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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1976
Page
2
The Hoosick Falls Central School District votes 1976 77 levy totaling $669 000 for five towns Petersburg Grafton Pittstown White Creek Hoosick Falls rates rise with Hoosick at 150 74 per thousand and equalization shaping shifts.
Hoosick Falls may host a part time DMV info and forms office in the County Services Center basement one day weekly from 10 am to 4 pm. Officials say a full branch is not feasible due to lack of computer terminals and budget limits.
A column enumerates reader requests and proposed routes to locate people and items including bird book catalogs, discontinued pattern lists, campaign buttons, and a Fred Astaire contact. It suggests addresses in Ithaca, Minneapolis, Troy, Sharon Springs, and New York for various inquiries and notes library assistance.
The Hoosick Falls Central School Board approved resignations for Gordon Brownell and Albert Waythus and named Dave Griffin to replace Brownell. Cathleen Corcoran goes on maternity leave, Kathleen Harrison is hired half time, and Diane Scott becomes regular sixth grade teacher. The board also added six sixth grade sections, hired Sharon Leitgeb, Cheryle Wadsworth, and Sandra Eddy, set substitute pay at 26 per day with 30 after 20 days, and discussed overnight conventions for teachers under contract rules.
A plaque honoring Dr Harry Harrison will be dedicated at Maple Grove Cemetery in Hoosick Falls. The 2 p.m. ceremony will open with Supervisor Raymond Calhoun, followed by an invocation and a brief service by Rev. Robert Springer. Comments by Phil Leonard and John Davidson, with the plaque funded by the Hoosick Falls Cemetery Association through friends’ donations.
Hoosick Falls police report two arrests Harold Lohnes of 209 Church St was arrested at 11 35 p m for disorderly conduct and remanded to Rensselaer County Jail in lieu of 50 bail Harold Sargeant of Grosse Pointe Farms Michigan was arrested at 10 10 p m for speeding clocked at 45 mph in a 30 mph zone A vandalism report from St Marys Convent on High Street noted a cracked windshield on a 1974 Ford parked in the driveway.
The Petersburg Youth Commission seeks a winter director to start Oct. 12 for ages five to seventeen. Applicants 21+ must plan activities two nights weekly. Send resumes to Mrs. Pearl Wallach, R.D. 2 Petersburg, for commission review. A public covered dish supper is Sept. 1 at 6 30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Hall with swimming awards.
HOOSICK State Police investigated a theft from a North Hoosick home last week with goods valued at 13 500 dollars. Caller Michael Mahoney of Route 67 reported the burglary on Saturday noting it likely occurred about 1 30 p m August 11. Stolen items include an heirloom gold coin collection, women's jewelry and cash.
The Agriculture Department said the national corn crop remained fair to good despite dry weather. After a July peak forecast of 6.2 billion bushels, the August 1 condition estimate dropped by about 366 million bushels as soil moisture stayed short across most of the nation.
The Colonie Coliseum Summer Theatre presents Rich Little performing a rapid-fire string of political and entertainment impersonations during a dynamic Monday opening. He channels figures from Nixon to Carson with a 160 character repertoire while audiences roar at his broad impressions and quick delivery.
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