Dan O'Connell laid to rest in Albany ceremony
Hundreds attend the funeral in St. Ann's Church as politicians, law enforcement, and civic leaders fill the pews. Dignitaries including Governor Hugh Carey, Lt Governor Mary Anne Krupsak, and Bishop Howard Hubbard join the procession and burial rites marking the end of Dan O'Connell's public life.
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Hugh Carey
Mary Anne Krupsak
Senate
Manfred Ordenstein
Assembly
Stanley Steingut
Sam Stratton
Daniel P. O’connell
Isaiah
Jim Foley
Rensselaer Shuffles Ward Boundaries After 62 Years
The Rensselaer Common Council reapportioned the city into nine roughly equal wards and reduced polling places to one per ward. Mayor Mink called the move a swift finish after years of planning. Each ward will hold about 1,188 residents with polling sites at local firehouses churches and a housing project.
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Volunteers Sought for Rensselaer Girls Club Activities
The Rensselaer Girls Club seeks volunteers for supervision clerical work and instructional roles in sewing poster painting folk and square dancing arts and crafts basketball cooking ceramics and glee club.
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Mechanicville school head suspended after board vote
Mechanicville's school superintendent Donald Kearns was suspended immediately by a 4 to 3 school board vote amid an investigation into possible malfeasance and insubordination. The action follows a February contract renewal and concerns over federal and state aid filings and staff relations.
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Mechanicville
Rensselaer plans consultant to quit
RENSSELAER Floyd Barwig, planning consultant, will quit in weeks after six months in a part time post. He leaves for a Hudson Falls firm to work as an architect and says programs will continue. Arthur Brod will temporarily replace him at $12.50 hourly until June.
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Rensselaer County
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Rensselaer
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Grievance days reduction proposed in Rensselaer
Rensselaer city officials plan a public hearing on March 16 to consolidate two semi annual property assessment grievance periods into one annual period. City Tax Assessor Lombardi urged the change to save time and free him for other work. The common council is to act after the 7:45 p.m. hearing in City Hall.
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Alexander J. Lom
Bardi
Joseph Mink
Lombardi
Buffalo escapes again in Schodack farm incident
A male buffalo from George Mesick farm in South Schodack escaped early today with a female and calf. State police, including a helicopter, tracked the animals south of I 90 near Exits 11 and 12 then into woods. Officers planned tranquilization as the buffalo roamed toward the interstate.
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