Severe Weather Strikes Bennington Area With Lightning and Flooding
A Nor’easter caused heavy wind and rain across Bennington County. Lightning damaged fuse boxes at Hoyt’s Drysdale building and knocked out power on Main Street. Roads washed near Readsboro, Route 8 sections damaged, and Stamford suffered hail and high winds. Power outages affected Pownal to Arlington with five CVPS trucks working. Governor Hoff event forced caution as residents shifted to gas for cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley
Hoy Mfg. Co
Drysdale Department Store
Vincent Hoyt
Deer Park
Jeff Harvey
Main St
Bennington
Bennington County
Stamford
Readsboro
Raymond
Red) Crosier
Gov. Hoff
Building Service Union faults Vermont mediation over race track dispute
Local 533 BSEIU charges Gov. Hoff mediation fails to recognize mutuel clerks and urges a vote to choose between Local 533 and Teamsters Local 597 for track 110 clerks at Green Mountain Park. Morgera criticizes Labor Commissioner Lavin and seeks state action to resolve union representation.
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Teamsters
Track Management
Morgera
Lavin
Mutuel
Wright
New Hampshire Teamsters
BSEIU
Margera
Hoff
Vermont Teamsters
Teamsters Union
The
Local 597
Vermont
Obituary notices from Hoolock Falls area
Hoolick Falls area mourns Robert D. Wood 47 an industrial engineer from H.T. Cushman Mfg Co North Burlington died unexpectedly at home after storm cleanup. Burial planned at Samarit an Hospital autopsy set to determine death cause. Other obituaries note Elizabeth Zoesch 78 Manchester and Clarence Baker 65 Hoosick Falls veteran. Funeral services and arrangements listed for local residents post storm.
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Hoolick Falls
N.Y
Robert D. Wood
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Co
North Bermington
Main St
Wood
Judith
Philip Martinez
Hoosick
Rensselaer County
Anthony E. Matera
Troy
Hoosick Falls
Samaritan Hospital
Mr. Wood
Racine
Wis
Harrison A. Wood
Franklin Junior High School
Hazel Valmine
Beloit College
Beloit
Marion
Ind
Albany
Clarence W. Baker
Belgium
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
River St
North Adams
Mass
Wood Flong Corp
Baker
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
Eagles
Pauline B. Baker
William Wawanski
Frank Sicinski
Joel B. Miller
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Maple Grove Cemetery
Bargain Days Begin in Downtown Bennington
Downtown Bennington launches its annual Bargain Days clearance sale sponsored by the Downtown Merchants Division of the Greater Bennington Association. Merchants advertise 20 to 50 percent reductions with stores open until 9 p.m. Friday and 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Bennington
Downtown Merchants
Greater Bennington Association
Funeral services for Roche mont A Gray of Pageant Street
Funeral services for Roche mont A Gray a Pownal Tannery supervisor for 23 years were held at Mahar Son Funeral Home with Rev John W Van der Groef officiating. Bearers were fellow employees Everett Smith Charles Kokoras Rays mond Ingraham Walter Atwood Leo Bisson and Harry MacKenzie. Burial followed in Park Lawn Cemetery with prayers by Rev Van der Groef. Relatives attended from San Antonio Texas Beverly Salem Peabody Williamstown Marblehead Mass Manchester N H and Pownal with friends from local industries.
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St. Paul’s Church
Manchester
D.C. Kelly
Factory Point Cemetery
Manchester Center
Brewe
Howard Pierce
Bennington
Sourcliffe
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Clarence and
Jane (Tobin) Pierce
Nova Scotia
Bangor
Maine
Sarah Pollas
Calais
Helen Moon
Williamstown
Mass
Fayette Colvin
Earl Pierce
Frank Colvin
Lawrence Pierce
Troy
N.Y
Hanson - Walbridge
Oak Hill Cemetery
Rochemont A. Gray
Pageant Street
Pownal
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
John W. van der Groef
Old First Church
Everett Smith
Charles Kokoras
Raysmond Ingraham
Walter Atwood
Leo Bisson
Harry MacKenzie
Park Lawn Cemetery
Mr. van der Groef
San Antonio
Texas
Beverly
Salem
Peabody
Marblehead
N.H
Hospital Notes July 29 Admissions and Births
Admissions include William Jones Manchester Depot Cecilia Davenport Bernard Bolton Bennington and others. Discharges list Master David Adams Miss Bonnie Adams Miss Cheryl Adams East Dorset and others. Births record a daughter for Ronald Bartus Berlin N Y and daughters for Cecil Butler East Arlington and Francis Woodard Arlington. A son for Thomas Wysocki North Hoosick.
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William Jones
Manchester
Cecilia Davenport
Bernard Bolton
Bennington
David Adams
Bonnie Adams
Cheryl Adams
East Dorset
Jennifer Rosen
Michael Brillon
Joyce Thompson
Manchester Center
Lynne von Haggin
Hoosick Falls
Cecil M. Butler
East Arlington
Francis Woodard
Arlington
Thomas Wysocki
North Hoosick
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Cen
Rth
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
CVPSC
South Street
Bennington Village
Power Company
Robert J. Long
Bennington Flats
Whitingham
New York Telephone Co
Niagara-Mohawk Power Corp
Hagerman
Boston and Maine Railroad
Noble and Wood Machine Co
Leo eTaly
Cassius Senecal
Breese Hollow
N.Y. 7
Vermont State Line
Building Service Union
Anthony R. Zoesch
Brooklyn
Adam Magnasmann
Mount Vernon
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Alexander Zoesch
Winhall
Ster Funeral Home
Joseph E Levine
Stanley Baker
Cy Endfield
Tenbesey Pictures
Betenne
Tony Randall
Rasan
Ine
Universal Picture
Che Fo
North Hoosick Ry
New York
MGM
Ivan Tors
Crs
Luke Halpin
Bama
Jeffrey Hunter
Dow Jones—Bache & Co
Lake George
RTE
Opera Festival
Carmen
Lake George ‘Opera Festival
Diamond Point
Adare
Bennington Briefs
Mt. Anthony Union
Union High School
Vermont Petroleum Association
Mt. Anthony Country Club
J.C. Armstrong
Academy
North Street
S&j. Francis de Sales Parent-Teachers Group
ADV
Rochemont
A. Gray
Ronald Bartus
Berlin, N.Y
Harte Theatre
Sennlagon
M-G-M
Lawrence Weingarten
Debbie Harv Reynolds
Presnell Panavoion & Merocolor
Manchester, Vermont
Sun
Josh White
Patricia Carmichael
Aites Heatiaanaanaen
Dorset Playhouse
Weston Slayhouse
Harlan Grant
Peter Ustinov
Weston
Weston Woodstock
Woodstock
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