N Y man held in murder of Brattleboro motel owner
Arthur Hansen of Schenevus New York, 29, is jailed on $150000 bail after pleading innocent to first degree murder in the death of Brattleboro Holly Motel owner Joseph Manuel 50. District Judge John Lowery ordered transfer to Woodstock Regional Correctional Center pending trial after police say Hansen fired a shot through a motel door and fled as teargas was used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
UPI
Schenevus
N.Y
Vermont
Arthur Hansen
Joseph Manuel
Holly
Hansen
Paul Berch
John Lowery
Woodstock Regional Correctional Center
Manuel
Ludlow minister named new pastor for Bennington church
The Rev. Sidney J. Lambert was assigned as pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Bennington after the Troy Annual Conference. He comes from a Ludlow area Green Mountain parish of five churches and will move with his family the week of June 21, preaching first on June 27. Lambert, 37, has served on school boards, is Rotary vice president elect, and has roots in Ohio and Kentucky education and ministry. He and his wife Bonita have two children. Also noted is 4-H Camp Ondawa’s Summer Food Service program, with meals for under 18 at participating institutions and camps, July 18-24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney J. Lambert
First United Methodist Church of
Bennington
Troy
United Methodist Church
Green Mountain
Ludlow
Weston
Landgrove
Bondville
Proctorsville
Lambert
Rotary Club
Masons
Rutland
Springfield
Ohio
Washington County
Asbury College
Wilmore
Miami University
Oxford
Vermont
Woodstock
Sharon
Boston University School of Theology
Bonita Johnson
Burwell
Neb
Matthew J. Lambert
Elizabeth J. Lambert
Ondawa
Wood-maple project secures federal grant for maple fuel study
Burlington report notes a $57,500 grant from the New England Regional Commission to study using wood chips as fuel for maple syrup evaporators at the Maple Research Farm in Proctor. The project, tied to University of Vermont Extension, addresses rising fuel oil costs and aims to see if wood chips can replace oil, given the four gallons of oil needed per gallon of syrup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
UPI
New England Regional Commission
Proctor
University of Vermont Extension Service
Obituary for Mrs Frances Jane Crandall of Peru
Mrs Frances Jane Crandall 41 of Peru died unexpectedly at Grace Cottage Hospital Townshend. Born August 6 1934 in Winhall she was daughter of Harry and Ruth Shattuck. Survived by husband Ahial, one daughter Katherine Sessions two sons Daniel Almon and William, six brothers and three sisters, one granddaughter. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm Congregational Church Townshend. Burial in village cemetery. Visiting hours Tuesday 7 9 pm White Funeral Home Townshend. Memorials to cancer society March of Dimes or Londonderry Rescue Squad.
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Frances Jane Crandall
Peru
Grace Cottage Hospital
Townshend
Winhall
Harry and
Ruth
Ross) Shattuck
Chester High School
Ahial Crandall
Congregational Church
Katherine Sessions
Manchester
Daniel Crandall
Fort Belvoir
Almon Crandall
William Crandall
Almon Shattuck
Henry Shattuck
Wells
William Shattuck
Harold Shattuck
New York
Eugene Shattuck
Bennington
Robert Shattuck
Bondville
Margaret Rockwell
Danby
Eunice Squires
Arlington
Lilla Hall
Jamaica
Alicia Bishop
South Londonderry
White Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
March of Dimes
Londonderry
Leadership Conference Invites Vermont School Leaders to May Sessions
Supt. George A. Sleeman and Assistant Supt. Louis A. Axt are invited to the Annual Leadership Conference at Mountain Top, Chittenden, Vt., May 23 24 and 25. Workshops cover Time Management, Title IX, Vocational Education, and Standards Existing vs Proposed. Vermont superintendents join the state Department of Education for discussions on mutual topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Sleeman
Louis A. Axt
Mountain Top
Chittenden
Vermont
State Department of Education
Betty Ford at Bennington College Dedication Highlights Arts
Betty Ford attended Bennington College dedicating the 120,000 square foot arts center amid alumni and trustees. She praised dance and the arts, recalled Paris and Martha Graham, and urged ongoing support while a new full time president is sought. The event included poems for Paul Feeley and tributes to Martha Hill and Doris Humphrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iseman
John G. McCullough
Catherine “Cappy” Cumpston
Mrs. Ford
Bennington
Betty Ford
Hemingway
Paris
Bennington School of the Dance
Martha Graham
New York
Martha Hill
Paul Terence Feeley
Visual Arts
Howard Nemerov
Ben Belitt
Feeley
Helen Frankenthaler
Paul
Bennington Briefs Adds Local Wedding Notice And Meetings
Bennington Briefs notes a wedding account on Page 16 and reports a Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 1332 meeting on Tuesday at 7 30 p.m with a social to follow. Also lists the Shea Agency insurance ad and the reopened Hairpin Beauty Salon on White Creek Road with walk in service and a contact number. Dr W S Hall will be unavailable from May 23 to June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
W. S. Hall
Alcohol education program moves into implementation phase in Vermont
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union reports the alcohol curriculum is well into implementation funded by a 2,500 ADAD BRAC grant and a 10,513 grant from Eastern Area Alcohol Education and Training Program Inc. Schools across Arlington Bennington North Bennington Pownal Shaftsbury Woodford and Mt Anthony Union High School show strong support. May 11 14 workshops evaluated teacher experiences and curriculum usefulness while outlining continued education on family dynamics medical aspects and intervention guidelines for alcohol abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Sleeman
Louis A. Axt
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Eastern Area Alcohol Education and Training Program Inc
Arlington
Bennington
North Bennington
Pownal
Shaftsbury
Woodford
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mt. Anthony Union High
Arlington Memorial High School
Bernard J. Bisson
Southwest
Vermont
New caterer for United Counseling Service Hot Meals in Bennington
Bennington Convalescent Center will cater Hot Meals at Brookside Apartment House North Street and Bennington Senior Center North Street and Pownal Senior Center starting today replacing last year’s caterer Patrick Radford. Meals priced by donation, reservations by 10 a.m. day before, mini-bus transport available. Home delivery remains via Putnam Memorial Hospital with donation-based pricing and special diets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Counseling Service
Bennington
Brookside
South Street
North Street
Pownal Senior Center
Patrick Radford
Paddy
Radford
Bennington Convalescent Center
Pownal
Putnam Memorial Hospital
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Merchants Bureau
Greater Bennington
Rose Callanan
Peter Tamborski
Caroline Martel
Barb Pierce
Hoosick
Joel B. Miller
Hoosick Falls
Ron & Maureen
Teleflora
Arlington, VI
Shaftsbury & Bennington
Fairdale Farms
West Bennington
Lee Emerson
Emerson
Montpelier
Barton United Church
Mrs. Ahial Crandall
Bennington College
Thomas P. Brockway
Ford
Thomas P. Salmon
Robert M. Wilson
John Bohne
Daniel Levitan
Henry Brant
Bennington Briefs
Shea Agency Inc
Insurance Center
Hairpin Beauty Salon
White Creek Road
Eagle Street
North Adams
Accutron
Caravelle
Bulova
Zee Kostiks
Main ST
Brittell’s Florists
Pleasant ST
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