Hoosick Falls widens weatherization eligibility
Hoosick Falls Village Board raised the income threshold for its HUD weatherization program to include low income property owners. The program funds up to 400 in materials with labor via CEO and is backed by a $10,000 HUD grant. tenants may qualify only if landlords meet income limits. Applications and details available at the village clerk's office.
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Hoosick Falls
Commission On Economic Opportunity
CEO
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Rolf Sternberg
Main Street
Petersburg group to hire lawyer over assessor’s effectiveness
The Petersburg Concerned Taxpayers Group voted to hire a lawyer to investigate town Assessor Joan Watrous. President F Warren Hempstead said the group will seek a professional review of property values and equalization rates, aiming to determine if Watrous is performing her duties and possibly remove her if needed. The group plans to fund the effort with a collection and will meet again on Sept 16.
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Petersburg
Petersburg Concerned Taxpayers Group
PCTG
Joan Watrous
F. Warren Hempstead
Hempstead
New York City
Argyle Village Joins National Flood Insurance Program
HUD reports Argyle Village accepted into NFIP as of June 22 enabling residents to purchase flood insurance at low subsidized rates. Village clerk Mrs. Betty Bristol will provide further information to property owners.
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Argyle
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Betty Bristol
Readers seek help on divorces and bargains in Troy area
An editors note invites readers to write for assistance on personal issues and local problems. The column cites a low cost divorce option, shared reader questions about rings, records, earrings, cabinets, crochet patterns, and offers tips from local shops and residents, plus a brief acknowledgement of resolved cases and a note honoring Dr. Kim Nhu Do.
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Times Record
Troy
N.Y
Eileen Tecsa
Cooperative Extension Service
Brierley’s
Remsen St
Cohoes
Yarn-O-Rama
Central Ave
Colonie
James Fox
Jack Frost Realty
Uncle Sam
Kim Nhu Do
Saigon
Vermont youth dies in Glens Falls crash
Vermont youth Douglas Perry aged 19 from Ludlow Vermont died in a one car crash on Route 22 in Hebron near Glens Falls. State Police say he may have fallen asleep at the wheel as his car struck a tree causing fatal injuries. Troopers from Whitehall investigated and the Washington County coroner declared the death.
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South Glens Falls
Vermont
Douglas Perry
Parker St
Ludlow
Hebron
Whitehall
Perry
Washington County
Floyd Femley
One Killed and Another Hospitalized in Bridgeport? Car Crash
An 18-year-old North Greenbush youth Kevin J. McCafferty died when his car ran off Kansas Road in Bridgton. Passenger Christopher R. Knight, 16, was treated at Bridgton Hospital then transferred to Maine Medical Center in Portland in critical condition.
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Bridgton
North Greenbush
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Kevin J. McCafferty
Kansas Road
Christopher R. Knight
Bridgton Hospital
Portland Hospital
Everyman film near completion at Hoosick Falls
Gray Film Atelier wraps up Everyman shoot in the Capitol District with 40 actors from upstate New York. Paul Gray directs a modern morality tale filmed in Troy Albany and Hoosick Falls with NEA support and local talent. Filming ends by Sept 1 with editing and potential public TV or theater distribution within a year.
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Capitol District
Upstate
New York
Kimberly Fayls
Charles Fitch
Troy
Althea Koerner
Frank Reynolds
Hoosick Falls
Pat Crooks
Shagticoke
City Hall
Albany State University
Albany Medical Center
Wten - TV
Asgrow Mandeville workers offered jobs and severance
The final sale contract between Vaughan Jacklin Seed of Illinois and Asgrow Mandeville Seed of Cambridge ratifies separation pay for 90 full time and 140 seasonal workers. Eligible staff receive pension and group insurance, with some Cambridge employees offered positions at Vaughan Jacklin. Equipment will move to Illinois and be integrated, with Cambridge plant buildings sold by Upjohn.
