Vermont seniors push for self help at aging conference
More than 630 Vermonters attended the Vermont Conference on Aging in Montpelier to urge government action on aging. Gov. Davis encouraged participants to submit proposals, with eight workshops proposing policies on income housing nutrition transportation education recreation health and retirement. Proposals included guaranteed income levels, expanded nutrition programs, local control of housing and health services, and a statewide effort to raise awareness of elderly services. The conference underscored seniors desire for greater self help and information about available resources.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Deane C. Davis
Nutrition Workshop
Workshop On
Health Workshop
Workshop On Housing
Want a Maine town named after you
Maine offers a chance at immortality by naming a town after a person. With 404 unorganized townships and 115 islands lacking government, a name like Township 9 Range 4 is possible. To place a personal name such as Smithville or Jonesboro Plantation, one must register to vote in the territory, a process that currently takes six months.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Smithville
Jonesboro Plantation
Joseph T. Edgar
Jackie Robinson Jr dies in Merritt Parkway crash
A 24 year old, Jackie Robinson Jr, son of Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, died when his car overturned and struck a bridge abutment on the Merritt Parkway near Stamford. Police said he traveled at high speed westbound around 2:20 am and was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy was planned.
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Norwalk
Conn
UPI
Jackie Robinson Jr
Jackie Robinson
Merritt Parkway
Robinson
Stamford
Ex-editor to address PR meeting in Vermont
VERGENNES The retired editor of the Brattleboro Reformer will keynote a Vermont Educational Public Relations conference at Marble Island Yacht Club. John S. Hooper of Brattleboro now heads Hooper Ink will speak at the opening dinner as alumni development and PR staff from Vermont colleges meet Sunday through Tuesday seeking to start an annual event to share ideas and solve higher education issues. About 30 participants are expected with sessions chaired by alumni and PR staff from Vermont colleges.
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Vergennes
Brattleboro Reformer
Vermont
John S. Hooper
Brattleboro
Hooper
Hooper Ink
Marble Island Yacht Club
Green Mountain State
Elizabeth Durick
Champlain College
VEPRA
Vermont panel charts trespass law changes for snowmobile era
A Vermont legislative committee studying snowmobiles and ATVs outlined survey areas and discussed updating trespass laws to address civil code confusion and potential criminal charges. Reports cited possible trails, registration fees, and state liability on maintained routes.
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Montpelier
VPI
Vermont
Amos Colby
R-Lunenburg
Saverius Pietrangeli Held For Mental Health Treatment
Saverius Pietrangeli 29 accused of first degree murder in the rifle death of his mother in law Iona Ruth Lee of Brandon. Rutland County Superior Court Judge Robert W. Larrow ordered hospitalization for an undetermined period, citing mental illness and risk to self or others, while ruling he is competent to stand trial. The order places Pietrangeli in custody of Mental Health Commissioner Jonathan Leopold.
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Rutland
UPI
Saverius Pietrangeli
Rutland County Superior Court
Robert W. Larrow
Pietrangeli
Jonathan Leopold
Larrow
Italy
Iona Ruth Lee
Brandon
Brattleboro seeks court order to halt private dam
Brattleboro plans to obtain a court order to stop construction of a private dam on swampy land claimed by Oscar Dalem. The town contests Dalem's ownership versus the school district and waits for a resolution. Dalem's lawyers say he will ignore any block issued by a court.
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Brattleboro
UPI
Oscar Dalem
Dalem
Court rejects Rensselaer reapportionment plan in double setback
In New York, the State Supreme Court denied the Rensselaer County Legislature reapportionment plan, calling it in direct conflict with constitutional principles. Separately in Latham, 28 year old Watervliet laborer Julian Dametko survived a sewer trench cave in near Sparrowbush Road, listed in good condition at Memorial Hospital.
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Troy
Rensselaer County
State Supreme Court
T. Paul Kane
Latham
Watervliet
Route 9
Sparrowbush Road
Julian Dametko
Latham’s Memorial Hospital
Fish kill blamed on water-borne bacteria in Westerlo
George Burdick, chief fish wildlife ecologist for the state, ties the Basic Reservoir fish deaths to water-borne bacteria and rejects chemical or algae causes. In Guilderland, the board of education faces a failed $9.9 million budget, voting again on a revised plan $130,000 under, set for June 30.
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Westerlo
George Burdick
Guilderland
Board of Education
Noise complaints rise in Berkshire. no enforcement yet
Pittsfield residents pressed the Noise Control Commission over mufflers diesel engines air planes motorbikes and snowmobiles. No city measuring devices exist beyond General Electric, limiting action despite three dozen upset citizens. Nortern Berkshire honors Lincluhce for aiding jobs and economy. Youth Task Force backs teenage center proposal with two sites Melody Lane and Mountain View Restaurant needing over $10,000 for a down payment.
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Pittsfield
Noise Control Commission
General Electric Co
North Adams
Bianco
Melody Lane
Mountain View Restaurant
Clarksburg
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John Carnahan
Woodstock
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