Cohoes Firm to Open Sleeping Bag Plant in Hoosick Falls
Barclay Home Products Inc will reopen the former Hoosick Falls Undergarment plant to manufacture government sleeping bags. The same management team will run the operation with Harry Fink Earl Ingalls and Benjamin Sorkin in charge. Many workers will return, and local officials credit cooperative efforts by the bank development group and state commerce department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Barclay Home Products, Inc
Cohoes
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Undergarment Corp
Harry Fink
Earl Ingalls
Benjamin Sorkin
Louis Buchman
Barclay Home Pro
New York State Department F of Commerce
Fink
Barnett Named Baxter Chair At Williams College
Williams College in Williamstown announces Dr. Vincent M. Barnett Jr. will be the first James P. Baxter III Professor of History and Public Affairs effective July 1. Dr. James M. Burns is named to succeed him as A Barton Hepburn Professor of Government. Burns, author of Roosevelt The Lion and the Fox and John Kennedy A Political Profile, has served since 1953. A $25 000 Merrill Trust grant funds endowment efforts for the Baxter chair. Baxter retired last June after 24 years as Williams president and is now a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Vincent Macd. Barnett Jr
Williams College
James P. Baxter III
John E. Sawyer
James M. Burns
Barnett
Burns
A. Barton Hepburn
Roosevelt
The
John Kennedy
Department
Charlies E. Merrill Trust
Baxter
Williams
Council On Foreign Relations
New York City
Hoosick Falls Board Hears Crossings Elimination Update
Hoosick Falls village board discussed meeting with Boston and Maine officials to remove all crossings. Action paused until an engineer can represent the board. A letter was ordered to seek emergency access on the rail bed between wards during train blockages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Atty
George Dougherty
Boston and Maine Railroad
William Bohmer Sr
Building and Loan Co
Main Street
Village Park
St. Mary’s Academy
Joseph Buckley & Sons
Edward J. Dougherty Coal
Buckley
Peoples Gas & Oil
Hoosick Falls Opens Little League Season With Parade
A parade Sunday May 20 in Hoosick Falls signals the start of the Town of Hoosick Little League season. The procession gathers 12:30 p.m. at Memorial Park and moves to the Little League Field, with officials clergy and school groups aboard. A doubleheader follows featuring Giants vs Dodgers at 2 p.m. and Yankees vs Red Sox at 3:30 p.m.
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Hoosick Falls
Hoosick
Memorial Park
Main Street
Little League Field
Don Bogardus
Luther Everly
Bogardus
Eaton
Wesley Miles
First United Church
Leo Albowicz
John Murphy
John Lamond
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Giants
Dodgers
Yankees
Red Sox
Little League
Open House highlights National Highway Week in Vermont
Vermont officials announce Open House events for National Highway Week in May 2026. State Highway Commissioner Russell Holden invites Gov. Keyser and lawmakers to tour headquarters May 2 from 1 to 4 p.m. District 1 Engineer Ivor Pelgue notes local district offices on Park Street Extension will be open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Montpelier
Vermont Department of Highways
Vermont
Russell A. Holden
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Legislative Study Committee
Holden
Ivor S. Pelgue
Bennington
Park Street
Farewell Reception For Pastor And Wife
A farewell reception for Rev. Frank W. Grippin and Mrs. Grippin is set for Sunday at 4 p.m. at the First Methodist Church. Grippin leaves after five years as pastor to take the North Adams Methodist Church post. The program features church choir performances and a fellowship hour guided by the Woman's Society of Christian Service. Refreshments will be provided by Mrs. Fred Butler and Mrs. Vincent Costantino. Church members and community friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Grippin
Grippin
First Methodist Church
North Adams Methodist Churc
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Fred Butler
Vincent Costantino
Priority Requested For Educational TV Network
Gov. Keyser asks Vermont General Assembly to give priority to a state educational television network. He noted an educational television study report and said proposals will be ready for the next legislature. He pledged support for the program if he is governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Keyser
General Assembly
Lineman Hurt After 35-Foot Fall In Burlington
Robert W. Smith, 44, a lineman for Burlington City Light, fell 35 feet from a high tension pole. He was taken to Mary Fletcher Hospital in serious condition with fractures of both legs and third and fourth degree burns after striking telephone and fire alarm wires in the incident.
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Burlington, Vt
Robert W. Smith
Burlington
City Light Department
Smith
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Hoosick Area Scouts Prepare For Camporee
Sixty Boy Scouts from Hoosick area will travel by school bus Friday at 6 p m to Gore Mountain North Creek for the Iroquois District Camporee with 700 to 800 scouts from Pioneer and Adirondack districts. The event features Kennedy fitness theme contests inspections for points, and a camporee honor award for 850 to 1 000 points. Jack Halstead chairs the group with Arthur George Ben Harrison Dick Severson Don Colegrove and Carlton Philpott assisting.
