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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1976
Page
3
A five alarm blaze leveled Petersburg municipal complex destroying firehouse hall town garage library town hall and offices. Firefighters from five departments battled the flames for over two hours as wind and fuels fueled the spread. Loss includes a 1909 hand hose cart and about 10 000 library books with two new legacies lost.
The Petersburg Youth Commission seeks volunteers to organize programs funded by the Town of Petersburg Rensselaer County and the state Division for Youth. A meeting for interested volunteers is set for April 7 at 7 30 p.m. in the Veterans Memorial Hall contact Mrs Pearl Wallach 658 3968. Voting for the New York state primary will be held in Memorial Hall instead of the Town Hall the latter destroyed by fire early Thursday morning James Ryan of the county board of elections says ballots will be cast in the hall adjacent to Route 2.
Hoosick Falls residents heard a public briefing on tenant and landlord rights with Attorney Rolf Sternberg explaining Sections 755 and 756 of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law and the Warranty of Habitability. He warned on illegal lockouts and described eviction processes, deposits, and leases including welfare-specific Spiegel Law provisions.
The Hoosick Falls Village Board will organize its leadership April 5 at 8 p.m. in the Village Clerk’s Office. Appointments include deputy mayor village attorney deputy clerk registrar treasurer surveyor and building sewer and fire inspectors with substitute police and fire department positions filled and committees formed.
Laura Crowley daughter of Charles and Mrs Crowley 10 Waldron Ave Hoosick Falls will enroll at State University at Geneseo. She holds a Regents Scholarship alternate National Honor Society class vice president and is active in band chorus drama photography wrestling pep club yearbook student council and prom committee. Maureen Smith to enroll at Putnam Memorial Hospital School of Practical Nursing in Benn ington VI.
Ruth S. Connors becomes The Times Record's Grafton correspondent focusing on local organizations activities and people. She serves as PTO and Camp Fire Girls leader and is active with the Grafton Methodist Church while on leave from Samaritan Hospital in Troy as a nurse.
Semifinalists are announced for Coinword Puzzle No 1086 with 33 players listed from Watervliet Ballston Spa Troy Cohoes Waterford Averill Park Mechanicville Latham Green Island and others. Winners may claim the $2400 jackpot if they identify five key words with a winner announced Saturday.
At the annual meeting the Argyle squad elected LeRoy Nichols as President Edward Augstein as Vice President Mrs. John Huggins as Secretary Mrs. Kenneth Bristol as Treasurer Norman Madsen as First Aid Captain Larry Reid as Squad Captain Mrs. Robert Fowler as Duty Roster Captain and John Kinney as five year Trustee. In 1975 ambulances logged 8396 miles on 253 trips for 967 work hours. The Argyle board of assessors will meet April 3 to assist over 65 exemption forms. The J A Barkley Hose Co and auxiliary set April 5 meetings and an April 17 banquet at Chateau de Louis. reservations by April 12 to Langworthy Smith or Cuthbert. Cancer Crusade co chairs are Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. McNeil canvassing for contributions. New York State Primary Day is April 6 with Argyle voters eligible noon to 9 p.m. Five Argyle FHA members seek State degrees at Grossinger's April 7–9. Argyle FHA president Marie Phillips. Seniors D Harvey, Taylor, Komarony, Horning, and Tuttle are candidates.
The Argyle Emergency Squad launches its annual fund drive. Residents in Argyle and Hartford can pick up new emergency number stickers at local area businesses.
A Salem Bloodmobile visit on March 23 collected 82 pints, tying the fall record. Special pins were given for six gallons to Fillmore Gustafson, two gallons to Arthur Olver Norma n Skellie Ruth Wever, and one gallon to Patricia Fairley and Sturgis Poorman. First time donors included Robert Benn Jr Tim Butler Tracy L Cooney Dale Croft Diane Dunham Peter Dunham Nancy Gilchrest Doris Ladd Douglas Maxwell Tom Stout John Waite and Ronald Wescott.
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