Coin show opens past of currency in Cambridge
A history of barter and money substitutes from beaver nails and tobacco to wampum and playing cards is presented, noting colonial and Civil War periods. The Battenkill Coin Club hosts a coin show at Cambridge Central School on Sunday Sept 26 from noon to 6 pm, featuring historical money examples and a Franklin almanac coin value table.
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Cambridge
N.Y
North America
Virginia
Canada
U.S
Battenkill
Cambridge Central School
Ethan Allen College to Host Sept. 29 Orientation
Ethan Allen Community College coordinator Jeff Wood announces an orientation at Manchester Elementary School on September 29 for prospective students. Attendees will meet teachers, preview classes, receive registration forms, and access financial aid counseling. Three courses will be added: Interior Design, VW Auto Mechanics, and Typing.
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Manchester
Jeff Wood
Ethan Allen Community College
Wood
Barbara Sherman
John White
Hoag Family and Guests Share Social Week
Walloomsac Bertha Hoag 686-7282 Miss Mary Ellen Hoag enjoyed a couple of days with her sister Mrs. Edna Fortune. coal of Mrs. Lester Quinlan left Friday for Ft. Lauderdale after two months with Mrs. Elsie Scott. Mrs. Harvey Baker and mother Mrs. Roscoe Austin of Greenwich and Miss Alice Guiden were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John O'Hare last Thursday.
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Mary Ellen Hoag
Edna Fortune
Lester Quinlan
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Elsie Scott
Harvey Baker
Roscoe Austin
Greenwich
Alice Guiden
John O’hare
Vermont voters swing in Democratic primary as GOP crossover rises
UPI reports veteran analyst Vincent Naramore estimates up to 7000 Republicans crossed over to vote in Vermont Democrats primary on Sept 14. The shift aided Stella Hackel in the gubernatorial race and narrowed Scott Skinner's margin against Gov. Salmon in the Senate bid. For the first time, more votes were cast in the Democratic primary than the GOP race.
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South Burlington
UPI
Vincent Naramore
Naramore
St. Michaels College
Stella Hackel
Scott Skinner
Thomas Salmon
Vermont
St. John Is Sentenced For Insurance Fraud Scheme
David St. John, 34, formerly of Barre now in Honolulu, was sentenced in Burlington to two years in prison for bilking Winooski widow Claire Lavallee of about 225 thousand dollars from her late husband’s insurance. He withdrew innocent pleas last month and admitted to two of six federal charges. His lawyer expects much of the money to be recovered.
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Burlington
UPI
David St. John
Barre
Winooski
St. John
Honolulu
Hawaii
U.S. District Court
Claire Lavallee
St. John’s
Vermont towns set to raise electric rates in Hyde Park and Johnson
Starting Oct 1 residents of Hyde Park and Johnson will face higher electric bills after the Public Service Board approved rate hikes. Hyde Park Electric Department gains 13.75 percent, raising about 68000 dollars, while Johnson Water and Light sees a 17.25 percent increase costing roughly 28000 dollars. A PSB hearing Tuesday will review whether Springfield’s 1975 Town Meeting notice for a 54 million municipal hydro project was properly posted amid opposition from Central Vermont Public Service Corp.
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Montpelier
UPI
Johnson and Hyde Park
Public Service Board
Vermont
PSB
Hyde Park Village
Johnson Water and Light Department
Hyde Park
Johnson
Springfield
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Public Service Board denies Vermont Yankee charge objection
The Public Service Board denies Shirley Giffin's request to avoid paying for last winter's Vernon plant shutdown costs and rejects her demand that Green Mountain Power reimburse her legal fees from the proceedings.
City chief moves across line sparks council worry
Troy officials express concern over Police Chief John J. Givney moving his residence over the city line into Pittstown. The move is legal as New York law allows civil servants to live outside their jurisdiction. Glens Falls hosts 50 hot air balloonists this weekend with leaf-picking and flour-bombing contests and multiple takeoffs from Adirondack Community College.
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Troy
John J. Givney
Pittstown
Steven Dworsky
Givney
New York State
Glens Falls
Adirondack Community College
Lenox Bible Speaks seeks airport hangar in Pittsfield
Lenox Bible Speaks, which bought Foxhollow School, asks the Pittsfield Municipal Airport Commission for permission to build a hangar to house at least five aircraft. It already uses a helicopter and a six passenger plane and plans for more aircraft including a third helicopter and larger jets. Also Berkshire County Fair opens with mutuel racing, but police report thefts and an arrest warrant for a cashier over two days totaling about $3,567.10.
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Lenox — Bible Speaks
Lenox
Foxhollow School
Pittsfield Municipal Airport Commission
The
Bible College
Hancock
Mutuel
Frank Perry
Green Mountain
Pownal
Barrington Fair
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Belle
Lye Brook Bridge
Richville
Richville Road
Bennington, Vermont
Nate
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Chittenden Trust
FDIC
Chittenden Trust Company
Chitenden
Ethan Allen College
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
Lor FurnIture CO
Main ST
Ibennington Art Supplies
Main ST. Bennington
Burt Bros
Dole
Hydro
Vernon
New York
Down In
Berkshire
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