Manchester confronts traffic, plaza access, courtesy tickets
Manchester selectmen considered traffic controls at Routes 7 and 11 30 and Route 110 entrance to Manchester Shopping Plaza, plus courtesy parking tickets for first offenses. State Highway Department warned of deficiencies and promised a definitive spring recommendation while plaza expansion and firehouse area plans proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
North Shire Weekly
Selectmen
Selectnen
State Highway Department
Oakley K. Porter
Highway Department
Sunoca
Manchester Firehouse
Emil Zoutaly
Zoutaly
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Parking Meters Spark Debate in Manchester Community
Merchants and visitors clash over aggressive tickets on Main Street. Selectmen demand evidence before action while weighing meters versus free parking. Porter's vanity quote highlights change costs and potential bans. Officials doubt courtesy ticketing would be enforceable amid confusion and paperwork.
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Manchester
Main Street
Clyde Bryant Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Oakley K. Porter
Porter
Harold Benson
Zoufaly
Bryant
Selectmen hide talks on sewer plans in closed session
Manchester officials moved talks with Jennison Corp on revamping the town sewerage and upgrading the treatment plant into a sealed meeting. The board signaled future negotiations would stay private until major decisions are made, with cost and scope details still under discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bonents
Manchester
Jennison Corp
Burlington
Francis B. Smalley
Manchester Village
William B. Emberie
Selectmen
Smalley
Emberle
Blanchard Stone
United Data Computer Services
Harold Benson
Selectien
Jennison
Clyde Bryant Jr
Oakley K. Porter
Bryant
Porter
Manchester Town
Village
Jennison Engineering
Eberle
Bennington dinner tickets for BCRC event announce guest
Goy-elect Thomas P. Salmon will be the special guest at the Bennington County Regional Commission second annual dinner at Mt. Anthony Country Club on Friday December 8 starting at 6 pan. Tickets are five dollars and can be bought by calling 375-2576 or at Purdy's Inc in Manchester Harrington's in Shaftsbury the Variety Store in Arlington and the Bennington Bookshop in Bennington through December 5.
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Thomas P. Salmon
Bennington County Regional Commission
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Regional Commission
Purdy's Inc
Manchester
Variety Store
Arlington
Harrington’s
Shaftsbury
Bennington
Reappraisal and Audit Contracts Move Forward in Bennington
Bennington selectmen approved a $60,000 reappraisal effort to equalize taxes and signed with C L T, while granting Darling Kelly & Co. a $4,000–$5,000 audit contract with a $5,000 ceiling. Space for both firms is to be arranged, possibly using school facilities if town offices are insufficient.
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C-L-T
Troy
N.Y
Laird
New England
Providence
Algo
Kline
Edward R. Lame
Barre
Dacling, Kelly and Co
Briggs and Keyes
Burlington
Gordon, Gould and Sherman
Montpelier
Darling
Kelly
Lamb
Bennington Man Pleads Guilty To Bad Check Case
In Bennington District Court William Case, 25, of Weston, pleaded guilty to passing a bad check for 82 05 drawn on the Factory Point Bank to Sendra's Market in Manchester. Judge Morrissey ordered a pre sentence investigation with bail at 1600. Case returned to jail. Sentencing set for December 4. In a separate action Michael McKeighan, 19, of Manchester, pleaded not guilty to receiving and concealing stolen property linked to a Danish color television taken from Salon Kelley of Manchester. bail set at 500 and he was released in own recognizance.
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Bennington District Court
William Case
Weston
Manchester
Factory Point Bank
Sendra's
John P. Morrissey
Case
Michael McKeighan
McKeighan
Salon Kelley
Badl Wan
Murphy Pleads No Contest in Nighttime Burglary Case
Ronald P. Murphy 18 of Troy New York pleaded no contest to burglary and entering at the Red Barn restaurant in Shoftsbury on September 21. He originally entered a not guilty plea on September 22. He received up to six months in jail with two months already served and the rest suspended. He was placed on probation until further order. Monday afternoon Donald L. Davis changed his plea to guilty for driving while intoxicated and careless driving on October 29 on Route 7 in Manchester. He was fined 150 dollars on the first offense with a suspended jail sentence and probation conditional on payment. for the second offense he received a 25 dollar fine and a 10 day suspended jail sentence with probation until paid.
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Ronald P. Murphy
Troy
N.Y
Red Barn
Shoftsbury
Donald L. Davis
Manchester
Selectmen OK Recreation Commission Pool Plan Direction
Selectmen endorsed the recreation commission pool plan and budget. Denied Cadiz and Robert Kellogg outlined a $43,000 staff plan with a superintendent, director, aquatic director, secretary, maintenance worker, lifeguards, and lobby supervisors. The group cited comparisons to North Adams, Brattleboro, and other towns, and projected a broader program at Memorial Park’s upcoming Community Resources Center.
