Faulty siren delays response to fire in Hoosick Falls
A three story wooden frame house at 68 First Street owned by Eugene Bessette was severely damaged by fire on Saturday. Because the main siren failed, ward sirens and the bell delayed units from Hoosick Falls and North Hoosick, leaving fire crews late to arrive. The first floor and parts of the second were ruined by fire and smoke. the family dog perished. Firefighters extinguished the blaze after nearly three hours. Two firemen were treated for hand injuries. The cause is suspected to involve a faulty oil burner. A kindergarten listing and immunization clinic are announced for 1976 77 in Arlington Sunderland and Sandgate.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
First S
Eugene Bessette
Bessette
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Thomas Thurber
Joseph Trombley
Town of
Playhouse Nursery field trip to Wilcox Dairy
Arlington group from Playhouse Nursery School visited Wilcox Dairy last Wednesday with teacher Mrs. Linda Williams and aide Mrs. Mary Marino. Williams notes openings in pre kindergarten classes. call 375-6130 for information.
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Playhouse Nursery School
Wilcox Dairy
Linda Williams
Mary Marino
RPI to Offer Third Institute on Industrial Archaeology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host a July 26–30 summer institute focusing on practical field procedures for industrial archaeology. The program centers on an active excavation in the Poestenkill gorge Troy to uncover industrial history, with lectures by Dr. Ellis MacDowell and insights into site selection excavation recording and preservation.
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RPI
Poestenkill Gorge
Troy
N.Y
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Indu
Poesterkill
Tmmer
Firs
Institute
Ellis MacDowell
Suny, Cortland
New York Archaeological Council
Financial aid evening planned at Burr and Burton
Burr and Burton Seminary director of guidance David R. Martin announced a financial aid evening for juniors, seniors, and parents to be held on Wednesday February 4 at 7 30 p m. VSAC representatives will explain grants scholarships and loans and discuss federal local and regional aid sources.
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Burr and Burton
Manchester
David R. Martin
Burr and Burton Seminary
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
VSAC
Vermont
Great Barrington
Connecticut
Monument Mills
Department of Public Works
Richard Pope
Southport
Conn
Pope
Williams College fees rise 7.9 percent for 1976-77
Williams College trustees raise tuition and fees to 5530 for the 1976 77 academic year a 7 9 percent increase over 5125 total. Tuition climbs to 3750 board 925 and room 855 as costs approach 17 million expenditures with added Massachusetts meals tax and potential state exemption talks. Ned Harkness to speak at Hoosick Falls Kiwanis luncheon with local clubs announcing upcoming events and meetings.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Francis H. Dewey
Williams
Dewey
Massachusetts
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Ned Harkness
R.p.i.’S
Union College
Schenectady
Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club
Baptist Memorial Hall
George Scott
Kiwanis
Arthur Moseley
Rensselaer
K of C
Howard Haynes
East Greenbush
Howard Johnson
Vermont House Eyes Closed Start to Mayo Impeachment Hearings
The House Judiciary Committee voted to open the Feb. 5 impeachment hearing for Sheriff Malcolm Mayo behind closed doors to avoid prejudicial pre trial publicity. Mayo, convicted of simple assault, pleads innocent to aggravated assault charges in Barre.
Prisoner Carlson Wins Vermont Pardon and Transfer
Wayne Carlson a Canadian citizen and prison escape artist received a conditional pardon from Vermont Governor Salmon and was moved Friday from a Vermont federal prison to Canada to finish a parole violation term and pending robbery charges. Carlson had escaped Vermont jails five times starting in 1973 and must not return to Vermont until 1995. Separately at Montpelier the House Appropriations Committee convened to resolve a budget rift over Human Services Agency cuts threatening a clash on the 1977 fiscal budget.
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Marion, Ill
UPI
Wayne Carlson
Vermont
Canada
Carlson
Salmon
Montpelier
House Appropriations Committee
Human Services Agency
House
Emery Hebard
R-Glover
City council clash over personnel purge in Troy
Democrats in Troy call a special session to demand a written explanation from City Manager John Buckley after resignations of the public works commissioner and acting corporation counsel. They argue Republicans pressured the changes and consider the legality of GOP attendance at the meeting.
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Troy
Louis M. Anthony Jr
Francis J. Flynn
Steven C. Dworsky
John P. Buckley
Buckley
GOP
Dobelle quits GOP to back Carter in Berkshire tour
Pittsfield mayor Evan S. Dobelle announced on Friday that he is leaving the Republican Party to support Jimmy Carter. He spoke with reporters in Boston Springfield and Pittsfield, saying the GOP has not produced a presidential candidate he could back. Dobelle, twice Pittsfield’s youngest mayor, previously backed Nelson Rockefeller in 1968 and called himself a Conte Republican in an earlier interview. Silvio Conte is his Massachusetts congressman and Ford campaign chair.
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Pittsfield
Evan S. Dobelle
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Dobelle
Boston
Springfield
Nelson Rockefeller
Conte
Silvio O. Conte
Ford
Massachusetts
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Sunderland
Sandgate
Fisher Elementary School
Arlington Nursing Association
Helene Thompson
Merritt
RPI Office of Continuing Studies
Lions Club
VFW
Community House
Fair Haven
Enterprise Society
Bailey Hall
Herbert Douglas
China
FOE
Eagles Rooms
Battenhill Grange
Grange Hall
West Arlington
Fisher School
Arlington Fire Co
Arlington Recreation & Park Commission
American Legion Post 69
Legion Rooms
Ludlow
Battenkill Grange
Chittenden
COG NT
Bennington
Manchester Center
Harkness
Mayo
Hebard
New York
Hudson
Army Corps of Engineers
Coast Guard
Albany
Down In
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