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Hoosick Falls
Gore Mountain
North Creek
North Hoosick
Hoosick
Pioneer
Adirondack
Kennedy
Jack Halstead
Arthur George
Ben Harrison
Dick Severson
Don Colegrove
Carlton Philpott
Standard Practice Goal of Vermont College Meetings
Vermont Colleges Inc directors meet to craft standardized admissions and curriculum practices for Johnson, Castleton, and Lyndon colleges and the University of Vermont. A 13-administrator panel and campus reps discuss uniform credit transfer and shared curricula with each school assigning a faculty member to a joint committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleton
Vermont Colleges Inc
University of Vermont
Johnson, Castleton
Lyndon
N H CD Alert Sets 8 Minute Statewide Warning
New Hampshire Civil Defense director Maj. Gen. Francis B. McSwiney says eight minutes would alert every city and town in the state in case of enemy attack. Six primary warning points in Concord Keene Nashua Rochester Berlin and Littleton would flash to secondary points and then to smaller communities. He notes two to three hours warning for an airplane attack and about 15 minutes for a missile strike.
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Concord
N.H
Francis B. McSwiney
New Hampshire
Civil Defense
McSwiney
Keene
Nashua
Rochester
Berlin
Littleton
North Bennington Pupils Exhibit Varied Student Science Projects
North Bennington eighth graders under Mrs Woodcock and older students under Messrs Fleetwood and McDonald presented diverse research at a PTA exhibit. Projects ranged from moon studies and atoll formation to soil testing and energy from nuts, with experiments on taste tests, water impurities, and bleach effects on fabrics.
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North Bennington
North Bennington School
PTA
Frances Woodcock
Darryl Shaw
Madeline Gratton
Alan Campbell
Richard Corcoran
George Elwell
Dawn Knapp
Jackie Loomis
Meridyth Whitman
Brazil
Jean Mackey
Cheryl Richards
Alison Nowak
Mr. Fleetwood
Mr. McDon
Hoosac School Hosts May Parent Weekend in Hoosick NY
Parents weekend at Hoosac School in Hoosick NY is set for May 26 and 27 with faculty consultations 10 11 30 Saturday Mothers Club and Fathers Association meetings a buffet lunch a Barrington School baseball game a rectory reception and a school play Mr Roberts. Sunday features 8 AM breakfast choir practice Rogation service at 10 and a 1245 buffet luncheon to end the weekend with boys free to go out when no activities are scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick
N. Y
Hoosac
Mothers’ Club
Fathers’ Association
Barrington School
Mr. Roberts
Stephen Albright
Stuyvesant Jackson
Robert Oshe Jr
John Settle
Arlington Brownie Scout Banquet Highlighted By Hat Show
The Arlington Brownie Scouts and their mothers shared a Saturday supper at Fisher School for the annual Mother and Daughter banquet. Girls modeled hats made from paper plates with themed designs and skits. County 4 H dress revue shoots for May 19 at Memorial School. winners advance to state level. Forest Kinney and family visited Nora Dion for Mother’s Day weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher School
Memorial School
Forest Kinney
Dwight
West New York
N.J
Nora Dion
Hoosick Falls Elks Auxiliary Seatings Officers May 26
Hoosick Falls Elks auxiliary installs officers at the clubhouse on Saturday May 26. A 6 15 reception and 7 15 turkey dinner precede the installation in the lodge meeting room. Past President Mrs. Thomas Beaumont will install. Mrs. Charles Frazier is marshal. Reservations due by May 22.
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Hoosick Falls
Elks Auxiliary
Thomas Beaumont
Charles Frazier
William Burns
Norman Myers
Paul LaPote
Luther Rasch
John Capano
William Bohmer
Walter Beckstein
Frank Kennedy
Foresters Train In Firefighting Near Wilmington
A Somerset training meeting led by Edward Risdon trained about 15 forest fire wardens and 18 Manchester Center members in fire line construction and suppression. Joseph F. Higgins Jr. led field discussions on fire behavior, Alfere Laber demonstrated a pump, with judges Sidney B. Davis Junior A. Harwood and John S. Maslack present. A dinner followed at the Old Red Mill in Wilmington and a showing of The Volunteer Fireman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Somerset
Edward Risdon
Manchester Center
Manchester Center Central Ranger District
Joseph F. Higgins Jr
Alfere Laber
Forester
Manchester Cenwarden
Sidney B. Davis
Junior A. Harwood
Vermont
John S. Maslack
Green Mountain National Forst
Rutland
Old Red Mill
Peru's oldest resident Willard Kitts dies at 96
Willard Kitts, Peru's oldest resident, died last week at age 96 and had lived in town about six years with daughter and son in law Alden and Mrs Wires. Rev Robert L Clayton officiated at Brewster Funeral Home services and the body went to Troy for cremation. He is survived by a son Vice Adm Willard Wires of Schenady and several grandchildren. Memorial Day church service will be held May 27 at 11 at South Londonderry Baptist and London Derry Peru Congregational Churches.
