Federal grants in jeopardy amid by law challenge to regional commission
A Rensselaer County attorney challenge to the Capital District Regional Planning Commission by laws could delay dozens of federal grants for Albany Saratoga Schenectady and Rensselaer counties. Commission officials caution the threat may not shut the body but could stall grant applications. County lawyers urged a constitutional restructure, while officials note the commission has long operated under its current charter.
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Albany
Capital District Regional Planning Commission
Saratoga
Schenectady
Rensselaer
McGuire
Corning Calls Aronowitz Endorsement Confusing
Albany Mayor Erastus Corning said reports of Dan Connell backing Marcia Aronowitz for Albany County Clerk are confusing and he will not endorse now. Aronowitz cited Connell's praise of her Colonie work and sought party support at the June 10 committee meeting.
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Albany
Erastus Corning
Dana Connell
Marcia Aronowitz
Aronowitz
O'Connell
Corning
Chaiman
O’connell
Colonie
Help sought for Foreign Affairs article and missing savings funds
Letter column notes inquiry about a Journal of Foreign Affairs article "Goals Ideology and Foreign Policy" by Manning and confirms SUNYA RPI and Sage libraries hold copies. It also covers a deceased father savings account issue blocked by privacy rules requiring executor permission and mentions warnings about chain letter savings bonds.
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Journal of ‘Foreign Affairs
U.S
Manning
SUNYA
RPI
Sage
Barbara Rice
Foreign Affairs
Savings Bonds and Local Notices Spark Donor and Reader Requests
An item notes that savings bonds pay no interest in the first six months and mature with increasing yields over five years. It also mentions unfilled National Geographic Magazine requests, offers to share on hand copies, and local notices about donations and classes in Troy and Cohoes as readers respond to HOT LINE items.
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U.S
Treasury
HOT Line
National Geographic Magazine
Beehive in Tree Trunk Could Find New Home
Neighborly inquiry seeks volunteers to relocate a growing beehive found in a yard tree trunk with spring relocation or safe destruction options. If not moved, a suggested aerosol spray treatment at dusk over two to three evenings aims to resolve a possible yellow jacket infestation.
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Q. T
Colonie planners approve sublots and more housing
The Colonie Town Planning Board approved over 20 housing sublots including 13 homes on Lacy Lane off Albany Shaker Road and eight single family homes in Mohawk View Meadows phase two built by Elias Weis Associates. A 30 lot project near Lisha Kill Estates was scheduled for May 11. Debates included a Sneaky Pete's lower level lounge, a Padula Trucking expansion denial, and concept approval for a Train Air Conditioning sales office at Guptill Industrial Park with further review of a sanitary discharge system.
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Newtonville
Town of Colonie
Curt Lacy
Lacy Lane
Albany - Shaker Road
William Brizzell
Mohawk View Meadows
Forts Ferry Road
Elias Weis Associates
Brizzell
Leonard Plaske
Lisha Kill Estates
Lisha Kill Road
Pete Thomas
Robert Becker
Stanley Becker Construction
Guptill
Wage dispute over sheriff contract stirs Albany County
Albany County faces a clash over who may negotiate monetary terms in the sheriff department contract. AFSCME Local 75 could strike after a 69 13 union vote authorizing action. Law and charter questions linger as lawmakers await finance committee review amid a proposed 500 annual raise.
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Albany
Albany County
John J. McNulty
James Coyne
Sheriff's Department
Rensselaer County
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Michael Nardolillo
Colonie Board Rarely Fines Builder for Code Violation
Newtonville builder Ben Scicchitano paid a $250 fine after the Colonie Zoning Board of Appeals penalized a setback violation at 44 Bonner Ave. The board granted a variance allowing continued construction with a 28 foot setback. The decision states the variance does not approve the setback violation on adjacent lots and condemns violations. The board also granted a variance for D and J Nicoll to build two one story offices at Route 7 and Park Avenue.
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Newtonville
Colonie Zoning Board of Appeals
Ben Scicchitano
Bonner Ave
D & J Nicoll
Route 7
Park Avenue
Scicchitano
Speech and film Sunday on life in China at Eighth Step
Labor unions and Life on the Job in the People’s Republic of China will be the subject of a speech and film at the Eighth Step Coffeehouse on Willett Street at 2 p.m. Sunday. The U.S.–China Peoples Friendship Association sponsors the event with Rod Such, former labor editor of the Guardian, giving the speech. Self-Reliance, by Felix Greene, is the film shown.
