Dorset votes approve two acre density zoning plan
Dorset residents approved a land use bylaw and zoning ordinance by a close vote of 246 to 231. The measure allows two acre density development with commercial and industrial zones mainly along Route 7, North and East Dorset, and permits condominium projects with at least 20 percent open space. Police funding was defeated, while other special appropriations passed including revenue sharing funded conveyor screen plant and dump truck. Multiple town and school posts were decided, with several races and a recount, and many incumbents elected unopposed.
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Dorset
North
Fast Dorset
Yoning
Town Planning Commission
Three new selectmen elected in Sunderland
Sunderland voters chose Paul Matteson and Midge DiMonds for two seats on the board of selectmen with Donald Ennis trailing. Matteson 147, DiMonda 125, Ennis 62. McKendree Reiss won the three year seat against Paul Ennis 113 to ?. Gardner Baker ousted road commissioner Malcolm Pennock with 137 to 78. DiMonda beat Paul Finnis Wit for second constable 70 to ?. Re-elected town clerk and treasurer William Bahan 212 votes. George Carroll elected selectman for three years 178. John W. Armstrong 179. Carl Benjamin 181 unopposed for auditor three years. Albert Boynton Jr. named 1st constable with 385 votes. Margaret Farmer re elected school director unopposed 170 votes. Moderator Earle Hill reelected. Voters approved complete property reappraisal by 123 to 8, and outside firm preferred over local sisters. Yes 87 No 37 on outside firm. All special appropriations approved. article for town forest tabled. Revenue sharing funds under review. zoning ordinance to be considered at May special Town Meeting.
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Inner
Warren Murray
Chester Andrews
Manziel Seymour
Alfred LaTorella
Sydney J. Meachem
Byron Bower
John P. Stannard
Rhys Evans
Helen E. O'Donovan
Margaret J. Harrington
Harold Beebe
Bret
Nathaniel B. Tyler
Malevka Cooper
Charles Nichols
East Dorset
Dorset Fire District
Dorset Village
Sunderland
Board of Selectmen
Paul Matteson
Midge DiMonds
Donald Ennis
Matteson
DiMonda
Ennis
Selectman
McKendree Reiss
Paul Ennis
Malcolm Pennock
Gardner Baker
Pennock
Paul Finnis Wit
William Bahan
George Carroll
John W. Armstrong
Carl Benjamin
Carroll
Albert Boynton Jr
Margaret Farmer
Earle Hill
Pownal Scouts Seek Leaders as Licenses Sit At Clerk
The Pownal Cadette Scout Troop 316 meets Thursday at 7 20 p m at Pownal Elementary School. They raised 54 4 for a cerebral palsy telethon and donated 50 from their treasury. De Marie Baldwin of the Vermont Girl Scout Council asks for volunteers to lead Pownal Brownies Junior and Cadette Scouts. about 100 Scouts lack leaders. contact Miss Fran Doherty.
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Pownal
Marie Baldwin
Vermont Girl Scout Counsel
Powmal Brownies
Junor Girl Scouts
Fran Doherty
South Cambridge Grange March Meeting and Events
South Cambridge Pleasant Valley Grange met March 2 with a covered dish supper. Guests were New York State Deputies Brother and Sister Corlew who spoke on grange work and the state building. Events include junior degree work, future suppers, a talent contest, and Grange Week displays. Local church services and plans for March meetings noted.
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Pleasant Valley Grange
William English
Corlew
New York State
Washington County
Pearl Brownell
Salem Grange
Grange
Salem
Bottskill Grange
Yertle
Elton Borden
Mary Beth Robinson
Hoosick Falls Policy Advisory Board to Hear Budget Cuts Talk
Lawrence Klepper of the Legal Aid Society for the Tri County area will speak at the Hoosick Falls Policy Advisory Board meeting in the O&O Center at 16 Classic St. He will discuss Nixon budget cuts affecting legal aid and related services, followed by a Q and A. Public attendance urged.
