Standstill on Arterial Route 9 linking Bennington to Troy
Vermont and New York officials clash over Arterial Route 9, a proposed two state highway from the Bennington bypass toward N.Y. 7 near the Vermont border. Vermont cites New York’s lack of an environmental impact statement. New York says Vermont delays on Route 9 set the pace. Kiwanis leader Kasmer Stempek presses for progress, recalling past hopes to link N.Y. 7 with arterial improvements and a frontier connection to Vermont.
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N.Y
Gus
Ayers
New York
Vermont
DOT
Hoosick
Kasmer J. Stempek
Kiwanis
Stempek
N.Y. 7
Troy
Vermont Line
Raymond T. Shuler
New York Dot
Richard Snelling
New York State
Snelling
New York Times
CBS News
Police Use Hypnotist in Berlin Murder Probe
Berlin police enlisted Burlington hypnotist John Heisse Jr. to jog witnesses’ memories about Norman Mercier 31 of Barre found with a gunshot wound. A police artist later drew a composite of a neatly dressed man in his 20s with a Prince Valiant haircut. State police probe a separate Williston break in at Tafts Corners News owned by Nicola Napolitano of Worcester Mass with holdings in Rutland and Pownal.
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Berlin
UPI
Norman Mercier
Barre
Burlington
John Heisse Jr
Mercier
Tafts Corners News
Nicola Napolitano
Worcester, Mass
Rutland
Pownal
Vermont
Health planning amendments spark VSHA dispute
The Vermont debate over health planning moves the process toward a private HSA structure with democratic consumer selection. Amendments aim to widen representation across six regions and add consumer categories, but gaps persist for preventive health, low income, and women’s representation. Officials note federal guidance favors local unit governance and de-centralization, while the legislature must decide how far governors controls should loosen. Police report: Tyrone Gaudette linked to Berlin bookstore burglary. a kidnap charge is unlikely. a court appearance is set after a citation.
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HSA
VSHA
Policy Council
Gilbert
Deborah Katz
VPIRG
HPC
VHSA
Ms. Katz
Health Policy Council
Katz
Vermont
New York
Steam Train fiasco blamed on inexperience not wrongdoing
Vermont audit finds the bicentennial steam train failed financially due to miscalculations and inexperience, not fraud. Auditor Acebo says it might have reached break even if lawmakers had allowed it to run its course. Joint Fiscal Committee halted the project last September after debts neared $800,000. Operators overestimated tourist turnout.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Alexander Acebo
Acebo
Radio reporter Debbie Harrington to join college duties
Debbie Harrington of WBTN will leave her reporting post on April 8 to work as a consultant for the colleges NRT program. She will focus on expanding local job opportunities, handling administrative duties, and improving program efficiency while no replacement is planned. Harrington has covered the Mt. Anthony Union school system.
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Debbie Taylor Harrington
WBTN
Bennington
NRT
Harrington
Mt. Anthony Union
Barney Brook bill hearing moved to April 7 in Montpelier
A Vermont House Appropriations Committee hearing on funding to divert Barney Brook on the east side of Bennington was rescheduled to April 7 at 8 30 a m The sponsor Rep Michael Silver says the plan would divert overflow to the South Stream or Roaring Branch during high water freeing funds for the Bennington eastern bypass The note cites lack of lead time for advertising and promotion and Acebos comment on a stalled train project despite potential for breaking even if not halted by the Joint Fiscal Committee
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Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Madeleine Kunin
Burlington
House
Vermont Industrial Development Authority
State Development and Community Affairs Agency
Lake Champlain
Montpelier
Barney Brook
Bennington
Appropriations Committee
Vermont House
Michael Silver
Silver
Roaring Branch
Acebo
Joint Fiscal Committee
Vandals topple CVPS transformers at Woodford substation
CVPS officials report several large transformers at the Woodford Road substation were tipped over Wednesday night, inflicting unknown damage. Each large unit sells for 1200 to 1500 dollars, with shipments to Rutland for inspection. The incident marks the first time large units were damaged, and CVPS weighs measures to curb access.
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Woodford Road
Central Vermont Public Service
CVPS
Reginald Barnard
Rutland
Barnard
Directors stall Bennington school contract talks over ill negotiator
BSD board met in a closed session to finalize a faculty contract offer but postponed a bargaining session after teacher negotiator William Lally fell ill with pneumonia. Board chair Richard Sleeman and negotiator David Allen cited Sally’s health and concern over potential leverage in talks. A new meeting is planned for next Monday with a possible session Tuesday.
