East Greenbush Hears Ranking Revisions for Columbia High
Columbia High School ranking changes discussed at East Greenbush School Board meeting. Teacher Hugh Templeton urged more student input and broader parent data for ranking. a 16 credit option was proposed but no action taken. Locker theft concerns and a substitute teachers policy were also addressed.
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East Greenbush
Columbia High School
Hugh Templeton
Columbia
Donald Schlegel
Joanne Blanchard
Dale Fanning
Gregory Alvord
Fanning
Schlegel
Columbia High School names coaches for 1976 77 season
The board appointed indoor track and basketball coaches at Columbia High School for 1976 77, canceled the December 22 meeting, rescheduled the January 12 meeting to January 5, approved a cheerleader trip to a Cobleskill Central High School training clinic, and voted to hold a second March meeting at Red Mill School at the PTA request.
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Columbia High School
Cobleskill Central High School
Red Mill
PTA
East Greenbush Planning Board backs variances for Insel and golf course
The East Greenbush Planning Board recommended approvals for Dr. Jonathan Insel to rent his Columbia Turnpike apartment for his medical practice and for a golf course on the East Greenbush Schodack border. The proposals go to the zoning board of appeals next week for final action with site plan review condition.
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East Greenbush
Jonathan Insel
Columbia Turnpike
Stephen Sultan
Phillip Road
Schodack
Schodack rejects arts program funding request
Schodack Central School district officials rejected a request by the Schodack Central Council on the Arts for funds to continue the arts program. Mary Hill, spokesman for the council, sought six more weeks of funding for an arts teacher at Castleton Elementary and Maple Hill School, but board members cited hiring controls by the Schodack Teachers Association.
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Cathy Whiston
Schodack
Schodack Central School
Schodack Central Council On the Arts
Mary Hill
Council
Castleton
Maple Hill
Local Church Faces Billing Delays For Photo Directory
Upset church members contracted an out of state firm to produce a pictorial directory. About half of the orders paid cash or via 0 D and have not received images, totaling over 260 dollars. The firm cites mail delays while promises of touch ups and a February school board meeting follow up.
Local readers seek old records and classroom history
A letter asks how to obtain immunization records from a retired Troy pediatrician Dr Maurice Grape and notes a moved office. A reader seeks pre 1940 Johnson Smith catalogs. The column covers Seymour chair factory feedback and school district updates including tax exemption rescission and a Ford truck purchase.
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Maurice Grape
Troy
Fifth Avenue
Seymour
Trooper Injured by Chemical Spill on Berkshire Thruway
State Police say para formaldehyde spilled from a vehicle on a one and a half mile stretch of the Berkshire spur near Canaan, injuring Trooper Craig A. Hall who was treated for eye nose and mouth irritation and nausea. Environmental officials studied the incident and suggested chemical trucks be registered.
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Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield
Berkshire
Craig A. Hall
Thruway
Canaan
East Greenbush Man Wins Lottery Jackpot Cash
Joseph Leichenauer 33 of 2 Placid Circle in East Greenbush won a Jackpot prize after trading a small $2 ticket for two more. The scratch revealed a $5,000 prize with a chance at a $1,000 weekly for life. He confirmed the win with family and a pharmacist before claiming.
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East Greenbush
Joseph Leichenauer
Placid Circle
Judith
Leichenauer
Walter S. Pratt and Sons
Rensselaer
Coulson
Albany
Changes urged in East Greenbush girls sports program
East Greenbush School Board approved a report detailing changes to the girls interscholastic and intramural program. Proposals include more coaches, ninth grade girls hockey and soccer on a limited basis, coaching incentives, updated salary scales, better intramural organization, and a three season year. A regional officials clearinghouse and district volunteer drive are also urged.
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Alan Metzger
East Greenbush
Schlegel
New York State
Philip Bergin
Maternity Benefits Expand in New York State
New York state law takes effect January 1 requiring employers to insure pregnant workers for at least four full days of hospital medical and surgical benefits. Coverage mirrors illness plans, with existing delivery complications already covered. new contracts start after Jan 1 and renewals follow the contract anniversary.
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State Insurance Department
Supreme Court
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Rinaldo DeNuzzo
D. Craig Behn
Charles Patricia
Patricia
Edward Szade
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Dr. Szado
Donald P. Sutherland
Green Meadow
Joseph Paulsen
Sutherland
IN Sea Business
the Board
Appeals Board
Planning Board
Insel
Rosen Michaels Corporation
Mill Creek
Couse Corners
John Bliss
Schodack Arts Program
Schodack Teachers Association
Seth Honeyman
Times Record
N.Y
Ann Marso
Frank Sherry
Mrs. J. Vadney — Wynantskill
Seymour Chair Co
Trey
Deaton Crawmer
Gerald Friends
Metzger
Castleton Union Elementary
Friend
Environmental Conservation Department
Health Department
Rensselaer County
U.S. Supreme Court
House of Representatives
John Casey
Erica Jorgenson
Andrew Creighton
Bethlehem Central
Larry Roberts
Columbia High Model Congress
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