Incredible garden of CP Robertsons in Arlington
The CP Robertsons of Route 313 in Arlington report their garden remains lush with Bible lettuce Blackseeded Simpson lettuce Snow peas borage Italian parsley beets mustard leeks kale bee balm broccoli cabbage carrots chives collards comfrey celery fennel French sorrel lovage and Swiss chard The garden endured many frosts and a second planting in August was added They cover the beds with plastic tarps on very cold nights and even hollyhock poppies and dianthus stay green amid an unexpectedly mild season.
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C.P. Robertsons
Route 313
Arlington
Robertson
Berkshire Ballet to perform The Nutcracker in Pittsfield
Pittsfield will host four Nutcracker performances by the Berkshire Ballet at Taconic High School on December 6 and 7 with 2:30 matinees and 7:30 evening shows. Cast topped 150 with junior company and guest artists. tickets from local shops and at the door. Federal flood insurance participation accepted for the town.
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Pownal
Pittsfield
Mass
Berkshire Ballet
Taconic High School
Madeline Cantarella Culpo
Tchaikovksy
England Bros
New Wave Music
Renzi’s
Williamstown
Lenox Mass
Red Lion Inn
Stockbridge
Southern Berkshire Arts Council
Great Barrington
Londonderry history project eyed for foundation funds
Londonderry Historical Society voted to apply for foundation support to write a town history. It has published one book this year, Sister John by Abby Williams edited by Karl Schriftgiesser about The Sifter newspaper’s clash with railroad officials in the late 1800s. Bob Trask presides as a five member committee was formed to detail the request and pursue tax exemption steps.
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Londonderry
Londonderry Historical Society
John
Abby Williams
Karl Schriftgiesser
The
Sifter
Bob Trask
Slippery Shaftsbury roads and town plans discussed
Shaftsbury selectmen tackled road hazards at Bouplon Road near the Church and Ruggles properties and Route 7 near Ace Motors with slime and manure causing skids. They reviewed plowing schedules, incinerator study plans, and sign post delays for Timber Trail. A dozen budget items including a $1000 history project and a $100 Sage City Symphony were slated for the ballot. An informational meeting on Lake Shaftsbury state park is set for Dec 11. The clerk’s office will close Nov 27–28 for Thanksgiving.
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Shaftsbury
Tony Altobell
Sanford Buxbaum
Alvan Lawrence
Church
Ruggles
Buxbaum
Route 7
Ace Motors
Ayers
Whitehall Chemical Co
Marion Smith
Sage City Symphony
Lake Shaftsbury
Cole Hall
Merck Forest expands year round environmental program
Merck Forest Foundation in Rupert Vermont launches a winter program alongside summer camp, offering in class slide talks and forest trips for elementary to high school students from 25 nearby schools. Winter lodge occupancy begins with Art and Karen Norton caring for animals and maintenance, plus new heated shelters for overnight skiing and snowshoeing.
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Rupert
Merck Forest Foundation
Merck Forest
Vermont
New York
Foundation
Art
Karen Norton
Rink schedule notes Thanksgiving closure in North Adams
The Viet nam Veterans Memorial Skating Rink will close on Thanksgiving Day with daily public skating otherwise unchanged. Week of Nov 24 events include NASC hockey and various clubs layered across Monday to Saturday with specific 5 to 11 pm slots. The Manchester BPW Club plans its Christmas party Dec 3 at Track Fare with reservations via 362-2347. McCullough Library closes Wednesday evening and all day Thursday for Thanksgiving.
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North Adams
Mass
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Skating Rink
Christmas Brook Skating Club
Mt. Anthony High School
Manchester Business and Professional Women’s Club
McCullough
Randolph Vt Technical College awards 717720 in student aid
Randolph Vermont Technical College reports 717,720 in financial aid to about 450 of 653 students this year. Grants total 409,637. work programs 178,936. loans 129,147. Some students receive multiple aid types. 255 receive 189,158 in federal Educational Opportunity Grants.
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Randolph — Vermont Technical College
Randolph Center College
Vermont Student Aid Corporation
Arlington Manchester Community Activities and Aid Updates
Arlington and West Arlington community events include a Battenkill Grange social and an Arlington Legion bingo party at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington. The Vermont Student Aid programs report 277 students with 177406 dollars in Federal College Work Study and 105 students with 129147 dollars in loans, largely backed by Vermont banks and VSAC guarantees. Also noted are Thanksgiving hours for the Arlington Country Variety Store and local scholarship totals with 23 VSC Trustee Scholarships and 33 other private scholarships awarded.
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Arlington American Legion Post
Vermont Veterans’ Home
Bennington
USAC
Vermont
VSAC
VSC
Mother's milk as a risk factor for alcohol exposure
New Canaan reports William Martin of the Connecticut Association of Alcohol Councils warns breast feeding mothers should limit alcohol to one cocktail or two glasses of sherry daily for three months before and during lactation. He cites alcohol passing to the fetus and possible long term effects on infants, calling for more research and noting rising alcoholic women in the U.S.
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Jane Anderson
New Canaan, Conn
UPI
William Martin
Connecticut Association of Alcohol Councils
Martin
Association
Alcoholics Anonymous
United States
National Institute On Alcoholism
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Imer
Pittsfield Eagles
Lanesboro
Buxton
Gully Cats
Manchester
North Bennington
Burt Bros
Quinlan
Main ST
Arlington Chorale
Bailey Hall
St. Margaret Mary’s Hall
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Legion Rooms
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Eagles’ Rooms
VTC
Helene Thompson
Battenkill
Grange Hall
West Arlington
Legion
Bob Frashella
American Legion
John D. Smith
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Monitor
Camp Wakpominee
West Ft. Ann
James Guida
Ed Clark
Charles Boyce
Arlington Country
Norman Zinberg
Harvard Medical School
Zinberg
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Sun
Candie Mill
East Arlington
Grand Union
Hotpoint Whirlpool
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