Vermont and Soochow Summer Reflections Across Time
In a reflective piece, Annie Wu Arlington contrasts Vermont summers with memories of Soochow China, describing corn feasts, mulberries, street vendors, and family summers. The article threads in local Vermont scenes, a grant for the Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union, a St. Jerome’s barbecue fundraiser, a Army promotion, and Air Force assignments, weaving personal nostalgia with regional news.
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Annie WU Arlington
Vermont
Soochow
China
Manchester Burr and Burton honor roll fourth quarter
The Manchester Burr and Burton Seminary lists seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen with several high honors. Notable names include Kim Andrews JoAnn Carabeau Cathy Casey Steven Clayton high honors and Gary Gaiotti Anne Haas Alan Holton high honors. Dorset hosts Vermont Fire Chiefs meet with officers re-elected and seminars planned.
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Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary
Kim Andrews
JoAnn Carabeau
Cathy Casey
Steven Clayton
Kathy Connors
Curtis Dale
Debbie Eaves
Kim Feltz
Melissa Guyette
Chris Harney
Barbara Hunt
Frank Johnson
Kim Keeler
Donna Kent
Marie Mathews
Ruth Miller
Cathy Olson
Jane Peel
Penny Pinsonault
Kim Roberts
Laurie Roberts
Bonnie Rowe
Pam Russell
Shirley Taft
Peggy Tennyson
Jean Thompson
Heather Tufts
Nevna Turin
Wendy Zecher
Vicki Butler
Bambi Fisher
Audrey Gaiotti
Gary Gaiotti
Anne Haas
Alan Holton
Donald Peirson
Brenda Tyrrell
Terry Badger
Eric Bartholomae
Debbie Brophy
Sharon Brown
Kathy Carmody
Andrea Cross
Judy DeCell
Governors approve plan for fair natural gas sharing
National Governors Conference approves a 35 to 4 resolution to equitably distribute new natural gas supplies sold to interstate pipelines. An amendment calls for a program to reduce regional inequities, ensuring the Northeast gains access to new gas sources found through exploration, not limited to the area of discovery.
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Hershey, Pa
UPI
National Governors’ Conference
Thomas Salmon
Northeast
Stowe carpenter arraigned on rape and attempted murder charges
Ronald Touchette, 21, was scheduled for arraignment in Vermont District Court after being arrested Sunday on rape and attempted murder charges. Police say a 31-year-old woman was assaulted in a remote area after her son was threatened, with the attacker slashing her throat. He was already free on $2,000 bail for a June 27 burglary with intent to rape.
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Hyde Park
UPI
Stowe
Vermont
Ronald Touchette
Touchette
Burlington aldermen endorse Burns in Vermont primary
All 10 Democratic aldermen in Burns hometown Burlington endorsed Lt. Gov. Brian Burns. Burns cited Chittenden County as pivotal, noting up to 35 percent of Democratic votes may come from the county. A Vermont Labor Council spokesman said no endorsements before the September 14 primary, though unions reportedly favor Burns.
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Burlington
UPI
Brian Burns
Burns
Chittenden
Vermont Labor Council
Voyage to be re enacted on Mississippi River voyage
The Normand Lavoie family will represent Vermont in a July 24 re enactment of the Jean Marie Cardinal Memorial Canoe voyage on the Mississippi River. Described as the Paul Revere of the Mississippi the French trapper alerted Americans that the British were advancing up the river. Lavoie his wife and three children will join 150 canoeists from the United States Canada France and England. The 400 mile voyage begins at Dubuque Iowa and finishes in St Louis. Lavoie is president of the Northern Vermont Canoe Crusiers.
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South Burlington
UPI
Normand Lavoie
Vermont
Jean Marie Cardinal
Mississippi River
Paul Revere
Mississippi
Lavoie
Canada
France
England
Dubuque
Iowa
St. Louis
Northern
Vermont Canoe Crusiers
Liberty Union selects Nancy Kaufman for Vermont Senate bid
Calais attorney Nancy Kaufman announced she will seek the Liberty Union party’s nomination for the U S Senate in Vermont. She will oppose John Medeiros of Proctor, who filed earlier. Kaufman, a 1974 Liberty Union candidate for attorney general, calls for dismantling the FBI and CIA and wealth redistribution.
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Montpelier
UPI
Liberty Union
Vermont
Calais
Nancy Kaufman
U.S. Senate
John Medeiros
Proctor
Ms. Kaufman
FBI
CIA
Rutland Man Henry King Found Drowned in Otter Creek
The body of 48 year old Henry Lewis King of Rutland, missing since late last week, was recovered Tuesday from the Center Rutland Falls area of Otter Creek. Patrolman Crepeau spotted the body near Ripley Bridge and alerted authorities. Firefighters recovered the body. police found no sign of foul play.
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Rutland
UPI
Henry Lewis King
Rutland Falls
Otter Creek
Joseph Crepeau
Ripley Bridge
Rutland Fire Department
Corning censured over fire department vacation ban
In Albany the New York State Firefighters Association censured Mayor Erastus Corning II over a budget move to save about 120000 by denying firemen vacation work. The union warns to avoid understaffing risking dangerous conditions and a work slowdown. In Lansingburgh a Troy woman Karen Bell was shot on a sidewalk, and her estranged husband Edward Bell was arrested for murder.
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Corning
Albany
New York State Firefighters’ Association
Erastus Corning II
Firefighters’ Union
Lansingburgh
Troy
Karen Bell
112Th Street
Edward Bell
Berkshire Inmates to be arraigned on escape charges
Three of four women inmates at the county House of Correction near Pittsfield face arraignment on escape charges after a Saturday night escape during exercise. Nancy Brodeur, jailed for breaking and entering, was captured at a nearby auto sales lot. Robin Lawn, serving for attempted larceny, and Ileana Rios, awaiting trial on a murder charge, were found about three blocks from the jail with a matron present and others watching during the escape.
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Pittsfield
County House of Correction
Nancy Brodeur
Robin Lawn
Ileana Rios
First Bicentennial baby honored in Pittsfield
Troy Anthony Gianipero born on the Bicentennial Fourth was welcomed in Pittsfield with gifts from the Berkshire Medical Center Auxiliary and the city Bicentennial Commission. His parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Gianipero received the items as the city marked the year. The infant's great grandfather, born in 1876, died July 4, 1960.
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Pittsfield
Troy
Anthony Gianipero
City
Thomas Guinipero
Berkshire Medical Center Auxiliary
America
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Vermont Department of Education
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St. Jerome’s Rectory
East
St. Jerome’s
Holy Trinity
Robert M. McFall Jr
Robert McFall
South Dorset
1St Infantry Division
Ft. Riley
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Vietnam
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Mass
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Air Force
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Tex
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Jon H. Lucas
Donald H. Lucas Jr
Pownal
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Kim Owens
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Marc Squires
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Karoline Wallace
Coleen West
Vermont Fire Chiefs’ Association
Dorset Inn
Austin Rumney
Department of Labor and Industry
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Richard Dimick
West Pawlet
Wendall Mansfield
Joseph Jacob
Essex Junction
Robert LaClair
Berlin
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Essex
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