Otis Leads Burr & Burton as New Headmaster at BBS
Otis, appointed acting headmaster at Burr and Burton Seminary, aims for stability and continuity while balancing stricter guidelines with flexibility. He notes 26 years of change, shifts in enrollment from 125 to 440, a move to vocational tracks, and ongoing development of basic competencies and support programs for non college bound students.
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Manchester
Otis
Houghton S. Pearl
Rutland-Windsor Supervisory Union
Pearl
Houghton
BBS
Long Trail
Dorset
Burr
Burton
Pee Wee Soccer Program Reminder At Rec Center
Recreation Department notes Pee Wee Soccer runs Monday through Friday from 3 to 4 p.m. for youths aged 5 7. Began November 7 and ends November 11 with informal games. No registration required. For more information call 442 5446.
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Rec
Architect to report on Downtown Living Program in Bennington
William Burbank will present a public report next Monday November 14 at 7 30 p m in the County Courthouse on South Street. He will review the programs accomplishments and offer recommendations to keep downtown Bennington vibrant. The program was funded by a 95000 ED A grant matched locally by five downtown property owners including George Hadwen Vermont National Bank Chittenden Trust Co Catamount National Bank and the First Methodist Church. Projects included improvements to Putnam Square and the mini park. The meeting is open to the public.
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William Burbank
Bennington
South Street
George Hadwen
Vermont National Bank
Chittenden Trust Co
Catamount National Bank
First Methodist Church
Putnam Square
Plain Dirt Gardeners plan December house tour event
Plain Dirt Gardeners prepared for a December house tour during their November meeting at the Barn of the Old First Church. The group heard reports on the 1977-78 budget, conservation work, and upcoming holiday activities including Christmas window decorations for nursing home patients and a plant sale for the December gathering.
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First Congregational Church
Williamstown
Barbara Phillips
Rhode Island
Kay Dornbusch
Pat Otto
Bennington Briefs Relocation and Veterans Day events noted
The Area Council of Churches will conduct a religious census of Greater Bennington with volunteer workers visiting households and wearing IDs. A bake sale featuring beans and franks, salad, and rolls is set for Friday November 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Moose Lodge via Woman of the Moose. Gold Star Mothers meet at Mt Anthony Junior High at 6:30 p.m. to join the Veterans Day parade.
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Area Council of Churches
Greater Bennington
Moose Lodge
Woman of the Moose
Mt. Anthony Junior High
Main Street
Project Love panel probes aid to low income families
Bennington’s Project Love supper explored emergency fuel aid and welfare reform with discussions by town officials and educators. Topics included CETA use for sidewalk repair, funding gaps for heating costs, and calls for job training and life skills courses in high schools. Absent were clergymen. concerns centered on SCIP funding and helping the elderly manage bills under welfare.
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Judson Brown
Second Congregational Church
Bennington
Louis Savelas
John Graham
Addison County
Bennington County
Department of Social Welfare
BOC
SCIP
Ray Kelley
Steve Kimball
Kimball
Tina Calabro
Vermont Dental Program
Banchik
Vermont Rejects IPC Plea to Break Lake Champlain Dump Ban
Vermont refused International Paper Co. permission to dump black liquor into Lake Champlain ahead of schedule, citing no authority to break the court ordered agreement. The issue centers on a mill at Ticonderoga, New York, and a December to March discharge window.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
International Paper Co
Lake Champlain
Ticonderoga
N.Y
IPC
Martin Johnson
Ipc’s
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Oliver Hoag
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Flora Mason
Norman Willette Jr
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Sunderland
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Arlington
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St. James Episcopal Church
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David Hon
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Ossining
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