Hoosick Planning Board backs 40-foot setback rule
Hoosick Planning Board votes 4 1 to recommend a 40 foot minimum setback for all future development in the town with two exceptions for clustered hamlet structures and topographic construction limits. The board will send the recommendation to the Hoosick Town Board after debate over higher setbacks and potential DOT jurisdiction.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick
Planning Board
State Department of Transportation
DOT
George Dougherty
Maclachlan
Baker
Route 22
North Bennington School Budget Tops 46566 Dollars At Meeting
North Bennington Graded School District voters will decide on a 227795 operating budget for the elementary school next year plus Mt Anthony assessment of 237867 for grades 7 through 12 totaling 465662. State aid and revenues will cut the net, with last year’s tax rate 3.60 based on a grand list of 75858.80.
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North Bennington Graded School
Mt. Anthony
North Bennington
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Fred Welling
Donald Cherbonneau
Arthur E. Wickenden
Edward Legacy Jr
Lloyd Pratt
John Miller
Lionel Nowak
John Scarey
Betty Riley
Nowak
Lewie C. Dodge
Patrick Manion
Joseph Curran
Car Hits Tree In Hoosick Falls Area
In Hoosick Falls area a Petersburg man, Charles Bentley, drove off County Route 95 and hit a tree on Hill Road at 8:29 pm yesterday. Bentley was uninjured and the car sustained moderate front end damage. The report from the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Department details the incident and location.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department
Hill Road
Petersburg
Charles Bentley
Bentley
Pittstown
Maclachlan
Rensselaer
Hoosick
Tippett’s
Bureau of Planning
Manchester selectmen to meet for sewer project deal
Manchester selectmen will meet at 7:30 PM in the Town Office Building to sign an agreement with Jennison Engineering Corporation for sewerage work. The agenda also includes a sewer rent reduction discussion with Harvey Brophy, resignation letters from two recreation committee members, and zoning matters.
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Manchester
Jennison Engineering Corporation
Harvey Brophy
Boil water ordered in Manchester after contamination
The state Health Department issued a boil water order for all of Manchester due to a high bacterial count. Six samples were sent to Montpelier for testing, while Richard Hayes of Manchester Water Co. said the water is being chlorinated. Last month the Battenhill Locker was shut down for meat processing regulation concerns under USDA rules. other stores remained open.
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Manchester
State Health Department
Manchester Water Co
Battenhill
Center Hill
John West
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Shaftsbury faces EDA funds wait for Grade 7 plan
Vermont districts debate using EDA money for a Shaftsbury Grade 7 site versus North Bennington 7th grade, with costs, facilities, and district reorganization on the table. Residents question tuition shares, school overlaps, and potential abolition of District 1 as Shaftsbury and North Bennington study options.
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Pownal
Sleeman
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Indicted at Sheraton Inn in North Adams case
Walpole State Prison inmate Robert A Nimblett 30 and John J Singer of North Adams were indicted by a Berkshire County grand jury for the murder of Carol Ann Todd a 27 year old Falmouth schoolteacher. Nimblett held without bail while Singer faces 50000 bail. Singer also charged with drug possession. Todd disappeared December 27 from the Sheraton North Adams Inn and her body was found later in Monroe State Forest. Scanner notes detail hotel bloodstains and disposal of evidence.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Walpole
Robert A. “Shorty
Nimblett
Berkshire County
Falmouth
Carol Ann Todd
John J. Singer
North Adams
Paul A. Tamburello
Berkshire County House of Correction
Miss Todd
Sheraton North Adams Inn
North Berkshire
Monroe State Forest
Massachusetts
Monroe State Prison
State Forest
North Adams Inn
Singer
The
Sheraton
North Adams State College
Swim Lessons Begin at Weir Reynolds Pool Hoosick Falls
Falls swimming lessons start next Monday June 27 at the Weir Reynolds Community Pool. Programs run in two three week sessions with beginner classes at 1030, 1100 and 1130 am advanced beginners 10 to 11 am and intermediates 11 am to noon. The pool hours are 1 to 6 pm daily. Children under nine must be accompanied by an adult. Family memberships cost 25 dollars, individual 15 dollars. Daily admission is 1.25 for adults and 0.75 for school age children. Registration forms are available at the pool.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Weir-Reynolds
McCullough Library hosts outdoor book sale Saturday
North Bennington residents can browse a book sale outdoors in front of the McCullough Library on Saturday June 25 from 9 30 a m to 4 p m A display titled Story Book Dolls features characters from books and fairy tales on loan from the Sennington Museum природы
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McCullough Library
Sennington Museum
Pownal Library Schedule Updated This Week
The Solomon Wright Library will operate Monday to Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. and Tuesday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon, providing weekend closures as noted.
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Solomon Wright
Bennington Bookshop Sale Books Remainders Explored
Bennington Bookshop promotes remaindered titles offered at deep discounts. Lists include best sellers from recent years such as Shar dik and Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime, as well as cookbooks and animal picture books. Susan Hoffman, Book Department Manager, holds a 1972 history degree from State University of New York.
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Shardik
Dr. Soloman
Grandma Moses
Abrams
Craig Claiborne
New York Times
Boston
Fannie Merritt Farmer
Susan Hoffman
Bennington
State U. of New York
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