Threat of Mohawk River water loss to canal voiced at hearing
State water resources hearing on Colonie proposed Mohawk River water plant heard DPW objections over river water available for canal operations. Town claims growth requires 15 million gallons daily, while engineers estimate a 23 cfs removal and note Mohawk flow. Health officials support plant to improve underground water, with $5 million bond financing and site near Fort Ferry Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohawk
State Department of Public Works
Mohawk River
Colonie
DPW
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Cahoes
John W. Tabner
Russell L. Sutphen
O'Brien and Gere
Syracuse
Tabner
Sutphen
Hudson
Stony Creek
Latham
Forts Ferry Road
Niskayunna
Waterford
Crescent Dam
Rose D. Sawyer
Watervliet-Shaker Road
Sawyer
Albany County Health Department
New York State Department of Health
William Berner
State Health Department
Henry M. Schiller
Water Resources Commission
William J. Kech
R. A. Denison
Church Notices From Latham Area Listings
A directory of church services across Latham Loudonville and nearby communities listing pastors times and locations for Resurrection Lutheran St Michael s Episcopal Loudonville Community Calvary Methodist Niskayuna Reformed Good Shepherd Our Lady of the Assumption St Ambrose Boght Reformed Pine Grove Our Lady of Mercy St Clare s St Matthew s with worship times Sunday School and nursery care where noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latham Bible Baptist
William Pedersen
Niskayuna
Douglas A. Walrath
St. Ambrose
Daniel F. Cronin
St. Clare’s Catholic Church
Frances X. Ryan
St. Matthew's Episcopal
Stephen W. Gillespie
Relief Squad To Elect New Officers
North Colonie Emergency Relief Squad will elect officers at a September 15 meeting at 7 30 p m. Nominees include Andrew F Vosburgh for captain David Zoll er Melvin Fairbanks as cocaptain Charles Marchese George Brown first lieutenant Jay Darbyshire second lieutenant J Sheldon Gidley secretary and Joseph Hogan treasurer Mrs Anne Fisher continues as dispatcher The squad ambulance operates from Latham Fire Department on Old London Road serving Latham Verdoy and Schuyler Heights residents day or night via mutual aid system during emergencies.
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North Colonie
Andrew FE. Vosburgh
Albert Zoller
Melvin Fairbanks
Cocaptain
Charles Marchese
George Brown
Jay Darbyshire
J. Sheldon Gidley
Joseph Hogan
Anne Fisher
Colonie BPW Directors Meet and Plan Membership Drive
The Colonie BPW board met at Mrs. John O'Brien’s home in Schenectady to discuss increasing membership and methods to raise funds for the annual scholarship award. Mrs. O'Brien is the new president. The regular meeting is set for the fourth Monday each month from September to June.
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the Colonie Bpw
John O'Brien
Schenectady
O'Brien
Colonie Seeks Bus Drivers and Substitutes
The South Colonie Central School District seeks full day bus drivers starting Thursday with a 3600 to 4500 dollar ten month salary. The district also needs substitute drivers. Apply to Colonie Central High School business office at 100 Hackett Ave Colonie.
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South Colonie Central
Colonie Central High School
Hackett Ave
Colonie
Parish Festival Showcases Indy 500 Film At St Ambrose
The St Ambrose Parish festival will show a film of the latest Indianapolis 500 race on church grounds today and tomorrow from 2 to 10 p.m. Miss Shirley Muldowney of Albany, the first U S licensed female drag racer, will present the film. Proceeds benefit the church building. Booths games and refreshments accompany the event chaired by Rev Francis A Hartigan.
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St. Ambrose Parish
Shirley Muldowney
Albany
United States
Francis A. Hartigan
Weller Acclaimed as 29th District Coordinator for Rockefeller Campaign
William J. Weller of Loudonville has been named the 29th district coordinator for Young New Yorkers for Rockefeller. The state group, for volunteers ages 21 to 40, will organize block-by-block support for Governor Rockefeller. Weller, a Syracuse University student, met with the governor at Bear Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Weller
St. Agnes Lane
Loudonville
Rockefeller
Bear Mountain
Weller
Syracuse University
Local Socials and Family Gatherings Reported in Nortonville Area
Numerous visits and family events across Nortonville and nearby towns. Highlights include Teriann Snell visiting Omaha relatives, the Reed and Wagner families hosting relatives, Lance Reed celebrating his eighth birthday, and a 47th Eycleshymer reunion at Hedges Lake. Community meetings in Pittstown discuss WSCS plans and a September workshop.
