Drinking driving study wins safety award in Burlington
University of Vermont professors Perrine Waller and Harris received the Metropolitan Use Insurance Company's Award of Merit from the National Safety Council for their study Alcohol and Highway Safety Behavioral and Medical Aspects. The report found 54 percent of fatally injured drivers had alcohol, 14 percent of drivers later stopped, and 2 percent with clean five year records.
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Burlington
University of Vermont
Metropolitan Use Incurance Company
M. W. Perrine
Julian Waller
Lawrence Harris
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
UVM
U.S
Perrine
National Highway Safety Bureau
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Waller and
Harris
Project Abets
Waller
Mark Kessler
Jonathan T2opold
Vermont
Vermont Department of Health
California
Area jobless rate and initial claims in Bennington October
The Bennington area posted an October jobless rate of 2.1 percent, well below Vermont’s 3.4 percent. Insured unemployment averaged 2.1 percent, with 181 initial state unemployment claims, up from September’s 132. Services, trade, and apparel sectors accounted for 72.4 percent of claims. Local unemployment services are available weekly in Arlington and Manchester.
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Bennington
Frank H. Mudgett
Weraployment Compensation Division
Department of Employment Security
Bennington County
Arlington
Manchester
Lamprons mark 25th wedding anniversary in North Bennington
Mr and Mrs Raymond M Lampron celebrate 25 years of marriage today November 22 at 1013 East Main Street. An anniversary party for about 60 relatives and friends was held Saturday night at the North Bennington Firehouse with a dinner hosted by their children Sgt Stephen Lampton in the USAF Mrs Linda Guetti Stanley Gary and Dennis. Gifts included a money tree and silver items. Mrs Lampron works at Bijur Lubricating Corp and her husband at Green Mountain Furniture North Bennington.
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Raymond M. Lampron
East Main St
Lampron
Eva Bushee
North Bennington Firehouse
Stephen Lampton
USAF
Yativan
Linda Guetti
Stanley
Gary
Dennis
Jean Rive
Rose Hulett
Paul LaPorte
Bijur Lubricating Corp
Green Mountain Furniture
North Bennington
Spargos Gain July Antique Show at MAUHS in Bennington
Mt Anthony Union High School in Bennington will host the Spargo antique show this July for five days from the 21st to the 25th with 75 exhibits expected. Spargos will pay 20 dollars an hour under a renewed rental agreement with the Mt. Anthony Union School District, and proceeds from the concession stand will be donated to Dollars for Scholars.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Mildred D. Spargo
Old Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union
Spargos
Spargo
Albany
N.Y
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Country Club
Mt Anthony board weighs procedural election changes
Mt Anthony Union High School directors consider returning to district elections for board members and tightening civil authority checks. Harrington urges changes while signaling possible move from Woodford and plans to run again. Also discussed summer sessions, behavioral objectives, budget timing, teacher negotiations, and a dropout outreach program with letters and visits planned.
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Mt. Anthony
Lawrence E. Harrington
Woodford
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Harrington
Theystem
Board of Civil Authority
Nan
Acti
John Murray
Marion Smith
John (Murray
Murray
Supt. Sleeman
Central Office
American Arbitration Association
Funeral rites for Manchester area residents held
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Mattison of Manchester Center and Elphege W. Tetreault of Manchester Center. Mattison died Friday at Crescent Manor Nursing Home in Bennington. Tetreault died Friday at the Medical Center Hospital in Burlington. Cremated and buried at Dellwood Cemetery. interment at St. Jerome's Cemetery in East Dorset. Clergy officiants were Rev. Richard Olmstead and Rev. Martin F. Clancy with committal prayers by Father John Clancy. Bearers included family members and local residents.
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Mary Elizabeth Mattison
Manchester
Crescent Manor
Bennington
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester Center
Richard Olmstead
Manchester First Baptist Church
Dellwood Cemetery
Erik
Robert
David Mattison
Richard D'Eredita
Elphege W. Tetreault
Medical Center Hospital
Burlington
St. Paul's Church
Martin F. Clancy
Charles Gaudette
Gene
Richard Bovey
Roy Bentley
Henry Cherbonneau
Robert Whitman
Donald Powers
St. Jerome’s Cemetery
East Dorset
St. Jerome's Church
Father John Clancy
UCS drive nears goal as fundraiser hits halfway
United Counseling Service of Bennington County raises $13,304 toward a $20,000 annual fund. UCS president Susan Jannicky commends canvassers and urges continued giving in the spirit of Thanksgiving. She notes many donors delay checks until year end and stresses the community value of voluntary mental health services.
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United Counseling Service of
Bennington County Inc
Susan Jannicky
UCS
Bennington
Jannicky
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Charron
Pratt Street
Burt Bros
Michael Stern
Hubbard, Asher
Mary £. Mattison
Main Street
American Gem Society
Home Furniture Co
Bannington
New Horizons $T. Joseph College
St. Joseph College
Trensfer
Bennington Free Library
Switzerland
Nichols
ENITH
Wickes
Annie Dakin
Union Street
Vernon
Cherge
Ruth Dewey
Joyce Hall
Dorothy
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