Williams psychologist wins $120,000 for genetics study
Dr. Thomas E. McGill, Hales Professor and Chairman of Williams College psychology, has been awarded a three year renewal grant totaling 120000 dollars for a genetics study in Williamsport Massachusetts.
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Williams Psychologist
Williamstown, Mass
Thomas E. McGill
Hales
Williams College
Institute of General Medical Sciences
The
U.S. Public Health Service
Dr. McGill
Sunday Services and Easter Breakfast in Pownal Area
The Pownal United Methodist Church hosts Sunday School or Methodist Youth Fellowship this week and an Easter breakfast at 8 a.m. The 10:15 a.m. worship at North Pownal Congregational Church features the sermon You Shall Live Also from Job 14 14. A junior sermon titled This Side of Calvary will be given. Visitors are welcome. A coffee hour follows the 10 a.m. Easter Service at Pownal Center Community Church. No Sunday School classes this week.
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Pownal United
North Pownal Congregational Church
Job
Calvary
Pownal Center
Ehmler Estate Lands New Owner With Uncertain Plans
HOOSICK FALLS N Y The 214 acre Ehmler Estate has a new owner Ralph Helft owner of Hoosick Tire Company purchased the property last Friday from Kings County N Y in settlement of the Catherine Walsh estate Helft has no definite development plans saying it may remain a mansion on Route 22 The grounds improvements focus on cleaning up the lily pond polluted by an uphill sewer The mansion once served as a summer home for banker John Hobart Warren and the estate has a history as a boxing training camp tourist spot and later neglect and repurposing as cattle grazing land and hay storage Subsequent buyers and options for a shopping center linger amid uncertainty about the propertys future
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Ehmler
Ralph Helft
Hoosick Tire Company
Kings County
Catherine Walsh
Helft
Troy
New York City
John Hobart Warren
Falls
Rolf Sternberg
Manchester
Sternberg
Warren
Hans Ehmler
Mobile congressman Pattison to Petersburg Friday visit
Petersburg residents can visit Rep Edward W Pattison's mobile congressional office Friday from 9 30 to 11 a m at Memorial Hall to seek federally related assistance or share opinions on national issues. The visit brings the mobile office to Petersburg for personal assistance and outreach.
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Petersburg
N.Y
Edward W. Pattison
Memorial Hall
Local residents share spring visits and hospital news
Walloomsac Alice Nugent returns to Petersburg from Hoosick Falls with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nugent. Dr Charles Arnold Sr. back home after hospital stay in Bennington. Mary Beth and Eva Marie Woodard visit Mahopac. Mary Beth to spend spring vacation in Albany with Patty McGuire. Helen Burke returns from Cambridge hospital. Senior Citizen of the Year nominations open in Hoosick Falls, awards May 25. Various visits among Hoags, Woods, Phillips, Reilly families. Alice B. Fitzgerald returns home after surgery at Samaritan Hospital Troy.
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Alice Nugent
Petersburg
Mrs
Thomas Nugent
Hoosick Falls
Charles Arnold Sr
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
James Woodard
Mary Beth
Eva Marie
Mahopac
Robert Woodard
Albany
Patty McGuire
Rensselaer County
Hoosick Area
Alice B. Fitzgerald
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Renaissance Fair at Williamstown Children’s Museum
The Children’s Museum in Williamstown hosts a spring Renaissance Fair on April 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Mitchell School Gym. Mike Anton the magician, jugglers, roving minstrels, jesters, the Robbins Zust Family puppet show, a Morris Dance, and craft tables will entertain all ages. Admission is 1 for children and 2 for adults. call 413 458 3160 for details.
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Williamstown
Mass
Children’s Museum
Mitchell School
School Street
Southworth Street
Williams
Robbins-Zust
Glass decor ideas brightened by Haynes & Kane Inc
Ed Maroney promotes glass ornaments and decorative windows with hanging snowflakes crystal drops and cut glass ornaments. New clear planters shaped as owls swans and other figures cluster in windows while stained glass panels and hanging sculptures add iridescent color. Haynes & Kane Inc Rt 7 showcases furniture carpeting and area rugs with in house installation and guarantees. Handy hint suggests washing sparkling glass with ammonia and detergent.
