Woodford votes to seek referendum on five acre density rule
Woodford selectmen 2-1 call for a referendum on a permanent zoning ordinance limiting family dwelling density to five acres for the 1,100 acre Great Northern property off Route 7. Opponents say the move blocks GN plans, while supporters say it protects Woodford and preserves variances. The vote follows disclosure GN listings listing agents in Bernardston MA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey Chapman
Woodford
Great Northern Land Corporation
Great Northern
Route 7
United Farm Agency
Bernardston
Mass
Banner
Selectmen
Planning Board
King
Philip Barbeau
G.N
Joseph Russell
Flying Farmers hold annual meeting in Bennington area
Nineteen airplanes landed at Bennington airport over the weekend bringing about 110 members of the New York Vermont Chapter of the Flying Farmers Association for a three day convention at the Paradise Restaurant and Motel. Dignitaries from International North Bennington and Shaftsbury plan Memorial Day ceremonies. A parade and exercises at the Honor Roll in North Bennington park are set for Monday May 31 with parade chairman Francis Lauzon noting formation at 8:30 a.m. on the school grounds and a 9 a.m. start. Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Little Leaguers and fire departments from both communities are expected to participate. Further line of march details will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Airport
New York- Vermont
Flying Farmers Association
Paradise Restaurant and Motel
Ontario
Hoosick Falls
New York
Vermont
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
North Bennington Park
Francis Lauzon
Arlington Cat Scout Park Picnic and 4-H Meeting Invite
Arlington Cat Scout Park 334 holds its annual family picnic Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Pratt's picnic area. Nimble Thimbles and Citizens for Safety 4-H Clubs will meet after school at the East Arlington Methodist Church. Royal guests include Mr. and Mrs. Lock Miller of New Mexico and Mrs. Jessie Heaman of Manitoba. Mrs. Heaman was weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moseley of West Hoosick. Mrs. Moseley crowned 1965 Vermont queen for a second time at Paradise Restaurant. Other queen honors include Janet Newfang of Palmyra and Charlotte Combs of Wells, with Gail Newfang crowned New York Teen Farmerette. Convention opened with a party at Paradise room in White Creek. Saturday featured a luncheon with Edward Bigelow speaking on Vermont Geology, a queen's tea with Mrs. Harriett Livingston, visits to the Bennington Museum, and Sunday excursion to Grandma Moses Schoolhouse in Eagle Bridge with a White Creek church group. Guests traveled from Michigan, Ontario and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lock Miller
New Mexico
Jessie Heaman
Manitoba
Canada
Janet Newfang
Palmyra
N.Y
New York
Bennington Museum
Eagle Bridge
White Creek
Michigan
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Pownal woman to study in English education program
Jennifer Rounds, a University of Vermont junior from Pownal Center, will depart Montreal on May 30 for a five week Education seminar in England. She will study at Maria Grey College in Twickenham, live with an English family, and work as a paraprofessional in schools. The course includes seminars, practice teaching, and travel time to France and the Netherlands, earning six college credits toward a December 1971 UVM graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Jennifer Rounds
Charles W. Rounds
Pownal Center
University of Vermont
Montreal
England
Miss Rounds
Maria Grey College
Twickenham
Middlesex
London
France
Netherlands
UVM
Velco Shaftsbury line upgrade discussed at joint hearing
In Shaftsbury a joint selectmen and planning commission hearing reviewed Velco plans to expand the right of way along East Road to convert a 46kv line to 115kv. Velco aims a frame construction with negotiated land acquisitions and a Public Service Board necessity hearing pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Selectmen and Town Planning Commission
Cole Hall
Vermont Electric Power Co
Velco
Selectmen
Merton Snow
Snow
James Breslin
H. Lewis Jones
Breslin
Jones
Welco
Porter Noble
Public Service Board
PSB
