Grossman s to open fourth area store and two new Tip Top sites
Grossman s Lumber Co will lease a 16 000 square foot Colonie building at 111 Wolf Rd near Marine Midland Bank to run a modern cash and carry outlet. Tip Top Bakery plans two new buildings in Clifton Park and East Greenbush while relocating its Albany agency in the near term. Grimm s Construction Co will build the two new Tip Top sites, with Syracuse supplying the nearby agency bakeries.
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Latham
Grossman's Lumber Co
Tip ‘Top Bakery Co
Jerry Peters
Grossman's
Wolf Rd
Colonie
Tip Top
Marine Midland Bank
Carl Grimm
Troy
Montgomery St
Albany
Touglas Ahrens
Clifton Park
Route 9
Park and
Central Avenues
Stewarts
Rape beating conviction for Albany man upheld
The Appellate Division upheld the 1976 conviction of Raymond Smith of Albany for raping and beating an 18 year old woman on August 23 1975 in Colonie. Police searches of his car were deemed reasonable and justified by circumstances though related private property searches had been ruled illegal in other cases. Smith is serving a 20 year maximum sentence.
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Albany
Appellate ‘Division
Raymond Smith
Northway Lane
Colonie
Smith
Dent
Court of Appeals
Albany Attorney Michael Alvaro Suspended for Six Months
Albany attorney Michael A. Alvaro was suspended from practice for six months by the Appellate Division after finding of misconduct. The court upheld nine findings including neglecting cases misinforming clients about case status taking clients’ money and misusing his notary office. Mitigating factors noted as he repaid the stolen funds. admitted to the bar in 1962.
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Albany
Michael A. Alvaro
Appellate Division
Bar Association
Alvaro
Notary Public
Stillwater Lassie Motel Fire Ends Without Total Loss
A three alarm fire at the Lassie Motel in Stillwater started by a hot water heater damaged the kitchen and cellar. Firemen from Alvin Hart, Quaker Springs, and Stillwater contained the blaze from 4 14 to 6 30 p m, saving the rest of the two story building on Route 4 near the Stillwater National Battlefield.
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Stillwater
Lassie
Alvin Hart
Quaker Springs
Warren Dawson
Dawson
Route 4
Stillwater National Battlefield
Appellate Division Orders Clear Denial Reason in Gun Permit Case
Albany crowd quibbles over a Colonie housewife gun permit denial. Marilyn F. Davis of Lori Lane applied for a pistol permit in 1975 and received a one word disapproval with no reason. The court sent the case back to Judge Clyne to articulate the denial rationale. Mrs. Davis is a former South Colonie School District teacher and wife of Robert Davis of the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.
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Albany
John J. Clyne
Colonie
Marilyn F. Davis
Lori Lane
Clyn
Clyne
Davis
South Colonie
Robert Davis
State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Indicted Colonie and Albany Men Face DWI Charges
John T. Rossetti 26 of Leisureville Apartments Colonie and George F. Wallace 19 of Albany were indicted by the Albany County Grand Jury on felony driving while intoxicated charges. Both had prior Colonie Town Court DWI convictions from 1976. Rossetti tied to January 16 incident at Route 7 and Old Loudon Road Colonie. Wallace to February 2 incident on Sandcreek Road Colonie.
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Albany
Colonie
Albany County
John T. Rossetti
Leisureville Apartments
George F. Wallace
Third Ave
Rossetti
Route 7
Old Loudon Road
Cohoes Boosters Seek Local postcard printers and help
A reader asks for area printers to produce Cohoes scene postcards. The columnist suggests contacting the Historical and Cultural Society of Cohoes for guidance and invites further local leads through the column.
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Historical and Cultural Society of
Cohoes
J. P
Leis ure suit refund and Prestige Plate inquiry noted
M W A of Troy responds to upset over a leisure suit offer with a refund. The letter mentions Prestige Plate silverware and the manufacturer going out of business. Door to door sales and lack of clues from retailers are cited. A Timane's tip and Matchbox subscription news are also referenced.
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Troy
Simple hero Willard Hoyt saves children from burning trailer
Willard Hoyt, captain of the South Schodack Volunteer Fire Company emergency squad, ran into a freezing fire to rescue two Shiner children from a mobile home fire on Lape Road. A third child, two-year-old Katie, did not hear his calls. Hoyt, 44, has received local honors and was named firefighter of the year for 1976 by the Rensselaer County Fire Chiefs Association. He balances firefighting with philosophical writing on genetics and human values, and plans a return trip to Kyjou in Czechoslovakia for Easter celebrations.
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Katie
Hoyt
Shiner
Amanda
Theodore
Albany Medical Center
Castleton
Lape Road
South Schodack Volunteer Fire Company
Willard Hoyt
South Schodack
Rensselaer County Fire Chiefs Association
Nassau
East Greenbush
Hoyts
Route 9
Agricultural district meeting slated in Castleton
A meeting on agricultural districts is planned for 8 p.m. March 1 at Trinity Lutheran Church Castleton. Extension agent Phil Bemis and Farm Bureau official Leland Beebe will discuss districts and field questions. Refreshments will be served. Albany case follows with murder indictment and hospital update.
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Castleton
Trinity Lutheran Church
Green Avenue
Hudson Street
Phil Bemis
Rensselaer County
Leland Beebe
Rensselaer County Farm Bureau
Cornword Contest Semi Finalists Named in Puzzle No 1132
Twelve semifinalists are listed for Cornword Puzzle No 1132. Contestants must identify five key words to win the $850 jackpot. Saturday will reveal any winner. Semifinalists include J Bailey Troy Mrs M Santa Barbara Mechanicville J Chiplock Watervliet R M Conway Troy John Downey Sr Troy D Reynolds Troy L Ford Troy P Kuczynski Cohoes Mrs J LaFrenier Troy Miss Ruth E Snyder Sand Lake John F Tanchak Green Island Violet White Troy
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J. Chiplock
Watervliet
R. M. Conway
Troy
John Downey Sr
D. Reynolds
L. Ford
P. Kuczynski
Cohoes
J. LaFrenier
Ruth E. Snyder
Sand Lake
John F. Tanchak
Green Island
Violet White
Conviction Upheld In 1974 Hess Station Robbery Case
The Appellate Division upheld the April 1975 conviction of Peter S. Kellar for the Hess gas station robbery on Routes 9 and 20 in Rensselaer County. He received a 10 year maximum term for armed robbery and additional counts for theft and driving while intoxicated.
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Albany
Rensselaer
Hess
Peter S. Kellar
Rensselaer County
George Whitcomb
Whitcomb
Kellar
Toll cuts for Saratoga Albany calls under PSC ruling
PSC ruling cuts daytime Saratoga to Albany calls to 33 cents per three minutes and nighttime rates to 24 cents one way, with Albany to Saratoga tolls unchanged. The move follows a two year fight by Saratoga residents for toll relief and faces ongoing hearings for a permanent fix.
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Saratoga Springs
Albany
Public Service Commission
PSC
Saratoga
Saratoga Committee For Telephone Relief
Rivet
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