Budget Belt Tightens in Hoosick Falls Village Meeting
Hoosick Falls trustees tighten controls on village purchases after vouchers bypassed the purchase order rule. Mayor Bogardus and Trustee Baker push to curb overspending while approving a sign over of the old Rescue Squad building to the squad with polling place use. The board raises sewer rates, hires a full time patrolman, and approves line extensions cost sharing for Rogers Avenue, plus bids for a landfill payloader discussion and roof repair funding.
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Edith Beaumont
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Bogardus
New York City
LeRoy Baker
William Griffin Jr
Elm Street
Griffin
Thomas L. Bayly
Schaghticoke
Church
Richard Farley
Bayly
Farley
Donald Bogardus
Jack Griffin
Police Department
Francis Murphy
Marilyn Douglas
Town of
William Greenwood
John Deere
Highway Department
Baker
Greenwood
Howard Shaw
Knollwood
Douglas
Governor Salmon to Visit Deerfield Valley Install Officers
The Deerfield Valley Chamber of Commerce reports Gov. Thomas Salmon will visit on September 12. An introduction walk along West Main Street from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. is planned, followed by a 4:30 p.m. meeting at the Old Red Mill. A 5:30 p.m. cocktail party and installation dinner complete the day.
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Wilmington
Deerfield
West Main Street
Chamber of Commerce
Deerfield Valley
Old Red Mill
Vermont State Colleges Faculty Mulls Strike Backing Plan
Unionized faculty at Vermont State Colleges may seek support from other labor groups before deciding on a strike for higher wages. Albert Ouellette of Lyndon State College said backing could come at the Vermont Labor Council convention in Rutland next month. Lyndon Atkins urged council support as faculty vote this week on a 5.5 percent raise or strike authorization. results due Friday.
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Lyndonville
UPI
Vermont State
Albert Ouellette
Lyndon State College
State Colleges Faculty Federation
Vermont Labor Council
Rutland
Lyndon Atkins
Burlington
Labor Council
State Council
Transit Permit Hearings For Rail Loop Edge Vermont Day
Seek permits for trains before the Environmental Board as part of a rail excursion loop. The project shifted under Act 250 rules, with operation planned next year, affecting several communities along the trackside. Two, involve plan details and jurisdiction questions.
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South Burlington
UPS
Bicentennial Transportation Committee
State Environmental Board
Vermont
Galbraith urges Vermont to protect environment and attract clean industry
Retired Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith told the Seventh Annual Governor's Conference on Natural Resources in Montpelier that Vermont should keep an attractive living environment and place firm limits on future industrial growth while wooing non-polluting firms. He warned against making the state too expensive for low and middle income residents. Separately, Gov. Salmon’s push for a state lottery reemerged as a revenue option. Sen. John Alden said he would push floor votes if a special session arises. The measure could yield about 1.5 million dollars in its first year.
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Alden
New Hampshire
School board and teachers seek PERB mediator in contract talks
After a two hour session with the Lansingburgh Teachers Association the school board negotiator said both sides would request a Public Employer Relation Board mediator to resolve the contract dispute. Teachers have worked a week without a contract as two PERB mediators already tried to bridge salary snow day and extracurricular gaps without full success.
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Troy
Lansingburgh Teachers Association
State Public Employer Relation Board
PERB
National Realtors film on Uncle Sam Wilson story
The National Association of Realtors sponsors a 20 minute educational film about Uncle Sam Wilson the local meatcutter who inspired the national symbol. E G Marshall will narrate the account of the man who sold meat to the government during the War of 1812 under the label U S. A spokesman says national symbols have been defamed and the film aims to restore public spirit.
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Troy
National Association of Realtors
Sam
Pittsfield council clashes over OAB signs at Brodie Mountain
Pittsfield officials accuse the state Outdoor Advertising Board of Hitlerism after a court upholds the removal of signs for Brodie Mountain ski area in New Ashford and back a petition to strip some OAB powers. Council members clash over phrasing while a 6 to 5 vote rejects replacing the term. In Great Barrington a New York firm plans to relocate leather garment production and hire about 35 locals, needing sewing operators and cutters for jackets and shirts.
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Pittsfield
State Outdoor Advertising Board
Brodie Mountain
New Ashford
OAB
Charles L. Smith
Peter J. Arles
Great Barrington
South Berkshire
New York City
Donald Goldberg
KOK, Inc
Goldberg
Berkshires
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Dorset Zoning Board of Adjustment
Edith D. Snare
Kirby Hollow
Snare
Zoning Board
Shaftsbury
Sheilah Miller
PTG
Rogers Avenue
Elihu Geraghty
Walker
Lzez
Chittenden Thrifts
Chittenden
Ast iSail
Girouard
Richard Peers
Galbraith
New York
The
Uncle Sam
Down In
Berkshire
Shades of Hitler
Leather Firm
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