Plum Island erosion prompt peak rename plan advances
A weekend storm on Plum Island Cape Cod shoreline tests protection efforts with an eight foot sandbag wall and volunteers including Boy Scouts and a state senator. The lasting erosion remains, with about 100 yards lost over 20 50 years and talks of a permanent sea wall by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Mayor's son assassinated in border town office
Hicardo Mazon 21, attorney and director of the Mexican-American Institute, was killed at his desk by an assassin who walked into his office Saturday. His father, Roberto Mazon Noriega, is the mayor of the Baja California border city, population about half a million. State police cited no motive, and an arrest warrant was issued for a loose accountant, J. N Salas Betancourt, who was sought in the area Sunday for about an hour.
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NEIRD failures spark questions at regional commission
The Boston Globe reports the New England Regional Commission NEIRD has produced no new companies or jobs in two years. It spent 4.2 million since 1967, mainly on staff salaries, while 1,000 firms shuttered in the region. Only Concrete Inc of Concord NH was cited as a new company, though its president says it has not opened yet.
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Oil spill drill to test contingency plan in Portsmouth
A simulated tanker collision on the Piscataqua River will trigger an oil spill exercise Saturday Oct. 14 sponsored by the Portsmouth Harbor Oil Spill Committee. Chair Stacy Cole says the drill tests the new plan and involves all parties and equipment at Port Authority dock area plus local fire departments using angle booms.
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UVM Medical School Wins Grant For Underserved Regions
A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant totaling 81,186 dollars supports the University of Vermont College of Medicine to boost future doctors likely to serve medically underserved rural and inner city areas. Over four years the funds aid scholarships and loans for women, rural students, and minority groups. recipients are chosen by UVM and the foundation’s program administered by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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Strike Hits Georgia Pacific Paper Mill In Plattsburgh
About 500 union workers walk out at the Georgia Pacific Paper Mill in Plattsburgh New York in a contract dispute. Local 387 president Bill McArthur says the core issue is money and arbitration clause changes harmful to the union. 460 union members and 140 non members have been without a contract since Oct 1 and the plant remains closed seven days weekly. Mediators set talks for Tuesday.
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Three Die Over Weekend In Troy Area Crashes And Drowning
A weekend trio of fatalities in the Troy region includes two auto crash deaths, William S. Kelley age 17 of Troy in Route 4 collision near Bchaghticoke with five others injured, and Donald L. Fitzpatrick age 2 of New Canaan Conn in Route 73 crash near Keene Valley. Vincelaw Pelsue 62 of Long Island drowned after his boat failed Friday night, body found Saturday in Lake Champlain. The First Presbyterian Church at First and Congress in Troy faces sale after a congregational vote to finance a new church with Russell Sage College offering $150,000.
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Taxed residents spark demolition and tax break debates
Berkshire items report John G. Bolotin plans to tear down Wigwam Trading Post amid multiple taxes. C H Nickerson & Co seeks a 14 story luxury block with a 15000 annual tax guarantee for 10 years in Pittsfield. North Adams mayor orders a mini park at Barbour Street and State Road junction after Barbour redesign for Brickyard Terrace housing.
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