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Cambridge
Vaughan - Jacklin Seed Company
Illinois
Asgrow - Mandeville Seed Company
Upjohn Company
Phillipson
Ilinois
Vaughan - Jacklin
Upjohn
Asgrow - Mandeville
Argyle Players Attend East Coast Basketball Camp
Eleven Argyle Central School players and coach Michael Cronin attend the East Coast Basketball Camp in Green Lane Pennsylvania led by Rollie Massimino with George McGinnis of the 78ers among the instructors.
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Argyle
Argyle Central School
Michael Cronin
Green Lane
Rollie Massimino
Villanova University
George McGinnis
The
Philadelphia ‘78Ers
College students monitor state parks water to keep parks open
In New York a pilot program uses Ulster Community College graduates to test lake and river water near Saratoga Grafton Mine Kill Moreau and Thompson's Lake parks. Tests showed clean streams with high dissolved oxygen. Long Island Jones Beach closed briefly and Thousand Islands faced oil spills.
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Saratoga Springs — College
New York
Saratoga
Grafton
Mine Kill
Moreau
Thompson’s Lake
Ulster Community College
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
William Kelly
Saratoga Park
Peter Buttner
Office of Parks and Recreation
Environmental Management Bureau
Jones Beach
Long Island
Thousand Islands
Ulster College
Capital District
Buttner
New York State
Kelly
Cornword Semifinalists Named for Word Jackpot
Semifinalists for Cornword Puzzle No. 1107 include Mrs. Dorothy Alderman Berlin T Bailey Troy Irving Mazie Bornt Troy I Brock Pittstown Mrs C Charbonneau Cohoes J Ford Troy Al Goodwin Hoosick Falls Tom Graham Cohoes Eleanor F Hood Cohoes B Ingeneso Troy Mrs R Lawrence Troy Francis Lonergan Troy Joe Madigan Valley Falls Eileen O Neal Latham Kay Sanderson Troy Elsie Verden Petersburg.
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T. Bailey
Troy Irving
Mazie Bornt
Troy
I. Brock
Pittstown
Mrs. C. Charbonneau
Cohoes
J. Ford
al Goodwin
Hoosick Falls
Eleanor F. Hood
B. Ingeneso
Mrs. R. Lawrence
Francis Lonergan
Joe Madigan
Valley Falls
Eileen O'Neal
Latham Kay Sanderson
Union workers to seek jobs from new firm
Hoosick Falls union workers at Specialty Insulation Manufacturing Co about 22 voted to file applications with Catamount Manufacturing Co the new owner. The move ends United Rubber Workers Union Local 48 presence at the plant after guidance from a union representative. Catamount president Robert Wagner offered to rehire most plant members if they submit individual applications.
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Hoosick Falls
Specialty Insulation Manufacturing Co
Specialty
Catamount Manufacturing Company
United Rubber Workers Union, Local 48
Raymond Thomas
Catamount
Robert Wagner
Berlin Central School Soccer Physicals Set for Sept 2
Berlin Central School will hold soccer and all sport physicals for boys and girls on Sept 2 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Berlin High School. Equipment distribution and initial practices are scheduled for Sept 2, 3, and 7.
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Berlin
North Bennington Youth Arrested in Hoosick Falls
George P. Verschoor of North Bennington Vermont, 16, was arrested on Ball Street in Hoosick Falls at 12:45 a.m. for operating a vehicle unlicensed after dark. Police said he holds a junior operator's license.
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Hoosick Falls
George P. Verschoor
North Bennington
Verschoor
Ball Street
Beach Boys Thrill 32000 at Saratoga SPAC Show
Thunder and rain set backdrop as the Beach Boys drew about 32,000 fans to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Police counted 15 officers directing traffic after the 8:30 p.m. start, with two fender-bender incidents and no injuries reported. Four tractor trailers delivered sound gear for the hour and a quarter set including an encore.
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Beach Boys
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
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