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China
Albany
People’s Republic of China
Eighth Step
Willett Street
U.s. — China Peoples Friendship Association
Rod Such
Guardian
Felix Greene
Hoosick Falls Hears Parking Limits on Classic Street
Hoosick Falls village board met to discuss restricting parking on Classic Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or on one side to ease deliveries. Mayor Bogardus will consult truck firm Leo Sternberg to identify peak delivery hours. The board also hired Robert Bissonette as village mechanic to replace the resigned Al Thurber.
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Hoosick Falls
Harold Sternberg
Ben Franklin
Sternberg
Don Bogardus
Robert Bissonette
Dolan Avenue
al Thurber
Hoosick Falls Kiwanis hears trout fishing film
Hoosick Falls Kiwanis hosted Ben Upson, Orvis instructor and Trout Unlimited member, as guest speaker at the Baptist Memorial Hall luncheon. He presented a film on trout life, mating, egg development, and threats from otters and predators, highlighting underwater footage and dangers of baited lines.
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the Baptist Memorial Hall
Ben Upson
National
Trout Unlimited
Upson
Hoosick Rescue Squad trains on Hurst Power Tool
Hoosick Falls residents learn to use the Hurst Power Tool for vehicle extrication. Mark Rousseau, the trained member, notes it can pry tow and cut metal and saves time. A dealer led the session after last week’s class at Steve's Garage route 22.
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Hoosick Rescue Squad
Hurst
Hoosick Falls
Hoosick
Mark Rousseau
Hurst Power Tools
Steve's
Rousseau
Albany
Yoga Day May 2 at Doane Stuart Albany
Friends of Yoga sponsor a Yoga Day at Doane Stuart on Route 9W Albany Sunday May 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Swami Prananda will speak at 1:30 p.m. on Values of Life according to Yoga. Sita Frenkel will lead yoga, breathing and meditation. Bring lunch. beverages provided. register at the door.
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Albany — Friends of Yoga
Doane Stuart
Kenwood Academy
Swami Prananda
Swami Pranananda
India
State University At
Albany
Ramakrishna Order
Sita Frenkel
Laurie Ellis and Mike LaPorte Win Easter Penny Hunt
In Hoosick Falls the Lions Club Easter Penny Hunt drew a crowd at Woods Memorial Park. Twenty four pennies worth sixty dollars total were scattered for children to collect with each participant keeping their finds. Winners by age group were Laurie Ellis and Michael LaPorte for five and under, Karen Schumacher and Tom McMahon for six to nine. Pablo LaPorte and Neil Cooney won easter baskets for the last unbroken egg in the ten to twelve group. Special guests included the Easter Bunny Easter Chicken and a clown.
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Hoosick, Falls
Town of
Hoosick
Laurie Ellis
Michael LaPorte
Karen Schumacher
Tom McMahon
Pablo LaPorte
Neil Cooney
Happy Hearts Club Dinner Dance Planned in Schenectady
More than 180 open heart surgery recipients and spouses are expected at the Capital District Happy Hearts Club Dinner Dance to be held Saturday at the Paramount Lounge 913 Albany Street according to a spokesman.
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Schenectady
Capital District Area
Paramount Lounge
Albany St
Petition seeks summer music continuation at Hoosick Falls
A 500 name petition to preserve Hoosick Falls Central School summer music was presented to the school board during the 1976 77 budget meeting. Judy Nason spoke for four girls requesting funds to keep the July program offering lessons for beginners and practice for upperclassmen with advanced theory and orchestration options.
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Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Central School
Judy Nason
Nason
Seminar on Divorce Talk by Robert Neely in Albany
Robert Neely of Family and Children's speaks at a Sunday seminar on divorce at the First Reform Church on Clinton Square in Albany at 2 30 p m. It is the third of four seminars sponsored by Christian Single Parents. He will discuss Children of Divorced Parents. He is a graduate of American International College and the University of Connecticut Graduate School of Social Work. He has worked as a caseworker in Pittsburgh and as a child welfare worker and supervisor in Hartford and as executive director of Family Service in McLean County Illinois.
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Albany N.Y
Robert Neely
Family and Children’s
First Reformed
Clinton Square
Neely
American International College
University of Connecticut Graduate School of Social Work
Family and Children's Service
Pittsburgh
General Assistance
Hartford
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Carol Lagasse
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