Port of Albany report draws fire over east bank overlook
Critics at a Albany port hearing fault the Harris study for neglecting the east river side in Rensselaer and for proposing a bulk terminal on the Albany side. They warn shifting cargo costs and fees could raise prices and deter future port users.
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Albany
Port of
Linsly Buslness
Rensselaer Chamber of Commerce
Hudson River
City of
Rensselaer
Frederick R. Harris, Inc. Consulting
Harris
John Rickless
Rickless
D&h
Conrail
Penn Central
Rickfels
Upstate
New York
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Disorderly conduct spans Rensselaer area blotter items
RENSSELAER police report disorderly adults and juveniles dominating recent blotter activity. The piece also notes a town lobster bake fundraiser in East Greenbush on Aug 15 from noon to 8 pm with tickets available through officers. Police logged several arrests including Richard Eliott Liesher 18 East Greenbush for disorderly conduct, Lewis E. Schreiber 43 Albany for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, and Richard Habiniak 23 Rensselaer for harassment. A fire started by juveniles at 937 Third Street was contained on the first floor rear. parents were notified.
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East Greenbush
Richard Eliott Liesher
Miller Road
di Tuillio and
Smith
East Street
Lewis E. Schreiber
Lancaster St
Albany
Second Avenue
Broadway
Schreiber
Richard Habiniak
Seventh St
Rensselaer
Third St
Daniel Swezey
Reader questions about art signer C G Beauregard and TV figures
Letters seek value for an Orphan Annie wrist watch signed by C G Beauregard and ask if Bobby on Mickey Mouse is the Welk dancer. The column cites responses and notes a mislabeling guidance from the American Council of Life Insurance and FBI-like consumer alerts.
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Troy Times
Bobby
Lawrence Welk
The
American Council of Life Insurance
Glens Falls Woman Injured in Pole Collision
Merry Potter a 26 year old of 24 Luzerne Road Glens Falls was driving east on Notre Dame extension when her car left the road struck a power pole broadside. She was treated at Glens Falls hospital after Fort Edward Rescue Squad and troopers investigated the crash.
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Glens Falls
Kingsbury
South Glens Falls
Merry Potter
Luzerne Rd
Notre Dame Extension
Potter
Fort Edward
Albany Man Benny Douglas Drug Conviction Reversed
The Appellate Division overturned Benny Douglas’s 1975 conviction for arranging a $40 heroin deal at 107 Lark Street Albany ordering a new trial. The ruling hinges on trial judge John J. Clyne not informing jurors of the possible impact of a missing witness James Miller. Dissenting justice argued for upholding the verdict.
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Albany
John J. Clyne
Benny Douglas
Barbara Cooke
Edward Dandaran
Lark St
Miller
Dandaraw
Douglas
Clyne
Two Schenectady men charged after Malta police stop
State Police at Malta stopped a car on Route 50 in Milton after it turned back from a checkpoint. Officers found two pounds of marijuana and hashish. Mark N. Davidowitz, 24, and Gary Garafalo, 25, both of 16 No. Center St., were charged with fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and related counts. They were arraigned before Town Justice Morgan Bloodgood and sent to Saratoga County jail with bail set or posted. Garafalo pleaded guilty to traffic charges, fined $25.
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Malta
Schenectady
Route 50
Milton
Mark N. Davidowitz
No. Center St
Morgan Bloodgood
Saratoga County
Cioffi to get hearing on nominating petitions
State Supreme Court Judge ruled that Patricia Cioffi, candidate for Clifton Park Town Board, should receive an official hearing on her challenge to the nominating petitions of Supervisor Charles McCloskey and Councilman Roy Speckard.
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Glens Falls
Supreme Court
Patricia Cioffi
Clifton Park
Charles McCloskey
Roy Speckard
Free hunter safety course at Tamarac High School
The Cooperative Extension Association 4-H offers a free hunter safety course for those 14 and older at Tamarac High School Cropseyville starting Sept 8 at 7 p.m. Eight sessions cover firearms, ammunition, equipment care, regulations, sighting, survival, and a field test. Instructors include Willard Ives, Robert Swanick, and Charles Graveston with NYS Conservation personnel.
