Manchester debates revenue sharing funds and November ballot
Manchester selectmen spent nearly an hour debating how to allocate $92,000 in revenue sharing funds and which items to place on the November ballot. They scheduled a special meeting for Sept 25 to finalize the warning, aiming for a ballot-ready plan before October. The only firm decision was to request $56,000 for a new town garage, with remaining funds in limbo amid cost estimates.
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Manchester
Selectman I. Stanford Zecher
Zoufaly
Joseph L. Dupree
Arthur J. O’dea
Blanchard Stone
Zecher
Stone
Manchester Day Care Four Seasons Show At Roundhouse a Success
The Roundhouse event raised support for the Manchester day care program with notable donations and a showcase by volunteers and models. Organizers thanked Jack Foster for commentary and listed numerous local businesses and individuals contributing items and funds. The town board addressed zoning fee scales and new administration changes while approving a partial trade in equipment and seeking federal funds for police radio upgrades.
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Hillside Ski Shop
Ski Emporium
Bromley
McMillan’s
Jack’s Hardware
Town and Country Fashions
Hand Chevrolet
John Balch
Elwell Farm Hosts District 12 Girl Scout Day Camp
Shaftsbury district groups held a two week August camp at Rudolph Elwell's farm with Ellen Elwell as director. The Day Camp Committee led by Phyllis Butler organized cookouts, nature study, songs, crafts, and overnight sessions. Pixie unit of 23 under five supervised by Linda Pascarella and Martha Kulmane. helpers listed. Boys unit named the Wildcats ran by Jim Elwell.
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Shaftsbury
Rudolph Elwell
Ellen Elwell
Phyllis Butler
Arla Worthington
Fran O'Neill
Joan Rizio
Nancy Langlois
Ruth Wilcox
Pixie
Linda Pascarella
Martha Kulmane
Donna Wilcox
Susan Wilcox
Harriet Doerrer
Marlene Severs
Michelle Langlois
Wildcats
Jim Elwell
White Creek Girl Scouts Camp Activity Notes
The article recounts United Methodist Church activities and a major Girl Scouts camp at White Creek with multiple units led by various volunteers. It highlights overnights, badges earned, nature walks guided by Marion Riemann, campfire ceremonies, telescope-viewing, museum hikes, and swimming at Lake Shaftsbury State Park. Scouts came from Manchester, Arlington, Shaftsbury, North Bennington, Bennington and Pownal.
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Fran O’neill
Theresa Jackson
Jeanne Mack
Donna Alexander
Dolly Chabot
Rene Molloy
Nancy Langlois
Bea Mattison
Nancy Bowen
Shirley McLenahan
Norma Bell
Barbara Hale
Marion Riemann
Mother Nature
Sue Debus
Aldona Guilmette
Eugene Kosche
Topping Tavern Museum
Lake Shaftsbury State Park
Manchester
Arlington
Shaftsbury
North Bennington
Bennington
Pownal
Regional landfill fate hinges on four towns joining
Martin J. Cummings warns he will close his Sunderland area landfill unless he signs contracts with at least four towns. Sunderland Sandgate Arlington and Manchester remain undecided as Beattie’s site and Beattie lease complicate regional plans. Dorset and Manchester face a choice that could shape the long term across five towns.
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Sunderland
Martin J. Cummings
Earl Hill
Cummings
Bennington County Regional Commission
BCRC
Michael Shay
Williams College
John Simson
Manchester
Dorset
Orrin H. Beattie
Beattie
the Banner Tuesday
Arlington
Sandgate
Manchester Board of Selectmen
Hill
Edward C. Renner
Donald J. Keough
Carl Benjamin Sr
Benjamin
Hwever
Benjamin Partridge
Simson
Partridge
Sandgate Board of Selectmen
Douglas A. Tschorn
Martin Cummings
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Emil Zoufaly
Ralph Fleming
Doug Schner
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Carlton J. Winslow
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Marshall Peck
Sally Roberts
Kate Madkour
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Ronnie Wilcox
Tom
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Marion la Torella
Jill Dubrow
Barbara Powers
Barbara Duffany
Verlinda Griffin
Adele Eichel
Sunni Breen
Cheryl Rigler
Nd Lang
David Aherne
Lou Bravakis
Melody Inn
Danby
Joseph Pelligrini
Hill and Dale
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Southworth Machinery, Inc
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Elwell Farm
Eleanor Niles
Jermain United Methodist Church
Maurice Andrew
United Methodist Church
James McCart
Annette White
West Springfield
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John Rae
Mary McClellan Hospital
Michael Bellemare
Middlefield
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Kristen Joseph
Michael
Paul Bellemare
Joseph Thompson
White Creek
James Harry Brace
Veterans Administration Hospital
James Perry
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William Hulihan
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Catherine Hulihan
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UPI
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Edward D Maharee
Dhone
NFDA
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F. Collins Company
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