Bottle ban on nonreturnable bottles headed for Senate panel
Montpelier Vermont. The Senate Finance Committee was expected to approve a measure banning nonreturnable beer and soda bottles and placing a tax on other nonreturnable containers. Money collected would fund recycling programs and statewide waste disposal efforts. Also debated were reform of Vermont insurance practices and a 1% land use tax proposal.
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Montpelier
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
Finance
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Vermont
Fish kill at Paran Creek puzzles Eagle Square officials
Shaftsbury reports dead trout found in Paran Creek on Feb 23 near Eagle Square. Montpelier analysis pending. plant managers note normal pollution controls, samples sent to Water Resources Department. Local officials discuss election results and security updates affecting travel.
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Shaftsbury
Bogie Square Mfg. Co
Montpelier
Paran Creek
Mark Hamilton
James F. Hamilton
Furmice
Eagle Squire
Paul DeConnnck
Tok
State Water Resources Department
DeConack
David Clough
Water, Resources Department
Democrats urged to recruit women in 72 campaign drive
County Democrats heard Rep. Wayne W. Junctian urge early planning for candidates to fill county senate and district seats including women. Jameson urged broader local outreach while Finances and debt limit party staff, with volunteers pressed to organize towns, curb spending, and energize youth voting ahead of November elections.
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Remington County
Wayne W. Junctian
Burlington
Jameson
Albury
Tayn
George M. Fienberg
James
Unis
Democratic Party
Joseph Carroll
Bennington
St. Joseph
Menioning
Gerald Cornel
Witten Pushes No Trespass Rule on Snowmobiles in Vermont
Rep Marshall Witten plans a House hearing today on a bill to designate private Vermont lands as posted against snowmobiling unless signed otherwise. The proposal tightens trespass rules beyond a prior Natural Resources Committee measure, targeting snowmobile use on private property amid debates over a broader ban or phaseout of snowmobiles.
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Montpelier
Marshall Witten
Tington
House Appropriations Committee
Witten
Vermont
Natural Resources Committee
Norman Hayes
Burlington
VAST
Vermont Association of Snow Travelers
Robert S. Babcock Jr
Vermont Tomorrow Inc
Babcock
Selectmen Delay Appointments for Planning Commission Posts
Selectmen postponed appointments and reappointments to town commissions for a week following resignations of Chairman Charles Tilgner II and Daniel Cadiz creating two vacancies on the Planning Commission. The term of a third member, William Morse, expired, with unclear plans. Reappointments were made to several traditional posts including Lewis Carpenter, William Noyes, Willem Mattison, Leon Eldred, Rush Weller, and Benson Gore. Town Manager Edward R. Lamb noted interest in Planning Commission roles and anticipated vacancies on the Water Board and Housing Authority with terms expired, while executive-session discussions will precede public announcements after candidates accept the posts.
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Hezdington
Tnivn
Charles Tilgner II
Daniel Cadiz
Planning Commission
William Morse
Morse
Lewis Carpenter
William Noyes
Willem Mattison
Leon Eldred
Rush Weller
Bensom Gore
Fenve Viewers
Edward R
Lamb
Water Board
Edwert Ransom
Norm Stratton
Higgins profile rises as former Bennington official seeks school board
Former Bennington selectman Joseph Higgins resumes public presence after resigning 13 months ago. He spoke at a Pre Town Meeting and a floor meeting and attended a selectmen’s session before gathering with area Democrats. Higgins is collecting signatures for a petition to run for the Mt Antheny Union High School Board.
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Bennington
Joseph Higgins
Higgins
Selectmen’s
Mt. Antheny Union
Wgh
Final information meeting on Molly Stark School addition
A public information session on the Molly Stark School addition was held with BSD board members, school officials, architects, and residents. Attendees discussed state funding, local costs, accessibility features, and the bond issue vote set for March 14. Absentee ballots will be available and state reimbursement is planned, reducing local taxes.
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Molly Stark
Harvey Hathaway
James Britton Inc
Greenfield, Mass
Bennington
Willard MacBride
Catherine Gorcoran
Asssstan
George A. Sleeman
Frances Snow
BSD
Hathaway
Halloran
Dlab
Shepard
MacBride
Housing bid winner to be told Friday
The Bennington Housing Authority will announce the contractor for the town's first elderly housing project this Friday. HUD approved the selection from six proposals for a $1 million, 50-unit building on a single site between Newey Street and Harrison Avenue, which drew local objections from Harrison Avenue residents and Town officials weighing impact on property values.
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Bennington
Harrison Avenue
Housing ‘Authority
Housing Authority
Alexander 3.R. Drysdale
Bennington Baird
Selectmen
Sour Chairean
Sieg
Harrison Ave
Bennington Briefs Police respond to vehicle crash on County Street
Bennington police report a one car accident on County Street at 11 05 a m involving Lawrence G Foucher 63 of North Bennington whose 1964 Chevrolet skid struck a pole and call box at the northeast corner of County and Grave Street Extension. Moderate front end damage and no injuries. Three films in Faces of the Vietnam War shown at Bennington Free Library March 10 1 4 7 40 p m and March 11 10 a m and 2 p m sponsored by the Bennington Friends and Bennington Area Ecumenical Council of Churches.
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United States
Kennedy Report
McCarran Field
Las Vegas
Benjamin ©. Davis
Transportation For Security
Federal Aviation Administration
Davis
TWA
Kennedy Airport
Carthania German Airways
Otter
Emma Clifford
Francis 3. Durand
Christopher Douglass
Janet Cropper
Jeffrey Rogers
Bennington
Caroline White
Manchester Canter
David Hurley I
Shaftsbury
Madge Harriman
Standon
C.L. Andrews
Clarence L .B. Andrews
South Herpswell
Maine
Brunswick, Maine
Stetson Wauneral
Federal St
Brunswick
Hillside Cemetery
Lisbon Falls
Mains
Maine Cancer Society
Federal Street
Brunwick
Andrews
Sangerville
Wesson P
Elizabeth P. Andrews
Anna Elwell
Bennington.Mr. and Mrs. Andrews Moved To Lisbon Falls
Werumbo and
Farnsworth Mills
Basin Point
South Harpswell
Unti
Owens and Town Taxi Company
Frances A. Morrissey
John BP
County Street
Lawrence G. Foucher
North Bennington
County and
Grave Street
Bennington Free Library
Bennington Friends and Bennington Area Ecumenical Council of Churches
ADV
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Fred E. Phillip
Jerome Att Campbell
Airlines
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Hoosick Falls
Tina Smith
Arlington
Marie Schewebe
Pownal
Gary L. Parker
Dorset
Charles Avery
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Coral Beaudoin
Leslie Goult
Readsboro
Alice Goyer
Berlin
N.Y
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J. Duncan Campbell
Campbell
Jerime
Virginie
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Perrotta
Jerome
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Interim
Pathe
Environmental Board
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South Burlington
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Democratic Committee
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Bennington RD
Benn
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Wren
William Halloran
State Department of Education
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Morrissey
Carlos J. Hilwell
Philip Moulton
Peterborough
N.H
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May Meinemney
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Mefnereny
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Ellen (Flynn) Melnertiey
Jean Henry
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Troy
J. Donald Smith
South Park St
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