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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1975
Page
7
The Greater Hoosick Association reviewed completed projects and outlined future plans at a public meeting in Hoosick Falls New York. Sybil Armstrong was named committee chair for a bicycle route with plans to finish in a month and volunteers urged to join.
Hoosick Falls plans final public hearing on June 25 at 8 p.m. at the Community Center to discuss a proposed subdivision regulation needed to align with federal flood insurance rules. The regulation aims to qualify locals for insurance and mortgages on flood plain land along the Hoosic River. Copies available at the town clerk’s office and at the hearing. The village land is exempt.
Isabel Gwinn chronicles a Crisfield Maryland voyage on Chesapeake Bay amid rain and wind. A guide in orange gear helps stash luggage as waves lash the boat. Birds, crabs, and fishing vessels populate a stormy start, followed by a sunny day among Little Fox Island nests and shorebird drama.
A workbee will be held Saturday at 8 am at the Pownal Baptist Church. Alcoholics Anonymous meets Saturday at 8 pm at the Pownal Recreation Community Center. Sunday service directed by Mrs Florence Strait at 10 am at Pownal Center Community Church. The Rev Frederick Vogell interim pastor will speak Sunday at Old Bennington First Church.
Troop 64 sponsored by the Church of the Immaculate Conception attended the 1975 Milt Tibbits Expo at Warren County Airport. Rain greeted campers Friday night but the scouts quickly set up. They took part in bronco busting tent pitching and related activities and earned a participation ribbon. Members present included Robert Frazier Christopher Reinfurt Christopher Smith Larry Bump Scott Bettit Shawn Bettit Stanley Remancus Kent Bornt Pablo LaPorte Robert Foster and Arthur J. Tate.
Green Mountain Power Corp plans a 6000 kg hydroelectric station on the Winooski River near the Burlington Winooski bridge. The Chace Mill Project seeks up to three years to test feasibility with a $50,000 budget for studies and water rights. The plant would generate about 34 million kWh annually, roughly 25 percent of the company's current hydro output from seven stations.
The Federal Power Commission halted the 130 percent wholesale power increase for Green Mountain Power Corp. until Sept. 16, potentially saving Vermont’s nine small electric companies, including Washington Electric Cooperative and Vermont Electric Cooperative, about 238000 dollars. An Atlanta center investigator planned to study a brucellosis outbreak in Vermont, with two confirmed human cases since last August. Theodore Allen, 35, was named superintendent of the St. Johnsbury Correctional Center, replacing Raymond Litchfield who moves to Weeks School in Vergennes. Allen had led the state's Division of Correctional Centers since 1973.
In Troy, Uniformed Firefighters Association president John J. Carpenter was suspended indefinitely after two full off-duty days last week for union business. Fire Chief William E. Phoenix Jr. seeks decision by Public Safety Commissioner George W. O Conner on whether 24 hour shifts violated the contract. Carpenter deflects, saying he has nothing to say. A separate county survey of 2,700 seniors begins to assess need for a geriatric health screening clinic, with 500 volunteers in key Troy areas.
Pittsfield experienced a false air raid alarm when a telephone short circuit disrupted siren links. The system will be tested at 12 15 p m Saturday. The Pittsfield School Committee approved voluntary open enrollment for Pittsfield High students to Taconic High, with capacity for 50 to 60 students and notes sent to schools. In Lee, Berkshire Hills North nursing home reported a second Housatonic River death within a week as William A. Kirby, 75, was found downstream after apparently falling from the bank. A body was recovered at 10 50 a m Thursday, with officials puzzled by how he crossed steep woods separating the home from the river.
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