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Peru
Willard Kitts
Town
Alden Wires
Robert L. Clayton
Manchester
Brewster Funeral Home
Troy
South Londonderry Baptist Church
Londonderry and
Jenks Succeeds Bluto as King Lion of Norshaft Club
Jenks of Shaftsbury was elected King Lion for 1962 1963 at the Norshaft Lions Club meeting in North Bennington. New officers include George Donavan first vice president Nelson Payne second vice president Charles Thompson third vice president Fred Ester secretary Merritt Hewitt Jr treasurer Brad Riley tail twister Charles Batease Lion Tamer. Directors are David Barton Clarence Bonynge for one year and Arthur Lyons for two years. The club also noted proceeds from the minstrel show and reported progress on the North Shaftsbury street sign project. Lion Fred Wohnus answered the constitution quiz and King Lion Bluto won a prize dinner. The group endorsed Barney McCarthy for Vermont District Governor at the Mount Snow convention May 25 26 27.
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North Bennington
Barton Jenks
Shaftsbury
King Lion
Norshaft Lions Club
Congregational Church
Jenks
George Donavan
Nelson Payne
Charles Thompson
Fred Ester
Merritt Hewitt Jr
Tail Twister
Brad Riley
Lion Tamer
Charles Batease
David Barton
Clarence Bonynge
Arthur Lyons
King Lion Cy Bluto
Norshaft Lions
North A
Lion Fred Wohnus
King Lion Bluto
Barney McCarthy
Vermont
The
Lions
Mount Snow
West Dover
McCarthy
North Bennington Delights and Delays in Town Happenings
The North Bennington School gym hosts a Southside Circle rummage and food sale Friday at 7 PM and Saturday at 9 AM with rummage Friday night and a Saturday food sale. The Nor shaft Democrats move May 23 meeting to Wednesday due to firehouse unavailability. A Rutland Railway engine display sparks nostalgic reflections on North Bennington’s rail past.
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Southside Circle
North Bennington
Beaverbrook Parents Meet at WHS in Final Session of Year
The Beaverbrook Parent Teachers Group held its final season meeting in WHS cafeteria led by Mrs. Wayne Fajans. Officers elected include George Veillard president and Mrs. George Kershaw vice president. About 18 members attended and refreshments were served.
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Beaverbrook
WHS
Wayne Fajans
Charlotte Lansing
George Veillard
George Kershaw
Carl Johnson
Paul Allen
Leonard Boyd
Stewart Brown
Harold Rice
Dorset Church School Plans and Local News Briefs
Dorset Religious Education Committee outlines remaining activities ending June 10 including a slide show by Mrs. Gertrude Drury on Bible Lands. Marigolds are tended for planting June 3 and a church picnic is planned later in June. Local visits and travels noted, plus pre annual Dorset Players meeting May 23 with a new slate of officers and Joyce Hurley School of Dance entertainment. Williams College receives 2300 dollar NSF grant for undergraduate science education program led by Dr. Thomas E. McGill, with two juniors chosen to participate this summer.
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The
Baptist Evening Guild
Kenworth Kimball
Robert Worden
Joseph Southworth
Mae Carpenter
Norma Rice
George Streeter
Mather School
Beaufort
S. C
L. S. Pillotson
Williamsville
Congregational Church
Dorset Church School
Gertrude Drury
Drury
Palestine
Turkey
Greece
Ismir
American Collegiate Institute
Gordon Harwood
Wilson Frost
West Arlington
Ada Towsley
Harry Bottome
New York City
Dorset Players
Margaret Dougherty
Ford Shrader
Leland Palmer
Col
Robbins Crowell
Joseph Harrington
Joyce Hurley
Elam Miller
Jupiter Island
Fla
Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
National Science Foundation
Thomas E. McGill
J. Scott Verinis
New Haven, Conn
Charles L. Pratt III
Braintree
Engine Trouble at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base
Air Force officers investigate damage to engines of jets flown by the 326th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Richards-Gebaur AFB in Kansas City Missouri. The number of damaged engines is not yet known. A foreign object was uncovered in a routine check.
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Kansas City, Mo
Air Force
Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base
Kenneth E. Rosebush
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William Dailey
Fitzgerald Bros
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Sylvester E. Scott
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Moon
Elizabeth Dwyer
Ald
Pat Wilcox
Connie White
Sandra Fuller
John Lancour
Kathy Emond
Gilbert
Hoosac School
Aes Marsh
Hazel Kelley
Teresa Davis
Ellen Wilcox
Barbara Hoyt
Caroline Kreel
Foresters
Mabel Whitney
Tel
Vermont Congregational Conference
Springfield
H. P. Cattin
Troy, N.Y
Mrs. J. S. Pearce
Florida
Bluto
King Lion of
Norshaft Club
England
Texas
Democrats
Norshaft Democrats
Dover
Jerome Corwan
Clyde Jones
East Dover
Vermont State School Directors Association
Brattleboro
Charles Nichols
State School Directors Association
Rupert Spencer
State Department of Education
Dorset
Miriam Tiff
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