Retail solar store opens in Wells Vermont article
Wells Vermont opens Earth Services the first shop in the state to sell solar energy water heating systems. An open house is set for Saturday May 28 from 10 am to 6 pm. The store offers solar hot water panels wood burning stoves and a car powered wood splitter with a focus on energy efficiency. Proprietors Ron Bell and Skip Weisser will provide home energy analyses infrared heat loss photos and written improvement reports.
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WELLS
Vermont
Earth Services
Morse and Stanley
Europe
Ron Bell
Skip Weisser
Bell
Weisser
Ringgold
Layoff Called Capricious by Hoosick Falls Union
The Civil Service Employes Association charges Hoosick Falls violated the Taylor Law with a unilateral layoff of two village workers. PERB has paused action to await more information, with the union given to June 10 to respond. One employee laid off was union president Thomas Bass, raising claims the village seeks to break the newly formed Falls union.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Civil Service Employes Association
CSEA
State Public Employment Relations Board
PERB
Harvey Milo
Thomas Bass
Falls
Two Break-Ins Reported in Manchester
Police report two break-ins in Manchester on Memorial Avenue and at Fowler Insurance Agency near Routes 11 30 and 7. Thieves gained entry by breaking a rear window. From Manchester Elementary School $25 in bills and $8 in change were taken. Fowler Insurance was rifled through with no property damage. Officer Frank Dupree is investigating both incidents under Chief Fred Wessner.
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Manchester
Manchester Elementary School
Memorial Avenue
Fowler Insurance Agency
Fred Wessner
Fowler’s
Frank Dupree
Wessner
Goldblum Appointed White Creek Highway Superintendent
The White Creek Town Board unanimously named Philip Goldblum to fill the unexpired term of Leo Jeskie Jr. Goldblum, 33, was chosen from five applicants and is currently a member of the White Creek road crew as part of the federal Comprehensive...
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White Creek
N.Y
Philip Goldblum
Leo Jeskie Jr
Cambridge
Goldblum
Huntington
Long Island
Gold
Memorial Day Celebrations Planned in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls will hold Memorial Day events featuring a 10 am parade starting at National Commercial Bank and Trust Co on Main Street, a 1:30 pm Hoosie River canoe race from Route 346 bridge to the men’s softball field, and veterans ceremonies at Memorial Park. Additional observances include flag raisings at Maple Grove Cemetery and Wood Memorial Park, a Civil War veterans ceremony, and wreath laying.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
National Commercial Bank and Trust Co
Main Street
John Street
Church
Main
Wood Memorial Park
Vermont
New York State Line
Youth Advisory Council
Maple Grove Cemetery
Wilder Streets
State Armory
Shop Bridge
Monument Park
Arlington Memorial Day Parade Set For March 30 Pace
Arlington plans a 10 a.m. Memorial Day parade on School Street starting at 9:30 a.m. It will travel Route 7 past churches and St. James Cemetery, up East Arlington Road to the school grounds where American Legion Chaplain Gerry Pike will lead a memorial service. Gerald Raftery is the featured speaker. Afterward, prizes for best decorated bikes will be awarded, with judging and ceremonies at the American Legion hall for all participants.
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School Street
St. James Cemetery
East Arlington Road
American Legion
Gerry Pike
Gerald Raftery
American Legion Hall
North Bennington Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary events noted
The North Bennington Ladies Auxiliary hosts refresh ments after the Memorial Day parade at the firehouse. Two days of firefighting training updates include four NBFD members earning certificates. Donations, calendar ads, rummage sale, and Tot Finder program plans are underway with local volunteers coordinating efforts.
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North Bennington
Fire Department
George Elwell
Ronald Nadeau
Burton Wor
Bennington
NBFD
Pownal
North Village
Auuiliary
Dee Jones
Jean Jones
Grace LaFlamme
Kay Luce
John Street to be repaved and High Street slippage checked
Donald N. Geoffrey of the New York State Department of Transportation notified Mayor Donald Bogardus that John Street will be repaved in late August if sidewalk work and streetlight installation are finished by then. The DOT offered to fund streetlights and part of sidewalk costs while merchants funded cleaning and related improvements. A Hoosic River bank slip along High Street is under review with EnCon to assess jurisdiction and possible assistance.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Donald N. Geoffrey
New York State Department of Transportation
Donald Bogardus
DOT
John Street
Geoffrey
Bogardus
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Hoosic River
High Street
EnCon
BRSU Meeting Set for June 1 at Danby Currier School
The regular Union District 23 School Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday June 1 at 7 30 p m at Currier Memorial School in Danby.
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Union District 23
Currier Memorial School
Danby
Beagle couple marks 75th wedding anniversary in Sunderland
Helen and Edmund Beagle of Sunderland celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. He is 96 and she is 92. He is hospitalized at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington. They recall longevity tips from decades of marriage, with stories of Bees, travels, and a life shared since meeting at the Manchester Fair in 1901.
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Sunderland
Helen
Edmund Beagle
Mr. Beagle
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Green Mountain rec areas open for summer season
Green Mountain National Forest opens four Vermont campgrounds and two Hector Land Use Area sites for the summer under Forest Supervisor John P. McArdle. Red Mill Brook Campground near Woodford remains closed for maintenance. Daily user fees of $3 per camp unit apply at Chittenden Brook Greendale Moosalamoo and Hapgood Campgrounds.
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Green Mountain National Forest
John P. McArdle
Vermont
Hector
New York
Red Mill Brook
Woodford
Chittenden Brook
Brandon
Greendale
Car collision reported at Fourth and River streets Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls police report a two car crash at Fourth and River on Thursday with no injuries. Harry McCarty and Debby Cutler were involved. front end damage to both vehicles. No tickets issued. Day use fees listed for Pond Recreation Area and several nearby NY camps and shelters along national forest trails.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Fourth
River Streets
Harry McCarty
Debby Cutler
Oak Street
River Street
White Creek Visitors and Local Sports Notes
White Creek residents visited Rochester to see relatives while Hoosick Falls Central School runners attended sectional playoffs in Granville. The Green Mountain Club welcomes hikers and announces no fees at overlooks, drives, and trails. McArdle cites the Golden Age Passport offering free lifetime status for seniors with 50 percent discounts on federal recreation areas.
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Jane Perry
Mary Robinson
Hoosick Falls
Granville
Green Mountain Club
McArdle
Forest Service
Bennington County Horse Show at Bald Mountain Farm
Exhibitors for the Bennington County Horse Show on Sunday May 29 at Bald Mountain Farm Arlington face a mixed update. The mandatory Coggins test and quarantine have been repealed by Gov. Richard Snelling but the repeal takes effect July 1, so riders must still present Coggins certificates to enter. The all day event runs 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Show secretary is Mrs. Franklin Frantz.
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Bennington County
Senate
House
Bennington
Franklin Frantz
Burgess Road
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