Bell's mother recounts fatal shooting on 112th Street
Marion Bell testified that Edward Bell shot Karen on July 6, 1976 in Lansingburgh after pulling a rifle from his car trunk and firing twice. Troy officer Foy described the scene, a gunshot wound and Bell’s admission of recent mental health treatment.
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Marion Bell
Edward
Karen
112Th Street
Lansingburgh
Eighth
Ninth Avenues
Mrs. Bell
Troy
William J. Foy
Foy
Bell
Harry Dahl
Maple Hill High School Rock Hop promises big music night
Maple Hill High School's media staff led by John Kienzle hosts Johnny Williams for a 150 minute Rock Hop Friday March 25 from 8 to 10 30 p m featuring today hits and old favorites. Contests dancing hula hoops prizes refreshments. Story Hour Castleton Library hosts a Friday night program for children ages three to seven from 6 30 to 7 p m sponsored by Schodack Central Council on the Arts. Historic Society of Esquatak welcomes Architect John Mesick at Schodack Town Hall 8 p m discussing Building Our Homes Today in light of the past with slides and house design speculations. Public invited.
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Maple Hill High School
John Kienzle
Johnny Williams
WPTR
Johnny
Castleton
Main Street
Schodack Central Council On the Arts
the Historical Society of
Esquatak
Schodack Town Hall
Mesick
Castleton clerk treasurer resigns in May
Village Clerk treasurer Mabel McKlosky told the village board she will resign for personal reasons effective May 27. Gaylord Taylor was named to the youth commission succeeding Donna Alvarez. Diana Leonard was chosen as commission chairwoman. The board authorized an archeologist for the proposed sewage treatment plant site and delayed major fire equipment purchases until plant construction. Robert Taylor to buy a new street sweeper engine. First pickup for large refuse items set for April 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Larson
Donal Justus
Village Public Works
Robert Taylor
Help sought on Bob Hope in North Africa tour dates
Readers ask about Bob Hope appearances in Bizerte during World War II with a 1943 or 1944 date. The Times Record notes a 2 April 1944 New York Times article as a possible source and cites library resources. Also mentions a crafts shop with cooperative labor and events.
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Bob Hope
Bizerte
North Africa
Troy Public Library
New York ‘Times
Troy
Albany State Library
East Greenbush Chamber Plans Input Session On Sign Ordinance
A special meeting of the Southern Rensselaer County Chamber of Commerce will be held on Thursday March 24 at 8 15 p m at Howard Johnsons Route 20 to discuss the proposed sign ordinance revision for East Greenbush The input session invites affected residents to share suggestions and questions If attendance is low the chamber will assume the final draft reflects community agreement RENSSELAER City Historical Society Meeting Open to Public at City Hall with speaker John McEneny of Albany HR On March 8 Cordial Greens Sledders elected officers and board members Ed Parady as president and Bob Reinhard as vice president The club plans meetings dinners dances and outings including a clambake and Lake George camping Knights Day events and a March 29 Knights of Columbus Day proclaimed by Mayor Joseph Mink.
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East Greenbush
Southern
Menands mall plan outlined for Broadway site
Developers Realty of Latham and Wade Lupe Construction presented a 218000 square foot shopping center near Village One on Broadway Colonie to the town planning board. The mall aims for 1978 Easter opening with 2025 parking spaces 690000 square feet of parking and 450000 square feet green space.
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Newtonville
Menands
Colonie Town Planning Board
Latham
Wade Lupe
Schenectady
Tom Birmingham
Troy
Colonie Center
Wolf Road
Colonie
Birmingham
Village One
Broadway
Watervliet City
Jean Olsen
Schuyler
Thefts Reported by Colonie Residents
Colonie residents report thefts Tuesday including four CB radios from Wolf Road Northway Inn Plaske Drive site and gas station pocket calculator and oil. A 275 gallon fuel oil tank was drained on Boght Road. Eight nitrous oxide cylinders stolen from Oxygen. Wheel covers valued at 478 dollars stolen from Maxwell Road car and four hubcaps worth 300 dollars taken at Northway Mall. A bike was stolen from Jerry's Bike Shop and a car drive shaft disappeared from Towers of Colonie parking lot.
