Cohoes School Chief Blasts State and Federal Aid
Dr. Joseph E. Perrotta Jr., superintendent, blasted state and federal attitudes toward funding education. He cited three rejected federal applications and argued local districts must raise per pupil spending beyond the $660 state aid floor, noting rising costs and tax burdens. He urged lawmakers to boost state shares to $690 or $726 and said one outcome could be a $70,000 rise in aid if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Perrotta Jr
Cohoes
Perrotta
Board of Education
Port
Jin
Eduwenden
Perrotia
Darvada
New York State
St. Patrick's Party Slated By Group
The St Agnes Holy Name Society of Cohoes plans a St Patrick's party at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Gavin Hall with William Riley as chairman and committees handling kitchen floor door and entertainment. The group will gather in the school hall before the 8 a.m. Mass and march to the church for Communion and a choir performance led by Lionel Chouinard. A short business program will follow in the school hall with Edmond Corbett presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Agnes
Holy Name Society of
Society
Lionel Chouinard
William Sorel
Edmond Corbett
YWCA Creative Writing Course Begins in Cohoes
The Cohoes YWCA starts a ten week creative writing course at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays at the YWCA Building on Mohawk Street. Instructor Mrs. Irving Riskin, a Cohoes High School English teacher and local author, leads with focus on technique and style and tips for selling manuscripts. Final registration ends at next week's meeting. for details contact the Cohoes YWCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes Ywca
YWCA
Mohawk Street
Irving Riskin
Cohoes High School
Cohoes High to Host Annual Men's Sports Night
The third annual Sports Night of the Cohoes High School Men's Athletic Association will be held tomorrow at the Cohoes Armory starting at 6:30 p.m. The varsity basketball game pits Cohoes against Lansingburgh, followed by a 7:45 p.m. cheerleaders versus All Stars group and an 8:15 p.m. clash between the Cohoes Faculty Men's Club and Lansingburgh High School. Kenneth Baker serves as association president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes High School Men's Athletic Association
Cohoes Armory
Cohoes High
Lansingburgh
Cohoes
Cohoes All Stars
Lansingburgh High School
Kenneth Baker
Cohoes Association
Met
Post Auxiliary In Birthday Event
The E. T. Ruane Post American Legion Auxiliary will join the post at 8 p.m. Monday to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the Legion. Evelyn Gilligan will preside over the auxiliary meeting preceding the party. Reports will be given on the upcoming card party and bazaar, and Madeline Clark will serve buffet lunch with birthday cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Ruane
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Evelyn Gilligan
Madeline Clark
Church Services In Cohoes
Cohoes churches list morning and service times with pastors at St James Methodist First Methodist First Baptist Reformed Presbyterian St Johns Episcopal Boghi Reformed Full Gospel and Evangelistic services. Times include 10 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Sunday School 7:30 and 10 a.m. Eucharist and various fellowship events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
Gerard T. O'Neill
First Methodist
Robert F. Trost
First Baptist
Vaughn B. Lewis
Vernon
Nagel
St. John's Episcopal
Cohoes
Alan di Pretoro
Richard A. Hogarth
Clarence McMillan
Bernice McMilan
Spm
Evangeliatic
Conseil Units Organize New Group
The Conseil LaSalle Chapter and the Conseil Jeanne Mance merged to form Conseil Jeann Mance. The union, a fraternal insurance society with many northeastern chapters, elected officers—Mrs Irene Letendre president, Mrs Lionel J Boivin vice president, Miss Agnes Dame secretary, and Miss Irene C Rivet treasurer—and served refreshments after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conseil LaSalle
Conseil Jeanne Mance
Conseil Jeann Mance
LaSalle Council
L’union St. Jean Baptiste d’Amerique
Women's Society of the
Union
United States
Consejl
Jeanne Mance
Septemer
Irene, Letendre
Lionel J. Boivin
Agnes Dame
Irene C. Rivet
Leo Hilton Named Head Of Rotarians
Leo Hilton was elected president of the Cohoes Rotary Club at the weekly luncheon at OCA Hall. Also chosen were Paul Albert as first vice president, Robert Hanlon as second vice president, John Bove secretary, Henry Vogel treasurer, and Ernest Robitaille sargeant at arms. Board members are Arthur Duchesne Douglas Slingerland William Corbett and Donald Marois. Guest Dom DeBello discussed the Fort Orange Albany Troy Uncle Sam Council merger and camping for 1,000 boys, with slides of Rotary Scout Camp and activities. Birthday cakes were given to William Hull and Robert Van Alstine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Hilton
Cohoese Rotary Club
Oca Hall
Paul S. Albert
Robert Hanlon
John Bove
Henry Vogel
Ernest Robitaille
Sargeant-At Arms
Arthur Duchesne
Douglas Slingerland
William Corbett
Donald Marois
Dom DeBello
Fort Orange
Uncle Sam Council
BSA
Rotarians
Fort Orange Council of
Albany
Troy Uncle Sam Council
DeBello
Rotary Scouts
William Hull
Robert van Alstine
Sisters Car Fund Party Scheduled at Rafael's
The Sister-Parent Association of Keveny Memorial Academy plans a board party for the sisters car fund on April 11 at 8 p.m. at Rafael's Restaurant. Mrs. Lynn Ward is chairman with Mrs. Dorothy LaBombarde cochairman and Mrs. Evelyn Donovan honorary chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keveny Memorial Academy
