Photos of old Hoosick Falls bridges fascinate locals
Hoosick Falls residents filled St Mark's Parish Hall for a history program led by John Haussler and George Peer. The exhibit showcased six bridges over the Hoosic River from 1791 to the present, including the shop bridge connected to the Walter A Wood plant.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Montly
Hoosick
Walter A. Wood
Wood Company
Haussler
George Peer
Lynn McEchron
Peer
McEchron
Christina Stevens
Kevin Thibodeau
Kiwanis Club
George Finckel
Bennington
Vermont Education Department to sponsor GED TV course
The Vermont Department of Education and Vermont Educational Television will jointly sponsor a 34 show GED preparation series on the Vermont ETV network starting Feb 3. The program aims to help about 110,000 Vermonters without a high school diploma obtain equivalency diplomas.
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Montpelier
Vermont Department of Education
Vermont Educational Television
Vermont
ETV
Vermont Education Department
Vermont Etv
Winooski
State Department of Education
American Council On Education
Washington, D.C
Kentucky
Pete Rose
Harry Reasoner
Oscar Brand
Lily Tomlin
Kentucky Educational Television
Hoosick Grange observes Christmas program and bicentennial plans
Hoosick Falls New York Hoosick Grange held a Christmas themed meeting with a piano recital by Burt Rockwood and a tableau of the manger scene. Mrs Catherine Ertell told of Christmas in Germany. The group voted to mark the nation centennial and named committees for the observance. The next meeting on January 22 will include a covered dish supper and the 67th anniversary program.
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Will
Miss Stevens
Hoosick Valley
Joseph Holloway
Long Range
Kiwanis Club
Philip Leonard
Historical Society
Kevin Thibodeau
Leonard
Holloway
Hoosick Bicentennial
Elks
The
St. Mark’s
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Grange
Burt Rockwood
Carleton Philpott
Catherine Ertell
Cambridge Central School
Waldo Cipperly
Philpott
Ertell
Germany
Grange
Lucy Williams
Ralph J. Griswold
Kathy Prebble
Edwin Brenenstuhl
Dollar Worth Then and Now in Immaculate Conception Report
The Church of the Immaculate Conception bulletin compares 1925 and 1975 finances, noting total receipts of 20 936.66 in 1925 versus 154 583.80 recently, and school and parish expenses of 10 847.09 and 6 706.20 in 1925 against larger current figures. It highlights soaring costs such as insurance and payroll while lamenting the value of a dollar.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Donald J. Ammering
Vermont to transfer inmates as Windsor prison closes
Corrections Commissioner R Kent Stoneman leaves for Philadelphia to negotiate with the U S Bureau of Prisons on transferring Vermont's maximum security inmates from Windsor state prison to federal facilities. The state plans to close the 166 year old prison by June and reassign inmates to other state facilities or federal prisons. The federal acceptance of state prisoners is described as the first of its kind in the nation.
Burlington Electric Chief to Retire in July
William Stebbins head of Burlington Electric Light Department for 20 years plans retirement in July. Commission Chairman Joseph McNeil praised his service and said he would be missed. Mayor Gordon Paquette expects Robert Young, chief engineer, to be named Stebbins successor.
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Burlington
UPI
William Stebbins
Burlington Electric Light Department
Board of Electric Light Commissioners
Commission
Joseph McNeil
Stebbins
Gordon Paquette
Robert Young
OTB Fight Heads To Rensselaer County Legislature Vote
In New York Rensselaer County faces a tense county legislature meeting over regional off track betting with outcomes uncertain. Proponents and opponents claim slim victories as the debate centers on morality versus potential county revenue of about 500000 dollars annually.
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Troy
Rensselaer County
OTB
Welfare rolls rise in strained Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County Social Services faces its worst era since the 1930s mood decline. Commissioner John Beaudoin says caseloads have jumped 37 percent, threatening an emergency boost to the department’s 1975 $18.5 million budget, which already makes up 53 percent of the county’s total budget.
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Troy
Rensselaer County Department of Social Services
John R. Beaudoin
Beaudoin
Down in Berkshire Case laid to rest
Mayor Bianco announced the Berkshire cemetery skeleton case is closed after a backhoe operator unearthed remains at Southview Cemetery. He noted newer vaults and larger caskets press older plots, causing bones to disintegrate and drift.
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North Adams
Joseph R. Bianco
Southview Cemetery
Raymond N. Monette
Bianco
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Pownal
Pownal Baptist Church
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Oat Caren
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Salary Out
Brandon
Thomas Evans
Jerry Day
William Asprey
Charles Fredette
Evans
New York
Berkshire
Pittsfield
Nathan Henricks
Mountain Drive
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