Vermont Yankee may resume today after halting again
Vernon-UPI Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp plant at Vernon could be back in operation later today if engineers clear up problems in the new filtration system. Spokesman Lawrence Keyes said the 540,000 kilowatt plant might resume power generation at 4 p.m. after overnight shakedown fixes. The plant, idle since a seven week shutdown ended last week, is near the Connecticut River across from New Hampshire.
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UPI
Vermont
Yankee
Connecticut River
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New England
Keyes
Four Selectmen Sign Liquor License Application Sparks Church Clash
Four selectmen including Max Perrotta Timothy Corcoran Paul Sheridan and Alexander B R Drysdale signed a liquor license application sparking church protests. J Duncan Campbell did not sign and critics say the action was unethical and misleads the public. The church vows to appeal to the LCB noting the vote occurred before hearing parish concerns.
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Jacobs
LCB
Max Perrotta
Timothy Corcoran
Paul Sheridan
Alexander B.R. Drysdale
J. Duncan Campbell
Campbell
Vermont energy board to curb fuel waste powers debated
State officials discussed expanding energy oversight to curb oil waste and ensure heating fuel for Vermonters. Senator Richard Soule proposed local rationing boards as appeal referees between dealers and anxious customers. Mayors and industry leaders urged authority to sanction overuse, with concerns about banks and stores wasting energy.
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Dominique Casavant
Casavant
Ralph Deslauriers
Boston
New Energy Board
R. Sargent Shriver
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
Raymond Kelly
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Chester S. Ketcham
Middlebury
The
Public Service Board
Everett Street rejected for town road in Old Bennington decision
Town selectmen rejected a petition to declare Everett Street a town road after two landowners failed to reach a water line access agreement. The board also voted to have the town take over annual hydrant rentals totaling 570 dollars for 11 fire hydrants in Old Village, citing fairness since consolidation. Tax-collector list revisions were criticized amid delays and a two-week deadline set for resolution.
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Old Village Hydrant Rentals
Old Bennington
Old Village
Edward R. Lamb
North Bennington
North Village
Lamb
Everett Street
Charles E. Dewey III
R. Marshall Witten
Deer violations surface in Bennington District Court rulings
The Bennington District Court, led by Acting Judges Robert E. Cummings and George M. Fienberg, handled multiple deer related cases. Defendants from Connecticut and Massachusetts faced fines up to 200 dollars or short jail terms for out of season possession and related offenses, with several others entering pleas or facing bail decisions.
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Bennington
Bennington District Court
Robert E. Cummings
George M. Fienberg
John P. Morrissey
Victor A. Nowal
Berlin
Conn
Reginald J. Ayotte
Southington
Rupert
Elmer S. Greene
Andrew R. Vella
Pittsfield
Mass
Stamford
Francis E. Williams
Whitehall
N.Y
Sandgate
Arthur E. Knapp
Sun
Campbell idea for BCA probe into pay raises rejected
Bennington selectmen defeated Selectman J Duncan Campbell's bid for a non partisan special investigator to probe BCA pay raises granted without open approval in October. Vote 4 to 2 with Campbell and J C Jerome for. Corcoran Drysdale Perrotta and Sheridan opposed.
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Selectmen
Selectman
J. Duncan Campbell
Board of Civil Authority
Campbell
J.C. Jerome
Timothy Corcoran
Alexander B.R. Drysdale
Max Perrotta
Paul Sheridan
Bankers unveil Putnam Square plan with park space in downtown
Catamount National Bank officials presented Bennington selectmen with tentative plans for a new downtown Putnam Square bank. They propose a large open space behind the Harte Block as a future park, seek town input on design, and plan a temporary modular facility mid December before opening a permanent bank in early summer.
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Bennington Selectmen
Putnam Square Bank
Bennington
Harte
Williams and Smith
Vermont Restaurant
New England Telephone Co
Harte Realty
Charles Harte
Dition
Bank
Smith
North Street
New Bank
Pleasant Street
Williams
The
Timothy Smith
Griffis to stay on VSSDA panel with minor role
Orrin Griffis will remain on the VSSDA fact finding panel despite the Mt. Anthony Union School Board vote that urged his removal because of his ties to the SVSU. Griffis noted his duties extend beyond SVSU as VSSDA area chairman for Bennington County and North Shire representative on the VSSDA executive board, and said he will take a mostly organizational, minor role to ensure smooth proceedings.
