Mayor White calls tax delinquents gallery a success
In Boston Mayor Kevin White defends a public tax delinquent display as a success saying it raised tax awareness and sped up payments. A judge ordered removal of one participant while 18 property owners challenge the exhibit amid a broader lawsuit seeking about 50 million dollars in back taxes.
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Boston
UPI
Kevin White
Rogues Gallery
Samuel Adams
White
Owens
Judith Dilday
Royal Bolling
Herb Connolly
Connolly
Approval must come from all directions for seventh grade move
Irving Adler notes a misreading of Mt. Anthony Union charter by attorney John H. Williams II. The move to shift seventh grades back to member districts likely requires majority approval of each Mt. Anthony member district and state Board of Education authorization, not just union-wide consent. Williams questioned whether district-by-district votes alone would suffice without union approval.
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Irving Adler
Shaftsbury
Mt. Anthony
Sleeman
Betits celebrate 25th wedding anniversary in Bennington
Betits mark 25th wedding anniversary with a Sept. 10 party at the Masonic Temple Main Street hosted by family. The Nightcaps provided music as guests from New Hampshire Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Vermont attended. The couple wed Sept. 20 192 at Sacred Heart Church Benon by Rev. Rosario Morency and have a daughter Pamela Metcalfe.
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Lewis Betit
Hunt St
Bennington
Masonic Temple
Main Street
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Vermont
Mrs. Betit
Sacred Heart Church, Benon
Rosario Morency
Pamela Metcalfe
Funeral for Belzora Loomis in North Bennington
Mrs Belzora Loomis of Matteson Road North Bennington died Friday morning after a long illness Funeral services were held Sunday at Mahar and Son Funeral Home with Rev Thomas D Steffen officiating Bearers included nephews Gerald and Leland Knickerbocker and cousins Anthony Tassone Gilbert Mattison Martin J Percey and Alexander E Mahar Burial followed in Grandview Cemetery Shaftsbury committal prayers offered by Rev Steffen
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Belzora Loomis
Matteson Road
North Bennington
Mahar & Son Funeral
Thomas D. Steffen
Second Congregational Church
Bennington
Gerald
Leland Knickerbocker
Anthony Tassone
Gilbert Mattison
Martin J. Percey
Alexander E. Mahar
Grandview Cemetery
Shaftsbury
Steffen
Loomis
Engagement announced by Slaters of Shaftsbury Hollow
Engaged couple Mr and Mrs Clifford Slater of Shaftsbury Hollow announce the engagement of their son to Lt Edward Prescott of Barre, son of the late Paula Prescott, in a notice listing local families and state police ties.
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Clifford Slater
Shaftsbury Hollow
Edward Prescott
Paula Prescott
Barresepar Sh All Wa
A Realtor's Many Hats in the Modern Market
The article explains why real estate negotiations are complex due to high stakes money and diverse subject areas. It notes the Realtor must master laws, building basics, financing, urban planning, environment, and health. Mrs. Hoisington leads Hoisington Realty as principal broker and holds multiple board and institute roles in Vermont and New York.
Vermont Energy Crisis TV Series to Air Locally
A 10 program closed circuit series on the energy crisis begins tonight across Vermont and New Hampshire. It will air on Interact Television from 6 30 to 8 p m at UVM Rowell Auditorium Central Vermont Hospital Berlin Rockingham Memorial Hospital Bellows Falls Mary Hitchcock Hanov er Claremont General Hospital and will include post lecture discussions between lecturers and audiences. The program titled The Energy Crisis and Vermont is co sponsored by the University of Vermont and the Vermont state Energy Office.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
New Hampshire
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
Claremont General Hospital
State recreation awards go to three Vermonters
Three Vermont individuals and organizations received Governor's Conference on Recreation awards at Lake Morey Inn Fairlee. Lt Gov Buckley presented the Theresa S Brungardt Award to Dr Henry Farmer of South Burlington Frank Dearborn of Brattleboro and the Woodstock Recreation Board for outstanding service to parks and recreation.
