Colonie Faces Rail Closure Impact on Local Business
Colonie and Cohoes will lose rail service on the Crescent Branch end of the month as DOT says Penn Central tracks will close due to low traffic. Eischelmann Grain Company owner Henry Reepmeyer warns the move could end his Colonie firm and affect the town’s economy. Only Delaware and Hudson Colonie Yards would remain as an alternate, deemed impractical.
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Colonie
Mohawk River
Colonie and
Cohoes
Henry Reepmeyer
Eischelmann Grain Company
Fonda Road
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Crescent
Penn Central Railroad
Reepmeyer
Ford Parts
Mustang Drive
Delaware and Hudson
Vermont
Thibeault
Troy
Surprised Colonie Board Faces Silent Union Visit
Colonie town board and about 25 residents faced a silent visit by Colonie Town Highway Department workers amid stalled contract talks. Workers declined to speak as Supervisor William Sanford pledged to press the state on keeping a crucial line running despite repairs estimated around 400000 dollars. The board also decided against installing stop signs at Curry and Morris roads.
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William Sanford
Curry and
Morris Roads
Indictments Stem From Colonie Incidents
Albany County Grand Jury indicted two Albany residents in separate cases. Frank M. Woods, 27, faces one count of second degree assault for a November 20 incident near the Turf Inn on Wolf Road that left Charles Davis with a skull fracture. Robert A. Bates, 28, charged with two counts of second degree forgery and one count of second degree criminal possession of stolen property for a January 16 theft at the Boston Store in Latham using a stolen credit card. Richard Dodt, 19, charged with first sexual abuse and second degree assault for a March 6 attack on a young woman near Washington Avenue and South Allen Street. Two sealed indictments were also handed down. A separate Colonie case: Timothy W. Sullivan, 58, arrested for second degree assault at Hobo's Restaurant on Central Avenue and released on $5,000 bail. to appear in Colonie Town Court.
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Frank M. Woods
Winnie St
Albany
Turf Inn
Wolf Road
Robert A. Bates
Corning St
Richard Dodt
Second St
Washington Avenue
South
Allen Street
Timothy W. Sullivan
Guilder Lane
Colonie Town
Central Avenue
Semifinalists Named in Word Puzzle No 1136 Jackpot
Semifinalists listed for Cornword Puzzle No 1136 must identify five key words to win the $925 jackpot. A winner, if any, will be announced Saturday. Names span multiple towns including Troy, Mechanicville, Cohoes, Watervliet, Stillwater, Hoosick Falls, Waterford, Albany and others.
Help sought for sweet potato plants and old product sources
Hot Line column receives reader questions on locating sweet potato plants and oil treated furniture dusting paper, along with Fur niture Guardsman polish sources. The note also mentions a recycling stop by Reynolds Aluminum and a Troy Sewing Center for machine repairs. Readers are urged to think contracts through and consider legal aid if needed.
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Jean Ryan
R.N
Troy Diabetes Assh
W. K
Hoosick Falls
Maywood sixth graders host Medieval Fair on Dark Ages
Sixth graders at Maywood Elementary Colonie presented a Medieval Fair with research papers crafts and depictions of chivalry medicine castles and religion. Students dressed as monks and knights and discussed life in pre Renaissance times while noting modern comforts they prefer.
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Frank McCarthy
Merrill St
Colonie
Maywood
Harrington
Prescott St
Maywood Elementary School
Rev Daniel Berrigan still burning after eight years of protest
Albany witness says Berrigan remains unrehabilitated and ready for crime. The Jesuit priest poet pacifist spoke at College of Saint Rose about politics schools hospitals and churches failing the public and the ongoing danger of militarism. He cites the Pentagon sit in and his 1969 draft record burning as roots of his activism.
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Catonsville
College of St. Rose
Albany
Father Berrigan
Philip
Elisabeth McAllister Berrigan
Pentagon
Washington
Maryland
Connecticut
Stillwater men charged with armed robbery
Two Stillwater men face armed robbery charges for an attempted hold up of two traveling clothing salesmen at a Hudson Avenue restaurant parking lot. One shot was fired over the salesmen’s heads. Camerota and Carpenter are jailed in Saratoga County awaiting a March 15 court appearance with $5,000 bail set.
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Stillwater
Stillwater Village
Michael A. Camerota
South Hudson Avenure
John Emvtl Carpenter
Dickerison
Hudson River
Malta Town
Morgan Bloodgood
Saratoga County
Pruyn seeks non jury trial in murder case
Attorney Edward McMahon says a judge will decide next Friday in Saratoga County Court on Kenyon Billy Pruyn’s motion for a non jury trial. He argues a bench verdict would be fairer though non jury trials require non capital charges, and he plans to challenge New York State death penalty on constitutional grounds.
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Ballston Spa
Kenyon
Billy” Pruyn
Saratoga County
Loren Brown
Pruyn
Edward McMahon
New York State
McMahon
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Albany County
Charles Davis
Davis
Bates
Boston
Latham
Man
Guilderland
Sullivan
Colonie Town Court
Dorothy Alderian
Berlin
Mgt
Bailey
Daniel Bell
Andy Boldish
Marion Brehm
Helen Brogat
Helen Brownell
Déb Coalts
Waterford
Nancy Curran
Vincent J. D'Amico
Mechanicville
Terry Deckert
Willis A. Dunnard
the Brothers
Waterviiet
Eileet Fehily
Frank Fitzgerald
Jan Fitzgerald
Troy L. Ford
Donald F. Gallagher
Theresa Homitz
Janet A. Hoyt
David W. Houston III
Mrs. R. Lawrence
Jim Long, Troy
M.M. Macken, Troy
C. Manderville, Troy
Ed Masterson
Dianna McMahon
Averill Park
Nan Moffre
Watervliet
John C. Morris
M. Mulholland, Troy
Alice A. Post
Carol Rigrey
Ed Rouse
I. T. Rowland
David Schroder
Valley Falls
Marilyn Schroder
C. Swanson
Loudonville
George Shoemaker
Willard Winters
Robert Wortendyke
Elsie Verden
Petersburg
Anthony Zdanick
Troy the Zumbacks
Joanne Smith
Times Record
N.Y
F. E. — Cropseyville
R. J. — Chatham
Valatie
R. W
Ralph B. Doane
Salem
N. Y
Legal Aid Office
A. C
Record Business
Joe Parker
Reynolds Aluminum
Mohawk Mall
Schenectady
Reynolds
Troy Sewing Center
Third St
John Thibeault
Consumer Dividends
L. M. and
B. A. of
David Slawsky
Barbie Bryant
Alamo Lane
Sue
John Duffy
Benjamin Lane
Danny Shadick
Albany St
Daniel Berrigan
Dan Berrigan
America
Berrigan
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