Mobile home sellers charged in fraud case
Vermont Attorney General Kimberly Cheney says Chambers Mobile Home Sales of White River Junction defrauded a blind woman and her mother by delivering a different mobile home than agreed, failing to repair defects, and misrepresenting warranties. The suit seeks restitution, a $10,000 penalty per violation, warranty compliance, conspicuous contract disclosures, and state investigative costs.
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Burlington
Kimberly Cheney
Chambers Mobile Home Sales
White River Junction
Cheney
Plain Dirts Members View Time Lapse Plant Film Night
Plain Dirts Gardeners and their husbands held a Tuesday evening gathering at the Paradise restaurant honored by a time lapse presentation. Dr. Robert Woodworth demonstrated plant growth in rapid sequence, explaining seeds roots and blossoms in motion to illustrate live plant activity. Mrs. Stanley Pike welcomed attendees and Mrs. Walter Dunham led the program.
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Plain Dirt Gardeners
Paradise Restaurant
Michael Johnson
Calvin Otts
Stanley Pike
Walter Dunham
Robert Woodworth
Bennington College
IWP and Liberty Union feud escalates in Vermont
The International Workers party accuses Liberty Union of a backward stance and refusing a common front in Vermont. LU rejects any ties, while SWP nominees Senna Foxx and Lew Hart campaigned in Brattleboro and Rutland without drawing attention. Plans for Bennington stops fizzled.
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International Workers Party
Vermont
Liberty Union Party
IWP
New York
Liberty Union
Working People’s Party
SWP
Senna Foxx
Lew Hart
Brattleboro
Rutland
Bennington Plans Week of Halloween Fun for Youths
The Bennington Recreation Department teams with 30 merchants for Halloween events including a Catamount National Bank window painting contest for 4th and 5th graders at 28 Main Street from 1 to 4 pm starting Sunday, with prizes up to 25. The Chittenden Trust Co sponsors a daily Mr. Mystery Jack-O-Lantern contest with clues on WBTN through Oct 29 and postcards due Oct 30. A Halloween costume parade co-sponsored by The First Vermont Bank and Trust Co and Vermont National Bank takes place Tuesday at 6:30 pm, with rain date Wednesday. The Harte Theatre offers a Halloween matinee of cartoons and Laurel and Hardy, 3:30 to 5:30, Halloween day at 50 cents per child.
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Bennington
Bennington Recreation Department
Catamount National Bank
Main Street
Chittenden Trust Co
Jack-O-Lantern
WBTN
Mr. Jack-O-Lantern
P.O. Box 136
Jack-Olantern
First Vermont Bank and Trust Co
The
Vermont National Bank
Recreation Center
Harte Theatre
Pony Clubbers Meet Saturday in Arlington
The Bennington Pony Club holds its annual meeting Saturday Oct 26 at 7 pm in Fisher Elementary School Arlington. A brief business session precedes a film of the 1973 Ledyard Farm three day event with international riders. Refreshments will be served and the public is welcome.
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Bennington Pony Club
Fisher Elementary
Arlington
Ledyard Farm
Pony
Pony Club
Bennington Briefs Highlights Fundraiser and Local Events
The Bennington Convalescent Center fundraiser raised 214 dollars for a wheelchair for a MS patient, with Margaret Stratton winning a quilt. Arts and crafts classes with Annie Skewes-Cox skip this Saturday but resume next week. Pee Wee Flag Football for ages five to seven is canceled. The Recreation Youth Council offers local odd jobs for lawn care and other tasks, contact the center at 442-5446. Harley Graham, patient at Albany Medical Center, would welcome letters. Dr. Worthington’s office closes Oct 24-25 and 28-29, open Oct 26. Ads: tropical fish sale at Knapp’s Pets, Napolitano’s pizzas, Mt Anthony Country Club event, and Bennington Mini Car Wash.
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Bennington Convalescent Center
Margaret Stratton
Leahy proposes transportation plan to rebuild railways
Democratic candidate Patrick J. Leahy unveiled a transportation action plan to rebuild railways and create jobs. He urged the Army Corps of Engineers to fix tracks for trains up to 60 mph, hire local contractors, prioritize high unemployment areas in Vermont, expand the Highway Trust Fund for rail use, and boost regional industry and farming support. He did not specify the program's cost.
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Newport
UPI
Patrick J. Leahy
Leahy
Army Corps of Engineers
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Harriet Victoria
Hattie” Austin
Gorham
Maine
Austin
Harrison I. Norton Insurance Co
Gage and
Branch Streets
Gibney Funeral Home
Woodworth
Banner
Robert T. Stafford
William McLean
Veterans Administration
McLean
Berlin
Mass
Washington, D.C
Bennington Briefs
Annie Skewes-Cox
Harley Graham
Congress St
Albany Medical Center
Albany
N.Y
Knapp’s Pets & Hobbies
Monument Plaza
Ben Mont
Mt. Anthony
Bennington Minit Car Wash
HARGE
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