SVC President Gee: College in healthy shape and affordable
Thomas A. Gee, president of Southern Vermont College, reports in a state of the college address that SVC is financially and academically sound after years of uncertainty. He aims to elevate the small college to one of the finest of its type in five years while keeping costs accessible and the curriculum practical and rigorous.
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Thomas A. Gee
Southern Vermont College
College Council
SVC
SWC
America
Gee
North Bennington man cited in N Y 7 fatality
A 48 year old North Bennington man faces criminal action after a Route 7 head on collision in Pittstown New York that killed 65 year old Richard Bush of Schenectady. Leonard Wells was hospitalized with chest neck and back injuries but described as in satisfactory condition.
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Pittstown
N.Y
New York
North Bennington
Schenectady
Leonard Wells
RD 1
Richard Bush
Wells
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Bush
Hay barn destroyed in Harrington Road fire near Bennington
Police investigate a Sunday early morning blaze on Harrington Road in Sodom west of North Bennington that wiped out a hay barn owned by the John G. McCullough estate and used for hay storage by Harold and Don Harrington. Firefighters from North Bennington and Bennington Rural Fire Department battled the flames from about 4:00 a.m. until 8:45 a.m. The cause is not stated and authorities are reviewing the scene.
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Harrington Road
Sodom
North Bennington
Bennington
Ed Haddad
Haddad
John G. McCullough
Harold
Don Harrington
Nursing home owner pleads innocent to fraud charges
In Vermont, Bruce Levinsky of Warren and New England Management Corp. of Berlin plead innocent to 10 counts of Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Indictments allege false statements to obtain reimbursements. Levinsky released on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond. Court hearing tentatively set for Dec. 1. company operates facilities in Berlin, Burlington, St. Johnsbury, Bennington and Springfield.
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Berlin
Burlington
St. Johnsbury
Bennington
Springfield
Vermont farmers urge diversification amid farm decline and land loss
At a hearing in Vermont, farmers including Joe Hamilton and Francis Angier pressed for diversification to combat dairy woes and rising land pressures. Rep Jeffords noted Northeast farming hardships while warnings of rural real estate roulette and a projected drastic farm decline underscored the need for policy support. Gene Willey warned that land erosion harms the backbone of rural life. Thomas Jefferson was cited on the farmer’s value, framing farming as an endangered public good.
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Joe Hamilton
West Brattleboro
Hamilton
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Francis Angier
Vermont
Farm Journal
Jeffords
New England
U.S. Agriculture Department
Ronald Allbee
Gene Willey
Advisory Committee On Agriculture
Miami Beach
Thomas Jefferson
St Albans to Welcome Canadian Electronics Firm
A Canadian electronics firm plans a St. Albans subsidiary potentially employing up to 200 people. State Development Commissioner Elbert Moulton declined to name the company, with more details due in about two weeks. He cited other Canadian firms moving to Swanton and St. Johnsbury, possibly creating up to 700 jobs, as Vermont courted Canadian investment from Montreal.
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Montpelier
UPI
St. Albans
Elbert Moulton
Moulton
Swanton
St. Johnsbury
Vermont
Montreal
Quebec
Hijack frees eight Japanese and two Americans after landing in Syria
At about 1 30 a m EDT hijackers release eight Japanese and two American hostages two hours after landing in Damascus following a 700 mile flight from Kuwait. In Dacca the hijackers exchange 115 hostages for six imprisoned comrades and million in U S dollars. A second Japan Airlines jet arrives in Dacca with 114 freed passengers and crew. 17 to Bangkok and 97 to Tokyo. Syrian authorities provide food and pump 13,600 gallons of fuel while negotiations continue to secure more releases and a possible takeoff around 4 a m EDT.
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Page 1
Kuwait
Dacca
U.S
Japan Air Lines
Bangkok
Tokyo
Bennington Briefs Cover Local Meeting and Service Changes
Bennington area items include BRTI discontinuing mini bus service on Brooklyn and west routes for demand response senior transport from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Denise Blot wins a Magnavox TV in a Lafayette Electronics raffle. Community groups set meetings Oct 4 5 with talks, dues, and planning. church and charity events scheduled at St. Peter's, Temple Beth El, and local clubs.
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Bennington Regional Transit Inc
BRTI
Brooklyn and
West
Denise Blot
Margaret Lane
Lafayette Electronics
Church Women United
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Max Webster
Vermont Congregational Conference
United Church of Christ
Bennington Area Obituaries: Ludwig and Others
Obituary notices from Bennington detail the death of Wolfgang H. Ludwig 15 of Shaftsbury from a farm accident and list survivors and funeral arrangements. Additional notices include Robert H. Bentley 82 of Arlington death at White River Junction and services. John W. Palmer Jr. 58 of Dorset dies in Rutland Hospital with service details. Edward S. Brewer 62 of Pownal dies at Putnam Memorial Hospital with service plans. Harold E. Giddings 65 of Manchester dies at White River Junction with memorials and service arrangements.
