Opposed tax plan sparks Hoosick Falls meeting
About 50 local business and professionals met at the Community Center to oppose a Senate plan to raise New York State sales tax by three percent to support a city loan guarantee. Congressman Pattison and County Executive Murphy warned the proposal was only a suggestion and unlikely to pass, while locals urged state lawmakers to reconsider.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Edward Pattison
William J. Murphy
U.S. Senate
New York State
New York City
Herb Loretan
Greater Hoosick Association
Pattison
Senate
Murphy
Washington
New York
Neil Kelleher
Gerald Solomon
Tom Brown
Douglas Hudson
Robert D’andria
Stafford
Washington County
Loretan
Pownall on Darcy wins first four ribbons in egg race
The Pownall on Darcy led the egg race with four early ribbons. Kathy LaCroix on George won the balloon race with Ellie Sweet on Taska and Michelle Freeman on Darcy in followings. After the show, Earl and Jeannette Campbell hosted an end of year party where Kathy LaCroix on Trigger claimed the grand champion trophy and Colleen Campbell on George the reserve. Special awards went to Kelly McAuliffe and Billy Betit.
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Pownal
George
Cindy Patterson
Willy Bett
Pet
Colleen Campbell
Ann Adler
Star
Kathy LaCroix
Sherry Hurley
Carey LaBonte
King
Michelle Freeman
Darcy
Ellie Sweet
Taska
Earl
Jeannette Campbell
Trigger
Kelly McAuliffe
Billy Betit
Jason Campbell
Nancy Buck
Willy Betit
Harry Statin
Norma Raetz
Pony Club
Arlington Blood Drive Seeks Donors at St Margaret Marys
Arlington Blood Bank urges voluntary donors to give on Wednesday Oct 29 from 1 to 6 pm at St Margaret Marys Parish hall. The drive has topped 125 pints in recent autumn sessions as demand rises in winter. Open to ages 17 and up with guardian note for 17 year olds and physician approval for 65 plus. New staff include Registrar Mrs Muriel Linde and typists Debbie Hayes Wendy Rochelle. setup assistants John Armstrong Wallace Bennard Edmond Dyett Charles Robertson.
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St. Margaret Mary's Church
Vermont
Muriel Linde
Debbie Hayes
Wendy Rochelle
John Armstrong
Wallace Bennard
Edmond Dyett
Charles Robertson
Dorset Library Adds Noted Books and Fire Safety Note
Dorset Village Public Library expands with Kantor and Morrill titles including Snow Stars and Wild Honey and George Sand bio. Victorian era figures like Lamy appear in discussions of Edith Wharton. Fire safety warning issued after Griffith Lake Shelter blaze near Mount Tabor. hikers urged to use alternate shelters Peru Peak or Lost Pond and contact U.S. Forest Service Manchester Center with tips. Mrs Mortimer Addams donates two petit point pictures, Washington and Henry Clay, displayed in the library.
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Manchester
Griffith Lake
Mount Tabor
Norman Arseneault
Peru Peak
Lost Pond
U.S. Forest Service
Manchester Center
Mortimer Addams
Dorset
Dorset Village
George Washington
Russell Parks
Henry Clay
Washington
Miller- Burr
Public opinion split on Vermont taxes in Burlington poll
A Burlington Free Press poll of 800 adults, conducted by Decision Research Corp, shows 68 percent oppose new taxes for state services while 21 percent support raising funds now. If tax increases occur, 63 percent favor raising the sales tax from three to four percent. Governor Salmon cited a $9 million deficit and called a special session to consider the four percent tax, but lawmakers rejected it. budget actions resume in January.
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Burlington
VPS
Burlington Free Press
Decision Research Corp
Free Press
Vermont
Thomas Salmon
Fire may be blasted to extinguish Essex landfill
Officials in Essex Junction weigh dynamite to extinguish an underground landfill fire burning for at least 18 days. The rotted lumber and tree stumps created methane gas that ignited spontaneously, and water could not reach the fire underground. Town Manager Kevin Ryan said he is studying blasting the dump to raise ground level and stop the blaze.
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Essex Junction
UPI
Kevin Ryan
Vermont considers ban on aerosol spray cans to protect ozone
The proposal to outlaw fluorocarbon containing spray cans gains VPIRG backing as Vermont lawmakers prepare to introduce the bill in January. VPIRG Director Herman Bluestein cites sponsors Reps. Stone Kunin Cole Hunter from Montpelier Burlington Putney Weathersfield.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
General Assembly
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Johnson State College
VPIRG
Herman Bluestein
Charles Stone
East
Michigan driver killed in Vermont crash
UPI reports William McCallum, 25, from Alma Michigan, died in a single vehicle crash on U S 2 in Lunenburg Vermont. McCallum, alone, lost control near midnight, veered off the road and struck a tree, state police said.
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Lunenburg
UPI
William McCallum
Alma
Mich
U.S. 2
Vermont
McCallum
Redevelopment plan faces resident opposition in Troy Grand Street
In Troy the federal rehab money for 10 Grand Street buildings may be revived after HUD signaled it will consider the Bayly proposal to save facades and build 47 apartments. Local groups threaten alternate rehab plans while residents disagree with the developer’s approach. In another Troy note, city officials push water rate hikes amid meter controversy as leaders weigh actions.
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Troy
Grand Street
Francis E. Yankowski
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Thomas Bayly
HUD
Bayly
Joseph Fama
Frank Piscitella
Second Street
John P. Buckley
Adams Plans Selective Logging on Mt Greylock
Mt Greylock will open to selective logging for the first time under state Department of Environmental Management plans announced at the Mt Greylock Advisory Council meeting. The annual cut is 50 acres with 20 to 30 trees per acre, mainly hardwoods about 10 inches diameter. Lumber companies may bid competitively for designated trees.
Pittsfield Council to back abortion amendment resolution
Pittsfield City Council to consider supporting a proposed constitutional abortion ban amendment. Council president Philip J. Tully Jr. said he would vote for the Massachusetts Citizens for Life Inc. measure. Berkshire County has 8,000 petition signatures, with 3,500 from Pittsfield.
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Pittsfield
Philip J. Tully Jr
Massachusetts Citizens For Life Inc
Massachusetts
Berkshire County
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