Shaftsbury selectmen seek Tax Department error on appraisals
Shaftsbury selectmen Merton Snow Roy Whitman and Tony Altobell plan to confront state Tax Department officials over appraisal mistakes. They prepared a letter to Taxes Commissioner Lawrence A Wright asking for clarification and action to protect residents' finances.
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Shaftsbury
Tax Department
Merton Snow
Roy Whitman
Tony Altobell
Lawrence A. Wright
Department of Taxes
Montpelier
Vermont
Shaftsbury Tax Fight Over School Aid Valuation
Shaftsbury selectmen urge Vermont tax officials to review the 1969 and 1970 school district equalized fair market values. They accuse the state of misusing the Shaftsbury Town School Grand List, seeking a 21 September response and a meeting to discuss the issue. They note the large 35 percent school tax increase and call for clarifications and corrective action.
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Shaftsbury
Town of
Shaftsbury Town
North Bennington- Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury Town School
Shaftsbury- North Bennington
Town
Montpelier
Merton R. Snow Roy G. Whitman
Anthony W. Altobell
Selectmen
Snow
Tax Department
Wright
Arthur W. Bradshaw
Bradshaw
North Bennington
Whitman
Altobell
Howard C. Miles
Edwin Colvin
Richard Bruce
Audrey Jones
Leo
Cole Hall
Stratton Mountain
Arlington officials weigh 20 mph school zone plan
Arlington Selectmen discussed creating a school zone with 20 mph signs from the R. E. Smith residence to the old food locker area. They would ask the state about sign orders and consider a local speed ordinance, but enforcement hinges on a voter-approved police force. Also, the board promised to remove a dead tree on Miss Ruth Hepp’s property by November.
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Colvin
Shaftsbury
Bennington
Altobell
Southworth Machine Co
Menands
N.Y
Southworth
Ledgely Drive
Whitman
Leo Harrington
Arlington
Helen Wood
Ann Halbur
Arlington School Board
Arlington Selectmen
Richard Hagelberg
R. V. Jones
Thomas Whalen
Selectman Jones
R. E. Smith
Hagelberg
Whalen
Ruth Hepp
Cedar Ledge Bakery Reports Strong First Week in Pownal Center
Mrs. Harry Andrews proprietor of Cedar Ledge Bakery in Pownal Center says the first week of business was successful. Saturday hours extend to 2 p.m. for working customers. Regular hours are Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Orders for pickup require 24 hours advance notice. Grand Opening plans are underway. Boy Scout Troop 347 will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Scout Hut.
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Harry Andrews
Cedar Ledge
Pownal Center
Boy Scout Troop 347
Manchester Zoning Guidance From Town Clerk Dos and Don’ts
Manchester town clerk outlines initial zoning procedures. No printed forms or Board of Adjustment yet. Permits by administrator required for external changes or trailer relocations. internal repairs not altering exterior may proceed. No permit needed for remodeling inside pre Sept 8 1970. Cooperation requested.
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Board of Adjustment
Planning Commission
Readsboro Fire Dept Sets New Drill Record At Alpenwald
Readsboro volunteers posted a department record in a surprise drill at the Alpenwald development seven miles from the firehouse. They reached the scene and pumped water in 9 minutes 47 seconds.
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Readsboro
Alpenwald
Margaret Bostwick
Whitingham
Jacksonville
Heartwellville
Monroe
Monroe Bridge
Mass
Patricia Ann Dix
Rt. 100
Square Dancers Invite Promenaders in Williamstown Mass
The Promenaders Western style dance club will host a Friday evening square dance from 8 to 11 at Fellowship Hall First Congregational Church Main Street in Williamstown. Guest caller Walt Young of South Attleboro Mass brings over a decade of regional experience and will perform his Berkshire County debut.
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Williamstown
Mass
Fellowship Hall
First Congregational Church
Main Street
Walt Young
South Attleboro
Springfield
Mountain View
Cummington
Promenaders
Berkshire County
DAR Meeting Discusses Vermont Constitution in Arlington
Mrs. Clifford Harwood spoke to the Arlington DAR at Ormsby Chapel on Sept. 16 about the Vermont Constitution and its history. The talk traced Vermont’s status as a Free and Independent State and cited adoption at Windsor on June 4, 1777, with notes on influences from Pennsylvania and William Penn. In Berlin, Frederick Squiers of Arlington joined 95 first-year NH Vocational Technical College students welcomed for the fall term starting Sept. 9, with Mayor Norman Tremaine and locals attending.
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Arlington
Clifford Harwood
Vermont
Ormsby Chapel
Katherine Terrell
Windsor
Thomas Young
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Berlin
N.H
Frederick Squiers
New Hampshire Vocational Technical College
Norman Tremaine
Robert
Carla Ryerson
Berlin Community Club
NHVTC
Francis Murphy
Ronald Caouette
Richard Brisson
Harwood
First Council of Censors
Manchester
Women’s Liberation Movement
Bennington County
National Resolutions Committee
NSCAR
National Defense
Cortlang@ Hamm
West Winfield
N.Y
Terrell
Fred Hadley
Montpelier
Orrin Griffis
DAR
G. Murray Campbell
Louis Soderberg
Bennett Upson
Conn
Ormsby
James Kennard
Raymond Brown
Jerome Hill
Dale Collett
Deadline extended for party permits in New York
Deer hunters are urged to apply for party permits with a postmark deadline of Friday September 25 extended from September 21 due to delays in distributing forms. Applications and instructions are available at State license issuing agencies while a backdrop of constitutional history and DAR conference attendees from New York and Vermont appear in the surrounding text.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Rummage Sale Planned by Hoosick Falls Church Group
A meeting of the T.C. Class of First United Church Presbyterian met at Mrs. Robert Springer home with Mrs. Henry Jacobsen assisting. After a pot luck supper, plans were made for the annual rummage sale at the church on October 2 from 10 AM to 5 PM. Donations can be dropped at the church or picked up by calling Mrs. Jessie Curtice or Mrs. Robert Hall.
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T.C
First United Church, Presbyterian
Robert Springer
Henry Jacobsen
Jessie Curtice
Robert Hall
Champlain College Freshman Enrolls in Orientation Start
Miss Anne G Kendall daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Kendall of School Street has enrolled as a freshman at Champlain College Burlington She reported to the college in the orientation program and classes begin Friday
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Anne G. Kendall
Donald Kendall
School Street
Champlain College
Burlington
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