No Relief in Sight From Heat Wave
UPI reports Boston and nearby suburbs endure a fifth straight day of 90s heat with highs reaching 92 in Boston. A mandatory outdoor water use ban extends through Thursday due to record consumption and a major water main leak, while New England forecasts call for possible showers and highs in the 80s to mid 90s.
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UPI
Weather Bureau
Brookline
Milton
Norwood
Quincy
State Department of Public
Health
John Sears
The
Metropolitan District Commission
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
Hart Opens Hearings On Mercury Pollution
UPI reports Senator Hart warns mercury pollution could be the greatest environmental crisis in U S history as subcommittee hearings begin. He cites 17 states with unsafe mercury in fish or water and notes FDA recognition of 0 5 parts per million as a detection threshold.
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Washington
UPI
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
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Lake St. Clair
Ontario
Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Mitchell
Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Senate Commerce Subcommittee On Energy, Natural Resources and the Environment
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Alleged Killer On Pass From Waterbury
Robert Rueschel, 18, of Burlington, charged with first degree murder, was on a one day pass from Waterbury State Hospital when he allegedly killed Leopold Charette, 49, of Burlington. A routine hospital inquiry will review the incident per policy, with passes based on clinicians’ judgment.
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Waterbury
UPI
Waterbury State (Mental) Hospital
George Brooks
Robert Rueschel
Burlington
Leopold Charette
Charlotte Camp
Brooks
Vermont Board Blocks Three Minute Ferry Slump
The Vermont Public Service Board blocked Shorewell Ferries Inc from dropping its three minute Orwell to Putnam New York ferry. It required restoration within 10 days and cited lack of evidence for alternatives and legal rights granting exclusive operation.
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Montpelier
Vermont Public Service Board
Addison County Ferry Co
New York State
Shorewell Ferries Inc
Orwell
Putnam
N.Y
Bethel brothers get life terms in Cabot triple murder
In Cabot two Bethel brothers Everett L Morse Jr and James Morse 18 receive life sentences for second degree murder after pleading Guilty to the reduced charge. They were linked to the December deaths of their father Everett Morse 43 and Joyce Martin 22 and the infant Anthony, and Julie Morse remains jailed on a $15000 bail for accessory to abandonment of the child.
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Joyce Martin
Worker Dies After Fall At Rutland Hospital Site
UPI reports Manchester New Hampshire construction worker Joseph J. Piecuch, 54, died from head injuries after a fall from scaffolding at Rutland Hospital. The fatal incident followed a cardiac arrest and occurred Sunday. state pathologist Lawrence Harris released the autopsy findings.
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Rutland
UPI
Manchester
N.H
Lawrence Harris
Joseph J. Piecuch
Rutland Hospital
Power cuts aid Con Ed as Niagara Mohawk joins effort
In New York eastern power firms including Niagara Mohawk cut loads by up to five percent to assist Consolidated Edison Co. There were no shortages at Niagara Mohawk, and another cutback could come if Con Ed requests further help. In Troy, a council agenda item may trigger political fallout over paying ex Comptroller Lawrence Collins for services.
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Albany
Niagara-Mohawk Utility Company
New York
Consolidated Edison Co
Niagara-Mohawk
Con Ed
Troy
Lawrence Collins
Collins
Adrian Gonyea
Gonyea
Albany County to disburse $1.5 million to towns and villages
Albany County officials will distribute about 1.5 million dollars in immediate cash payments to suburban towns and villages from the 1 percent county sales tax increase. The move could lead to substantial reductions in suburban real property taxes in the coming days.
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Albany
Albany County
Berkshire Notes On Developments And Awards In Adams And North Adams
In Florida Massachusetts Harry S Patten of American Land and Development reveals an option on 450 acres on the Mohawk Trail Eastern Summit with plans for one acre lots and chalet style vacation homes priced 20000 to 30000 There are no local zoning laws Adams Mrs Winton Blount to speak Aug 26 at Adams Memorial High School on Susan B Anthony Day ceremonies mark 50 years since women won suffrage J Marvin Gangemi named superintendent of Williamstown elementary system by unanimous vote He previously served seven months as acting superintendent and has taught in the district since 1956 The federal government approves a high rise elderly housing project for North Adams paving the way for 126 units off Ashland Street and Washington Avenue
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Harry S. Patten
American Land and Development Co
Heartwellville
Florida Planning Board
Patten
Florida
Adams
Winton Blount
United States
Susan B. Anthony
Adams Memorial High School
Williamstown
J. Marvin Gangemi
White Oaks Road
Gangemi
Ashland Street
Washington Avenue
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