Arlington Harvest Bazaar Draws Tourists In Cold Weather
Out of state visitors braved a cold wind and gray skies this weekend to shop at Arlington area events. The Arlington Garden Club Martha Canfield Library and St James Church hosted brisk book and raffle sales during the Harvest Bazaar with Dorothy Squires selling raffle tickets at St James Church while patrons browsed the library sale.
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St. James Church
Arlington
Dorothy Squires
St. James
North Bennington water problem deemed minor by official
EPA cites water quality concerns for North Bennington Water Co. along with 24 Vermont suppliers. Water board chair Fred Welling calls the July coliform spike a one day incident caused by a delayed chlorinator install and insists the issue is minor. EPA says notification was required under the Safe Drinking Water Act and is overseeing public notices to customers.
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Vermont
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
North Bennington
Water Board
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Welling
EPA
Charles Larson
Larson
Water Company
Bennington County
Arlington
Shaftsbury
Wickes Talk to Manchester Chamber Rescheduled
Vermont Tax Commissioner Paul Wickes will speak to the Manchester Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday Oct 11 at 12 noon at the Worthy Inn. He had been slated for Wednesday Oct 12 while testifying before a senate committee, and the luncheon is open to chamber members and the public.
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Paul Wickes
Vermont
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Mary Heckenberger
Chamber
Wickes
Senate
Worthy Inn
Massachusetts workfare plan faces critics in Congress
Gov Dukakis submits a revised Work Experience program for about 2000 welfare fathers aimed at training and placement with incentive pay similar to AFDC mothers. Critics including Rep Frank and Sen Backman call it still insufficient and question job prospects, while officials estimate a $2 million cost with 75 percent federal funding and potential welfare savings.
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Boston
UPI
Dukakis
Michael S. Dukakis
Washington
Barney Frank
Dboston
Statehouse
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Don Wortman
Social Security Administration
Jack H. Backman
D-Brookline
Backman
Pattison Uses Poll Results to Testify on Welfare Reform
U S Representative Edward W Pattison of New York testified before the Welfare Subcommittee about President Carter's reform proposals. He cited September survey results showing broad support for welfare programs but only 39 percent felt most recipients truly need help. He urged reforms that aid the needy while reducing abuse and emphasized public buy in.
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U.S
Edward W. Pattison
Dn.y
Congress
Carter
Pattison
Subcommittee
James Corman
D-Calif
Agriculture
Education
N H man trapped in sofa bed in serious condition
Leon Colby, 69, was trapped in a folding sofa bed for about five days and was reported in serious condition at Concord Hospital. Fire Chief said the mechanism folded up around him and he could not extricate himself.
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Concord, N.H
UPI
Leon Colby
Concord Hospital
Clayton Higgins
Traveling through Italy program at St John the Baptist parish
The Sodality of St John the Baptist in North Bennington will meet on Wednesday Oct 12 at 7 30 p.m. The evening program titled Traveling through Italy features Peter Pacitto and daughters Pauline Cooke and Anna Becker along with Lucille Austin all recent travelers abroad. All women of the parish are invited.
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St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
Italy
Peter Pacitto
Pauline Cooke
Anna Becker
Lucille Austin
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