Rock of Ages sale pending to Nortek Inc
Shareholders of Rock of Ages Inc will vote on selling the 43 year old Bar re firm to Nortek Inc of Providence. The cash and stock deal could top 10 million, with Rock of Ages known for granite quarrying and fabrication. In St Albans, two schoolchildren were minorly injured when a bus overturned, with 35 aboard. driver Paul Montagne 52 said to have swerved after hitting a soft shoulder.
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Lori Fairbanks
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Dopp Indicted for Manslaughter in Rowe Shooting
Burton Dopp, 45, of Roxbury, indicted for manslaughter in the death of Harold Rowe, 25, of Danbury. Grand jury in Orange County handed down the lesser charge after originally facing murder in Randolph on October 17. Dopp had been free on $10,000 bail since October 21 after pleading not guilty.
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Vermont Lamoille River Basin hearing set in Morrisville
The Vermont Water Resources Board will hold a classification hearing for the Lamoille River Basin on November 14 at 7 30 p.m. in the Activity Room at People's Academy Morrisville. The river traverses six counties Caledonia Chittenden Franklin Lamoille Orleans and Washington.
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Picket Lines At Bryant Chucking Grinder After Walkout
Springfield reports a strike at Bryant Chucking Grinder Corp as 350 Local 218 members of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers union walk out over a new three year contract.
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Windsor Man Dies After Car Hits Tree
Daniel Harper aged 86 of Windsor died Monday night from injuries after his car left a Reading road and struck a tree.
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Embezzlement Pleas In Schenectady And Glens Falls
In Schenectady Mrs Phyllis Di Girolamo changed a not guilty plea to guilty on embezzling 10000 dollars from an Albany bank. Judge James Foley ordered a pre sentence investigation and kept bail at 3000. A Glens Falls First National Bank employee received a suspended sentence and probation after pleading guilty to embezzling 1400 dollars. In Troy THA to start three low rent housing projects totaling 168 units with a pre kindergarten program planned in at least one project. </S>
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Arson Suspected After Weekend Farm Fires In Stephentown
Two barns burned in Stephentown over the weekend raise suspicions of an arsonist active in the area. Police and fire officials note numerous similar fires in the last two years. The Taconic Fire Investigation Union has raised its reward to 200 dollars for information, backed by firemen from Stephentown Berlin Petersburg and Grafton.
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Durant Manuscript Gift Aims For Berkshire History Archive
North Adams historian Dr Will Durant and his wife Ariel present North Adams State College with the original manuscript of a chapter from The Lessons of History, Morals and History, to join the Berkshires rare document collection. Durant, author of The Story of Philosophy, and his wife are noted historians.
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First votes from Dixville Notch and Ellsworth spark 1968 trend
In Dixville Notch New Hampshire the first ballots of the nation went to Nixon after 12 voters cast their midnight vote while Ellsworth tallied 15 for Nixon and 8 for Humphrey. Dixville Notch founder Neil Tillotson noted for the Bal Sams said the tradition continues, voting for Goldwater in 1964 and Nixon in 1960.
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United Fruit to Merge with Textron in Diversified Tie Up
United Fruit Co and Textron Inc directors approve a merger creating a firm with net worth about 800 million and operations as wholly owned subsidiaries. Shareholders of both companies likely vote in January with completion aimed before February, details include stock swap of two for one on common shares and 2.8 for convertible preferred.
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