Shaftsbury town selectmen hear Elm St improvements discussed
At the Shaftsbury meeting road foreman Kenny Harrington received praise for Elm Street work as drainage plans aim to reduce spring water and dirt. Officials Altobell Lawrence and Buxbaum discussed storage needs, no sand shed planned, tax issues, trespassing signs, and a potential pay rise for the road crew. Town clerk hours extended for bow license sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Selectmen
Elm Street
Kenny Harrington
Anthony Altobell
Alvan Lawrence
Sanford Buxbaum
Altobell
Buxbaum
Valley Falls
N.Y
New Yorker
Robert Bucknall
Bucknall
Board of Civil Authority
Hoosick Falls Community Calendar and Incident Notes
Hoosick Falls police report two cars lightly damaged when a Brockton Mass driver reared George Morin’s vehicle on Main Street near Wood Memorial Park. Aerie of Eagles announces Bessie and Art Cutler as Mr and Mrs Eagle, plus October Fire Fighters Month events with dinners and dances through Oct 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood Memorial Park
Main Street
Village
George J. Morin
Carey Ave
Robert F. Cornell
Brockton
Mass
Morin
Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Aerie of Eagles
First Street
Mac
Woman in the Ministry Lecture in Williamstown
Professor Rosemary Radford Ruether of Howard University will speak on The Strange History of Women and the Ministry in Christianity at Williams Chapel Board dessert discussion in St. John's Parish Williamstown Friday October 10. She authored The New Woman New Earth published this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Rosemary Radford Ruether
Howard University School of Religion
Williams Chapel Board
St. John’s Parish
Hoosick Walkathon a Successful Community Event
Hoosick Falls New York residents joined 220 walkers on the 10 mile Walk-For-Hunger route amid perfect weather. The Hoosick Area Church Association sponsored the event with 10 churches, raising 3200 dollars to feed hungry people abroad. Committee members Morgan Parkhill Rev Clifford Gilson Rev Robert Springer Mrs Lorraine Brownell and Mrs Marilyn Douglas accompanied walkers, finishing in 3.5 hours. Scott Garippa 17 North Hoosick and Ken Bugbee 13 White Creek posted the fastest times. About 200 completed the full distance and several had 30+ sponsors, surpassing last year’s 150 walkers and 2800 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
West Hills
Hoosick
Morgan Parkhill
Clifford Gilson
Robert Springer
Lorraine Brownell
Marilyn Douglas
Scott Garippa
North Hoosick
Ken Bugbee
White Creek
Seven Mile
Robbi Duket
Beth Gilson
Nelson Luther
Lisa Martin
Donna O'Neil
Gina Sousie
Battenkill Grange Notes Arlington Battenkill Grange Meeting
Arlington Battenkill Grange met on October 1 with a $5 contribution to the Contestant Fund and discussion on sending talent to National Grange. The Center Committee has sent $414 in Betty Crocker coupons for equipment. Members noted first and third place achievements in state and pillow work, and a pavilion roof update. October social plans and October 14 Ethan Allen Pomona meeting at Taconic Grange Hall with program on Agriculture led by John Page were announced. An all day conference on the western New England transportation corridor was postponed due to legal questions at Williams College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Decker
Roy Crofut
Randy
Rome
N.Y
Demeter
Maine
Grange
Ethan Allen
John Page
Williamstown
Mass
New England
Williams College
Michael R. Shay
Williams Center For Environmental Studies
Shay
Burglar Alarm Leads to HFCS Arrest of Two Teens
Two teens from Pittstown were caught prying the Hoosick Falls Central School safe after a silent alarm alerted the maintenance supervisor at 1 30 am. Ray Brundige and James Morrissey, both 17, were charged with burglary and possession of burglary tools and remanded to Rensselaer County Jail. They face arraignment before Justice Frank McKnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Harry Michie
Michie
Royal Howard
Jack Griffin
Ray Brundige
James Morrissey
Pittstown
Johnsonville
G.K. Milne
R.M. Barbone
R.T. Anslow
Center Brunswick
Town of Brunswick
Frank McKnight
Rensselaer County
Pownal Groups Schedule Workbee and PTG Meeting
The Pownal Preschool mothers plan a workbee Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m. at the Preschool. The Pownal PTA meeting is at 7 30 p.m. in the teachers room at Pownal Elementary. Mrs Joyce Held of River Road has become Pownal s Welcome Wagon Hostess and will call on new movers and families awaiting a baby. Lions Club turkey shoot winners were Roger Hall Rolland Roy Mike Lillie John Mason Eugene Lecuyer and Stanley Livingston with Joseph Shays and Leonard Duval Jr each taking two turkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Mac
Eagles and Eagles
Pownal
Pownal Elementary School
Joyce Held
River Road
Bennington
Held
Pownal Lions Club
Roger Hall
Rolland Roy
Mike Lillie
John Mason
Eugene Lecuyer
Stanley Livingston
Joseph Shays
Leonard Duval Jr
Gunman robs Winooski city clerk's office for over $2000
Police hunt a masked gunman who entered the Winooski city clerk's office with a bag a gun and a mask and demanded cash from two drawers. The loot came mainly from food stamp sales and tax collections. A local man is being questioned. In Rutland County a bond measure sought for a new 16 inch water main to GE with opposition from a citizens group. In Rutland and Pawlet a local insurance agent denied three forgery charges.
