Scallop Scientist Works to Save Bay Population
John Karlsson, a Rhode Island marine biologist, studies Narragansett Bay scallops on Jamestown Island. He raises them in tanks beside the ferry landing under a federal grant, hoping to revive the near extinct population while puzzling over environmental causes behind their decline.
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Jamestown
R.I
UPI
John Karlsson
Karlsson
Rhode Island
State Department of Natural Resources
Narragansett Bay
Jamestown Ferry Landing
Grinnell College
Iowa
New York
Deerfield Valley Elderly Clinic Opens in Wilmington
The first elderly health clinic for Deerfield Valley will open Sept 17 at the Deerfield Valley Health Center near Wilmington. Funded by an $18,218 grant from the Northern New England Regional Medical Program, it aims to show community level planning improves resource use at low cost. Doctors Milton Wolfe Kingsley Dumont and Harry Haratounian will conduct exams. volunteers from area towns will assist. hours 8 30 to noon with appointments. An exam lasts about 1.5 hours and costs $1. capacity is limited to 10. Coordinators are Charles Dooley Readsboro Cynthia Beaudette Wilmington Dover and Marion Shultz Whitingham Halifax Searsburg. ACCESS Brattleboro 254 4446 also handles appointments. Sherry Rifkin is volunteer coordinator.
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Wilmington
Deerfield Valley
Wilmington Village
Northern New
Kingsley Dumont
Harry Haratounian
Charles Dooley
Readsboro
Cynthia Beaudette
Dover
Marion Shultz
Whitingham
Halifax
Searsburg
Brattleboro
Sherry Rifkin
Arlington Sunderland line commission formed in Vermont
Bennington Superior Court Judge John P Morrissey appointed a three member commission to settle lingering questions about the Arlington Sunderland town line. The panel Bliss Moore and Margaret Farmer will hold a public hearing to gather opinion. Lyle Salter of East Arlington questions the line through his property and tax allocations. The Sunderland Board of Civil Authority meets Sept 6 to revise the electoral checklist ahead of Oct 7 bond vote for school roof repairs.
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Bennington Superior Court
John P. Morrissey
Arlington - Sunderland
Arlington
Steven E. Bliss
Bliss
John M. Moore
Margaret Farmer
Sunderland
Lyle Salter
IGA
East
Sunderland Board of Civil Authority
Pownal Church Workbee and AA Meeting Scheduled
A workbee at Pownal Baptist Church is set for Saturday at 8 a.m. The Solomon Wright Library opens Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous will meet Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Pownal Recreational Community Center.
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Pownal Baptist Church
Solomon Wright
O— Alcoholics Anonymous
Pownal
Hearing on future of libraries set in Vermont
Vermont Board of Libraries will hold a Sept 16 hearing on the future of library services at the Rockingham Free Public Library in Bellows Falls from 2 to 4 pm All interested are invited to attend and speak registration at the Department of Libraries in Montpelier five minute limits for speakers with written remarks encouraged The session will address standards grant programs and ongoing state library support
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Montpelier
John Kenneth Galbraith
India
Shirley Elias
Newfane
Galbraith
Vermont
Agency of Environmental Conservation
Shirley Ann Elias
Vermont Board of Libraries
Vermont Library Services
Rockingham Free
Southeast
Dummerston
Federal Library Services and Construction Act
Department of Libraries
State St
Isaac Asimov to speak at RPI Speaker's Forum on Sept 24
Isaac Asimov, renowned science writer, will present at the Rensselaer Union Speaker's Forum on Wednesday Sept 24 at 8 p.m. in the Communications Center at RPI. The talk follows his career in chemistry and biochemistry and his numerous awards. Also, photographer Daniel Farber will exhibit Photographs of New England in the Shelnutt Gallery during September, with Farber's works in major museum collections.
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Troy
N.Y
Isaac Asimov
Rensselear Union Program and Activities Committee
RPI
Doctor Asimov
Columbia University
Army
Boston University School of Medicine
Asimov
American Association For the Advancement of Science Westinghouse
Esquire
Atomic Energy Commission
Shelnutt
Daniel Farber
Worcester
Mass
New England
L. Farber Company
Rensselaer Union Building
4-H exhibits and awards at Washington County Fair
The Washington County Fair showcased numerous 4-H exhibits with several special awards. 4-H gifts from merchants and friends supported a formal awards night. Dairy and beef divisions highlighted top youth exhibitors, including Carol La Croix, Mary Robinson, Melissa Travis, Howard Andrew Jr., William Nolan Jr., Mike Nolan, Larry Nolan, Arnold Perry, and others. Missouri Conservation Commission notes river lengthloss near Missouri River to Rule, Neb.
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White Creek
Washington County
Carol la Croix
Mary Robinson
Melissa Travis
Howard Andrew Jr
William Nolan Jr
Mike Nolan
Larry
William Jr
Mike
Amy
Karen Nolan
Arnold Perry
Tim Tudor
Jane Tudor
Jackie Kalkowski
Jay
Mark
Amy Andrew
James
John Kalkowski
Stewart Clark
Vermont Law School Draws 332 Students
Vermont Law School welcomes 332 students for the fall term opening on September 8. The entering class, spanning 17 states led by New York and Vermont, attends a five week intro session as three classes will be on campus concurrently for the first time.
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South Royalton
Vermont Law School
Vermont
O. Moeser
Springfield
Steven L
Oregon
UVM
Castleton
Lyndon
Norwich
St. Michaels
Windham
American Bar Association
State General Assembly
Board of Managers
Vermont Bar Association
Manchester welcomes bicentennial train stop
A special double headed train from Bennington to Burlington will pause in Manchester at 10:20 Saturday morning for about four hours. About 400 visitors and dignitaries will disembark near Bar numville Road and the Old Mt Toll Road to tour the engines and greet passengers. NBC crew coverage for the Today Show is planned with Sen Robert Stafford and John Warner aboard.
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Manchester
Bennington
Burlington
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Barnumville Road
Mt. Toll Road
Manchester Center
Nbc-Tv
Today Show
John Stuart
Chamber of Commerce
Robert T. Stafford
John Warner
Stuart
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