Hoosick Falls Weekend Police Activity Report
Multiple bicycle accidents kept Hoosick Falls police busy over the weekend. A Texas visitor’s 8 year old son Kevin Jones fell from a bike on Wilder Avenue injuring his abrasions and possible concussion. Two other youths, Kevin Scott and Edward Redcross, suffered injuries on a bridge when a wheel detached from their bicycle. A grappling hook theft occurred while a resident attempted pond cleanup. Police pursue suspects for theft and track damage to a train metal object and tampering with a Volkswagen.
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Kevin Jones
Andrew Jones
Hoosick Falls
Texas
Wilder Avenue
Street
Edward Redcross
Willow Street
Scott
Town of
Hoosick Town Meeting To Decide Youth Director
Hoosick Town Board holds a special meeting at 7 p.m. in the Senior Citizens Center to act on the Hoosick Youth Commission's recommendation of Leo McGuire as youth director. Sealed bids for sidewalk cement will also be opened at 7 p.m. in Hoosick Falls.
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Town of
Hoosick
Hoosick Youth Commission
Leo McGuire
Senior Citizen’s Center
Church Street
Hoosick Falls
Main Street
Cheney Free Public Library
Readers seek crochet hats and home repair help
The column notes readers asking for crochet patterns for beer can hats and help with a delayed bathroom renovation contract from March 1974. It details inquiries about patterns from Monica Colaneri and delays blamed on contractor illness, with a case forwarded to the State Attorney General’s Office for consumer protection.
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Monica ‘Colaneri
Troy
Q. E
Bureau
Travel Package Refund Loss Ties Up Consumer Fraud Bureau
A reader reports a $40.16 overcharge from a New York package tour organizer after a Florida fly drive stay was cut short. The NYC firm reportedly kept the difference, then disappeared into bankruptcy. a traveler seeks remedy as officials refer the case to consumer fraud offices.
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Florida
New York City
New York
Albany Bureau of Consumer Fraud
Fire destroys Steven and Thompson Paper Company warehouse
In Middle Falls the Steven and Thompson Paper Company warehouse burned Sunday at 3 p.m. Firefighters from four departments fought overnight to save the nearby paper mill. The cause is under investigation and one fireman was treated for smoke inhalation. The firm was formerly based in Walloomsac.
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Middle Falls
Steven and Thompson Paper Company
Schuylerville
Greenwich
Easton
The
Walloomsac
Schenectady Man Dies in Lake George Sailboat Spill
Ronald Myers, 20, of Schenectady, drowned when a sailboat capsized on Lake George near Bolton. State police divers recovered his body Saturday evening. One other man survived. Warren County sheriff's department coordinated the response and had diving support flown in by helicopter.
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Schenectady
Lake George
South Glens Falls
Ronald Myers
Vanolinda Dr
Long Island
Bolton
Warren County
Drive It Yourself Tour booklets boost Albany County interest
Over the weekend the Albany County Resources Development Center sold 417 Drive It Yourself Tour booklets describing three 45 mile car tours of Albany County. About 500 booklets remain, with hours 10 30 a m to 3 30 p m at Martin Road off Route 8A.
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Voorhesville
Albany County Resources Development Center
Martin Road
Joe Huth
Albany County
Parked car spray painting reported near 624 Club
Rensselaer police were told by Douglas Clark of Clearview Terrace that his car was spray painted while parked near the 624 Club early this morning. The paint strip appeared on both the right and left sides of the vehicle.
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Rensselaer
Douglas Clark
Clearview Terrace
Fuller Road Fire Dept to Hold 44th Clambake
Colonie Fuller Road Fire Department announces its 44th annual clambake at Schueltien Park on August 8 from noon to 9 p.m. Food served at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are 10 dollars for adults and 2.50 for children under 12. Reservations at 489-2408.
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Fuller Road
Schueltien Park
Justice committee to hear state aide
An official from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services will speak at a Capital District Criminal Justice Advisory Committee meeting on Wednesday. Henry Dogin, administrator for the Office of Planning Services, will address the group at 7 p.m. at Crossroads Restaurant. For more information call Gary Gingeresky at 474 7444.
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David Campese
East Glenwood Drive
Latham
Plattsburgh State College
Justice Committee
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Capital District Criminal Justice Advisory Committee
Crossroads
Henry
Dogin
Office of Planning Services
Gary Gingeresky
Patricia Marinelli
Assembly
Committee On Consumer Protection and Affairs
Fire damages car on I-90 near Rensselaer
Police say a vehicle owned by Steven I. Coward of Schenectady was heavily damaged by fire on Sunday evening in the westbound lane of I-90. Rensselaer firefighters arrived about 10 minutes after dispatch, with Pumpers one and four on scene.
