Dorset School Board weighs impact of mobile home park
Dorset board debates state director proposals at upcoming meeting including membership in the VSSDA and right to know, rejects or abstains on openness, hour system proposal to shorten school year, and new reading coordinator. Officials study potential trailer park effects on enrollment and tax base with regional planning input. notes on bus routes and open house plans.
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Dorset School Board
Joan Colgan
Dorset
Vermont State School Directors Association
VSSDA
National School Board Organization
Edward Houlihan
Houlihan
Katherine Weston
Helen Mach
Penu Street
Rhys Evans
Judy Taylor
East
John Simson
Bennington County
Richard Hayes
Simson
Bennington
Arlington
Rutland
Dorset School Board hears concerns over student rudeness
Ellen Maloney, a part time field hockey instructor, questioned the Dorset School Board about student behavior at the junior high, noting lower interaction quality with teachers and a trend toward rudeness but greater honesty. Principal Helen Mach blamed shifts since her 30 years here, while Supt. Houlihan defended the district and urged faculty input and community solutions.
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Dorset
Dorset School Board
Ellen Maloney
Rhys Evans
Barbara Smith
New York Times
Edward Houlihan
Mach
Shelburne Museum
White Creek fiddler comes close in national contest
Joe Obertson of White Creek failed to win the National Traditional Old-Time Fiddlers Contest in Barre, with John Givens of Burford Ontario taking the $125 prize. The event drew top North American players through preliminaries, semis, and finals, valuing authenticity, tone, and foot-tapping rhythm. Joe Robertson, noted for square dance calling, performed “Kiely’s Reel” and “Devil’s Dream,” aided by his father Wilfred and sister Dorothy Ann. A new record of his fiddle music is due soon.
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Michael Marton
White Creek
N.Y
Joe Obertson
Barre
John Givens
Burford
Ontario
United States
Canada
Joe Robertson
Kiely
Philo Records Inc
Joe
Wilfred
Dorothy Ann
North America
Budget woes plague Hoosick Falls as costs rise
Hoosick Falls village board confronts overspending in four months due to rising costs and state mandates. Mayor Severson proposes turning the landfill operation to the town by May 31 1975 and raising landfill charges to $15 000 next year for town residents outside the village. Fire department seeks $500 equipment, budgets faced overrun warnings issued to department heads. Residents Doyle allege Stewarts violate self service pumping rules and parking disputes spark police action.
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Edith Beaumont
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Richard A. Severson
Fire Department
Harold Doyle
Doyle
River
Church Streets
Stewart’s
Bread ‘N Butter
Stewarts
Severson
State Department of
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Taconic District
Green Mountain Council
BSA
Bailey Hall
Fast Arlington
WGY
Ms. Maloney
Evans
Stonewall
Marton
Buskirk
Cambridge
Williamstown
Dial
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Edward D Mahar Xs Son
Main St
Dhone
NFDA
Donald Bogardus
Edwin Schneider
LeRoy Baker
Hyde
Baker
Attorney General’s Office
Sheffer
Wintuk
Fishman’s
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