Wilton escapee captured after freight-train stop
Eugene J. Harper a 28 year old Wilton prison escapee was captured Tuesday night aboard a Boston and Maine freight car in Mechanicville after hopping trains from Saratoga State Park. He was charged with escape and possession of a weapon and remanded to Rensselaer County Jail without bail.
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Hoosick Falls
Wilton
Boston & Maine
Mechanicville
Rensselaer County
River Street
Harper
Sheriff's Department
East Greenbush Town Board to discuss equipment and park funding
East Greenbush Town Board meets at 8 p.m. in the Citizen Genet Middle School Faculty Room to consider purchases for the public works department tractor and plumbing gear and to review funding changes for a town park. Attorney Redmond Griffin will discuss extending sewer and water districts in the Underdonk plan. A separate report notes a Saturday motorcycle crash on Stock Lane injuring Walter Lighty.
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East Greenbush
Citizen Genet Middle School
Public Works Department
Michael van Voris
Redmond Griffin
Stock Lane
Walter Lighty
Washington Ave
Memorial Hospital
Hotline letters reveal DIY kitchen fads and parts inquiries
Readers seek kitchen plans for a dream kitchen pictured in Family Weekly and asks for building guidance. The response notes the set was staged and suggests contacting remodeling firms. Other letters request handles for Club aluminum cookware and bus charter info for baseball games. local contributors share notes on Ottawa manufacturing and power saw parts.
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Family Weekly
Rosalyn Abrevaya
Abrevaya
Sweet and Low use in canning and SSI inquiry
Mrs Crocker notes sugar substitutes lack preservative qualities for canning and may give a bitter taste. recommend canning without sugar then adding substitute before eating. Reader queries about North Carolina SSI and welfare. guidance: Social Security is federal, each state has offices and welfare programs. contact NC Department of Social Services and local Social Security offices for details.
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North Carolina
Social Security Board
New York State
W. G
Mechanicville
Burglary Probed in East Greenbush Home Theft
An East Greenbush residence on Maryland Avenue was broken into between Friday night and Sunday morning with 550 dollars in cash and jewelry taken. Jewelry later found by the homeowners, reducing the loss. A separate incident on Columbia Turnpike involved window breaks at a dry cleaning shop between 4 and 6 am Tuesday.
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East Greenbush
Maryland Ave
Columbia Turnpike
Stolen Change From Laundromat Coinbox Reported
A laundromat coinbox at East Greenbush on 17 Lake Ave was broken into during the past week with about $12 in change stolen. Police report ongoing investigations as they pursue leads on the theft.
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Greenbush
Lake Ave
Secret meeting raises questions on Open Meetings Law
East Greenbush officials held an unannounced executive session about Alpine Village Apartments amid dispute over a possible $7 million claim. No public vote or notice preceded the session, sparking concerns about compliance with state Open Meetings Law and affecting zoning board proceedings. The claim by LMI Investors alleges negligence in Bella Vista subdivision permitting and flood damage. A May 18 zoning board decision on the Alpine Village case is expected.
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East Greenbush
Alpine Village
Public Works
Zoning Appeals Board
van Voris
McHenry
LMI Investors
California
LMI
Bella Vista
Town Zoning Board
Zoning Board
Tobie Anderson
Castleton Groups Hold Meetings and Fare Events
The Castleton Senior Citizens Association meets Thursday at Saint Pauls Methodist Church at noon with a luncheon and slide show by Mr and Mrs Raymond Gietz. A Vacation Bible School runs June 27 from 9 to 11 30 a m for ages 4 to junior high with volunteers sought. A Pancake Supper by the Emmanual Reformed Church group is planned for Saturday May 14 from 5 to 6 30 p m with tickets at the door. Roi Duong, a Viet refugee, spoke to Castleton Maple Hill High School students about escaping Vietnam and life in America.
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Castleton
Senior Citizen Association
Saint Paul's Methodist Church
Vacation Bible School
Castleton Cooperative Ministries
Judy Power
Saadi
Emmanual Reformed Church
Maple Hill Road
Tha
Roi Duong
John Kienzle
Maple Hill High School
Kienzle
Southeast Asia
Roi
Vietnam
Saigon
North
South
Nightclub controversy on agenda in Rensselaer council
The Hullabaloo at 1006 Sixth St. faces scrutiny as the Public Safety committee led by Alderman Andrew Pytell reviews neighbor complaints about noise and littering. Police presence and club cooperation are cited, with a peaceful neighborhood as the goal through upcoming months. The council also plans bids for a police car and a public works vehicle.
