Village meeting questions water system fixes
Manchester residents grilled Manchester Water Company Manager Richard Hayes over hydrant repairs and water quality at the annual village meeting. Hayes pledged hydrant flushing by August 15 but avoided a firm date, inviting criticism as residents raised concerns about dirty water and fire safety. The town and village draw from different sources and a boil water order had been lifted after chlorine treatment.
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Manchester Water Company
Richard Hayes
Hayes
Susan Schner
John Chapin
Manchester Journal
Henry R. Lambert
Lambert
Department of Health
Way’s Lane
East Mountain
Mt. Equinox
Manchester eyes nine cent tax hike in 1977 rate
Town Manager Henry R. Lambert estimated the 1977 tax rate at 7.08 per 100 based on 50 percent evaluation, a nine cent rise from last year. He cited school and town budget increases and higher veteran exemptions. Final figures depend on Grand List tabulation. budgets show town 421,319 and school 1,212,544 with increases of about 5.9 and 5.8 percent.
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Manchester
Henry R. Lambert
Lambert
Arlington Teen Center to seek planning approval in Arlington
Ron Ryan plans to open The Arlington Teen Center at the former Stork Rent-All site on Route 7 pending planning commission approval at a July 15 public hearing. The center will offer food, arcade games, and supervised hours seven days a week. The adjacent Arlington Youth Center will vacate by Aug 31 as officials weigh future roles.
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Route 7
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Ryan
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Mortar & Pestle Pharmacy
David Andrews
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Andrews
Environmental Conservation Agency
State Board of Health
Vermonters Reenact Hubbardton Battle for Bicentennial
Residents from New England gathered in Hubbardton to reenact the Revolutionary War battle for fun and to celebrate the nation’s and Vermont’s bicentennial. About 2,500 spectators watched as Americans faced the British in a staged 1777 encounter.
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New England
Hubbardton
Manchester school board hires teachers and discusses summer program
Manchester directors unanimously approved a revised non teaching personnel policy outlining hours sick leave vacations and appeal rights. Principal Ronald Morrell reported 170 to 190 students join the new summer program and the board backed extending it to weekend fall and winter recreation. They will discuss a family living course at the August meeting and a residency tuition hearing is set for July 15 regarding a Burr and Burton Seminary student.
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Manchester
Michael Powers
Ronald Morrell
Manchester Elementary School
Morell
Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union
Edward F. Houlihan
James O’neil
Burr and Burton Seminary
O’neil
Hendrica Newhouse
Joanne Oakley
Penelope Madison
Diane Barry
Hoosick Board Sees Regulations And Field Use Granted
Hoosick Town Board meets and weighs a 40 foot minimum setback for new buildings while approving use of the town athletic field for a drum and bugle competition that will cap the Hoosick Falls sesquicentennial celebration.
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Tim Powers
Hoosick
N.Y
Hoosick Falls
Raymond Calhoun
George Dougherty
Community Notes From White Creek And Nearby Towns
White Creek residents report relatives visiting from Peterborough Ontario and Toronto Ontario while others return from travels in North Carolina and France. Town plans discuss a 40 foot setback rule with two possible exceptions and a review before a formal vote on Aug 8. A drum and bugle corps competition Aug 7 will use the athletic field with first aid tents and an ambulance on site. Joan Rogers is appointed to oversee field activities during the sesquicentennial events.
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James McGuire
Town of Hoosick Historical Society
McGuire
Joan Rogers
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