Board backs repeal of sales tax pre payment law
Saratoga County leaders call for repeal of a 2023 pre payment sales tax rule. John Dudek credits Malta businessman Ed Shepard for raising concerns affecting over 32,000 NYS firms and millions in advance payments. If not acted, the measure could extend to firms with $100,000 quarterly gross, with Senator Bernard Smith proposing the repeal.
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Ballston Spa
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
John Dudek
Halfmoon
Ed Shepard
Malta
New York State
Dudek
Bernard Smith
Suffolk County
Health Systems Agency to review five year plan in Saratoga Springs
Health Systems Agency of Northeastern New York will hold a public meeting in Saratoga Springs at the F Donald Myers BOCES Center to review the five year Health System Plan covering 17 area counties and care areas. A public hearing is set for June 11 to revise and adopt the plans including obstetrics and newborn services.
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Saratoga Springs — Health Systems Agency
New York
F. Donald Myers Board of Cooperative Educational Services Center
Saratoga Springs
Rotarians to Ham It Up at Regional Saratoga Springs Meet
Rotary convention in Saratoga Springs will feature a short wave station set up by Albany Rotary Club member David Marks a 50 year ham radio operator. He will contact parents of foreign exchange students with help from veterans William Barnes and Howard MacGuire. Operators will exchange messages with ROAR and the event will draw 44 clubs from nine counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
David Marks
Albany Rotary Club
Gideon Putman
William Barnes
Howard MacGuire
Local Readers Seek Area Services and Contacts
Community column shares requests for trailer truck driving schools, Spencer foundation garments, and cleaning products. It lists Chauffeur's Training School in Rensselaer and three local TV stations WRGB WTEN and WAST with contact details, plus reader notes on plant shipments rings refunds and portrait sittings.
Schuylerville Voters Plan Cleanup Next Week
Public works foreman Donald Nadeau says cleanup in the village starts next week and runs until finished. Trash goes in alleys not at curbs. no garbage with trash. Pickup occurs on designated days Monday and Friday. Cut limbs to three to four foot bundles and tie.
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Schuylerville
Donald Nadeau
Public Works Dept
Nadeau
Clifton Park urged rezone 40 acres on Route 146 to curb traffic
Clifton Park planning board asks the town board to rezone about 40 acres from commercial to residential along Route 146 opposite Clifton Country Mall to curb congestion from growth. They favor allowing planned unit developments within the rezoning plan and urged McDonald s driveways be relocated to ease flows. A joint planning board meeting is planned before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Park
Clifton Country Mall
Stephen Vinciguerra
Latham
Planning Board
McDonald's Restaurant
John Palm
Residents Plan Saratoga Lake Cleanup Meeting
A coalition of Saratoga Lake residents and local businessmen will meet Saturday at 2 p.m. at Donna's Restaurant Route 9 P overlooking the lake to discuss floods and pollution cleanup. They seek funding, debris removal, and a Niagara Mohawk lake level discussion with plans for DEC grants and 50-50 matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Lake
Donna's
Niagara - Mohawk Power Company
Mechanicville Faces Sewage District Add On Costs
Mechanicville residents will pay about 50 dollars more to join the Saratoga County Sewer District amid pressure from federal and state governments. Mayor Fascia calls the move blackmail as existing sewer lines are used. New rates expected to start late 1977. Dr Benedict Mastrianni named city health officer at 2000 dollars yearly. Park Plaza sewer work awarded to Charles Dyer at 12550 dollars. Dyer also low bidder to drain and grade lots at Seventh Avenue and Broadway for 1292 dollars. City receives 2000 dollars from the State Office for the Aging for senior bus trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
Saratoga County
John Fascia
Dyer
Seventh Avenue
Broadway
Public Safety
Anne Messore
State Office For the Aging
Court Rules Student Loans Not Discharged By Bankruptcy
New York Court of Appeals unanimously orders Whitney Wilkes to repay nearly four thousand dollars in National Defense Student Loans after bankruptcy. Justices say loan terms and future contingencies prevent a provable debt and protect program goals. Wilkes earned nine thousand dollars annually at the time of filing in 1970.
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Michael Connor
Albany
State Court of Appeals
Whitney George Wilkes
Albany State University
National Defense
Charles P. Breitel
New York City
Wilkes
Breitel
National Defense Loan
Fashions Shown by Learning Lassies 4-H Club
Members Pam Seymour Lois Patrick Elizabeth Magrow and Debbie Bartolucci showed outfits at the Dress Revue April 15 at Saratoga Springs Junior High. All received blue awards. Seymour and Bartolucci to model at county fair and Seymour to model at district show. They ranked among the top ten in the revue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylerville
Learning Lassies 4 - H
Saratoga Springs
Pam Seymour
Lois Patrick
Elizabeth Magrow
Debbie Bartolucci
St Anne shrine rites to be marked in Mechanicville
The shrine of St Anne de Beaupre from Quebec will be honored in Mechanicville on May 13 with a 7 p.m. mass at St Paul the Apostle Church led by Rev Eugene Lefebvre. A candlelight procession to Assumption Hall will follow the mass and a relic veneration will precede a reception for Father Lefebvre.
