Sculptor Jose de Creeft to be buried in Hoosick Falls
Jose de Creeft plans burial on his West Hoosick property near his sculpture The Guardian and donates the 1916 Portuguese granite piece to Hoosick Falls. A Memorial plaza will display the work in the park, with an adjacent area prepared for his burial amid fresh air touted for his longevity.
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West Hoosick
de Creeft
Guardian
Hoosick Falls
Jose de Creeft
Laurie Goulet
Baptist Memorial Hall
HFHS
Hoosick Falls High School Alumni Association
Chronology of Jose de Creeft memorial plan at Wood Memorial Park
A chronology from 1976 to the arrival of Jose de Creeft's sculpture The Guardian outlines village actions to honor the artist with a memorial plaza in Wood Memorial Park and his burial there. Key steps include committee formation, public hearing promises, a tentative summer meet the artist session, and a planned fall sculpture arrival contingent on fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Douglas
Jose de Creeft
Joel Miller
F. Goosen
Phil Daniels
Rolf Sternberg
Milly Salwen
de Creeft
Cynthia Woods
Kennedy Galleries
New York
Car hits fence and Charm Shop wall in Hoosick Falls incident
John J. O'Neil of Cummings Street backed onto Church Street and shifted into gas instead of brake. He drove over the sidewalk, knocked down an iron fence, and stopped against the Charm Shop wall owned by Rose and Joseph Liporace. No injuries were reported.
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John J. O'Neil
Cummings Street
Church Street
O'Neil
Rose
Joseph Liporace
Four dogs missing three recovered in Hoosick Falls area
Police report four dogs missing with three recovered in Hoosick Falls. Candy Thurber on First Street reported a missing dog Monday and later saw it being released from a car. The Goodwin family on Burchard Avenue reported another missing poodle Tuesday. A Carey Avenue case involved two dogs that were later found.
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Hoosick Falls
Candy Thurber
First Street
Ms. Thurber
Goodwin
Burchard Avenue
Carey Avenue
Readers Help Line Seeks Tips on Local Services and Goods
Weekly column invites readers to share help requests and tips from the Capital District area. Notes inquiries about driver schools, catalogues, refunds, portrait sittings, baby patterns, and new products like Glass and Toss. Mentions specific towns and businesses and urges responses to The Times Record.
Help Wanted for Spencer Garment Orders In Area
Readers asked to locate someone who takes orders for Spencer foundation garments in the area. Mrs J P of Cohoes seeks assistance and the note provides addresses for local stations WRGB WTEN and WAST with guidance on directing complaints to appropriate departments.
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Spencer Foundation Garments
J. P. — Cohoes
Misunderstanding between Hoosick Falls and sheriff's department resolved
A Thursday meeting with Sheriff Eugene Eaton Undersheriff Ben Nowak Hoosick Falls Police Chief William Chapones and County Executive William Murphy cleared up mis understandings between the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Department and Hoosick Falls Police. Chapones said calls inside the village will go to the local police and county aid will be requested only when needed.
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Hoosick Falls
Rensselaer County
Sheriff's Department
Eugene Eaton
Ben Nowak
William Chapones
Chapones
Sheriff’s Department
Sheriff's
Police Department
Court orders repayment of student loan by bankrupt graduate
New York Court of Appeals rules Whitney George Wilkes, Albany State University alumnus, must repay nearly 4000 dollars from the National Defense Student Loan program. Justices say loan terms are too uncertain for discharge under bankruptcy and uphold program purposes. Wilkes earned 9000 dollars annually at filing.
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State Court of Appeals
Whitney George Wilkes
Albany State University
National Defense
Charles P. Breitel
New York City
Wilkes
Breitel
Semifinalists named in Coinword contest batch
Seventeen semifinalists advance in Coinword Puzzle No. 1142 needing five key words to reach the $1,100 jackpot. A winner, if any, will be announced Saturday. Names include Ruth Adey Cohoes M Santa Barbara Mechanicville Marion Brehm Troy Laura Brignola Troy A M Clothier Troy Bob Conway Troy C. J. 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 Watervliet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Conway
Troy
C. J. Corey
Leon G. Foster
Stillwater
Anne Frese
Schenectady
William LaFontana
John Kozmich
Averill Park
Earl Lansing
Helen Mack
Latham M. Mulholland
George Shoemaker
Helen Smith
Saratoga Springs man commits suicide after police siege
Albert E. Pastor, 39, killed himself with a .22 pistol on the second floor of his east side home after a police standoff that began when a friend called to report he was despondent. Police arrived around 3 p.m. and more than 20 officers sealed the area as they negotiated by telephone. His daughter, 13, was with a neighbor. his wife was away at a banking conference in New Jersey.
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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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Ms. Goulet
de Creefts
By Darlene Ward
Wood Memorial Park
the Guardian
Douglas
William Greenwood
Howard Shaw
Donald Bogardus
Bogardus
Holbrook
Times
Woods
Williamstown
Mass
John J. McNeill
St. John's Episcopal Church
Park Street
Times Record
N.Y
Rensselaer
Green Tiger Press
Lony the Missing
D. F. Waterford
Uhe
Columbia St
Massachusetts
Capital
Judy P
North Troy
Helen P
Defreest
F. M
W. H., Troy
R. J
Chatham
Joanne Smith
E. F
Clifton Park
WRGB
Balltown Rd
WTEN
Albany
William Murphy
Fire Department
la Leche League
Main Street
OES
van Rensselaer Star Chapter
Order of Eastern Star of Hoosick
Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady
Mary Curcie
George Pawley
Cohoes
Pawley
Jesse and
Mildred Lewis
Alan Lewis
Delmar
Petersburg
Flora Wham
Millard Mull
East Greenbush
Dorothy Prince
Jean Brien
Eva Calhoun
Mary Cook
Mary Kelly
First United Church
Clara Johnson
Masonic Temple
Creta Hill
Gladys Goodermore
Susan Eddy
Barbara Marker
Edie Beaumont
River Street
Ruth Adey
Marion Brehm
Laura Brignola
A & M Clothier
C. Tracey
Watervliet
Saratoga
Saratoga Springs, N.Y
Saratoga Springs
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