Court orders Thomson and Souter to explain $50 million suit
In Concord, Gov Meldrim Thomson and state A G David Souter were ordered to appear in U S District Court to justify why they should not face a $50 million civil suit over the May Day arrest and detention of more than 1 400 protesters at the Seabrook nuclear plant site. The suit alleges improper detention facilities and makeshift jails deprived rights.
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N.H
UPI
Meldrim Thomson
David Souter
U.S. District Court
Hugh Bownes
Bownes
Thomson
Souter
Clamshell Alliance
Regional councils urged as better path for local control
In Hartford NARC official Richard Hartman argues regional government offers closer impact than distant decisions. He cites sewage and transportation as issues needing regional handling. Hartman spoke at Capitol Region Council of Governments, a CROG member with 27 Hartford area towns.
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Hartford
Hartman
Capitol Region Council of Governments
NARC
CROG
Vermont Foliage Antiques Show planned for Essex Junction
The first annual Vermont Foliage Antiques Show will be held Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8 and 9, at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds in Essex Junction. Presented by the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce under James W. Burns, Mary N. Zais, and Alice R. O'Brien, the event aims to be a quality show with 25 dealers already contracted and space of about 10,000 square feet.
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Essex Junction
Champlain Valley Fairgrounds
Lake Champlain
New Jersey
Virginia
Vermont
Court blocks welfare cut for disabled in Connecticut
In Waterbury Connecticut Superior Court Judge Robert Berdon issued a temporary injunction halting state plans to end aid for about 500 disabled residents. The move delays a one year termination of Connecticut Assistance and Medical Aid for the Disabled while a full trial proceeds. The program covers roughly 1,000 disabled state residents not eligible for federal disability funds.
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UPI
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Social Services
Edward Maher
Connecticut Legal Services
New Haven Legal Assistance Corp
Maher
Robert Berdon
Vermont bar head on advertising decision
Clarke Gravel president of the Vermont Bar Association says the Supreme Court ruling striking down the ban on advertising by lawyers will help the public. He argues clients can hire based on suitability and costs may fall on divorces and land transactions. The ethics committee will draft a proposed rule change for ad rules to be submitted to the Vermont Supreme Court.
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State Bar Association
Board of Managers
Ethics Committee
Vermont Supreme Court
New Books at Dorset Village Public Library
Dorset library adds several new titles: Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow by Dee Brown on western railroads. The Secret Lovers by Charles McCarry a spy romance. Coil of Serpents by Anne Stevenson a suspense search tale. Call the Final Witness true murder story told by juror Melvyn Berman. Earthly Possessions by Anne Tyler about a kidnapped woman learning herself after leaving her home.
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Dorset
Dorset Village Public Library
Dee Brown
Wounded Knee
Charles McCarry
Anne Stevenson
Melvyn Bernard Zerman
Anne Tyler
Vermont to add 150 rehabilitated housing units
Vermont will receive federal funds for 150 more rehabilitated housing units, after Sen. Patrick Leahy challenged HUD over rural needs. The allocation, about 500000 to 750000 dollars, will convert older buildings to housing, marking a 40 percent rise by the Vermont Housing Finance Agency and signaling HUD’s shift toward rural housing.
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Vermont Housing Finance Agency
HUD
Vermont to bankroll abortions if federal funds stop
Acting Social Welfare Commissioner James O Rourke says Vermont would use state money to fund abortions if Congress cuts Medicaid. He backs the plan as an appropriate service, while Governor Snelling opposes curtailing Medicaid abortions. Human Services Secretary Elizabeth Candon warns the move could discriminate against low income women.
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Human Services
Elizabeth Candon
Windsor pony cart crash kills 5 year old Vernice Edson
A rear collision on Hartland Brownsville Road in West Windsor between a pony cart driven by Vernice Edson and a pickup driven by Richard Webster left Edson dead from head and internal injuries. Webster, age 73, of Claremont New Hampshire, was not injured.
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UPI
Vernice Edson
Edson
Hartland- Brownsville Road
West Windsor
Richard Webster
Claremont
N.H
Webster
Burlington man dies in suspected overdose
Authorities say John Wood, 27, of Burlington died from an apparent codeine injection. The Burlington Rescue Squad found his body at a Monroe Street apartment Thursday morning. Medical Examiner Lawrence Harris noted the death occurred several hours earlier and additional tests are pending.
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Burlington
UPI
John Wood
Wood
Monroe Street
Lawrence Harris
VPIRG to recruit noncollege members in Vermont plan
Vermont Public Interest Research Group a Ralph Nader affiliate will launch a statewide drive to add about 1,000 noncollege members within a year. VPIRG will hire a six month membership recruiter at 3100 dollars as it expands beyond mostly University of Vermont students. Separately federal officials filed a sex discrimination suit against Vermont Marble Co alleging pay disparity between women and men clerical workers.
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Bluestein
Burlington
UPI
Vermont Marble Co
Proctor
U.S. District Court
Labor Department
Troy Council Splits Over Hiring Staff Aide
In Troy the city council, led by Mayor Pat Casale, split partisanly over replacing legislative assistant W. Brian Sullivan with Steven M. Boggess. Sullivan is a Democrat and Boggess will start immediately. officials framed the move as adding a key “first baseman” to the team. In Rensselaer County Court, Ricky E. Fillion admitted firing a revolver at a State Police officer last October amid a self defense claim as the jury trial on second degree assault and related charges continues.
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Troy
Pat M. Casale
W. Brian Sullivan
Steven M. Boggess
Sullivan
Boggess
Rensselaer
Ricky E. Fillion
Spiegletown
Fillion
New York City man jailed 25 years in Berkshire shooting
Morris O Grady 22 was convicted of assault with a shotgun after firing into the Wahconah Cafe ceiling during a January fight. Judge Tamburello criticized NYC tactics as he sentenced him at Berkshire Superior Court.
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New York City
Concord Correctional Institute
Berkshire Superior Court
Morris O’grady
Paul A. Tamburello
Berkshire County
O’grady
Wahconah
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