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Wolfgang H. Ludwig
Hanson- Walbridge
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Wolfgang H
Priscilla (Ayers) Ludwig
Martha
Fritz
Martha Ludwig
Robert Ayers Sr
Sherman Sweet
Anna Kittel
Germany
Douglas R. McGaughey
First United Methodist Church
Grafton
Berlin
N.Y
Center
Shaftsbury Cemetery
Funeral Home Office
Robert H. Bentley
Arlington
Veterans Hospital
White River Junction
Sandgate
Wilson Rice
Susie
Santos) Bentley
Bentley
Lottie Bentley
Floyd Baldwin
Salem
Robert McCollum
South Glens Falls
Evelyn West
Hanson-Walbridge
West Sandgate
John W. Palmer Jr
West Road
Dorset
Rutland Hospital
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester
Hal C. Miller
United Church of
East Rupert
Maple Hill Cemetery
New York City
John W
Anne (Jones) Palmer
Audrey Callard
New York Telephone Co
Mt. Kisco
Standard Co. Inc
South Dorset
Palmer
Douglas R
Wilmington
Kimberly Palmer
Edward S. Brewer
Ted
Old Route 7
Pownal
Putnam Memorial Hospital
South
Hamilton
Mass
Erle and
Marianne (Cotesworth Brewer
Cleveland
Ohio
Brewer
Vermont
Consolidated Truck & Trailer Repair Inc
Akron
Nationwide Insurance Co
Mary Ann Camp
VFW
Elks Lodge
American Legion
Williamstown
Green Mountain Park
Beverly Brewer
Hollywood
Fla
Kimberly A. Brewer
Boyd D
Cuyahoga Falls
Erle P
William
Marjorie) Wiechelman
Richmond
Edith Audrey) Terry
Tucson
Ariz
Bradley G
Bridgeport
Mr. Brewer
VFW Post 1332
Harold E. Giddings
Harold E
Babe’’ Giddings
North Road
Harold
Helen
Edward ) Giddings
Burr and Burton Seminary
Anna Timens
Harned-Fowler
Giddings
Jack
Jacksonville
Fred
Brewster Funeral Service
Veuillez provide a concise headline
Five accidents investigated and town meetings outline Bennington notices on water, planning, and Red Cross first aid course with details on dates times locations contacts
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Bennington
License suspended for Rose's Grocery Store Bennington
UPI reports Montpelier: Vermont state Liquor Control board suspended Rose's Grocery Store license in Bennington for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor. The seven day suspension took effect Saturday.
Correction on Bennington property transfer listing
The Saturday Banner corrects the Bennington property transfer: Thelma M. Ayer was listed for apartments at 110-112 Route 7 but the transfer involves only 110 and is for a single family house.
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Bennington
Thelma M. Ayer
Baumann cites frustration in police ranks
William Baumann, acting public safety commissioner for six months this year, described state police morale as low and leadership as poor, calling conditions deplorable. He said lack of leadership and communication troubled officers and that errands for legislators were halted. He now leads the Governor's Justice Commission, pushing broader system monitoring rather than policing plans.
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Burlington
UPI
William Baumann
Public Safety
Baumann
Richard Snelling
Edward Corcoran
Couple from Danville and Vermont crash deaths claim three lives
A Danville couple Roy Symonds 37 and Sally Symonds 35 were killed early Sunday when their car went out of control on Route 2 near Danville. Symonds pinned beneath the vehicle while Sally was thrown into a brook. In a separate crash Rollin English Jr. 26 of Salisbury died when his car left Route 116 in Middlebury and rolled. The wreck occurred about 2 15 a.m. Saturday but the car was found five hours later.
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United Press International
Roy Symonds
Sally
West Danville
Danville
Symonds
Rollin English Jr
Salisbury
Middlebury
English
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births Highlight Bennington Area
A list of admissions discharges and births across Bennington area includes Lynn Coyne Peter Noyes Ronald Bull and others in Bennington North Bennington Arlington Hoosick Falls and Cambridge N.Y. Births include a daughter to Robert and Mrs Hall of Hoosick Falls and a daughter to Lyman Whitman of Shaftsbury. A son to Jerry Maynard of Berlin N.Y.
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Lynn Coyne
Peter Noyes
Ronald Bull
Bennington
Leonard Wells
North Bennington
Erica Stanley
Arlington
Karl Bovey
Manchester Center
Lisa Seifert
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Amy Slaven
Cambridge
William Schindler
Debra Mayer
Baby Girl
Donna Smith
Baby Boy
Claire Pagnotta
Richard Harmon
Shaftsbury
Viola Cooledge
Christian Schafer
Carol Bett
Mildred Stewart
Alice Ryan
Quebec
Canada
Robert Hall
Lyman Whitman
Mary O'Dell
James Burdick
Berlin
Bruce Bachand
Leo Farrington
Mary Palmer
Jerry Maynard
Janet Cook
Gregory Perrott
Rose Schaffee
Pownal
Floyd van Orman
Patricia Young
Bonita Lambert
Michael Watson
Stephen Greenslet
North Pownal
Wanted Refrigerator For North Bennington Couple
A North Bennington couple faced a furnishing hurdle after buying a home. They chose a used refrigerator to save money, with Mr. W. paying $20 while his wife argued it could have been bought for $15. Our advice: tell her he aimed for a better fridge and keep advertising in The Barner-Extra for good results.
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Bennington
Mr. W
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Bennington College
North Bennington Congregational Church
Temple Beth el
Phoenix Inc
Depot
Ed Clemons
Whitman and Howard Co
Willow Park
St. Mary’s Guild
St. Peter’s
Bermuda
Green Mountain
Josie Baczek
Bennington Area
John W. Palmer
GOP
Canal
Bennington Water Board
Eugene Bilodeau
Stark Hose
Putnam Hose Co
Town Planning Commission
John Wilkinson
West Main Street
Elm Street
Susan Gundrum
Aime Lemieux
Gundrum
County and
Grove Streets
Lemieux
Julia Harrington
North Branch Street
East Main Street
Safford Street
Stephen Anderson
Brenda Jelley
Main Street
Ron Burdick
William ™. Hurley
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Plymouth
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Woolmington
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