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Teriann Snell
Omaha
Neb
Donald Rose
Silas Reed
Ellen Stiles
Byron Lapham
Florida
Mary Newcomb Fillmore
Bennington
Robert Wagner
West Sand Lake
Hal Banker
Sandra Wagner
Paul Wagner
Wendy
Lance Reed
Philip Reed
Blanche Mosier
Ticonderoga
Dorothy Barton
Peegy, Smith
Trenton
N.J
Hobart Humphrey
Leighton Holbritter
Barbara Campbell
Pittstown
Brian
Dawn Holbritter
Eycleshymer
Hedges Lake
Edward Betts
Clifton Park
George Wagner
Defreestville
Homer C. Norton
Raymond
Nancy
Norton
Dawbury
WSCS
Sunday church services in Eagle Mills communities
Eagle Mills Christian Church hosts a 10 a.m. Disciples of Christ service led by Rev. Noel V. Blankenship. Eagle Mills Methodist Church offers a 10 a.m. worship with sermon by Rev. J. Franklin Moist. Local residents Eliza Sliter and the Davis family are mentioned. area 4-H members Darlene Freckleton, Dorothy Clickner, and Sherwood Moody joined a Washington D.C. citizenship trip and visited Gettysburg.
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Eagle Mills Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Noel V. Blankenship
Eagle Mills Methodist Church
J. Franklin Moist
Eliza Sliter
Irwin Perry
Coila
William FE. Davis
Norwich
Donald A. Waterfield
Darlene Freckleton
Dorothy Clickner
Sherwood Moody
Washington, D.C
National Capital
Gettysburg Battlefield
Ex Trojan Earns Distinguished Flying Cross for Vietnam Service
Bruce C. Ducat a former Troy High School student and Troy resident has received the Distinguished Flying Cross for exceptional airmanship and courage as a fighter pilot in Vietnam. He is the son of Alexander and the late Mrs. Ducat now of Bethesda Maryland. He lives with his wife and child at Holloman Air Force Base California.
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Bruce C. Ducat
Troy
Troy High School
Viet Nam
Ducat
Alexander C. Ducat
Bethesda
State Veterans Vocational Training School
George A. Holliday
U.S. Office of Education
Washington
Schaghticoke Group Buys Knickerbocker Mansion
The Schaghticoke Historical Society acquired the Knickerbocker Mansion and surrounding land in Old Schaghticoke from Donald Weir. Mayor Erastus Corning II officiated at a ceremony in Albany as Chester B. Hack led the group and Corning presented a personal donation. The site, known as Vale of Peace, has historic ties to Albany and colonial defense, with the Peace Tree still protected on the premises. The society seeks funds to pay off the mortgage and preserve the landmark.
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Knickerbocker
Old Schaghticoke
The
Schaghticoke
Corning
City of
Albany
Vale of Peace
Hack
Leala Richards Dinner Visit At Greenwich Home
Leala Richards hosted as dinner guest Friday at the Greenwich residence of Mr and Mrs Arthur Bain and family. Their son Garry Bain is hospitalized as a surgical patient at Albany Medical Center. Bernice Brown visits friends in Granville this week.
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Leala Richards
Arthur Bain
Greenwich
Garry
Albany Medical Center
Bernice Brown
Granville
Sage Picnic Set for September 10 at Del mar home
The annual picnic dinner for Sage College evening division staff and the Junior College of Albany two year division will be held Saturday September 10 at Miss Sally A Young’s home 516 Dawson Rd Del mar. Guests include Dean Jerome A Fallon and Mrs Fallon and Dean George J Spears and Mrs Spears.
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Russell Sage College
Junior College of Albany
Sage
Sally A Young
Dawson Rd
Delmar
Jerome A. Fallon
George J. Spears
Trojan Pleads Innocent To Assault Charge
James Gray 34 of 255 &th St appeared in Troy Police Court before Acting Justice Matthew M. Dunne charged with third degree assault by his wife Shirley. Complainant says he struck her in the face at their home yesterday. Judge adjourned until Wednesday and set bail at 500 dollars with Atty Henry R. O'Bryan for the people.
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James Gray
Troy
Matthew M. Dunne
Shirley
Dunn
Henry R. O'Bryan
People
Area Scouts Begin 12 Day Philmont Trek in New Mexico
One hundred nineteen scouts and leaders from Fort Orange Area Sam Council Boy Scouts of America arrived at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. They began training in open fire cooking backpacking burro packing compass and map wilderness sanitation and mountain hiking before a 12 day expedition under Philmont ranger staff. They will travel with 430 scouters in 29 camps offering conservation hunter safety geology and more, then hike into the Sangre de Cristo range of the Rockies.
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Fort Orange
Anicle Sam Council
Boy Scouts of America
Philmont Scout Ranch
Santa Fe Trail Country
New Mexico
Philmont
Sangre de Cristo Range
Rocky Mountains
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Resurrection Lutheran
Norman B. Elling
St. Michael’s Episcopal
Charles K. Dwyer
Latham Community Baptist
William T. Cornelius
Gilbert G. Bilezikian
Calvary Methodist
Donald A. Brushett
Education
Belle Ave
Newtonville
Leon M. Adkins Jr
Roessleville United P Presbyterian
Charles E. Rice
Our Savior’s Lutheran
Walter G. Like
Good Shepherd Lutheran
George E. Kenyon
Our Lady of the Assumption
Joseph P. Warden
Colonie Bpw
Nortonville
H. Humphrey
Eagle Mills
Florence Lee
Schaghticoke Group
Mayor Corning
Andros
Cossaguna Leala Richards
Trojan
West
HONDA
Hagie’s
Oxford
126Th St
Waterford Bridge
Dacron
Courrege
Oxfords
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