Recreation and community notices from Rensselaer city page
The Rensselaer neighborhood improvement program aims at parks upgrades including Tracy Street playground Second Street park and a new tennis court north of McNaughton Avenue funded by HUD with home improvement loans and grants. Other items cover Trotters Fivening, thrift shop sales, whiffleball and basketball results, rummage sale, class reunion changes, food stamp processing, CET A grant, Las Vegas Nights fundraiser, pool closure, Pythian Sisters news, senior services, and a clam steam event.
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N.I.P
Rensselaer
Tracy Street
Second Street
First
Second Streets
McNaughton Avenue
First Street
Central Avenue
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
NIP
City Hall
Trotters
Rensselaer Little League
Thrift Shop
Broadway
Rensselar
Rensselaer Recreation Dept
Matt Hardt
Vicki Burns
Ed Burns
Chris Cirifli
Rich Burns
Party Bourdeau
Rensselaer Girls Club
van Rensselaer High School
Cordial Greens Country Club
Leonardi DaVinci
Judy Lewis
Rensselaer County
Pythian Sisters
New York State
Concord Hotel
Lake Kiamesha
Lois Mitchell
Mitchell
Riverside Temple 104
Odd Fellows Hall
Noahs Ark film to be shown at Alps Baptist Church
A color documentary Noahs Ark and the Genesis Flood will be shown at 7 p m Sunday at Alps Baptist Church Route 43 near Crooked Lake Hotel. Jacob Radke a former Russian soldier now Canadian churchman recounts seeing the Ark within a quarter mile twice. Produced by Ken Anderson Films the 55 minute program explores the flood story with models satellite photo and expert commentary by Jack Dabner.
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Alps Baptist Church
Route 43
Crooked Lake Hotel
Jacob Radke
Ken Anderson
Jack Dabner
Man injured in crash at busy East Greenbush intersection
An East Greenbush man, Irving Dearstyne, 24 Walker Ave, was hospitalized in fair condition after a two car crash with Jill Cardin at routes 9 20 and 4. Police report no tickets issued and cite construction traffic as a hazard. Separately, East Greenbush police investigate a bike theft of two bicycles valued at $301.71 from Fairfield Court.
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East Greenbush
Albany Medical Center
Irving Dearstyne
Walker Ave
Jill Cardin
Rt. 9 & 20
Fairfield Court
Rochester
Southern Avenue
Romaine A. Corellis
William Marshall
Golden Red Lane
Marshall
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Help sought on cable TV sales tax refunds and misc reader queries
Local editor replies on pending state tax changes freeing cable TV from sales tax and refunds, notes court decision timing, and advises readers not to expect immediate refunds. Includes reader questions about bats, writing guides, Grace Homes Club, and sponge mops with brief responses and sources.
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Times Union
J. D
Troy A
State’s Dept. of Taxation and Finance
State Supreme Court
Tax Commission
Wynantskill Kiwanis Fire Dept Donate 1500 To Library
The Wynantskill Kiwanis Club and Wynantskill Fire Department contributed 1500 to the North Greenbush Public Library. The library, opened in 1964, serves as a community hub with 12112 volumes and programs for children and adults.
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Wynantskill Kiwanis Club
Wynantskill Fire Department
North Greenbush
Kiwanis Club
St. Jude’s Church
Rensselaer County
Troy Public
Conservatives endorse Haber for Schodack supervisor post
Jeffrey Haber a Republican councilman challenged by Howard Swinton in the GOP primary for Schodack town supervisor won Conservative Party endorsement. Swinton served on the town planning board and is the Republican nominee. Haber plans deficit‑free budgeting and department reviews to boost services at low cost. Lemka praised Haber’s experience and anti deficit stance, while others on the Conservative slate await confirmation.
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Schodack
Jeffrey Haber
Howard Swinton
Town Conservative Party
Swinton
Republican Party
Haber
Ray Lemka
Conser
Vative Party
Lemka
Conservative
James) Buckley
Mechanicville Center Announces Weeklong Tournaments Schedule
The Mechanicville center invites participation in a Civic Center tournament week with ping pong pool checkers chess and darts from 6 to 10 p m Monday to Thursday and a Saturday dance with Cherry Road music. Signups close today at 10 p m and adults are needed to officiate.
