Ban Sought on Truck Traffic By Gage Street
Trustees of Bennington Village hear a petition asking a through-truck ban on Gage Street Extension. They say the exact ban may be only “under advisement,” noting trucks use residential streets and that a ban could spark similar demands elsewhere. Residents cite local and out-of-state trucks and traffic conditions at town center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trustees of
Bennington Village
Gage Street
Leo Nash
McKinley Street
Nash
North Bennington Road
Norman A. Turgeon
Bennington Lanes
Pic N’ Pac
Bud’s Submarines
Bennington Tile Company
Turgeon
William Dunican
North Branch Street
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Charles Sawyer
Depot Street
County Street
Firemen Quell Blaze On North Bennington Road
Firefighters contained a blaze on North Bennington Road with extensive effort. Damage estimates were not available this morning but responders had clearly done substantial work to halt spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Road
Funeral of Arthur E. La Flamme at Sacred Heart Church
The funeral for Arthur E. La Flamme a longtime resident of 206 Division St. was held Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church after a prayer service at Mahar & Son Funeral Home. Monsignor Charles Marcoux and Father LaFlamme led the Solemn High Mass with several relatives serving as acolytes and bearers from the La Flamme family. Burial followed at Park Lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. LaFlamme
Division St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Sacred Heart Church
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Julian LaFlamme
St. Augustine Church
Montpelier
Father LaFlamme
Joseph F. Wiseman
Lawrence McAuliffe
Mr. LaFlamme
Stephen Berard
Christopher Cranston
Charles Marcoux
Burlington
Paul Gauthier
John Berard
William Lae Flamme
Frederick
Park Lawn Cemetery
Msgr
Marcoux
Father Wiseman
Father la- Flamme
Father la Flamme
VFW
Ernest Coseta
BPO Elks
Dominick
Peace Corps test Saturday in Brattleboro for volunteers
Bennington area residents are invited to take the Peace Corps placement test at 9 a.m. Saturday Sept 10 in the Brattleboro Post Office building. The test lasts about ninety minutes and assesses aptitude and language-learning ability, not formal education, to guide overseas assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Area
Peace Corps
Postoffice
Brattleboro
Obituary notes for Clarence Cross and nearby notices
Obituaries honor Clarence Cross 73 of Bennington a longtime Army veteran and Vermont Soldiers Home trustee who served as a Legion officer and on church and civic boards. Other notices include Lillian Bueche 63 died in Wappingers Falls and Anna Thibodeau widow of Frederick dies in Bennington. services, burial details and family survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Vivian Cross
Gage St
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Maurice E. Rudd
Griffin Electric
Franklin
N.H
Edward W
Add
Legion
Vermont Soldiers Home
Mt. Anthony Lodge
F & AM
Forty and Eight Club
Bennington Lodge of Perfection
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Park Lawn Cemetery
Bennington
Wilmington
Wilmington Congregational Church
Lillian Margradelle
Maynard) Bueche
Wappingers Falls
N.Y
Selectmen Move Plan Forward for Town Farm Park
Bennington selectmen outlined steps toward creating a municipality park on the 70 acre Town Farm site. A Park Commission may be formed to develop a timetable and budget with public and private support, aiming to present a plan at the next Town Meeting.