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Haynes & Kane Inc
Mohawk
Berwen
Barwick
Priscilla Turner
Pande Cameron
Vermont woman dies as Legionnaires disease link explored
Colchester nurse Sarah Stokes who died last September shows bloodwork features similar to Legionnaires disease, per Vermont Health Department and CDC. Officials caution no absolute link yet. Stokes had not been in Philadelphia during the summer, while the Philadelphia outbreak connected to 29 deaths remains under study.
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Burlington
UPI
Colchester
William Watson
Vermont Health Department
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
American Legion
Philadelphia
Sarah Stokes
Medical Center
Ms. Stokes
CDC
Watson
Maryland
Montreal
Amtrak Keeps Brattleboro and Waterbury Stations Open
Amtrak will keep the Brattleboro and Waterbury stations open after previously announcing closures planned for next January. A Washington spokesman said keeping them open aligns with efforts to attract more passengers and reflects better management during service improvements.
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Montpelier
API
Amtrak
Brattleboro
Waterbury
Amtrak Public Information Office
Washington
Vermont appoints George Chaffee deputy insurance commissioner
Vermont Banking and Insurance Commissioner Stewart Ledbetter named George Chaffee of Richmond as deputy insurance commissioner. Chaffee, 38, brings years of New Hampshire and Vermont insurance industry experience and will supervise 560 companies and 5,000 agents operating in Vermont.
Vermont Senate panel backs Hogan for corrections chief
The Senate Institutions Committee unanimously endorsed Cornelius Hogan as Vermont corrections commissioner awaiting Senate confirmation. Hogan, acting corrections commissioner and former deputy head, was named by Gov. Snelling to replace resigning R Kent Stoneman who left to lead the state Social and Rehabilitation Services Agency.
Candon Satisfactory After Hernia Operation In Rutland
UPI reports Rutland House Democratic Leader Thomas Candon, 63, is in satisfactory condition after a hernia operation at Rutland Hospital. He will stay five to seven days and will not return to the 1977 legislative session, which ends this month. House Democrats caucused and chose not to elect a floor leader for the remainder, focusing on general strategy.
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Rutland
UPI
Thomas Candon
Candon
Fatal mobile home blast in Claverack kills four
In Claverack New York a gas leak exploded a mobile home Thursday evening killing two small boys, their parents, and a third adult. Neighbors identified the Zalys family victims as John Pat John Jr and Peter. The trailer was razed by intense flames blistering a nearby mobile home thirty feet away. The tragedy follows a separate city council session in Troy where the Riverfront development debate over six historic waterfront buildings continued after the council approved one demolition and heard public opposition to Buckley’s razing order.
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Claverack
John
Pat
John Jr
Peter Zalys
Troy
Hudson-Mohawk
John Buckley
Hudson River
Thomas McGuire
River Street
Buckley
Berkshire Austerity: City Plans 42 Job Cuts and Budget Gap
Pittsfield Mayor Brindle announces abolition of 42 city positions, a 6.2 percent workforce reduction, and about a 500000 dollar budget cut. Roughly 15 or 16 layoffs expected, with some staff shifting to lower paying roles. Half the roles eliminated are unfilled Public Works posts. In North Adams, Mt Greylock beacon shutdown planned to deter bird strikes. officials differ on cause, but light off periods proposed.
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Pittsfield
Paul E. Brindle II
Brindle
Public Works Department
North Adams
Mt. Greylock
Leslie F. Perry
Forest and
Perry
GE Pittsfield layoffs exceed four hundred this year
The General Electric plant in Pittsfield has cut more than 400 jobs since January, mainly from the power transformer division, reducing total local employment to under 8,600, the lowest since early 1941. Some reductions come from attrition, but most from layoffs.
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Pittsfield
General Electric Co
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