Are We Fiddling While Rome Burns in Bennington
North Bennington column reviews the Bennington College Community Orchestra spring concert. Bach choral preludes reimagined by Henry Brant for 12 winds impress with timbral variety. Beethoven string quartet selections strain toward high value. A Total Improvisation concerto challenges definitions, aided by five college music faculty soloists, while John Cage radios create vivid, if uneven, contemporary sound.
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North Bennington
Bennington
Bennington College Community Orchestra
Bach
Henry Brant
John Cage
Lucky Wptr
Miss Margaret Hoag Weekend with Parents in Albany
Walloomsae Miss Margaret Hoag enjoyed the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. James Hoag. On Friday she had a personal interview at Albany Medical and in the afternoon tried out for her state board exams for x ray technician. Sociologically John Cage suggested we are fiddling while Romeo burns. Musically chance sounds organized are not much different from organized sounds chanced. Critics will be unnecessary in the imagined future.
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Margaret Hoag
James Hoag
Albany Medical
John Cage
Romeo Burns
North Bennington Parents Urge Continuance of Special Subjects
North Bennington voters and parents pressed the school board to preserve music and physical education programs for the next year. officials cite a lack of qualified part time teachers and failed attempts to shift physical education to the YMCA, with the district mulling a sharing plan with nearby supervisors. The board also reviewed next year’s grade structure following a long standing split of large Grade 3 into two sections.
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North Bennington
Robert McWaters
PTA
Wagner
Bennington Ymca
McWaters
James Kelley
Howard Kelley
Bennington
North Bennington School Plans Add Class to Ease Grades
The North Bennington board approved creating an extra class of 15 students by combining Grade 1 and Grade 2, using the kindergarten house with Mrs. Elwell as teacher. Principal Corcoran cited library surveys and federal Title II funding, while tax assessments and the Mt. Anthony budget were discussed for next year.
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Catherine Elwell
Catherine Corcoran
Arthur Wickenden
State Board of Education
William E. Dailey Jr
Mt. Anthony
Bennington
North Bennington
Powers
Shaftsbury
Hoosick Falls Board Awards Bid to Shaftsbury Firm
Hoosick Falls N Y Tuesday night bids were opened and contracts awarded to William E Dailey of Shaftsbury for crushed stone at 1 75 per ton and hot mix at 6 75 per ton The only other bidder was Fitzgerald Bros The fuel oil contract went to Joseph Buckley Son at 1158 per gallon Other bidders were Houston Fuel Service Blue Flame Gas and Millington Laporte A resident raised a safety complaint about a smoke stack at Specialty Ins Mfg Co near his home prompting the board to refer the case to the building inspector The board discussed installing new 100 watt mercury vapor street lights through Niagara Mohawk Power Co with an estimated two year completion and an annual cost increase of 5868 but brighter lighting for village residents Trustee Severson noted potential immediate benefit for Waldron Avenue and the Masonic Temple parking area The board approved a motion to require new village employees to work six months before benefits and wage increases Trustees also discussed taxing exemptions for Water Works and Land Fill properties and using Norman Greenberg property on First Street as a playground with village insurance and possible village equipment and services to clear the site
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
William E. Dailey
Shaftsbury
Fitzgerald Bros
Joseph Buckley & Son
Houston Fuel Service
Blue Flame Gas
Millington & Laporte
Donald Bodak
Church St
Mfg. Co
Bodack
Leo Albowicz
E. D. Beaudette
State Labor Department
Donald St. Hilaire
Niagara Mohawk Power Company
Richard Severson
Waldron Avenue
Masonic Temple
Main Street
William Baker
James O’neil Mov
Private BBS Open to Joining Regional School System
Burr and Burton Seminary trustees clarified their stance on forming a Tri Valley regional union school district. Board member Carleton G Howe said BBS would stay private but expand courses in mechanical arts and could join a regional system. The meeting explored legal status, possible leasing, and need for state impact studies.
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Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary
Tri- Valley
Carleton G. Howe
Tri-Valley Regional School Committee
Howe
BBS
John M. Moore
Arlington
Tri-Valley Committee
Rupert A. Spencer
State Department of Education
Spencer
Neil E. Cross
Charles Canfield
Arlington School Board
State Board of Education
Cross
Granville High School
New York
Arlington Dog Registration Deadline Clarified
Arlington officials warn May 15 is the last day to register dogs with a penalty to follow. Selectmen may dispose of any unlicensed dog per board member Keynith Knapp.
