Manchester Names New Principal From Chelmsford во
Ronald Morell of Chelmsford Mass has been named principal of Manchester Elementary School. He won from 178 applicants to replace Charles Skiptunas who resigned in May. Morell, 32, previously taught music and elementary grades in Billerica for eight years and served as assistant principal the past two. He holds a B A and M E from Lowell State College and a certificate from Boston College. Married with three children, he begins Aug 9 at a 17000 annual salary.
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Manchester
Ronald Morell
Chelmsford
Mass
Charles Skiptunas
Long Island
N.Y
Morell
Somerville
Billerica
Lowell State College
Lowell
Boston College
Truck Sideswipes Car in Hoosick Falls Collision
In Hoosick Falls New York an unidentified truck sideswiped a car owned by Douglas Minor at Classic and Main streets. The driver left the scene and attempts to locate the vehicle failed. Minor reported the incident to police today.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Douglas Minor
Ball St
Classic
Main
Healthful herb workshops at Hancock Shaker Village
Hancock Shaker Village hosts Cooking with Herbs Shaker Style a series of one day workshops August 9 10 16 17 and 23 24 taught by herbalist Martha Dahlen. Sessions run 10 am to 2 pm with menus featuring beef chicken and vegetarian options. Reservations cost 7.50 and include lunch prepared from authentic Shaker recipes.
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Hancock
Mass
Hancock Shaker Village
Martha Dahlen
Pittsfield
U.S. Route 20
Manchester approves landfill fee plan with conditions
Manchester selectmen approved a regional landfill fee schedule designed to deter commercial haulers and attached several conditions. They proposed authorizing the Wessners of the Sunderland five town landfill to designate haulers and to waive fees, with amendments to all contracts to include consistent language. The board also accepted an 18,500 dollar bid for an unused Caterpillar bucket loader and set a public hearing on parking regulations for August 10.
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Manchester
Albert H
John P. Wessner
Sunderland
Wessners
Arlington
Dorset
Sandgate
Martin Cummings
Bennington County Regional Commission
Southworth Machinery Inc
Albany
N.Y
Epilepsy Group to Meet Monday in Manchester
Dr An dres Roomer of Burlington will lead a Vermont Epilepsy Association meeting Monday July 26 at 7 30 pm at Zion Episcopal Parish House Manchester Center open to all concerned about epilepsy Mrs Ann Leary of Underhill serves as state association service agent Howard H Shortsleeve Jr of Rutland is VEA president Other officers include Stephen Crampton James Pell Phyllis Harrington and more in the Burlington Rutland Bennington Brattleboro Montpelier Waterbury and East Dorset areas Transportation numbers are listed for Rutland Bennington and Manchester attendees
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Manchester
Andres Roomer
Burlington
Vermont Epilepsy Association
Zion Episcopal Parish House
Manchester Center
Roomer
Ann Leary
Underhill
State Association
Howard H. Shortsleeve Jr
Rutland
VEA
Stephen Crampton
James Pell
Phyllis Harrington
Ronald Bishop
Charles M. Poser
John Hartnett
Joseph McSherry
William Christmas
Bennington
James Todd
Brattleboro
Donald Stanley
John Crowley
Aldo Merusi
Jean Garvin
William Soule
Montpelier
Carolyn Harris
Sudbury
James Jeffords
Claire Marshall
Waterbury
Arthur Sgalia
East Dorset
Bennington County
Vermont governor’s pardons list blocked by injunction
A temporary injunction blocks disclosure of the names of about 100 people pardoned by Gov. Thomas Salmon. Judge John Morrissey scheduled an Aug. 16 hearing and allowed WCAX and the Burlington Free Press to intervene in a suit filed by Parole Board Chairman Raymond Giroux. The case argues publicity could endanger rehabilitated individuals.
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Burlington
UPI
Thomas Salmon
Superior Court
John Morrissey
WCAX
Burlington Free Press
State Parole Board
Raymond Giroux
Salmon
Father Giroux
Vermont
North Carolina
Crisman resigns from Bicentennial Steamtrain panel
Budget and Management Commissioner Ronald Crisman quits the Bicentennial Transportation Committee over a lack of information on the steam excursion train project. He warns the steam train may lose up to 750000 this year unless costs drop and ridership rises. The resignation cites frustration with the committee’s failure to face real world financial realities.
Vermont unemployment rises to 5.4 percent
Vermont's unemployment rate increased to 5.4 percent for the insured workforce last week, up from 5.1 percent the prior week and 7.5 percent a year earlier. About 14,000 filed claims totaling over 714 thousand dollars. Burlington posted the lowest rate while St Albans and Morrisville tied for the highest.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Employment Security Department
DES
Burlington
St. Albans
Morrisville
Indictment Ties Sprenz Bank Robbery to Canton Case
Federal grand jury in Canton indicted Frank Sprenz 46 of Richmond Vermont once on the Ten Most Wanted list. Sprenz arrested July 2 in Burlington held for $100,000. He and two Ohio men allegedly robbed a bank teller June 23 for 9,200 dollars. Sprenz cited 35 aliases and a long fugitive record.
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Cleveland, Ohio
UPI
Frank Sprenz
Richmond
FBI
Canton
Sprenz
Burlington
Ohio
Lprenz
Vermont
City hires lawyer over eight thousand severance payout
In Cohoes the city government engaged an outside attorney to pursue an $8,000 severance and vacation payout given to three former Citizens party officials before they left office last December. The Democratic administration pays $40 per hour to dispute the payout. In Troy, L A Swyer Construction will start building a bank at Uncle Sam Mall site in September even though only 22 percent of store space is leased. The Urban Renewal Agency requires 75 percent leased before mall construction on the remainder can proceed, but Uncle Sam Mall Corp. expects to reach the threshold by mid autumn.
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Cohoes
Citizens Party
Human Services Agency
Troy
L.A. Swyer Construction Company
Uncle Sam Mall
Urban Renewal Agency
Uncle Sam Mall Corp
Boy Hurt In Treehouse Incident In Berkshire
North Adams firefighters responded to an 11:30 a.m. call at 1 Morgan Ave to rescue 8 year old Paul McGovern who became caught in a tree by a nail driven into a two by four. Firemen sawed the board, lowered him to the ground, and he was treated and released from North Adams Regional Hospital.
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North Adams
Morgan Ave
Paul McGovern
North Adams Regional Hospital
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Pownal
Planning Commission
Boston
MR. Boston Distiller
Owensboro
Albany, GA
Bost
Daa
Dunham
Viking
Herculon Tweed
Broyhill Rece
Dunhumes. Furniture Inc
Elm ST
Bennington, VT
Grand Union
Crisman
Steamtrain
Westminster
Federal Aeronautics
Richard Murray
Walpole
N.H
Claremont
Richard Snelling
Shelburne
Snelling
House
Vermont State Employes Association
New York
Mall Bank
Down In
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