Town manager studies answer to flood woes
Bennington residents along Barney Brook press for cleanup or drainage relief as flooding worsens. Town Manager Edward Lamb weighs long term fixes including a culvert to Roaring Branch or diverting the brook, while selectmen prefer flood embankments and cleanup crews. Damaged gardens will be repaired and banks reinforced as discussions continue.
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Joe Swayze
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Bennington
Barney Brook
William ‘Red’ Kearns
D-32
Gage St
Kearns and
Mitchell
Krimi Kahwajy
Main St
Edward R. Lamb
J. Duncan Campbell
Edward Frasier
Lamb
Kearns
Barney
Mitchell Kahwajy
Kahwajys
North Adams approves plateau site for new high school plan
The North Adams School Building Committee selected the city plateau east of South Church Street for a proposed high school to replace Drury High. They considered buying adjacent land to ease design limits from slopes and to fit athletic fields and a bus loop. Architect Warren H. Ashley said land purchase could be cheaper than taller construction, with five test borings supporting feasibility. Mayor Bianco urged using suitable portions of a 24 acre parcel south of the site, keeping Church Street frontage for homes.
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North Adams
Mass
South Church Street
Drury High School
Warren H. Ashley
West Hartford
Ashley
Joseph R. Bianco
Church Street
Edward L. Pepin
New England colleges report 7,800 openings for freshmen
More than 100 New England colleges and universities told the New England Board of Higher Education that 7,800 freshman openings remain for this fall. Private institutions account for most vacancies, with 4,400 in two-year schools and 3,400 in four-year colleges. The board cautions against using these figures to predict trends and notes vacancies are rapidly filling.
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Wellesley
Mass
New England
New England Board of Higher Education
Alan D. Ferguson
Walnut St
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
St. Joseph College of Bennington
Vermont Technical College
College of St. Joseph the Provider
Johnson State College
Lyndon State College
Marlboro College
Norwich University
St. Michael’s College
Vermont College
Windham College
Statewide drug education workshops planned at VTC and Johnson
Vermont schools schedule two two week sessions for parents teachers students and interested residents as part of the National Drug Education Program. Sessions run July 26 to August 6 at Vermont Technical College Randolph Center and August 16 to 27 at Johnson State College Johnson with field trips to treatment centers. Participants may earn four certification credits for teachers. public attendance is encouraged. Deadline to inform the department about attendance is July 22.
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VTC
Johnson
Montpelier
Vermont Department of Education
Vermont Technical College
Randolph Center
Johnson State College
Edward P. Scully
State Department of Education
Vermont
Department of Education
St Johnsbury executive heads Vermont Symphony board
Ernest Stires announced Kenneth Hammer of St Johnsbury was elected board chairman at the association’s Middlebury meeting. Also named were trustees Everett Bailey of Burlington T H Russell of Brandon Mrs MacLean Williamson of Woodstock and Frederick Steinway of Waitsfield and New York City. Gov Deane C Davis is ex officio honorary chairman. The Vermont Symphony Orchestra, founded 1934 by Dr Alan Carter, is Vermont’s official state symphony with a 72 member ensemble and a 30 concert season.
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Middlebury
Ernest Stires
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Association
Kenneth
Hammer
St. Johnsbury
Fairbanks-Morse Inc
Colt Industries
Everett C. Bailey
Burlington
E.B. and
A.C. Whiting Company
T.H. Russell
Brandon
MacLean Williamson
Woodstock
Frederick Steinway
Waitsfield
New York City
Deane C. Davis
Association
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Alan Carter
Symphony of
Vermont
Charred kettle lone casualty of Bradford Street fire
Fire trucks responded to a 3:30 incident at 125 Bradford St apartment owned by Lillian Sleeman. No property damage or injuries reported. the only casualty was a charred kettle that caught fire on a kitchen stove. Fire Chief Joe Wassick said the building remained undamaged.
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Cora B. Whitney
Gage Street
Bradford St
Lillian A. Sleeman
Thomas Tifft
Joe Wassick
Bennington
Lamoille Bank to Merge Into Chittenden Trust
Lamoille County Bank will merge into Chittenden Trust Co in a stock exchange deal approved by bank presidents Proctor H. Page and Hilton A. Wick. The merger requires stockholder, Vermont Banking and Insurance Department, and FDIC approval, unites three Lamoille offices with Chittenden, and keeps current personnel. The combined resources total about $170.25 million with Chittenden holding $154.5 million and Lamoille $15.75 million.
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Burlington
Lamoille County Bank
Chittenden Trust Co
Proctor H. Page
Lamoille
Hilton A. Wick
Chittenden Trust
Vermont Commissioner of Banking and Insurance
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Chittenden Trust Company
Chittenden
Page
Lester W. Anderson
Page Sr
Max. B. Davison
Ralph H. Terrill
Proctor H. Page Jr
Sepp Ruschp
Gale H. Shaw Jr
Jonathan Gates
Harry C. Parker
Lamoille County
Lamoille Bank
St Albans Receives $40,000 Sewer Study Funds
St Albans city will get a $40,000 advance to cover an engineering study of its sewage treatment plant. Reginald La Rosa of the Vermont Water Resources Department informed city manager Raeldon Barker that funds are available for the preliminary study. The review will assess upgrading from secondary to treatment and expanding capacity to dispose of treated wastes.
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ST. Albans
UPI
Reginald la Rosa
Vermont Water Resources Department
Raeldon Barker
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