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Mechanicville
St. Anne de Beaupre
Quebec
Can
St. Paul the Apostle Church
Eugene Lefebvre
Assumption Hall
St. Anne
Father Lefebvre
Seventeen semifinalists named in Coinword contest
Coinword Puzzle No. 1142 reveals seventeen semifinalists who must identify five key words to win a jackpot of 1100 dollars. A winner, if any, will be announced Saturday. Semifinalists include Ruth Adey Cohoes Mrs M Santa Barbara Mechanicville Marion Brehm Troy Laura Brignola Troy A M Clothier Troy Bob Conway Troy C Corey Troy Leon G Foster Stillwater Anne Frese Schenectady William LaFontana Schenectady John Kozmich Averill Park Earl Lansing Troy Helen Mack Latham M Mulholland Troy George Shoemaker Troy Helen Smith Troy C Tracey Watervliet
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Marion Brehm
Troy
Laura Brignola
A & M Clothier
Bob Conway
C. J. Corey
Leon G. Foster
Stillwater
William LaFontana
Schenectady
John Kozmich
Averill Park
Earl Lansing
Helen Mack
Latham M. Mulholland
Five arrested in Colonie for DWI incidents
Colonie town police logged five driving while intoxicated arrests over Wednesday and Thursday. Patrick T. Kelly, 46, of Albany, was charged after a Route 5 lane switch near Dott Avenue. Eleanor A. Sokil, 48, of Schenectady, cited for speeding on Fuller Road. Guido C. Saleta-Ballini, 29, Albany, charged after a Route 5 collision near Colonie Center. Robert C. Taylor, 26, Schenectady, charged after a Route 7 incident by Dairy Queen. Phillip A. Russo, 21, Schenectady, charged after Maxwell and Old Niskayuna Roads crash. Court dates set for all.
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Colonie
Patrick T. Kelly
Rapple Drive
Albany
Dott Avenue
Eleanor A. Sokil
Hire Court
Schenectady
Fuller Road
Guido C. Saleta - Ballini
Compass Court
Okara
Maxwell
Old Niskayuna
Wine Tasting Benefit for American Cancer Society
A wine tasting party to aid the American Cancer Society is set for Sunday 2 to 5 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall 64 South St Ballston Spa. Area restaurants and florists donated merchandise and foods for the fundraiser. Ticket details are available from the Society.
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Ballston Spa
American Cancer Society
Knights of Columbus Hall
South St
Society
The
Cancer Society
Corvettes Shine in Clifton Park Dystrophy Drive
A Corvette show at Clifton Country Mall benefits Muscular Dystrophy Fund with Tri-Vettes of East Greenbush sponsoring. About 30 owners enter a judged class system. winners receive awards under the National Council of Corvette Clubs. Judging starts 11 a.m. Registration opens 8 a.m. Sue and Tom Caulfield of Schenectady may provide details.
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Clifton Park
Tri - Vettes, Ltd
East Greenbush
Clifton Country Mall
National Council of Corvette Clubs
Sue and
Tom Caulfield
Schenectady
Breath of Spring Bike-a-thon Supports Cystic Fibrosis
Clifton Park hosts the Breath of Spring Bike-a-thon on May 22 at Shenendehowa School to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The four hour event begins at 1 p.m. riders must pre register and solicit sponsors. Registration forms are at Brackens Ski and Bike Shop Sawyer s Sporting Goods Clinical Pharmacy Jonesville Country Store and Park Pharmacy. The two mile course stays within Shenendehowa boundaries. Grand prize is a 10 speed bike for the top fundraiser.
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Clifton Park
Shenendehowa School
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Brackens Ski and Bike Shop
Sawyer’s Sporting Goods
Clinical Pharmacy
Jonesville
Park Pharmacy
Shenendehowa
Despondent Saratoga Springs Man Fatally Shoots Self
Police say Albert E. Pastor, 39, in an upscale Saratoga Springs neighborhood, fired six or seven shots from his second floor before killing himself with a .22 pistol after a three minute call and hours of negotiation. Family details indicate his daughter and wife were away.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Albert E. Pastor
Pastor
East Side
Rhett Croteau
Croteau
Eugene Cole
Cole
General Electric Co. Employe
Kelly
Gail
Adirondack Trust Co. Employe
New Jersey
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Rensselaer
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Judy P
North Troy
Helen P
Defreestville
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Chatham
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WTEN
Times Record
Route 146
Vinciguerra
Department of Environmental Conservation
Donald Aulenbach
RPI
Warren County Water Purity Control Board
Fascia
City Council
Benedict Mastrianni
Park Plaza
McDonald's
Charles Dyer
Ruth Adey
Cohoes
Mrs. M. Santa Barbara
Anne Frese
George Shoemaker
Helen Smith
C. Tracey
Watervliet
Dairy Queen
Phillip A. Russo
Tri - Vettes
Saratoga
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