N Main St Urban Renewal Project May Begin This Fall
Mayor John H. Connors says the second urban renewal effort on North Main Street could start by early autumn. The private apartment plan near Adams and River Streets aims for a central court layout overlooking the Hudson with tenant parking only. Land for the project is largely acquired though McMahon and Santagato parcels remain, and stores between River and Mill may be demolished when ready.
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North Main Street
John H. Connors
Mechanicville Merchants Association
Hillside Inn
Adams and
River Streets
McMahon
Santagato
River
Mill Streets
N. Main
Hudson River
Peter J. Enzien
Urban Renewal Agency
James J. Ronan
Anthony M. Luciano
Mechanicville Proposed As Convention Site
Mechanicville has been suggested as the site for the 1968 Hudson Mohawk Volunteer Firemen’s Assn convention. A special meeting of the Mechanicville Fire Dept at the W L Howland Chemical firehouse on Viall Avenue at 7 30 p m will discuss the proposal with President Sal Izzo presiding. attendance requested for all department members. Mechanicville firemen hosted the group in 1961.
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Mechanicville
Hudson-Mohawk Volunteer Firemen’s Assn
Mechanicville Fire Dept
W. L. Howland Chemical Co
Viall Avenue
Sal Izzo
Mechanicville Firemen
Hudson- Mohawk
Mechanicville-Stillwater Little League Auxiliary Meeting
The auxiliary of the Mechanicville Stillwater Little League will meet at the Mechanicville YMCA at 7 30 p m today to plan snack bar operations and other activities for the upcoming all star competition.
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Mechanicville-Stillwater Little League
Mechanicville
Vandals Attack Unfinished Mechanicville High School
Superintendent David Millman reports vandals have damaged the unfinished Mechanicville High School building amid a labor dispute. Bricks were hurled at tiles, wiring ripped from walls, door handles pried, and windows smashed to gain entry. guardians will patrol the site regularly and suspects will be prosecuted.
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Millman
Bridge pairs vie in Mechanicville Stillwater club
Twenty six pairs competed in the Mechanicville Stillwater Duplicate Bridge Club at the Masonic Temple. East West winners were Mrs Katherine Dyer and Mrs Cecelia De Crescente with other placements listed for second third and fourth by several local couples. North South results included a tie for first between Mr and Mrs Harry Shapiro and Mrs Carole Bunnecke and Murray Melton with further rankings.
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Mechanicville-Stillwater
Mechanicville Masonic Temple
Katherine Dyer
Stillwater
Cecelia de Crescente
Mechanicville
Mary Decker
Glens Falls
Hilda Hewitt
Louis D'Andrea
Estelle Knapp
Saratoga Springs
Margaret Blossom
Lillian McCoy
Albany
Harry Shapiro
Gloversive
Carole Bunnecke
Murray Melton
Schenectady
Edith Mauersburger
Charles Whitman
Nathan Sidman
Troy
Alan Collins
Mechanicville Freight Train Derails Near Lake Pleasant
A Boston and Maine freight train bound for Boston from Mechanicville derailed 20 of 33 cars at Lake Pleasant on Monday. Two propane cars posed a fire risk but did not ignite. No injuries were reported and small fires were put out by nearby communities as wreckers from Boston and Greenfield were dispatched.
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Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston
Mechanicville
Lake Pleasant
Greenfield
Urban Renewal Groundbreaking Set For Mechanicville
Groundbreaking ceremonies for Mechanicville Urban Renewal start at 4 30 p m Monday with Mayor Connors announcing attendance by Sen Robert F Kennedy and Rep Carleton J King Both politicians are expected to attend barring Washington commitments The event marks the start of the Park Avenue shopping center foundation ceremony and uses a historic shovel from the 1914 city hall groundbreaking as a commemorative platform
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Mechanicville
John H. Connors
Robert F. Kennedy
Carleton J. King
Sen. Kennedy
Connors
King
Washington
Park Avenue
John F. Green
Commissioner of Accounts Office
Board of Trustees
Saratoga County
Thomas D. Nolan
Auto Cavalcade
Ellsworth
Railroad and
School Streets
Dyer Construction Co
Jack Callanan
Anthony M. Luciano
Amedeo City Band
Chris Miller
Varone’s
Mechanicville Area Chamber of Commerce
Mechanicville Merchants Association
City of
Penneth M. Cline
Two Named To Mill Staff At West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co mill at Mechanicville announces two new technical service appointees. Michael S. Rizzio of Peekskill earned a bachelor of science in pulp and paper technology at Syracuse University. Baron A. Baker of Plattsburgh earned a bachelor in industrial distribution from Clarkson University. Both are in orientation before permanent assignments. Also, Miss Mary Urkevich of Mechanicville is now a regular clerk stenographer in the mill quality control sector after temporary posts since 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Mechanicville
Michael S. Rizzio
Peekskill
New York State College of Forestry
Syracuse University
Baron A. Baker
Plattsburgh
Clarkson
Mary Urkevich
Pawling Ave
Miss Urkevich
New Officers To Be In Charge At VFW Auxiliary Meeting
Mrs Florence Hanna will preside over the Mechanicville VFW auxiliary meeting at 8 p.m. today in School Street post rooms. Her new staff of officers includes Mrs Martha Dickson as social chairman.
