Falls students graduate in two area ceremonies
Weekend commencement is set for Hoosick Falls and St Marys Academy. At St Marys, 22 seniors will graduate with Frank Wirmusky as valedictorian and Karen Vogel as salutatorian. Rev. Michael A. McGuire leaves as principal to take a post in Washington, D.C. Amato Semenza is guest speaker. Hoosick Falls Central School plans an outdoor 2 p.m. graduation with Heidi Pederson delivering the opening address. Judy Nason and Diane Waite are valedictorian and salutatorian.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Michael A. McGuire
U.S.A
St. Mary’s Academy
Fr. McGuire
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Archbishop Carroll High School
Washington
D.C
St. Mary’s
Albany
Amato Semenza
Frank Wirmusky
Karen Vogel
Hoosick Falls Central School
George Holbrook
Heidi Pederson
Judy Nason
Diane Waite
First Baptist Hoosick Falls summer schedule and events
The First Baptist Church in Hoosick Falls launches the summer service plan with Sunday worship at 10 a.m. and no church school until Sept. 11. The men’s fellowship hosts its 21st annual chicken barbeque June 28 at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds aid youth programs. Community bac calaureate service is Sunday, June 26 with senior chorus, dedication of children and parents set for July 3, and vacation bible school registration on July 16. Various local residents and visitors are noted with weekend gatherings and personal updates.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
First Baptist Church
Calvin Pedersen
Vermont Voters Split on School Tax Increases in Burlington Rutland
Voters in Burlington approved a compromise 67 cent school tax hike after earlier rejections, tallying 5 021 to 2 608 for a revised budget of 7.65 million dollars. In Rutland a 21 cent one year tax hike failed 1 774 to 919, with officials delaying further cuts until revenue is clearer. Voter turnout was about 22 percent in both cities.
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Vermont
Burlington
Rutland
Gilbert Godnick
Vernon Johnson Named President of Mt. Mansfield Co.
Vernon Johnson of Jackson Wyoming was chosen as the Mt. Mansfield Co. president after a yearlong search. He will take the post Sept. 1 pending board approval, with Sepp Ruschp remaining board chair and Johnson’s management consultant. Johnson also chairs the Grant Teton Lodge Co. and has held hotel management and development roles including a long stint at Rock Resort Inc. in New York.
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Virgins Island
Rock Resort Inc
New York
Vermont Official Named to Federal Election Commission
Former Vermont Secretary of State Richard Thomas is named to the FEC staff as a liaison officer between the agency and election officials nationwide. He will begin the job in Washington on July 5, with duties including monitoring disclosure of campaign contributions and spending for federal elections.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Richard Thomas
Federal Election Commission
Thomas
Washington
Commission
nun questions abortion ruling's impact on poor in Vermont
MONTPELIER UPI Elizabeth Candon Vermont Human Services Secretary and a Roman Catholic nun questions a Supreme Court abortion ruling. She worries it may discriminate against low income people while supporting a woman and father deciding whether to have an abortion. Acting Welfare Commissioner James O Rourke says Vermont will not change its policy allowing Medicaid funds for elective abortions.
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Elizabeth
James O’rourke
Vermont
Albany group forms Capitol Area Coalition for Human Rights
In Albany New York Wednesday a coalition formed to advocate gay rights amid Anita Bryant protests and a Florida citrus boycott. Rev Magora E Kennedy described her view that gay identity and Christian faith can coexist and urged unity with NOW Albany Lesbian Feminists and other groups.
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Capitol Area Coalition For Human Rights
Anita Bryant
Save Our Children
Florida
Magora E. Kennedy
Magora
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Coalition
Joseph Borgovini
Albany Lesbian Feminists
National Organization For Women (Now
Capitol District
Gay Community Council
Firefighters honored for valor in sewer rescue
Seven Troy firemen received the Rensselaer County Distinguished Citizens Award for Valor from County Executive William Murphy for rescuing Larry Denne from a Thompson Street sewer cave-in on June 7. The 11-foot ditch collapsed risked their own safety as they dug him out.
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Troy
Larry Denne
Troy Department of Public Utilities
Rensselaer County
William Murphy
Arthur E. Bielass
John J. Carpenter
John R. Teiper
David T. Fox
Russell A. Lottridge
William McLaughlin
Enrico M. Moreno
Mr. Denne
Thompson Street
Perjury Convictions Hit Two Westfield Men in Berkshire Case
In Berkshire Superior Court a jury found Charles W. Hawley and Terry L. Gibney guilty of 16 counts of perjury tied to their bid for a new trial in the Adriel Bidwell homicide case. Hawley faces four 4 to 7 year terms at Walpole plus 34 years in the county correction. Gibney gets four to seven years plus two years in the county facility. In Lenox, Sunshine Stage opens What the Butler Saw at Hollister Theatre, running Wednesdays to Saturdays at 8 until July 9.
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Pittsfield
Westfield
Sandisfield
Berkshire Superior Court
Charles W. Hawley
Terry L. Gibney
Adriel Bidwell
Hawley
Walpole
Berkshire County
LENOX
Joe Orton
Sunshine Stage
Hollister Theatre
Oscar Wilde
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