Rensselaer drafts plan as HUD funds loom
Rensselaer leaders confront low turnout while HUD approves preliminary $200000 for the Community Development program. A citizen commission from affected residents will guide housing needs and funding, with about $150000 for home improvements and $30000 for municipal upgrades. The city seeks commitments of $375000 in loans and aims to start by next year.
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Rensselaer
Rensselaer County
Art Brod
Floyd Barwig
Public Information
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Brad
Renselaer
Citzen
Washington Avenue
Partition Street
Third Street
Broadway
Brod
East Greenbush weighs Barber subdivision water and sewer plans
East Greenbush Town Board tabled proposals to extend water and sewer districts to the Barber subdivision after public hearings. Planning Board input and Health and Conservation Department recommendations are pending, amid opposition from the East Greenbush Taxpayers Association over drainage impacts to Hampton Manor Lake.
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East Greenbush
Barber Subdivision
Sewer lines extension endorsement qualified
A 1975 sewer study for the Town of East Greenbush endorses future development in the southwest town area near Barber subdivision but with conditions. It argues extensions depend on more residences to share costs and on fixing the existing collection system before any sewer expansion. It also urges density reductions if development increases sewage flow.
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John Anderson
Robert Angelini
Barber
Columbia Turnpike
East Greenbush
Hare
Schenectady
W.H
Lansingburgh A
Q. T
Monitor turret myth debunked by Local Historian
Hotline Frank Sherry notes a Channel 10 Bicentennial claim that Schenectady made the Monitor turret is unfounded. Research shows Troy firms Corning Winslow and Co. built armor plates, Delamater Iron Works in NYC made boilers and machinery, and Ericsson designed the vessel. The Monitor arrived March 1862, fought the Merrimac, sank after 110 years, and Schenectady played no part.
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Channel 10
Monitor
Schenectady
Troy
Corning, Winslow and Co
Rensselaer
Albany — Iron Works
Greenbush Road
Wynantskill
Continental Iron Works
Greenpoint
Long Island
Delamater Iron Works
New York City
John Ericsson
Monroe
Hampton Roads
John Wool
Corning
Winslow
John Griswold
Nassau man named publisher in Delaware
Andrew Fisher of Kinderhook Lane Nassau will become president and publisher of the Wilmington News Journal in Delaware starting August 1. He plans to run the paper through an upcoming merger and sale before returning to Nassau with his wife Cornelia. Fisher is a former executive vice president of The New York Times and holds degrees from Amherst and Harvard. His local work includes Albany area institutions and Siena College.
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Andrew Fisher
Fisher
Kinderhook Lane
Nassau
Wilmington, del
Wilmington News-Journal
Cornelia
The
New York Times
Wilmington
DuPont Chemical Company
Amherst College
Harvard University
State Bank of Albany
Albany Medical Center
Siena College
Rensselaer Woman Earns Library Degree
Elizabeth A. Bell of 1628 Third St in Rensselaer is among 14 recipients issued Public Librarian's Professional Certificates by the State Library. The certificate requires graduate study at an approved library school and passes written exams plus professional experience, per State Librarian John A. Humphrey.
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Rensselaer
Elizabeth A. Bell
Third St
State Library
John A. Humphrey
New York City Man Heads State Legion Leadership
Casimir F. Sojka of New York City was elected state department commander of the American Legion at its July convention. John French of Mellenville was chosen third district commander, succeeding Richard Shoemaker of Catskill. Albert Martino led a 25‑member local delegation from the 13 county posts. The Yankee Doodle Band from Fort Crab Post in Rensselaer joined the county in a four hour parade with thirteen divisions and 8 000 marchers.
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Syracuse
Casimir F. Sojka
New York City
State Department
American Legion
John French
Mellenville
Richard Shoemaker
Catskill
Albert Martino
Rensselaer
Fort Crab
Rensselaer Man Hurt In Motorcycle Crash
James S. Stipe of 8 Foust Drive was listed in good condition at Albany Medical Center Hospital after a motorcycle crash at the Columbia Turnpike and Route 91 intersection. Police say the ride eastbound on Columbia struck a curb while attempting a turn at 2:20 a.m.
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Rensselear
James S. Stipe
Albany Medical Center
Columbia Turnpike
Rensselaer
Stipe
Columbia
Six men charged in million-dollar New York subway token theft ring
Six men including two Transit Authority workers and a former employee are accused of stealing at least $1 million from token booths. The ring used police radios and inside TA knowledge to target high‑token booths, with arrests across the Bronx and Queens and one suspect already in custody on Rikers Island. The haul included 10 bags of tokens, firearms, and stolen IDs, with potential up to 25 years in prison on armed robbery counts.
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NEW York
Transit Authority
Subway
Transit
Sanford Garelik
Bronx
Queens
Garelik
Bronx Dist
Mario Merola
Roland Hunt
Jamaica
Rikers Island
The
Cecil White
Willie Lee
Charles Edwards
Jamica
Robert Cephus
Raymond Heulin
Heulin
Merola
Garlik
Arrests in East Greenbush burglary and vandalism cases
East Greenbush police arrested four teens in two incidents this week. A 17 and 18 year old were charged with petty larceny at Price Chopper in the parking lot. Two 16 year olds faced burglary and vandalism at a Goodyear Tire Store construction site. An off duty officer reported tire deflation and spray can theft. Other vandalism reports included a torn fence and smashed mailboxes.
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East Greenbush
Price Chopper
Goodyear
Helicopter Crashes Near Monterey Massachusetts
A New York Army National Guard OH-6A helicopter en route from Groton Connecticut to Albany Airfield suffered engine failure and crashed near Monterey Tuesday afternoon. Pilot Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey P. Borges of Latham was uninjured. Crew chief Staff Sergeant Richard P. Ritter of Albany sustained a strained neck and minor injuries. The helicopter was damaged after the emergency landing and the cause is under investigation.
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Monterey
Mass
New York Army National Guard
Groton
Jeffrey P. Borges
Latham
Richard P. Ritter
Albany
Protest Friday for murder suspect Gary Tyler
A noon Friday demonstration in Albany will call attention to 17 year old Gary Tyler jailed in Louisiana for a school related murder conviction. Supporters fear a death sentence after the chief witness withdrew her testimony. Tyler is black.
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Albany
Gary Tyler
Louisiana
Federal Building
Broadway
Tyler
Destrehan
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Barber Project
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Hampton Manor Lake
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Cape Hatteras
Frank Sherry
Lillian Burgess
Esther M. Strope
Ms. Strope
Modern Gymnast Magazine
Mary Ann Caulfield
West Sand Lake
Brooklyn
George Curran
Watervliet
Harold A. Link
Otsego Ave
Troy, N.Y
Delaware
State
Jimmy Carter
Robert Donaldson
Mary
Mike McMahon
Carter
Mohawk Manor
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