Village water board argues over pipes and pressure fixes
Water Board members clash over use of the Dufresne-Henry report and a proposed cadiz study to address persistent pressure loss on Margaret Lane. Residents report water outages as the board debates pipe data, upgrades, and realistic solutions, including tanks.
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Bennington
Daniel Cadiz
Water Board
Town Water and Sewer Commission
Dufresne-Henry
Shultz
Main Street
Alfred W. Ellett
Rice
Margaret Lane
Bolles Brook
Ellett
Morgan Spring
The
Mt Anthony plan pushes toward K to 12 system and student union debate
Mt Anthony outlines aims for integrated K to 12 schooling, diversity in faculty, and self motivated inquiry. A board plan allows seventh grade teachers to join monthly curriculum workshops with elementary staff next year.
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Mt. Anthony
Bennington Religious Education Foundation
BREF
Stephen H. Gilman
Mt Anthony Union High School budget shares set by enrollments
Mt Anthony Union High School directors reviewed district assessments for the union budget based on student enrollments as of Jan 20 1970. Bennington leads with about 67 percent or 1 521 629 dollars, reflecting 451 junior high and 885 senior high students. The remaining 33 percent is shared by North Bennington Pownal Shaftsbury and Woodford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony Union High
Bennington
North Bennington
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Woodford
Elks Flag Day Ceremony Set for Sunday in Bennington
Bennington Lodge of Elks will hold Flag Day ceremonies Sunday at 3 p.m. on the Elks Home lawn weather permitting. Judge John P. Morrissey will be the main speaker with Albert Jones exalted ruler presiding. A dozen flags will be presented to groups including military units YMCA Boy and Girl Scouts. Elks scholarship awards for seniors and the MAUHS athlete award will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Elks
Albert Jones
John P. Morrissey
Richard Ralph
YMCA
Girl Scouts
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Youngs Hurt In Brattleboro Collision
A two car crash on Vermont Route 9 in Brattleboro Saturday injured Rupert Young 57 and his wife Julia 56 and passenger Steven Alexiev 78. They were treated and released after being taken to Brattleboro Hospital. Rupert Young’s westbound Chevrolet was hit from behind as he turned left by David Kofki 22, who had no injuries.
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Brattleboro
Bennington
Rupert Young
Julia
Putnam St
Brattleboro Hospital
Steven Alexiev
Young
David Kofki
Kofki
Hospital Notes Trends in district school budgets
Hospital Notes lists admissions and discharges for Bennington area residents and reports a school budget summary. Enrollment figures by district show Pownal Shaftsbury Woodford and Bennington totals and per cent contributions, with a total budget of 2,237,263 dollars and tax-rate details for each district including 1.71 to 2.65 percent ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Woodford
Bennington
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local Club Meetings
Court St An drew Catholic Daughters to Mahar Son Funeral Home 8 p.m. Wednesday to pray for charter member Mrs Elizabeth Hurley. Police logged a minor 5:15 collision Monday at South and Main between a 1970 Volkswagen driven by Catherine Blanchard 55 of 518 South St and a 1968 Ford driven by Morton Hochman 24 of Brooklyn NY. No injuries. VW damage moderate, Ford minor. Seniors urged to send childhood snapshots to Mrs Helen Gaetani Harvest Hills Drive North Bennington. Denio family updates list sons Pvt Lawrence Denio US 008-38-4187 Co A 2nd Bn 3d BCT Brigade 3d Pvt Fort Dix NJ 08640 and Pvt Kenneth Denio RA 008-34-5796 HHC 2nd Bn 30th Inf APO New York NY 09033. Welcome Wagon Club meets Thursday at Mrs J Edward Amos Prospect St 8 p.m. Newcomers welcome. DAR Bennington Chapter meets Tuesday June 16 at Cambridge Hotel 1 p.m. Transportation calls to Mrs Joseph Wilson 442-6413. For Sale China cabinet and miscellaneous items 203 Union St Wednesday June 10 4–9 p.m. ADV.
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Bennington Village
Catherine Blanchard
South St
Morton A. Hochman
Brooklyn
N.Y
Clifford Denio
Harwood Hill
Lawrence Denio
Co. A
3D Bct Brigade
Fort Dix
N.J
Kenneth Denio
HHC
30Th Inf
APO
New York
At the Movies Tonight Across Local Theaters
The Harte Theatre shows The Secret of Santa Vittoria with Anthony Quinn at 8 p.m. Tonight only. The Williamstown Cinema screens Camille 2000 a mildly explicit film with strong photography and showtimes Monday through Thursday 8 p.m and Friday to Sunday 7 and 9 p.m. Bennington Drive-In presents Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid with Paul Newman and Robert Redford plus The Girl Who Couldn't Say No at dusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Vittoria
Anthony Quinn
Harte Theatre
Williamstown Cinema
Butch Cassidy and
Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Bennington Drive-in
Pownal Population Surges 57.7 Percent in Decade
Preliminary Vermont town figures released show Pownal leaping from 1,509 residents in 1960 to 2,379 in 1970, a 57.7 percent gain. Manchester and Arlington each add roughly 300 residents, Shaftsbury about 400, reshaping Bennington County demographics.
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Vermont
William L. Wheaton
State Budget and Management Division
Wheaton
Sen. Aiken
Washington
Bennington County
Bennington
Pownal
Manchester
Arlington
Shaftsbury
Shaftsburg
Readsboro
Searsburg
Rupert
Woodford
Peru
Sunderland
Winhall
Landgrove
Glastonbury
Avery
Gore
Franklin County
Windham County
Somerset
Dorset
Sandgate
Stamford
New Hampshire Governor Walter Peterson to Speak at GOP Dinner
Governor Walter R. Peterson, former NH House speaker and WWII Navy veteran, will address a buffet GOP dinner on June 24 at Mt. Anthony Union High School. The event, sponsored by Bennington Town Republican Committee, costs $3 and is not a fundraiser. Tickets are sold by listed local contacts.