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Lawrence Klepper
Legal Aid Society
Tri-County
Rensselaer, Albay
Schenectady
Hoosick Falls
OHO
O&o
Arlington selects new constable in town meeting vote
Arlington voters approved all town and school articles with broad support. Charles Farrell defeated incumbent Porter Hulett for first constable 170 to 24, with 58 write ins for Alan Mattison. School budget 551,199 passed 349 to 155. two special school articles approved to fund Fisher Elementary blacktop project and school field improvements. Total school budget 561,199 with 356,099 raised by taxes. Multiple town funds approved including health nursing 481 to 56, Memorial Day 448 to 68, cemetery 430 to 82, library spending totaling 3,000 for Martha Canfield and 200 for East Arlington, fire equipment 3,500, and sinking fund 4,000 for future fire truck. Various town officers elected unopposed and grand jurors named. Turnout 417 of 1,206.
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Arlington
Charles Farrell
Weat Arlington
Porter Hulett
Farrell
Hulett
Alan Mattison
Fisher Elementary School
Arlington Community Health Nursing Service
West Arlington Cemetery
Martha Canfield
East Arlington
Readsboro voters settle contests and approve town budget
Readsboro residents chose Hollis York as selectman and Arthur Beecher as school director by narrow margins. Voters approved the town budget of 287000 and a tax rate of 8.77, approving 84000 for the town and 202050 for schools. They authorized use of 14000 of federal revenue sharing for a grader, 3500 for cemetery land, and 1700 to help prevent a state dump suit, amid concerns over waste disposal standards.
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Hollis York
Arthur Beecher
York
Allen Distler
Beecher
Allen Murdoch
Readsboro
Selectmen
District 32
Kenelene Collins
Nepotism policy questioned congenially at Hoosick Falls board
At a Monday Hoosick Falls Central School Board meeting a group of 12 questioned the rule restricting hires to one teacher per family. Leonard defended the policy citing fairness, while the group urged qualification over family ties amid budget concerns and potential Title I funding losses.
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Beaumont Hoosick Falls
Board of Education
Hoosick Falls Central School
Dedecaay
Philip Leonard
Manchester voters settle nine contests and fund town needs
In Manchester on Tuesday voters settled nine contests for elective office and approved most warned spending articles. Key races included John T. Carmody Jr. defeating Harold Benson and Alan Baccei for selectman. Incumbents Ferdinand Bongartz and Dorothy Brophy were returned to multiple offices. A $11,000 town garage sinking fund and a $2,000 school gym divider failed, while revenue sharing measures for town office expansion, police salaries, and rescue squad building passed along with several local fund allocations.
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Manchester
John T. Carmody Jr
Harold Benson
Alan KR. Baccei
Beard
Ferdinand Bongartz
Gayle Gall
Burr
Burton
J. Christopher Frapplet
Lionel Dulac
Bennington District Environmental Commission
Clyde Bryant
Herold A. Wisell
Terry ‘Hosely
Oakley K. Porter Jr
Edward Gunther
Janice Cameron
Enver Cook
Alan Baccei
Ruth Cook
Edwin Cameron
Betty Kamber
Toi Uy Grand Luton
J. Christopher Frapier
Seth Bongartz
James B. Campbell
Ferdinand Bongarts
Dorothy T. Brophy
William Gregory
Public Funds
Martha Pelton
Clarence Camar
Walter 3. Clemons
Clara May’ Hemenway
Amd
Factory Point
Local church notes and community updates from White Creek
The notice covers 4H demonstrations with contact via Mrs Donald George and a March 24 deadline for planning. Rev Carter Adrianne returns to Jer main Church after eight weeks away with services on March 11 and a board meeting afterward. MYF met March 4 planning a bowling trip and hike. Ash Wednesday service at Embury Church at 7 90 tonight. Joseph Thompson a patient at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Miss Donna George of SUNY Plattsburg visited for the weekend.
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North Howick United Methodist Church
Harry Burdess
South Cambridge
Flonnoe Niles
Hia
Donald George
Jolly Janes
Carter Adrianne
Jermain Church
Rep Patman Leaves Hospital To Resume Duties
Washington reports Representative Wright Patman of Texas has temporarily left Bethesda Naval Hospital to resume duties as chairman of the House Banking Committee. An aide said he will return for further throat treatment after catching up on work. Patman, 79, is ordered to rest his voice.
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Washington
UPL
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Bethesda Naval Hospital
House Banking Committee
Patman
Palman
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