Hoosick Falls board clash over fire department purchasing
At a heated Hoosick Falls village board meeting mayor Donald Bogardus called the board wackos during a 35 minute dispute over proper purchase procedures. Fire Chief Thomas McMartin pressed to let the volunteer department sign purchase orders for fire equipment. Trustees debated budgeted funds and four part purchase orders as a remedy while approving drills releases for trucks.
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Hoosick Falls
Donald Bogardus
Hoosick ‘Falls
Thomas McMartin
McMartin
John Button
Fire Department
Rolf Sternberg
Fire saves four as patrolmen rescue residents in Glens Falls
In Glens Falls a quick response by Patrolman John Otruba and Officer Alexander Macurs, aided by a wandering drunk, saved Barnard Cooper his wife Florence and daughter Evelyn plus another child from a two-building blaze on Park Street. The three-story Fraiser Paint Company complex burned to the ground, with the fire controlled by 7 a.m. Fire crews evacuated the rooftop group and all victims were treated for smoke inhalation and released.
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Glens Falls
John Otruba
Alexander Macurs
Fraiser Paint Company
Park St
Macurs
Barnard Cooper
Cooper
Florence
Evelyn
Lisa Granger
Hoosick Falls approves HUD grant for repairs and upgrades
The board approved a 1977 HUD community development block grant application for 150000 in rebates for exterior, heating, and plumbing repairs in the village. Funds would also cover water system repairs and acquiring demolishable or rehabilitable property at 52 High St and 4 Redmond St. A joint cable television committee with the town board was formed.
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Hoosick Falls
Department of Housing and Urban Development
High St
Redmond St
Hayden's
Marilyn Douglas
Housing authority closes Saturday in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Town Housing Authority will not open Saturday due to Lincoln's Birthday. The office remains in the town clerk's office on Classic Street while applications are accepted for the rental subsidy program. A Feb 17 meeting at United Presbyterian Church on Main Street at 7 30 p.m. invites landlords and tenants for program details and lease copies.
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Hoosick Falls
Town of Hoosick
United Presbyterian Church
Main Street
Housing Authority
Berlant
Hearing Today for Armed Robbery Suspects
A preliminary hearing is set for three suspects charged with Monday's armed robbery at Bunker Hill Country Store. Lawrence J. Gates of Hoosick Falls Arthur Gates of Bennington and Aaron Gibbons of Pownal Vt will appear at 7 p.m. before Village Justice William Fitzpatrick in Hoosick Falls Main Street clerk's office.
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Hoosick Falls
Bunker Hill Country
Main Street
Lawrence J. Gates
Arthur Gates
Bennington
Aaron Gibbons
Pownal
William Fitzpatrick
Lake Champlain Ferry Sets Record for Latest Winter Run
The Lake Champlain ferry between Grand Isle, Vermont and Cumberland Head, New York, ran later into winter than ever before. President Raymond Pecor says the bubbler system keeps the dock water from freezing, allowing continued service despite unusually cold weather. The previous latest closure was Feb 7, last matched in 1974.
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Grand Isle
Lake Champlain
Cumberland Head
N.Y
Lake Champlain Transportation Co
Lake Champlain Transportation
Raymond Pecor
Teachers to Join Suit Over Macos Social Studies Course
East Greenbush Teachers Association gains amicus curiae status to defend the school board in a Nassau parents lawsuit claiming the MACOS sixth grade course endorses secular humanism and undermines moral values. Lawyers will argue academic freedom and teacher protection. no motion dates set.
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East Greenbush Teachers Association
East Greenbush School Board
U.S
James T. Foley
Teachers Association
Nassau
Louise Cuzdey
Sandor Balough
Balough
Betty McMaster
New York State United Teachers Union
Foundation of Law and Society
Washington, D.C
MACOS
Schenectady First Presbyterian Breaks with National Church
The Schenectady First Presbyterian Church voted Jan 24 to cut ties with the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and the Albany Presbytery moved to dissolve pastoral relations with Rev. Mekeel and Rev. Alford. A five member commission was appointed to govern the Schenectady church as property and leadership disputes proceed.
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Schenectady
Seventh Presbyterian
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Presbytery of
Albany
First Presbyterian Church of
Say
National Presbyterian Church
Donald W. Stake
Albany Presbytery
National Church
Michael Alford
First Presbyterian
Kingsboro
Johnstown
Carmen Presbyterian Church
Coila Presbyterian Church
Cambridge
Christ Church of
Herbert S. Mekeel
First Presbyterian Church
Mekeel
Alford
Presbytery
Milton C. Olson
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Hemstreet Youth Injured In Home Cannon Blast
Thomas J. Boucher, 17, of 90 North Hudson Street, Hemstreet Park, was injured when a self made stainless steel cannon exploded at his home Tuesday evening. He was listed in good condition at Albany Medical Center after the 6 17 p m accident. The sheriff reports the device was being packed with gunpowder when an apparent spark caused the blast. The weapon was built in a Board of Cooperative Educational Services trade course.
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Mechanicville
Hemstreet Park
Thomas J. Boucher
North Hudson St
Albany Medical Center
Rensselaer County
Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Albany Man Is Sentenced For Resisting Arrest
Albany resident Lee H. Ashline 23 of 1 Beverly Drive received 9 days in the county jail after pleading guilty to resisting arrest for an Oct 23 1976 Beverly Drive incident. Judge Joseph Harris also put Ashline on probation for two years and 10 months.
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Albany
Lee H. Ashline
Beverly Drive
Joseph Harris
Ashline
Harris
Nassau eyes joint reassessment with Grafton and East Greenbush
Nassau Town Supervisor Floyd Hitchcock says Grafton is likely to reassess with Nassau and talks with East Greenbush are underway. A final agreement is pending while Nassau seeks a court extension of the May 1 deadline. If a regional plan fails, Nassau faces about 60 dollars per property for its 2 000 parcels. The Town Board meets at 8 p.m. to discuss reassessment, house trailer violations, and a dispute with Hoags Corner Volunteer Fire Co.
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Nassau
Floyd Hitchcock
Nassau Town Board
Grafton
Hitchcock
East Greenbush
Stephen Cooper
State Supreme Court
Town Hall
Hoags’ Corner
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Darlene Ward
Bernice Norton
Jenuskevice
Bogardus
If Purchase
Glens Falls Hospital
Otruba
South Glens Falls
Queensbury Central
West Glens Falls
Boston and Maine Railroad
River Street
State Department of Transportation
Civil Service
Harry von Haggin
Von
Vermont
Haggin
Cohoes
State Civil Service Commission
von Haggin
Sheridan Avenue
Sheridan
Larry Roberts
Champlain
The
Federal
Tage
Albany Presbyteria
Hemstreet
Boucher
Muni
Cipalities
Ellis J. Staley
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