 of Upper Main Street North Bennington and director of the National Association of Real Estate Boards died at Crescent Manor Nursing Home after a long illness three days after his birthday. He founded Kenyon Real Estate and Insurance Co. in 1945 and retired in 1962. He was active in real estate groups, a Mason and a Baptist church member. Survived by four sons a daughter 22 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at Mahar and Son with burial in spring. Memorials to North Bennington Baptist Church.
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Trenton
N.J
Colin C. Carpi
Princeton
Carpi
Philadelphia
White House
East River
New York
Ruth Ann Dickes
General Interiors Inc
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Corp
North Bennington
Green Mountain Furniture
Tracy E. Kenyon Sr
Upper Main Street
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Crescent Manor
Bennington
Mahar and Son Funeral Home
Leo Hourihan
North Bennington Baptist Church
Petersburg
N.Y
Charles
Emmaline (Babcock) Kenyon
Berlin
Frances Gordon
Kenyons
Kenyon
Warren Marshall
Marshall’s
Marshalls
W. H. Eddington
Chevrolet- Cadillac Co
Automobilists of
Upper
Hudson Valley
Kenyon Real Estate and Insurance Co
Vermont Board of Realtors
Realtors
Washington
Temple Chapter
R.A.M
Taft Commandery
Bennington Lodge of Perfection
Cairo Temple Aaonms
Rutland
Gordon E
Francis R
C. David
Tracy E
Jean Powers
Park Lawn
Grandview Cemetery
May Moore Matthews
Dorset
Lincoln Avenue
Rutland Hospital
Grace Congregational United Church of Christ
Evergreen Cemetery
Rupert Cemetery
Silas and
Harriet (Holland) Frost
Rupert
Mt. Anthony
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Bennington Banner
Howard A. Downey
John C. Cawley
Orange
Conn
Sisters Hope Selectmen
State of Union
America
Russia
China
Bushman
Ben Mont
Boston
Ben Mont Paper Corp
Robert W. Higbee
Thomas Bushman
Dennison Manufacturing Co
Farmingham
Mass
Higbee
Armstrong Cork
Alberto-Culver
Knamark
Board of
Moss
Allen
Luther
Gary Daigneault
Craig Sweet
Drysdale
Louis Mason
Selectman
Richard B. Leake III
GOP
Robert Lerner
Gerald P. Morrissey
Virginia
Max’’ Perrotta
Bennington Briefs
Michael Allen
Charles Harris
William Myers
Leo McGuire
Richard Bump
Collette Weirs
Brian Sprague
Hoosick Falls
Edward Forrest
Gladys Vallee
Susan O’neill
Joyce LaFlamme
Shelly Sallisky
Guy Milliam
Marjorie Marsh
Joseph Bradley
Denise Miller
Laurie Stevens
Charles Black
The
Shea Agency Insurance Center
Nashville Branch
the Elks
Silver Towers Camp
Steward
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Dunhams Furniture
Overlea
Mattison Roads
Pamela Morton
Chicago
Ill
Mattison
Paul Kittel
Morton
Kittel
Lawrence W. Matthews
Mildred Inglee
Troy
Horace Moore
Ralph Bryant
Framingham
Norman Matthews
Bethesda
Ronald Matthews
St. Ansgar
Iowa
Lawrence Matthews Jr
Des Moines
Vermont Cancer Society
Langdon St
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