Walk-For-Hunger to draw up to 300 in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls foresees 300 walkers for the second annual Walk-For-Hunger on Sunday starting 1 30 p m at Wood Memorial Park. The 10 mile route goes via Cummings Street Extension Tate Road Hill Road and Wilson Hill Road with check points every mile and transportation back if needed. If rain the event will move to Oct 12. The goal funds aid the world’s less fortunate and matches World Communion Sunday ideals.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Wood Memorial Park
West Hills
Cummings Street
Tate Road
Hill Road
West Hoosick Road
Harken Hollow Road
Wilson Hill Road
World Communion
World Brotherhood
Manchester ZBA approves expansion of Dorr park
Manchester ZBA granted Donald Dorr permission to expand his Dufresne Pond Road trailer park to two adjacent lots. The expansion limits to three trailers per lot as a non conforming use extension under town ordinance, with state regulations also applying. Dorr said he is satisfied with the permit.
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Manchester
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Donald Dorr
Dufresne Pond Road
ZBA
Dorr
Ferdinand
Nandy
Bongartz
Dorr Park
IBA
Craft Horse Days schedule in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom
The New England Craft Horse Days festival runs October 3 to 5 in Craftsbury Common, with Sterling School hosting on its campus farm to benefit Heifer Project International. Events include a 10 mile wagon marathon on October 4 and teamster obstacle courses plus log-skidding classes on October 5. Ed Geers, Heifer Project executive director, will speak at a Saturday supper.
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Craftsbury
Heifer Project International
Heifer Project
Ed Geers
Little Rock
Ark
Sterling
Religion in Vermont told by Cora Cheney
Cora Cheney will present a broad survey on Vermont religious history to the Bennington AAUW chapter on October 6 at 7 30 p m in St Peter's Church. Cheney, author of Vermont history works for children, discusses her forthcoming book Vermont The State With the Storybook Past and related writings and reprints.
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Vermont
Cora Cheney
Bennington
American Association of University Women
St. Peter’s Church
Cheney
Stephen Greene Press
Brattleboro
Banner
Brattleboro Reformer
Edward M. Conant
Benjamin W. Partridge
Vermont Environmental Commission
South Windham
Waring Partridge
U.S
Richard W. Mallary
Partridge
Banner and Reformer
Washington
Ms. Cheney
Countryman Press
Taftsville
Taiwan
AAUW
Pownal Pony Club hosts Sunday riding show winners listed
Doreen Connor judged with Nancy Buck assisting. Colleen Campbell rode George to win western equitation with Michelle Freeman on Darcy second and Kelly McAuliffe on Goldy third. Willie Bettit on Ginger won pole bending, Kathy LaCroix on Trigger second, Jason Campbell on Sabotage third. Kathy LaCroix on Sabotage won key hole with Ellie Sweet on Taska second and Kelly McAuliffe on Goldy third. Willie Bettit on Ginger topped barrel racing, LaCroix on Sabotage second, Campbell on Sabotage third. Colleen Campbell on George won western trail. Willie Bettit on Pet second, Jason Campbell on Sabotage third. Kathy LaCroix on Trigger won Sita buck with Kelly McAuliffe on Goldy second and third. Consolation race: Carey LaBonte on King first, Jan LaCroix on Trigger second, Ronnie Bettit on Ginger third.
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Pownal Pony Club
Doreen Connor
Nancy Buck
Colleen Campbell
George
Michelle Freeman
Darcy
Kelly McAuliffe
Goldy
Willie Bettit
Ginger
Kathy LaCroix
Trigger
Jason Campbell
Sabotage
Ellie Sweet
Taska
Pet
Sitabuck
Carey LaBonte
King
Jan LaCroix
Ronnie Bettit
Vermont GOP opposes tax hikes and supports budget cuts
The Vermont Republican Committee unanimously opposes tax increases and backs trimming the state budget. It also endorses curbing Gov. Salmon’s power to impound education aid funds and criticizes Salmon’s fiscal crisis narrative. The panel overruled Chairman Kennedy to reject hiring a public opinion poll as too costly this year.
Two Vermont men face prison in drug and murder cases
David LaFontaine 27, a Johnson State College student from Westwood Massachusetts, gets two concurrent two year federal sentences after pleading guilty to distributing over 41 pounds of marijuana and intent to distribute 1.7 pounds of hashish. Clyde Gonyaw 67 dies when a bulldozer topples on him on his farm in a separate accident. In Windsor County, Richard Smith 21 of Windsor faces first degree murder charges for stabbing Michael Bourne 8 and raping Bourne’s 17 year old babysitter, with a possible change of venue sought due to publicity.
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STOVE
UPS
Clyde Gonyaw
Gonyaw
Woodstock
UPI
Windsor County Superior Court
Richard Smith
Windsor
Smith
Michael Todd Bourne
VSEA to sue Salmon over layoffs and pay raise order
Vermont State Employees Association plans to sue Gov. Thomas Salmon over budget cuts and a directive to absorb a $3 million pay raise. The move targets the layoff of a Buildings Division worker, with Babcock asserting the order violates law and legislative intent, risking about 100 state jobs.
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Montpelier
UPI
Thomas Salmon
Vermont State Employees Association
VSEA
Robert Babcock Jr
State Buildings Division
Babcock
Salmon
Murphy eyes 21 percent county budget boost for 1976
In Rensselaer County New York William J Murphy proposes a 21 percent spending rise for 1976 funded by a 35 percent real property tax hike from 54 million to 72 million A 40 percent social services rise drives the increase Murphy plans to announce a special investigation and enforcement unit to probe welfare fraud. A separate issue in Lansingburgh voters will decide on November 19 whether to lower the busing eligibility distance from more than 142 miles to a six to ten mile range a petition with 1800 signatures spurred the referendum and mothers complaints about children walking blocks to school If approved about 700 more students would wait for buses at morning curbside with unknown taxpayer cost.
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Troy
Rensselaer
William J. Murphy
Murphy
Lansingburgh
jeweled Dark Madonna unveiled in Berkshire church
In St. Stanislaus Kostka Church Adams a jeweled version of the Dark Madonna was unveiled after six months of work by Rev. John Chwalek who embedded about 300 costume jewelry pieces. The gold outline came from Jasna Gora in Poland. Police report a Lenox Dale man arrested for a Saturday slashing death of an Albany church custodian. The suspect gave 93 Crystal St. Lenox Dale as his address, which Lenox police could not verify. The Vincent Sand & Gravel Co. dispatcher, a three year employee, said Daury had moved recently to upstate New York towns. Municipal reactions described him as very nice and honest.
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Adams
St. Stanislaus Kostka
John Chwalek
Jasna Gora
Poland
Fr. Chwalek
St. Stanislaus Church
Chwalek
Lenox Dale
Albany
N.Y
Crystal St
Frederick H. Daury
Lenox
Vincent Sand & Gravel Co
Pittsfield
Daury
Lebanon Valley
Chatham
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