Equalization rates slam Hoosick Falls district tax outlook
Hoosick Falls Central School Superintendent Philip Leonard calls new state equalization rates a bomb shell that will raise tax loads for Hoosick, Pittstown, Petersburg, Grafton and White Creek. Petersburg faces an especially steep jump, while state aid is recomputed and bus funding may add to totals. Leonard urges Petersburg residents to attend Albany hearings on July 15 to protest the rate change.
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Edith Beaumont
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Philip Leonard
Hoosick Falls Central School
Leonard
Hoosick
White Creek
State Board of Equalization and Assessment
Pittstown
Petersburg
Grafton
Joan Watrus
Albany
HFCS
Times Union
Mayors to meet Ford at White House session
UPI reports that the nation's mayors, after rejecting a formula change for federal revenue sharing, sent a delegation to the White House to thank President Ford. The move halted a push to steer more funds to larger poorer cities amid a recession, with Detroit Mayor Coleman Young criticizing the split between greed and need. Moon Landrieu was elected the conference's new president.
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Boston
UPI
White House
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Detroit
Coleman Young
Young
America
Ford
Resolutions Committee
Chicago
Richard Daley
Dallas
Wes Wise
Seattle
Wes Uhlman
Congress
Zoning dispute over new parking lot in Falls village
Falls HOosick Falls N Y Harold and Mrs Doyle charged Stewart bread N Butter at 46 River St with zoning variance violations after two parking lot openings appeared against plans. Village Attorney Farley said no illegal act occurred. Board debated variance mix up amid new zoning board. Mayor Bogardus urged study and possible law tweaks. Also complaints about noise from Goober's Tavern prompted police patrols and new parking rules. Other actions included mower repair, popcorn wagon permit, police sergeant candidacy tabled, sub firehouse caretaker named, landfill hours adjusted, rail speed request urged, a zoning hearing set for Aug 5 on dental office in a renovated home, and water sewer line expansion funding shared with Elihu Geraghty.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Harold Doyle
River Street
Stewart’s Bread ‘N Butter
Village
Doyle
Richard F. Farley
Marilyn Douglas
Howard Shaw
Edwin Schneider
Bogardus
Zoning Board
June McInerney
Goober’s Tavern
Mechanic Street
McCarthy
Ingraham
William Chapones
Royal Howard
Howard
Civil Service
Thomas McMartin
William Greenwood Jr
Boston & Maine Railroad
J. A. Bradley & Sons
Main St
Elihu Geraghty
Rogers Avenue
Pownal Fire Dept Holds Work Night And Choir Rehearsal
The Pownal Center Fire Department will hold a work night tonight at 7 30 at their firehouse. The Pownal United Methodist Church choir will rehearse at the church tonight at 7 30. Pownal residents using water from the Pownal Water Company are urged to conserve as the reservoir is very low and no water should be used for sprinkling lawns or swimming pools.
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Pownal Center
Pownal
Pownal Water Company
Berlin harpist tribute delayed in Berlin New York
Taconic Valley Historical Society postpones a tribute to Van Venchten Rogers, famed harpist born in Berlin who died in 1933 and is buried at Center Berlin Cemetery. The program moves to 3 p.m. Sunday August 10 at First Baptist Church due to William T. Cameron’s hospitalization. Cameron, Rogers’ pupil and friend, will share memories.
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Berlin
N.Y
the Taconic Valley Historical Society
van Venchten Rogers
Center Berlin
First Baptist Church
William T. Cameron
Washington, D.C
Rogers
Cameron
Landowners to meet on Bristol Cliffs Wilderness dispute
In Bristol landowners plan a August 5 meeting to discuss possible legal action over inclusion of private parcels in the 2,500 acre Bristol Cliffs Wilderness Area. Spokesman Joseph Conoval says the group may file a class action against the federal government and will seek answers from Sen. George Aiken and Vermont's delegation. Meanwhile in St. Albans, Gerald Max Ryan, 32, of Fletcher, is granted bail at 25,000 dollars in a murder case tied to a 1974 Fairfield slaying. Ryan, who had been paroled after a prior shotgun killing, faces first degree murder charges with restrictions pending.
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Bristol
UPI
Joseph Conoval
George Aiken
Thomas Salmon
Bristol Cliffs
Conoval
ST. Albans
Gerald Max Ryan
Fletcher
Franklin County Superior Court
Wynn Underwood
Ryan
Fairfield
Lawrence Juaire Jr
Bonnie Lee King
Juraire
Howard Brooks
Vermont Bicentennial eyes private funds for 1976
Stowe reports state Bicentennial Commission expects far less federal help in 1976. Chairman Burgess and Director Hormel urge private support as federal allocation could drop to about $40,000 from $200,000. The Ethan Allen Furniture Co has donated $75,000 for the Bicentennial Bandwagon touring the state with historical audio visuals.
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Ethan Allen Furniture Company
Troy Firefighters Return To Talks Over Rejected Contract
In Troy New York the Uniformed Firefighters Association and city officials plan renewed bargaining after the union rejected a first agreement. A Taylor Law arbitration panel could be used if talks fail. The previous contract expired Dec 31. The rejected offer included a 3000 dollar pay raise over two years and a switch from 24 hour to 10 and 14 hour shifts starting Oct 1.
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Troy
Uniformed Firefighters Association
Troy area to get first full-time assistant public defender
Willard Genrich of Troy, 27, is named to the new $19,000 a year post in Rensselaer County. Public Defender Peter R. Kehoe announced the appointment, saying it will expand service delivery and raise client access to private-sector level. County approval followed a report by County Attorney Marvin I. Honig.
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Troy
Rensselaer County
Willard Genrich
Peter R. Kehoe
Kehoe
Public Defender’s Office
Marvin I. Honig
Berkshire City Council orders Dobelle to explain Victory Hill plan
Pittsfield officials, after a public hearing with about 80 residents opposing a football field on Victory Hill, voted to cease any related activities until Mayor Evan S. Dobelle appears before the council. The body endorsed a broader sports complex concept, approved 7600 dollars for Wahconah Park flood study, and noted no work is underway. Dobelle seeks July 22 talks to review park plans including Victory Hill.
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Pittsfield
Evan S. Dobelle
Victory Hill
Wahconah Park
Wahconah
Dobelle
Residents launch $350000 drive to save Graves land
Pittsfield residents in the southeast quadrant organize a campaign to raise 350000 to preserve 230 acres of farm land woods and flood plain. The plan would allow Cooley Graves Crane to gift and sell the land to the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Allen H. Morgan says Mrs Crane may act soon and the society must act this year to secure it.
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Pittsfield
Cooley Graves Crane
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Allen H. Morgan
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