Changing Vermont Landscape slide lecture at SVAC
Professor Harold Meeks of the University of Vermont geography department will present a free Friday slide lecture at the Southern Vermont Art Center on September 10 at 8 p.m. The talk, titled The Changing Landscape of Vermont, uses old and new maps and aerial views to show how Vermont towns have evolved over two decades and to explain the forces driving these changes.
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Manchester
Harold Meeks
Department of Geography
University of Vermont
Southern Vermont Art Center
Vermont
Meeks
Dartmouth College
Art Center
Robert Hull Fleming
National Endowment For the Humanities
Christian A. Johnson
Middlebury College
Vermont Historical Society
Montpelier
Fairbanks Museum
St. Johnsbury
Burlington
Food stamp reform bill threatens benefits and aid
BELLOWS FALLS Aug. 10 report shows House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 13613 with a 21 19 vote. The bill would cut about 300 million in benefits and remove eligibility for students without dependents, strike workers, and many welfare households while imposing new net income limits and asset tests. It also calls for state costs and tighter outreach, plus pilot tests and asset caps. Local voices condemn cuts, urging protection for seniors, disabled, and large families. The article also notes a 5.5 mill resurfacing project on Vermont Route 30 in Jamaica by Warner Brothers and Affiliates starting Aug. 31. Road work details and traffic maintenance are described.
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Bellows Falls
House Agriculture Committee
Rules Committee
Southwestern Vermont Community Action Outreach
Bettie Parker
Warner Brothers and Affiliates
Sunderland
Mass
Jamaica
Highway Department
William Murphy
Jamaica Village
Rawsonville
Immortals May Signal From Space via Arecibo Telescope
Boston reports on Dr. Frank Drake of Cornell and MIT Technology Review speculating that immortal civilizations could broadcast signals. He outlines how a two million dish sky survey might find them, costing roughly 500000 dollars and possibly advancing by the 1990s.
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UPI
Jules Verne
H.G. Wells
Frank Drake
National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center
Cornell University
Technology Review
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Drake
Arecibo
Puerto Rico
Stewart Road deemed legally abandoned by state law
Hoosick town attorney said Stewart Road off Johnson Hill Road has not been maintained for about 20 years, and under state law six years of neglect equals a formal road closing. Residents may seek court action to reopen it, but a town vote or deed ownership issues could block any reopening. The board plans a meeting with complainants, though prior refusals and potential lawsuits from others loom.
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Hoosick
N.Y
New York
George E. Dougherty Jr
Johnson Hill Road
Stewart Road
Hoosick Falls-Walloomsac
Dougherty
John Huderson
Vermont parties face possible action over disclosure law
Secretary of State Richard Thomas says the Democratic State Committee and the Liberty Union party have violated Vermont campaign contribution disclosure law by failing to file reports 40 days before the September 14 primary. An extension was given to comply, with the party citing confusion and a treasurer’s resignation. penalties include up to $1,000 fine and six months imprisonment.
Vermont CETA workers target union drive in state program
The Vermont Workers Rights Project began a drive to organize CETA funded workers. Caroline Fairless reported weekend complaints to the Montpelier office over job security training safety benefits and grievance procedures. Francis McFaun said no sign of a major organizing effort or widespread dissatisfaction.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Burns defends zero based budgeting for Vermont race
Democratic candidate Brian Burns defends zero based budgeting requiring agency heads to justify all budgets. He cites ten years in state government and cites tests in other states. Republican Richard Snelling calls it a nickel and dime solution.
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Burlington
UPI
Brian Burns
Burns
Richard Snelling
OBrien Gains Endorsement From Vermont Publisher
Democratic candidate Robert OBrien wins support from Bernard OShea publisher of weekly papers in northwestern Vermont. OShea backs OBrien for opposing nuclear power and advocating decentralization of state government. He says OBrien offers the clearest alternative to the Montpelier status quo.
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Enosburg Falls
UPI
Robert O’brien
Bernard O’shea
Vermont
O’shea
O’brien
O'Shea
Orange County
Montpelier
Burlington UPI Health Warns Parents On Measles Immunization
Vermont Health Department reports five measles cases in Burlington over two weeks, bringing the state total to 41. Officials warn measles can be serious for all ages and complications include deafness pneumonia brain damage and death. urging parents to vaccinate children.
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UPI
Vermont Health Department
Health Department
Randolph
Teachers threaten strike in North Colonie over contract dispute
North Colonie teachers threaten a Wednesday strike if talks fail at a special session. The school board rejected a state fact finder’s 6 percent raise recommendation as too costly but pledges classes will stay open. In Troy three Democratic council members seek Dorothy B. Fonks resignation over a conflict of interest as acting Rensselaer County Republican chairman.
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North Colonie
Board of Education
Troy
Dorothy B. Fonks
Rensselaer County
Louis M. Anthony
Francis J. Flynn
Steven G. Dworsky
Fonks
Bipartisan Council
Dworsky
Macy’s
Gimbel’s
Berkshire mayor faces backlash over teacher residency rule
In North Adams mayor Joseph R. Bianco proposed a city teachers residency requirement drawing near 100 teachers' ire. The teachers association warned it would pursue legal actions under contract to oppose the measure, while school committee members signaled support for some residency rule to keep tax dollars circulating locally.
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North Adams
Joseph R. Bianco
Teachers Association
Business Up in Berkshires Poll Shows Uptick
A poll by First Agricultural National Bank of Pittsfield finds northern Berkshire business improving. Among 322 respondents, about 80 percent of real estate and construction firms say business is better than last year. Tourist and manufacturing loans also rise, though with fewer positives.
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North Adams
First Agricultural National Bank of
Pittsfield
Berkshires
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