Norshaft Lions park dedicated in North Bennington
The Norshaft Lions dedicate a park and open a new building on Houghton Street in North Bennington. The project, a memorial to deceased Lions, cost about 70 thousand dollars with 85 percent funded by state and federal sources and 15 percent locally funded by Lions members.
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North Bennington
Norshaft Lions Memorial
Houghton Street
North Bennington Trustees
Fred Welling
King Lion E.A
Brad’’ Riley
Riley
Welling
Gerald
E. Morrissey Inc
Bennington
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Lions
Norshaft Lions
Norshaft Little League
Shaftsbury
Bluto
George B. Welling
Norshaft Lions Club
Pownal Voters weigh funding for social services center
Residents will vote tomorrow on a $2,000 request to fund Connie Harrington as social service coordinator and a $4,000 request for maintenance of the Pownal Recreational Community Center at the Oak Hill Seminary. Details cover center programs, past activity, and the impact on town services.
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Pownal
Connie Harrington
Shirley McTernan
Bennington Opportunity Council
Bennington County
Womens Infants and Children
WIC
Lucille Moffit
Oak Hill Seminary
VISTA
Joyce Held
Sandy Brookner
Fire at Elm Street home leaves woman with serious burns
Hoosick Falls police investigate a May 9 fire at Eva Durkee's Elm Street apartment in which her clothes ignited. Durkee, 79, remains in critical condition at Albany Medical Center. Three youths reportedly played with matches. investigators traced the owner of a baseball mitt found at the scene, but no charges have been filed. The blaze stayed in the kitchen causing minimal property damage beyond clothing and a plastic-curtain box.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y. Hoosick Falls
Eva Durkee
Elm St
Northshire HR Council to meet on May 18 in Manchester
The Northshire Human Resources Council will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday May 18 at 12 30 pm at the First Baptist Church in Manchester. The topic is Future Directions for the Council.
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Manchester
The
Northshire Human Resources Council
First Baptist Church
Hoosick Falls Police Log Documents Nightly Incidents
Hoosick Falls police log covers activities from May 12 to May 15. Teenagers fought on Main Street and were dispersed, a helmet theft probe tied to a red Vermont plate incident, a rooftop loitering warning, a dog and a stray animal disturbance, a tractor accident on Elm and Third streets, a firecracker scorch on a First Street home, and a back window intrusion report. Several motor vehicle violations were also reported with multiple youths cited for speeding and an unlicensed operator bailed.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Main Street
Ronald Tate
Eagle Bridge
Oak Industries
First Street
Tate
Vermont
Ben Franklin
Elm and
Third Streets
Robert Foster
Fourth St
Elm Street
Third Street
Steve
Niagara Mohawk Power Co
Richard W. Sanderbox
Troy
High Street
David A. Shaw
River Street
Dennis J. Watts
Keith E. Mattison
River Road
Willard Street
Community notices from Pownal and Bennington area groups
Local groups schedule meetings tonight at town firehouses and churches. The Bennington Boy Scout Troop 347 joins Troop 347 at First Baptist Church for a 7 to 8 30 p m meeting. Polls open Tuesday 10 a m to 2 p m for two articles funding a Pownal service coordinator and a $4000 revenue share for the Recreational Community Center. Kindergarten registration May 25 6 to 7 p m at Pownal Elementary with birth certificates and immunization records. Senior Citizens luncheon reservations required by calling Rose Mattison. Renovations at the former Pownal Center School continue with a May 28 food sale and a June 6 open house planned 1 to 5 p m.
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Bennington
First Baptist Church
Main Street
Pownal
Senior Citizens
New
Senior Citizens Community Center
Rose Mattison
Pownal Center
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Norshaft Lions Park
Tom Bluto
Lucien M. Hanks Jr
New American Legion Post 90
Alcoholics Anonymous
Who Group
Arts and Crafts For
Barbara Herlitz
Roxanne Coulter
Ms. Moffit
Pam Intrés
Richard Zampini
Pownal Town Hall
Resources Council Monthly Meeting
Burt Bros
Hoosick Fall
Rensslaer
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Maple Grove Cemetery
Hovey Avenue
Roberta Cramer
Ethel Thomas
Dale Street
Arthur
Javery
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
South
American Legion
Post 69
Arlington
Post 69 Auxiliary
4Th District
Morrissey
4Th District Auxiliary
Bob Frashella
Marion Squires
Hanson Aval Birmdgie
Arlington Inn
Delicatessen
Madkour
Main ST
Pownals
Pamela Blakeman
North Pownal
East Pownal
Women’s Fellowship
Colorado
Burpee
Asgrow
Ferry Morse
Scotts
H. Greenberg
Garden Center
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