Bennington-Rutland Council faces tough path for town funds
Town Manager Edward Lamb warned the Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council must prove real local need to gain town support. BROC, facing loss of federal funding after Nixon cuts, plans to raise $100,000 locally but faces opposition over administration spend and coordination with lower levels of government. Lamb stressed programs meeting genuine local needs, such as subsidized day care, will remain funded.
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Janssusmon
Bennington-Rutland
Rutland
Bennington
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
Nixon
BROC
Rupert J. Green Jr
Green
Lamb
DEO
Department of Labor
Vuting Lamb
B-Roc
Broo
OEO
BHOC
Washington
Paradise adds condo plans clear Act 250 permit
Arlington Paradise Motor Inn gets unconditional permit for a 100000 dollar addition behind the building with access from Harrison Avenue. Descon Properties Manchester plans a five unit luxury condo. Commission waived review of Paradise findings and expects water and sewage in place for a four month project.
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Arlington
Bennington
Descon Properties
Bottle ban debate edges toward compromise in Vermont
Vermont lawmakers weighed revising the bottle ban as it could affect many glass containers beyond soda and beer. A plan to require recycled content from manufacturers spurred talk of economic incentives and possible exceptions for common jars. Officials view adjustments to limit the ban to soda and beer bottles amid calls to gather state tax and development data.
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Linyd
Weston
Whi Skinner
Assembly
Cutts
State Tax Department
Skinner
State Agency of Development and Community Affairs
Robert
Babcock Jr
Vermont Tomorrow Inc
Babcock
Development Agency
Armand Belloyean
Burlington
Beliveau
Dental bill clears panel in Vermont House
The House Health and Welfare Committee unanimously advanced a comprehensive children's dental care bill. It moves to the Appropriations Committee before a House floor vote, with an amendment making expansion to higher grades optional. The plan would cover low income children through sixth grade, after Gov. Salmon faced a $32,000 price tag and later proposed a $207,000 revision.
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Burlington
Vermont House debates zoning law for public buildings
South Burlington residents oppose a Swift and Farrell Street center near homes as the city fights a Chittenden County Court case. The House tabled the resolution pending court arguments, seeking state compliance with local zoning for public buildings. Senate acts on a constitutional alignment with the 1965 reapportionment act and removes a Senate age cap. House must approve. Senate also advances a People Board expansion from three to five members, with Rep. Russell Sholes citing rising caseloads as the driver.
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Swift
Farrell Street
State Emergency Board
South Burlington
House
Chittenden County
Senate
People Board
Russell Sholes
Middlebury
Vermont Senate panel rewrites land capability plan
The Senate Natural Resources Committee pressed ahead with revisions to the Vermont Land Capability and Development plan led by attorney Jonathan A. Brownell. They trimmed criteria for watershed developments, debated Act 250 permits, and weighed public access to waterways while preserving open space on prime farmland.
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Charles Bonenti Montpelier
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Vermont
Jonathan A. Brownell
Senate
Frederick P. Smith
Rchittenden
John J. O'Brien
D-Chittenden County
Smallwood
Sen. O'Brien
Edward G. Janeway
Windham County
Aso
Stratton Mountain
Janeway
Brownell
Vermont official urges caution on harsher drug penalties
Chittenden County State's Attorney Patrick Leahy urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to delay action on a bill increasing penalties for illegal drug possession and sale. He warned against assuming tougher penalties solve drug problems and noted cases where older siblings distribute marijuana to younger relatives. The Harwood bill could impose three years in prison and a $3,000 fine for giving a half ounce to a minor. Leahy urged waiting for further study, with reports due from the Wick Committee and national drug-law groups.
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Bruce Talbot Montpelier
UPI
Chittenden County
Patrick Leahy
Senate
Judiciary’ Committee
Leahy
Wick
Madeline Harwood
Rennington County
Harwood
Cohol
Vermont
Wick Committee
National, District Attorney's Association
National Commission On Marijuana
Nixon
Jacqueline Willette
Vermont Drug Rehabitation Commission
Willette
National Conference of Commissioners For Uniform State Drug Laws
J. Patrick McCagney
University of Vermont Department of Psychiatry
National Commission
McCagney
UVM
University of Colorado
Sage City Symphony funds drive and first year
The Sage City Symphony of North Bennnington launches a fund drive supported by $300 from Bennington and North Bennington and $100 from Shaftsbury. With a $3,000 budget and 65 musicians including conductor Louis Calabro, performances are unpaid. The next concert is May 20 at North Bennington Elementary School. auditions welcome Sundays at 7:30.
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Sage City Symphony of
North Bennnington
Bennington
North Bennington
Shaftstury
Symphony of 65
Louis Calabro
Shaftsbury ‘Vhe
Symphony
Irving Adler
Peggy Worthington
Christine Graham
Calabro
Joyce Adler
John McCullough
Richard Sleeman
Councils For the Arts
Shattabury
Arraignment set Friday for Battick in murder case
Edward M. Battick, 25, of Manchester, faces first degree murder and breaking and entering charges for the December 12 Whipple’s Pharmacy slaying of Manchester Police Chief Dana Thompson. He survived a police shootout and remains in fair condition after ICU care at Putnam Memorial and Mary Fletcher Hospital.
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Manchester
Dana Thompson
Burlington
Edward M. Battick
Bennington County
Whipple’s
Thompson
Battick
Putnam Memorial
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Dinner Downtown to Start Monday at Senior Center
The Hot Meals Program resumes service Monday April 2 at the Senor Citizens Community Center 114 BenMont Ave with midday dinners in four diets and take home suppers. Volunteers provide transportation and a party will mark the reopening attended by ad hoc committees and funding from the Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council.
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Senor Citizens Community Center
BenMont Ave
Senior Citizens Center
North Street
Bennington Rutland
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Aboud
Claire Santway
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