Arlington Sunderland line dispute frames old maps and minds
Arlington and Sunderland clash over a north south boundary raised by a 1970s survey. The three member commission led by Judge Morrissey will study properties near the line with ortho photography, review old landmarks, and potentially take six months to reach a judicial determination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Margaret Farmer
Sunderland
Superior Court
John P. Morrissey
Steve Bliss
John M. Moore
Morrissey
Arlington Selectmen
Selectmen
Bliss
Edmond G. Dyett
Dyett
Lyle Salter
Salter
Vermont
Benning Wentworth
New Hampshire
Wentworth
Dyett’s
State
Agency of Administration
Savelas faces political post scrutiny after recent moves
The article outlines Savelas taking a politically charged post, noting his stance on reforms invites both support and opposition. It details past roles including Old Orchard Beach town manager, a disputed tenure at Pinecap, and nominations from New Hampshire authorities, plus a spate of local incidents from court pleas to multiple grass fires and a door collision in North Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savelas
Harold Saunders
Michigan
Saunders
Selectmen
Sarelas
Claremont
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Lewiston
Pinecap
University of Virginia
George Washington University
New England
University of Maine
Maine Council of Higher Education
Selectmen grant preliminary okay to Memorial Park project
Bennington Selectmen approved preliminary I 77 830 recreation project at Memorial Park, with final bid work pending Specifications review. Local cost 16 249, 21 percent, funded by state and BOR. project includes four tennis courts, a dual sided handball wall, playground relocation, enclosed picnic area, and a courtyard. supervision by Rist Frost and Allen Organization. Morgan spring protection stressed. playable by early August if no delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Park
Bennington
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
BOR
Rist-Frost
Glens Falls
N.Y
Allen
Stewart Allen
Selectman
Gerald Morrissey
Plane crash kills Charles Town man during test flight
Albert Reinhart, 54, of Charles Town N H, died in a small aircraft crash near Ludlow after a test flight from Springfield airport. The single engine plane reportedly disintegrated in midair, witnesses said one wing and an engine were missing as debris scattered over a wooded North Hill area. No fire was reported. Reinhart was alone aboard.
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Ludlow
UPI
Charlestown
N.H
Albert Reinhart
Springfield
Ludlow Village
Reinhart
North Hill
Volney DeRosia
Ristau seeks AG opinion on Transportation Agency powers
Vermont Transportation Agency Secretary Arthur Ristau asked the state attorney general for an opinion clarifying the agency’s powers and jurisdiction after the Legislature failed to pass a housekeeping bill before adjournment. The board also approved $3.1 million in bridge and highway work with about $930,000 state share. Island Pond report notes Sen John Boylan will not seek GOP governor nomination, intends another term in the legislature as Appropriations chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Board of Sisters
Edward Lamb
Bernard Winslow
Alden Harwood
Planning Commission
John Griffin
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Lucy Johnson
Mt. Anthony Union
Gordon Lyons
William Mattison
Norton Barber
Ristan
John Gray
Vermont
Island Pond
UPI
John Boylan
Essex- Orleans Counties
GOP
Boylan
Senate Appropriations Committee
EPA finds no PCBs in town landfill
The Bennington landfill, long a source of pollution concerns, has no polychlorinated biphenyls in four samples taken January 20 by the Environmental Protection Agency. EPA officials led by Lou Gitto say the analysis found no PCBs and that further tests may be conducted.
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EPA
Bennington
Environmental Protection Agency
Boston
Hudson River
New York
Lou Gitto
Gitto
Blue Law splits chain stores on Sunday openings in Bennington
A and P in Bennington will close Sunday while three of five local chains comply with recent blue law amendments limiting Sunday openings to businesses under 500 000 in annual sales. Price Chopper opposes the law but pending decisions keep some outlets undecided amid past legal actions. The Bennington Eagles host a spaghetti supper and dance Saturday, with initiation Sunday, plus a Cable TV program featuring local school projects and Shaftsbury’s My Country Tis of Thee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A and P
Bennington
P and C
First National
Grand Union
Price Chopper
Lou Golub
Golub Inc
North Street
North Bennington
The
Community Recreation Center
Community Arts Association
Shaftsbury
Prospect School
Shaftsbury School
Area Obituaries Highlight local residents and services
Obituary notices honor Miss Mary B. Molly OBrien longtime Bennington bookkeeper for 49 years at Rudd Electric. She dies at 77 after a long illness with funeral services set at St Francis de Sales Church. Additional notices cover Mrs Martha Irene Davis Denault of North Adams and Mrs Mary Smarup of Cambridge, with service details and family memories.
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Mary B
Molly’ O’brien
Bennington
Rudd Electric Co
Crescent Manor
James and
Julia (Shea) O’brien
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Bennington High School
Maurice Rudd
Rudd Electronics
Harold Griffin
Griffin Electric
St. Francis de Sales Church
Court St. Andrew
Catholic Daughters of America
St. Fancis de Sales Altar Rosary Society
Raymond J
Mahar & Son Funeral
Park Lawn
St. Francis de Sales
St. Joseph’s
Troy
N.Y
Mary Smarup
Cambridge
Greenwich
Leahy
Third St
Martha Irene Davis Denault
Eagle St
North Adams
Mass
Sprague Electric Co
Adams Nursing Home
Williamstown
Flynn & Cagnoli-Montagna Home
Paul Klose
Prudence Toelken
Springfield
Barbara Davis
Cyrilda Oliver
Mayfield
Leatrice Lewis
Almonte
Calif
William Davis
Wilson Davis
George Denault
Pittsfield
Southview Cemetery
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Town Line Commission
Alice
Scott Racicot
Bennington District Court
Neil S. Moss
Christopher Denio
James J. Cormier Jr
Sabino Catino
Bridgeport
Conn
Margaret Mathers
Florence Stemp
Jack Sukel
Margaret Daigneault
Gail Gardner
Rebecca Reynolds
Joan Wood
Beatrice Brown
Raymond Tobin
North Pownal
Grace Barber
Pownal
Joseph Grobuski
Hoosick Falls
Louis Church
Johnsonville
Curtis Senecal
Darlene Dence
Derrick Coyne
Jennie Strohmaier
Vernon Bela
Meldrim Thomson
Sullivan and
Cheshire Counties
N.H. Manpower Council
N.H. State Manpower Council
N. Bennington
North Bennington Fire Co
St. John the Baptist Cemetery
Upper Hill
Welling Field
Shea Wood Products
Bennington College
William A. Brown
Wailoomsac
Theodore C. Tienken
Ellen Ettlinger
CETA
Downtown Merchants Association
Putnam Four Corners
Silver Street
Main Street
Dubois and King Engineering Firm
Randolph
Gage Street
White Chapel
Stuart Hurd
Paradise
VFW
Rain Forest Plant
Carpenter Hill Road
Everett Vose
Dorset
FAA
Russell Stocker
Ristau
Agency Power
Callaghan
Michael Foot
Foot
Denis Healey
Healey
Bennington Briefs
Mary B. O’brien
Bennington Battle Monument
Old Bennington
A. Edwin Morrill
Marill
Green Mountain
Merrill
Funeral Home Office
Mrs
Martha D. Denault
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