Hospital Notes and Local Community Notes From Bennington
Admissions list includes Mrs. M Janet Harwood Sidney Hines Jr Benjamin Smith Cambridge N Y Mason Kamber Manchester with discharges for Miss Deborah Berard Miss Julie Harrington and Miss Cathy Bett Births report Mr and Mrs Michael J Vince Jr Shaftsbury a son Sept 7 weighing eight pounds ten ounces The child is the 100th great grandchild of Mrs Margaret Sprague Rutland on the maternal side Other birth news Mr and Mrs R Keith Armstrong Stamford N Y a daughter Sept 7 Financial notes discuss Old Age Assistance taxes November 46 000 December 25 000 and village funds totaling 155 000 with further allocations by Wickenden Bennington North Bennington and school district officials The landfill location debate includes selectmen notes on moving from Lover s Lane to a northwest corner site near Town Farm tract and park development comments from the garden club praising recreation planning and The Allen Organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Vince Jr
Shaftsbury
Margaret Sprague
Rutland
Vince
Janet Martin
Bennington Village
Wickenden
North Bennington
Hall W. Cushman
Old Bennington
Garden Club
Allen Organization
Recreation Planers of
Bennington
Board of Selectmen
Bennington District Allows Private School Bus Riders
The Bennington School District will seat private school students on public buses if seats are available and no extra cost arises. Non school related groups cannot use buses for trips. Parochial riders must use standard stops and contain space. The policy can be revoked if public school needs rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Bennington District Board of Directors
Bennington Little League
Fenway Park
Boston
Howard F. Kelley
Kelley
Pri
Stewart E. Allen
John P. Riddle
Get Acquainted Night Opens K of C Season
Grand Knight Raymond Le Blanc of the Bennington Council, Knights of Columbus, has announced plans for the season opener Get Acquainted Night. William Shanahan chairs the event, with a no charge for members and their ladies, a 6:30 p.m. buffet, and an 8 p.m. start featuring dancing to an orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond LeBlanc
Bennington Council
Knights of Columbus
William Shanahan
William Hattat
Andrew Sauer
BCHS
Shanahan
All Knights
Knight LeBlanc
No Exemptions Granted On Town Sewer Charges
Bennington selectmen said no exemptions are granted for sewer charges to any organization after a church asked about a $77.50 bill. The board explained sewer use fees follow state law and town ordinance, based on water bills. They also began discussing a uniform vacation, holiday, and sick leave policy for town employees, aligning with village trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Stock Averages Dow Jones Update Sept 8 1966
Dow Jones Bache & Co report lists noon values for Sept 8 1966 with the 30 Industrials at 768.31 down 9.08, 20 Railroads at 192.15 down .35, 15 Utilities at 123.54 down .61, and a composite average of 269.39 down 2.07. Total trades totaled 2,760,000.
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Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Astronomy notes on Sagittarius and Antares visibility
Astronomy notes discuss the southern constellation Sagittarius visible every clear night. It highlights the star Kaus Australis and its Arabic meaning, noting it lies 125 light years from Earth. Also mentioned is Antares in Scorpius, about 520 light years away and conspicuously flashing to the west.
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Sagittarius
Kaus Australis
Earth
Antares
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Bodine
Wallace Mattison Sr
Frost Pharmacy
North Street
Bodine
Mattison
Main
Valentine Streets
Stark Hose
Bennington Briefs
Thomas F. Moore Jr
Wilmington High School
Providence College
Columbia University
Long Island Medical College
North Adams State College
Mt. Anthony Union School
Main St
Union High School
The
American Legion and Auxiliary
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
Clarence V. Cross
YMCA
Dr. Salem
ADV
Valentin B. Beuche
Riverview Cemetery
Peter J
Alma (Laurie) Maynard
Valentin B. Beache
Valentin B. Bueche, Jr
Verbank
Lucy Anne Whittemore
F.A. Thibodeau
Anna T. Thibodeau
Frederick A. Thibodeau
Bradford St
Pittsfield
Mass
Thibodeau
Frederick J. Thibodeau
William E. Thibodeau
San Diego
Calif
Mary Lyman
St. Francis de Sales Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Hoosick Falls
Hogan
Norton Barber
Armand A. Lampton
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
Barber
Mt. Anthony Union
Alma Langlois
Clarence VY. Cross
Selectmen
Bennington Selectmen
Town Farners
Special Park Commission
Park Commission
Town Farm
Bennington Garden Club
Civic Committee
Thomas H. Foster
M. Janet Harwood
Maseter
Sidney Hines Jr
Kenneth Smith
Cambridge, N.Y
Mason Kamber
Manchester
Deborah Berard
Julie Harrington
Cathy Bett
R. Keith Armstrong
Stamford, N.Y
Joseph Higgins
Lover’s Lane
Little League
James S. Shea
Board
Richard A. Sleeman
Riddle
Arnold Stang Hunt
Wall Leo Gorcey
North Hoosick
Weas Pierce
Minnie Pearl
Faron Young
Kitty Wells
Sonny James
Oe Reeves
Jompin Wright
Merle Kilgore
George Hamil Tom
Carl & Pearl Butler
Little Jian Dickens
Homer and
Jethro
Cary Grant
Samantha Eggar
Jim Hutton
Telemark
Kirk Douglas
Richard Harris
Harte Theatre
Mae Donen
Tloren
Dracula
Blue Ribbon Beef Sale
Safford and
Gage Streets
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