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Hunter
Tamarac High School
Cooperative Extension Association
Cropseyville
Willard Ives
Robert Swanick
Charles Graveston
Hunter Safety
N.Y.S. Conservation Department
Ives
Swanick
Groveston
Pesky bugs studied by 4-Hers in entomology program
Four H members work under the Cooperative Extension Service to learn pest control using chemical biological and cultural tools. County winners may earn medals and a state winner receives a $50 savings bond. County offices provide program details.
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Voorheesville
Cooperative Extension Service
4-H
Extension Service
Cooperative Extension Office
Nassau Names New 4-H Leader Florence Sanford
Nassau to have Florence Sanford as 4-H district leader replacing Marion Sanford who led since 1968. Sanford currently heads Humble Bumbles 4-H club on Malden Bridge Road and will coordinate clubs, field inquiries, and orientation for new leaders. Interested residents may call 766 4510.
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Nassau
Florence Sanford
Margaret J. Story
Marion Sanford
Sanford
Malden Bridge Road
Humble Bumbles
Nassau Area
Mrs. Sanford
Albany Beating Case Yields No New Developments
Albany police report no new developments in the apparent beating death of Harold Legg a 39 year old Madison Avenue resident. Daniel Longe 29 of Madison Avenue is charged with the beating and faces possible grand jury action next week as neighbors allege up to ten involved. Legg was unconscious for about 38 hours before hospital treatment. He remains in Albany County jail under the case.
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Albany
Harold
Buzzie” Legg
Madison Avenue
Albany Medical Center
Daniel Longe
Madison Ave
Legg
Lange
Albany County
Lyttle trial to be appealed to state Supreme Court
Saratoga County Assistant Public Defender W. Donald Carola announced plans to appeal the William J. Lyttle case to the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court by the end of next week. The appeal concerns two counts of first degree manslaughter Convictions.
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Clifton Park
Saratoga County
W. Donald Carola
State Supreme Court
William J. Lyttle NT
Clinic on food growth and preservation in Voorheesville
The Cooperative Extension of Albany County hosts a clinic on food growth and preservation on Thursday August 12 at 7 30 p m in the extension garden beside the offices on Martin Road Voorheesville Mary Jane Rice Extension home economist and David Reville Extension horticulturist answer questions on food preservation and vegetable gardening and share tips to prevent problems Refreshments available with taste tests of different vegetable varieties.
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Voorheesville
Cooperative Extension of
Albany County
Martin Road
Mary Jane Rice
Extension Home
David Reville
Home gardening classes offered next week
Saratoga Springs shows a series of home gardening classes by the Cooperative Extension Association of Saratoga County. Sessions cover lawn establishment and care, safe pesticide use, and planting and care of ornamental trees and shrubs with a 7:30 p.m. start each evening at 87 Church Street.
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Saratoga Springs
Cooperative Extension Association of
Saratoga County
Cooperative Extension Association Center
Church Street
Motorcyclist Dead After Route 157 Collision
A 26 year old motorcyclist, Paul Dwyer Jr of Gloversville, died after his Honda collided with a car driven by Walter Shaver 73 of Northville on Route 157 near Route 30A in Mayfield. The crash occurred around 5 45 p.m. when the motorcyclist braked and skidded across lanes. Dwyer was thrown about 20 feet and died at a local hospital.
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Mayfield
Paul Dwyer, Jr
Gloversville
Fonda
Walter Shaver
Northville
N. Y
Dwyer
Mahopac boy reports sighting unidentified flying object
A 14 year old Mahopac High School student told Carmel police he saw a bright object over Mahopac that hovered for about two hours. Officers Budington Stern and Freyler confirmed the sighting and will file a report to the FAA.
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Jankowski
Tfo's
David Milne
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