Petersburg residents protest equalization rate at Albany hearing
Six Petersburg officials attended a July 15 Albany hearing to contest a reduced equalization rate dropping from 11 to 5.14 percent, which would raise school taxes for Hoosick Falls Central School District residents. If kept, the rate could boost taxes by about 80 percent per $1000 assessed value. officials await new statistics due July 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Beaumont Hoolick
John McMahon
Town Board of Review
Ray Dunigan
Agriculture District
Joan Watrous
Sheldon
Philip Leonard
Hoosick Falls Central School
Petersburg
HFCS
Albany
Hoosick
Grafton
Leonard
Hoosick Rescue Squad aims to raise 33000 for new truck
Hoosick Falls N Y The Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad seeks about 33000 for a fresh rescue truck Local groups are being solicited via letters from Ralph Liporace public relations director A paper drive and a swimathon are planned for August 12 and 13 at the Weir Reynolds Community Pool John Marozas and Diane Corbett lead the swimathon, with sponsors and more swimmers sought Papers already collected are stored in a trailer from Fairbanks Express behind the Top Gas station and will be picked up Saturdays after 9 am
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick
Ralph Liporace
Weir-Reynolds
John Marozas
Diane Corbett
Garry Johnsmeyer
Sherman Hoffman
LeRoy Martin
Fairbanks Express
Pownal Church and community events this weekend
Pamela Blakeman hosts a workbee at Pownal Baptist Church Saturday at 8 am. Solomon Wright Library opens Saturday 10 am to 2 pm. Alcoholics Anonymous meets Saturday 8 pm at Pownal Recreational Community Center. No worship Sunday at Pownal United Methodist due to Rev. Hubbard’s vacation. services Aug 3 and Aug 10 by others. Film In God We Trust at 7:30 pm Sunday at the church. Pownal Preschool runs Aug 4–8 field trips for school age children with reduced fees for eligible families, visiting several sites and finishing with a picnic. Arts and crafts week for ages 8–13 Aug 11–15. For details call Mrs. Intres or preschool.
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Pownal United
God We
Pownal United Methodist Church
Pownal
Natural Bridge
Sand Springs
Fairdale Farms
Bennington Monument
Robert Intres
Arlington Fourth of July profits in Arlington Ath
The Arlington- Sunderland Area Bicentennial Committee heard that the day long Fourth of July celebration netted 1198.24 dollars despite pricing efforts. Donations from local groups boosted profit while expenses are paid and nearly 1200 remains in the committee bank. A final August meeting will decide the disposition of funds. Letters from Massachusetts praised the parade band and fireworks and Donald Keough praised the committee.
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Arlington
Spencer Farrington
Arlington- Sunderland
Donald Keough
Arlington Board of Selectmen
Middlebury Language Schools host 20 events weeklong celebration
Middlebury College Language Schools offer free public events including concerts plays lectures and films over a week with a Saturday daytime celebration and a 8 p m convocation in Mead Chapel marking the German School and Language Schools 60th founding anniversary A German language recital a French variety show Russian film nights organ concert and multiple country programs are scheduled through Aug 2 featuring notable artists and faculty.
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Middlebury
Middlebury College
Mead Chapel
Johnson Rehearsal Hall
Stephen Kramer
Mozart
Brahms
Strauss
Wolf
McCullough Gym
Dana Auditorium
Sunderland Language Center
Dana
Miracolo A
Milano
Vit
Torio de Sica
Emory Fanning
Bach
Durufle
Wright Theatre
McCullough
Hanns Steger
Vladimir Frumkin
Gifford
Fusako Yoshida
Hoosick Falls Church Picnics Camps and Awards
The Hoosick Falls Baptist Church hosts its annual Church School picnic at Grafton Lakes State Park with 9 a.m. departure and noon dinner. West Hoosick families plan a church camp out at Lake St. Catherine through Sunday including a Saturday chicken barbecue and Sunday services at 10:14 a.m. Alphonso Salluzzo wins the 1973 Prudential Distinguished Professional Service Award for the Troy district, after 12 years with Prudential. He is active in local clubs and churches. A former Groveside School District picnic is set for Aug 3 at Ruth Olsen’s home with potluck provisions. Raymond W. Peirce and W. Clarke Thorpe are named to the Hoosick Falls Regional Board of the National Commercial Bank and Trust Company, sharing ties to Oak Materials Group and local civic roles.
