Tri state prison idea proposed for northern New England
Vermont Human Services Secretary Thomas Davis said cautious interest guides the state in a plan to convert the Portsmouth Naval Prison New Hampshire into a federally operated maximum security facility for Maine New Hampshire and Vermont offenders. Senator Fred Westphal called the region needing an Alcatraz type site but officials warn Portsmouth should not be seen as a total solution.
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Human Services
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William Curran
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Fred Westphal
Lammoille County
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Senate Institutions Committee
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Sludge suit hearings resumed in Vermont case
Formal hearings reopened in Vermonts sludge suit against New York and International Paper. Vermont seeks removal of a 300 acre sludge bed from Lake Champlain and asks the Supreme Court to curb pollution from IPs plant at Ticonderoga. Special Master Cutter has overseen months of proceedings. out of court settlements failed. Vermont budgeted about half a million dollars with more requests planned for January.
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UPI
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Supreme Court
R. Ammi Cutter
Massachusetts
Kimberly Cheney
Vermont to boost existing manufacturing over new plants
Salmon administration focuses on expanding current vermont manufacturing to create better paying year round jobs. Secretary Donald Webster says incentives will push existing industry growth while acknowledging seasonal jobs and low pay. Governor Salmons speech expected in St Albans to outline plans.
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UPI
Salmon
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Agency of Development and Community Affairs
Donald Webster
Gypsy moth battle could get a boost
The House Appropriations Committee proposed 250000 dollars to fund a joint Forest Service state gypsy moth control program. Funds may support Forest Service projects or state requests, with possible agency transfers during outbreaks to protect northeastern forests.
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UPI
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U.S. Forest Service
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Salmon Says School Closings Would Be Last Resort
Gov. Thomas Salmon told Vermont school superintendents that major closings would only come as a last resort amid the energy shortage while noting uncertainties about whether the Presidents 25 percent fuel cut would include schools. The education leaders were told the administration is studying using school buses for mass transit on holidays and weekends. Choir rehearsals and community meetings are also scheduled in Pownal with local church groups and fire department events this week.
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Vermont Superintendents Association
John Love
Vermont
Vermont panel to rule on union status in Burlington strike
A UPI report says Gov. Salmon’s special panel will not yield a final report until it resolves whether Local 522 LIUNA is the correct bargaining unit for Burlington construction workers on strike since July 1972. The panel, chaired by John Burgess, weighs if the union properly represents the workers under the National Labor Relations Act. Burgess noted the panel may report it cannot resolve the legal issue, and a consensus of informed legal opinion is sought before informing the governor around the November 15 target.
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Hartford backs Quechee sewage plant plan
Hartford and Quechee Lakes Corp join to build a 1.7 million dollar sewage treatment facility. The project comes on the Agency of Environmental Conservation recommendation with town accountability if Quechee defaults. Quechee Lakes, a 6000 acre development, agrees to operate the plant for 25 years.
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UPI
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Quechee
Quechee Lakes
Elbert Moulton
UVM Board of Trustees to Meet Saturday on Campus
Burlington University of Vermont board of trustees will convene Saturday at 8 30 a m in the Memorial Lounge Waterman Building on the campus. Committees meet Friday starting 8 30 a m with buildings and grounds at Memorial Lounge student activities at 10 a m the president's dining room Waterman development at noon Memorial Lounge educational policy at 2 p m Memorial Lounge and finance and budget at 3 30 p m Memorial Lounge.
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University of Vermont Board of Trustees
Waterman
UVM
Woodbury man case continued in assault of patrolman
District Court Judge Louis Springer continued the case of Daniel Corey 20 charged with assaulting Hardwick Patrolman Michael Lauzon. Corey posted 1500 bail and the case is set for Dec 10. Lauzon was on sick leave after the Monday incident sparked by a ticketing in a non parking zone. Police Chief Gerald Cota said the altercation stemmed from the ticket.
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UPI
Louis Springer
Woodbury
Hardwick
Michael Lauzon
Daniel Corey
Lauzon
Gerald Cota
Corey
State lawmakers pledge more funding for senior recreation
Albany officials announced plans to introduce legislation raising funding for recreation programs for older residents. Assemblyman George J. Farrell Jr and Sen. John E. Flynn told about 300 delegates that current spending equates to roughly 25 cents per person and that eligibility rules for tax abatement may be loosened. Meanwhile at RPI in Troy officials cannot explain a $23,000 bookstore loss after a $52,000 profit forecast.
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Troy — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
RPI
the Polytechnic
Underground blast in Pittsfield lifts manhole covers
Fire and utility officials struggled to explain an underground explosion Saturday that lifted at least seven manhole covers and struck a car, with crews concluding a conclusive inquiry after over three hours. Meanwhile Berkshire bear hunting ended with no brain killed, a 165-pound sow was last year’s harvest. The season closed without a bear taken, amid scarce food and oak-scratching signs.
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UPI
Chittenden County
Patrick Leahy
Underhill
Leahy
Howard Grover
Essex Junction
Pittsfield
Fire and Utility Company
Western Massachusetts Electric Co
Berkshire
William Zurrin
Savoy
Berkshire County hosts first U.S. Six Day Motorcycle Trials
John V. Geary, executive director of the Berkshire Hills Conference, said the Berkshire County event drew 300 riders from 18 countries and about 10,000 spectators, bringing over $600,000 to the county. The trials were the first of their kind in the United States and occurred in September.
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John V. Geary
Berkshire Hills
Berkshire County
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