Rensselaer council faces First Street fires and delays
Residents from the First Street area pressed the city on fires, junk and insurance issues as council members approved six quick resolutions. Mary Scully urged faster action while Michael Falkouski, running for alderman, noted his patrol efforts are separate from his campaign. The mayor admitted uncertainty on firefighting and redevelopment steps, and the meeting covered demolition bids, a proposed mini market, and library financing including a Citibank building loan.
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Rensselaer
LaVerne Lewis
Common Council
First Street
Mary Scully
Citizens Advisory Council
First Avenue
Donald H. Swete
First St
James Venerable
Scully
Zweig and Graber Re-Elected To Averill Park Board
In Averill Park a close race for two school board seats ended with Dr John Zweig the board president re-elected with 601 votes and Charles Graber close behind with 568. Other candidates Podeszwa 501 and Cummings 285. The district budget of 6 564 102 passed 713 to 314 and a 60 000 bus proposition passed 672 to 346.
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Averill Park
John Zweig
Zweig
Charles Graber
Nassau Family Court orders bus access for Rakowski children
In Rensselaer County Nassau and East Greenbush officials were given until Aug 10 to arrange bus transport for three Rakowski children who walk a mile daily to meet buses. Judge Allan Dixon urged road widening talks with Sherwood Acres property owners to enable a safe small bus route to the Rakowski home. The family has faced winter absences amid objections to narrow winding road conditions and funding limits.
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Nassau
East Greenbush
Rakowski
Sherwood Acres Road
Rensselaer County
Allan Dixon
Edward V
Helen Rakowski
John
Edward
Kim
Coldwater Tavern Road
Berlin seniors win Taconic Valley Post scholarships
Two Berlin Central High School seniors Lynn Mousseau of Petersburg and Heikki Fuller of Berlin are named Taconic Valley Post American Legion scholarship medal winners. They were chosen with school faculty on basis of scholarship patriotism service courage honor and leadership.
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Berlin
Taconic Valley Post
American Legion
Lynn Mousseau
Petersburg
Heikki Fuller
Summer youth job openings in Rensselaer
Rensselaer reports 35 CETA youth positions for ages 14 to 20 across city agencies and clubs. Openings funded by the U.S. Department of Labor require locally sourced hires, with each agency awaiting enrollment numbers and placement details for the summer program.
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Rensselaer
Rensselaer County Manpower Agency
U.S. Department of Labor
Rensselaer Boys Club
Rensselaer Girls Club
City Youth Bureau
Rensselaer Housing Authority
Rose Lossi
Rensselaer Department of Public Works
Constance Reilly
Office of County
William Murphy
Michael Padula
Lossi
Schodack approves budget and votes on school measures
Schodack voters pass a 2 811 757 budget and approve two of three propositions. The Maple Hill football program was defeated 494 388. Barbara Gershman defeats George Mesick for a board seat, George Sousa wins unopposed. Voters OK two new buses and tennis court reconstruction. Separate actions include a technical program shift and other district notes.
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Schodack
Schodack Central
Maple Hill
Barbara Gershman
George Mesick
Castleton
Ed Knauf
Knauf
Mesick
Michael Nagel
Nagel
Correction on tax assessment conversion funding error
The Times Record notes a Tuesday report misattributed CETA funds. Nassau received the $50,000 federal grant for converting property tax assessments to full market value, not Grafton. The correction clarifies Nassau was the recipient.
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Nassau
Grafton
Times
Rabies case baffles authorities in Albany area
Latham biologist Jerome Andrulonis remains semi conscious in Albany Medical Center two months after hospitalization for a rare human rabies case. Doctors report steady improvement while investigators review exposure sources and possible aerosol vaccine handling at Griffin Laboratory near Guilderland.
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Albany
Latham
Jerome Andrulonis
Albany Medical Center
Andrulonis
State Health Department
Griffin Laboratory
Guilderland
Johanna
Griffin Labs
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
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Michael Falkouski
Joseph P. Mink
Orewe
McDowell
Berkowitz
Exxon
Washington Street
Mink
Citibank
Broadway
Third Avenue
High Street
J. Kenneth Fraser & Associates, P.C
Washington Ave
Dr. Zweig
Graber
Ing
Joseph Podeszwa
John Cummings
Citizen Genet School
Donald P. Sutherland School
Dixon
Jamie Rich
Tuesday Greenbush
Bell Top School
North
Pete Cirolo
C. W. McKeen
George Sousa
Area Masons
Capital District
Grand Lodge of
New York State Masons
Albert W. Schneider
Charles F. Gosnell
David G. Loeb
Washington County
LaVerne W. Getman
Milton Alpert
Clayton E. Simons
Colonie
Orville M. Crandall
Leon D. Schemerhorn
Lester W. Herzog
Jack Spear
Vincent D’anza
Frederick E. Cue
Raymond S. Blanchard
Harold M. Smuckler
William R. Wands
Altamont
T. Gardner Day
William Wesel
Richard Bamburger
Sandy Brunk
Leahey
J. Donald Leahey
John H. Warden
State Association of Renewal and Housing Officials, Inc
The
Association
Rensselaer — Rensselaer
Coeymans
Grossman
Columbia Street
Debbie
Griffin
Lori Lane
James Tillotson
Tillotson
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