Village debates light for parking lot area to curb crime
Village trustees discuss installing a village owned street light on John Street to deter vandalism in a crime-prone area. Debate centers on who will pay for the parking lot, and mayor orders contact with the lot owner to supply the light. Other items include fire department staffing, roof bid, delinquent water shutoffs, Veterans Day observance, and water line replacement on Eagle Street.
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John Street
LeRoy Baker
Thes
Francis Murphy
Donald Bogardus
Clark Thorpe
Lane
Bogardus
Howard Shaw
Shaw
Fire Department
Fire Committee
Walter Hoffman
Murphy
Knollwood
Baker
Eagle Street
Arlington art show shines despite weather at Community House
The Arlington-Sunderland Area Bicentennial Committee hosted a well attended historical art show at the Arlington Community House last Saturday. Visitors viewed photographs of the town's past, Saturday Evening Post covers by local artists, old documents, tickets, menus, and generations of clothing. Three guides in period dress led tours, including Sandra Hoyt who organized them and wore a 19th century calico dress.
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Arlington
Arlington Community House
Arlington-Sunderland
Amy Stroffoleno
Saturday Evening Post
John Atherton
Gene Pelham
Norman Rockwell
Meade Schaefer
George Hughes
Sandra Hoyt
Betsey Finney
Donna Bentley
Herman Benjamin
Dorothy Brace
G.M. Vaughn
Pownal church choirs rehearse and Sunday classes advance
The Pownal United Methodist Church choir will rehearse Thursday at 7 30 p m at the church North Pownal Congregational Church choir will rehearse tonight at 6 30 The Pownal Center Fire Department will hold a work night tonight at 7 30 The Rally Day program at Pownal United Methodist Church Sunday featured the Sunday School singing Fishers of Men and The Master’s Garden Bibles were given to Beth Thompson John Terlecky and Marjorie Davenport Promotions followed for Beatrice Snyder Janice Mason Kevin Terlecky Beth Thompson John Terlecky and Marjorie Davenport to primary III and IV Jolene Mason Melissa Snyder and Sharon Peckham entered elementary V and VI Chad and Jodi Greenslet and Erin Danielle Brainard were baptized Officers were elected for Pownal Center Fire Protective Association Dick Gagnon was named chief Mike Lewis first assistant chief George Andrews second assistant chief Steve Kauppi rescue squad captain John Evans president Harry Andrews vice president Clint Hutchins secretary and Dave Walsh treasurer Alfred Chenaille training officer Bill Hayes department mechanic and trustees Alfred Chenaille Alan Taylor and Dick Brodeur The department will hold a turkey shoot Sunday at 1 p m opposite Green Mountain Park Race Track Public invited.
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Pownal United Methodist Church
Beth Thompson
John Terlecky
Marjorie Davenport
Beatrice Snyder
Janice Mason
Kevin Terlecky
Jolene Mason
Melissa Snyder
Sharon Peckham
Chad
Jodi Greenslet
Stephan and
Pamela Greenslet
Erin Danielle Brainard
Cynthia Brainard
Pownal Center
Green Mountain Park
Budget Cuts Jeopardize Vermont Disability Education Plan
Vermont officials warn budget reductions in the special education division threaten the 10 year plan to educate mentally retarded students. Sister Janice Ryan cites layoffs and a goal of free education for all handicapped Vermonters at risk of collapse.
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Burlington
UPI
Thomas Salmon
Vermont
Janice Ryan
Vermont Commission For the Handicapped
Special Education Division
State Education Department
Troy Budget Seeks 13.5 Percent Rise in City Tax
City Manager John P. Buckley proposed a 13.5 percent increase to Troy's budget raising the tax rate from 17.50 to 19.96 per thousand dollars of assessed value. He cut 44 positions, halted temporary help, and froze hiring while a 15 cent water rate hike accompanied the plan. The proposal totals over 16.5 million despite $3 million in department cuts, and council action is due by November 30.
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Troy
John P. Buckley
Buckley
Pittsfield rejects human rights commission 7 to 4
In Pittsfield mayoral plan for a human rights commission failed 7 to 4 as councilman Arlos argued Pittsfield is discrimination free. He said the heart of Pittsfield is sound and judges by actions. Councillor Smith countered that discrimination exists and Arlos lives in a dream world. In North Adams, the Hoosac Tunnel ride marketed as the last passenger trip due to rising insurance costs drew about 200 riders, nearly a century after the tunnel first opened.
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Anthony Robbins
John Fraines
Davis
Senate
Pittsfield
Evan S. Dobelle
Peter J. Aries
Arlos
Charles L. Smith
Arles
North Adams
Hoosac
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Castleton
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