Saratoga County Hears Call for Ten More Social Services Staff
Saratoga County's Law and Finance Committee heard a push by Supervisor Frederick McNeary to add ten staff to the 93 member social services department to reduce backlog and crowding. He also urged a part time pharmaceutical coordinator to speed drug payments amid Medicare delays, and the board acted on declaring an emergency area due to flooding while considering reassessing property taxes.
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Ballston Spa
Saratoga County
Saratoga Springs
Frederick McNeary
County Board of Supervisor
Social Services Committee
McNeary
Social Services Department
Law and Finance Committee
Charlton
Fred Nequembourg
Social Services
Joseph Gemmitti
Taxpayers group urges Mechanicville board resigns
Halfmoon Taxpayers Association president Leo Riley urges Mechanicville School Board to resign after suspending Superintendent Donald Kearns. He calls the board a laughing stock, questions Nyquist’s actions, and argues for replacing the superintendent with a supervising principal to save costs. The board meets today at 7:30 in the Middle School band room.
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Mechanicville Board
Mechanicville
The
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Mechanicville School Board
Times Record
Leo M. Riley
Donald Kearns
Riley
Kearns
Ewald Nyquist
Nyquist
Stillwater Town Board to Hold District Meetings
The Stillwater Town Board will host informal district meetings at Grange Hall in Election Dist. 1 starting 7 30 p m to let residents discuss local issues. Meetings will alternate districts every other month with wide attendance encouraged and future suggestions noted.
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Stillwater
Andrew Mohan
Paul Lilac
Tom Kinisky
Ross Clothier
Joe Wilson
Dist
Community notes mix questions and local events for readers
The column gathers reader inquiries on military records and practical home tips, plus updates on local crafts shops Bicentennial planning in Stillwater and a Rensselaer Historical Society meeting. It lists organizers and dates, including the Stillwater parade committee and a March 23 Hillside Colony Clubhouse meeting.
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Stillwater
Jerry Petronis
Hillside Colony
Helen Fields Named to Talent Roster
LOUDONVILLE Siena College student Helen Fields of Latham is named to the 1977 Talent Roster of Outstanding Community College students. The roster spot honors 1,225 students nationwide and is part of a College Entrance Examination Board program begun in 1976. Fields, a 1976 Hudson Valley Community College graduate, is a marketing and management major and mother of two children.
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Loudonville
Siena College
Helen Fields
Latham
College Entrance Examination Board
Fields
St. Louis
Hudson Valley Community College
State Capitol
New York State
Albany
Siena
Stace
Stana
Mechanicville Canoeist Plans Tenandeho Derby Entry
Mechanicville canoeist John Brano, who drew Sports interest by running the Colorado River rapids in the Grand Canyon last summer, announced his plan to enter the Tenandeho Water Derby. Applications are available until March 21 from P.O Box 222 in Mechanicville.
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Mechanicville
John Brano
Grand Canyon
P.O
Mechanicville Junior Canoe Race Set
The Mechanicville Civic Center will host a Junior Canoe Race at 10 a.m. on March 26 starting at the Delaware and Hudson Railroad bridge on Route 67. The finish line was moved to a point on Round Lake Avenue. Two classifications are two man open and one man kayak for entrants 16 and under.
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Mechanicville
Mechanicville Civic Center
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Anthony Kill
Round Lake Avenue
Saratoga County considers changing gag rule at meeting
Saratoga County committee may modify or repeal the board of supervisors gag rule enabling public speakers at meetings. Ballston Spa the special session at 4 p m invites residents. Supervisors McNeary and Ryan push repeal while Meager warns of grandstanding risk.
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Ballston Spa
Legislative and Research Committee
Saratoga County Board of Supervisor
Fred McNeary
Saratoga Springs
Henry Ryan
Ballston
McNeary
Ryan
David Meager
Shenendehowa Board Weighs Cuts To Avert Tax Hike
Shenendehowa Superintendent Edwin Dunmire will outline programs and supplies that could be cut to avoid a 17 percent tax increase at Thursday's 7 30 p m board meeting in the Middle School A library. The district previously asked for cuts after residents urged restraint at three public hearings. The board also plans to award a contract for the Senior High School addition and may oppose a Regents calendar change to save energy by closing schools in January.
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Josef Mueller
Robbins
Dirck Swart
William Knibbs
Order of Eastern Star
Clifton Park
Shenendehowa
Edwin Dunmire
Middle School
Dunmire
Board of Regents
Regents
Mechanicville Saint Patrick Parade to Honor Avant Garde
Mechanicville Holyoke Mass will honor the Avant Garde Drum and Bugle Corps of Saratoga within its 26th annual St Patrick s Parade. Columnist Jimmy Breslin to lead a 25 float and 45 musical unit parade billed as the East s largest St Patrick s spectacle.
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Mechanicville
Holyoke
Mass
Saratoga
Jimmy Breslin
St. Patrick’s
Villanova Singers to Perform at St Pauls Church
The Villanova University Singers will give a concert at 2 30 p m Sunday at St Paul the Apostle Church on North Main Street Mechanicville. Mechanicville High School Class of 1967 reunion meeting is at 7 p m today at Joyce's Log Cabin.
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Mechanicville
Villanova University Singers
St. Paul the Apostle Church
North Main Street
Mechanicville High School
Joyce
No grid game in 77 Hoosick Falls Cambridge clash
Hoosick Falls Central School will not play Cambridge Central School next year due to a Northern Conference Football League rule. The league voted six to four to bar non league games with members seeking a leave of absence, affecting Cambridge Stillwater and leaving eight districts in the conference.
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Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Central School
Cambridge Central School
William Waterhouse
Cambridge Central
Stillwater Central
Upsets in record Stillwater Village election
Stillwater Village saw a record turnout of 621 of 929 voters with two major upsets. James Farnan beat Frank Russell by one vote to win one at large trustee seat, while incumbent Richard Moore fell by eight. Anthony Cavotta defeated William Schultz 357 to 233 for police justice.
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Stillwater
Stillwater Village
James Farnan
Frank Russell
Richard Moore
William Schultz
Schultz
Stan Caswell
Kenneth Baker
Farnar
Russell
Moore
Michael Hanahan
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