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Florence Hanna
Elmer F. Ellsworth
VFW
Mechanicville
School Street
Martha Dickson
Clergy Assignments and Social Visits Across Schaghticoke and Vicinity
Rev. Laurence Gerrity arrives from Hoosick Falls to lead St. John's Church and Our Lady of Good Council in Valley Falls. Rev. John V. Keegan leaves for St Mary's parish in Lawrence Massachusetts. Mr and Mrs John Loudis visit Irving and Marion Dick in West Hoosick. Mrs Earl Hoffay returns from Norfolk to see her son Edward Hoffay and family in the Navy. Cindy Jean Smith returns home to Carmel after visiting her great grandmother Arvilla Hurley M. and Mrs. Harry Albro of Clearwater Florida. Mrs Arvilla Hurley and relatives hosted guests Arvilla Hurley M and Harry Albro.
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John Loudis
Irving
Marion Dick
West Hoosick
Earl Hoffay
Norfolk
Edward Hoffay
Navy
Laurence Gerrity
U.S.A
Hoosick Falls
St. John’s Church
Our Lady of Good Council
Valley Falls
John V. Keegan
St. Mary’s Parish
Lawrence, Mass
Cindy Jean Smith
Ian Smith
Carmel
Arvilla Hurley
School Aide Resigns to Lead Granville High School
Edward P. Dalton, longtime Mechanicville vice principal, resigns to become Granville High principal succeeding Howard Sutliff. Dalton, a Mechanicville native with degrees from Villanova and SUNY Albany, will end his Mechanicville duties July 31 and stay on in August as a consultant.
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Edward P. Dalton
Mechanicville
Granville High School
Mechanicville Board of Education
Granville
Mr. Dalton
Howard Sutliff
Fort Plain
MHS
Stillwater Central School
Mechanicville High School
Villanova College
Boston College
State University At Albany
Dalton
Little League Aide
N. 4Th St
Michael
the State University College
Plattsburgh
Anthony
Sean
Defreestville Fire House crowns child king and queen
Glen Fisher and Denis Trembley were named king and queen in a Friday ceremony at the Defreestville Fire House. Runners up were Corky Conroy and Patrice Trembley with Michael Webster officiating and mothers joining their parade on Saturday.
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Defreestville
Glen Fisher
Vincent Fisher
Bell Top School
Denis Trembley
Roland Trembley
Hampton Manor
Clinton Heights School
Corky Conroy
Martin Conroy
Zelenke
Troy
Patrice Trembley
Michael Webster
Virginia Christman
June Corsetti
Paul Ammermon
GE Plans Major Plastics Plant Near Bethlem on Route 32
General Electric announced a multi million dollar plastics facility to be built on a 500 acre site along Route 32 near the Selkirk yards in Bethlehem Town. Construction starts immediately and the plant should operate by mid 1966 employing about 150 workers. It will produce PPO 10 million pounds yearly and serve water, medical, electrical and appliance uses.
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General Electric Co
Route 32
Selkirk Railroad Yards
Bethlehem
Two Wills Admitted To Probate In New York
Wills left by Troy and Hoosick Falls residents who died recently were admitted to probate by Surrogate A Frank lin Mahoney. Joseph J Smith of Troy owner of Smiths Wine and Liquor Store died June 24 leaving an estate over 5 000 real and over 5 000 personal property. His widow Agnes M Smith 29 Meadowlawn Ave named executrix and sole beneficiary. Joseph F Monaghan of Watervliet is the estate attorney. Aubrey Bennett of Hoosick Falls died Feb 12 in Cambridge leaving 6 000 personal property to two friends George and Hattie Slocum 51 Mechanic St Hoosick Falls named executors and each to receive half. William H Ivimey is the attorney.
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Troy
Hoosick Falls
A. Franklin Mahoney
Joseph J. Smith
Smith
4Th St
Agnes M. Smith
Meadowlawn Ave
Joseph F. Monaghan
Watervliet
Aubrey Bennett
Cambridge
George
Hattie Slocum
Mechanic St
Bennett
Miss Minnie S. Simmonds 89 dies after brief illness
Miss Minnie S. Simmonds age 89 of The Willows Delaware Avenue South End died yesterday at Samaritan Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Red Hill England she trained at Roosevelt Hospital School of Nursing and worked 30 years as a nurse in New York City before moving to Troy. She was a parishioner of St. John's Episcopal Church and a member of its Women's Auxiliary. Survived by sister Miss Maude B. Simmonds. Funeral at St. John's Church 11 a.m. tomorrow. Rev. Bradford H. Burnham will officiate. interment Oakwood Cemetery.
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Minnie S. Simmonds
the Willows
Delaware Avenue
South End
Samaritan Hospital
Red Hill
Surry
England
Miss Simmonds
Roosevelt Hospital
School of Nursing
New York City
Troy
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Women’s
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N. Main St
David Millman
Board of Education
Latham
Harry Albro
Clearwater, Fla
VALE
Red Cross
Cobbies
Midland
River St
Pearl
Mechanicville- Stillwater Little League
Salvation Army
Boy Scout Troop 39
St. Paul’s Parish
Mechanicville Teachers Association
State Teachers Association
National Education Association
State Association of Secondary School Administrators
Western Conference Athletic Association
Wm. Reinecke
Transportation Group
Tau Alpha Sigma Chapter
Delta Nu Alpha Transportation Fraternity
Crossroads
Clinton Waters
Joseph Tabone
Loudonville
Fred F. Huber
Frank E. Popp
Thomas Raymond
North Greenbush
Edward J. Whitelaw
Colonie
Clarence Anderson
Waterford
Donald Patrie
William Kowalkowski
Allan S. Hay
PPO
Leslie Fay
Emerald
Gray
Menands
Coats
Troy-Menands Bridge
Troy-Menands Road
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