Youths in Hoosick Falls lack safe places at night
Village trustees hear Judy Stewart and teens describe no nightly hangouts since the youth center closed in mid April. Mayor Bogardus notes police chases follow complaints from businesses while Youth Director McGuire cites season closure and past skating rink activities. He suggests private homes or the athletic field as options.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Judy Stewart
Hoosick Falls Village
Toby Reppel
Donald Bogardus
Stewart
Judy
Reppel
McGuire
Falls
Canfield children's library grows with Whalen fund
Arlington reports a rise in juvenile book circulation at the Martha Canfield Library as the Margaret C. Whalen Memorial Fund funds ongoing purchases. New books include picture books and classics like Thornton Burgess stories and Nancy Drew mysteries.
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Canfield Children’s Library
Whalen Fund
Arlington
Martha Canfield Library
Margaret C. Whalen
Ann Marsh
Fisher School
Arlington Memorial H.S
Eleanor Owen
Gerald Raftery
Thornton
Arlington Garden Club
Whalen
Margaret Whalen
Verna Huck
Dorothy Krahmer
Nancy Simson
Margaret Webster
Falls residents may vote on leash law and more
Falls mayor Donald Bogardus proposes a three item referendum allowing residents to decide on a leash law for Church Street parking lot purchase and extending mayor and trustee terms to four years. A May 31 public hearing on the leash rule is planned with potential further action if turnout is unclear.
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Hoolick Falls
N.Y
Falls
Church Street
Donald
Bogardus
Clark
Thorpe
Hoosick Falls
Rummage sale hopes rise after rainout at North Bennington Fire Dept
The Ladies Auxiliary plans a repeat rummage sale this Saturday May 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the firehouse with clothing housewares and attic finds plus knickknacks. Proceeds go to fund new department equipment with Kay Luce Jean Jones Arla Worthington Nancy Nadeau Pat Lastowski and other auxiliary members in charge.
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North Bennington
Kay Luce
Jean Jones
Arla Worthington
Nancy Nadeau
Pat Lastowski
Auxiliary
Hoosick Falls Police arrest list from past week
Hoosick Falls police report several arrests over the past week. Barbara Bonesteel 23 of Bennington charged with driving while intoxicated on River Street. Ralph Quackenbush 26 drunk on Main Street. Robert Hamilton 32 intoxicated on High Street. Wayne Johnson 19 of West Redding Conn for failure to keep right on High Street. Debra Seney 67 High St speeding on Main Street at 50 mph. Frank Jones 19 Potter Hill for failure to stop at a stop sign and unsafe tires. Steven P Whitter 19 stop sign on River Street. Keith Trottier 18 disorderly conduct. Trottier fined 25 dollars. Clarence Burgess 20 and Scott Cross 25 Bennington for open container violation at 9 p.m. Friday.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Barbara Bonesteel
Bennington
River Street
Ralph Quackenbush
Main Street
Robert Hamilton
High Street
Steven P. Whitter
Wall St
Keith Trottier
Church St
Trottier
William Fitzpatrick
Clarence Burgess
Cemetery survey plans heard at Vermont cemetery assoc meeting
At Manchester Center the Vermont Old Cemetery Association introduced revised plans to survey Vermont cemeteries by town. The program seeks to map locations and states of use, with a state coordinator county chairs and town reporters. Volunteers were invited, grants offered, and changes to the association constitution proposed for a fall vote. Principal speaker was Gerald G. Racette of Vermont Marble Co.
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Manchester
Vermont
Vermont Old Cemetery Association
Manchester Center
Duncan Chaffee
Albany
Ethel M Billings
Middlebury
VOCA
Gerald G. Racette
Memorial Sales
Vermont Marble Co
Proctor
Vermont faces roadblocks on wood plant grant and rail aid
In Montpelier UPI reports Vermont officials clash with the Economic Development Administration over a 40 thousand dollar grant for a wood fired power study. The EDA is urged to route the request through state agencies with technical capacity. Separately governor aides flag a 2.4 million gauge from a 30 million EDA package for statewide rail rehabilitation. Senate criticism of Unification Church guardians bill sparks attacks from Neil Salonen.
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New Hampshire
Charles Butler
Vermont
EDA
Ronald Crisman
Vermont Northern
St. Johnsbury
Lamoille County Railroad
Morrison- Knudsen Inc
Boise
Idaho
Burlington
UPI
Unification Church
Vermont Senate
Vermont Educational Television
Neil Salonen
Senate
Salonen
Judiciary Committee
Chittenden County
Thomas Crowley
John O’brien
Crowley
O’brien
House
Vermont seeks removal of fake maple syrup ads
MONTPELIER Vermont attorney general will demand a Montreal based crediting group remove ads that claim non labeled maple syrup is not real maple syrup. Assistant Attorney General Benson Scotch said the International Maple Syrup Institute has withdrawn its ads in Vermont and Vermont will pursue removal in other states once scope is known. He stressed no malice, but aims to stop misleading advertising.
Snelling Reappoints Health Policy Council Members
Vermont Gov. Richard Snelling reappoints all Health Policy Council members except Bernard Henault president of the Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council. Henault says he was excluded for opposing some of Snelling’s bills including the proposed removal of the unemployed father component from Aid to Needy Families with Children.
Vermont receives 17 million CETA funds for 500 jobs
UPI reports an additional 17 million dollars in Comprehensive Employment and Training Act funds will create 500 Vermont jobs over 18 months. Spokesmen for Senator Robert Stafford say 3 million goes to on-the-job training and 14 million to public service employment, with the funds allocated Wednesday.
NY study on birth histories under attack over names leak
A New York program tracking birth histories of upstate abortion patients in 1970 and 1971 faced criticism after 28 of 27 000 women's names were leaked from fetal death certificates. Legislators warned that if names can be accessed, others could, raising privacy concerns. SUNY Albany to arm 25 campus security officers at night after gun incidents, requiring police training and 40 extra hours of sensitivity and community relations instruction.
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Albany
Upstate
New York City
Karen S. Burstein
D-Nassau
Mark A. Seigel
D-L-Manhattan
State University of New York
SUNYA
Public Safety Department
University Senate
University
Berkshire Elects First Black Pittsfield Councilman By One Vote
Wilbert N. Stockton appears the winner of a special Pittsfield City Council race by a single vote over Raymond S. Webster III, 384 to 383. Webster seeks a recount but no date is set. City Clerk Francis Condron says the recount should take about three and a half minutes.
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Pittsfield
Wilbert N. Stockton
Raymond S. Webster III
Webster
Francis J. Condron
Condron
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