Arlington residents back revised town plan with building code ideas
At a public hearing chaired by Ken Nicholson the Arlington planning commission reviewed a 52 page revised town plan. Attendees urged map accuracy to meet Act 250 and discussed avoiding urban sprawl by concentrating retail near Routes 7 and 313 while housing stays rural. A building ordinance and sanitary regulations were favored to fill gaps in state rules. The plan will go to the selectmen for a final August hearing.
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Arlington
Ken Nicholson
Planning Commission and Zoning Board
Commission
Nicholson
Alan Hess
Hess
David Andrews
Planning Commission
John Moore
East Arlington Road
Harry Pickering
Selectman
John deBrun
Town Planning Commission
Moore
State Highway Department
Culvert Stolen From River Road in Manchester Village
The 14 foot culvert with a 14 inch diameter was taken from River Road during the night of July 13 or 14 in Manchester Village. Valued at $200 and said to be in excellent condition. State police urged anyone with information to contact Shaftsbury. Village Police Chief George Hoag unavailable for comment.
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Manchester
River Road
Manchester Village
George Hoag
Shaftsbury
Falls merchants pursue downtown renewal in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls merchants met to discuss attracting shoppers and upgrading the central business district. They formed a nominating committee for officers and set a July 21 meeting. Grants from HUD were urged, with focus on Church Street lot redevelopment and facade repairs identified by the Bureau of Planning. A public hearing on a Route 7 commercial teen center in Arlington was rescheduled to 7:30 PM.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Grand Union Company
Hoosick Falls Village
Donald Decker
Leonard Liporace
Herb Loretan
Pepi Noble
Lew Ruby
Sheilah Ryder
Church Street
Clarke Thorpe
Village Board
Thorpe
Robson
Salluzzo
Bureau of Planning
River Front
Arlington
Torrington school board guests sparks over Miller graduation speaker
In Torrington Connecticut the Board of Education faced criticism from the Town Safety Board after selecting Pulitzer winner Arthur Miller as the Torrington High graduation speaker Miller called the Reilly case a judicial disaster and urged protection from injustice Reilly was charged in the 1973 slaying of his mother Barbara Gibbons and later acquitted after a retrial was ordered and new evidence emerged
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Torrington, Conn
UPI
Arthur Miller
Torrington High School
Miller
Peter Reilly
Torrington
Roxbury
Safety Commissioners
The
Safety Board
Reilly
Barbara Gibbons
Falls Village
New York Announces Changes to Bear Season Rules
Albany NY Herb Doig director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife announced changes for the 1977 78 big game season. Hunters will save money as a special permit is no longer needed for the northern zone early bear season, only a valid big game license is required. Previously a $2 fee applied for the early bear season run. The 1977 legislature also extended regulations in this area.
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Albany
N.Y
Herb Doig
Division of Fish and Wildlife
New York
Dorset Man Charged After Route 30 Two Car Crash
Dorset Police arrest Richard A Prouty 21 of Dorset after a high speed Route 30 collision that injured Claude Fredericks 53 of Pawlet. Beeken 22 of Pawlet uninjured as car totaled. Prouty held for arraignment. Morris Beauregard constable led the arrest. Route 30 accident left one injured and Beeken’s vehicle uprooted off road.
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Dorset
Richard A. Prouty
Bennington County
Claude Fredericks
Pawlet
Rutland Hospital
Fredericks
David H. Beeken
Beeken
Manchester
Morris Beauregard
Prouty
Beeker
Vermont regional commission seeks comments on elder care and education grants
Arlington Vermont faces a slate of grant requests reviewed by the Bennington County Regional Commission. Proposals include Legal Services for the elderly at 26800 for 2000 Vermonters, Nursing Home Ombudsman at 18000, and a 118260 plan for two Opportunity Centers for severely disabled. Others seek funds for migratory children education, advocacy for disabled rights, food and nutrition, and law enforcement training. Comments due dates vary in July and August.
