Manchester Rod & Gun Club to expand activities
At December meeting Manchester Rod & Gun Club planned to widen programs including an outdoor shooting range study and a trout stocking effort. Weekly Bingo starts in January under Chet Taft. pistol matches and a Men’s Rifle Team are planned. Members noted club continues Junior Shooting and Women’s Rifle Team activities.
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Manchester
Manchester Rod & Gun Club
Michael Laurence
Chet Taft
Bicentennial Committee
Roger Hurley
Christopher Swezey
Harold Benson
Lawrence Wilcox
Christmas Eve and Day Church Services in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls churches schedule Christmas Eve and Day services with multiple Masses and carols. St Mark’s Chorale Eucharist at 11 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Immaculate Conception offers 6:30, 8:30, 10 and 11:15 a.m. Masses. Vigil Mass at 5:15 p.m. and Solemn Concelebrated Mass at midnight. First United Presbyterian hosts Candlelight Communion at 7 p.m. Church music includes Adult Choir and soloist Donald Sutton. other choirs perform carols and readings. Nativity live scene in Wood Memorial Park 7–8 p.m. both nights with brass, carols, and a village carol tour.
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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Hoosick Falls
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Donald Sutton
First United Presbyterian Church
West Hoosick Baptist Church
Milton Cross
Bruce Baertschi
Norman Baker
Bill Foshay
Clyde Baker
Wood Memorial Park
Greater Hoosick Association
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Snow edict violators urged to tow cars in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls NY police and Public Works Commissioner Charles Stowell urge residents to obey the no parking snow edict with alternating street sides during storms. Repeated violators face towing at owner expense after failed outreach. Police also ticketed a violator on Classic Street near Ben Franklin Store loading dock, prompting store manager Harry Sternberg to warn deliveries to avoid the area during hours.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Village
Commissioner of Public Works
Charles Stowell
William Chapones
Lower Classic Street
Ben Franklin
Harry Sternberg
Hoosick Falls Police Notes Highlights Auto Crash and Thefts
Police report an 18 year old driver causing minor damage in a Parsons Avenue crash involving a parked car. A juvenile admitted stealing Christmas bulbs on Elm Street with restitution arranged. Burglar alarm at Tri Point Oak Industries found open but nothing stolen. Early Saturday lights outage at Hoosac Pharmacy traced to service entrance electrical issue. A Brownell Landscaping worker suffered a compound leg injury on Carey Avenue. Rescue Squad transported him to Samaritan Hospital in Troy.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Parsons Avenue
Eric W. Bissonette
Box 110
Wilfred Bissonette
Robert Milliman
Abbott St
Bissonette
Elm Street
Rocco Verrastre
Elm St
Tri- Point Oak Industries
First Street
Noble & Wood
Thomas Wysocki
Hoosac
John Street
Rocco Verrastro
Carey Avenue
Brownell Landscaping
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Vermont Stores Comply With Refund Policy Rules, Survey Finds
A UPI report from Burlington cites a Consumer Fraud Division survey across Rutland Montpelier and Burlington. The study of 20 to 30 stores shows 80 percent adhering to state refund display requirements and refund rights for unused undamaged merchandise. One store did not, but others expressed cooperation and verbal assurances to comply soon.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont
Attorney General’s Office
Rutland
Montpelier
John Easton
Vermonters Split On Nuclear Plant Plans In Poll
A Burlington Free Press poll shows 45 percent favor building a nuclear power plant near their community while 42 percent oppose it. The survey reflects divided opinions on the future of nuclear energy in Vermont.
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Burlington
UPI
New York City schools reject PERB recommendation in stalled talks
The city school board rejected a PERB member Sidney L Johnson recommendation on annual experience pay increments for teachers under the old contract. They argue the recommendation is non binding and not to be budgeted, with negotiations paused since June. The report estimated district costs between 125 000 and 303 530 dollars, while teachers sought about 20 percent raise and the fact finder suggested 6 75 percent. Negotiations are expected to resume soon. ALBANY Gov Hugh Carey mourns sudden death of his first grandchild a six week old girl. The baby died Saturday afternoon from sudden infant death syndrome, a tragedy that follows a prior auto crash death of two Carey sons in 1969.
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Troy
Sidney L. Johnson
PERB
Sumner Shapiro
Delmar
Albany
Hugh Carey
Carey
David Brake
Susan Dempsey
Berkshire Athenaeum reports big rise in circulation
In Pittsfield the Berkshire Athenaeum records a 34 percent increase in material circulation in its first three months at the new building, with autumn 1975 loans totaling 118256 versus 88161 a year earlier. Reference services lead gains at 52 percent due to space, new services, and better displays.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire Athenaeum Library
Robert G. Newman
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Tiny Peas
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Sen. Boylan
Senate Appropriations
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Wcax TV
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