Manchester motels gripe tax hikes in heated hearing
Manchester motel owners denounce Henry Robinson and the Robinson board as unfair tax increases threaten their livelihoods. Albert Webb of Weather Vane Motel argues realty taxes rose sharply with little service, while other motel owners detail punitive assessments and call for tax equalization. The meeting spotlighted alleged bias, questioned appraisal qualifications, and exposed tensions with town officials as residents prepared further appeals.
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Lister
Lewis B. Tuttle Jr
Chalet Motel
Albert Webb
Weathervane Motel
Henry R. Robinson
Board of Sisters
Henry Robinson
Webb
Jim
Bob Mattison
Hoyt House
Manchester
Hans Palmer
Palmer House
Bryant
Clemens
Palmer
County Appeal Board
Chambbermaids
Hoosick Falls Park Extended Evening Hours to 9 PM
Hoosick Falls residents gain longer access as Bennington Battle Field Park will stay open until 9 p.m. under town supervisor John A. Murphy after the county provides staff. Elmer LaPorte is named special deputy to supervise the park from 5 to 9 p.m. under custodian Leo Bradley’s direction, announced at the town board meeting.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
John A. Murphy
Bennington Battlefield Park
A.K. Cunningham
Rensselaer County
de Dept
Elmer LaPorte
Leo Bradley
Town of Hoosick
Shaftsbury Board Forms Town Planning Committee
Shaftsbury residents attended a meeting on town and regional planning by Richard G. Rubino of the state Central Planning Office. A unanimous vote directed the selectmen to appoint a five member town planning committee plus the chairman to explore a local plan and possible regional coordination with greater Bennington. Rubino outlined steps for a comprehensive program and answered questions on zoning and federal aid. a June 30 talk in Arlington is planned with the Lions Club.
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Shaftsbury
Arlington
Richard G. Rubino
State Central Planning Office
Charles B. Lack
Board of Selectmen
Greater Bennington
Rubino
Pownal Board To Check Voters For School District Meeting
Pownal Vermont announces that the Board of Civil Authority will meet Saturday at 8 to revise the voter checklist for the annual school meeting. Absentee ballot applications must be received by 9 p.m. Friday. Annual reports are expected within two days. Voting on 12 articles will be held at the Town Hall Tuesday from 1 to 7 p.m. with a business session at 8. Two school posts.
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Pownal
Board of Civil Authority
Pownal Town
Recognized employees tour Grand Union facilities in Day event
In Waterford Bennington and Manchester, 96 young Grand Union employees toured divisional headquarters on the fifteenth annual Employe Recognition Day. Warren W. Mason seeks re election as a director for a three year term and Donald Rogers runs for the Mt Anthony Union High School Board from Pownal for a three year term.
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Waterford
N.Y
Robert Proper
Pleasant Street
Bennington
Reldon Burr Sprague
Manchester
Grand Union
Warren W. Mason
Donald Rogers
Pownal
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Cushman Corp Honors Three Longtime Office Staff
NORTH BENNINGTON Cushman Corp honored three longtime office staff members at a retirement party held Wednesday night at the Paradise Restaurant attended by 40 staff and executives. Margaret Pease 45 years Thelma Gaul 30 years and Aileen Culliton 12 years were celebrated with corsages and engraved silver bowls from the corporation. Presenting were president Hall W. Cushman and speakers Townsend Wellington and Thomas Cook. Retired superintendent Burton L. Bromley also attended to welcome the retirees.
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North Bennington
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Corp
Paradise Restaurant
Cushman Corporation
Margaret Pease
Thelma Gaul
Aileen Culliton
Thomas Cook
Burton L. Bromeley
Hoosick Falls Elks Auxiliaries Host Dinner
Hoosick Falls Elks Ladies Auxiliary and Elks dinner committee members were treated to a meal at Battenkill Inn with 28 attendees. Perry Pine and wife attended the Potter Neilson Group reunion of Eastern Star in Lake George, where 118 members gathered from Friday to Sunday. Mrs Pine had previously served as matron of Van Rensselaer Lodge OES in 1954.
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Hoosick Falls
Perry Pine
West Hoosick
Potter+ Neilson
Eastern Star
New York
Canoe Island Lodge
Lake George
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Hateriet Walsh
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Earle V. Church
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