False fire alarm leads to suspended sentence in Bennington case
In Bennington District Court, 17 year old Mark Daigneault pleaded guilty to ringing a false fire alarm on North Street. He received a 30 day suspended sentence to Rutland facility and probation, plus strict home curfew and weekend confinement. Also in court, 18 year old Steven Richard received six months at the House of Correction for motor vehicle theft. 20 year old Dana Eaton pleaded guilty to breach of peace and received 30 days at St. Albans facility. 17 year old David Kearney’s case was moved to juvenile court upon attorney request. 35 year old William Brown pleaded guilty to breach of peace and public intoxication, with fines or one day in jail on each count.
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Bennington District Court
Mark S. Daigneault
Bennington
North Street
Rutland
Daigneault
John P. Morrissey
Steven M. Richard
Corrinne J. Richard
House of Correction
Richard
Dana E. Eaton
Manchester Depot
Eaton
Clinton E. Cole
Manchester
St. Albans
David Kearney
Art Ward
Robert E. Cummings
William L. Brown
Arlington
Brown
Quadruple fine for 509 parking tickets in Wood County
Wood County Circuit Court judge Donald F Black ordered attorney Robert E Keltner to pay 1018 in fines for 509 unpaid parking tickets within 20 days. He was convicted of nonpayment and given 100 extra fine and five years probation instead of 60 days in jail. Police noted 50 cents per ticket if paid within 24 hours. now 2 each. Keltner plans to appeal to the state supreme court if needed.
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Parkersburg
W.va
UPI
Wood County
Donald F. Black
Robert E. Keltner
Keltner
State Supreme Court
House move sparks protest in Sharon Massachusetts
An illegally parked two percent story green frame house moved from Ashcroft Road amid protests as residents oppose the plan. Town officials, led by Selectmen, consider options including halting the move, cutting the home, or lifting it by helicopter while a security guard monitors the site.
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Sharon
Mass
UPI
Ashcroft Road
George S. Fossella
Stoughton
Fossella
Town Selectmen’s Meeting
Louise Bond
Bank
Selectmen
Ashcroft Street
Albert R. Horan
State offers new pamphlets in Vermont
The Vermont Agency of Development and Community Affairs announces two new publications. A Guide to Building and Development explains steps for housing projects from homes to industrial parks and outlines required procedures. A Guide to Recycling Opportunities details collection, separation, and recycling of reclaimable waste, plus a dealer list.
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Montpelier
State Agency of Development and Community Affairs
Vermont
Army to switch to quarterly draft calls next year
Washington officials expect a new draft system after the passage of the latest draft law. The Pentagon plans quarterly calls for the rest of the year with total October to December calls not exceeding 19,500. Civilian approval from the secretary of defense office and the Selective Service System is required.
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Washington
UPI
Army
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Selective Service
Berlin
Vietnam
Cub Scout Packs Meet to Reorganize for Fall
Bennington Cub Scout Packs 345 and 355 will meet at the Knights of Columbus Hall Sunday at 7 p.m. to reorganize for the fall, Publicity Director Walter Vassura said. He noted den overcrowding, the aim to form a possible third pack, and the role of parents as leaders guiding crafts, outdoors, and cooperative activities.
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Bennington
Knights of Columbus
Scout
Walter Vassura
Vassura
Scout Committee
Moulton cites red tape for Vermont housing delays
In Montpelier outgoing Development Secretary Elbert G. Moulton told the Governor's Conference on Housing that government red tape slows housing. He urged one stop shopping centers to streamline services and criticized Treasurer Davis for partial Mortgage Credit Agency steps. He defended Environmental Control Laws as safeguards, not obstructions. Over 100 attendees attended the day long conference.
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Moulton
Frank H. Davis
Vermont
John Chapin
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Green Mt Power seeks federal exemption to raise rates
Green Mountain Power Corp plans an 18 percent rate hike and will ask a federal exemption to bypass Nixon era wage and price controls. Attorney Paul D. Sheehey disclosed the move at the Vermont Public Service Board hearing as the utility cites higher operating costs and investment in the $11 million Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant. The board has already approved a 12 percent increase for Central Vermont Public Service and faces another 18 percent request from CVPS.
