Winners of 4-H horse show in Hoosick Falls
The second annual 4-H horse show sponsored by the Rensselaer Rough Riders 4 H Club of Hoosick Falls crowned top winners Mary Tif fault 12 Ballston Grand Champion Tim Herrington 16 Hoosick Falls Reserve Champion and Honorable Mention Jeff Kulas Hoosick Falls in Gymkhana events. First place blue ribbons went to Barbara Sackman Schuylerville Mary Brett Hoosick Falls Kathy Phelan Troy Cheryl Parker Hoosick Falls Sue Herrington Hoosick Falls Jodi Blake North Bennington Janet Sherwin Hoosick Falls Bonnie Fairbanks Hoosick Falls Mrs Edna Waterhouse Hoosick Falls Mrs Joan Lachman Schuylerville.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Renssealer Rough Riders
H Club
Mary Tiffault
Ballston
Tim Herrington
Jeff Kulas
Barbara Sackman
Schuylerville
Mary Brett
Kathy Phelan
Troy
Cheryl Parker
Sue Herrington
Jodi Blake
North Bennington
Janet Sherwin
Bonnie Fairbanks
Edna Waterhouse
Joan Lachman
Bob Cross
Castleton-on- Hudson
Faith Grogan
Bill Peabody
Glen Rowland
Duane Burch
Joseph Florio
Hoosick Falls Hosts Open House for New Pastor
Hoosick Falls Baptist Church invites the public to an open house Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. for Rev. N. Gordon Luther and his family in the church hall. Also noted is Mary Jane O'Dell's return from a two week vacation visiting relatives in Rockville Connecticut Granby Massachusetts.
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N. Gordon Luther
Hoosick Falls Baptist Church
Mary Jane O’dell
Hoosick Falls
Adam Zagorski
Rockville
Manchester residents press for more time on HUD flood maps
In Manchester, 16 property owners attended a town meeting aimed at reviewing HUD flood maps amid confusion over flood hazard designations. Residents urged extended study time and direct HUD access, as the town enters phase two of HUD’s flood insurance program, with towns nearby in phase one awaiting emergency map approval.
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Manchester
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Bennington County
Byrd LaPrade
LaPrade
Richard Hayes
The
Manchester Water Company
Hayes
Richville Road
North Bennington Meeting Sets Cub Scout Pack 328
North Bennington commissioner of scouting calls a 7 30 p m meeting in the school library for Cub Scout Pack 328 members and prospective joiners with parents. Town officials discuss HUD flood insurance, zoning, and appeal steps amid concerns over rates and town participation in the program.
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Joseph Curran
North Bennington
Health action group formed in Manchester area
North Shire residents met at the Baptist Church to discuss forming a health action coalition and to decide alignment with the Vermont Health Action Coalition. A tentative Oct 16 public meeting was set for North Shire residents and taxpayers.
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Manchester
Baptist Church
Vermont Health Action Coalition
Montpelier
North Shire
North Shire Health
State Health Coalition
Wagner
Lydia Ratcliff
RFD 1
Chester
Barre's Labor Hall recalls unorthodox labor history
In Barre Vermont the Old Labor Hall at 46 Granite St. is tied to the labor movement and immigrant culture. A drive seeks historic designation while noting the building hosted debates by Debs Goldman and Gompers and served as a refuge for striking workers.
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William Poole Barre
UPI
Vermont
Barre
Scotland
Scandinavian Countries
French Canada
Italy
Barre Granite Cutters Association
A.F.L
National Labor Association
Lawrence
Mass
Massachusetts
New York City
Vermonts new transportation chief eyes highways focus
Vermont Planning Director Arthur Ristau, named by Gov Thomas Salmon as the first transportation secretary, said the Transportation Agency will emphasize highways due to prior investment. He noted low prospects for mass transit in sparsely populated areas and aims to balance highway needs with environmental concerns while seeking Senate confirmation.
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Ristau
Windsor weighs plan to redevelop old State Prison
Windsor selectmen reviewed artist drawings of a proposed housing complex by Peabody Construction Co. for the 167 year old prison. One wing would become duplex apartments and another townhouses with relandscaping and possibly a small shopping arcade. The firm offered to donate the former warden's residence to Windsor.
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Windsor
UPI
Massachusetts
Old State Prison
Peabody Construction Co
Braintree
Mass
Camelot
Vermont
Watts accuses Vermont Democrats of conservatism and closed processes
Watts former executive secretary of the Vermont Democratic Committee says the party is dominated by conservatives with little effort to involve the public. He blames the state committee and chairman Sen Robert Branon for failing to implement affirmative action and delegate selection plans required by the DNC. Watts, now with the Human Rights Commission, prefers a more liberal chair but says he does not intend to replace Branon as he is set to become state agriculture commissioner.
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Branon
PSB urged to act on wives listing in directories
Vermont Public Service Board is urged to require New England Telephone Co. to list wives with husbands in telephone directories at no extra charge. The Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women says 17 months have passed since the petition, hearings occurred in January, and no decision has been issued.
Uncle Sam Mall plan faces renewal funding squeeze
Frank E. Yankowski of the city urban renewal agency warned that repeated setbacks threaten the Uncle Sam Mall project in downtown Troy. He expressed cautious optimism about raising funds but said a delay could force a rethink of the three acre site and possibly a consultant search for an alternative use if feasibility fades.
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Troy
Frank E. Yankowski
City Urban Renewal Agency
Uncle Sam Mall
Yankowski
Ware firing to be probed
Troy reports the county planning director Thornton K Ware was fired this week by County Executive William J Murphy after 12 years on the post. A legislative probe is sought by Democratic Legislator Thomas J Witkowski who chairs the planning and development committee citing questions about the dismissal and seeking a special session to review the action.
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Troy
Thornton K. Ware
Rensselaer Co
Ware
William J. Murphy
Murphy
Thomas J. Witkowski
Public health clash over landfill dumping in North Adams
North Adams officials released a letter from public works chief Joseph J. Girardi asserting his innocence in a dumping episode at the local landfill. The dispute mirrors contrasting accounts with city sanitarian George L. Heisler, and state officials say possible legal gaps exist. In Pittsfield, the health department moves to cover salad bars and sternly bans self-serve displays, ordering sneeze guards for safety.
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North Adams
City Health Board
Commissioner of Public Works
Joseph J. Girardi
Girardi
W.R. Grace Co
Adams
George L. Heisler
Heisler
The
Grace Co
Health Board
Joseph J. Dupuis
Amherst
Pittsfield
Louis A. Bolduc
Bolduc
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Arthur J. O’dea
Comprehensive Health Planning Office
Main St
Irving Wagner
State Coalition
Box
Dorset
Rensselaer Rough Riders
Redden’s Grove
Orlon
Dal
Labor Hall
Life Magazine
Collins
Piedmont
Lombardy
Venetia
Europe
Goddard College
Plainfield
Bennington
Watts
PSB
New York
Down In
Berkshire
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