Hoosick Falls Board Tackles Grand Union Move and OTB Plan
Village officials discussed Grand Union possibly relocating the only supermarket, a proposed leash law for village dogs, and efforts to attract an Off-Track Betting parlor to Hoosick Falls. Mayor Bogardus questioned Grand Union's reasons for leaving and urged talks on supermarket retention. The board also plans meetings with town authorities and the Dog Shelter to address dog related concerns and revenue prospects.
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Grand Union
Hoosick Falls
Don Bogardus
Hoosick
Colonie
Rolf Sternberg
Westigate Estate
Berlin athlete makes alpine team
Berlin based sophomore Eliza Sweeney daughter of Mr and Mrs John J Sweeney of Berlin has been named to the All East Alpine Ski team by the Women’s Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association coaches. The column includes an editors note about local help and tax tips from the IRS and letters about hotel billing disputes, plus a tale of a hotel overcharge and a complimentary stay offered after complaints.
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Berlin
Eliza Sweeney
John J. Sweeney
Green Mountain’ College
Times Record
Troy
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Board Defeats Administrative Coordinator Plan
Hoosick Falls village board votes down a proposal for a paid administrative coordinator. Three trustees support the post while three oppose. mayor Don Bogardus casts the deciding vote against creation despite Marilyn Douglas' proposal.
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Hoosick Falls
Don Bogardus
Local History Notes and Civic Updates in Troy Area
Community letters discuss Bicentennial flags and fine china sources, with Troy chairs and a Cambridge reader’s memoir. Reports cover City Hall dedication dates, YOGI float projects, village budget talks, police funding, and bids for cleanup, flood control, fuel oil, and railroad crossing repairs.
Hoosick Falls declares Dr Martinez Day on May 22
The Hoosick Falls Town Board names May 22 as Dr Phillip Martinez Day to honor twenty years of service. A 2 to 5 p.m. community celebration will take place with plans discussed at Baptist Memorial Hall on April 19 at 7 p.m. Parents of babies delivered by Dr Martinez since 1954 may contact Councilwoman Joan Rogers via the provided phone number.
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Hoosick Falls
Town of
Martinez
Hoosick Falls votes foot patrol for Stewart's store area
The Hoosick Falls village board approved a full police foot patrol around Stewart's Bread ’n’ ARGYLE-argued by manager Brian Gilligan to curb gatherings of youths. Patrols around Stewart's at Church and River Streets start immediately and continue until the board orders otherwise.
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Stewart’s
Hoosick Falls
Stewart's Bread 'N
Brian Gilligan
Stewart's
Gilligan
Church and
River Streets
James Beckford named eighth headmaster of Hoosac School
The Hoosac School Board selected James P. Beckford of Rhode Island as the eighth headmaster. Beckford, slated to start August 1, has served at the Mary Wheeler School in Providence since 1969 and holds degrees from Amherst and Seton Hall. He praised Hoosac’s mix of progressive education and traditional framework. The school, founded in 1889, sits about 40 miles northeast of Albany with 75 students in grades 8-12.
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James Beckford
Rhode Island
Hoosac
Hoosick
Hoosac School
James P. Beckford
Beckford
Mary Wheeler School
Providence
R.I
St. Mark's School
Amherst College
Seton Hall University
Mercersburg Academy
Pennsylvania
Institute of Far Eastern Studies
Joel W. Eger
Board of
Edward Dudley Tibbits
Albany
National Guard seeks winter garage for 102000 pound tank
James Cutler of the National Guard asks Hoosick Falls town board and residents for a heated garage to house a new tank for two winter training days monthly. The tank weighs 102000 pounds, stands 118 inches high and 143 inches wide, with 11 psi ground pressure and 18 inches of ground clearance. It can be locked to prevent unauthorized entry, and he seeks any shelter option.
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Hoosick Falls
James Cutler
The
National Guard
Cutler
Haynersville native receives Air Force Commendation Medal
Haynersville native Paul H. Fichtner, son of Mrs. Edith M. Fichtner and Robert A. Fichtner, earned the Air Force Commendation Medal First Oak Leaf Cluster at Ramstein Air Base Germany for meritorious service with the Real Property Installed Equipment Maintenance Squadron 308th Strategic Missile Wing Little Rock AFB Arkansas from Oct 2 1974 to Nov 12 1975 He maintained three Titan missile complexes on alert with his unit He is a Tamarac High School graduate who trained at Lackland and Sheppard AFBs now residing in Ramstein City Germany with his wife and two daughters.
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Haynersville
Paul H. Fichtner
Edith M. Fichtner
Robert A. Fichtner
Waterford
Ramstein Air Force Base
Germany
308Th Strategic Missile Wing
Little Rock Air Force Base
Arkansas
Tamarac High School
Lackland Afb
Texas
Sheppard Air Force Base
Mass arrests in three state police gambling crackdown
Thirty one area residents were arrested overnight in a three month Albany Troy and New York State police probe into sports gambling. Arrests spanned 13 Albany area locations plus Troy Cohoes Colonie and Bethlehem with numerous charges including promoting gambling and conspiracy and involved seized money and gambling records.
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Albany
Troy
Cohoes
Colonie
Bethlehem
Kyran Molloy
New York
James Piscitella
Adams St
Rocco A. DeBonis
1St St
Jerry J. Riggione
Sullivan
Vincent DeChiaro
Adams Ave
Anita Marie DeChiaro
Joseph Cleanante Mele
State St
George Albert Wesolowski
Wilkins Ave
Dominick LaPoint
Kenosha St
Henry Seymore
Grange St
John Joseph Gregory
Essex St
John W. VanWie
Waterviiet Ave
William Collins
Watervliet Ave
Joseph James Cadembach
Washington Ave
Charles Edward Mutch
Colt Rd
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H. Irving Moore
Jessup
Alexander
Edward H. Duran
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U.S
Washington, D.C
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Cambridge
Seymour Chair Co
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E.L.S. of
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YOGI
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William Chapones
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Standard Press
Second Street
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River St
Dr. Martinez
Argyle
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Camp Colby
Kent Baker
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Charles Inman
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Butter Shop
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Wake Forest College
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Robert Tefft
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Est
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Hopkinton
Mass
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W. Randolph
Petersburg
Petersburg Public Library
Catherine Palmateer
Argyle Central
Ramstein City
Dennis M. Sullivan
Ave
Carl
Perrota
6Th St
Mechanicville
Louis J. Massino
Delaified Dr
Paul Cosmo Vumbaco
Leisureville Apts
Peter Frank DeMarco
Marie Sarah Wood
Henry Ave
Wood
Shirley Mae Spingle
Brady Ave
Raymond Matthew Conley
Elmhurst Ave
Sally Irene Szczepkowski
Elk St
Kerry Alan Thompson
Jerry John Gaul
Clifford Road
Stanley Paul Zalstein
Myrtle Ave
Salvatore Nastasi
King Ave
Paul Roth
Maxwell Rd
Schenectady
Joseph Anthony Natale
Hudson Ave
James Robert Bouchey
Mountain St
Mary Delores Bouchey
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