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         <title><![CDATA[Cambridge School Board candidates speak on the issues at forum]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday May 18, 2013    CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. -- Two candidates for one seat on the Cambridge Central School board shared their views during a "meet the candidates" event at the school Thursday.



Board member Paul Baker-Porazinski is finishing his first three-year term on the school board while challenger Sean Cossey is seeking that seat in his first bid.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;b&gt;ZEKE WRIGHT&lt;/b&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 23:04:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[FEMA: $126K to Woodford for Irene work]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday May 18, 2013    
NEAL P. GOSWAMI



Senior Staff Writer



WOODFORD -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to pay $126,000 for work the town completed in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene.



Select Board Chairman Ryan Thurber received notice Thursday of FEMA's decision to pay $49,000 for the removal of woody debris that collected in the Roaring Branch]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 22:52:02 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[First &lsquo;field relay' held at MAUMS]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday May 18, 2013    
ZEKE WRIGHT



Staff Writer



BENNINGTON -- Middle school students at Mount Anthony Union dressed up and relayed Friday in support and to raise awareness of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.



Bennington County's Relay takes place next month, June 22, at Mount Anthony Union High School and participants are already out raising pledges.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 22:45:49 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pownal auditors claim $43,000       in payroll errors]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday May 18, 2013    
KEITH WHITCOMB JR.



Staff Writer



POWNAL -- Two town auditors say that between 2009 and 2012 the town made $43,864 in payroll errors. 



Auditors Ray Shields and Betty Baker presented the figure to the Select Board Thursday along with a list of questions about the town's personnel policy, which they said was vague and likely to blame for the mistakes.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 22:26:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Battery plant locks down after alarm]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 17, 2013    
MICHELLE KARAS



Editor



BENNINGTON -- The Energizer battery plant was locked down for approximately two hours and 45 minutes Thursday evening after an internal alarm was sounded and social media reports indicated a gunman might be on site, according to police.



Bennington Police Chief Paul Doucette said at the scene that Bennington officers responded to the]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 22:21:06 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Battery plant locks down on fear of possible gunman]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[BENNINGTON - The Energizer battery plant was locked down for
approximately two hours and 45 minutes Thursday evening after an
internal alarm was sounded and social media reports indicated a
gunman might be on site, according to police.
Bennington Police Chief Paul J. Doucette Jr. said at the scene that
Bennington officers responded to the plant after the alarm was
activated, at about 5 p.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>MICHELLE KARAS, Editor</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 23:51:58 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Foreclosure complaint filed against Pownal liquor store]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday May 16, 2013    
KEITH WHITCOMB JR.



Staff Writer



POWNAL -- A bank has filed a foreclosure complaint against Next Door Beer and Wine, alleging the business has not paid on loans.



The complaint was filed on May 8 by attorney Heather Z. Cooper, of the Rutland law firm Kenlan, Schwiebert, Facey, and Goss on behalf of People's United Financial Inc.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 23:45:09 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Students seek       to kickstart media lab for AMMS]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 17, 2013    
ZEKE WRIGHT



Staff Writer



ARLINGTON -- Students at Arlington Memorial Middle School/High School have kickstarted a campaign to raise funds for the school&rsquo;s music arts programs.



The campaign on the online fundraising platform Kickstarter was launched earlier this week and is already a third of the way toward its goal.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 23:34:53 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Energy firm could bring       in natural gas]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 17, 2013    
NEAL P. GOSWAMI



Senior Staff Writer



BENNINGTON -- Local officials and business leaders are exploring the idea of bringing a natural gas pipeline to Bennington after an Ohio-based developer proposed the idea of extending service from North Adams, Mass.



David Eigel, president of DEnergy Ltd.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 23:34:49 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Study report examines police costs       to Hoosick Falls town, village residents]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 17, 2013    
KEITH WHITCOMB JR.



Staff Writer



HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. -- Were the Hoosick Falls Police Department to cover the Town of Hoosick, it would cost town taxpayers a little bit more and cost village residents a little bit less, according to an addendum on a consolidation study.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 23:34:45 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[CCS super's contract       up in the air]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday May 16, 2013    
ZEKE WRIGHT



Staff Writer



CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. -- There was a strong show of support for the Cambridge Central School superintendent following word that his contract won't be renewed and discussion of an early buyout.



Residents and recent graduates, past and present staff, a building principal, and this year's graduating class valedictorian were]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 11:40:43 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Proposed local option tax fails to win governor&rsquo;s favor]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday May 16, 2013    
NEAL P. GOSWAMI



Senior Staff Writer



BENNINGTON -- A proposed local option sales tax that could have brought in nearly $1 million in additional revenue for Bennington was squashed this week as lawmakers retooled budget and tax bills in the closing days of the legislative session.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 23:18:50 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mace to close Bennington facility, move production to Ohio]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 15, 2013    
NEAL P. GOSWAMI



Senior Staff Writer



BENNINGTON -- Mace Security International Inc., is planning to close its Bennington facility and move production to Cleveland, Ohio, according to people familiar with the company's plans.



An employee of Mace on Tuesday said company officials informed employees of the plan to move.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 11:13:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Proposed dog ordinance would require registration, insurance]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Tuesday May 14, 2013    
NEAL P. GOSWAMI



Senior Staff Writer



BENNINGTON -- The Select Board presented an ordinance Monday that would regulate the number of dogs a person can own before being required to register as a private kennel.



The town does not currently limit the number of dogs a person can have on their property, Bennington Town Manager Stuart A.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 23:16:53 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 15, 2013    
WASHINGTON (AP) -- States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half -- from .08 blood alcohol level to .05 --matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries, a federal safety board recommended Tuesday. That&rsquo;s about one drink for a woman weighing less than 120 pounds, two for a 160-pound man.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 23:14:08 EDT]]></pubDate>
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