Southern Saratoga County BOCES leader to quit Aug. 1
F. Donald Myers, longtime Saratoga County educator and namesake of the BOCES Center on Hennig Road, will resign August 1 after nearly five decades in local schools. He led the 1250 student, 150 staff program and the consolidation of area districts. The formal July announcement aligns with state law requiring public retirements be announced within 30 days.
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Saratoga Springs
Warren - Saratoga County Board of Cooperative Educational Services
F. Donald Myers
New Boces
Hennig Road
Saratoga County
Myers
BOCES
Stillwater Police Arrest Four In Drug Possession Case
Two Clifton Park men and two teenage girls were arrested in Luther Woods Stillwater after a patrol officer spotted a car with items thrown from it. A pipe and marijuana were found, with charges including two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and misdemeanor possession of a dangerous substance. The men were released on recognizance. the teens were released to parents.
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Stillwater
Clifton Park
Luther Woods
Stephen M. Bilodeau
Grissom Drive
Bruce S. Charland
Boyack Road
Jack Overton
Mechanicville honors Anne Messore at public safety event
About 200 attendees applauded Mechanicville Public Safety Commissioner Anne Messore at Joyce's Restaurant as colleagues from senior groups housing charities and narcotics control praised her 16 years of service. Rev Michael Sullivan lauded her as a resource and joked she might become the town's first woman priest. She read a tearful, handwritten thank you message to friends and family.
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Little League
Talks continue on Wilton escape
In Wilton New York two Mt MacGregor Correctional Facility guards accused of negligence in last Januarys escape of two prisoners are in talks with state Department of Correctional Services officials. The talks aim to decide punishment under the grievance procedure while guards remain unidentified. One escapee was recaptured. the other is still at large.
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Albany
Mt. MacGregor
Wilton
State Department of Correctional Services
Jerry Ducie
Ducie
Maple trees in trouble hit Vermont maple syrup supply
Weather, pests, and human impact threaten Vermont’s maple industry. A state technical team studies declining sugar bushes as drought, grazing, road salt, and insects like the maple leaf cutter and forest tent caterpillar reduce sap and tree vigor. Vermont supplies about one third of US syrup. 1976 harvest fell to 10 million dollars from 18 million, taps rising since 1970.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Brent Tiellion
Vermont Forests and Parks Department
Tiellion
Canada
Russell Walters
University of Vermont
Face cords of wood called a myth in Saratoga Springs
Saratoga County weights and measures officials warn there is no such thing as a face cord, urging buyers to use the legal cord measure. A cord is 128 cubic feet defined as four by four by eight feet. sellers should provide receipts, or face penalties, with typical wood prices ranging from 40 to 60 dollars per cord.
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Saratoga Springs
Bureaus of Weights and Measures
Saratoga County
David Sexton
Sexton
Construction approved at Albany County Airport
The Department of Defense approved a $2.29 million facility at Albany County Airport to house and maintain Army and National Guard aircraft. The new quarters will replace the current leased space and include a 600 square foot armor y area for security and storage.
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Washington
Department of Defense
National Guard
Albany County
Army National Guard
Ryan chosen to lead village heart fund drive
Mrs. Joyce Ryan named chairman of the heart fund in Schuylerville by Mrs. William Schutz of the Town of Saratoga. She has appointed village block workers including Jean Casey Chris Corsetti Thelma Carey Sheila Horsfield Betty Bruce Dorothy Viger Frances Ostrander Kathleen Turcotte Helga Stutz Alice Miner Jean Still and Catherine Duff.
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Schuylerville
Joyce Ryan
Heart Fund
William Schutz
Saratoga
Ryan
Jean Casey
Chris Corsetti
Thelma Carey
Sheila Horsfield
Betty Bruce
Dorothy Viger
Frances Ostrander
Kathleen Turcotte
Helga Stutz
Alice Miner
Jean Still
Catherine Duff
Acute leukemia program aids Saratoga County patients
American Cancer Society's acute leukemia program aids seven Saratoga County leukemia patients and families. Pat Harold notes one patient is among long term survivors helped by funds raised in Charlston. The society allocated 399 041 in 1976 to the medical center and provides up to 1000 per patient yearly for transportation, drugs, and lab tests. Leukemia will cause about 15000 deaths nationwide next year and mainly affects adults.
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Saratoga Springs
American Cancer Society
Saratoga County
Pat Harold
Charlston
Harold
Cancer Society
Correction corrects misprint on Kearns contract renewal
The Times Record notes a Tuesday story about Mechanicville teachers charging intimidation contained a misprint stating contract removal for Superintendant Donald Kearns. The notice clarifies the intended topic was contract renewal and regrets the error.
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Mechanicville
Donald Kearns
Times
Marijuana possession lands three in jail in Saratoga
James M. Coleman age 19 and two 17 year old youths were charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance sixth degree after a Malta State Police stop on Mennen Road Saratoga Township. They were arraigned before Town Justice Donald Reed and remanded to Rensselaer County Jail in 2500 bail.
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Saratoga
Malta
Mennen Road
James M. Coleman
Burgoyne St
Schuylerville
Victory Mills
Donald Reed
Rensselaer County
P. A. Galcik
Pat Murphy
G. Merton
Towns urged to move quickly to full value assessments
Islip assessor Fred Boncore told about 50 colleagues at the Association of Towns meeting that towns must prepare for full value property assessments or face lawsuits. He noted Islip’s steps, costs, and use of the Real Property Information System, urging early action and local support.
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New York
New York State
Fred Boncore
Long Island
Islip
Americana
The
Association of Towns
Hellerstein
Colonie
Schaghticoke
Petersburg
Grafton
Boncore
State Board of Equalization and Assessment
Joseph J. Taggert
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Public Safety Commissioner
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Michael Sullivan
Church of the Assumption
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Price Rite Photo Co
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Arizona Attorney General's Office
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North Ave. E
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Hallmark Cards, Inc
Manning Rd
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Norcross, Inc
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State Bureau of Weights and Measures
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