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Keynith Knapp
Owner Scares Off Intruder In Attempted Garage Burglary
Hoosick Falls New York. State Police from Brunswick Station are probing an attempted burglary at Sonny's Texaco Station in North Hoosick. Owner Lewis Monroe Jr. surprised a fleeing intruder when he found a broken rear cellar door during a routine check and alerted authorities.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
New York State
BCI
Brunswick Station
Sonny’s Texaco
North Hoosick
Lewis Monroe Jr
Trash Guns and Dogs Occupy North Bennington Trustees
North Bennington Village trustees set May 23 as trash pickup day for items left curbside in non returnable cartons. They remind that discharging any gun is forbidden and warn parents may be held responsible for their children's acts. Dog complaints prompt a 1965 ordinance banning howling and nuisance dogs. Memorial Day parade plans proceed with a committee named to organize the event.
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North Bennington
Welling Field
The
Polygraphic Co
Ordin
Ance
Francis
Bud) Lauzon
Catherine Corcoran
Martin Percey
Richard M. Dwyer
East Arlington Man Graduates Aero Tech School
Gary M. Grover of East Arlington has graduated from East Coast Aero Technical School at Hanscom Field Lexing ton MA preparing for FAA ratings as licensed airframe and powerplant technician. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Medric Grover. In Sunderland the 4 H Club dress revue is set for Saturday and the Sunderland Lamplighters rummage sale May 21 at the fire house with sale hours 10 am to 4 pm and drop off at the firehouse or with Mrs Harry Hayden Mrs Donald Brown or Mrs Earl Howard.
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Gary M. Grover
East Arlington
East Coast Aero Technical School
Hamscom Field
Lexington
Mass
Federal Aviation Agency
Medric Grover
Sunderland Lamplighters
Harry Hayden
Donald Brown
Earl Howard
Pownal
Pownal area honors and community notices brief
Pownal students Miss Barbara Roy Miss Diane Niles Bennington Catholic High School and Miss Laura Langlais Hoosick Falls Central School earned scholastic honors. A Pownal Fire Department Auxiliary record hop for youths 10 and older is at the firehouse tonight 7:30 to 10:30. Benhi PTA meets Monday 8 p.m. Mt Anthony Union High School Board members will answer questions in small groups.
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Pownal
Barbara Roy
Diane Niles
Bennington
Steady dating topic dominates St Marys Academy meeting
Home and School Association of St Marys Academy, HOOLICK FALLS NY, heard Rev George Callaghan on Teenagers and the Problems of Going Steady. A nominating committee was formed to select officers for next year as installation is planned for June 6.
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Hoolick Falls
N.Y
Home and School Association of St. Mary’s Academy
James F. Sennett
Stanley Rimkunas
Rita Nowak
John Capano
Felice Martello
Anthony Wirmusky
Eva Fleming
Evelyn Laporte
Academy
George J. Callaghan
O.S.A
Father Callaghan
Robert Hayden
Theresa Verrastro
Mary Hoag
Francis Miller
Col
Hoosick Boards Enacts Public Drinking Prohibition Ordinance
The Town of Hoosick board passed an ordinance banning drinking in public or carrying open containers on town roads or property. The measure mirrors a nearby village's recent action and targets public spaces within the town.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Town of
Hoosick
Hoosick Falls News Roundup Includes Veterans and Local Updates
Hoosick Falls airman Duane Schneider has completed his four year Viet Nam enlistment and returned home after two weeks at Travis AFB. Kathryn Wolff is a patient at Samaritan Hospital in Troy following surgery. Local residents William McMartin and Philip Martinez returned from three week southern vacations. Florence Jones, formerly local, is a patient at Mary McClellan Hospital. Health Center Auxiliary reports $192 raised by Membership Committee with more calls to follow. Dodge Memorial Fund reaches $96. Meeting attendees included Mrs. Raymond Hogan presiding and members Mrs. Joseph Neidl and Mrs. James Brahan assisting.
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Duane Schneider
Edwin Schneider Sr
Second Street
Viet Nam
Travis Afb
Calif
Brant Schneider
Downey
Kathryn Wolff
Martin St
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
William McMartin
Philip Martinez
Florence Jones
Cambridge
Mary McClellan Hospital
Hoosick Falls
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