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Rensselaer
Sixth St
Rensselaer Common Council
City Hall
Sixth Street
Common Council
Andrew Pytell
LaVerne Lewis
Department of Public Works
Survey on Abuses Sent to East Greenbush Police
Senate Minority Leader Manfred Ohrenstein sends a survey to the East Greenbush Police Department to measure adult battered women and child abuse in the district. The form defines battered as cruel or inhuman treatment and related conduct, with police noting comparable male cases and differing classifications for family problems.
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East Greenbush
Senate
Manfred Ohrenstein
Cynthia Wagner
Lynch confirmed tax service chief in Albany County
Albany Albany County Legislature personnel committee confirmed John Lynch as director of the county real property tax service succeeding Frank Mulligan who resigned last Friday. Mulligan, 63, gave no reason for leaving. Lynch previously served as assistant administrator of the real property tax service. The panel also reappointed Dr. John Tucker and Sister Ann Lawlor to the mental health advisory board.
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Albany
Albany County Legislature
John Lynch
Lynch
The
Real Property Tax Service
John Tucker
Ann Lawlor
Journalists Panel to Discuss Energy Problems in Albany
The Empire State Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi will host a panel on energy problems Friday at 6 30 p.m. at the Albany Motor Inn. Panelists include Dave Shaffer AP Albany J B Bird Shell Oil district marketing manager and Francis Rievette PSC public relations officer.
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Albany
Empire State
Sigma Delta Chi
The
Society of Professional Journalists
Albany Motor Inn
Dave Shaffer
Associated Press
J.B. Bird
Shell Oil District
Francis Rievette
State Public Service Commission
AFL-CIO to Sponsor Albany Health MHO Seminar
The state AFL-CIO will sponsor a day long Health Maintenance Organization alternatives seminar on May 12 at the Quality Inn in Albany. Speakers will include Bert Seidman director of the AFL-CIO Department of Social Security and members of the Community Health Plan of Latham.
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Albany
AFL - Cio
Quality Inn
Bert Seidman
ALF - Cio
Department of Social Security
Community Health Plan
Latham
Albany State University Computing Center promotes staff
John Tuecke of Latham named associate director overseeing 46 staff at the Albany State University Computing Center. Robert Zieske of Averill Park named assistant director in charge of database administration, following a release from the university.
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Albany
Latham
Averill Park
Albany State University Computing Center
University
John Tuecke
Verdi Boulevard
Robert Zieske
Center
Young Garden Club Opens at Albany Public Library
Albany residents in grade three and above can plant and tend their own plots at the Pine Hills branch. Interested participants must reserve with the library by May 19, the start date for the garden program.
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Albany
Pine Hills
Albany Public Library
Four artists to display theses at Albany State University
Albany State University gallery will feature works by Pamela Napier Boyer Sue Bryant Reginald Keith Garrett and Susan Graves Rivette as part of their master degree theses. Albany State receives a $10 000 Agnes B Futterer Fund grant for graduate study fellowships. Dr Margaret M Stewart biology professor since 1956 named Distinguished Teaching Professor by the university board of trustees in Albany.
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Albany
Albany State University Art Gallery
Pamela Napier Boyer
Sue Bryant
Reginald Keith Garrett
Susan Graves Rivette
Albany State University
Agnes B. Futterer
Voorheesville
Margaret M. Stewart
Board of
Trustees
Marriage Encounter info evenings for Jewish couples
Information evenings for Jewish couples interested in the Marriage Encounter program will be held May 17 and May 21 at 8 p.m. at 32 Westford Street Albany. Marty and Shelly Somerdin coordinators for the Capital District section of the Jewish Marriage Encounter program will lead.
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Albany
Westford St
Hackett Boulevard
Marty and
Shelly Somerdin
Capital District
Do it yourself stories at Albany Public Library
Youngsters can attend weekly do it yourself story sessions at the New Scotland branch every Wednesday in May at 3 15 p m. The program offers hands on activities and readings for children.
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Albany
New Scotland
Albany Public Library
Troy man arrested for driving while intoxicated
Arthur Sitterly of 34 Lake View Road Troy was arrested Sunday near Route 7 and Albany Shaker Road on a driving while intoxicated charge. He was released on $30 bail and scheduled to appear at Colonie Town Justice Court Monday night.
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Troy
Colonie
Arthur Sitterly
Lake View Road
Albany-Shaker Road
Colonie Town Justice Court
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