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Fairlee
Vermont
Lake Morey Inn and Country Club
T. Garry Buckley
Theresa S. Brungardt
Henry Farmer
South Burlington
Frank Dearborn
Brattleboro
Woodstock Recreation Board
Bennington Briefs Reflect Local College and Club notices
Bennington briefs note freshman Bennington College enrollment for Franklin B. Jones son of Col and Mrs Francis Sean. The Bennington County Registered Nurses Association to meet Sept 28 at 7 p.m. Iron Kettle Restaurant. Catamount Gadabouts square dance Oct 1 at Molly Stark School 8 to 11 p.m. Caller Joe Uebelacker. Bennington County ACS unit annual meeting Oct 1 at St Peters Church 2 p.m. Officer elections. A film A Sense of Wonder based on Rachel Carson to be shown Oct 1 at Bennington Free Library 10 to 11 a.m. Fraternal Order of Eagles initiation Oct 1 at 3 p.m. Auxiliary at 4 p.m. Ham supper 6 to 8 p.m. Music by John Mook 8 to 12. King Louies pizza night deliveries 6-10 p.m. Wed Thu 6-10 p.m Fri Sat 6-11 p.m. Delivery 50 cent 442-3949. Mrs Brungardt Brattleboro Vermont first director of recreation cited at conference. Theme There Is Life After Bingo. Senior citizen workshops on fitness cross country skiing bicycling leadership program nature activities. Barbara Berley conference chair, Vermont Department of Forests Parks and Recreation. Vermont Recreation and Park Association meeting followed. George Plumb elected president, Robert Williams vice president, Charles Wielgus treasurer. Woodstock Recreation nt.
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Brattleboro
Vermont
Barbara Berley
Vermont Department of Forests
Agency of Environmental Conservation
Montpelier
Vermont Recreation and Park Association
George Plumb
Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Robert Williams
Springfield
N H murder mystery deepens in Portsmouth case
The Strafford County Medical Referee ruled Jaclyne Snyder's death undetermined as Assistant Attorney General James Kruse disclosed no medical cause. He doubts a Health Department carbon monoxide or alcohol report will help. Snyder, 22, vanished during a walk in Portsmouths historic areas and was found in woods near a Lee road ten days later. The crime lab found no external injuries on clothing. The investigation remains open as a murder due to suspicious circumstances.
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N.H
UPI
Jaclyne Snyder
Strafford County
John Neff
James Kruse
Neff
Kruse
Spokane, Wash
Lee
State Crime Laboratory
Gov Thomson pushes family farms against decline
Gov Meldrim Thomson argues the nation must strengthen the family farm to avoid a Rome like collapse. He cites New Hampshire data showing shrinking farming families from 37 percent to 4 percent, urging policy action to preserve agricultural independence.
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Bedford
N.H
UPI
Meldrim Thomson
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Thomson
Welfare recipients urged to receive 16.6 percent raise
The Vermont Fellowship of Women of the United Church of Christ urged that the proposed 16.6 percent raise for state employees apply to welfare benefits. About 120 women at the 50th annual meeting in St. Johnsbury voted to ask state agencies to extend the cost of living adjustment to aid for the aging, the blind and disabled, and to needy families. The group, aligned with the Vermont Conference UCC missions committee, also voted a $250 gift to the emergency food and fuel fund.
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Sally McCain
Wells River
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Christian Social Action
Missions Committee
Vermont Conference of the United Church of Christ
Burlington
Faire Edwards
Montpelier
Vermont Ecumenical Council
Vermont Conference of the
UCC
Gas prices vary in Vermont in August report
Vermont energy officials report August prices with regular and no lead gasoline slipping slightly from July levels while high test gas rises. Regular drops three tenths of a cent, no lead down four tenths, and high test up four tenths of a cent.
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Montpelier
UPI
State Energy Office
IRS offers pamphlets to schools in Vermont
The IRS mails brochures and order forms for the Understanding Taxes Program to junior and senior high schools statewide. Last year 80 of 125 Vermont schools used the program. It covers taxation history, first job tax info, and Form 1040/1040A prep. Orders due by Nov 1 for January delivery. questions go to the Burlington Understanding Taxes Coordinator.
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Burlington
IRS
Vermont
Woman files sex bias complaint over coffee task
Charlene White 22 filed a sex bias complaint with Vermont AG alleging she was fired from C L Construction Co of New Hampshire for refusing to make coffee for male coworkers. Superintendent Edward Richardson said she was assigned coffee chores due to inexperience, while advocates say the case could lead to a $10,000 fine if substantiated.
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Attorney General’s Office
Charlene White
C & L Con
Long Trail lodge burns down on Long Trail in Vermont
A fire destroyed Tylor Lodge, a hikers shelter on the Long Trail. A hiker reported the blaze Sunday and firefighters saved surrounding forest but could not save the 26 year old structure. The Green Mountain Club, builder of the lodge in 1951, says it is insured and will be rebuilt.
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UPS
Tylor Lodge
Long Trail
Green Mountain Club
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