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Arlington
Bennington County
Agency of Human Services
Secretary’s Council On Opportunity Centers
Vermont
Education Department
Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
Vermont Legal Aid Inc
Vermont Bar Association
Bread and Law Task Force of
Montpelier
Justice Commission
Chiefs of Police Association of Vermont
Vermont State Attorneys’ Association
Department of Education
Governor’s Committee On Children and Youth Training
Department of Safety
Stratton Mountain
Vermont Retail Association
Department of Health
New Hampshire weighs soda tire and car tax options
A joint House Senate conference committee in Concord agreed to consider a 5 percent tax on wholesale soft drinks, a 1 percent tire tax, and a 2 percent tax on new cars to raise about 12 million dollars to balance the state budget. They aim to present a proposal to the full legislature next Tuesday as payrolls and routine expenses loom.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
House
Senate
Meldrim Thomson
John McLaughlin
Legislative Budget Assistants Office
Delbert Downing
Dsalem
Thomson
Downing
Senate Conference Committee
Henry Goode
Legislative Er
John Tucker
McLaughlin
House Appropriations
Claremont
Schaghticoke Fair Calls Exhibitors to Enter Rich Prize Lineup
Schaghticoke New York invites exhibitors with premium books mailed to 1200 past participants. Entry blanks due by August 24. Fair runs September 1 to 5 with releases September 6 at 10 a.m. Includes free arts and crafts demos and county gardening exhibits. Over 25,000 dollars in prizes across categories.
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Schaghticoke
N.Y
Phil Caird
Diane Caird
Pawling Ave
Troy
Schaghticoke Fair
Rensselaer County
Project Alert begins work in Rensselaer County New York
Project Alert, led by County Executive William J. Murphy and Dianne Lowrey, starts as a community involvement program in Rensselaer County to locate seniors aged 60 and over with serious immediate needs. Senior centers and volunteers will connect seniors to services, aiming to set up an emergency linkage before winter. office at 133 Bloomingrove Dr North Greenbush. For information call 518 283 2820.
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Troy
N.Y
William J. Murphy
Dianne Lowrey
Rensselaer County
Ms. Lowrey
Bloomingrove Dr
North Greenbush
Sarah Larson to Offer Nursery School in Manchester
The Sarah Larson Day School will start a nursery school program this fall with two, three, and five day options from 9 to 11 30 a.m. Activities will center on weekly themes focusing on social development and readiness. For information or a tour call David Ahern at 362-1395. applications are being accepted.
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Manchester
Sarah Larson Day School
David Ahern
Williams gains 165000 grant for political economy program
Williams College in Williamstown receives a three year 165000 dollar grant from the Alfred P Sloan Foundation. The gift funds two new courses Public Policy Processes and Comparative Political Economic Systems and expands summer internships in government. It supports internship contacts living expenses visiting speakers library purchases and program administration.
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Williamstown
Maas
Williams College
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
United States
Williams
Office of Career Counseling
Yale coeds harassed claim filed against university
A class action suit in U S District Court accuses Yale University of condoning sexual harassment of women by faculty members. Four Yale women and one male faculty member are party to the action, which seeks an injunction and cites coercive acts designed to gain publicity.
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New Haven
Dorset Church Barbecue To Aid Two Parishes
St Jerome s Church in East Dorset hosts a Saturday chicken barbecue on the rectory lawn from 3 to 6 pm to benefit St Jerome s and Holy Trinity churches. Adults pay 3.75, children under 12 pay 2. Nor shaft Little League announces minor league tryouts for ages 8 11 on July 18 and 19 at 6 pm at Nor shaft Little League Field North Bennington. Children must be accompanied by a parent and bring birth certificates.
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Dorset
St. Jerome’s Church
St. Jerome's
Holy Trinity
Norshaft Little League
Norshaft
North Bennington
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Cattarigus
Arthur Woldt
BCRC
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Project Alert
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