White Creek adopts budget for 1977 with tax rise
White Creek Town Board approved a 1977 budget requiring 77020 in taxes, up 500 from last year. The tax rate is expected to decline slightly. The fire department contract was adjusted, with 3700 for the southern town and 2201 for the village of Cambridge for the northern area. Roads and potholes drew complaints. road grading and pothole crew were discussed. Blue Cross Blue Shield Major Medical plan cost rose to 790 per person, prompting talk of new insurance options.
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White Creek
N.Y
James Nolan
Nolan
Village of Cambridge
Leo Jeskie
Niles Road
Paul Murphy
Kenneth Gottrey
Albany
New York
Women’s Sodality Meets in North Bennington Parish Hall
The Women’s Sodality of St. John the Baptist Church North Bennington will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the parish hall on Houghton Street Religious education instructors are invited After the business Sister Margaret S S J of Sacred Heart School will speak A social will follow Two Dorset brothers Brian Polito and Shaun Polito were honored at Kurn Hattin School Westminster for the fall semester with awards in fifth and sixth grades respectively.
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Women’s Sodality of
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church
North Bennington
Houghton Street
Margaret
S.S.J
Sacred Heart School
Dorset Brothers
Kurn Hattin School
Westminster
Brian Polito
Shaun Polito
Minor collision on Route 7 near Zion Church
Police report a minor accident Saturday morning at 10 30 on Route 7 near Zion Episcopal Church. Stephen Ploof 18 of East Middlebury driving a 1975 Mercury struck the rear of a 1973 Triumph driven by George Geldbauch 38 of Manchester. No injuries. minor damage to both vehicles.
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Manchester
Route
Zion Episcopal Church
Stephen Ploof
East
Middlebury
George Geldbauch
Ploof
Goldbaugh
Arlington public meeting on school expansion plans
Arlington Memorial High School hosts a public meeting Tuesday at 7 pm to outline the school board’s proposed new facilities. The board seeks 900000 from state and federal sources and a town vote on pursuing federal public works funding. Superintendent George Sleeman and board members will attend. drawings of the proposed facility will be shown. a Friday vote on HEW funding is scheduled for November 12 with no local funds required.
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Arlington
Arlington Memorial High School
Department of Health, Education ,and Welfare
George Sleeman
Hoosick Four Corners Pump to Reopen After Repairs
Hoosick N Y the hand pump at the four corners will be repaired within days Supervisor Raymond Calhoun said. The pump was closed by the county health department after tests showed contaminated well water. Road Supervisor Lawrence Murphy has the parts to fix it and once installed and water tests pass the pump will reopen to the public.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Hoosick Four Corners
Raymond Calhoun
County Health Department
Lawrence Murphy
Health Department
Calhoun
Buskirk Bridge May Seek National Register Status
HOOSICK NY 126 year old Buskirk Bridge could qualify for the National Register of Historic Places under a letter from Doris Manley NYS Historic Preservation Field Services to Supervisor Raymond Calhoun. The town may submit information about the covered bridge for consideration.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Buskirk
Raymond Calhoun
Doris Manley
New York State _ Historic Preservation Field Services
Manley
Lawyer General Sues Country Village Resort in Wilmington
Attorney General Jerome Diamond's Consumer Protection Division filed suit against C.V. Inc owner of the Country Village resort in Wilmington after an investigation sparked by complaints from several patrons who bought vacation packages including gourmet dining lodging and recreational facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
M. Jerome Diamond
Consumer Protection Division
C.V., Inc
Wilmington
Country Village
Complainants allege deceptive ads by Country Village Inc
New York City area complainants say Country Village Inc misrepresented facilities and travelers paid in full for vacations not delivered. Consumer Protection seeks order halting deceptive advertising, restitution, $10,000 per violation, and costs. Bridge on historic register debated. federal funds could aid renovations. Town board to discuss info request tonight. Ms. Stevens skeptical.
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New York City
Country Village
C.V., Inc
Consumer Protection Division
Distinguished scientist to speak at Williams College
Roger Revelle, Saltonstall Professor at Harvard and Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar 1976 77, will lecture at Williams College in Jesup Hall Auditorium on Thursday November 11 at 8 p m His talk titled Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread is open to the public Revelle, a noted oceanographer and administrator, held posts at Harvard Scripps UC San Diego and helped found the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission He has led international science cooperation and chaired national and UNESCO committees.
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Williamstown
Mass
Roger Revelle
Saltonstall
Harvard University
Phi Beta Kappa
Williams College
Jesup Hall
Williams Chapter
Revelle
Harvard Center For Population Studies
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Harvard
University of California At San Diego
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
International Association of Physical Sciences of the Ocean
U.S
International Biological Program
Unesco
Hoosick Board List Includes Tax Break and Bridge Nomination
Hoosick town board meets at 7 p.m. at the Rensselaer County Regional Service Center to consider reappointing Harold Robson to the planning board, possibly endorse a new 50 percent tax cut for new commercial construction with a public hearing planned, and review a letter urging Buskirk Bridge eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. Doris Manley of Preservation Field Services requests further information.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Buskirk Bridge
Rensselaer County Regional Service Center
Church Street
Harold Robson
Raymond Calhoun
Robson
Calhoun
Doris Manley
New York
Battenkill Grange Confers Degrees and Hosts Notices
Five candidates received first and second degrees at Battenkill Grange on Nov. 6. Members from Mt. Equinox Grange attended. Various awards and certificates were presented, donations made, and hospital thank you notes read. Upcoming events include joint supper with Ethan Allen Pomona on Nov. 9 and next meeting Nov. 17.
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Battenkill Grange
James Kitrick
Alette Berg
Lillian Makin
John Reber
Charlene Harrington
Mt. Equinox Grange
Belle Decker
Roy Crofut
Margaret Swanson
the Grange
Home Economics Committee
Doris Wright
Shirley Matteson
Sandy Matteson
James O’nie
Leslie Waltman
Ethan Allen Pomona
Taconic Grange Hall
South Shaftsbury
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Dorset
Joan Colgan
Downer’s Glen
Vermont
Bennington
Savings & Loan Association
Main Street
Ma Age Fisimaris
Main St
H. Greenberg
Shaftsbury
Mary Gratz
Cub Scouts of America
Tommorrow
Henry Martinka
Preservation Service
Historic Commission
Christina Stevens
Miss.Stevens
Williams
Vermont Highway Department
Richville Road
Cass Terrace
Highway Department
Bennington County
Johnson
Burt Bros
Battenkill
Ruth Stearns
John Williams
Robert Lindsey
Owen Hayes
The
Grange
Gayle Paustian
Marty Paustian
Mildred Kilmartin
Florence Woltman
Grand Union
Madkour
Maple ST
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