Fire chief accuses Falls trustees of bowing to union pressure
In Hoosick Falls a heated council session left trustees edging toward te ke year terms for village officers and accepting a loaned George Rickey sculpture for Wood Memorial Park while Fire Chief Thomas McMartin blasted the board as under the thumb of the Civil Service Employes Association. He accused firehouse staff of incompetence and equipment abuse, demanding board control over the fire department. Trustees denied taking orders from the CSEA, and Mayor Bogardus urged calm as layoffs and reassignments were discussed amid a PERB dispute with Bass and Mahar as central figures.
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Falls Trustees
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
George Rickey
Wood Memorial Park
Thomas McMartin
Civil Service Employes Association
CSEA
McMartin
United States
John Button
Francis Murphy
Murphy
Donald E. Bogardus
Thomas Bass
John Mahar
Highway Department
Bass
Mahar
Bogardus
Public Employment Relations Board
PERB
Albany
Richard Farley
Farley
State Senate
Frisbee mishap and village notices in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls village police assisted a Frisbee player injured on Main Street at 7 p.m. The same day a damaged lock was found at the Little League snack shack with no entry gained. Debris Sanders was taken for medical treatment. The meeting also discussed term limits for mayor and trustees, a sculpture donation to Wood Memorial Park, and Friday noon openings for the town clerk’s office starting Aug. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Debbie Sanders
Main Street
CSEA
Bass
Mahar
Bogardus
Sternberg
Rolf Sterberg
Marilyn Keyes Douglas
Eugene Gussen
George Rickey
Gussen
Wood Memorial Park
Rickey
Syverstads Host Open House for Golden Anniversary
Shaftsbury Mr and Mrs Alf Syverstad of East Road will hold open house Saturday afternoon July 16 from 2 to 6 p.m. in honor of their golden wedding anniversary. Robert Rollson of Shaftsbury Hollow named to the Lyndon State College dean's list as a sophomore majoring in behavioral science and 1975 recipient of the Vermont Association of the Blind Scholarship by the Washington County Chapter.
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Alf Syverstad
East Road
Robert Rollson
Shaftsbury Hollow
Lyndon State College
Vermont Association of the Blind
Washington County
Hoosick Area Senior Center hosts games and sales event
On July 11 the Hoosick Area Senior Center held 15 tables with Jennie Marker winning the door prize. Bill Wallace and Helen Plante won in pitch, and Ivan Purdy with Eleanor Phillips took pinochle. Refreshments were served by Doris Gilbert and Idella Pine. A June 30 cake and ice cream celebration honored Mr and Mrs Francis Kasavicha on their 37th anniversary. A "Sell for Myself" day is planned for July 18 from 10 am to 3 pm with sellers registering by July 13. no fees, profits to the sellers. Guests included Mr. and Mrs John O'Hare and Supt. Forrest Browman.
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Hoosick Area
Jennie Marker
Bill Wallace
Helen Plante
Ivan Purdy
Eleanor Phillips
Doris Gilbert
Idella Pine
Francis Kasavicha
Woman injured in Manchester crash on Route 7
A San dgate woman, Marjorie Linkletter, 34, was injured in a two car collision by the Weathervane Motel on Route 7. She was taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition. The other driver, Frances Costantino, 46, was uninjured. Vehicle damages were $1500 and $800.
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Manchester
Sandgate
Weathervane
Marjorie Linkletter
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Frances Costantino
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Ms. Costantino
Arlington voters hear plan revisions at town hall meeting
Arlington plans to revise its five year town plan with 52 pages of proposals prepared by the planning commission and Gregory Burke. A public hearing is set for 7 p.m. July 14 in Town Hall. The plan outlines zoning guidance, natural areas protections, financial health analysis and new items like a Route connector and a bicycle path. Copies are available at the Town Clerk's office and at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Ken Nicholson
Planning Commission
Nicholson
Gregory Burke
Bennington County Regional Planning Commission
Arlington Planners
Arlington Planning Commission
Burke
U.S. Soil Conservation Office
Battenkill River
Warm Brook Pond
New Arlington
Fire Destroys Golf Cart Building at Equinox Club
A late Tuesday fire gutted the small white golf cart building beside the Equinox Golf Course Clubhouse on Union Street. Twelve carts burned as investigators consider an electrical short. no injuries reported. The incident drew a prompt response from Manchester Fire Chief Edward Hopkins and an insurance investigator will assess the scene today.
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Manchester
Equinox Golf Course
Union Street
Edward Hopkins
John Malack
Hopkins
Route 7
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Israel
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Ms. Linkletter
Arlingtonians
Anne Webb
Webb
Pownal
Board of Selectmen
Pownal United Methodist Church
Pownal Center
Vermont Transit
New York
Points Between
Vermont
Dependables
Washington Ave
Manchester Center
Purdy’s
Ome
Iceberg
Ibs
Parge
Franks
Fairdale Farms
Pt Et al
TESS
Imoui
Baloney
Delicatessen
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