Storm brings ice and snow to Vermont. power restored
New spring storm lashed southwestern Vermont with snow wind and heavy rain. About 1,500 residents in Bennington and Woodford lost power for hours after a Woodford Road substation transformer failed. A mobile home was blown at Una Bella trailer park with no injuries reported. Crews from multiple towns restored power by morning, while trees and poles were down in several streets. Snow totals varied from two to six inches in Bennington area to seven inches in Brattleboro and up to 20 inches nearby, with wider regional impact including hard hit Connecticut and Massachusetts communities.
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Woodford
Bennington
Vermont
Larry Guetti
Una Bella
Gore Road
Joseph Guetti
Guetti
Woodford Road
Reginald Barnard
Central
Public Service District
Rutland
St. Albans
Randolph
Woodstock
Barnard
County
Lincoln
McCall
Burgess
Monument
New England Telephone Co
Bennington County
Vermont Supervisory Union
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
George A. Sleeman
Cora B. Whitney
Beech Street
Catamount
Mt. Anthony Union
Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary
Silk Road
Green Mountains
Windham County
Brattleboro
Hinsdale
N.H
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Framingham
Mass
Norfolk
Conn
Killington
Senate approves eight thousand six hundred twenty five dollar outside income cap
The Senate voted 62 to 35 to set an outside earnings limit at 8625 dollars, defeating efforts to remove the cap or to extend it to unearned income. The debate featured Sen. Muskie arguing the limit omits dividends and rents, while leadership argued the measure strengthens ethics and public confidence. Muskie warned of personal costs while Nelson likened the scene to a small town doctor’s call.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Democratic
Robert C. Byrd
W. Va
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Sen
Muskie
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Sen. Muskie
Nelson
Health planning in Vermont described as an insider's game
Vermont health officials critique the national plan process as a costly, inefficient morass. Aaron Fuchs calls it an insider's game as he and others warn that the state lacks a coherent plan while health care costs rise despite longer life expectancy and lower infant mortality. The piece profiles Fuchs, Stout, and Eric Helt, noting Vermont ranks high in health costs relative to income and arguing for real reform over regulatory expansion.
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Vermont
Aaron Fuchs
State Health Department
VHSA
HPC
SHCC
SHPDA
Fuchs
Robert D. Stout
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Stout
United States
New York State
Eric Helt
East Montpelier
Helt
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Detroit Memorial Hospital
U.S
Health Department
CHP
Thomas P. Salmon
HSA
Inside pages note on Miller formula and TV star Mary Tyler Moore
The editorial column discusses obstacles to the Miller formula and calls Mary Tyler Moore’s farewell on page 4. It also includes an Op Ed by Bob Williams about the Bennington Tutorial Center on page 5 and a county notice about a May women's conference aiming for diverse attendance on page 6.
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Mary Tyler Moore
Bob Williams
Bennington
Braves
Yankees
Knicks
Bucks
Bennington historian John J. Baker dies at 78
John J. Baker of Walloomsac Road an authority on local history and a former Old Bennington chauffeur died Tuesday evening at Bennington Convalescent Center after a long illness. He was 78 born April 25 1898 son of John P. Baker and Bridgit Powers. He worked in local stores and cabinet making and wrote articles for The Banner aiding county pictorial history The Shires of Bennington. He provided extensive information on old families the monument Walloomsac Inn and early settlement.
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John J. Baker
Walloomsac Road
Bennington
Bennington Convalescent Center
Mr. Baker
John P. Baker
Bridgit Powers
Bennington Battle Monument
Monument Circle
Esther Merrill Parmelee
Mary Sanford
Helen Phelps Stokes
Baker
Banner
County Pictorial
Shires of
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Highland Avenue
North Road
Barnumville Road
East Manchester Road
CVPS
Lincoln Street
Larry Moffit
Wedmington
Judson Brown
John J.baker
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