Arlington Schools Face Enrollment Snag and Policy Debate
Diminishing enrollment prompts Arlington school officials to consider next year’s first grade options at Fisher Elementary with 32 expected students. A policy review on retention and class structure is planned for June 17, while adjustments like combining grades and hiring aides are discussed. Water safety tests at Fisher continue, and VOSHA compliance could affect funding and maintenance.
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Martha Elliott
Arlington
George Sleeman
Fisher
Ira Manross
Sleeman
Manross
Orrin A. Griffis
Griffis
Supervisory Union
Sacred Heart
Shaftsbury
Fisher Elementary
State Health Department
William Towne
Vermont Occupational and Safety Health Act
VOSHA
State Department of Education
Vermont
John Werner
Maple Hill
Catamount National Bank completes public stock sale
Edward G. Janeway announced the Catamount National Bank public offering of 18 280 shares at 25 dollars per share was fully subscribed. The sale added 457 000 dollars to the capital base, expanding shareholder numbers from 70 to 243, mainly local residents. The move aims to diversify ownership and support continued regional expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward G. Janeway
Catamount National Bank
Bennington
Windham
Janeway
Vermont
Festival of Learning set for June at Pownal Elementary
The third annual Festival of Learning will occur on June 10 at Pownal Elementary School. Last year over 60 groups explored diverse activities from cooking and sewing to nature observation and tours. Volunteers are sought to share occupations or hobbies with children and to assist in non teaching roles, with sessions for kindergarten to sixth grade and all age groups welcome in some activities.
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Pownal
Shaftsbury School Budget Tied to New Wing Plans
Shaftsbury School Board debates 1974 1975 budget tied to the new wing opening in September. They approve hiring a library aide and a teacher aide, consider expanding the music program, extend physical education subject to another district, and seek June 27 voter approval for a hot lunch program. Consulting engineers inspect the wing after leakage concerns. Local leaders discuss lunch operation, with options for independent Shaftsbury staffing.
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Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury School Board
North Bennington
Simpson, Gumpertz and Heger
Cambridge
Mass
Connecticut Valley Construction
Julian Goodrich
Manfred W. Ehrich Jr
Don Ratelle
Mary Moriarty
Ratelle
Mt. Anthony
Sam Carrara
Joseph E. Crossman
Wilbur Fiske
McLuhan
Mary Monroe Hawkins Library Association
Carrara
Rutland
Youthful motorcyclists raise concerns in Shaftsbury meeting
Shaftsbury selectmen heard residents complain about unlicensed teenage motorcyclists using Ross Wilson’s field. Citizens cited cut barbed wire, loud mufflers, no lights, and unsafe behavior. Officials consider contacting the state attorney for enforcement while noting posted status and land use questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheilah Miller Shaftsbury
Selectmen
Douglas Holley
Grant Street
Harvest Hills
Holley
Ross Wilson
Wilson
Pine Cobble elects new PTA officers
Kenneth Mayers was elected PTA president at Pine Cobble School with two children at the school. Marjorie Hurley as vice president, Carol Dolan secretary, Beverly Sweetman treasurer, and Dorothy Seney and James Burger as faculty representatives. The PTA raised 3200 for the scholarship fund and 500 for the library.
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Williamstown
Mass
Kenneth Mayers
Pine Cobble School
PTA
Mayers
Bennington College
William
Catherine
Pine Cobble
Marjorie Hurley
Pownal
Carol Dolan
Beverly Sweetman
Dorothy Seney
James Burger
Liza Fosburgh
Pine Cobble Film Club
Pleasant Valley Grange events and local achievements noted
The Pleasant Valley granges plan a June 7 meeting at 8 p.m. with a June 8 Pomona gathering featuring the 4-H Orbiteers and contests for raspberry pie and pecan turtle cookies. Also listed are a joint circuit church service June 9 at Eagle Bridge United Methodist with Rev. Harry Burdess, recent graduates Pauline Wilmot and Howard Herrington, piano students passing Trinity College of Music exams, and other local educational milestones.
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Pleasant Valley Granges
Pomona
Eagle Bridge United Methodist Church
Harry Burdess
Troy
New Books At McCullough Library
A wide list of new adult titles arrives at McCullough Library including The Race by Walkup and Otis The Dragon Under The Hill Honeycombe A Matter of Confidence The Acupuncture Murders The Silent Scream The Paladin Murder In Focus The Boondocks Dance Hall of the Dead A Fairy Tale of New York The Great Gatsby The Inside Man Talking of Horses Alive and more, reflecting varied genres and authors.
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Ruesch
Hamill
Morris
Steward
Collins
Simon Stern
Cohen
Masterson
Shipway
Moyes
Boas
Sela
Wright
Harnack
Smith
Trowbridge
Dunnett
Randall
Weidman
Craven
Wahloo
the Gotham
Foley
Plaidy
Stevenson
Gavin
Dickens
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Bennington Banner
Catamount
Vermont Nationalnn
FDIC
Seok Zsean
Specia
Pownal School
Elizabeth Dwyer
Anthony Altobell
Altobell
Snow
Alvan Lawrence
Route 67
State Line
Wesley Bump
Winston Beebee
BCA
Schuyler Jackson
State Environmental Board
William E. Dailey Inc
John Clawson
State Supreme Court
South Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
Pauline S. Wilmot
David B. Wimot Sr
Belle Road
Green Mountain College
Poultney
Green Mountain
Green Key
England
Cambridge Central School
Howard Herrington
Mrs
Donald Herrington
Lee Road
Springfield
Mass.) College
Hoosie Valley Central School
Diane Akin
Kimberly Cochrane
Melissa Cochrane
Susan Quillio
Patricia Hepp
Railroad Road
Trinity College of Music
London
Wyckoff
N.J
Melissa
Diane
Kimberly
Susan
H Greenberg
McCullough Library
Ly the
Happy Cook
Mot Self Service Discount Department Stores
Mar
Russel Stover
Dad
Rmstt
Sameer
Quinlan's Drug Store
Main St
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