Hoosick Falls to Host University Choir and Mission
Ottawa University Concert Choir and Chorale visit Hoosick Falls January 10 at 8 p.m. in First Baptist Church, under Dr. Stanley DeFries and Joyce Stuermer. Free admission with a freewill offering. program includes The Peaceable Kingdom by Randall Thompson. Betty Sharkey of Hoosick is a choir member. Also, Rt. Rev. Allen W. Brown leads a four day mini mission at St. Mark's Church starting January 8 at 6:30 p.m.
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Ottawa University
Hoosick
First Baptist Church
Stanley L. DeFries
Joyce Stuermer
Randall Thompson
Betty Sharkey
Ottawa
Kansas
James Frost
Hoosick Falls
Albany
St. Mark’s Church
Jesus Christ
Stickers protest Route 7 dangers in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club directors approve bumper sticker plan to alert drivers to Route 7 hazards from the Vermont line to Troy. Proceeds fund reconstruction efforts while a billboard plan faces Highway Department opposition and beautification Act concerns.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Ranaldo
State Highway Department
Manchester village town disagreements investigated
The state attorney general's office began an inquiry into problems between Manchester village and town police following a letter from Village Trustee and Police Commissioner Richard Rockwell. Officials discuss potential solutions, including a united force, while noting a long-standing rivalry and recent tensions after a town chief's murder.
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Manchester
State Attorney General’s Office
Richard Rockwell
Attorney General’s Office
Rockwell
United Manchester
William Keefe
Manchester Village
Keefe
Dana Thompson
Manfred Wessner
Offshore oil port plan off N H faces environmental hurdles
Olympic Oil eyed a 100 foot deep offshore crude terminal near the Isles of Shoals, but the Army Corps of Engineers found the site unsuitable after public hearings. They cited strong local opposition and environmental impacts including a pipeline through New Hampshire beaches and lack of local support for federal participation. The Isles of Shoals, Star Island and Lunging Island are noted, with ownership and tourism details.
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Concord
N. H
UPI
Olympic Oil
Isles of Shoals
New Hampshire
Army Corps of Engineers
New England
John Mason
Army Corps
Army
Atlantic
Eastport
Maine
Hampton Roads
Carroll Strider
Seven Isles of Shoals
Maine New Hampshire
Star Island Corp
Boston
Star Island
Appledoor Island
Star
Olympic
Danvers
Mass
Coast Guard
White Island
Sunderland School Board Set Meeting. Time Change for Island Proposals
Sunderland Board of School Directors will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday January 8 at Sunderland Elementary School. Daylight saving shifts open and close by a half hour from January 7 to February 25. Residents express concern about Olympic offshore plans near Isles of Shoals and potential environmental impact while Gov. Thomson and Olympic representatives discuss coastal site options and oil unloading concepts.
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Sunderland Board of School Directors
Sunderland
Edward F. Houlihan
Organ Recital by Joseph Stannard at St James Arlington
On Tuesday January 8 at 7:30 p.m. St James Episcopal Church Arlington hosts organist Joseph Stannard presenting a program featuring Whitlock Thomson Bach Koprina among others. Open to the public with free will offerings.
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St. James Episcopal Church
Arlington
Joseph Stannard
Whitlock
Thomson
Bach
Koprina
Pownal Meeting Alerts For Local Groups
Pamela Blakeman lists Alcoholics Anonymous meeting Saturday at 8 p.m. at Oak Hill School and the Methodist Youth Fellowship Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Pownal United Methodist Church for residents seeking community support and youth activities.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Oak Hill School
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Pownal United
Vermont News Reports Hearings Cancelled For Out Of Court Talks
UPI reports Vermont court hearings on the Lake Champlain pollution suit against New York and International Paper Co. were canceled to permit informal negotiations. Vermont has spent nearly $500,000 on the Supreme Court case, with more costs expected to pursue settlement.
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N.Y
Vermont
U.S. Supreme Court
Cheney
Burlington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Daniel George
Caldwell Develops Financing For Uncle Sam Mall Phase One
Troy officials say Caldwell Development Corp has secured financing for Phase 1 of the Uncle Sam Mall project in downtown Troy. Renewal Director Frank Yankowski expects final papers to be signed next week with a New York City bank likely backing the $7 million first phase of the $96 million project amid past funding struggles. Rensselaer County may pursue action against the Capital District Transportation Authority over bus route cutbacks, after winning a prior suit over fare hikes. County Attorney Marvin Honig notes the four county authority acted without consulting county legislatures, suggesting possible legal challenge to new service reductions.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Pittston Co
Eastport
Pittston
West Virginia
Horace Hildreth
Coastal Resources Action Committee
United Mine Workers
Washington
Hildreth
Davidt McAteer
Tom Bethell
Buffalo Creek
W. Va
Board of Environmental Protection
Eastport Harbor
Arlington- Sandgate
Troy
Caldwell Development Corp
Uncle Sam Mall
Rensselaer
Capital District Transportation Authority
CDTA
Marvin Honig
Honig
Future Careers folds amid IRS probe and debts
Pittsfield reports the Boston based Future Careers Inc a program to train paraprofessional medical personnel held its first and last Berkshire class before folding under creditors. The IRS and Massachusetts attorney general investigate deceptive advertising while tenants evict the firm over November rent. About 12 Berkshire participants may not recover prepaid deposits up to 495 dollars as the firm files for bankruptcy and closes offices in Boston and Worcester. Barry Barringer, the president, was vacationing in Florida.
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Pittsfield
Future Careers, Inc
Internal Revenue Service
Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
First Agricultural Bank
Boston
Boston and
Worcester
Berkshire County
Barry Barringer
Florida
County ski areas mired in warm weather and fog
Berkshire County ski areas faced a tough stretch as warm conditions and dense fog limited runs. Only 9.5 inches of snow had fallen since October, leaving most slopes with only a few days open this season and operators sounding discouraged.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire County
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Edith Beaumont
Raymond E. Calhoun
van Rensselaer Lodge
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Robert H. Cook
Oswald Muller
Guy Phillips
Glen S. Rowland
Otto Piritz
Masonic Temple Association
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Mr. Muller
Donald Walker
Albert Wright
Harry Michie
Walter A. Cusson
Frank Pratt
Alfred Bingham
Delaney’s
North Hoosick
Masonic Brotherhood Fund
Rensselaer - Schenectady
Latham Bowl
Banner
Maine Oil Refinery
Ladies Aid Society
West Arlington Community House
N.H
Gerald Raftery
Robert Randall
Meldrim Thomson
Eugene Harlow
Nashua
Helene Thompson
Pownal
Pamela Blakeman
Chittenden
the County National Bank
Putnam Square
Bennington
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Armstrong Floor
Armstrong
Elm ST. Bennington
Heritage House
Restau
Virginia
Northside Drive
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U.S. 7
Rutland
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IBM
Jeffersonville
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Essex Junction
Charles Watts
New Corporation
New York
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