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Citizens Information Center
Frank M. Colarusso
Lillian Rosenfield
Olive Muzicka
Mary Frederick
Mechanicville
Civic Center
Cherry Road
Semifinalists Announced for Cornword Puzzle No 1158
Thirty nine semifinalists are listed for the Cornword Puzzle No 1158 with 35 already advanced by solving five key words. A winner would receive a 1500 dollar jackpot if claimed. a winner, if any, will be announced Saturday. A separate collision report notes a Rochester man hospitalized after a Route 9 and 20 crash near Southern Avenue.
North Greenbush Democrats Set Tuesday Caucus Endorsements
The North Greenbush Democratic Party endorses town supervisor candidate William L. Dedrick town justice John Perkinson two town councilmen William LaFleur and James Flanigan and highway superintendent Edward Bradley. The caucus open to all Democrats meets 7 30 p m at the American Legion Hall Wynantskill. RENSSELAER Youth Bureau hosts a block dance Saturday at Tracy Street playground from 7 p m to 1 a m DJs Brian Scott and Gary Evans of WPTR emcees admission 50 cents refreshments available.
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William L. Dedrick
John Perkinson
William LaFleur
James Flanigan
Edward Bradley
William Fox
Democratic Party
American Legion Hall
Main Avenue
Wynantskill
Rensselaer
Rensselaer Youth Bureau
Tracy Street
Brian Scott
Gary Evans
WPTR
Tracy and
Broadway
East Greenbush awaits $2.7 million EPA grant decision
East Greenbush officials await final word on a $2.7 million federal grant for sewer work. If no objections arrive by August 26, the EPA funds will fund Phase I outfall lines and plant renovations, with Phase II collection lines still under review. Federal reimbursement could reach $786,389, with state aid and local shares outlined.
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East Greenbush
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Michael van Voris
Brian Culver
State Department of Environmental Conservation
EnCon
Culver
Federal
van Voris
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Funds For Recreation Improvement
Chris Welch
Kevin Reilly
Marc Dabney
Woody Butler
Sean Davis
Dina Wilson
Dave Bourdeau
Patty Bourdeau
Dave Hubbard
Rensselaer City Hall
Bloomingrove Drive
Troy
C.E.T.A
William J. Murphy
Rensselaer City
Las Vegas
G.S. Mink and
T. Claxton Hose Co. No. 2
Ellie Pankin
WGY
Paul J. Tazbir Jr
Rensselaer County Dept
Raymond Harris
Ann Schumacher
Blooming Grove Reformed Church
Defreestville
George Venter
Noah’s Ark
Overill Park
Mount Ararat
John M. Burns
Joanne Smith
Times Record
N.Y
L. A
P. R
Cohoes
L. D. of
Alison
Waterford
Air Force
2Nd Service Command
New York
New Jersey
F. P
Petersburg
Diana of
Jacob
Ruppert Brewery
Hill St
Orange
N. J
Fred
Cambridge
Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writer's Digest
Writer's Digest Publications
Alliance Rd
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ernest Hemingway
Grace Homes
Watervliet
Firemen
Kiwanis
Upper Hudson Library Federation
Inter Library Loan
Friends of the Library
Mechanicville Center States
A. Boldish, Troy
Alice Davis
M. Herbert
David W. Houston
F.M. Hoy
Olga Lesniak
Clifton Park
Francis Lonergan
Jim Long
L. Lucas
Cohves
Helen Mack
Latham R.E. Madigan
Valley Falls
L.J. McDonough
M. McGrath
Evelyn Morine
Charles O'Brien
Ken Rathbun
Stillwater
I.T. Rowland
Hoosick Falls
Mrs. A. Sessions
Troy Leigh Sands
Troy Sandy Sands
Marilyn Schroder
Albert Sickles
William St. Hilaire
Evelyn J. Small
Josie Voleck
Connie F. Wilkinson
W.H. Yakel
Dedrick
Wynantskill Common
North Greenbush Youth Commission
Hudson River
Independence Square
Jacqueline Christian
Independence Square Apartments
Colonie
Boght Road
Helen Sendrakowski
129
Congress
Latham
J. Baxter Swartwout
Denver
Colorado
Swartwout
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