Old Salem bridge gets facelift in Washington County
Washington County crews John Corey and Frank Reynolds repair the 1888 lenticular truss bridge on Cemetery Road over Black Creek with primer and paint as part of preservation work by the Department of Information and Historic Preservation. Open house at John G. McCullough Free Library celebrates Children’s Book Week with displays of Dorothy Canfield Fisher titles from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
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Salem
N.Y
Washington County
John Corey
Frank Reynolds
Washington County Department of Information & Historic Preservation
Cemetery Road
Black Creek
John G. McCullough
North Bennington
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Berlin
Shaftsbury selectmen tackle Peters trees and housing site
Shaftsbury board hears Peters claim of selective tree removal and considers restitution if trees were outside the right of way. They also discuss a potential senior housing site near Route 7, with limits to site location and no firm plan. Road repairs, dog control, and funding for local groups are reviewed. a pre-town meeting is urged for revenue sharing, and a Thanksgiving landfill closure is decided.
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Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury Board of Selectmen
Donald Peters
Harold Gilbar
Ken Harrington
Peters
Gilbar
Sanford Buxbaum
Selectman
Alvan
Lawrence
Buxbaum
Harrington
Chet Denio
Bennington
Irene Ventres
Ventres
Hillbrook
Route 7
Selectmen
Wesley Bump
Sue Sheldon
Sim Dean
Larry Miller
Bump
Miller
Carl Richey
Richey
Earl Cross
Cleveland Avenue
Robert J.M. Matteson
Friends” Committee
Richard Snelling
Fayville
New Road
Brenda Lee Brown
Ms. Brown
Brandon
RSVP
Bennington County Humane Society
Sage City Symphony
Pownal Church Prayer Meeting and Lions Board Meet
The weekly prayer meeting of the Pownal Baptist Church will be held at 7 30 tonight at the parsonage. The Pownal Lions Club Board of Directors will meet at 7 tonight at the home of Clifford George. The Pownal senior citizens will hold their weekly luncheon Wednesday at noon at their center in Pownal Center. Reservations for the meal must be made 24 hours in advance by calling 823 7282.
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Pownal Baptist Church
Pownal Lions Club
Clifford George
Pownal
Pownal Center
Vermont teachers slam basic competency paperwork burden
Charles Ochmanski executive director of the Vermont Education Association says the basic educational competency program creates excessive paperwork and overburdens teachers. He calls it the top concern as the requirements take effect in 1981 for all high school graduates. Burlington teachers have asked contract talks to reopen over the competency rule.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Charles Ochmanski
Vermont Education Association
Ochmanski
Burlington
Vermont proposes housing for mentally and physically handicapped
The Vermont Governor's Commission on Children and Youth endorses legislation allowing homes for up to 16 handicapped residents to be treated as a family for zoning purposes. If placed in a single family dwelling, these homes would bypass special zoning rules.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Rutland Alderman Pleads No Contest on Disturbing the Peace
Alderman Terrence Barrett pleaded no contest and was fined 25 dollars in Vermont District Court. He was accused of yelling at a state trooper and Holiday Inn Rutland staff on October 28 at the inn.
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Rutland
UPI
Terrence Barrett
Vermont
Barrett
Holiday Inn
Vermonters To Travel To Boston For Poverty Forum
More than 100 low income Vermonters will travel to Boston this week for a two day federal poverty forum. About 20 residents including seniors will testify Friday and Saturday as Vermont joins other New England states in providing input to the Community Services Agency.
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Montpelier
UPI
New England
OEO
Vermont bids open for state owned Northern Railroad
Five firms bid to run the 99 mile Vermont Northern Railroad as state officials opened bids last week. Only one bid came from a Vermont firm, S M Pinsley Corp of Barre, which operates four rail lines including the Barre Montpelier Railroad. The late owner Samuel Pinsley previously owned the Vermont Northern when state buyout occurred in 1973. The bid opening is the second round in a competition with a shippers group using the line.
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Vermont Northern
St. Johnsbury
Victim's Nephew Arrested in New York Assault Case
In Rensselaer City Court Mark Harat, nephew of 86 year old Edith Harat, was charged with second degree assault and unlawful imprisonment in an October attack that already led to the arrest and firing of temporary officer Deran Akullian. Akullian faced second degree assault charges after an apartment search at 2037 10th Street.
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Rensselaer
Edith Harat
Mark Harat
Deran Akullian
10Th St
Albany Soldier Ricky Tolbert Killed In Fort Hood Stabbing
Army Pvt. Ricky Tolbert, 18, of Albany died from stab wounds suffered during an argument at Fort Hood Texas. Two fellow privates were arrested in connection with the incident. Tolbert, an Albany High School graduate who enlisted in July, was pronounced dead after being treated at a base hospital.
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Albany
Ricky Tolbert
Fort Hood
Texas
Army
Tolbert
Albany High School
Dorothy Collins
Berkshire Voters Approve Firehouse Plan in Special Meeting
In Berkshire, 58 residents at a Saturday town meeting unanimously approved starting work on the town's first firehouse and accepting a 133000 grant from the Economic Development Administration after questions over the exterior. Fire officials said a stucco exterior is needed to meet fireproofing rules, despite some reluctance about the look. In Lee, police found a damaged stolen Plymouth station wagon abandoned on Bradley Street. It was taken from the Rev. Walter S. Ryan's home, with front-end damage and a dead battery. the case is under investigation.
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Alford
U.S. Department of Commerce
Economic Development Administration
Fire Department
Lee
Walter S. Ryan
First Congregational Church
Plymouth
Bradley Street
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Land O Lakes, Inc
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