Bennington taps rotating terms for town water board
Rotating terms for the townwide water board were set by Bennington Selectmen: three years for Horst, Scott, and Morrissey. two years for Couch and Shultz. one year for Ransom and Stratton. A Dec 3 joint meeting will discuss policy. Zoning skirmish in Clarks Woods grows as Davis seeks a garage, urging board action while town counsel cautions limits.
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Town Water Board
Clarks Woods
Bennington
Herbert J. Horst
William R
Selectmen
Ormal Pierce
Pierce
New Water Board
Town Zoning Board of Adjustment
Clarks Wood
Agames Day
Lester Davis
Leonard Street
Davis
Edward Frasier
Board of Adjustment
Select
Frasier
Norton Barber
Ned Winslow
Winslow
Barber
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Champlain meeting set
Albany officials from Vermont and the federal government are invited to a Dec. 4 meeting to review New York’s plan to abate pollution in Lake Champlain. The plan targets pollution from the International Paper Co. plant at Ticonderoga as Walter Hickel had ordered a plan by Dec. 15.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
State of Environmental Conservation
Vermont
New York
Lake Champlain
International Paper Co
Ticonderoga
Walter J. Hickel
Interior Department
Henry L. Diamond
Federal Water Quality Administration
Diamond
Lester M. Klashman
Martin E. Peloquin
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
Salt Reduction Trials Across Vermont Highways
Vermont state Highway Department conducts tests across 18 districts to reduce road salt while maintaining deicing and snow removal effectiveness. Routes will receive 400 to 600 pounds of salt per mile, below the standard 600, amid environmental and rust concerns after last year’s 100000 tons used. In Hartford, a dissident social workers meeting to form an independent union may be canceled, with leaders urged to work within VSEA framework and attend a VSEA session.
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Hartford
UPI
Vermont State Employees Association
VSEA
Allen Hood
Hood
Garnet Harvey
Vermont Jobless Rate Edges Up Across State
Vermont’s unemployment rate rose to 4.1 percent of the insured workforce last week, up from 3.8 percent the prior week, with a year earlier rate at 1.8 percent. St Albans registered 8.8 percent, White River Junction 1.6 percent, as total unemployment including uninsured workers climbed from 3.8 to 4 percent.
Lawmakers push limited book making in Connecticut
Hartford representative Norman Reed said he will introduce a bill to legalize limited book making. Communities could opt to permit gambling with a $250 annual license fee. Bets would be capped at $25 to deter big-time hustlers. Reed aims to have the measure drafted for January assembly. Peter Martin, 30, will become press secretary and executive assistant to Gov. Davis in Vermont. The $13,000-a-year post expands the governor's relations team, with Elbert Moulton shifting to state development and community affairs secretary.
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Pello
YMCA
Lamb
Loomis Dana
The
Hartford
UPI
Norman Reed
Reed
General Assembly
Turkey and driver rescued from burning car in New York
Louis Hayner of Valley Falls and his turkey were rescued from a car fire on King and River streets early Thursday. Hayner said he did not care much about the car but was very concerned the turkey would be overcooked.
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Troy
Valley Falls
Louis Hayner
King and River Streets
Hayner
Albany to conduct bus passenger survey through December
The State Department of Transportation will survey major Albany area bus lines starting today and continuing through mid-December. Gov Nelson A Rockefeller announced the study follows air and rail surveys completed earlier this year to complete the regional inventory of passenger movement on public transportation facilities.
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Albany
State Department of Transportation
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Berkshire mill study eyed by Yonkers firm Westchester
Louis Kaplan of Yonkers and his Westchester Industries partner consider reusing the former Strong Hewat mill in Berkshire Clarksburg for year round manufacturing of sporting goods. Gateway Sporting Goods Co of Kansas City is merging with Westchester Industries and studies will assess feasibility after a past luggage venture. Unicef card painting selected in North Adams. Sgt Donald Spark of Allentown PA arrested in Pittsfield on kidnapping charge. he is held on $1,000 bail.
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Clarksburg
Louis Kaplan
Yonkers
N.Y
Westchester Industries
Gateway Sporting Goods Co
Kansas City
North Adams
Unicef
Herman Arthur Haskins
St. Francis
Bennington
Pittsfield
Donald Spark
Allentown
Spark
Pennsylvania
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Edward R. Lamb
Bijur
South Street
Joseph Higgins
Housing Board
Manchester
Arlington
Pownal
Woodford
Health Service
Joseph Pello
Smoker
London
Times of London
Elk, Cme
Hamburger
Pole
Haynes & Kane, Inc
Main St
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
SANTA
Beleing
Richard Handel
Williamstown
Magic Mountain
Pico
Glen Ellen
Hans Thorner
Londonderry, Vt
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Main ST. Bennington
Down In
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