Hoosick Falls graduates take on new roles and honors
Jane Brenenstuhl has joined the State Department security division in Washington DC, after graduating from NYS University at Delhi in June 1971. Her aunt and Mrs Roys recently visited Washington. St Marys Academy hosts open house to showcase new Hoosick Falls faculty, with 6:30 elementary and 7:30 high school sessions and refreshments led by Mrs John Capano. Deeann Lea Whittet, born Sept 26 to Mr. and Mrs Fred Whittet of Oneonta, is siblings with Renee Margaret. grandparents listed in Oneonta and Salem. Five Hoosick Falls seniors earned National Merit commendations: Gary Allard, Bradford. Jayson Bisson, Madison Street. Chris Gaines, East Hoosick. Kim Nelson, Pine Valley. Daniel Stetson, Wilson Hill. The National Merit Scholarship Corp notes 38,000 Commended students nationwide, top 2 percent of expected 1974 graduates, just below 15,500 semifinalists in September.
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Jane Brenenstuhl
Edwin Brenenstuhl
River Road
Security Division
State Department
Washington, D.C
Hoosick Falls Central School
New York State University
Delhi
Norma Brenenstuhl
McCaffrey Street
Dorothy Roys
River St
Washington
Deeann Lea
Fred Whittet
Oneonta
Renee Margaret
Fred Whittet Sr
Saratoga Street
William McKeighan
Salem
Gary J. Allard
Wilbur Allard
Parsons Ave
Bradford J. Bisson
Wilfred Bisson
Madison St
Chris L. Gaines
Osborne Gaines
East Hoosick
Kim A. Nelson
James F. Nelson
Pine Valley Road
Daniel E. Stetson
Robert Stetson
Wilson Hill Road
Theational Merit Scholarship Corp
United States
NMSC
McGuire pleads to petty larceny in forgery case
Theresa McGuire of Hoosick Falls pleaded guilty to five counts of petty larceny in Rensselaer Court after facing 20 counts of second degree forgery tied to $650. Sentencing set for Oct 23 by Surrogate Matthew M. Dunne. The county DA says she forged signatures on 20 checks from Social Services for rent. Assistant DA Peter Kehoe and Public Defender Pierce H. Russell represented parties.
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Troy, N.Y
Theresa McGuire
Elm Street
Hoosick Falls
Rensselaer Court
Matthew M. Dunne
New Troy Bennington Road Recalled as Historic Gateway
Hoosick Falls residents recall the 1920s era Troy Bennington Highway as a historic direct link between Troy and Bennington Vermont. A Nov 27 1915 Troy Times Record photo caption described the dirt road as a modern bypass connecting major routes through Brunswick Raymertown and Hoosick Valley to North Adams.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
New York
Troy
Vermont
Hoosick
New England
Joseph A. Parker
Troy Times
Recrd
Troy-Bennington Highway
Bodley Head reissues Snow Cloud with English title change
Arlington librarian Gerald Raftery is linked to a Bodley Head 1973 catalog reissue of Snow Cloud. The Vermont boy and horse tale sees Snow Cloud renamed Snow Cloud Stallion in England. The Bodley Head catalog shows many American titles rebranded for the British market, with Americans forming the largest non-UK author group.
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Arlington
Bodley Head
London
Gerald Raftery
Martha’ Canfield Memorial Library
Snow Cloud
Vermont
England
Bodley Lead
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Betsy
Gene Zion
Garbage Man
Benjamin Spock
Armstrong Perry
Rate hike requests hit 11 Vermont utilities
The Vermont Public Service Board is asked to approve higher rates for 11 electric companies after Superior Judge William Hill invalidated the purchased power and fuel adjustment clause. Central Vermont Public Service seeks 18.9 percent, Green Mountain Power 16.7 percent, Lyndonville Electric 35 percent, and Burlington Electric Light 17 percent.