Noble
Thomas Hall
Bennington County
Definitive biography of Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Brattleboro reports the paperback edition of The Lady From Vermont by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, with a foreword by Sen. George D. Aiken and cover portrait by Norman Rockwell. Elizabeth Yates provides an updated epilogue, tracing Fisher’s peace work and influence across literature, education, and civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Vermont
George D. Aiken
Norman Rockwell
Elizabeth Yates
America
Two Women Injured In N Y Auto Accidents
Two women suffered whiplash injuries in separate Sunday crashes near Hoosick Falls. Ruth Miller of Cropseyville was rear ended by a bus on Route 346 and County Road 95 near Petersburg. she was treated and released at Samaritan Hospital, Troy. In a second collision on Route 7 and 22 in Hoosick Falls, Anna Gates was rear ended by Nancy Hillman of Bennington. Gates and her passenger Dianne Valentine were treated and released at Putnam Memorial Hospital with minor injuries, Hillman had a bumped nose.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Robert Mervicker
Maplewood
N.J
Ruth A. Miller
Cropseyville
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Garfield
Public Tranportation Co
Green Mountain
Pownal
Nancy Hillman
School St
Bennington
Anna Gates
Classic
Gates
Dianne Valentine
Hillman
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Falls Elks Ladies Auxiliary installs its new officers
Falls Elks Ladies Auxiliary in Hoosick Falls installs Mrs Thomas Wysocki as president with a slate of officers. The event drew nearly 100 members, featured a roast beef dinner, installation by J Joseph Hayden, and visits from Mechanicville and Troy Auxiliaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Thomas Wysocki
William Fitzpatrick
William Stevens
Mechanicville
Troy Elks
Crowley
Auxiliary
Stevens
Wysocki
William Rourke Sr
Sterford
Robert C. Lewsey
Andrew Jones
Richard Fairbanks
Edwin Schneider
William Bradley
Michael Brewster
Dennis Keegan
Pownal Area Tonight Shows Club Scout and Church Meetings
The Pownal Lions Club hosts its May meeting at 6 30 p.m. at Ladd Brook Restaurant while Boy Scout Troop 347 meets at 7 p.m. in the Scout Hut to plan for Memorial Day parade participation. WSCS meets at 8 p.m. at Mrs Kathleen Lewis's home in South Pownal with devotions by Miss Harriet Beals and refreshments. The Ladies Guild meets at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs Edmond LaBonte's home in Pownal Center. Construction bids for an addition to Pownal Elementary School will be opened at 7 30 p.m. in the school. Girl Scout leaders announce pickup for Memorial Day parade participants at 10 a.m. Monday at the Pownal Center Firehouse after ceremonies at the Veterans Memorial. Fly up ceremonies were held at the Pownal Center Firehouse with multiple Brownie and Junior Troops, a flag ceremony, and pin presentations. The Memorial Day parade prep and dress code are reviewed for scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal Lions Club
Ladd Brook
Boy Scout
WSCS
Pownal
Ladies’ Guild of
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Edmond LaBonte
Pownal Center
Vermont
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Veterans Memorial Site
Brownie
South Pownal
Fred Harwood
Francis Haley
North Pownal
Donna Andrews
Sherry Smith
Judy Harrington
John Bottess
Angie Lingner
Laurie Harrington
Lois Bisson
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William Lauzon
Joseph King
Lauzon
Russell
Edith Beaumont
The
International
Arlington
Helene Thompson
Cat Scout Park
Pratt’s
Nimble Thimbles
Citizens For Safety 4-H Clubs
Methodist Church
East Arlington
New York — Vermont
Flying Farmers
Charlotte Combs
Wells
Janette Moseley
West Hoosick
Dorothy Granger
Berkshire
Main ST. Bennington
South Street
Javery
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
Rensteiten
Fisher
Richard Wright
Robert Frost
Heywood Broun
Isak Dinesen
Children’s Crusade For
Miss Yates
Sarah Josepha Hale
New England
Stephen Greene Press
Pownals
Vera Langlais
Will
Firestone Rotary
Tiller
H.P. Briggs & Stratton
MY Auto Stores Inc
Main St
Tel
Bennington, Vt
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