Holdout for nature in Clifton Park faces growth
Clifton Park officials tour the 453 acre Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve, leased from the DOT. The area is the largest DOT rental in the Northeast and features a restored double lock once part of the Erie Canal, drawing press, town leaders, and preserve committee members.
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Clifton Park
Lee Palmer
Erie Canal
Vischer Ferry
DOT
Unique
Tessie Lane
Sunday Help Column Asks Readers For Tips And Answers
The Times Record offers a weekly editor’s note inviting readers to submit questions on topics from false advertising to recycling aluminum cans. It shares safety tips for power outages and freezing foods and points to Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension for further guidance.
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Times Record
Troy
N.Y
Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension
Preservation efforts shape Vischer Ferry towpath entrance
Town officials and the Vischer Ferry Association plan a main entrance to the wildlife preserve off Van Vranken Road. Federal workers have cleared brush along the towpath, noting 1.3 miles opened for hikers and bird viewing among diverse wildlife.
Feast of the Assumption Marks 74th Mechanicville Celebration
Mechanicville holds its 74th Feast of the Assumption with a Saturday street dance 9 to EL p.m. A Sunday band concert at 6 p.m. before Assumption Church and an 11 p.m. fireworks display. Monday features a 9:30 a.m. high mass and a parade with two bands and a Blessed Virgin float. The Italian Fraternal Society coordinates booths and games at the club grounds and Viall Avenue hill. Peter Clements is event chairman.
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Mechanicville
Church of the Assumption
Society
Vial Avenue Hill
Peter Clements
Elderly Schenectady Couple Robbed in $22000 Flimflam
Police hunt for con artists believed to be a Canadian group posing as a State Police investigator. An elderly couple withdrew $22 000 from Mohawk Mall branch after being told to do so for an undercover bank investigation. They think telephone tampering connected callers to the initial con. No agency would instruct cash withdrawal during an investigation.
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Schenectady
Mohawk Mall
Arts crafts show at Schuyler House Sunday
Schuylerville hosts its annual arts and crafts show Sunday starting at 1 a.m. on the General Phillip Schuyler House lawn Route 4. Rain date is August 21. Mechanicville hosts rock concert series in Talmadge Park from 6 to 8 30 p.m. A magic show at 1 p.m. and Punch and Judy at 3 p.m. are planned with tinsmithing by Ben Clarkson. No grounds or entertainment charges. Schuyler House viewing at regular fee. Call Kathy Brown for details.
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Schuylerville
The
Old
Mechanicville
Anthony J Santaga
Talmadge Park
Robert Owen
Ben Clarkson
Schuyler House
Kathy Brown
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Erie
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Stewart's
Hoosick Falls
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Tam
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Citizens’ Lobbying Group
Common Cause
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George Banino
Charles McCloskey
VanVranken Road
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Banino
Vischer Ferry Association
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Bob Yunich
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Tom Hulchanski
Latham
Syracuse Forestry College
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Thomas H. Carr
Lover's Lanes
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Transportation Department
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Boston & Maine Railroad
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Round Lake Avenue
Italian Fraternal Society
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