Fires of suspicious origin hit New Lebanon again
Fires of suspicious origin plagued the New Lebanon-Stephentown area with two barns burning early morning. The first alarm at 2 11 a m reported a blaze at a creamery barn owned by Lloyd Sandstrom and used by the Benson family, containing 3000 to 4000 bales of hay. A second alarm at 3 30 a m reported another blaze at a nearby residence in West Lebanon. the total loss included the second barn and its home, both marked suspicious and under investigation.
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Stephentown
Joseph Miller
New Lebanon Center
Miller
Lloyd Sandstrom
Lebanon An
Thomas Benson
New York
Lebanon
Great American Smokeout planned for Rensselaer County
The American Cancer Society of Rensselaer County promotes a Great American Smokeout on Thursday November 17 to urge smokers to pledge a day without cigarettes. Volunteers are sought to organize the event and clinics will be offered in winter to help quit. Call (518) 274-6303 for information. Also, Sunderland Selectmen plan October revenue sharing discussion at 7:30 p.m. on Oct 3. Manchester Lions Club hosts a pancake breakfast October 1 2 8 9 at the VFW Routes 11 and 9% Manchester Center from 7 to 11 a.m.
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Troy
N.Y
American Cancer Society of
Rensselaer County
Cancer Society
Gerald Rafter
Sunderland Selectmen
The
American Cancer Society
Manchester Lions Club
VFW
Manchester Center
Vermont Writers Meet at Grove Hill Norwich for Fall Session
The annual fall meeting of the Vermont Writers League will be held Friday September 30 and Saturday October 1 at Grove Hill Christian Association near Norwich. Dormitory lodging costs $15 per person for both days. inns nearby include Stone House Inn North Thetford and Norwich Motor Inn Norwich. Program starts Friday at 4 PM with registration, dinner at 6, speaker Thomas Gavin of Middlebury College at 7:30, followed by a Q&A and a business meeting to close the day. Saturday features breakfast, votes and talks by Elizabeth Bridgman of Charlotte Vermont and Charlotte Turgeon of Amherst Massachusetts, plus Paul S. Eriksson, with lunch at noon and more talks into the afternoon. Participants may bring recent work to display. attendance open to nonmembers. Contact Grove Hill for directions at 785-4000.
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League of Vermont Writers
Grove Hill Christian Association
White River Junction
Grove Hill
Stone House Inn
North Thetford
Norwich Motor Inn
Thomas Gavin
Middlebury College
Toledo
Ohio
Elizabeth Bridgman
Ms. Bridgman
Maryland
Virginia
Charlotte, Vt
Life Magazine
Charlotte Turgeon
Amherst
Mass
Curtis Publishing Co
Cordon Bleu Ecole de Cuisine
Paris
Larousse Gastronomique
Paul S. Eriksson
New York
Middlebury
Peggy
Eriksson
Vermont apple harvest worries amid rain and prices set to rise
Vermont apple growers report wet spells delaying harvest across multiple regions with the potential for higher prices if rain stops. Experts note a smaller crop could boost demand and values, with projections originally predicting about one million bushels worth four million dollars.
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Shoreham
UPI
Vermont
University of Vermont Extension Service
Joseph Costante
Teeth marks tie Lemuel Smith to multiple Schenectady killings
State police linked Lemuel Smith to the July 21 slaying of Maralie Wilson and to the December Colonie Center murder of Jean Richburg, with circumstantial ties to two other homicides. A forensic expert matched teeth marks on Wilson’s exhumed remains to Smith’s dental plates, and similar marks appeared on Richburg. Police call teeth marks a strong evidentiary tool. Clifton Park board bans private tree cutting in town landfill while allowing corporate salvage under insurance, citing potential liability.
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Schenectady
Lemuel Smith
Maralie Wilson
Jean Richburg
Smith
Wilson
Richburg
Colonie Center
Robert Hedderman
Margaret Byron
Hedderman
Clifton Park
Roy Speckhard
Insurance Corporation
Confidential screening tests prompt concern in Berkshire
NORTH ADAMS Superintendent Robert Loretan said questionnaires used to screen students for Project SUCCESS are confidential and will be destroyed. The program, an alternative school for potential high school dropouts, will start next month at Windsor Mill on Union Street with a $120,000 federal grant. PITTSFIELD Five Franklin teachers were jailed at Berkshire County House of Correction after a 11 day strike, with 42 of 287 teachers imprisoned for contempt of a back to work order.
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North Adams
Robert L. Loretan
Loretan
Pittsfield
Norfolk County
Franklin
Berkshire County
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