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Bennington
William Lally
David Allen
Allen
Richard Sleeman
Sally
Bill
Sleeman
Harriman to Speak at Bennington College Inauguration
Averell Harriman veteran diplomat and former New York governor will be the speaker at Bennington College President Joseph S. Murphy’s inauguration on May 15. Harriman, 85, has served under six presidents and held key roles from ambassador to London and Moscow to the Vietnam talks, with two Harriman daughters on the college board.
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W. Averell Harriman
New York
Bennington College
Joseph S. Murphy
Harriman
Mary A. Harriman
Kathleen L. Harriman
Stanley C. Mortimer Jr
Mortimer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Great Britain
Russia
U.S
Europe
John F. Kennedy
State Department
Nixon
Vietnam
Paris
Washington, D.C
America
Obituary of Gladys Leslie Bennington College librarian pioneer
Gladys Young Leslie 86 longtime Bennington College Library head from 1932 to 1956 died early today at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Born 1890 in Cedar Rapids Iowa she built a career at Cedar Rapids Public Library and New York Public Library before guiding Bennington College Library. Funeral Saturday at St Peter's Episcopal Church Cedar Rapids burial there. Memorial gifts to St Peter's or Putnam Memorial Hospital care of Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home.
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William ‘‘Whitey
Politowski
Second St
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Chester
Frances (Bunzyk) Politowski
Army Air Force
Iceland
Highway Department
Bradley
VFW
The
Eagles
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Mahar
Konrad
Springfield
Mass
Gladys Dutton Pike
Lemuel G. Pike
Searsburg
Malpus
England
Vermont
House of Representatives
Kenny
Prentice Cushing
Douglaston Manor
E. Donald
Rye
Episcopal Church
Wilmington
Gladys Young Leslie
Union St
Bennington College Library
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
William Guinn
Cora (Pinkerton) Young
New York City
Leslie
Vermont Library Association
Edward Clark Crossett
Bennington College
OPA
Price Panel
Red Cross Gray Ladies
Putnam Hospital
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Kenneth W. Costin
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Bennington Briefs and Community Notices
A Bennington Food Co op meeting is set for Saturday at Bennington Elementary School with pickup from 11 a.m. to noon. Members of Bennington Council 307, K of C, meet this evening at 7 30 at Mahar and Son Funeral Home to honor the McLaughlin family and recite the Rosary. No school the following Friday due to the teachers convention affecting Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union districts including Bennington Mt Anthony Arlington North Bennington Pownal Shaftsbury and Woodford.
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William P. McLaughlin
North St
Springfield Convalescent Center
St. Francis de Sales Church
Mahar & Son
Park Lawn Cemetery
Bennington Food Co-op
Bennington Elementary School
Bennington Council
K of C
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Southwest
Vermont Supervisory Union
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union
Arlington
North Bennington
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Woodford
Hospital Notes for Wednesday March 30
List of admissions and discharges including Cora Prue Edward Watters Brandi Grover Bernard Boulton Bennington Robert Eaton Manchester Center Nancy Mooney Petersburg N Y and Walter Seidel Charles Kokoras Timothy Williams plus a March 29 birth in North Adams Mass to Mr and Mrs Gary Forrest of Bennington.
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Cora Prue
Edward Watters
Brandi Grover
Bernard Boulton
Bennington
Robert Eaton
Manchester Center
Nancy Mooney
Petersburg
N.Y
Walter Seidel
Charles Kokoras
Pownal
Timothy Williams
Arlington
North Adams
Mass
Gary Forrest
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By Anne Eisenmenger
Fosdick
State Line
Williston
Gaudette
Tyrone Gaudette
Sunderland
Bennington County
Raymond G. Bolton
Bolton
William Politowski
Gladys Pike
East Dorset
Michael and
Mary (Dalton) McLaughlin
Holden & Leonard Mill
Farnsworth Co
Lisbon Center
Maine
Old
Averell Harriman
Murphy
Gladys Leslie
Gladys Y. Leslie
J. Philip Hall
Louis Levine
Bennington Bell
Mr. Hall
Bennington Briefs
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