New England Colleges Offer Writing Focused Summer Course in Wilmington
A four credit summer residential program at Mountain Towns' Teacher Center Wilmington runs July 19 to 30. Teachers may earn credit from Castleton State College Framingham State College North Adams State College or University of Vermont. The New Ways to Teach Writing program covers motivation journalkeeping voice peer response revision and integrating writing into curricula. Co directors Casey Murrow Anne Watt and Lois Kalb Bouchard lead sessions with evening workshops.
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New England
Mountain Towns
Castleton State College
Framingham State College
North Adams State College
University of Vermont
Casey Murrow
Anne Watt
Murrow
Canada
East Arlington 4-H Show Highlights 1976 Spring Season
East Arlington 4-H members showcased a busy spring with county and state level projects and services. Blue ribbon clothing entries included Susan Bort Kim Andrews Amy Beagan and others while Woodchuckers staged a wood curling exhibit at County 4-H Day. The Nimble Thimbles Stage Show and Shucks corn shuck dolls impressed judges, with winners advancing to State Day in Barre. Community service ranged from pancake breakfasts to Green-up Day and Memorial Day parade participation.
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East Arlington
Susan Bort
Kim Andrews
Amy Beagan
Barbie Deitz
Laura Benjamin
Pam Cooke
Susan Tschorn
Robin Beagon
Nancy Brown
Micki Cook
Kelly Towsley
William C. Snow
Woodchuckers
Bennington
Timmy
Skipper Clayton
Donald Wood
John Coley
Butch Fischer
Shane Crawford
David Barry
Jake Cook
Citizens 4-Safety Club
Pam
Brenda Hess
Barre
Karen Longley
Monica Tinkham
Nimble Thimbles
Wanda Salter
Sue Wilcox
Michelle Rice
Colleen Jones
Jill Coley
Susanne Rice
Ellery Lawrence
AMHS
Federated Church
Walter Crawford
Edna Deitz
Barbara Benjamin
Jerry Clayton
Fran Fischer
Dale Bahan
Ray Wright
Virginia Barry
Donald Brown
RPI
American Legion Auxiliary Post 69
Two Boats Capsize On Hoosick Falls B and M Crossing
Two out of town travelers encountered mishaps at the Boston and Maine crossing in Hoosick Falls on Route 22. LeRoy Busse’s trailer detached on the bump and he left the trailer and boat on the track, later retrieving them. Orlando Donenichini’s trailer spring broke tipping his boat onto the road. both incidents occurred within two hours Friday afternoon.
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B&m
LeRoy Busse
North Street
Williamstown
Mass
Lake Champlain
Busse
North Hoosick
Orlando Donenichini
Pittsfield
Pownal civic meetings and fund drive actions
The Pownal School Board meets at 7 tonight at Pownal Elementary. American Legion Post 90 gathers at 7 30 tonight at the Pownal Recreational Community Center with officer elections. Officers installation set for June 5 at 7 30 p.m. at Ladd Brook Restaurant. Vermont State Ladies Auxiliary pre convention meeting Sunday noon at Brattleboro Fire Station. Senior Citizens luncheon at new Pownal Center Wednesday noon. reserve by calling Rose Mattison at 823 7282. Proceeds from last Friday food craft and white elephant sale totaled 143 15. Mrs Caroline Martel thanks contributors to Easter Seal fund drive for Vermont Achievement Center. donations may still be sent to R D 1 Pownal VT.
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Caroline Martel
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New Hampshire Eyes Beecher Falls Rail Line Buy Plan
New Hampshire seeks to acquire the Beecher Falls rail line from Maine Central and upgrade a Plymouth to Lincoln 26 mile stretch. Waldo Bigelow of the Public Utilities Commission said NH added 160000 state funds to 640000 federal dollars for a decayed rail segment used to haul newsprint from Lincoln. The PUC plans to meet Vermont officials today to discuss buying the 24 mile Beecher Falls line, most of which lies in NH, serving Ethan Allen Furniture Co. workers from the Colebrook area.
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Lincoln
Waldo Bigelow
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Bigelow
Economic Development Administration
PUC
Vermont Transportation Authority
Maine Central
Ethan Allen Furniture Co
Colebrook
PSB begins cutoff rules in Vermont after delays
MONTPELIER Vermont UPI the Public Service Board began regulating utility disconnection policies after years of delay and a Supreme Court ruling. The 1975 legislature granted powers to adopt such rules, requiring utilities to continue service if the consumer makes a reasonable effort to pay and to accept a budget payment plan. Similar deposit rules went into effect a month earlier.
Randolph school closes due to structural concerns
Randolph Village Elementary School closed its doors as the school board ended the year early because of a fragile building. Summer break began days before the planned June 11 finish after preliminary reports suggested safety issues and a full engineering review is pending.
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UPI
State Education Board
Montpelier OKs federal grant for water system design
Montpelier City Council approves a 250713 federal grant to finish the design of a new water supply system. Public Works Director Stephen Gray said the EPA funds planning and design only for the project, with Dufresne Henry Engineering handling the study. Plans call for replacing the siphon system with a pump and filtration plant, enabling construction after the study concludes.
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Montpelier
UPI
Public Works
Stephen Gray
Dufresne-Henry Engineering Corp
Environmental Protection Agency
Gray
Elderly Woman Rescued From Burning Albany Apartment
An off duty fireman and an on duty policeman saved 75 year old Helen Ames from a two alarm fire at 13A Dudley Heights Albany. She and the rescuers suffered smoke inhalation and minor burns but were treated and released. Also Albany mayor Erastus Corning II denied interest in temporarily succeeding state party chairman Patrick Cunningham amid bribery indictment rumors.
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Albany
Daniel Proper
Jerry Spath
Helen Ames
Dudley Heights
Spath
Memorial Hospital
Erastus Corning II
Democratic Party
Patrick Cunningham
New York Daily News
Cunningham
Corning
Suffolk County
Dominic Baranello
Clarksburg Eyes End to Dump Fires With New Landfill
Berkshire town officials promise that Thursday’s all day landfill fire will be the last at the dump as a new town landfill opens mid June after residents voted to replace the facility. Board chairman John R. Hebert says the move ends ongoing illegal fires amid state enforcement threats.
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Berkshire
Board of Selectmen
John R. Hebert
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