Dorset Inn Receives Act 250 Permit For Pool and Bath House
Bennington District Environmental Commission grants Act 250 permit to Barrows House Inn and Restaurant on Route 30 for a swimming pool and bath house. Construction near completion since May, with pool installed. Parking stipulation added to permit amid concerns over increased traffic. Commissioner Sue Burton Tenner voices unhappiness about the late hearing.
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Dorset
Bennington District
Dorset Planning Commission
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Vernon Squires
Marilyn
Charles Schubert
Squires
Take Good Care of Your Brownie antique cameras
The Yankee Magazine July issue profiles Lawrence F Willard article about old Kodak Brownie models dating back to 1888 worth around 500 each. It notes about 100 serious New England collectors, cites the National Directory of Camera Collectors, and mentions Thom Hindle in Dover NH as a key collector seeking a pre 1915 museum collection.
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Dublin
N.H
Yankee Magazine
Lawrence F. Willard
Kodak
New England
Alan and
Paulette Cotter
Santa Barbara
Calif
Thom Hindle
Dover
Yankee, Inc
Searsburg board chooses Theodore Becker for school transport
Mountain Towns reports the Searsburg Board of School Directors chaired by Darlene Becker replaces Bertha Pulaski and contracts Theodore Becker to transport town children to Wilmington schools for the upcoming year after outbidding Alta Davis. The Wilmington church Women’s Association plans a Summer Bazaar July 25 and 26 at 1:30 pm in the vestry with hand sewn aprons candy baked goods needlework knitted items pot holders a holiday gift table an old and new article table a kids grab bag and refreshments.
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Searsburg
Darlene Becker
Josephine Kilbright
Margaret Morgan
Bertha Pulaski
Theodore Becker
Wilmington
Becker
Alta Davis
Women’s Association of the
Wilmington Congregational Church
History group sponsors Hoosick symbol contest
Hoosick Falls N Y The Hoosick Township Historical Society recently won state and national Bicentennial Commission approval to host a symbol contest as part of Bicentennial commemorations. The group seeks community participation and official backing for the event.
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History Group
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Township
Shaftsbury Fourth of July raffle winners and local notices
The Shaftsbury Fire Department raffle awarded prizes to residents including Leslie Vadakin Agnes Adams Fred Naef Patricia Flynn Mrs Barnes Hale George Hoyt and H Kravitz. Captain Daniel Le Barron Jr of the Air Force begins a two year tour in Holland. Community events include Impacts at Pownal Baptist Church AA meeting at the Pownal Center. Hoosick Falls Health Center Auxiliary held a July picnic with a planned August dinner. A symbol contest for Hoosick Township Bicentennial proceeds with entry rules and mailing details. A Manchester Ethan Allen Community College survey will gauge interest in courses and staffing with resumes requested for teaching positions.
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Leslie Vadakin
Hawks Ave
North Bennington
Agnes Adams
Church St
Shaftsbury
Fred Naef
Patricia Flynn
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Mrs. Barnes Hale
George Hoyt
Daniel le Barron Jr
100Th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
Air Force
Myers Road
Holland
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Reddens Picnic Grove
Hazel Hill
Mrs. Wheaton
Miss Hill
Phonso Salluzo
Hoosick
Hoosick Township
ARBA
P.O
Manchester
Ethan Allen Community College
Ethan Allen
Vermont official seeks House seat in Norwich Strafford
Norris Hoyt, Salmon administration lawyer and tax adviser, announced his bid for the Vermont House on the Democratic ticket in a Norwich Strafford district. He aims to push property tax relief and open space land programs, acknowledging he may have to resign from executive posts if elected.
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Norwich
UPI
Salmon
Norris Hoyt
Vermont
House of Representatives
Hoyt
Executive Branch
Strafford
Allen Foley
Stratton backs Nixon impeachment after White House leaks
In New York Congressman Samuel S. Stratton vows to vote for Nixon impeachment following secret White House documents showing a proposed head for the plumbers unit. Stratton, a conservative ally of the administration, calls the disclosure a surprise and denies any prior approval. Albany reports city homesteading plans stalled as Mayor Corning disagrees with housing groups over city backing for rehabilitation loans.
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Washington
Samuel S. Stratton
Amsterdam
Nixon
White House
Stratton
House Judiciary Committee
Charles Colson
H.R. Haldeman
E. Howard Hunt
Albany
Erastus Corning
Corning
Lead Poisoning Tests Push City For State Help
Berkshire's North Adams board of health moved to seek state aid for a lead paint detecting device while continuing blood testing of children one to five by family physicians. Health director Dr Edmund P Larkin argued physician testing is more effective and predicted extensive local testing within a year. In Great Barrington immigration officers arrested six House of Cheng restaurant employees for alleged illegal stay. four remained in custody with potential deportation and fines. At Drury High School in North Adams two ironworkers were injured when a beam failed, one seriously, sending one man to hospital.
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North Adams
Great Barrington
U.S. Department of Immigration
Massachusetts
House of Cheng
Boston
Charles Cheng
New Drury High School
James Harrington
John Wojciechowski
North Adams Regional Hospital
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North Adams, Mass
Carlo Walter
Lotti Tobler
Shaftsbury Fire Department
H. Kravitz
New Haven, Conn
Pownal
Pamela Blakeman
Pownal Baptist Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
Vt. Public Service Board
Vt. Public Service Corporation
Franklin County Court House
St. Albans
Federal County Court Room
Brattleboro, Vt
Federal Court Room
Rutland, Vt
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Godnick
Marion McKeon
Montpelier
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