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Winooski
UPI
Rutland Town
General Electric
Rutland Regional Chamber of Commerce
Concerned Citizens of
Rutland
John Holmes Andrus
Pawlet
Vermont
Andrus
Edward Checkwood
Vermont Senator Seeks Board Access, Revenue Policy Clash
Sen. Thomas Crowley, a possible lieutenant governor candidate from Chittenden County, urges ending the 1960s ban on legislators serving on state boards, arguing lawmakers often misinterpret legislative intent. In Montpelier, a Vermont Legislature lawyer disputes Gov. Salmon’s authority to grant top-state employee pay raises, citing conflicting legal opinions amid Rep. Michael Nawrath's challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
Thomas Crowley
Dchittenden County
Crowley
Philip Hoff
Developers to lease Uncle Sam Mall project in Troy plan
The Uncle Sam Mall Corp will become developer while Urban Development Corp keeps land title and taxes. Agreement sealed at a Friday UDC meeting with Gov. Carey aides and Troy City Manager Buckley. Richard B. Devane says winter construction could start if $4.5 million is raised locally. Also in Troy, 26 year old associate planner John Johnson named acting planning director after Thornton Ware was ousted. legislature to review findings October 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Uncle Sam Mall
State Urban Development Corp
Uncle Sam Mall Corp
UDC
John P. Buckley
Hugh L. Carey
Richard B. Devane
Businessmen’s Group
Rensselaer County Planning Bureau
Thornton K. Ware
Murphy
John Johnson
Ware
Johnson
Glider crash in Pine Cobble sparks suicide claim
Emily B Halverson of Galway N Y says her son Roger C Halverson a 34 year old glider student killed Sunday in Berkshire Pines Cobble crash likely took his own life due to emotional strain. Berkshire Sailflights Inc president Robert D Burchard agrees the incident shows pilot error. Halverson, who qualified for his license in an hour, died in the woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Emily B. Halverson
Galway
N.Y
Roger C. Halverson
Mechanicville
Guthrie Heads Benefit for Worthington Health Center
Arlo Guthrie performed in Worthington before 8000 to 10000 fans to aid the financially strained Worthington Health Center. Evelyn Beers Steve Goodman Michael Cooney fiddler Maria Rhines and Shenandoah joined the show. The benefit raised 15000 to 20000 dollars as Guthrie supported national health insurance for universal care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthington
Arlo Guthrie
Washington
Worthington Health Center
Guthrie
Evelyn Beers
Steve Goodman
Michael Cooney
Maria Rhines
Shenandoah
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Shaftsbury Selectmen
Elm St
By Sheilah Miller
Cathleen Harwood
Edith Beaumont
Jessie Waddington
First St
Grand Union
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Town of
Bert Baker
West Hoosick
Crescent Manor
Baker’s Nurseries
Baker
Town of Hoosick
Hoosick Grange Hall
Cortland Cottrell
Battenkill
Jane Gardner
Ball
Ball Corporation
Muncie
Indiana
HFCS
Vermont National
FDIC
Pamela Blakeman
Skitch Henderson
Middlesex
New York City
Henderson
Stephan Jurras
U.S. 2
Jurras
New York
Down In
Berkshire
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