Shaftsbury approves eight revenue sharing articles vote
In Shaftsbury about 147 residents at Cole Hall voted yes on eight revenue sharing items including 2500 for a traffic light at Route 7 and Church Street 111 yes 35 no. 19000 for highway repairs 116 yes 27 no. 10000 for solid waste 107 yes 39 no. 8369 for tax stabilization 99 yes 44 no. 1500 to buy a 1 percent acre skating rink 129 yes 17 no. 8000 for extra recreation land 109 yes 38 no. 2000 for cemetery truck 94 yes 51 no. The highway and cemetery truck talks drew most discussion. Chairman Altobell said the town would borrow money if not approved and dislikes paying interest.
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Shaftsbury
Cole Hall
Route 7
Church Street
Board of Selectmen
Anthony Altobell
Altobell
Harmonic Historians from Johnson State College hit Vermont tour
The Johnson State College quartet, the Harmonic Historians, will tour Vermont this summer with a four part harmony program titled 200 Years of American History Hit Songs of History. Members Steve Barrows Nancy Brown Bob Hunt and Kevin Hurley have prepared performances for craft fairs field days camps and local arts councils.
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Johnson
Johnson State College
Vermont
Antiques and Uniques Festival for Children's Aid Society
Craftsbury hosts its fifth Antiques and Uniques Festival on Saturday July 12 from 10 am to 5 pm at Craftsbury Common. The event, a benefit for Vermont Children's Aid Society, features 22 antiques dealers and 72 craftspeople from 52 Vermont communities and several states. Notable exhibitors include Patrick and Jean Kennedy, Gaelic McTigue, Seline French, Armand Henault, and Steffi von Stackelberg. A wide range of crafts will be on display, with no admission charge and on site food service.
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Craftsbury
Craftsbury Common
Vermont Children’s Aid Society
Vermont
Grand Isle
Quebec
Northeast Kingdom
Brandon
New Hamp
Shire
Massachusetts
Florida
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Patrick and
Jean Kennedy
West Burke
Gaelic McTigue
Waitsfield
Seline French
Hyde Park
Armand Henault
Steffi von Stackelberg
Irasburg
Natalie Murphy Named to Vermont Nutrition Advisory Council
The Bennington Regional Office on Aging announces Natalie Murphy of Dorset as a member of the Vermont Nutrition Advisory Council. She will help with budget analysis, menu planning, nutrition education, site location, and oversight of Elderly Nutrition Programs. Mrs. Murphy moved from Stony Brook Long Island after a varied career and is active in elderly nutrition work in Vermont.
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Bennington
New York City
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Eastman School
Supreme Court
New York-Long Island
Vermont
Murphy
Hoosick Falls Eagles Clambake and Local Events Schedule
Hoosick Falls Aerie of Eagles 2467 hosts a July 13 clambake at Redden's Grove starting noon with four tickets left. REAC meets July 14 at 1 p.m. for a picnic. Officers meet July 10 at 7:30 p.m. Auxiliary marks 15th anniversary with July 19 dinner and July 20 initiation and events, plus two public card parties July 31.
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Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Aerie of Eagles
Eagles Auxiliary
First Street
The
Aerie of Eagles 2467
Eagles
New York State
Eleanor Schick
Rochester
E Dorset Garage Sale Draws Vast Vermont Crowd
East Dorset Vermont plans its annual tag and garage sale on Saturday July 19 from 9 am to 6 pm with a rain date. Residents showcase second hand appliances hardware and books. The Bristol Factory rock band features among last year’s crowds and returns this year.
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East Dorset
Vermont
Bristol Factory
Dairy Management Seminar Planned for Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls hosts a Dairy Management Seminar Monday evening July 14 at Hoosic Valley Central School Schaghticoke with keynotes Howell Hughes of Springfield Bank of Cooperatives and Robert Shafer of the Ice Cream Manufacturers Association. Discussions will follow on cooperative cost sharing product quality and orderly market clearing inviting all to attend.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Rensselaer County Farm Bureau
Washington
Saratoga Counties
Hoosic Valley Central School
Schaghticoke
Roger Moseley
West Hoosick
Howell Hughes
Springfield Bank of Cooperatives
Robert Shafer
Ice Cream Manufacturers Association
Vermont court suspends twenty four lawyers for license lapse
Vermont officials report 24 attorneys lost the right to practice because they failed to renew licenses. Names among the group include Rep. James Jeffords and former A G official Howard Goldberg. State says 658 lawyers renewed on time.
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Peter Giuliani
R-Montpelier
House
Ways and Means Committee
Caroline Nickerson
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Vermont GOP urges seating Wyman or new NH vote
The Vermont Republican Committee voted to urge the U S Senate to seat Republican Louis Wyman ormandate a new New Hampshire Senate vote. The move follows a June 22 action by the New England Republic Council. Barre member Thomas Koch called a new election the only responsible action.
Troy men jailed for murder and burglary in New York
Troy residents Troy Gelina and Gary Welch were sentenced in Rensselaer County Court after pleading guilty to second degree murder and burglary. Gelina, 20, received life with a 15 year minimum for the death of Lottie Danbury, 81, in Lansingburgh on New Year’s Day, while Welch, 19, drew eight and a half to 25 years on the burglary charge. Gelina admitted the two men entered Danbury’s home at about 2 a.m., struck the woman, and left.
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Troy
David Gelina
Corliss Park
Rensselaer
Lottie Danbury
Lansingburgh
Gary Welch
Don G. Cholakis
Gelina
Welch
County cleared of charges in Breed raid suits
State Supreme Court Justice William R. Murray ruled Rensselaer County bears no liability for more than 2 million dollars in false arrest suits tied to the 1973 Breed motorcycle club raid. Deputies from East Greenbush Nassau and Sand Lake led the raid, and no indictments were returned by the county grand jury. Fifteen suits allege false arrest and civil rights violations against Sheriff William A. R. Harkness and deputies, with the constitution cited to shield the county from liability.
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Troy
State Supreme Court
William R. Murray
Renssealer County
East Greenbush
Nassau
Sand Lake
William A. R. Harkness
Rensselaer County
Justice Murray
Industrial firm Berga-Ullman Inc opens in North Adams
North Adams welcomes Berga-Ullman Inc a new yarn and loom firm to Demand Avenue. The company plans to hire six to ten workers and open by July 28 after buying the Parker Machine Co building. Executive director Gordon C. Lane notes strong Swedish wool yarn sales rising from about 2000 to nearly 500000 annually. In Windsor and Clarksburg two fires damaged lakeside camp and Krutiak lumber yard with unknown costs.
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North Adams
Industrial Development Commission
Berga-Ullman Inc
Parker Machine Co
Gordon C. Lane
Ullman
Lane
Sweden
Windsor
Krutiak
Clarksburg
Claire Bombardier
Lucille Young
Shelburne Falls
Howard A. Tanner
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