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Charles Ross
Glenn McKibben
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Vernon
Central Vermont Public Service
CVPS
Senate pays final tribute to Prouty in memorial service
The Senate honored late Senator Winston L. Prouty with eulogies led by Senator George D. Aiken. Also speaking were Mike Mansfield Hugh Scott Norris Cotton and Caleb J. Boggs. Aiken praised Prouty for two decades of quiet, dedicated work for the sick poor workers and youth, noting his modest resting place contrasts with the lasting human monument of his service.
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George D. Aiken
Senate Republicans
Vermont
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Caleb J. Boggs
Del
Aiken
Winston L. Prouty
Washington
Happy ending for saga of Peep the alley cat
Peep the alley cat with unique blue and yellow eyes is now healthy and in a comfortable home. William J. Duby of Colchester Vermont faces a potential 90 day license suspension after the Agriculture Department accused him of misrepresenting Peep s origin and failing to hold her for the required five days. The case began when the Burlington Free Press offered the cat as absolutely free and Peep was passed through several homes and a medical school before finally being cared for again by Charlene Blondin in Essex Junction Vermont.
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Washington
UPI
William J. Duby
Colchester
Agriculture Department
Burlington
Free Press
Duby
Kathleen Portelance
Williston
Peep
Charlene Blondin
Essex Junction
Springfield fisherman shot at Stoughton Pond
A 40 year old Springfield fisherman undergoes surgery to remove a bullet after being shot while fishing with his brother and a friend near Perkinsville. Four witnesses and roadblocks were noted as authorities probe the bizarre incident involving Richard Coutermarsh, son in law of the Springfield Police Chief.
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Perkinsville
UPI
Springfield
Richard Coutermarsh
Sherman Martin
Stoughton Pond
Coutermarsh
Ronald
Ross Warden
Windsor County
Vermont Adds 116 Jobs Under National Emergency Act
The Employment Security Department announced 116 more job slots for Vermont communities under the National Emergency Employment Act, bringing the total federally funded municipal positions to 190.
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Montpelier
UPI
Employment Security Department
Vermont
Fairfax Farm Worker Dies In Corn Blower Accident
Robert L. Blaisdell, 29, of Fairfax, was killed when he fell into a corn blower while working on a local farm Thursday. The UPI report notes the fatality occurred at the job site and authorities investigated the incident.
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Fairfax
UPI
Robert L. Blaisdell
Equine fever confirmed at Saratoga harness track
Saratoga Springs reports a fourth case of equine infectious anemia, or African Swamp Fever, at the harness track with Cornell experts confirming the diagnosis. Earlier cases linked to a Montreal-area farm prompt new criticism from the Northeastern Harness Horsemen's Association toward track president Ernest B. Morris who calls the protesters agitators. In Colonie, seven people were injured in a Route 155 crash involving a small school bus and three cars, with no serious injuries due to seatbelts worn by the children.
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Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Harness Race
Cornell
Montreal
Northeastern Harness Horsemen's Association
Ernest B. Morris
Morris
Horsemen’s Association
Colonie
New Berkshire CDC weighs co op housing plan options
Pittsfield based Community Development Corp. examines two federal programs for a mixed income cooperative housing project Turnkey from HUD and FHA 236. They consider 100 units on one site or 150 units on multiple sites with site selection as a major hurdle.
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Pittsfield
Community Development Corp
Department of Housing and Urban Development
CDC
Northern Berkshire Fall Foliage Festival Opens in North Adams
The 16th annual festival runs nine days starting Saturday with events across North Adams. Highlights include a queen prelim for Miss Massachusetts and a Sunday children’s parade. The parade closes the festival on Sunday Oct 3 at 1 p.m. on Main Street, now split by a grass median. Windsor Lake hosts the opening at 10 a.m.
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North Adams
Northern Berkshire
Windsor Lake
Massachusetts
North Adams Church To Be Posted Unfit For Human Habitation
A deconsecrated church used as a youth coffee house will be posted by the board of health as unfit for human habitation. The city will permit daytime and evening use but ban overnight stays after city sanitarian warns it violates multiple codes and is a firetrap posing a danger to the neighborhood.
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North Adams
Board of Health
City Sanitarian
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