Third suspect not charged in Manchester murder case
State's Attorney Raymond Bolton dropped grand jury indictment for the trio charged in the Manchester bartender murder. Richard Minckler and Michael J. Martin, both held in custody, face first degree murder charges by information and will be arraigned January 11 in Bennington. Bonnie Kinney, 17, charged as an accessory, will not be arraigned next week and her future proceedings remain undecided.
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Manchester
Raymond Bolton
Martin
North Clarendon
Bennington Superior Court
St. Albans House of Corrections
Bolton
Bonnie Kinney
Rutland
Ms. Kinney
Harry Cifelli
Cifelli
Palace Hotel
Bardwell
Minckler
New York
Arlington youth center faces funding after director departs
Arlington Advisory Board urged UCS to fund a new youth center director as David Wilner leaves for Putnam Memorial Hospital. Volunteers will supervise for five weeks while UCS seeks a replacement, and a request to allocate next year’s budget for a part time adult director was discussed. The group weighed UCS grant limits, center location needs, and community responsibility to sustain the program beyond 1979.
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Arlington
Arlington Youth Center
St. James Episcopal Church
David Wilner
Youth Service Bureau of
United Counselling Services
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Ed Kraeutler
Ed Clark
Joyce Wyman
John Adams
Tom Ryan
David Andrews
Philip Linde
Judson Brown
UCS
Wilner
Isabel Pope
Ryan
Youth Service Bureau
Governor’s Commission On the Administration of Justice
Sandy Jones
Vilner
Arlington Center
YSB
Joseph LoPiccolo
LoPiccolo
Rev. Clark
Clark
Stolen car crash injures Hoosick Falls youth
An 18 year old Hoosick Falls man, Thomas Searey of 70 Elm Street, was treated and released at Putnam Memorial Hospital after his stolen car struck a tree on West Hoosick Road. The car, badly damaged, was towed. Searey was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Hoosick Falls
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
West Hoosick Road
Thomas Searey
Elm St
Putnam
John McGrath
High St
John Street
Scarey
Revere nightclub owner killed in what police call an authorized hit
Richard Castucci, a Revere Beach nightclub owner tied to organized crime, was executed by a close friend for cheating book makers. Police say the death served as a message to underworld figures, with Castucci found shot in the head in a car trunk near North Gate Shopping Center. He reportedly carried $40,000 when leaving his home.
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Revere
Mass
UPI
Richard Castucci
Revere Beach
Boston Globe
Boston Herald American Saturday
Castucci
John Dwyer
North Gate
Somerville
Dwyer
London
Boston
Police Meet in Hoosick Falls for Training Films
The Rensselaer County Law Enforcement Association schedules its monthly meeting at the Hoosick Falls armory next Monday at 7 p.m. Local police from across the county will view training films, with the venue rotating among towns in Rensselaer County.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Rensselaer County
Skating rink plans discussed at town meeting
A public meeting will be held Thursday night at 7 30 p.m. in the Town Office Building to organize an ice skating rink on school property. Gene Lattuga can provide more information. Mt Tabor school board plans a Jan 15 meeting at Blanche Spangler home.
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Manchester
Gene Lattuga
Mt. Tabor
Blanche Spangler
Bigger is better, says Buskirk farmer
Hoosick Falls Kiwanis heard dairy farmer Roger Moseley of Buskirk argue that dairy operations must continually expand to stay competitive. He warned regulations raise costs while large farms are essential to feed growing populations, and questioned fertilizer cancer risks.
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Hoolick
N.Y
Roger Moseley
Hoosick Falls Kiwanis
Buskirk
Mosely
Moseley
Pownal Board Recommends Budget Cuts For Power Costs
POWNAL The school board discussed a rate change for electricity at Pownal Elementary. Rate nine expires in May and will add about 6000 to the next year’s costs. The panel aims zero growth next year and will seek 4000 from the town for sidewalk repairs. A Williams College Planetarium field trip for Linda Donigan’s first graders was approved. Attendees included Vincent Pizzano, Joel Burrington, Howard Brookner, Gerald LaCroix, and John Mason.
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Pownal
George Sleeman
The
Williams
College Planetarium
Linda Donigan
Vincent Pizzano
Joel Burrington
Howard Brookner
Gerald LaCroix
John Mason
Fonz Cited In Fewer New England Highway Fatalities
United Press International reports eight people died on New England highways over the New Year weekend. Officials credited a new merit rating auto insurance plan and strict speed law enforcement, aided by weather. Actor Henry Winkler and comedian Foster Brooks recorded free driving safety warnings, per Edward Walsh of Rhode Island Governor's Office on Highway Safety.
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United Press International
New England
Auto
Fonz
Rhode Island
Henry Winkler
Arthur Fonterelli
Foster Brooks
Edward Walsh
Governor’s Office
Question of fairness prompts union vote in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls village officials pushed for a representation election to determine if a majority of eligible village employees want CSEA representation. Cards collected from police, fire, water, sewer and road workers suggest support, but officials fear the card collection method may not be fair. An election set for January 18 will resolve the issue and determine two bargaining units.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Civil Service Employes Association
CSEA
Richard Farley
Farley
New Winter Hours For Creations By Generations Sunderland
Creations by Generations on Route 7 announces winter hours from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays Sundays and Mondays. The shop features crafts by senior citizens and will operate these limited weekend hours this season.
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Sunderland
Pownal Community Meetings and Fire Department Officers
The Pownal Baptist Church will hold its weekly prayer meeting at 7:30 tonight at the church. The Board of Selectmen will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Town Office. The monthly meeting of the Pownal Center Fire Protective Association will be held Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at its firehouse. The North Pownal Volunteer Fire Department held election of officers listing Charles Kokoras as chief and Richard Champney in several roles. The department thanks its auxiliary for a $300 donation.
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The
Pownal
Board of Selectmen
Pownal Center
North Pownal
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