Castleton 150th anniversary tour relives river town past
Residents joined a history walking tour marking Castleton’s sesquicentennial. The route highlighted 19th century brickmaking ice cutting and notable estates including the Van Buren and Jackson-Witbeck houses. The Rensselaer County Historical Society Michigan quilt exhibit runs summer hours at 59 2nd St Troy.
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Castleton
Rensselaer County Historical Society
2Nd St
Troy
RPI Wives Club
Page 14 Reports More Southern Rensselaer County News
The page highlights additional events from southern Rensselaer County including local meetings, school updates, and community notices. It notes upcoming dates for board sessions and public announcements affecting residents in the district.
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Rensselaer County
Nassau Town to Reassess Properties with Federal Funds
Nassau officials announced a $50,000 federal grant via Rensselaer County for town wide property re evaluation. Seven new positions may be created for the six month reassessment project as part of the 100 percent assessment plan moving the deadline to May 1978. Municipal signs for Route 43 will be installed soon. Flood insurance is available to residents in flood hazard areas if they apply by June 15. CETA workers will fill two maintenance jobs for six months. Old age earnings limits for partial property tax exemptions rise to $6,500. Roof repairs awarded for Town Garage 1 and 2 and Town Hall. Thomas Samuelson to contractor.
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Nassau
Rensselaer County
Floyd Hitchcock
State Supreme Court
Hitchcock
Sand Lake
Grafton
Hitchock
Nassau Lake
Kinderhook Creek
CETA
Alpine Village dispute narrows to legal agreement in East Greenbush
East Greenbush officials move to reissue the original Alpine Village building permit after two agreements with LMI Investors. LMI will install fire-break materials and hire a professional engineer to review drainage plans amid a $7 million claim over inadequate drainage from flooding at Bella Vista.
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East Greenbush
LMI Investors
Alpine Village
Robert Saunders
Larry Elliot
LMI
Samuel Kirschenbaum
Comprop Equities of
Albany
Comprop
Saic Ernest Than
Averill Park budget corrected and summer programs listed
A budget correction for Averill Park notes the Sand Lake Miller Hill supply figure should be 29314 dollars while the high school supplies total is 80625 dollars. The notice cites zero based budgeting and outlines a June budget discussion at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium along with lifeguard and water safety classes, boxing tickets, PTA boards meeting and community programs through July and August.
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Sand Lake
Miller Hill
Board of Education
Crystal
Averill Park High School
Doby’s Submarines
West Sand Lake
Babies
Poestenhill
Mike’s Sporting Goods
Lakeview
Averill Fark
PTA
Leo Fissette
Crystal Lake Beach
Averill Park
Policeman Hummel Missing for Rensselaer Summer Post
Patrolman Joseph Hummel scheduled to begin a three month vacation policing stint in Rensselaer did not appear Sunday. Mayor Mink said Hummel may have joined the Dallas force. Police report also notes vandalism including a slashed tire, windshield break, and three broken windows on Second Street.
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Rensselaer
Joseph Hummel
Second St
Dallas
James Stark
Hummel
New Mexico State University
Joseph P. Mink
Partition Street
Rensselaer — Rensselaer
Second Street
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Hudson River
Esquatak
John Stearns
Jeffrey Conlin
Stearns
Conlin
Bank
Johannes van Buren
South Main
Jackson-Witbeck
Seaman Street
van Buren
Jackson-Witbeck House
van de Wals
Mildred van de Wal
al and
Meg Czwakiel
the Historical Society of
Shorewood Park
Qarna
Rensselaer County Highway Department
Mead Road
Mudpond Road
State Department of Transportation
Dunham Hollow
Town Garage
Hoags Corner Road
Town Hall
Rt. 20
Thomas Samuelson
F. Redmond Griffin
Bella Vista
Griffin
Thaw
Joseph McGrath
New York
Mary Hilt
Jack Heather
Hilt
Tifft’s Beach
Glass Lake
Tifft’s
John Sweig
Watervliet Arsenal Employe
John Cummings
Charles Graeber
State University of New York
Joseph Podeszwa
Amtrak
Robert Waldorf
Sand Lake Baptist Church
Lake Beach
Mary Hill
Dog Bites
Shawn P. Herrick
Sixth Street
St. Peter’s Hospital
Fowler Avenue
Iaid Mink
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