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Bennington Park
Ami Recreation Commission
Selectmen
Commission
Cadiz
Robert Kellogg
Bennington
North Adams
Marss
Brattleboro
Garemont
Com~Trumly Resources
Memorial Park
M Aivisory
Loomis C. Dana
Altough
Kellogg
J.C. Jerome
Community Resources Center Group
Burlington
Wright and Morrissey
Vermont
YMCA
Wright and
Morrissey
Beech Street water line project gains town support
Beech Street residents won formal assurance from Bennington selectmen that a town water line will be built to service nine homes and Beech Street School amid ongoing cost debates. Residents led by William and Mrs. Hassenpflug pressed for immediate installation, while officials weighed school board cost-sharing, state aid, and resident assessments.
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Beech Street
Bennington
Edward R. Lamb
Lamb
Supt
George A. Sleeman
Selectmen
Hassenplug
Autos collide near Overlea Road on Route 7
Hermington Police report a two car accident this morning on Route 7 near Overlea Road. William Center, 39, of Bennington, slowed to turn onto Overlea Road and was struck from behind by Archie Bussino, 24, of Ludion. Both cars lightly damaged.
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Hermington
Overlea Road
William Center
Bennington
Archie Bussino
Ludion
Sunderland
Neil Rohm
Concord
Masq
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Rohn
Centrol
Leslie Kopit
Peru
Hapgood Road
Penu
Moses Schoolhouse
Grandma Moses Schoolhouse to move to Bennington Museum
A TV feature filmed today at the Grandma Moses Schoolhouse, soon to be moved from Eagle Bridge to the Bennington Museum, will air on WTEN Channel 10 at 7 p.m. Thanksgiving night. The structure will be relocated within the next two weeks to its new foundation.
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Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Grandma Moses
Bennington Museum
WTEN
Bennington
Hospital Notes Tuesday November 21 1972
Admissions include Mrs Bernice Brandl Pownal Mrs Marcella Sheldon East Dorset Archie Robertson Arlington and Theodore Eggsware Discharges include Mrs Linda Grover Bennnington Births Mr and Mrs Joseph Coonradt Sycamore Lane Shaftsbury welcome a son born November 22
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Bernice Brandl
Pownal
Marcella Sheldon
East Dorset
Archie Robertson
Arlington
Theodore Eggsware
Bennington
Linda Grover
Joseph Coonradt
Sycamore Lane
Shaftsbury
Vermont Bar proposes mid income lawyer referral service
The Vermont Bar Association plans a low cost referral program for middle income residents to obtain initial legal counseling for a ten dollar fee. A 30 minute consultation with a lawyer would assess the issue and determine if further representation is needed, with optional continued services at higher rates and no obligation if not pursued.
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Montpelier
Vernont Bar Association
Vermont Bar Association
Bennington Briefs Workers and Classes Schedule
Thanksgiving closures affect the food stamp office and Bennington Free Library. basic education classes at Mt. Anthony Union High School are paused, with resume noted as Navy 29 and 10. Reading and writing English classes offered free. puppet making at St. Peter's Church next Wednesday at 1 p.m. Mothers Weekend at Wells College in Aurora features Paula Dowd and Constance Earle.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Navy
St. Peter's Church
Rita Dowd
Beachord Place
Theodore L. Earle
Dorset
Aurora
N.Y
Wells College
Dowd
Paula Dowd
Earle
Constance Earle
Assassination film to be seen over Channel 8
A ninth anniversary JFK assassination film will air on Channel 9 tonight via Mt. Anthony Union High School TV team. Starting at 5 p.m., it shows Kennedy's Dallas arrival on Nov 22 1963, the motorcade, the assassination, and post funeral segments in Washington. The piece hints at local efforts and federal aid, with officials citing ongoing research on project front footage and potential start dates.
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John F. Kennedy
Channel 9
Mt. Anthony
Washington D.C
Washington
Lamb
Dan Cadiz
Obituary of Mrs Blanche Letourneau Readsboro
Mrs Blanche Marle Letourneau 76 widow of Edward Letourneau died Tuesday at her home on School Street Readsboro She born Waterford New York daughter of George and Rose Hurst resided in Readsboro 35 years Her husband died earlier this year Survived by daughters Marie and Rita Tapine son Roger ten grandchildren one great grandchild two sisters and a brother Funeral in St Joachims Readsboro burial in Village Cemetery Headsboro no calling hours at San Soucie Funeral Home North Adams Mass
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Edward Letourneau
Blanche Marle Letourneau
Bennington
School Street
Readsboro
George and
Rose
Caron) Hurst
Waterford
N.Y
St. Joachim’s Church
Marie
Rita Tapine
Roger
Mabel Greenless
Cohoes
Ruth Bleury
Troy
Richard Hurst
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BCRC
Istrict Court
Chapel Road
Hassenpflug
Ed Lamb
George Sleeman
Selectman
Overlea
VBA
Bennington Briefs
the Food Stamp Office
Daniel McCarthy
Coolidge Avenue
Mary Flitchcock Hospital
Hanover
Channel
É& San
Impese
Edward P Mahar
Main St
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