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Rensselaer
Steven I. Coward
Schenectady
Cohoes Boy Hit by Car on Vliet Street
A seven year old Cohoes boy was slightly injured Saturday when struck by a car on Vliet Street. Gregory Hebert of 3 Platt Street was treated and released at Cohoes Hospital after being hit by Timothy J. LeMoine of 598 Boght Road who was driving the car. Hebert ran into the road as the vehicle approached around 4 30 p m.
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Cohoes
Vliet Street
Gregory Hebert
Platt St
Cohoes Hospital
Timothy J. LeMoine
Boght Road
William Heslin
William Zullo
Hebert
Cooperative Extension Rensselaer Calendar
Today's events include 4-H Little Red Wagon sessions at East Street Pool and Ahern Apartments Troy. 4-H Square Dancers at Tamarac Plaza. meetings of 4-H Camp Advisory and Program Committees at Capital District 4-H Camp. and a polo and dressage clinic at Schaghticoke Fair Grounds. The week features an Interstate Exchange Trip to Kissimmee Florida and a Sunday camping session at the Capital District 4H Camp.
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East Street
4Th
East Streets
Rensselaer
Ahern
Troy
Tamarac Plaza Project Center
Cooperative Extension Board of Directors
Capital District
Schaghticoke Fair Grounds
Kissimee
Fla
Schedule announced for weekly consumer program
Vooreheville residents are told the August lineup for Perspectives a Sunday 11 a m program on WAST TV The Cooperative Extension hosts five topics from consumer legislation to citizen band radios home canning drying foods and swine flu vaccinations with named guests from Schenectady Albany and Columbia counties and a State Health Department representative.
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Voorheesville
Perspectives
Wast-Tv
Cooperative Extension
State Health Department
Earwigs and Carpenter Ants Problem for Homes
Homeowners report earwigs and carpenter ants around houses. Earwigs are harmless to people, feed on decay, and may attack plants. Carpenter ants leave sawdust piles and damage wood near moisture, requiring moisture control and pesticides like chlordane, chlorpyrifos, Baygon, Diazinon, or Kepone bait.
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Cooperative Extension
Home canning and freezing booklets available free
A Cooperative Extension bulletin on Home canning of fruits and vegetables and a 60 page Handbook for freezing foods are available free from the Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension office at 8 Winter St in Troy. The booklets cover sterilization myths, safe processing, and step by step directions for canning about three dozen fruits and vegetables including apples and sweet potatoes.
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Cooperative Extension Office
Rensselaer County
Winter St
Troy
Barbecue to benefit 4-H at Saratoga County Fair
Saratoga County 4-H leaders will host a public chicken barbecue at the Saratoga County Fair in Ballston Spa from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Tickets are sold at the 4-H office in Saratoga Springs and at the fairgrounds snack-bar. Profits fund a 4-H scholarship and other awards and educational trips.
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Saratoga Springs
Saratoga County
Ballston Spa
Church Street
Fairgrounds
Dairy tour at Cornell farms in Saratoga County
A three day dairy tour sponsored by Cooperative Extension covers Aug 10 11 and 12 with visits to two new free stall operations a top breeder farm and empire farm days in the Cornell system. Contact Dave Wood Saratoga County Cooperative Extension agent at 87 Church Street Saratoga Springs NY 584-6520 for more information.
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Saratoga Springs
Cornell University
Cooperative
Empire Farm
Dave Wood
Saratoga County
Church Street
Milk Marketing Home Study Course From Extension
The Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension offers a home study course on milk marketing. Agent Philip Bemis says textbooks will be ordered soon and urges interested persons to sign up immediately.
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Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension
Philip Bemis
Cooperative Extension
Mechanicville Man Arrested on Three Charges in Waterford
A Mechanicville man, Joseph Christopher, was arrested by Waterford police at 1:42 a.m. Saturday after a speeding stop on Fonda Road. He faces charges of no license no proof of registration and disorderly conduct and was released on an appearance ticket for a court hearing Thursday before Town Justice Joseph Geiger. A speeding ticket was issued.
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Waterford
Fonda Road
Joseph Christopher
Mechanicville
William Pokeda
Norman Bedard
Christopher
Joseph Geiger
Old Tyme Spelling Bee at Saratoga County Fair
Forty boys and girls ages 9 to 12 compete in an Old Tyme Spelling Bee at the Saratoga County Fair on bicentennial day. Entry via the 4-H office with prize for top three spellers. Rules available at 4-H offices 87 Church Street, Saratoga Springs.
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Saratoga Springs
Saratoga County
4-H
Church Street
Propane Tank Explodes At Red Barn Campground
An underground propane storage tank exploded into flames at the Red Barn Campground in Corinth after a car knocked off its safety valve. No injuries were reported, but two cars near the blast site were heavily damaged. The Corinth Fire Department fought the 500 gallon blaze, owned by Suburban Protane, from 9:05 p.m. Sunday night through the following morning.
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Corinth
Red Barn
Saratoga County Sheriff's Deputies
Suburban Protane
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