Hoosick Falls helps nab Gates and hospital carbon monoxide cases
Hoosick Falls police assisted Bennington police in capturing Ronald J. Gates, 18, wanted for burglary and escape in Bennington, at 65 High St. Gates pleaded guilty in Bennington District Court. Police also aided two Boston and Maine Railroad workers treated for carbon monoxide exposure near locomotives, then rushed to Putnam Memorial Hospital and released. Firefighters quelled a washing machine fire at Shapiro's Laundrymat on Church Street, with damage limited to the unit.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y. Falls
Bennington
Ronald J. Gates
Gates
High St
Boston and Maine Railroad
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Town of
N.Y
Shapiro
Church Street
Former Wood Company workers sought for history project
Williams College student David Hansen seeks former employees of the Walter A Wood farm machinery company in Hoosick Falls New York. He asks anyone who worked there to contact him at 413 597 2346 for his independent study.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
David Hansen
Walter A. Wood Farm Machinery Company
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hansen
Pownal Churches Plan Sunday Services and Youth Meeting
North Pownal Congregational Church holds a 10 15 a m worship with a sermon The Steadfast Face from Luke 9 51 The junior sermon is Boys and Girls of Old Sparta Sunday school starts at 9 a m Visitors welcome The Pownal United Methodist Church Youth Fellowship meets Sunday 5 to 7 p m at the church.
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North Pownal Congregational Church
Old Sparta
Methodist Youth Fellowship
The
Pownal United Methodist Church
Town Officials to Meet on Tax Rate to Support School Budget
The select men and board of sisters will meet at the new Town Hall at 9 am on Thursday March 24 to discuss and decide on a new tax rate. A higher rate is needed to cover the rising school budget of 38000 approved by voters during March Town Meeting Day. The current rate is 7 dollars.
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Searsburg
Selectmen
Board of Sisters
Arlington meeting draws few for $30 million EDA funding
Arlington residents and Bennington County officials attended a sparse Economic Development Council meeting to map projects for federal EDA funds. Greg Burke and John Kenney outlined an OEDP process, with a March 25 token deadline and a March 28 full-board review. eligible projects include water, sewer, housing, roads, and site development, with local cost share.
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Arlington
Tyler Resch
Economic Development Council
Vermont
Bennington County
Greg Burke
OEDP
Sanford Buxbaum
Shaftsbury
Henry Breunich
George Ludlam
Dorset
Bennington County Regional Commission
Board of Selectmen and Planning Board
Kenney
Burke
Federal Economic Development Administration
Bennington
Robert T. Stafford
Rutland
David Williams
Manchester
Rutland County
Council
Economy Graphics
Selectman Buxbaum
Buxbaum
State Highway Department
Stephen Jesseman
Peter Goshgarian
Jane K. Gardner
Charles Tilgner III
Edward Holden
Lorraine B. Eastman
Kathryn Cooper
John Hawkins
Timothy Stevenson
Edwin A. Colvin
Gregory G. Burke
Edward O’neil
John Clerkin
Castleton
William Kuehn
James Venette
Fair Haven
Edward Deneche
Brandon
Ned Hemenway
Clarence Whitney
Bill Bingham
Shrewsbury
Kenneth Anderson
Poultney
Carl Spangler
Rutland Regional Planning Commission
Neil Cannon
Federal Building
Concord
N.H
Philadelphia
Von Hoffman to address a journalism seminar in Amherst
Nicholas Von Hoffman syndicated columnist and author will headline the Nuts and Bolts Seminar for working journalists at UMass Amherst on March 2. Nine panels cover newspaper production with top New England editors and reporters. noon luncheon feature. total seminar cost 11 dollars.
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Amherst
Mass
Nicholas von Hoffman
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Valley Press Club
Umass Journalistic Studies Department
Campus
New England
Gerry D’alfonso
Lesley Visser
Tom Fitzgerald
Boston
Vermont Snow Crash Claims Vermont Driver in Head On Crash
A 75 year old Worcester man Donald Maxham died after his pickup collided head on with a beverage truck on Route 12 in snowy conditions. His wife Marjorie Maxham survived in stable condition. A second Vermont item notes concert ticket buyers seeking refunds after a Burlington Memorial Auditorium show with Tammy Wynette and Earl Scruggs was canceled due to promoter failure. Police will meet with the promoters next week. criminal charges pending.
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Montpelier
UPI
Donald Maxham
Worcester
Marjorie
Maxham
Barre
Burlington
Vermont House backs two UVM student seats on trustees
The Vermont House approved a bill to add two student seats on the University of Vermont Board of Trustees. After hours of debate, three amendments aimed at keeping at least one student trustee Vermont resident were defeated. Proponents warned against out of state dominance, while opponents called amendments a step toward discrimination.
Newfane Man Pleads Innocent in Vermont Murder Case
Arthur Hansen of Schenevus New York pleaded innocent in Windham County Superior Court to first degree murder. He was recommitted to the Vermont State Hospital for evaluation after waiving extradition from Middletown Connecticut. Hansen is charged with the May 1976 Brattleboro motel owner Joseph Manuel shooting. No date set for next action. Previously deemed incompetent, his release last month drew official outrage. A fugitive warrant led to his Connecticut arrest earlier this month.
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Newfane
UPI
Arthur Hansen
Schenevus
N.Y
Windham County
Vermont State Hospital
Hansen
Middletown
State Hospital
Waterbury
Richard Snelling
Connecticut
A-Victoria flu case found at St Michael’s College
The first A-Victoria flu case in New England this year was found in a St. Michael’s College student in Winooski. The patient recovered at home and was not hospitalized. Officials do not expect a major outbreak as flu season nears its end. The virus often affects the elderly and chronically ill. Vermont unemployment dips to 7.1 percent with over 15,000 jobless and $950,000 paid in benefits. St Albans highest at 13.7 percent, Burlington lowest at 4.5 percent.
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Burlington
UPI
New England
St. Michael’s College
Winooski
State Health Department
William Watson
Montpelier
Vermont
Department of Employment Security
St. Albans
Bridge closure near Hudson River, reopened after DOT check
In Waterford a 68 year old bridge linking Waterford and Watervliet was closed when a Troy officer reported shaking. Inspectors certified it safe three hours later. The officer said safety overruled haste citing the Green Island Bridge incident. DOT noted such movement is not unusual. In Albany a State student, Marc Beinecke, 20, Brooklyn, was charged with grand larceny for $1,000 taken from student funds while president of the class of 1978. suspended previously, case delayed until an Albany State editor provided prosecutors with the paper’s editorial.
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Waterford
State Department of Transportation
Hudson River
Watervliet
Troy
DOT
Green Island
Albany
Albany State
Marc Beinecke
Brooklyn
The
State University
Beinecke
Berkshire Fair sale planned despite coronation changes
In Great Barrington the 136 year old Berkshire fair faces sale today in the Southern Berkshire Registry of Deeds. Michael Abdallah of Stockbridge says no total price will be listed though reports cite a 445000 acquisition price. Discussions may precede a large Memorial Day kickoff event. In Lenox the Shadowbrook Committee remains $862, short of its 25000 goal for funding to oppose using the vacant seminary site as a prison amid broad international support.
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Great Barrington
Berkshire
Michael Abdallah
Stockbridge
Edward J. Carroll Sr
Agawam
Abdallah
LENOX
Shadowbrook
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Wood Company
Pownal
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Carlo Walter
John Kenney
Southwest
Reach Development Council
BCRC
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Christian Science Monitor
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