Skiers Injured as Chairlift Fails at Jiminy Peak
Dozens hurt and seven seriously hospitalized after an anti rollback brake on a Jiminy Peak chairlift fails. Massachusetts Tramway Board orders investigation with officials from Jiminy Peak, initial findings expected. About 200 people were aboard as the lift slid backward, chairs struck the base and wheels. Witness Adam Harvey, 15, Huntington, N.Y., described the scene as chaotic.
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Hancock
Mass
Jiminy Peak
Massachusetts Tramway Board
Jiming
Adam Harvey
Huntington
N.Y
Pittsfield
Shaftsbury Special Town Meeting Tonight
Shaftsbury residents will vote at 7 30 this evening in Cole Hall on accepting 183 234 in federal Economic Development Administration funds for a firehouse addition 140 000 of which covers the addition with the rest for administration architect fees contingencies and auditing. Bids will be issued after Feb 15 if approved. The meeting also reviews March 1 warning items including the Faris medical office complex, zone enlargements near Eagle Square and W E Dailey Co, and zoning bylaws revoting.
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Shaftsbury
Cole Hall
Economic Development Administration
Edwin A. Colvin
Faris Medical
Eagle Square
W.E. Dailey Co
N Y sale of waste and scrap brings in revenue
Albany N Y James C O Shea commissioner of general services announced last Thursday that over 86 000 was returned to the New York State treasury as a result of public sales of the states waste and scrap in 1976 The Office of General Services regularly offers for sale scrap metal used clothing and waste paper In 1976 823 tons of scrap metal was sold to several junk dealers for recycling and seven tons of used bedding and clothing were sold to dealers for processing into industrial packing and wiping cloths Last year 720 tons of obsolete state records and waste paper were sold and recycled into card board and wrapping paper Most of the scrap metal was declared surplus by the Department of Transportation It consisted of damaged roadway guard rails unusable oil drums and maintenance shop scraps The clothing and bedding were surplus of the several state agencies that operate institutions such as prisons and hospitals The sale of waste and scrap materials is but one part of a continuing effort by the Office of General Services to obtain revenue from items no longer needed by state agencies O Shea said.
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Albany
N.Y
James C. O’shea
General Services
New York State Treasury
Office of General Services
Department of Transportation
O’shea
Manchester selects candidates for multiple town offices
Manchester voters face a crowded field for selectmen three year and one year terms with five running for two seats and four for one year terms. Selectman Schner will not seek re election on grounds of term completion and relocation tasks while incumbent Gaiotti cannot run due to relocation. Others filing include Mattison Colgan Cook Dorr West with Greenberg Finn for the three year seat. School directors see Dupree Madkour Gall and Walker among filings as Madkour steps down after six years. Cemetery and town offices list further filings with several incumbents seeking re election or filing for new terms.
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Manchester
Douglas Schner
Eugene Gaiotti
Ludlow
Selectman
Lois Mattison
Michael Colgan
Ruth Cook
Don Dorr
John West
Colgan
Cook
Dorr
West
Gayle Gall
The
Manchester Journal
Gordon Walker
Walker
Clara May Hemenway
Donald Powers
William Nawrath
Lionel J. Dulac
Edwin E. Bennett
J. Bennett Beattie
Jean Bongartz
Enver Cook
Roy Bentley
William Downery
Ferdinand Bongartz
Hoosick Catholic Schools Closed Under Gas Shortage
Saint Marys Academy in Hoosick Falls and its oil heated sister school were ordered closed by the Albany Diocese amid a statewide natural gas shortage. Governor Carey declared a state of emergency, gas heated schools shut, and most parochial schools faced suspension while oil heated institutions eyed reopening.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Saint Mary’s Academy
Albany
Michael McGuire
Hugh Carey
St. Mary’s Academy
Falls
Albany Diocese
Father McGuire
St. Mary’s
Niagara-Mohawk Power Corp
New York
Carey
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Smoke alert as shepherd saves Arlington family residence
A German shepherd named Smokey woke Brenda Nicholson and her son Michael on Legion Road Friday, alerting them to a fire in the Gerald B. Humphrey home. Fire crews from Arlington and mutual aid departments battled the blaze for five hours, with hydrants supplying ample water and early containment in the living room area. The Humphrey family lost much of the interior contents but escaped unharmed, moving into a vacant mobile home afterward.
