Cremation Rise in Troy Sparks Church Debate and Costs
In Troy the Earl Gardner Memorial Chapel notes cremations surged in five years with 3,494 of 17,499 total. cost at Oakwood Cemetery is 110 and land pressure drives demand. Clergy groups from Anglican to Jewish and Catholic voices discuss morality, cost, and public health as cremation gains acceptance.
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Troy
Earl Gardner
Oakwood Cemetery
Elbert A. Hoffman
Oakwood
New England
National Funeral Directors Association
Charles Lightwess
Sixth Avenue Baptist Church
New Jersey
Borthwick
New York City
Brooklyn
International Medical Congress
Florence
Micahel Farano
Albany
Mike McMahon
Capital District
Albany man sentenced for forgery in Hoosick Falls case
Edwin Cruikshank, 39, of Lincoln Avenue Albany, pleaded guilty June 23 to second degree attempted possession of a forged instrument for possessing a forged check in Hoosick Falls on May 6. He was sentenced Thursday by Rensselaer County Court Judge Don G Cholakis to one and a half to three years in state prison.
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Albany
Rensselaer County
Don G. Cholakis
Edwin Cruikshank
Lincoln Avenue
Hoosick Falls
Cruikshank
Albany Crash Highlights Small Claims And Insurance Confusion
A driver hit from behind by a motorcycle in Albany on April 17 left $26.50 in rear fender damage. The insurer for the motorcyclist refused reimbursement, stating no legal responsibility by their client. The reader is advised about PIP limits and typical collision deductibles and offered a path to file a complaint with the State Insurance Dept. if pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
State Insurance Dept
State Insurance Dept., Consumer Services
Community notices mix recipes and club details in Albany area column
Readers share tips on a Guys and Dolls group and a pot luck at St. Timothy's Lutheran Church. The item includes contact numbers in Troy and addresses in Albany, with a quirky plant recipe and reader contributions from multiple towns.
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St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church
Winter Street
Buskirk man charged in Hoosick Falls sex abuse case
A 20 year old Buskirk man was arrested Thursday in the alleged sexual misconduct involving a 15 year old Hoosick Falls girl. Charles Anthony DeMarco of RD Buskirk was arraigned at 4 p.m. Thursday before Town of Jackson Justice E Andrews on two misdemeanor charges.
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Hoosick Falls
Buskirk
Charles Anthony DeMarco
RD Buskirk
DeMarco
Town of Jackson
E. Andrews
Cambridge Police
New York
Hoosick Falls seniors plan August picnic
Hoosick Falls announces the Senior Citizen's annual picnic set for August 2 at Redden's Grove. Chairman Wilma Kasavicha seeks singers musicians or ideas for entertainment and asks attendees to sign up early and contribute a dish or refreshments.
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Hoosick Falls
Redden’s Grove
Wilma Kasavicha
Mrs. Kasavicha
Vermont man pleads innocent in rape case
Seymour R. Brooks 28 of Bennington Vermont pleads innocent in Rensselaer County to second degree kidnapping first degree robbery and first degree sexual abuse in a case involving a Hoosick Falls woman. Bail set at 5000 cash or 10000 property with jail detention until posted.
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Vermont
Hoosick Falls
New York
Rensselaer County
Seymour R. Brooks
Bennington, Vt
Don G. Cholakis
Brooks
Bennington
Grange presents first half of bicentennial program
Hoosick Falls Hoosick Grange held a meeting presenting the initial half of its bicentennial program with God Bless America, seal and coin quizzes, a liberty tree drawing winner, a flag ceremony, and an article on the Battle of Gettysburg read by Mrs Mable Hewitt. The second half is planned for August 11 with an historical movie. N Clifford Cottrell read Grange Digest items and the group received a parade trophy. next meeting under Ralph J Griswold will note July birthdays.
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Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Grange
America
United States
Leyton Hewitt
Grange
Gettysburg
Mable Hewitt
N. Clifford Cottrell
Grange Digest
Ralph J. Griswold
Tomato Pests List Common on Tomatoes
The article notes cutworms flea beetles aphids tomato fruitworms and tomato hornworms as common pests attacking tomato crops.
Sidewalk Repair Starts Monday in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls begins sidewalk repairs in the second ward Monday. HUD grant funds totaling 87,000 dollars fund the project, with 22,000 earmarked for sidewalks. Mechanic Street near Dooley Bridge will host work as two part time workers join, plus Edward Schneider as full time highway worker.
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Hoosick Falls
Second Ward
Don Bogardus
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Village of
John Stuka
Rodney Arasim
Edward Schneider
Highway Department
Tennis Clinic Teaches Teaching Method At Bennington College
Bennington Vermont hosts a free five day tennis clinic on the college courts from July 20 to 24 evenings 6 to 8 p.m. Led by Stan Gibson of the United States Lawn Tennis Association the program trains adults 18 and up and teens 13 to 17 as pupils with instructors in training. The wrap up is an all day competition Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. open to participants and community members.
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Bennington
Bennington College
Stan Gibson
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Sentencing Deferred in Hoosick Falls School Burglary Case
Three youths charged with burglary at Hoosick Falls Central School were released on their own recognizance as sentencing was postponed for a pre sentence probe by the probation department. Lawrence Gates 18 faced a reduced charge to criminal possession of stolen goods, second degree, and Arthur Royal Gates 24 had the same reduction. A 16-year-old was charged with criminal trespassing second degree and another 16-year-old, released to maternal custody, was arraigned on third degree assault. The incident involved a Hoosick Falls police officer and occurred July 12 at 3 35 p.m.
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Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Central School
F. Ackley
Lawrence Gates
High St
Hoosick
Arthur Royal Gates
Willowbrook Road
Bennington
Hoosick Falls preps 150th anniversary plans
Hoosick Falls begins preparations for its 150th anniversary with a village committee led by Susan Murphy and others. The board discussed hiring a professional planner but will let the committee decide. No date set yet for the committee’s first meeting.
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Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Fall
Susan Murphy
Walter Wirmusky
Frank Kennedy
John Percy
John Murphy
Christina Stevens
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Wilbur E. Hogg
Albany Episcopal Diocese
Episcopal Church
George Borthwick
First United Presbyterian Church
15Th Street
Father Farano
Mordecai Kieffer
Temple Beth el
Hoosick Street
David E. Fass
Berith Sholom
Third Street
Fass
Church of Latter-Day Saints
Brant Gardner
Mormon Church
Loudonville
Times Record
N.Y
E.L.K
Berlin
Frank Sherry
Lester L. Grimmell
State St
D.S. of
Menands
Guys and Dolls
Marion Hamilton
Mae Black
Angelo M
Mary McG
Georgiana Zeller
Kennedy Towers
Maye I. Pokeda
A.Q
J.h.weldon
RD Troy
C.f.decker
Latham
Helen Mohan
Stillwater
Maye Pokeda
Ella Lesson
Schaghticoke
M.H.S
East Greenbush
By Darlene Ward
Glens Falls
Jackson
Wood Memorial Park
North Hoosick
North Petersburg
Pownal
Dooley Bridge
Judy Wheeler, Helen Bakaitis, and
Jim McGuire
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