Committee weighs four day week plan for Mt Anthony
A 12 member ad hoc group at Mt Anthony High refined scheduling issues and explored a rotating seven period day with eight minute extensions. Director John Murray urged four day weeks and flexible variations, while staff and parents urged thorough study. A student work program and leadership training proposals were discussed, with a curriculum committee agenda yet to be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murray
Murray
Mt. Anthony
New York
Ellen Knapp
Bennington High School
Oakley Frost
Joanna Kirkpatrick
Bennington College
Christine A. Gaus
Kirkpatrick
Marion Smith
Lawrence Harrington
Mary Ancilla
Sacred Heart School
Vermont Association of Student Councils
John H. Williams I
Town board appointment interests rise in Bennington
Bennington residents express interest in town boards and commissions. Selectmen will choose next week. applicants include incumbents and newcomers across Water Board ZBA Housing Planning and more with several nominees pending eligibility and notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward R. Ranson
Norman Stratton
Carl Capella
Duane Knapp
Knapp
Public Works
Zoning Board of Adjustment
ZBA
Dion Finegan
Charles Tilgner III
Joanne Dunham
Terry Ehrich
Sal Santarcangelo
Gordon Garrison
J. Duncan Campbell
John Phillips
John Powell
Lou Schneider
Janet Henry
Lloyd Oppenheimer
Craig Sweet
Paul Wickes
Bennington County
Recycling Committee
Lucia Howard
Bernard Bourgeois
Human Resources Commission
Cindy Tripp
Pricilla Kennedy
Richard Perrott
Edith Prandini
Robert Poblocki
Parks and Recreation Commission
Joseph Carroll
Miller formula hearing draws impassioned pleas
Montpelier reports a packed legislative hearing on H 308 to raise state aid per pupil from 50 to 100 dollars. Testimony from rural towns lasted over two hours, with critics arguing the Miller formula unfairly skews aid to wealthier districts. Speakers urged a new law replacing the formula, while advocates noted the need for timely, equitable funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
House Education Committee
Grant L. M. Corwin
South Royalton
Bennington- Rutland Supervisory Union
Southwestern Supervisory Union
Irving Adler
Shaftsbury
Miller
Adler
Tashman Committee
Burlington
Selectmen Battle Over Budget Funds and Local Editorial Attacks
The board clashed over preserving a $7,000 BOC grant, with Ralph G. Wright opposing cuts after voter approval. Corcoran criticized The Banner and its staff, while Saunders faced questions on savings and budget accuracy. Officials debated state aid under the Miller formula and potential service reductions as the town plans further action with the town accountant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph G. Wright
BOC
Corcoran
Banner
Elizabeth Dwyer
Jan Slusman
Liz Dwyer
Slusmon
Jan Slusmon
Tyler Resch
Gerald P. Morrissey
Tim
Wright
Morrissey
Peter R. Donavan
Saunders
Selectmen
Ronald Higgins
Vermont dairy farmers protest rising costs and credit lack
Vermont dairy farmers from all 14 counties plan a Montpelier gathering to push for federal help as costs rise and milk prices fall. They seek short term financing for winter feed and credit for spring inputs while officials warn of a hard season ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates
Montpelier
Vermont
Federal Farmers Home Administration
Leo O’brien
Obituary notes for Sisters of St. Joseph and local residents
Obituary notices from Rutland to Manchester include Sisters of St. Joseph Sister Mary Magdalen Snyder of Mt St Joseph Convent in Rutland, age 79, with Mass of the Resurrection scheduled at Mt St Joseph Chapel. Also listed are services for Bennington area residents Howard H. Rudd, 66, and Clifford L. Hewes Sr., 60, with calling hours, funeral details, and burial plans. Rudd, a longtime accountant and drummer, leaves two daughters and siblings. Hewes leaves many children and extended family, with memorials to local charities. Services span Mt St Joseph, Mahar & Son Funeral Home, and Brewster Funeral Home with entombment and spring burial plans noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher E. Powell
North Pownal
Hanson- Walbridge
Frederick W. Vogell
First United Methodist Church of
Mt. Anthony Union High School
MAU
Pownal
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Mahar & Son Funeral
Howard H. Rudd
Mary Magdalen Snyder
Sisters of St. Joseph
Rutland
Bennington
Mt. St. Joseph Convent
Mt. Pleasant
Jacob and
Elizabeth (Menster) Snyder
Brattleboro
Fair Haven
James Edeburn
Oakmont
Carl Snyder
Pittsburgh
Mt. St. Joseph Chapel
Convent Avenue
C.L. White Paint and Glass Co
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Floyd I. la Bombard
First Baptist Church of
Park Lawn
Dwight H
Bertha (Warner) Rudd
County National Bank
Elizabeth le May
Barbara Gioia
Cressville
N.J
Judith Rudd
Harold P
Winifred Barber
Funeral Home Office
Clifford L. Hewes Sr
Lye Brook Road
Manchester
Londonderry
Lee
Lila (Rice) Hewes
Frances M. Withington
the Hewes
W.E. Dailey Co
Shaftsbury
Clifford D
Sunderland
Lee H
Clifford L. Jr
Charles E
Louis A
James E
George F
Lila Shamaley
Sheldon, Conn
Carol Ploski
Ansonia
Manchester Rescue Squad
Bennington Man Injured In Route 67A Crash
A Bennington resident, Harry W. Pearson, was reported in satisfactory condition at Putnam Memorial Hospital after his 1967 Pontiac ran off Route 67A, hit a house owned by Clark Harwood near Silk Road, damaging the home about four inches and totaling the car. Pearson suffered cuts, bruises, and a possible head injury. no one in the house was hurt. Rescue squad members removed him from the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Harry W. Pearson
Pearson
Silk Road
Clark Harwood
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Raymond Agostini
Arlington
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East Dorset
Robert Peare
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Della Pratt
Chad Lockrow
Hoosick Falls
Sherry Bowman
Berlin
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Nurses Residence
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Washington
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Stans
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Watergate
Thomas F. McBride
Bennington Briefs
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