Parishioners vow to fight Mechanicville merger
About 350 Church of Assumption members gathered at the Italian Fraternal Hall to plan protests against merging with St. Paul’s. They discussed rosaries after 7 p.m. mass and potential trips to Albany to meet Bishop-elect Rev. Howard Hubbard, amid doubts over Villanova clergy influence and the Augustinian order.
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St. Paul’s
Albany
Howard Hubbard
Assumption Church
Assumption
Father Hubbard
Villanova
Pennsylvania
Saratoga County Opens Meetings In Public Session
The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors voted to open agenda information sessions to the public by a large majority. The decision followed unanimous support from the law and finance committee after initial opposition from Harry Waring.
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Ballston Spa
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
Law and Finance Committee
Harry Waring
Waring
Saratoga County
Edward Tracy
Legislative and Research Committee
Floyd Rourké
Rocky takes its final bow in Albany with explosive debut
Albany audiences heard cinema history as Rocky arrived at Hellman Theatre amid nationwide hype and ten Oscar nominations. The film follows Rocky Balboa a Philadelphia loan shark enforcer who gets a shot at heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, with a heartfelt romance and a larger message about striving to be somebody. Sylvester Stallone stars and wrote the script, signaling a career breakout and a new cinematic icon.
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Rocky
Rocky Balboa
Philadelphia
Apollo Creed
Rocky review praises Stallone film's raw realism and performances
The piece lauds Stallone's screen craft and character work with Talia Shire Burt Young and Burgess Meredith. John Avildsen's direction and the Philadelphia setting heighten realism, while the final fight scene delivers emotional impact and a hopeful, ringing close.
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Young
Meredith
Rocky
John Avildsen
Philadelphia
County to hold hearing on local law over business tax breaks
Saratoga County Supervisors set a February 28 public hearing to discuss a local law that would prohibit a state tax break rule for businesses investing in themselves. Debate centers on tax bases for towns and potential effects on school districts and local incentives.
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Ballston Spa
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
Law and Finance Committee
Open Saratoga County Supervisors Workshop Teaches How Government Works
Ballston Spa reports the first open workshop of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors. The informal session allowed press and department heads to observe as supervisors spoke on committees and future agenda items. The meeting raised questions on gag rules and state tax breaks, while organizers aimed to show public government processes.
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Ballston Spa
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
Ballston
Henry Ryan
National Gypsum plans multi million dollar plant move to East Greenbush
National Gypsum Co of Dallas plans to move its wallboard operation to a 31 acre site along the Hudson River in East Greenbush forming the firm’s 19th factory. The project aims to serve the northeast with potential job creation. negotiations with the state began in 1972 and details on investment and staffing remain undecided.
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Dallas
Tex
East Greenbush
William Graber
State Commerce Department
Rensselaer County
Gold Bond Building Products
National Gypsum
Greenbush
Nova Scotia
Hess Oil Tank
Riverside Extension
American Oil Road
Michael van Voris
Hasbrouck
Jack Hayes
Gold Bond Co
Buffalo
United States
Connecticut
Syracuse
New Haven
Guards face hearing over Mt MacGregor prison escape
Two guards at Mt MacGregor Correctional Facility were scheduled for a hearing today on charges tied to an January escape by two prisoners. Names were not released. One inmate has been recaptured while the other remains at large. The hearing aims to settle the facts without arbitration.
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Mt. MacGregor Correctional Facility
State Department of Correctional Services
Correctional Ser
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