Burr and Burton announces two valedictorians and one salutatorian
Houghton D. Pearl, Burr and Burton headmaster in Manchester, names two valedictorians for the current class Megan Houlihan of Dorset and Alan Holton of Londonderry after a tie. Megan, a four year honor student and active performer, has been accepted to Fordham, Eastern Connecticut State College, and the University of Vermont. Alan, son of South Londonderry residents, is NHS chapter president and DAR Good Citizen, with four varsity sports and college acceptances to Vermont. Salutatorian honors go to Jennifer Riggs of East Dorset, a Spanish Club officer and Burtonian co editor, active in band, chorus, and Theater Arts Workshop, accepted at Clarion and Edinboro.
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Manchester
Houghton D. Pearl
Burr and Burton Seminary
Megan Houlihan
Dorset
Alan Holton
Londonderry
Megan
Edward F. Houlihan
Theater Workshop
Burtonian
Octs
Daisy Chain
Fordham University
Eastern Connecticut State College
University of Vermont
Roger Holton
South Londonderry
National Honor Society
DAR Good Citizen
Jennifer Riggs
James Riggs
East Dorset
Jennifer
Theater Arts Workshop
Clarion College
Edinboro College
Red Cross Month Proclaimed in Bennington County Drive
President Carter proclaims March as Red Cross Month and the Bennington County fund drive begins with town captains named for Arlington Dorset East Dorset Manchester North Bennington Old Bennington Peru Pownal North Pownal Center Readsboro Rupert Sandgate Shaftsbury Village Shaftsbury West Shaftsbury North Stamford Winhall Woodford and special solicitors including Dr Dorothy Hager and Charles P O Leary. Volunteers will contact every area resident in the coming days to solicit support.
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Jimmy Carter
Bennington County
Arlington
Betty Tynan
Dorset
Helen Howard
East Dorset
J. Rinse
Landgrove
W.B. LaPrade
Manchester
Benjamin Beers
North Bennington
Vivian Golbin
Old Bennington
Bernard Cohen
Peru
Alden Wires
Pownal North
Richard Champney
Pownal Center
John Evans
Readsboro
Richard Phelps
Rupert
Ray Braymer
Sandgate
Douglas Tschorn
Shaftsbury Village
Rick Haynes
Shaftsbury West
John Root
Shaftsbury North
Bradford Smith
Stamford
Albert Jangrow
Winhall
Rudolph Kugler
Woodford
Olin Smith
Bird identification courses offered by VINS in Woodstock
Vermont Institute of Natural Science conducts spring bird watching courses in Woodstock and other towns. Five sessions begin early April through June with field based instruction on 100 plus species, bird songs, banding demos and habitat visits. Preregistration required. tuition 25 dollars for members and 35 dollars for nonmembers.
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Vermont
Woodstock
VINS
Rutland
Sarah B. Laughlin
Springfield
Eleanor Ellis
Montpelier
Marion Metcalf
Larry Metcalf
Brattleboro
Whit Nichols
Whitney Nichols
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Cape Cod
Rhode Island Audubon Society
Southern Vermont Audubon Society
Bennington Bird Club
Rathskeller Bill Heads to Senate After Tight Vote
In Montpelier the Rathskeller Bill to permit sale of beer and wine on college campuses faced a final vote with a 77 to 67 House approval. Opponents argued it would spur campus drinking and pit colleges against local taverns, while supporters said it would empower students and reduce driving after drinking. Only Rep Edwin A Colvin of Shaftsbury opposed. Rep Orrin Beattie of Manchester was absent.
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Edwin A. Colvin
Shaftsbury
Orrin Beattie
Manchester
Vermont bill would block storing nuclear waste without vote
The Vermont House faces floor debate on a bill requiring legislative approval for storing any nuclear wastes in the state. The measure, approved by the House Government Operations Committee, excludes facilities at the Vermont Yankee plant in Vernon. Rep Timothy Hayward calls the vote a symbolic stand against becoming a dumping ground for others’ nuclear waste. The proposal mirrors a prior bill that demanded legislative consent for new atomic power plants.
Veteran Orleans sheriff to resign May 1
William Green 63 announces departure after 28 years as Orleans County sheriff since 1971. In his resignation letter to Gov. Snelling he urges Deputy Sheriff James Murphy of Troy to be appointed successor, saying it is time for a younger man to lead.
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Newport
UPI
William Green
Orleans County
Green
Richard Snelling
James Murphy
Troy
Vermont weighs scrapping $500,000 welfare program
Due to a federal court ruling state officials may abandon a $500,000 emergency aid program for families with dependent children. Human Services Secretary Elizabeth Candon aims to decide within a week after an appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that the eligibility standards were too restrictive. Rewriting would cost about $250,000, and if scrapped eligible families would likely receive help under General Assistance.
Vermont town election questioned after tally irregularities
Town Attorney Richard Sargent says selectmen lack election jurisdiction and cannot call a new election despite voting anomalies on Town Meeting Day. Six more votes were counted than voters checked off. the Vermont League of Women Voters is investigating.
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Stove
VPI
Richard Sargent
Selectmen
Sargent
Vermont League of Women Voters
Federal funds by sector in Vermont study
A UPI report from Montpelier shows Senator Patrick Leahy's office highlights that Vermont's federal spending concentrates in health education welfare and defense. Health, education and welfare total about 311 million. defense about 161 million. revenue sharing 50 million. agriculture 31 million. aides say the study aims to secure fair share.
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Leahy
Vermont
Pact with Indians on Adirondack land sale reached in Albany
Albany reports a pact between New York State and Mohawk Indians to allow purchase of land outside Adirondack Park in exchange for ending the two year occupation near Moss Lake in Ber kimer County. Cuomo withheld details pending local briefings.
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Albany
In Berkshire Inmates Deny Perjury in Slaying Case
Terry Gibney and Charles Hawley, serving 18 to 20 years for the 1975 Bidwell murder at a Sandisfield poultry farm, plead innocent to perjury charges in Berkshire Superior Court. Judge Alberti sets $1,000 bail each, returned to Norfolk Prison for trial. Robert Dennis Jr. had pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Tonight Pittsfield School Committee weighs closing Bartlett and Plunkett schools amid year-end options.
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Pittsfield
Terry Lee Gibney
Charles W. Hawley
Adriel J. Bidwell
Sandisfield
Berkshire Superior Court
Charles R. Alberti
Norfolk
Robert W. Dennis Jr
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