Williams College cut heating as energy bulletin outlines plan
Williams College releases an energy conservation bulletin issued by Peter Welanetz detailing steps to reduce heat to 68 degrees, night cooling, and potential further cuts if fuel shortages worsen. The campus will also limit Christmas lighting to a single small tree, suspending lights on several campus trees this year.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Peter P. Welanetz
Williams
Department of Buildings and Grounds
Welanetz
Up Somerset One of Vermont's beautiful places
Marion Frazer Martin recalls Somerset along the West Branch of the Deerfield River, a remote landscape dotted with old farms and ruined camps, connected to the dam and railroad that reshaped the region. She notes history from logging camps to families, small towns, and the ongoing threat from ski expansion and planned development.
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Marion Martin
Somerset
Vermont
Marion Frazer
Martin
Pisgah and
Haystack
Route 9
Searsburg Mountain
Deerfield River
Somerset Road
New England Power Company
Stratton
Pike Hollow
Daniel Webster
Stratton Mountain
Trainor’s Iron Works
Mina Thomas Estes
Thomas
Wire Bridge
Samuel Thomas
St. Bernard
Mina
Sam
Taylor
Ol’ Taylor
Molly Stark
Woodford
Billings Pond
Stratton Mt
Newton
Readsboro
Deerfield
Wilmington
Searsburg
George Briggs
George Bond
Deerfield River Company
Newton Paper Company
Holyoke
Medburyville
Pownal Lions Board to Meet at Director Korkoras Home
The Pownal Lions Club directors plan a 7 tonight meeting at the home of Charles Korkoras. The Pownal Baptist Church choir will rehearse Wednesday at 6 30 p.m.
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Pownal
Pownal Baptist Church
Mallary cites energy crisis ripple in Vermont economy
Rep Mallary told Rotary Club that the energy shortage will hit Vermont industries soon. He cited plastics and fertilizer makers as vulnerable due to lower natural gas and petroleum supplies, and warned unemployment could rise from factory closings. He urged individual conservation measures.
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Vermont Republican
Mallory
Vermont Officials Gain New Liability Insurance Policy
Officials in Vermont can now obtain a specialized group policy through the Vermont League of Cities and Towns to cover legal costs and judgments from actions taken in office. The plan, issued via Alden-Grayson Insurance Agency of Woodstock, targets selectmen and other town officers with backing from Sen. John Alden and league director Robert Stewart. The program aims to fill gaps in municipal coverage amid growing local governance burdens.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Vermont League of Cities and Towns
League
Alden-Grayson Insurance Agency
Woodstock
John Alden
Windsor County
Robert Stewart
Stewart
Daniels to push tax relief eligibility bill for farmers
Senator Robert Daniels announced he will introduce a bill in January to simplify determine eligibility for the Salmon administration property tax relief. The measure would require local listers to report to farmers and landowners the exact tax amount eligible for refunds, eliminating the need for taxpayers to appear before listers to obtain a homestead tax breakdown.
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Burlington
UPI
Robert Daniels
Salmon Administration
Chittenden County
Daniels
Corcoran backs gasoline rationing over higher taxes
Montpelier United Press International report quotes Col. E W Corcoran commissioner of public safety saying rationing would be the fairest method to allocate scarce gasoline and he rejects a proposal for higher gasoline taxes from Herbert Stein and other administration officials.
Pattison to serve out remaining two years as treasurer
New York Rensselaer County Treasurer Edward W. Pattison will fulfill his two year term under the new county charter which abolishes the treasurer office. He was defeated for county executive by William J. Murphy and will aid a smooth transition to the new government structure while staying available to both Murphy and the legislature.
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Troy — Rensselaer
Edward W. Pattison
Pattison
William J. Murphy
Murphy
Mechanicville Westvaco mill rehabs for future work
In Mechanicville the old Westvaco mill reopens under new owner Saratoga Board Mill Corp with 40 to 50 workers prepping for production. A January start is planned and initial employment may top 100. The plant will produce corrugated cardboard for cartons.
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Mechanicville
Westvaco
Saratoga Board Mill Corp
Berkshire officials call fuel shortages critical
Lee J. Boulanger and Martin Daly warned Monday that fuel shortages in their districts are critical. Boulanger reported no fuel shipments for three weeks and a needed No 4 heating oil delivery this week, while Daly said conservation rules do not solve the shortage. In Great Barrington, two town police officers were suspended five days for violations. Frank Holcomb faced harassment allegations and Edward Wincek was suspended for leaving a shift early.
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LEE
Maurice J. Boulanger
Lee Schools
Martin J. Daly
Central Berkshire Regional Schools
Boulanger
Daly
Great Barrington
Emmett J. Shea
Frank B. Holcomb
Shirley Perry
Otis
Holcomb
Edward T. Wincek
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Manchester Center
Arlington
Helene Thompson
Douglas J. McCauley
Roberson Law
Route 1
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes, Ill
ST UN
Monument Plaza
Bennington, VT
Walker
Scheniey
Canada
Scotland
Heaven
Schenley Distillers Inc
Schenley Pa
Glastenbury
MB. Martin
Hep
Dover
Ray Stock
Pownall
Pamela Blakeman
Mallary
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