Hoosick Falls Mayor Attacks Civil Service Examinations
Mayor Richard A Severson urged the Division of Municipal Services to withdraw or amend two police chief exams planned by the Rensselaer County Civil Service Commission. He claims small towns face discrimination under civil service law and cites prior arson and dissolution fears, urging stricter qualifications and oversight.
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Hoolick Falls
N.Y
Richard A. Severson
Civil Service Commission
Division of Municipal Services
New York State Civil Service Office
Rensselaer County Civil Service Commission
Hoosick Falls
Severson
James F. Curley
Subcommittee On
Police Services
The
State Assembly
Civil Service
Curley
Watts
County Civil Service Commission
New York State Civil Service Commission
Manchester selectmen woo Dorset over landfill and funding
Manchester selectmen voted to urge Dorset to stay in the town landfill and set an Oct 14 meeting at the elementary school to discuss revenue sharing funds. The board also tabled acceptance of Ireland Road from Vermont Futures for an on site inspection, while hearings covered water issues, fire hydrants, and a Nov 5 town meeting warrant with road, garage, sewer and rescue truck items.
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Russ Garland
Manchester
Board of Selectmen
Dorset
Richard Hayes
Manchester Water Co
New Ireland Road
Vermont
Orrin H. Beattie
Dufresne Pond Road
Dorset Selectmen
Martin J. Cummings
Sunderland
Cummings
Arlington
Sandgate
Beattie
Selectmen
Select
Elm Street
Highland Avenue
W. Byrd LaPrade
Joseph L. Dupree
Route 30
Fairgrounds
Fire Equipment Reserve Fund
Selectman
I. Stanford Zecher
Hayes
Manchester Depot
Route 7
Barnumville Road
Public Service Board
Douglas Schner
North Shire Senior Citizens Center
Manchester Health Services
Lander
Zecher
New Morning Natural Foods
Jolly Red Owl
Snowy Oil
Mt Equinox Grange Holds Election and Installations
Mt Equinox Grange 494 met Sept 16 for officer elections and new member ballots. Prizes drawn on a tablecloth and ham. Dorset’s Raymond Wright won the tablecloth and Mary Cadoret the ham. Open meetings at 8 p.m. moving forward. Installation of Ethan Allen pomona officers set for Oct 8 at Taconic Grange. Center prize tickets on sale. Sept 28 workshop attendees included Marion Thompson Viola Wilcox Evelyn Snow Florence Bull. Home economics chair sent clothing and shoes to Brandon Training School. Needlework results named Elizabeth Cullinan Victoria Hill. Florence Bull excelled in embroidered apron buffet set and pillowcases. Cullinan also won buffet set, Florence Bull second on pillowcases. State Grange judging to follow for first-place pomona entries. Pomona cookies winner Stephanie Gould took second. Bulletin boards by Gould and Bull won first, sent to state. Next meeting 8 p.m. Oct 7. Daryl Lowery to lead installation with assistants. open, non-members welcome. Refreshments afterwards.
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Mt. Equinox Grange
Raymond Wright
Dorset
Mary Cadoret
Ethan Allen Pomona
Taconic Grange
Grange Center
Grange
Chester
Marion Thompson
Viola Wilcox
Evelyn Snow
Florence Bull
Brandon Training School
Elizabeth Cullinan
Victoria Hill
Pomona
State Grange
Stephanie Gould
Daryl Lowery
Dorset Election Review and Local Arts Events Schedule
Dorset residents review November 5 election checklist at the town office and listed stores and offices in East and South Dorset. Hedda Gabler performances run by Dorset Players at Dorset Playhouse with an East Dorset Cemetery Association meeting at East Dorset Chapel, followed by another show on Friday.
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Board of Civil Authority
Bischoff’s
East Dorset
Russell Parks and Peltier’s
Dorset
South Dorset
East Dorset Cemetery Association
East Dorset Chapel
Hedda Gabler
Dorset Players
Dorset Playhouse
Vermont Supreme Court limits power of Blue Cross ruling
The Vermont Supreme Court ruled the state banking and insurance commissioner exceeded authority issuing directives on Blue Cross and Blue Shield contracts and board makeup. Also, Welfare Commissioner Philbrook seeks a $2 million two year boost to aid 30,000 family assistance recipients to offset inflation, detailing program costs and participant numbers.
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Guest
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Vermont
Vermont prisoner pleads innocent in guard stabbing case
In Windsor State Prison, 22 year old Robert Reuschel entered an innocent plea in Vermont District Court to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for stabbing guard George Sanborn Jr. on Sept 21. Sanborn treated, readmitted for recuperation. In Montpelier, Patrick Leahy reported $14,000 spent of an $80,000 limit for the Nov 5 election while Richard Mallary has spent $3,900. Mallary filed $22,000 raised and Leahy $15,000 in contributions.
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White River Junction
UPI
Vermont
Robert Reuschel
Windsor State
George Ellison
Reuschel
George Sanborn Jr
Paul Cavallou
Montpelier
Patrick Leahy
Richard Mallary
Mallory
Leahy
Albany mayor pressed as next state party chairman
Albany Mayor Erastus Corning is favored by Capital District Democrats for the next Democratic state chairman due to his backing of gubernatorial nominee Rep. Hugh J. Carey. Incumbent Joseph J. Crangle of Buffalo was re-elected but may resign to Carey. Crangle’s future is uncertain due to his primary support for Howard J. Samuels. In Troy, Sen. Douglas Hudson accused opponent Cornelius Ryan of acting above the law by tabling interim county freedom of information guidelines, a move Ryan defends as unnecessary since all records are public.
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Albany
Erastus Corning
Corning
Hugh J. Carey
Joseph J. Crangle
Buffalo
Crangle
Carey
Howard J. Samuels
Troy
Douglas Hudson
Castleton
Cornelius Ryan
Rensselaer
Hudson
Rensselaer County
Ryan
Rainfall in Berkshire sets 14 year September record
Pittsfield reports 6.08 inches of rain in September the largest for the month in 14 years. Weatherman George J. Bulgarelli notes the 1.58 inch above normal and 14 rainy days with five thundershower days. The heaviest day, Sept. 13, saw 1.24 inches. North Adams wary on redevelopment funds as Louis R. Sinclutico defends $2,000 air fares amid a $13 million renewal.
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Pittsfield
George J. Bulgarelli
Bulgarelli
Berkshires
North Adams
Buczko
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