Nassau woman in neglect case adjourned a week for attorney
A Nassau woman, Hazel Rakowski, faces a one week adjournment in Rensselaer County Family Court to hire an attorney. Her three children, ages 7, 8 and 10, have been kept from school since Oct. 15 due to a mile walk to a bus on a dirt road. The district says the road is unsafe for buses and may appeal to higher court if the case does not resolve.
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Nassau
Hazel Rakowski
Sherwood Acres Road
East Greenbush
Rakowskis
Supreme Court
East Greenbush has new smoking shelter at Columbia High
Columbia High School operates a 10 by 10 foot smoking shelter for 263 registered smokers outside near exit doors. The board approved fees of 2 and 3 dollars per smoker before construction, with costs estimated at 300 to 600 dollars. A board member questioned legality. superintendent Szade defended feasibility while noting scheduling issues for sports events. The district also votes to comply with Open Meeting Law for executive sessions.
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Columbia High School
East Greenbush
Szado
Szade
Albany chamber plans move to downtown offices
Albany Area Chamber of Commerce will relocate from 510 Broadway to a downtown site after breakfast talks led by President Theodore Southworth. A final location is undecided though Twin Towers is a potential site. officials cite heating costs and limited private meeting areas at the current elderly building. Announcement of specifics is expected within a month.
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Albany
Albany Area Chamber of Commerce
Broadway
Theodore Southworth
Chamber
Southworth
Twin Towers
Merle B. Smith
Smith
Albany County to act Feb 10 on environmental chief post
Albany County plans to create a 13000 dollar director position for the Environmental Management Council to meet state mandates. The conservation committee forwards the measure to the full legislature after support from Norman Dent and Robert Prentiss. The post would be partly funded by state money and tied to the Environmental Quality Review Act.
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Albany County
Albany
Albany County Environmental Management Council
Norman Dent
Colonie
Dent
The
Post
Robert Prentiss
John J.A. Lyons
County Environmental Council
Albany residents plead guilty in separate cases
Betty Gibson 22 of 20 Rensselaer Street Albany drew one year in the Albany County Penitentiary for probation violation after a third degree perjury conviction tied to a 1975 false affidavit with the Social Services department. David Eagleton 26 of 121 Clermont Street Albany pleaded guilty to second degree possession of a forged instrument connected to a forged promissory note at Avco Finance. Lee H. Ashline 23 of 1 Beverly Drive Albany pleaded guilty to resisting arrest after a Bethlehem incident on October 23, 1976.
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Albany
Betty Gibson
Rensselaer St
Albany County
John J. Clyne
Albany County Department of Social
David Eagleton
Clermont St
Avco Finance Company
Lee. H. Ashline
Beverly Drive
Bethlehem
Albany Air Services launches daily commuter flights
Albany Air Services Inc offers two regular weekday flights linking Albany County Airport with LaGuardia and Westchester County Airport in White Plains. The 7 am departure reaches New York or White Plains by 8:30 am with return to Albany by 9:30 am. The 4 pm flight reaches White Plains by 4:50 pm and New York by 5:30 pm, return by 6:45 pm. The schedule lets business travelers reach NYC or Westchester before 9 am and return to Albany before 7 pm.
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Albany
Albany Air Services, Inc
New York
LaGuardia
White Plains
Westchester County
Albany County
Albany Air
Alfred Atkin
New York City
Westchester
Atkin
Richard C. Shapiro Memorial Fund Created at Albany Medical College
Albany Medical College establishes the Richard C. Shapiro Memorial Fund in memory of the 1979 alumnus who died in a 1976 drowning. The fund supports a prize for first year students and honors Shapiro's campus roles and contributions. Donations go to Bernard Siegel at Albany Medical College.
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Albany
Albany Medical College
Union University
Richard C. Shapiro
Stuart Bondurant
Daniel J. Shapiro
Concord Drive
Beachwood, Ohio
Dr. Shapiro
Richard Qu. Shapiro
Shapiro
Wqbk - FM
Board of Trustees
Bernard Siegel
N.Y
Sheriffs decry contact visits in jails new rules
New regulations require county jails to allow physical contact visits, sparking a lawsuit by the New York State Sheriff's Association. They warn concealed weapons and drugs could bypass detectors, citing demonstrations of smuggled cap pistols and other items. The group argues counties face higher costs and safety risks, with 51 of 58 sheriffs backing the suit.
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New York State
State Sheriff's Association
Albany
New
New York
State Commission of Corrections
The
Sheriff's Association
Commission
Quality Inn
Association
Pennsylvania
Dave Eno
Peter R. Kehoe
State Supreme Court
Roger Miner
Kehoe
Prostitution suspects plead guilty in Colonie case
Four women were arrested on prostitution charges in Colonie. Valerie Gorman and Marilyn Scott pleaded guilty to reduced disorderly conduct charges and were fined 100 dollars each. Lorene Bosco and Linda Newsome pleaded not guilty and posted 100 dollar bail while awaiting counsel and Feb. 16 court dates. Police said the arrests stemmed from a units-wide probe of apartment complexes drinking spots and motels with cooperating establishments easing publicity. The arraignment occurred amid reporter access confusion.
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Colonie
Wenesday
Colonie Town
Raymond Hahn
Colonie Police Department
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Dale Fanning
Suburban Council League
Albany Chamber
Stuyvesant Mall
Colonie Center
Northway
Albany State University
Capital District Transporation Authority
CDTA
Fuller Road
Washington Avenue
Central Avenue
Crosstown
Richard Shapiro
Larry Roberts
Court
Valerie Gorman
Red Mill Road
Rensselaer
Marilyn Scott
Menands
Phillip Caponera
Lorene Bosco
Summit Ave
Schenectady
Linda Newsome
Hahn
Caponera
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