Vandalized recycling sheds to be repaired in Bennington
The Bennington Town Recycling Committee will repair vandalized sheds in North Bennington once more and may relocate the site nearer to the village center if damage recurs. Prior incidents include door hinges ripped and glass bottles on tracks. plans also call for coordinating with public schools to resume paper collection at the Bennington municipal parking lot this fall. Joyce Barnes chairs the committee, noting praise from Richard Valentinetti of the state Agency of Environmental Conservation that Bennington maintains Vermont’s only viable voluntary recycling program.
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Bennington
North Bennington
Bnnington Village
Houghton Street
Lake Paran
Bennington Municipal
Joyce Barnes
Richard Valentinetti
State Agency of Environmental Conservation
Vermont
BBS High Honors Announced at Manchester Burr and Burton
Manchester Burr and Burton Seminary announces full year high honors for seniors Bonnie Carpenter Cindy Casey Kathy Griffis Patricia Harney Ellen Hart Andre King Paul O'Leary Jr Robin Rice Bonnie Wyman. Sophomores include Kim Andrews Melissa Bongartz Joann Carabeau Cathy Casey Steven Clayton Kathy Ann Connors Gerald Corey Debra Eaves Jane E Peel Laurie Roberts Shirley Taft Jean Thompson Heather Tufts Niena Turin Wendy Zecher. Freshmen Katherin Buechner Shannon Gilligan Alan Holton.
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Bonnie Carpenter
Cindy Casey
Kathy Griffis
Patricia Harney
Ellen Hart
Andre King
Paul O’leary Jr
Robin Rice
Bonnie Wyman
Kim Andrews
Melissa Bongartz
Joann Carabeau
Cathy Casey
Steven Clayton
Kathy Ann Connors
Gerald Corey
Debra Eaves
Jane E. Peel
Laurie Roberts
Shirley Taft
Jean Thompson
Heather Tufts
Niena Turin
Wendy Zecher
Scouts to visit Camp Wakpominee in August trip
Seventeen members of Boy Scout troop 64 sponsored by the Church of the Immaculate Conception will join Mohican Council’s Camp Wakpominee aquatics program from August 4 to 10 in Hoosick Falls New York. Leaders Robert Frazier Mark Sheffer David Downey and Richard Severson will prep August 3 with patrol leaders and other troop members listed for a water focused week ending with camp Olympics and a campfire closing including a smorgasbord and auction of gear. Leaders plan periodic meetings through the week to assess leadership needs ahead of fall.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Boy Scout
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Mohican Council
Camp Wakpominee
Robert Frazier
Mark Sheffer
David Downey
Richard A. Severson
William Florio
Sean Casey
Scott Bettit
Robert Reinfurt
Christopher Smith
Todd Horton
Christopher Reinfurt
Stanley Remankus
Shawn Bettit
Thomas Griffin
Scott Tate
Michael Sheffer
Larry Bump
Matthew Downey
Severson
East Dorset Church Annual Barbecue and Sale
The East Dorset Congregational Church hosts its 14th annual Chicken Barbecue and Summer Sale on August 3. Barbecue serves starting at 5 p.m. with a menu of homemade dishes. a Ladies Aid sale table features quilts pillows stuffed toys notepaper and more. white elephant table also available. Contacts Marjorie Johnson and Eleanor O'Donovan for details.
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Dorset
East Dorset Congregational Church
Donald
Marjorie Johnson
George
Kathleen Ludlam
Eleanor O’donovan
Nancy McConnell
Ella Feltman
Pauline Johnson
Dorothy Treat
Margaret Rinse
Mamie King
Ladies Aid of the Church
Marjorie Roberts
Marge Roberts
Jan Casey
Margaret Nolet
Edna Beebe
Cable shifts to Vermont ETV on local channel 5
Manchester Emco CATV announces Arlington subscribers will receive Vermont Educational TV on cable channel 5 for the first time. The switch moves from channel 17 in Schenectady due to technical signal problems with the Schenectady station.
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Manchester
Emco Catv, Inc
Arlington
Vermont Educational Television
ETV
Vermont
Schenectady
Newport hitchhiker dies. other crash victims in Vermont
Wanda Trombly, 17, of East Montpelier was killed when struck by a car while hitchhiking on U S Route 5 in Newport. Carmel Lisser, 17, of East Calais, was injured with a concussion and fractured pelvis. The death toll rises to 63 statewide. Ronald Berthiaume, 21, of Swanton, drowned while operating a motorboat on Lake Champlain after falling during a sharp turn. no life jacket worn. Woodstock jail escape attempt injures a counselor as three inmates lunge from a movie night. investigation requested. Security upgrades at Waterbury State Hospital cited, with detector installation and stricter searches noted. Clarence Mumley of Alburg sentenced for failing to file 1968 tax return. two years probation and $1,000 fine. Lake Champlain Frog Farm owner to pay taxes and penalties.
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Newport
UPI
Wanda E. Trombly
East Montpelier
U.S. 5
Carmel Lisser
East Calais
Medical Center Hospital
Burlington
Vermont
Ronald Berthiaume
Swanton
Lake Champlain
Berthiaume
Woodstock
David Jordan
Windsor County
Michael J. Sheehan
Raymond Thomas
Thomas
Ottauquechee
Woodstock Corrections Center
State Hospital
Rutland
Clarence H. Mumley
Alburg
James S. Holden
U.S. District Court
Mumley
IRS
United States
Bike path plans eyed for Route 7 reconstruction
Pittstown Environmental Management Commission and the state Department of Transportation are drafting a bikeway plan for the New York Route 7 upgrade between Troy and Bennington. Gov. Wilson last year signed legislation authorizing the improvements. The report says the bikeway would pave the way for cyclists to ride from Troy to Bennington. Albany: four Capital District counties will meet to discuss creating a state-funded solid waste recycling agency. The goal is to improve ties between the Capital District Solid Waste Recycling Committee and the DEC, which has not approved $7.5 million in bond funding. Enron says the committee is not an official government body and cannot receive state funds.
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Pittstown
New York
Albany
Capital District
State Department of Environmental Conservation
En Con
Enron
Strikes, Impeachment Talk Move Through Berkshire Area
Berkshire area notes show 1 007 to 188 union vote authorizing potential strike at New England Telephone Co as contract nears expiry. Rep. Conte forecasts House impeachment vote by Aug 22 with no personal stance yet while North Adams faces school site disruption from carpenters strike, prompting potential use of former St Joseph High for classes next fall.
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Pittsfield
Western Massachusetts
New England Telephone Co
Jacqueline Savaria
House of Representative
Richard M. Nixon
Silvio Conte
House
House Judiciary Committee
North Adams
Carpenters
Old Drury
St. Joseph
Henry J. Pierpan
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Alan Holton
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Robert E. Rudd, III
Robert E. Rudd Jr
North Pownal
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
RPI
Harold Grover
Grant Johnson
Dan McConnell
Glenn
Ruth Thompson
Homer
Louise Smith
Cable
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Waterbury
Robert Okin
Waterbury State Hospital
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Wcax-Tv
Mies York
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