Village pushes meters to ease tax burden in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls village board rejected five water meter bids amid concerns over a 100000 dollar upfront cost. Trustees asked Engineer Kent to study alternatives such as per capita or per bedroom usage. The meeting also covered truck purchases, hiring limits, revenue sharing, parking rules, and water sewer extensions for a Griffin Avenue site.
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Richard A. Severson
Peter Kent
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Rural transit plan eyed for Windham Windsor counties
Windham Regional Planning Commission discussed a comprehensive rural public transportation system linking small and large towns to aid doctors, groceries, and seniors centers. The $446,000 first year would use federal rural demonstration funds to purchase equipment and cover operations, forming a regional transportation authority and dialing ride services.
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Windham Regional Planning Commission
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State Planning Office
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Teen held after botched robbery of Williams Store owner
A 16 year old youth is held by state police in Burlington on charges of attempting to rob Wilson Williams of Williams Store on Greenbush Road as he returned home with the day’s receipts. The youth wore panty hose over his face, punched Williams, and grabbed a grocery bag. Williams kept the receipts. Trooper John Sinclair and Cpl. Howard McMasters investigated.
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Burlington
Wilson Williams
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Greenbush Road
John Sinclair
Howard McMasters
Fourth homicide probed in eight days in Schenectady
Police investigate a fourth New York homicide in eight days. Edward Baczkowski, 18, found face down on Mohawk River ice at 1:30 am in Stockade. A bent knife lay nearby in bloodied snow. Albany opens the 198th Legislature as Gov Carey's State of the State address looms amid nursing home scandal whispers about House Speaker Steingut.
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Edward Baczkowski
Stockade
Mohawk River
Albany
Hugh Carey
Stanley Steingut
New York
Kennedy backs voluntary fuel cuts over tax plan in Berkshires
In Berkshire on Monday Senator Edward M. Kennedy asked audiences at Mt Greylock and IUE Kennedy Hall to choose between gasoline rationing or a higher tax to curb Middle East oil dependence. Rationing won. he favors voluntary measures first and would only pursue rationing if needed. He dismissed the tax option as having limited impact and risking inflation. In North Adams, State Rep. Frank Matrango said he is seriously considering a run for mayor, citing time away from family. Bianco has not said if he will seek a fourth term amid internal clashes with staff and appointees.
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Highway Department
Severson
Baker
Pittsfield
Berkshires
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Mt. Greylock
IUE Kennedy
Austria
Kennedy
North Adams
Frank J. Matrango
Berkshire
Matrango
David M. Bartley
Joseph R. Bianco
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