Hoosick Falls Masons to honor Henry Bloomquist at dinner
Henry Bloomquist of Hoosick Falls a past master and 55 year Mason will be honored by the Albany Rensselaer District at a dinner April 5 at the United Presbyterian Church. He will receive an apron for his service with district Deputy Grand Master E. George Lindeman presenting it. Reservations close March 27.
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Henry Bloomquist
Hoosick Falls
van Rensselaer Masonic Lodge
Albany - Rensselaer District of Masons
United Presbyterian Church
Sophie Rourke
Bloomquist
Masonry
E. George Lindeman
Noble & Wood Machine Co
Elks
Elks’ Auxiliary
Elks Auxiliary
Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks Auxiliary
Gerald Tate
Michael Stewster
Joseph Manoogian
Robert Hall
Joseph Cullen
William Fitzpatrick
Manoogian
Cullen
Barber
Mies
Petersburg
Rolland Hewitt
Taconic Plastics
Berlin
Battle of Bennington
Ticonderoga Museum
Cambridge Elks host Spring Dinner Dance in Coila
Cambridge Valley Lodge 481 F and AM and Cambridge Valley Chapter CES plan the annual Spring Dinner Dance on March 19 at the new Masonic Temple in Coila with a Think Spring theme. The event includes social hour at 6:30 PM, buffet at 7:30 PM, and Salem Sound Band music from 10 PM to 2 AM. Tickets are available from the committee heads.
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Cambridge
Cambridge Valley Lodge
F & AM
Cambridge Valley Chapter
CES
Masonic Temple
Coila
Salem Sound Band
Berlin Library Adds New February Books
Irene Greene librarian at Berlin Free Town Library announces February additions across adult fiction and non fiction. Notable titles include To Kill a Cop Stephen King The Shining and Jerusalem and Back Saul Bellow along with juvenile and elementary works.
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Petersburg
Irene Greene
Berlin Free Town
Robert Daley
Stephen King
Childworld
Joyce Carol Oates
Overboard
Hank Searls
Patrick White
Jerusalem and
Back
Saul Bellow
Erma Bombeck
Norman Rockwell
America
Christopher Finch
Frank and
Clare Gault
Howard Greenfeld
Kickle Snifters
Alvin Schwartz
One canoer drowns as three Pennsylvanians are rescued
In Clymer New York on French Creek a canoe capsized. James Gessie Jr. 26 drowned after the craft struck a low bridge. Three rescued Pennsylvanians clung to tree roots until firemen saved them. All wore life jackets. The group from Northeast Pennsylvania and Erie were returning to shore when help arrived.
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TeWinkle
Clymer
Gessie
Thomas Gratto
Edward Sprine
Northeast
Karen Krayer
Erie
Hoosick Falls Village Election Tuesday
Hoosick Falls residents vote Tuesday noon to 9 p.m. for mayor and three two year trustees. The three top vote-getters win village board seats. results published in Wednesday Times Record.
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Hoosick Falls
Taxi Driver Reunites After Year Over $25 Debt
Manchester police help reveal a stranger year old loan of 25 dollars. Ann Marie Thombs 19 of Glens Falls New York returns to Manchester and identifies taxi driver George Lajoie requesting help locating him to settle the debt. She explains she mailed the money but lost the address.
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Manchester
N.H
George Lajoie
Lajoie
New York
Ann Marie Thombs
Glens Falls
N.Y
Accent on Franklin Presented by Philomethean Club
A program on Benjamin Franklin will be presented Tuesday at 8 p.m. by the Philomethean Club at Dolores Mellon’s home. Members should call hostess Mrs. Mellon or Marietta Herrick if unable to attend. Carolyn Aldrich will lead the program on the early American hero.
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Mechanicville
Benjamin Franklin
Philomethean Club
Dolores Mellon
Mrs. Mellon
Marietta Herrick
Carolyn Aldrich
Petersburg Fire Dept Receives Donated Oil Painting
Petersburg artist Joseph Barber donates an oil painting showing Petersburg mountain from Old Route 22. Funds from a drawing and a bake sale on April 30 aid the fire station building fund as the new Petersburg fire station nears completion with volunteers finishing a meeting room and kitchen.
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Petersburg
Petersburg Fire Department
Joseph Barber
Petersburg Mountain
Taconic Plastics
Rutland Railroad
Fire Department
Hewitt
Rail service to Mohawk River line may close end of month
Colonie officials learned that the Crescent Branch of the Penn Central line along the Mohawk River may be shut down due to lack of traffic. Henry Reepmeyer of Eischelmann Grain urged state action to keep service, saying its loss could force his Colonie firm out of business. He noted replacement rail options are impractical. The board asked for state clarification and weighed local impact amid infrastructure issues and estimated repairs near 400000 dollars.
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Colonie
Mohawk River
Cohoes
Henry Reepmeyer
Eischelmann Grain Company
Fonda Road
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Crescent
Penn Central Railroad
Reepmeyer
Ford Parts Distribution
Mustang Drive
Delaware and Hudson
Colonie Incidents Lead to Indictments
Albany County grand jury handed down three public indictments and two sealed ones. Frank M. Woods, 27, faces second degree assault over a November 20 incident near the Turf Inn on Wolf Road injuring Charles Davis. Robert A. Bates, 28, is charged with forgery and possession of stolen property linked to a January 16 Boston Store purchase with a stolen credit card. Richard Dodt, 19, is accused of sexual abuse and second degree assault near Washington Avenue and South Allen Street on March 6. Two sealed indictments were also returned.
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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
Allen Street
Blizzard mementos go gold in Buffalo after brutal blizzard
In Buffalo the Blizzard of '77 fuels a boom in themed souvenirs from T shirts and snow shovels to Certificates of Survival. Local vendors report strong demand as Jan 28 storm memories drive steady sales, while experts debate whether nostalgia or pride fuels the trend.
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Buffalo
Peter Levin
Maizie Wagner
Buffalo State College
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