Bennington zoning, Williston mall lift tensions and plans
Williston voters ends opposition to a large mall, boosting chances for a rural land hub of shops as Act 250 hearings proceed. Bennington planners debate a Route 7 Kocher Drive shopping center and a northeast town zone change to raise housing density amid unsettled site questions.
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Williston
District Commission
Chittenden County
Williston Mall
Vermont
Bennington
Route 7
Kocher Drive
District Environmental Commission
Williston eyes zoning review as mall plan draws scrutiny
Williston faces 16 multi family houses near Putnam Square amid growth concerns. The planning commission debates zone changes and development proposals, noting ordinances lack specificity for large projects. Planners warn of growth handling and the need for public participation in Bennington County.
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Putnam Square
Williston
Environmental Commission
Williston Mall
Bennington County
Planning Commission
Senate moves to ban pregnancy benefit discrimination in health plans
The Senate approved a Civil Rights Act amendment by 75 to 11 to forbid excluding pregnancy and childbirth costs from employer health and disability plans. A similar House bill awaits action as campaign groups push to correct the 1976 Supreme Court ruling. Experts estimate annual added costs at about 191.5 million dollars, likely passed to consumers.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Senate
House
Labor Department
General Stark Declines Bennington Battle Day Invite
81 year old Maj. Gen. John Stark denounces attending Bennington Battle Day 1809 citing aged infirmities and lack of oil in the lamp. He notes he will remember the Bennington residents, though he must soon receive marching orders and depart this life. Born 1728, Stark dies 1822. the 1877 Vermont Centennial reveal details of his exchange with Olin Robinson and Fay in a Precious Letter.
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John Stark
Bennington
Gideon Olin
Jonathan Robinson
David Fay
Gen. Stark
Childs Brothers
Asaph P
Rollin S
Stark
Olin
Robinson and Fay
General Stark Invitation Reveals Bennington Anniversary Plans
The Bennington event to honor Gen. Stark on August 16 includes about 60 veterans in attendance. Stark, unable to travel due to age, sent a response in 1809 praising liberty, republicanism, and the Union, warning against a foreign and domestic tyranny and urging vigilance at outposts and sentries.
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Sons of Freedom
Bennington
Letters Question Bennington Law Enforcement Practices
A reader questions Bennington police activity after receiving a $24 ticket for 42 mph in a 30 mph zone near Green Mountain Furniture. He notes cruisers every morning, explains his early commute from North Hoosick to work in North Bennington, and cites coffee stops at The Dinette as context. He implies repeated enforcement patterns and seeks confirmation.
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North Bennington
North Hoosick
N.Y
Bennington
Bill Mort
New York
Green Mountain Furniture
Community concerns over Main Street destruction and police patrols
A Hoosick reader questions why Main Street is targeted while vandalism and speeding issues across town persist. He cites a park destruction near Main Street, mentions frequent tire marks, warns about potential license suspension and job loss, and seeks editorial clarity on local law enforcement priorities.
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Globe Union
Main Street
Frustration to the Editor in Arlington Letters
A reader laments Washington politics and debt, urges new faces with integrity, recalls past American greatness, notes weekly flag salutes, questions Bible readings at assemblies, and criticizes teen thefts and waning church bells.
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Washington
America
Arlington
Thumprints and the cat's pajamas Katz war hero tale
The memoir recalls Bob Katz a witty prep school friend and WWII B17 pilot. Captured in Germany he helped plan escapes at Stalag Luft and earned respect by surviving torture and sharing clever ruses. His humor kept him alive and he returned home to his Katz Pajama Company.
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Bob
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Dusseldorf
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Berlin
S.O.B
Katz
D.F.C
Third Reich
Wharton School of Finance
Army Air Corps
Wharton
Philadelphia
General Marshall
School of Finance
Robert
P.O.W
Poland
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