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Colonie
Wolf Road
Northway Inn
Plaske Drive
Gasland
Central Avenue
Boght Road
Albany Edison
Oxygen
Central Ave
Maxwell Road
Northway Mall
Jerry
Sand Creek Road
Towers of Colonie
Nassau Village election sees Peoples Party sweep
In Nassau Village 177 voters turnout for an uncontested election. Mayor Jerrold Van Deusen leads the ticket with 173 votes on a bid for a second term. One write-in went to Oscar Kraft, former mayor. Trustee William Hilton has 16 votes with one write-in for Elaine Bentein. Trustee Edward Pinlazek gains 165 votes and Martin Harrington receives one vote.
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Nassau
Peoples Party
Jerrold van Deusen
van Deusen
Oscar Kraft
William Hilton
Elaine Bentein
Edward Pinlazek
Nassau Village
Martin Harrington
Harrington
Mechanicville Overpass Approved To Unite City
Mechanicville moves toward a rail line overpass after the state DOT approved the plan. Mayor Fascia says the bridge ends daily city division and paves the way for Boston and Maine Railroad expansion in Mechanicville yards at an estimated four million dollars funded by the federal government. City engineers begin maps and design work with hearings to follow this summer.
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John Fascia
State Department of Transportation
Fascia
Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston and Maine
Mechanicville
Conrad P. Hoffman
John Lenihan
Salute to AFS students at Shaker High School assembly
Latham hosts an AFS salute at Shaker High School sponsored by North Colonie AFS. Attending students include Nurdan Cagen from Turkey, Padriaic Conway from England, Slobodakka Karadzic from Yugoslavia, Dorothy Sekualor from Ghana, Maribel Martinez Barcala from Venezuela, Trina Stahl from California, Neloufer Jayasinghe from Ceylon, and Shaker senior Patricia Allie. They will attend classes, stay with host families, and attend a dinner at Calvary Methodist Church with AFS members Friday.
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Neloufer Jayasinghe
Ceylon
Shaker
Patricia Allie
Fernand Allie
South Africa
AFS
Shaker High
Calvary Methodist Church
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Edward Bell
Rensselaer County Court
Thomas J. O'Connor Jr
O'Connor
Eighth Avenue
Eugene Lefebvre
Galway
Lefebvre
Inv
Allan Smith
State Police
Rensselaer County
John Mesick
The
Historical Society
Preservation — Design Group
Schodack
Cathy Whiston
Mabel McKlosky
McKlosky
Board Ap
Gaylord Taylor
Village Youth Commission
Donna Alvarez
Commission
Diana Leonard
Rensselaer and Greenbush
Times Record
N.Y
North Troy
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Watervliet
L. D. — Cohoes
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T. D
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B. R
Alice W
Clifton Park
Jennie C
Cherryplain
R. R
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Virginia R
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Co-Operative
Kathy Fagan
Eleanor Roosevelt Developmental Services
Rensselaer County Association For Retarded Children
Co- Operative
Joanne Smith
Chamber
Rensselaer
the City of Rensselaer Historical Society
Rensselaer City Hall
John McEneny
Albany Department of Human Resources
J.K. Fraser
Greens
Ed Parady
Pine Springs Country Club
Bob Reinhard
Mildred Sagendorf
Joan Hadley
Rich Bedell
Bud Bonner
Jay Hadley
Poestenskill Fire House
Lake George
Knights of Columbus
Joseph Mink
Mink
Knights
Colonies
Charles Milton
Howard Watt
Fred Clum
New Citizen
Albany
Militant Forum
America
FBI
Kevin Kellog
Socialist Workers Party
Dave Mathews
Young Socialist Alliance
Rick Hind
Kellog
Women's Liberation Movement
Cointelpro
Political Rights Defense Fund
Talbot Robinson
N. Swan Street
Livingston Avenue
Douglas Chesebro
North Allen Street
John J. Clyne
Chesebro
Albany-Shaker Road
Thomas Pettis
Second Avenue
Pettis
Joseph Harris
Raymo Street
Menands Mall
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