Mechanicville Cuts Anthony Kill Housing Assessment 21 Percent
Mechanicville City Council reduces the Anthony Kill Housing Project tax assessment from 198 400 to 156 560 to attract private developers and buyers. The Troy Savings Bank mortgage holder expects a buyer for up to 20 units as only seven of 30 units are complete. New unit prices range from 21 900 for a two bedroom to 24 900 for a three bedroom. The council also moved funds between city accounts and approved a new fire department emergency vehicle purchase and sought state federal aid for water and railroad overpass projects.
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Mechanicville
Anthony Kill
Troy Bank
Griffin
Susan McCarthy
Chris Miller
Saratoga County Planning Board
Department of Transportation
Mechanicville District Reports Reading Gains and Budget Moves
Mechanicville schools show reading gains from 1970 to 1976 with 10 percent of third graders below average in 1976 and 20 percent of sixth graders below average. Mathematics below average at 30 percent. Tax collections for 1976 77 reach 84.62 percent of 1 104 614 warrant. Bus accident near Hemstreet Park reported with no injuries. Lunch policy may switch to reprocessed food at half price. Two Stillwater students barred from Mechanicville Schools. Custodian Charles Sexton resigns for ill health after five years.
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Donald Kearns
Anthony Cocozzo
Hemstreet Park
Cocozzo
Stillwater
Riverside
St. Paul's School
Mechanicville
Donald Tripp
Charles Sexton
Shenendehowa voters approve high school renovation plan
Shenendehowa taxpayers approve a 346000 renovation for two science and two industrial arts classrooms plus cafeteria upgrades. The plan is funded by a 100 percent grant under the Public Works Act with state aid covering the rest. potential tax implications and overcrowding relief are noted. Jonesville school house sale also approved for at least 10000 to reduce local taxes.
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Jonesville
Volunteers Needed in Clifton Park and Community Help
Clifton Park volunteers sought by the Community Services Council of the ot Owa area to assist in area human services programs. Donna d Rudzinski, director, asks callers to Stepping Stone Switchboard. volunteers donate one to two hours weekly. Meals on Wheels needs additional volunteers. The Times Record column invites readers to write in care of The Times Record Tray New York with name address and phone for confidential response.
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Community Services Council
Ot Owa
Donnad Rudzinski
Clifton Park
Times
N.Y
Planned Parenthood
Stepping Stone
Rudzinski
Seymour Chairs of 1862 Revisited in Clifton Park
Reader seeks details on Seymour chair factory items from Troy dated 1862. The column recalls reader feedback from April to February covering Seymour chairs, Clifton Park volunteering drives, and church Christmas activities including a candlelight service.
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Seymour Chair Co
Troy
Seymour
W. Ray Deming
Clifton Park United
Trooper Injured by Chemical Spill on Berkshire Spur
State Police say para formaldehyde spilled from a vehicle along a mile and a half stretch of the Berkshire spur of the Thruway near Canaan. Trooper Craig A. Hall was treated at Berkshire Medical Center for eye, nose and mouth irritation and nausea after smelling the chemical. Environmental and health officials investigated and suggested chemical truck registration.
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Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield
Berkshire
Craig A. Hall
Thruway
Canaan
Colonie board denies gasoline station request at Troy Schenectady Rd
Colonie Town Zoning Board of Appeals refused Phorton Oil Co. permission to build a gasoline station at 315 Troy Schenectady Road because open space is below the minimum and gas stations are prohibited in that area. The decision followed an earlier building department denial.
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Newtonville
Troy - Schenectady Road
Colonie Town
Phorton Oil Co
MacPharland Builders
Smith Transportation
Arrowhead Street
Mohawk Industrial Park
Building Department
Plans unveiled for solar heated town hall in Halfmoon
Halfmoon Town Board considers a 450000 solar heated town hall on four acres at Hartis Road near Route 236 funded 100 percent by federal Public Works Act aid. ACM Corp plans a zero energy system with urethane insulated aluminum collectors, a back up heater, and a disaster shelter capability for winter power losses.
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Halfmoon
John F. Dudek
Advance Cooler Manufacturing Corp
Hartis Road
Route 236
Edward O'Hanlon
ACM Corp
O’hanion
O'Hanlon
Supreme Court rules pregnant women not entitled to disability benefits
In a 6-3 ruling the court found that employers are not required to provide pregnancy disability or sick-leave benefits under the Civil Rights Act. New York will implement a law guaranteeing coverage for pregnant women starting Jan 1, despite the decision. Critics warn the ruling undermines women's rights while supporters say it preserves employer prerogatives.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York State
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
International Union of Electrical Workers
James Clyne
New York State Insurance Department
Clyne
Civil Service Employes Association
CSEA
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Organization For Women (Now
American Civil Liberties Union
Federal
Paul Kalinowski
Right To Life Committee
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Anthony
F. Redmond Griffin
Troy Savings Bank
Patroon Development Corp
McCarthy
The
Council
Anthony Luciano
Mechanicville Fire Department
State Department of Health
Albany
Shenendehowa
Gioia Diliberto
Robert Goodman
Meals On Wheels
Frank Sherry
Maurice Grupe
Fifth Avenue
Mrs. J. Vadney — Wynantskill
Ruth Carrigan
Denton Cranmer
Rensselaer
Pines
Round Lake
UMW
Parkettes
Cornell Martin
John Sitterly
Environmental Conservation Department
Health Department
Colonie Planning Board
Yule Party
Col
Elmer EH. Ellsworth
VFW
Joyce
Women’s Aglow of
Our Saviour’s Lutheran
Mt. View Avenue
Elmer Smith
Office of General Services
William Rehnquist
General Electric Corp
William Brennan
General Electric
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