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Hoosick Falls Baptist Church
Grafton Lakes State Park
West Hoosick Baptist Church
Lake St. Catherine
West Hoosick Church
Hoosick Church
Alphonso Salluzzo
Main St
Troy
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Salluzzo
Prudential
Hoosick Falls
Kiwanis Club
BPO
Groveside
Ruth Olsen
Raymond W. Peirce
W. Clarke Thorpe
National Commercial Bank and Trust Company
Lester W. Herzog Jr
Bank
Peirce
North Bennington
Oak Materials Group
OAK Industries
Materials
OAK Industries, Inc
Crystal Lake, Ill
The
Materials Group
Second Congregational Church
Bennington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Kiwanis International
McMaster University
Thorpe
Thorpe’s Pharmacy
Dennis Furman
Ballston Spa
Ten Cent
Easton Thorpe Corp
Hoosick Falls Realty Corp
Little League
Hoosick Falls Bpo Elks 178
Hoosick Falls Central
Vermont and New York cases mix in regional briefs
In Burlington UPI reports Royalton College founder Anthony Doria was ordered to pay Arthur Adelman 85000 dollars for stock shares and related interest after a five year dispute. In Montpelier Vermont weighs seeking joint commission help on Lake Memphremagog pollution with Canada amid water disputes. In Poultney voters face a possible school budget vote next month after prior rejections. In Rutland a liquor freight theft tractor trailer was recovered near Yorktown Heights, NY, with cargo missing.
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Burlington
UPI
Royalton College
Anthony Doria
New York
U.S
Albert Coffrin
Doria
Arthur Adelman
Long Island
Adelman
Vermont
Martin Johnson
The
Lit
Poultney
Rutland
New York City
Quinn Freight Lines
Yorktown Heights
N.Y
Vermont Liquor Control Department
Tug of war over Burden Pond in south Troy
In Troy New York a debate over Burden Pond and surrounding wetlands pits residents who want a recreation park against environmentalists seeking a wetlands nature preserve. City officials propose 50000 in federal money for soil tests and engineering work to assess best uses while a local group plans a large recreation complex. The environmental commission urges preservation and strict zoning as city council weighs the proposal.
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Troy
Burden Pond
South Troy
John P. Buckley
James A. Walsh
Citizens For Burden Parshe
Environmental Commission
Uiear
Mental health unit expansion in Rensselaer County building
A proposed county resolution would relocate the mental health unit to 4 904 square feet of interior space at the professional building, quadrupling current space. Prepared on advice from Ara Baligian the plan calls for $2 annual rent and adds geriatric screening, a mobile team and an informal referral service via the United Services Program. A special legislature meeting in August is expected to consider the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Rensselaer Uninit
Eric Vel
Lew Lall
Mental Health Department
Ara Baligian Mental Health Commissioner
Profes
Baligian
United Services Program
Thet Tin
Pittsfield Post Office Box Rates Spark Customer Exodus
Berkshire residents protest sharp box rental hikes, with small family boxes jumping from $10.80 to $25 yearly, driving customers to drop post office boxes. Officials cite obscure Federal Register notice and a 30 day comment period, while Pittsfield trials plan a tape-recording system to document testimony in a county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Joseph H. Nolan
Paula W. Gold
Attorney General's
Consumer Protection Division
Federal Register
Peter G. Arles
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
District Court
Franklin N. Flaschner
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Catamount National Bank
Snowy Owl Inc
Hoosick Rescue Squad
Pownals
Pamela Blakeman
Pownal Baptist Church
Solomon Wright
Alcoholics Anonymous
Arlington Ath
Finan
Arlington Historical Society
Dorset’ Historical Museum
Pamela Hyland
Florence Field
Nancy G. Simson
Ann Petri
Vincent G. Hyland
Marjorie E. Doyle
Mark Doyle
Edward J. Doyle
Gerald Raftery
the Bennington Banner
Rutland and
Manchester, Vermont
Edith Beaumont
Down In
Berkshire
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