Sisters’ Car Fund
Rafael’s
Lynn Ward
Dorothy LaBombarde
Cochairman
Evelyn Donovan
St. Bernard's Church
Germania Hall
Troy
Mrs Miller Rites Held Funeral for Alice M Miller
The funeral of Mrs Alice M Miller of 59 Ontario Street Cohoes was held yesterday from Gregory Nealon & Son Funeral Home Watervliet and St Brigid's Church Watervliet where a Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev Francis G Janis. Bearers were Raymond B Farmer Robert G Bower Lawrence A Lynch and William J Shanley. Interment was in St Peter's Cemetery Troy where Father Janis officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice ‘M.miller
Ontario St
Cohoes
d.Gregory Nealon & Son
Watervliet
St. Brigid’s Church
Francis G. Janis
Raymoud B. Farmer
Robert G. Bower
Lawrence A. Lynch
William J. Shanley
St. Peter's Cemetery
Troy
Janis
Cadettes Awarded Hikers Badge at Camp II Skoda
Nine members of St. Michael's Cadettes Troop 309 Cohoes earned the hiker badge and emergency preparedness challenge during a camping trip at Camp II Skoda East Greenbush. Attending were Junior Scout Troop 302 girls and leaders Mrs Angelo Reo and Mrs Robert Callanan. A joint Communion breakfast will follow mass to honor Scout Sunday with slides of Camp Is Shoda and Little Notch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michael's
Angelo Reo
Robert Callanan
Thurch Hall
Appellate Division Orders Trial In Canal Ownership Case
The Appellate Division ordered a plenary trial on ownership of the Cohoes canal system after a May injunction. Emma A. Shea and Esther S. Hoy, residents at 55 and 57 Reservoir St, seek to overturn a power canals transfer. The city may seek immediate trial date through Administrative Judge Russell Hunt if delays occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Cohoes
Supreme Court
John H. Pennock
Pennock
Emma A. Shea
Esther S. Hoy
Miss Shea
Hoy
Reservoir St
Schenectady
Harold E. Blodgett
Coughlin
Russell Hunt
Youth Corp Hears Talk On Finance
The Cohoes Neighborhood Youth Corps heard a talk on credit loans and interest rates at the TahIOes YWCA. John W O Reilly assistant cashier of the State Bank of Albany explained loan types and how subsidized student loans aid different needs. The event was part of a continuing series organized by Presiding Justice James Gibson and Justices J Clarence Herlihy Felix J Aulisi Ellis J Staley Jr and Domenick L Gabrielli. The third annual sports night for the Cohoes High School 80 enrollees will be held tomorrow at the Cohoes Armory beginning 6 30 p m The Cohoes Girl Cheer leaders contest follows at 7 45 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
Tahioes Ywca
John ‘W. ‘O'Reilly
State Bank of Albany
O'Reilly
Pahl H. Gunn
Youth Corps
James Gibson
J. Clarence Hertalks
Lihy
Felix J. Aulisi
Ellis J
Staley Jr
Domenick L. Ga
Cohoes High School
Cohoes Group
Brielli
Rosary Unit Plans Sale At Crescent
The Altar Rosary Society of St. Marys Church Crescent will hold a next to new rummage sale from Thursday March 30 through Saturday April 1 in the parish hall. Mrs Paul Kowalchyk is chairman and Mrs James Stritch president. Articles may be left March 27 to March 30 or after masses March 19 and 26. Several cochairmen will arrange pickup service in different areas for clothing and other items. The Communion breakfast is set for Sunday May 7 with chairs listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altar-Rosary Society of
St. Mary’s Church
Crescent
Paul Kowalchyk
James Stritch
Harley Triller
William Bowes
Cochairmen
Mary West
Canal Road
James Nash
Village Green
Frank Gebhardt
George Caruso
Louis Cahoda
Leo Ryhbalowski
Frank Healy
Lawrence Moyer
Cochairman
Robert. Ketchum
Malvina. Deschamps
Alphonse Brier
Alfred Goyette
Mothers Club Demonstration At Cohoes School
The Mothers Club of Sts Peters and Paul's School in Cohoes will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the school with Mrs. Jean Hunter presiding. Mrs. Eva Lucowitz announced that Mrs. Patricia DeMarco and Mrs. Nooreen Trudeau of Marras Pharmacy will give a demonstration on proper makeup application. Hostesses will be Mrs. Ana Janiszak and Mrs. Nina Sosiak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers Club
Sts. Peter’s and Paul’s School
Cohoes
Jean Hunter
Eva Lucowitz
Patricia DeMarco
Noreen Trudeau
Marra’s Pharmacy
Ana Janiszak
Nina Sosiak
Mass Schedule In Cohoes and Nearby Parishes
Parish listings show St Patrick’s St Kitts St Marie’s St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Rev. Paul J Pascavage Sacred Heart St Agnes St Bernard’s Sts Peter’s and Paul St Joseph’s St Michael’s with scheduled Mass times ranging from early morning to noon. Highlights include multiple services at each church including high and low masses and divine liturgy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s
Philip A. Grady
St. Kitts
Anthony R. DeFranco
St. Marie's
George T
Quinnivan
St. Nicholas
Paul J. Pascavage
Sacred Heart
H. L. Desautels
St. Agnes
Charles C. Smith
St. Bernard’s
T. Gerald Mulqueen
Sts. Peter's and Paul's
Nicholas Wojakowsky
Celas A. Robitaille
St. Michael’s
S. F. Ol
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New York City
Thekety
Radio City
éBaster
Mechanicville
Troy @ Cohoc
Colonie
Apter Church
Novak
Sears
Wolf Road
Colomie Center
ARS. Ror
St. Patrick’s Party
Cross OF Peace
Waterford
Claude J. Chouinard
Our Lady of the Rosary
Fatima
Richard F. Dawkins
Immaculate Conception
James E. McDonald
Peter P. Kowalchuk
St. Demetrius
Youth Corp
Rosary Unit
Cchoes Rotary
Admiral
Sawyer Electric CO
Retin
Ding
Newhall
Crarcoel
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