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Lyndonville Electric Co
Burlington Electric Light Department
Kim Novak Retires to Carmel Life With Animals
Hollywood star Kim Novak, 40, lives semi-retired on a 20 acre Carmel hillside estate with dogs, horses, a llama, a goat, raccoons, and a mynah bird. She tends hundreds more wild creatures, rides bareback, and values simple instincts over glamour. Novak mentors a veterinarian partner and plans no marriage, cherishing a nature filled life.
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Hollywood
UPI
Kim Novak
Kim
Carmel
Calif
Henry Thoreau
Burlington strike commission seeks contractor finances
Administration Secretary Robert Wilson says he will not release contractor financial data to the governor's strike commission. He noted the information was provided in confidence by builders and discussed with Gov. Thomas Salmon. The panel led by John Burgess investigates the Burlington 15 month labor dispute tied to the Chittenden County Correctional Center project. Pizzagalli Construction won the contract amid ongoing worker strikes.
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Burlington
UPI
Robert Wilson
Wilson
Thomas Salmon
Montpelier
John Burgess
Irving Bates
Chittenden County Correctional Center
Pizzagelli Construction Co
Pizzagalli
Vermont Governor Plans Industrial Jobs Program
Gov. Thomas Salmon said Vermont will unveil an industrial development plan to lift low wage workers, noting most underemployed are in recreation and service sectors. He criticizes welfare standards as intolerable and aims to raise payments within available funds.
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Burlington
UPI
Thomas Salmon
Danby man dies in Route 140 crash and fire
David J. Breton, 21, of Danby, died early today when his car failed to make a curve on Route 140, struck a tree, and burst into flames, according to police.
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Tinmouth
UPI
David J. Breton
Danby
Police hunt for man after double shooting in Keene
A second major manhunt this year targets Paul St John, 56, of Saranac Lake, suspected of shooting State Police Sgt. Paul Richter and patrolman Douglas Duquette in a burglary probe. Curry, a suspect, is in custody. In Nassau, 25 people face drug violations after a raid on a motorcycle encampment. In Troy, 21-year-old Daniel Weeks was killed. Gregory Shaw, 24, arrested for murder following an argument.
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Keene
Essex County
Paul St. John
Saranac Lake
Paul A. Richter
Tupper Lake
Douglas Duquette
St. John
Lyle C. Curry
Curry
Nassau
Rensselaer County Sheriff’s
East Greenbush
Sand Lake
Troy
Daniel Weeks
Gregory Shaw
Weeks
Shaw
Liberty Mall Dedication In Pittsfield
Pittsfield city officials formally dedicated the Liberty Mall at Columbus Avenue and North Street. The project arose from Pittsfield Housing Authority plans to widen Columbus Avenue by clearing a North Street business block. The $290000 project includes benches trees and flowers.
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Pittsfield
Liberty Mall
Columbus Avenue
North Street
Pittsfield Housing Authority
Polls show skeptical public on Nixon Watergate knowledge
In North Adams a poll of students at Freeman Junior High School found a majority believe President Nixon knew of the Watergate bugging and took part in the cover-up. Results show 61 percent thought he knew in advance, 75 percent supported the cover-up, and 76 percent urged release of tapes.
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North Adams
Freeman Junior High School
Nixon
Thomas G. Bernard
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John Capano
Jens
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National Weather Service
Knox
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Bennington, VT
Adams Clothes Shop
Cate
F.E.T
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Dial
Bennington
Troy- Bennington Road
Parker
Raymertown
Rensselaer County
Brunswick
Tomhannock
Pittstown
Boyntonville
Potter Hill
Hoosick Valley
Mass
Hoosac Mountains
Massachusetts
Williamstown
Kasmer Stempek
Lewis Gurley
New York State Department of Transportation
David Bidwell
DOT
Stempek
Shiland
Juvenile Fiction Works
MGM
Maxwell House
Ivory
Walker
Sagamore
Grant City
Ludlow
Salmon
National Guard
Danby Man
Down In
Berkshire
Hillcrest Hospital
Bradford Jameson
Sprague
Sprague Electric
Worcester
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