Pownal planners review L and G subdivision plans
Pownal Zoning Board of Adjustment held a small turnout to review L and G Corporation’s plan to subdivide a 100 acre site on Barber’s Pond, including 22 acres in the pond. The board asked outside soil and water tests, with continued hearing set for May 24 at 8 p.m.
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Pownal
Commission
Larry Pratt
Pratt
Garabedian
Brown
Lewis and Garabedian
Robert Petitt
Lara Adler
Planning Commission
Castles and cockroaches Burr and Burton visits Spain
A group of 17 Burr and Burton students spend two weeks in Spain with journal excerpts from April. Entries recount Madrid sights, Toledo and Cordoba tours, a Madrid metro ride, Plaza Mayor and Puerta del Sol evenings, Cordoban architecture, and a Sevilla hotel with a cockroach issue during fair week.
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Manchester
Burr and Burton
Spain
Karen Ritchie
Madrid
University of Madrid
Becky Cass
Toledo
Jose Greco
Plaza Mayor
Puerta del Sol
Plaza
Alcazar of
Cordoba
Sevilla
Karen
Pownal Board of Selectmen Meet at Town Office
The Pownal Board of Selectmen will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Town Office. The Pownal Preschool hosts Preschool Day on Saturday June 18 at Pownal Elementary School with a dance pony rides games for children an auction and a rummage sale. Donations are appreciated and a pickup service is available by calling the preschool at 823 7839 or Loraine at 442 2536.
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Pownal
Loraine
Man Awarded Back Wages Over Sex Based Hiring Claim
A Vermont man, Andrew MacMartin, received 3000 in back wages after Northfield P and O Supermarket settled a civil rights dispute over a policy that women do a neater meat wrapping job. He was offered a full time clerks position at 365 per hour. The settlement followed an out of court agreement with the state Civil Rights Division. The Vermont Historical Society also settled to implement an affirmative action plan and paid 50 civil penalty plus 200 costs.
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Attorney General
Patterson
Northfield P & O
MacMartin
Vermont Historical Society
James Suskin
Suskin
Vermont VPIRG slams state vanpool funding decision
VPIRG energy researcher Charles Sheketoff criticized the Vermont Transportation Board for allocating only 100,000 of 1 million dollars in federal urban system funds to vanpools. He noted 12 vans for 189 towns and potential multi‑million dollar annual fuel savings. urging full 1 million funding to honor legislative resolve. The board approved the 100,000 appropriation, with urban funds covering 90 percent and users 10 percent.
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Transportation Board
Lawsuit withdrawn in Vermont case involving police chief
Former Bellows Falls Police Chief Frederick Gray Sr. withdrew a $100,000 lawsuit against state Attorney General M. Jerome Diamond. Gray claimed Diamond used threats to force his resignation after two officers, including his son, pleaded guilty to burglary. Spokesmen said the suit was withdrawn in U.S. District Court and Diamond paid no money.
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Gray
U.S. District Court
Diamond
UVM Education Dean Corrigan to resign this summer
UVM President Lattie Coor announced that Dean Dean Corrigan of the School of Education and Social Services will resign at summer’s end to become dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland College Park. Kenneth Fishell will serve as acting dean from September until a successor is named.
Troy 13 Cents Mailable Note Sparks Dems Probe
In Troy New York City Clerk Frederick Verleger faces Democratic claims over using city postage to mail a thank you note to county party leaders after William Murphy announced a second term run. Verleger says he did not know how the mail went through. The note followed threats to push Murphy to stay in office.
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Troy
Frederick Verleger
William Murphy
Verleger
Murphy
Lenox Issues Stop Work Order at Bible Speaks Site
Lenox Conservation Commission issued a cease and desist to the Bible Speaks religious group over alleged Wetlands Protection Act violations at the former Borden town Lenox school grounds. Accused acts include pond dredging dam breach and parking lot filling with sand causing silting in wetlands and town drains.
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LENOX
Bible Speaks
Lenox Conservation Commission
Bordentown-Lenox
Commission
George L. Carey
Lanesboro GOP Chairman Resigns Over Representation
Lucille Marcoux, longtime chair since 1974, quits the Lanesboro town committee accusing fellow members of lack of support. An election counter withdrew before ballots in November and Town Clerk Lillian Horton replaced the worker with an Independent voter. Most members sided with Horton, and no further action was taken.
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Lanesboro
Lucille Marcoux
Lillian M. Horton
Marcoux
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Madhour
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Pownals
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Idaho
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Supermarket
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State Board
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Nathaniel Rhodes
James Whitbeck
Don G. Cholaskis
Rhodes
Whitbeck
Irene Richardson
Ms. Richardson
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Elim Street
Rennington, Vermont
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