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Arlington
Legion Road
Brenda Nicholson
Michael
Gerald B. Humphrey
Ms. Nicholson
Arlington Volunteer Fire Co
Arlington Water Co
Humphrey
Charles H. Humphrey
Janet Humphrey
Gerald Humphrey
St. Johnsbury
American Legionnaires
Harry Pickering
Arlington Weekly Events and Accidents Roundup
A listing shows daily town activities from Monday through Sunday including junior high and girls basketball games in Arlington and nearby towns, club rehearsals, senior meals, and bingo. A Hoosick NY report details multiple weekend snow storm accidents with no serious injuries and ongoing investigations.
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Grange Hall
West Arlington
Battenhill Grange
St. Margaret Mary Hall
Family escapes injury in Arlington fire
A Maple Street attic fire in East Arlington started from an electrical short in the upstairs bathroom. Gail Wright alerted her family, allowing all eight occupants to evacuate safely. Firefighters extinguished the blaze by 5:36 a.m., with a rekindle later controlled. no injuries reported, residents staying with relatives.
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Arlington
Gail Wright
Maple Street
East Arlington
Raymond E. Wright
Arlington Volunteer Fire Co
Franklin
Wright
Pownals dominate horse show with multiple titles in fast meet
In maiden pleasure, the Pownals swept the podium. Rhyme Royal ridden by Knapp led the open pleasure with Shadowbrook's Evening Star second and Shadowbrook's Justin third ridden by Notman. Shadowbrook dominated hunter hack and command classes with Smokie Taxi first in both, ridden by Geissler, and Justin taking multi placements. Moon Shadow and Bay Mystery also placed across suitable hunter under saddle and warmup. Shadowbrook's Smokie Taxi won the pleasure championship with Rhyme Royal as reserve. The article also notes a fire in North Pownal destroying a house owned by Mrs. Helen Bisson, with no injuries, plus local meeting agendas and library hours.
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Shadowbrook
John Moffat
South Hadley
Mass
Marge Pratt
Marge Bottesi
Patty Thorndike
Sarah Galusha
Maria Pieyson
Kristen Geissler
Jennifer Brown
Jim Mertrude
Geissler
Geoffrey Rogers
Nancy Matrigali
Brown
Mertrude
Rogers
Kate Notman
Cathy Bottesi
Gayle Rogers
Barbara Jean Geissler
Mary Garnish
Smokie Taxi
Sarah Dewey
Rhyme Royal
Knapp
Justin
Matrigali
Evening Star
Notman
Taffy
Sue Postle
Martell
Sir Galahad
Moon Shadow
Bottesi
Postle
Hunter
Battess
Anne Brown
North Pownal
Pownal Center
Pownal
Helen Bisson
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Jiminy Ski Patrol
Berkshire Medical Center
Schner
Banner
Manchester Wood
Sammy W. Greenberg
Run
William Finn
Frank Dupree
Abraham Madkour
Madkour
Hoosick
Shepherd
Judson Brown
Shaftsbury Department
Smokey
Arlington Vs
Londonderry
Arlington Lions Club
Fair Haven
Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Community House
Bailey Hall
Arlington Chorale
Music Box
FOE
Eagle Rooms
Battenhill
Hoolick
John Petrik
Louisville
Thomas J. Travison
North Hoosick
Travison
Petrik
Russell Eldridge
Brielle
N.J
John J. Powers
Eagle Bridge
Dublin Bridge
Powers
Russell
Debra Ihnen
Upper Saddle River
Route 7
Ronald Lazon
Williamstown
Gleason Transport
Bellows Falls
Lazon
Parson’s Avenue
Massachusetts
Mary Walsh
Saratoga St
Walsh
High Street
Henry Oswald
Hawthorne
Lane
Elm Street
Bennington, Vermont
Pownals
Pownal Brownie
Pownal Elementary
East Pownal
Ilee
Bennington
Bennington Baptist Church
Solomon Wright
Burt Bros
Connie
Bass
Main
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