Hoosick Falls Kiwanis backs two town supervisor candidates
Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club presented incumbent Republican Raymond Calhoun and Democratic challenger Joseph Berlant as the two contenders for town supervisor in the November 4 election. Calhoun highlighted accomplishments including fire insurance for no mans land, senior center funding, retirement system fixes, and ball field improvements while Berlant urged closer state and federal grant use and a possible town engineer.
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Edith Beaumont
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Senior Citizens Center
Calhoun
Joseph Berlant
Local Church Events Include Hymn Sing and Bazaar
South Cambridge United Methodist Church announces a hymn sing on Sunday at 7:30 PM and a turkey supper on Saturday at 4:30 PM at Buskirk Fire Hall with tickets from church members. Donations sought for bazaar items and UNICEF canvassing planned.
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South Cambridge
Unicef
Long Trail School elects 16 year old Scott Farley to board
Scott Farley, 16, 11th grade, editor of the student newspaper, was unanimously elected to the Long Trail School Board of Trustees by the student body on Oct. 15. He resides in East Dorset and participates in the Smokey House Project in Danby while balancing a full academic program. The election occurred without staff presence and follows by laws allowing one student yearly to vote.
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Long Trail School
Scott Farley
Long Trail
Long Trail School Inc
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Smokey House
Danby
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Evolution and Environment course at Williams College
An adult education class titled Evolution and Environment will be offered at Williams College in Williamsport Massachusetts with biology professor William C. Grant Jr. leading ten weekly sessions on Tuesday evenings at 7 30 starting November 4 in Thompson Biology Laboratory Room 201. No grades or credits. Topics include life origin adaptations extinct animals energy captures predator energy use human adaptation and institutional responses to energy conservation.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
William C. Grant Jr
Thompson Biology Laboratory
Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union Meets for Reading Coordinator Interview
The Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union Executive Board will meet Thursday at noon in the Manchester Center superintendent's office. They will interview a candidate for reading coordinator. Grant, Williams biology chair, will present views from Darwin to Boulding on energy use in living systems. The course targets teachers, parents, and environmentally minded individuals. No textbook. $30 registration via Williams College Adult Education, Hopkins Hall.
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Williams
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Williams College
Genealogists make history at Vermont meeting
The fifth annual Genealogical Society of Vermont meeting was held October 18 at the United Methodist Church in White River Junction. Speakers included Robert Leavitt on the Enfield Shakers and E Hortense Sheldon on genealogical recording methods. New officers were elected for the coming year, with Joann H. Nichols as president and Florence H. Lawson as archivist among others.
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Harriet D. Rhodes
St. Albans
Sanford Witherell
Shoreham
Leo A. Fleury
Burlington
Veronique Gassette
South Burlington
Jean Harvie
Pittsford
Florence H. Lawson
Brattleboro
Carol Church
Westminster West
Shaftsbury Snow Pilots Hold First Regular Meeting
The Shaftsbury Snow Pilots plan their first regular meeting of the year this Thursday at 7 30 p m in the school to elect officers and plan winter events. The Veterinary 4 H Club will meet Thursday at 4 p m at Dr George Glanzberg s animal clinic on the White Creek Road.
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Veterinary
George Glanzberg
White Creek Road
Open House at Manchester Elementary on October 23
Community members are invited to Ethan Allen's Open House at Manchester Elementary School on October 23 at 7 30 p m. The event will feature portions of a tape recording from former Sen George Aiken for Ethan Allen Community College. Announcements cover anytime registration for courses and independent studies. Refreshments will be served.
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Manchester
Ethan Allen
George Aiken
Ethan Allen Community College
Vermont senator weighs food stamp reform impact
Rep. James Jeffords notes Vermont would top hearings on Earl Butz proposed food stamp cuts seeking $1.2 billion yearly savings. He backs careful study, praising Vermont’s well run program and early participation in the federal scheme.
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UPI
Vermont
Agriculture
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James Jeffords
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Recount Sought After Washington Electric Trustee Vote
In Montpelier UPI reports irregularities trigger a recount of votes for Washington Electric Cooperative trustees. Three dissidents ousted three long-time officials, while officials claim 660 voters should total 1,980 ballots if three per voter were cast, yet about 2,100 votes were counted. John Hall, defeated by seven in a race with Margaret Lucenti, says the recount was requested by the new trustees.
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Margaret Lucenti
Jeffords Finds Grain Deal A Step Forward With Russia
Rep. James Jeffords says the five year U S grain pact with Russia adds stability and avoids year to year disruptions harming consumers and farmers. He notes disappointment that Russia offered no oil supply commitment to the United States.
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Washington
UPI
James Jeffords
R-Vt
United States
Russia
Jeffords
U.S
Charter amend eyed to settle county executive legislature rift
A New York report urges revising the Rensselaer County charter to resolve long running conflicts between the county executive and the Democratic legislature over appointments budget and personnel. It proposes a charter revision committee and an administrative code to guide future disputes.
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Troy
Rensselaer County
William J. Murphy
RPI Wins Zoning Vars For Seven Storey Engineering Building
The city zoning board granted two variances on Tuesday easing height and location issues for the seven story engineering building on the RPI campus. Funding remains the main hurdle after Dormitory Authority plans collapsed amid a volatile bond market, though officials say completion is possible without state aid.
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Troy
Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute
RPI
Apple harvest woes blamed on Berkshire rains despite hype
Berkshire orchard owners say rain ruined the 1975 apple crop with McIntosh losses and higher prices ahead. Rhetta Jaeschke denounces media forecasts of abundant supply, while Francis Bartlett notes early finish plus dwindling inventory. Bartlett ties early picking to rain damage and market shifts. An Adams Junior High vandalism report adds a separate local crime note with $4,500 loss.
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Rhetta Jaeschke
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Adams
Francis Bartlett
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