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Bennington Town
Republican Committee
Mt. Anthony Union High School
New Hampshire
Walter R. Peterson
House of Representatives
Dartmouth
Peterborough
Deane C. Davis
Thomas
R. Marshall Witten
John H. Williams I
Clifford B. Harwood
T. Garry Buckley
Roderick J. Humphreys
William E. Hoisington
Charles E. Capriola
Butler to relocate to Spain after firing fallout in Vermont
Montpelier UPI Charles Butler Jr., 25, former student affairs coordinator and 1968 campaign aide to Gov. Deane C. Davis, said he is disappointed with the administration and will travel to Madrid to take a hotel job for at least a year. He declined further comment until a news conference Friday. Butler was ousted last month amid campus turmoil after opposing the Vietnam War and had been shifted to the Student Affairs Commission before Davis dismissed him.
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Student Affairs Commission
Davis
Butler
Madrid
Spain
Temple Beth El Plans Shavuoth Observance and Census Notes
Temple Beth El will mark Shavuoth tonight with a flower decorated synagogue and Yizkor services at 8 am on Thursday. The report also surveys 1970 census counts for Vermont towns, noting Bennington and Windham counties’ changes and the state total of 437 744, with final numbers forthcoming.
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Temple Beth el
Yizkor
Obituaries from Stamford and Hoosick Falls honor locals
George Edward Maxwell 68 of Stamford a deputy sheriff and horse fancier died Saturday at North Adams Hospital after two weeks. He worked for H.W. Clark Biscuit Co and Sprague Electric Co retiring three years ago and raised Morgan stallions shown in local and national shows. He is survived by wife Mabel O’Brien daughter and four grandchildren. Funeral Mass at St John Bosco Church. Burial in Southview Cemetery. Margaret Isabelle Wright 39 of Hoosick Falls died Monday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Wife of Howard F Wright she formerly worked at Albany Felt Co. Survivors include mother Elizabeth Dwyer three daughters two sons a brother and a sister. Funeral Thursday at Mahar Funeral Home and Church of the Immaculate Conception. Burial in St Mary’s Cemetery. Morning calling hours noted.
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Stamford
George Edward Maxwell
Main Road
Bennington County
North Adams Hospital
William T
Agnes (Davis) Maxwell
Drury High School
H.w.clark Biscuit Co
Morgan Horse Association
Mabel O’brien
Walter Burns
R.N
St. John Bosco
Southview Cemetery
Hoolick Falls
N.Y
Margaret Isabelle Wright
Snow St
Hoosick Falls
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Howard F. Wright
Hoosick Falls Village
St. Mary’s Academy
Albany Felt Co
Elizabeth
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Mrs Hurley Dies Active in Medical Units in Bennington
Mrs Elizabeth Keeler Hurley widow of Dr Frank J Hurley of 358 Elm St died Monday at Putnam Memorial Hospital where her husband once chief of staff She led and supported multiple medical auxiliary groups In Bennington she taught at Bennington Graded School and was active in Catholic Daughters Garden Club and St Francis de Sales Church Survivors include son Frank Joseph Hurley four grandchildren and a brother Burial in Park Lawn Cemetery with services at Mahar & Son Funeral Home and St Francis de Sales Church
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Elizabeth (Keeler) Hurley
Frank James Hurley
Elm St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hurley
Woman’s Auxiliary
Bennington County Medical Society
Vermont State Medical Auxiliary
Putnam Memorial Hospital Women’s Auxiliary
Little Falls
N.Y
Daniel
Ellen (Mahoney ) Keeler
Bennington
Bennington High School
St. Francis de Sales
Thomas R. Carty
Altar Rosary Society
Frank Joseph Hurley
Longmeadow
Mass
Frank S. Keeler
Mobile
Ala
Mahar & Son Funeral
St.Francis de Sales Church
Bennington Rescue Squad
Funeral Home
Park Lawn Cemetery
Violinist Hilary Apjohn Trigaux Senior Recital at Bennington
Violinist Hilary Apjohn Trigaux presents her senior recital in the Carriage Barn at Bennington College on Wednesday June 10 at 8 15 pm. The performance supports her BA in music featuring works by Vivaldi Beethoven Maasz Mendelssohn and the artist's own compositions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilary Apjohn_ Trigaux
Bennington College
Vivaldi
Beethoven
Maasz
Mendelssohn
Trigaux
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Bennington Loyal Order of Moose
East Main Street
Jules Boutin
Robert Bahan
James Cymbalak
Louis Boutin
Robert Peabody
Charles Rice
Kenneth Herring
Donald Greenslet
Youngs
Eva Natter
Cora Thomas
Fred Smith
Patricia Boynton
Adolph Strohmaier
Jean McCurdy
Carole Cornell
Lorraine Senecal
Manchester Center
Harry Bishop
East Main St
Richard J. Atwood
School St
Bennington Briefs
Court St. Andrew
Catholic Daughters of America
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Elizabeth Hurley
Helen Gaetani
Harvest Hills Drive
Welcome Wagon Club
J. Edward Amos
Prospect Street
Daughters of the American Revolution
Cambridge Hotel
Joseph Wilson
Union St
N.H
Peterson
GOP
Temple
Wilmington
Dover
Stratton
Putney
Bellows Falls
Rockingham
George E. Maxwell
Frank J. Hurley
George Eaton
Newport
Ruth Pope
Edward Horst
Staples High School
Westport
Conn
Williams College
Weston
Salem’s Super All Beef Hamburg
Salem
Salem’s
Subi
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