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Orrin Griffis
VSSDA
Mt. Anthony Union
Mt. Anthony
Griffis
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
SVSU
Bennington County
North Shire
Charles Nichols
Nichols
USSDA
Roderick Maclay
Strafford
Reginald Bernard
Brandon Town
Shirley Tylen
Brattleboro
Orrin
Vermont liquor sales hold steady near last year
Total liquor sales for the first four months of the Vermont fiscal year reached 12.5 million dollars, slightly above last year’s 12.4 million, with taxes on liquor and wine at 3.6 million dollars, up 26 thousand. The report outlines panel involvement and hearings planned for December 4 to 6 at the Paradise motel, with appointments via the listed number.
Obituary notices for Ware Miles Branner span local and New York scenes
Kenneth Gordon Ware 70 of River Bend Farm Williamstown died Monday after a long illness at North Adams Regional Hospital. He farmed dairy herds in Pownal South Williamstown and River Bend Farm now run by son David F. Ware. Also noted are the deaths of Robert E. Miles Jr. 58 of Burlington after a long illness and Robert J. Branner 46 art historian of Manhattan with Brattleboro connections. Burial details and memorials shown.
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Kenneth Gordon Ware
River Bend Farm
Williamstown
Mass
North Adams Regional Hospital
Searsburg
Dudley
Ida (Sprague) Ware
Wilmington
Edith Carrie
Pownal
David F. Ware
Sunrise Dairy
Gordon E. Ware
Robert E. Miles Jr
Curtis Avenue
Burlington
Vermont Veterans Home
Bennington
Northampton
Robert E. Miles Sr
Florence Packer
Meunier Funeral Home
Elmswood Avenue
Mahar and Son Funeral Home
Lakeview Cemetery
Robert J. Branner
Columbia University
Manhattan
Brattleboro
St. Luke’s Hospital
New York City
Branner
Vermont jobless rate climbs past four percent in state
Vermont’s insured unemployment reached 3.9 percent last week as about 6,000 claims were filed for regular benefits. Rates by town varied with St Albans at 9 percent and Newport at 7.1 percent while White River Junction held at 2.1 percent. The Mt Anthony Junior High will host an open house from 7 to 9 tonight with teachers present, and gym classes for girls move to Catamount School at 5 p.m. Draft state land use plans are available at the Bennington County planning office in Arlington.
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Department of Employment Security Today
Mt. Anthony Union Junior High School
Catamount
The
Environmental Board
Bennington County Regional Planning Commission
Arlington
BSD Board to discuss building plans at 7 tonight
Bennington School District leaders meet at Molly Stark Elementary School at 7 to discuss future building plans. State's Attorney Neil S. Moss will present findings from the election law probe into the June 26 BSD election. The building committee will report on talks with Mt Anthony Union High School and the former Catholic High School board (now Catamount Elementary) about the junior high and possible purchases.
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Bennington
Molly Stark
Neil S. Moss
BSD
Mt. Anthony Union High School Board
Old Catholic High School Board
Catamount Elementary School
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Dewey
John Malone
Malone
Ronald Higgins
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Perrotta
John H. Williams II
Ruth Metcalf
Scott Shea
Joseph LaFlamme
Bernard Taylor
Amy Territo
Kathleen Kaiser
Leo Lariviere
Francis Pierce
James Welch
Shaftsbury
Laura Schmigel
Nancy Hesse
West Arlington
Roxanna Whitaker
Woodford
Jeffrey Kulas
Arminda Kenney
Hoosick Falls
Anita Galusha
Rosetta Griffith
Paradise Motel
Kenneth G. Ware
Sherman Burbank
Peter Rodgers
Eastlawn Cemetery
Visiting Nurses Association
Robert Branner
Bourges
Alice Davis Hitchcock
Society of Architecture
Shirley S. Prager
Donald P
Bernard
Montpelier
St. Albans
Newport
St. Johnsbury
White River Junction
Springfield
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