Mechanicville sewer plans raise city water cost concerns
Mechanicville officials warned the move into the Saratoga County Sewer System could push water removal costs up four to five times during rain storms. City leaders discussed bids for separating storm sewer from sanitary lines and potential end of year completion.
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Mechanicville
Saratoga County
Chris Sgambati
City Council
John Fascia
Sgambati
Saratoga Avenue
Meader fights ballot ruling to gain Republican primary spot
John Meader, Conservative candidate for Saratoga County Surrogate Court judge, appeals a ruling requiring 1,000 signatures for the county’s Republican primary. He argues a 500-signature rule applies due to assembly district boundaries and cites a prior court decision. The case centers on petition counts and party endorsement ensuring his ballot status.
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Albany
Saratoga County
John Meader
State Supreme Court
Ellis Staley, Jr
Meader
Pass admits students to fair at Ballston Spa grounds
Ballston Spa students gain admission with a pass to the Saratoga County Fair on the Ballston Spa fairgrounds on Friday. 4-H awards, horse judging, tractor operators contest, pet judging, drawings for bicycles and radios, animal acts, farm parade, tractor pulling, clothing revue, and Coleman Brothers Shows are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. with multiple prize drawings.
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Ballston Spa
Saratoga County
Townley
Coleman Brothers
Firemen host three day chicken barbecue weekend
The W K Mansfield Hose Company will sponsor its annual chicken barbecue weekend August 26 to 28 at the West Crescent firehall on Vischer Ferry Road. Cochairs are Donald Martin and Mark Sicko. Free admission to grounds and dances on August 26 and 27 with The Traveling Sounds. BBQ served August 27 from 1 to 7 pm. Firemen's competition on August 28 starting noon. Bazaar also August 27 and 28.
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W.K. Mansfield Hose Company
Donald Martin
Mark Sicko
West Crescent Firehall
Vischer Ferry Road
Northway Exit 3
Route 9
Traveling Sounds
Shenendehowa High School
Herbert Safran
Clifton Park eyes golf links purchase proposal
Clifton Park town board weighs buying Walhalla Country Club on River View Road from National Commercial Bank and Trust Co for about 790000. Councilman Donald McQuay notes residents would gain a pool an 18 hole golf course and a recreational building while current town costs include Shenendehowa Schools facilities use and pool rental.
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Clifton Park
Donald McQuay
Walhalla Country Club
River View Road
National Commercial Bank & Trust Co
McQuay
Shenendehowa
Collins Park
Park
Toll free calling urged for Capital District by Saratoga residents
A study by Opinion Research Corp backing toll free calls to Albany Troy and Schenectady confirms the Saratoga Committee for Telephone Toll Relief demand. About half would pay extra for toll free dialing, 80 percent call the Capital District regularly, and 89 percent would do so if toll free. A September PSC hearing will hear company and consumer views.
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Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Committee For
Capital
Opinion Research Corporation of
Princeton, N.J
State Public Service Commission
New York Telephone Co
Saratoga
Toll Relief Committee
Ann DeSandis
Albany, Troy
Schenectady
The
Telephone Company
PSC
Capital District
DeSandis
Ballston Spa
Albany
Committee On Telephone Toll Relief
Public Service Commission
Hoosac Tunnel Fumes Sicken Four on Freight Run
Four railroad workers were overcome by diesel exhaust inside the five mile Hoosac Tunnel as a B and M crew tried to repair an air brake hose. One ventilation fan had long been broken and one engineer and one brakeman were discharged after hospital treatment.
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North Adams
Mass
Hoosac Tunnel
Boston & Maine
Larceny charges filed against two men in Price Chopper incident
Peter F. Signorelli of Wynantskill and Mark Grieco of Troy were arrested on petit larceny charges at 12 55 a m in the Price Chopper parking lot on Rt 9 20 East Greenbush. They are to be arraigned before Town Justice Patrick T. Maney on Aug 8.
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East Greenbush
Peter F. Signorelli
Reichard Lane
Wynantskill
Mark Grieco
Glenmore Road
Troy
Price Chopper
Patrick T. Maney
Dog bite victim bitten in K Mart parking lot
Gladys Ray, 76, of 19 Clinton Street Rensselaer was bitten by a dog in the K Mart department store parking lot at Routes 9 and 20 on Tuesday at 7 15 p m according to police reports.
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East Greenbush
Gladys Ray
Clinton St
Rensselaer
K-Mart
This Is Your Life Hoosick Falls opens 150th anniversary events
Hoosick Falls prepares for a village 150th anniversary celebration with a play titled This Is Your Life Hoosick Falls. Written by Frank Wirmusky and directed by Calvin Pederson, the production features local residents portraying notable past and present figures. The show includes slides of Hoosick Falls history and is set for 7 30 p.m. at the Gilchrest Memorial Skating Rink.
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Hoosick Falls
Frank Wirmusky
Calvin Peder
Gilchrest Memorial
Park McCullough Hosts Bennington Battle Day Picnic
The Park McCullough House Association of Bennington will stage a Bennington Battle Day Picnic on August 14 at 4 p.m. after the parade. Entertainment includes the Traveling Troupe from Guadeloupe performing two plays and a make it table art activity for children ages 2 to 16. Tickets cost 4.50 for adults and 2.50 for children.
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Vermont
McCullough House Association
Bennington
Children's Museum of
Williamstown
Mass
Guadeloupe
Park-McCullough House
Stephentown Fire Dept History Featured by Society
The Stephentown Historical Society will host a August 1 meeting at 8 p.m. in the Town Hall featuring "A History of the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department" with Paul Sykes speaking and showing slides of early Stephentown masters and large town fires. Sykes, longtime fire department member, assistant chief, former secretary and president, also chairs the county fire advisory board and serves as secretary of the county board of fire commissioners. Sales of the Stephentown Historical Album will be available.
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Stephentown
Paul Sykes
Sykes
Rensselaer County Fire Advisory Board
Rensselaer County Board of Fire Commissioners
The
Historical Society
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