Manchester selectmen oppose permit for cement plant
Manchester Town Board votes to oppose extending a non conforming use for William E Dailey Inc cement plant off Route 7 near the drive in. A hearing is set for Oct 3. The board also weighs Hills Court relocation and town planning efforts while addressing vandalism and youth curfew discussions.
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Manchester
I. Stanford Zecher
William Finn
Donald Dorr
Zoning Board of Adjustment
William E. Dailey Inc
Shaftsbury
Route 7
Manchester Drive-in
Lois Mattison
Selectmen
Hills’ Court
Orvis
Manchester Village
Village Zoning Board of Adjustment
Lambert
Ivan Combe
Hills
Marion
Jeff Hills
ZBA
Mark Skinner
Selectman
John Hawkins
Hawkins
Grand Union
Fred Wessner
Zecher
Arcade
Massachusetts Senate paves way for western dog track
In a 24-13 vote the Massachusetts Senate approved a bill to add 325 racing dates and open western Massachusetts to a dog track, with 120 added meets in Hampshire and Hampden counties. Debate included warnings of future regret and questions about ownership, with amendments proposed to curb dates and require community profit returns. An Arlington hunter safety class notice follows.
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Boston
UPI
Senate
Massachusetts
House
David Locke
Wellesley
Hampshire
Hampden Counties
Locke
Manchester Selectmen Support McDonald Fees Zoning Change Rejected
Manchester selectmen side with 150 residents opposing widening Route 7 commercial zone to aid a McDonald’s land option. A second public hearing will review original zoning changes. Officials cite traffic, loss of residential land, and maintaining Route 7’s character as key concerns.
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McDonald’s
Manchester
Selectmen
Planning Board
Planning Commission
Arthur) O’dea
Henry R. Lambert
Mountain View Drive
Montgomery Ward
Manchester Discount Beverages
Richville Road
Jean Bongartz
Bongartz
Washington chapel saved from final demolition in Massachusetts
In Washington Massachusetts the Western Massachusetts Episcopal Diocese agreed to sell St Andrew's Chapel to town residents for one dollar instead of demolishing it. The town hopes to finalize the transfer by October end with first refusal rights for the church if ever sold again. Community protests earlier supported preserving the 78 year old chapel.
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Washington, Mass
Washington Selectmen
Washington
Arlo Guthrie
Stone Chapel
Western Massachusetts Episcopal Diocese
Alexander D. Stewart
Stewart
Church
Western Massachusetts
Troy cemetery tour offers historic Oakwood visit
The Hudson Mohawk Industrial Gateway will sponsor a tour of Oakwood Cemetery in Troy on Saturday September 17 at 1 p.m. Guide Mrs Breffny Walsh will lead visitors to gravesites of Emma Willard Uncle Sam Wilson Russell Sage the Vanderheydens and Civil War Gen George Thomas. Gravestone rubbings are invited. The two hour tour gathers at the crematorium with a 50 cent price for Gateway members students and seniors and one dollar for others.
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Troy
N.Y
Hudson- Mohawk Industrial Gateway
Oakwood
Breffny Walsh
Rensselaer County Historical Society
Emma Willard
Sam Wilson
Russell Sage
George Thomas
Chickamauga
Gateway
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United Counseling Service
Tom Hopkins
Hopkins
Human Services Council
Manchester Selectmen
Elma Russell
Russell
Senior Citizen Center
Fleming Hardware
Army and Navy
Dorothy Roberts
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Mass
Foxboro
E.M. Loew
Frank Mastroccla
D-Everett
Hunter Safety
Arlington
Arlington- Sandgate-Sunderland
East Arlington
Ep. Mahar & Son, Inc. Funeral Home
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By Maggie C. Bucholt
Clara May Hemenway
Vermont
South — Cambridge
Pleasant Valley Granges
William C. English
Michele Stannard
Vera Mae Trinkle
Alfred Stannard
Burton Stannard
Marilyn Robinson
James Stannard
Duane Robinson
George Stannard
William D. English
David English
Yolanda English
Carolyn Stannard
Patricia Lake
Shepard's Lane
Richard A. Lake
R.A. Realty Corp
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Taconic Road
Lawrence
Mary Thompson
O’dea
Howard Seever
Burlington
Manchester Aaw Board
Superintendent of Schools
Manchester Center
Bennington, VT
Bennington Lions Club
Bennington
Norshaft Lions Club
North Bennington
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