Demoted police chief does not want back job
Richard Bealieu, demoted as Bennington police chief, says he does not truly want the position again and accepted reasons given by the police commissioners. The story notes his near end of a one year probationary period and outlines related election funding provisions and disclosure requirements debated in a Lower court ruling.
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Burlington
UPI
Richard Bealieu
Bealieu
The
Common Cause
Joyce Desautels
Beakieu
Police Union
Antonio Pomerleau
Peter Collins
Beaulieu
Police Commission
Pomerleau
Collins
Commission
Crash colors and Vermont politics mix in reports
Multiple brief items: a glider crash in Montpelier with a rescuer report and pilot notes. Vermont legislative session hearings on hotel tax proposals versus proposed sales tax hikes. Beaulieu demotion and police union backing. Brattleboro Memorial Hospital nurses vote to form a union, potential first at a private Vermont hospital. other hospital union actions in St. Johnsbury and Burlington.
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Brattleboro
UPI
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Vermont
Vermont State Nursing Association
Ann Janney
Burlington
Janney
Nursing Association
Northeastern Vermont
St. Johnsbury
Vermont Medical Center
District Court Week in Bennington District Court action
District Court proceedings list guilty pleas for marijuana possession in Bennington and multiple weekend traffic incidents with no injuries reported. Names include John B. Larus Jr., Hiobert W. Tacuessa, and others. several motorists cited for public intoxication or disorderly conduct. Burlington note reports Sen. Thomas Cowley weighing a run for lieutenant governor after the 1976 session.
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Bennington
George M. Fienberg
John B. Larus Jr
Carpenter Hill
Hiobert W. Tacuessa
North Adams
Viass
Bennington District Court
James J. Cormier
Frederick A. Tetreault
East Dorset
Manchester
Burlington
UPI
Thomas Cowley
Chittenden County
Crowley
Senate
Memorials for Mrs. Caroline Stolz in Arlington service
Graveside rites for 73 year old Mrs. Caroline Stolz of Arlington follow her death at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, she lived in Arlington 20 years and was active in the Arlington Garden Club. Survivors include a stepson, four sisters, a brother, and many relatives. Memorials are requested to local area organizations.
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Caroline Stolz
Arlington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
West Arlington Cemetery
Richard F. Stolz
Stolz
Brooklyn
N.Y
William R
Elizabeth (Church) Morse
Kent Place
Summit
N.J
Arlington Garden Club
Richard Stolz
Washington, D.C
Ruth M. Davies
Seaville
Mary Coleman
Warrick
R.I
Martha Cox
Ft. Collins
Colo
Nancy Smith
Sarasota
Fla
Nathaniel C. Morse
Newark
Del
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Arlington Rescue Squad
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Dorothy Canfield
Funeral Home Office
Griffith-Cline Islands Chapel
Bradenton
Clarence Glen Miller
Dundee Lane
Holmes Beach
Manatee Memorial Hospital
Miller
Jamestown
BPOE
Lenora
Jeanne
Alice M. Orr
Galliposis
Ohio
J. Leo Miller
Griffith-Cline Crematory
Snelling calls for long range cut in Vermont government
Vermont House leader Rep. Richard Snelling Shelburne urges a long term reduction of state government size on WCAX You Can Quote Me asserting tax hikes are unnecessary and predicting a special session will not raise taxes or permit Salmon to cut state programs Meanwhile Senator Robert Stafford proposes a 10 cent per ounce cap on first class stamps as USPS plans a 13 cent increase on December 28 and the Vermont House Appropriations Committee weighs a 4 percent sales tax hike with votes expected next week
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House
Washington
UPI
Robert T. Stafford
R-Vt
Stafford
U.S. Postal Service
Funeral for Merrill Landon Sr. held in Bennington
The military funeral for Merrill A. Landon Sr. of Settlers Road Bennington occurred October 3 at Mahar & Son Funeral Home with Rev Richard Campbell officiating. Burial was in Park Lawn Cemetery with committal prayers by the same pastor. The flag was presented to the widow by John West of the Manchester VFW Post. Bearers included State Trooper John Hefferman and Howard Brophy among others. services were attended by Vermont State Police CB Radio Club and Holmes Express.
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Merrill A. Landon Sr
Settlers Road
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Mahar & Son
Richard Campbell
First United Methodist Church of
Park Lawn Cemetery
Mr. Campbell
John West
Manchester
VFW Post
John Hefferman
Howard Brophy
Manchester Village
Mr. Landon
Harry Hayden
Irving Gardner
Sherman Dumas
Ernest Coonradt
State Education Dept Recommends Voluntary School Approval Plan
The Education Department advises that the proposed public school approval plan be voluntary. The shift relieves local districts unsure how to interpret requirements and cancels tonight’s Bennington meeting. Supt Sleeman notes Deputy Commissioner Alan Weiss will visit Bennington this month for planning details.
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State Education Department
State Education Board
Bennington
Education Department
George A. Sleeman
Alan Weiss
Bennington arrests may help Pittsfield police case
Bennington homeowner Leo Fay fired at a burglary suspect, aiding police in linking 16 Berkshire County burglaries to a trio from Pittsfield. Suspects Joseph DiFilippo William Slonski and Robert Ellsworth face multiple break-in charges across North Adams Williamstown Northampton Clarksburg Lanesboro and Greenfield with related property recovered. DiFilippo is held in Rutland Vermont. Slonski and Ellsworth await Berkshire County charges.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Bennington
Leo Fay
Fay
Joseph P. DiFilippo
Vermont
Springfield
William S. Slonski
Robert F. Ellsworth
North Adams
Slonski
Ellsworth
Arthur E. Barbeau
DiFilippo
Williamstown
Northampton
Clarksburg
Lanesboro
Greenfield
Shelburne Falls
Plainfield
Berkshire County District Attorney's
Grand Jury
Adams
Rutland
Berkshire County House
Hospital Notes Fact Box From Bennington Area
Admission and discharge list from Bennington area hospitals for early October includes patients David Evans of Blan enburg and multiple births. Notable names: Ada Reynolds Petersburg baby girl, Walter Leskowsky Hoosick Falls, Sheilah Hess Arlington baby boy, Frances Burdick Dennie Burnell, and others. A birth in Schenectady on October 4 is noted with Stacy Marie as the daughter.
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Falls
Georgia Corriveau
Petersburg
Sheilah Hess
Arlington
Lila Williams
Jacksonville
Stacy Marie
Schenectady, N.Y
Paul Kuta
Helen Talent
Bennington
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Lawrence L. Carpenter
West Main
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Wallingford
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Virginia L. Dufresne
Theodore R. Currier
Browning Place
James M. Betts
Mechanicsville
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Leslie J. Morse
Herbert C. Holland
McKinley St
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Willowbrook Rpt
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Edward W. Maxwell
Fiction-Hollister
Westfield
Pleasant Valley
Gary N. Shaw
Pine Hollow
First Vermont Bank and Trust Co
Tim Smith
Gage Street
Vermont Employment Service
Howard Lewis
Route 7
H and S Archery
Bennington Zoning Board of Adjustment
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Wayne’s Auto Sales
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Irma Crawford
Snelling
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David Evans
Blanenburg
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William Freeman
Bonnie Bennett
William Thompson
Constance Kuhn
Maureen Brahan
Hoosick Falls
Ernest Butler
Salem
Marion Taylor
Keene
N.H
Ada Reynolds
Baby Girl
North Hoosick
Walter Leskowsky
Hoosick
Frances Burdick
Thomas Prouty Jr
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