Nugent Puts Elderly Housing Front And Center In Hoosick Falls Race
Hoosick Falls trustee candidate Thomas A. Nugent on the Independent ticket prioritizes low cost housing for seniors, supports new industry to widen the tax base, and aims to keep property taxes stable for fixed income homeowners. He favors a municipal building if federal funds arrive, criticizes demolition of the old structure, and backs outside negotiation for village labor talks while noting potholes as a recurring issue. Nugent, a Hoosick Falls resident and former Rescue Squad president, has worked at Holman Manufacturing and served on the village police force.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Thomas A. Nugent
Town of
Nugent
Independent Party
Wood Memorial Park
Falls Independent
Petersburg
St. Mary’s Academy
Navy
Holman Manufacturing Co
Marie Driscoll
Willow Ave
Greenwood seeks more federal funds for Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Trustee William Bud Greenwood campaigns for a second term on the Independent ticket, touting federal grants that funded village water towers and promising to pursue more money for water system upgrades roads and a villagewide fire alarm. He links a proposed municipal building to available federal funding and notes a hazardous firehouse, unionization, and past patronage practices as context for his stance. Greenwood, a Navy veteran and longtime Wood Flong Corp. employee, and his wife Eleanor, live at 4 Rensselaer Street with their six children.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
William
Bud
Greenwood
Rensselaer St
St. Mary’s Academy
Wood Flong Corp
Eleanor
Manchester, Vt
Pownal Church Choir Rehearsal and Fire Dept Worknight Tonight
Pamela Blakeman reports choir rehearsal at Pownal United Methodist Church at 7 30 this evening and a Pownal Center Fire Department worknight at its firehouse. A fire yesterday destroyed the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Nicholas with no injuries and the blaze cause is not yet known.
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Pownal United Methodist Church
Pownal Center
Robert Nicholas
Pownal
Glowing Pomona Grange Skits Highlight March Mt Equinox Meeting
Mt Equinox Grange Hall hosted three Granges on March 8 with judges Deputy Helen Cleveland Grace Newell and Patricia Matteson. Winners included Mt Equinox for At the Bus Stop with actors Viola Wilcox Charlene Harrington Ada Romney. Bennington for Making a Cake and Taconic for Mr and Mrs Harold Cross and Lillian Wood. The winning skit will be shown July 31 in Rockingham. DeputiesNewell and Matteson installed Coleman Mason as Executive member. Funds were donated to Kurn Hattin. Youth and Home Economic committees reported. sewing contest active. baking winners named. candle holders project planned. Event dates listed through May withDegree Day events and a tea cup auction to aid the home economics committee.
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Manchester
Mt. Equinox Grange
Helen Cleveland
Pawlet
Grace Newell
Bellows Falls
Patricia Matteson
State Home
Poultney
Florence Bull
Viola Wilcox
Charlene Harrington
Ada Romney
Roy Crofut
Blanchard Stone
Bennington Grange
Charles Matteson
Matteson
Coleman Mason
Newell
Kurn Hattin
Ifye
Bennington
Rose Gleason
Virginia McKenna
Frances Lillie
Ada Rumney
Clara Edgerton
Sandy Matteson
Battenkill Grange
Mt. Equinox Grange Hall
Manchester Center
Ethan Allen
Washington Pomona
Lake Champlain
Pomona
Bomoseen Grange Hall
Molly Stark
Ethan
Grange
Taconic Grange
Hiel Reed
Harry Finn
Maurice Matteson
John Page
Home Economics Committee
Phosphate Laundry Detergent Ban Questioned in Vermont
In Montpelier a Senate Natural Resources Committee hearing heard industry spokesmen doubt that banning phosphate detergents will improve waterways. Keith Booman of the Soap and Detergent Association urged lawmakers that data from other states are lacking. The House had already approved the ban amid concerns over algae growth and water pollution.
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Montpelier
UPI
Keith Booman
National Soap and Detergent Association
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Investigation under way after canceled Tammy Wynette concert
State police and local authorities probe what may be a ticket scam for a Burlington Memorial Auditorium show billed to star Tammy Wynette and the Earl Scruggs Review. The concert was canceled after the promoter disappeared, failing to meet contracts with performers and the city. Ads in local papers offered advance tickets and a high priced VIP dinner with the entertainers.
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Burlington
UPI
Burlington Memorial Auditorium
Tammy Wynette
Earl Scruggs
Conservation Society in Vermont Faces Sale to Pay Debt
Representatives of the Conservation Society of Southern Vermont plan talks with state and federal officials to salvage part of a 1600 acre outdoor recreation area the West River Greenway. The CSSV, aided by a $400000 Nature Conservancy loan, may have to sell land to the highest bidder to satisfy debt. The site draws hikers campers and boaters. The Vermont Environmental Board blamed the state Department of Forests and Parks for partial destruction of the Knight's Point tavern in North Hero during park construction. The board will file its findings with the attorney general and state’s attorney for potential civil or criminal action.
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Vermont
CSSV
West River Greenway
Vermont AG seeks special report on rising homicide rate
Attorney General M. Jerome Diamond announces a statewide survey to tally homicides in recent years including unsolved cases. He says findings of many unresolved murders could prompt state aid to local police departments.
Slated Vermont Education Board Picks Two Local Appointees
Gov. Richard Snelling appoints Lynn Wood of St. Albans and former state Rep. Alaf Carlson of Proctor to six year terms on the Vermont Board of Education. Carlson brings 13 years on the Proctor School Board and Wood six years on the St. Albans City School Board.
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Montpelier
UPI
Richard Snelling
Lynn Wood
St. Albans
Alaf Carlson
Proctor
State Board of Education
Carlson
Wood
State Education Board
Arson Hill Women Attack Trio At Albany Bingo
Albany police arrested Ora Trotter and Barbara Twiggs for knifing and striking three elderly Colonie women after seating denial at Sacred Heart School bingo. The injured received 65 stitches at Albany Medical Center Hospital. City officials must explain contempt of court over a police contract dispute with the Albany policemen’s union.
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Albany
Arbor Hill
Colonie
Ora Trotter
Barbara Twiggs
Sacred Heart School
Trotter
Twiggs
Albany Medical Center Hospital
New York Supreme Court
Albany Policemen’s Union
Shadowbrook retirement plan targets Berkshire executives
Resource Dynamics Inc. proposed converting Shadowbrook into a luxury retirement home for wealthy executives, presented to county commissioners amid opposition to a state prison plan at Lenox High School. Mayor Bianco announces he will not seek a fifth term as Berkshire votes on a $10.1 million budget with a 1.3 percent rise.
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Pittsfield
Resource Dynamics Inc
Shadowbrook
Lenox High School
North Adams
Joseph R. Bianco
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