Albany officials back people mover and bikeways plan
The Capital District Transportation Committee endorsed a demonstration people mover for Albany and approved four bikeway funding applications totaling six million dollars. Projects include 1.8 miles in Cohoes, 3.5 miles parallel to Route 20 in Guilderland, and a Troy bikeway along old railroad rights of way. The panel also restructured to include county executives and added public comment, with next meeting set for Oct 6 in Troy.
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Cohoes
Troy
Albany
Capital District Transportation Committee
Saratoga County
Guilderland
Paula Kelly
Kelly
J. Leo O’brien
Watervliet
O’brien
Schenectady
Pattison in Queried On Hays Link Amid Campaign Attacks
Republican challenger Joseph A. Martino charged Pattison backed Wayne Hays as House Administration chair while telling constituents otherwise. Pattison defended himself noting he stood against Hays in January 1975 and cited votes in May 1975 affecting Hays power. Rhodes criticized reform efforts as panic driven and mostly accounting fixes. Editor notes invite reader input to The Times Record in Troy, New York.
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Joseph A. Martino
Clifton Park
Pattison
Wayne Hays
Martino
Hays
Capitol Hill
Hays Committee
Congressional
Washington
House
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Rhodes
Divorce by mail and refunds in a mail-order towels case
A reader asks about speeding divorce and a New York option. The piece explains legal aid delays and suggests a low cost route via Divorce Yourself in Albany. It reviews consumer refunds from Mill Ends and Innovative Products Corp and notes a postal injunction affecting about 20 000 letters. It lists refund procedures and executive contacts.
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Central Ave
Colonie
Albany
N.Y
Innovative Products Corp
Stamford, Conn
Mill Ends
Elmira
U.S. Postal Service
Beck
Investigators nab 16 illegal aliens across area factories
U S Immigration investigators seized 16 illegal aliens working in local factories restaurants bakeries and a race track this week. Three Canadians were arrested at the Saratoga harness track as part of the sweep.
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Albany
U.S
Saratoga
Gas truck overturns on Thruway in Columbia County
A gasoline tanker carrying more than 5,500 gallons overturned in the eastbound Berkshire Spur of the Thruway in Columbia County causing four hours of traffic disruption. Driver Calvin Merz 37 of Saugerties was lightly injured. Fire units used foam and diverted traffic while an empty tanker pumped the fuel.
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Albany
Berkshire
Columbia County
Calvin Merz
Saugerties
Albany Medical Center
White Plains
Boston man dies after Lake George swim
Elmer Allen aged 83 of Boston Massachusetts died after swimming to shore at Lake George. Warren County Coroner Dr Clinton Lawrence ruled the death accidental from a heart attack. Deputies said Allen collapsed on the beach and was pronounced dead.
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Lake George
Boston
Warren County
Clinton Lawrence
Elmer Allen
Mass
Warren County Sheriff's Deputies
Albany man pleads guilty to rape in April attack
Albany County Court accepted a guilty plea from 20 year old Robert Hood of Bassett Street Albany to first degree rape in the April 18 assault. Three other charges were dropped and sentencing was deferred to July by Judge John Clyne.
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Albany
Robert Hood
Bassett Street
Coinword No 1098 semifinalists named in contest
Semifinalists announced for Coinword Puzzle No 1098 with 36 players listed led by Ken Addy Cohoes and many others. The winner, if any, will be revealed Saturday and the jackpot totals 2700 dollars.
Farmers seek disaster-area status for damaged Pennsylvania crops
About 50 Columbia County fruit growers plan to pursue disaster area declarations to access Farm and Home Administration loans after a Thursday ASCS meeting. Alfred Bartolotta of Klienkill Farms criticized the brief session and noted concerns over loan limits and repayment terms.
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Hudson
Columbia County
Columbia County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Alfred Bartolotta
Klienkill Farms
Germantown
County Board of Supervisors
Hugh Carey
Board of Supervisors
Farm and Home Administration
Craig Earl
Bartolotta
Vandalism incidents reported in Rensselaer
Police in Rensselaer document several vandalism acts over recent days. A severed church manse telephone wire occurred Thursday between 1 and 3 pm at 33 Broadway. A vehicle owned by Theodore Nardacci at 1742 Fifth St. had four tires slashed Wednesday evening. The Albany Public Market sign lost the letter R on Wednesday morning. BBs damaged the front door panel window at Mrs. Daniel Luizzi’s home between 8 am and 5:30 pm Wednesday.
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Rensselaer
Daniel Wheeler
First Presbyterian Church
Broadway
Wheeler
Theodore R. Nardacci
1742 Fifth St
Nardacci
Joseph Kenyon
Albany Public Market
Daniel Luizzi
Woodland Ave
Carey signs bills on civil service for mental health leaders
Gov. Hugh Carey signed a package of mental hygiene law revisions. He eliminated civil service status for directors of mental hygiene hospitals and institutes, placing them in executive status. The bills promote community based programs and require legislative approval for facility shutdowns and consolidations.
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Albany
N.Y
Hugh Carey
Carey
Department of Mental Hygiene
Learn to Swim at Camp Adventure in Rensselaer
The fourth annual City of Rensselaer Learn to Swim program runs June 28 29 July 1 2 and 6 at Camp Adventure. Open to 2nd through 6th graders with free instruction by ten ARC water safety instructors and senior lifeguards. Transportation by school buses departs 11:30 a.m. from multiple locations and returns about 3:15 p.m. Bring swimsuit towel and lunch. Contact 465-3403 for details.
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Rensselaer
City of
Rensselaer School System
Boys’ Club
Rensselaer Boys’ Club
School 3
van Rensselaer Grammar School
Ft. Crailo School
St. Joseph’s and Business Products, Inc
Washington Avenue
The
Anonymous rescues missing coat and pocketbook in Rensselaer
Mary LaRocco of East Greenbush reported her bike lost items including a coat a pocketbook with over 45 dollars and a savings bank passbook. An anonymous person returned the items by 7 18 p m police said.
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Rensselaer
Savings Bank
Mary LaRocco
Luther Rd
East Greenbush
Illegitimate offspring can inherit under wills says New York court
A New York state appeals court rules that illegitimate children may inherit under a will. The decision cites shifts in societal attitudes and constitutional law, rejecting precedents that required illegitimate claimants to prove the testator intended to include them as issue. Justice Harold Birns authors the opinion.
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New York
Harold Birns
Paving Work Closes Two Troy Streets This Week
Eaton Road and Sage Avenue will be closed to traffic during working hours as part of Troy's 1976 paving program. The Sage Avenue project is set to begin today and finish next week, announced Robert Brier, assistant to the city manager.
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Eaton Road
Sage Avenue
Troy
Robert Brier
Indictments handed down in Albany County
Seven Albany County grand jury indictments include James J. Fox on two counts of first degree robbery and William H. Smith on one count of second degree attempted murder. Others face grand larceny, stolen property, narcotics, burglary and arson charges from May to June incidents. A sealed indictment was also returned.
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Albany
Saratoga
Schenectady
Rensselaer
William Murphy
James Coyne
Albany County Grand Jury
James J. Fox
Suitland
Maryland
Noonan
Colonie
William H. Smith
First St
Robert W. White
Larry L. Williams
Lancaster St
Rega Smith
Western Ave
Guilderland
Kmart
Matthew Meredith
Delaware Ave
Trailways
Lester C. Ross
Cairo
Donald Strother
Preston Hollow
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Schaghticoke
Bertha Champine
R.H. Clothier
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