Wilton escapee captured after freight train pursuit
Eugene J. Harper, 28, an escapee from Wilton prison, was arrested in Hoosick Falls after boarding a Boston & Maine freight car and fleeing from Saratoga State Park. He faces charges of escape and weapon possession and was remanded to Rensselaer County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Wilton
Boston & Maine
Mechanic Ville
Rensselaer County
Oosick Falls
Eugene J. Harper
Saratoga
Harper
Wilton Prison
Saratoga State Park
Mechanicville
River Street
Sheriff's Department
Old Saratoga Seniors Plan Trip and Activities
The Old Saratoga Seniors announce a planned trip to Greenfield Massachusetts. Christine Spinks is named pianist for activities. Sue Baird, Saratoga Springs, photographs the county aging program. A garage sale is set for June at Leola Hughes in Staffords Bridge. A calendar listing 73 local groups is available at the library or bank. Florence Boyce and Alice Peterson lead the May 10 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Baird
Saratoga Springs
Leola Hughes
Staffords Bridge
Florence Boyce
Alice Peterson
4-H Clothing Awards Highlight Nature Lovers Club
SCHUYLERVILLE 4-H members in the Nature Lovers 4-H Club received blue awards for clothing projects. Participants in the Clothing Revue included Tracy Percival Judy Hack Elizabeth Peck Jennifer Thomas Christine Thomas Sarah Cunningham and Susan Harris. On April 23 the group joined the Town of Northumberland cleanup day then shared a luncheon at Bacon Hill Church. They next met at Mrs Thelma Hacks to plant flower seeds and plan entries for the county fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylerville
Nature Lovers 4- H Club
Tracy Percival
Judy Hack
Elizabeth Peck
Jennifer Thomas
Christine Thomas
Sarah Cunningham
Susan Harris
Northumberland
Thelma Hack
Help sought for dream kitchen plans and service requests
A reader asks for building plans for a dream kitchen from a Family Weekly photo. The columnist cites Mary Ayres saying the image was a set piece and suggests contacting remodeling firms. Other letters request addresses for Denby in Troy, bus charter info for baseball games, and spare parts for vintage tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalyn Abrevaya
Abrevaya
Canning with sugar substitutes and SSI questions addressed
Readers ask if sugar substitutes work for canning and if SSI exists in North Carolina. The extension agent warns substitutes lack preservative qualities, suggesting canning without sugar and adding substitutes later. Social Security is federal. states offer welfare programs. Contact NC Department of Social Services or local Social Security offices for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Social Security Board
New York State
Social Security
SSI
Memorial Day Parade in Mechanicville Scheduled for May 31
The Mechanicville Memorial Day Parade starts 6 p.m. at George H. Pickett Field on Elizabeth Street with a 6 30 p.m. step off. Directed by Peters Purcell Legion and Italian American War Veterans Auxiliary, with help from VFW Ellsworth post and auxiliary and American Legion Clark post. Substitue date June 1 set by Anthony Falco if weather requires. Principal speaker William Sheehan. Harold Sheehan to MC. Services at veterans monument north lawn of the middle school. One parade stop at the Hudson River bridge with a naval unit tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
George H. Pickett
Elizabeth Street
Veterans Monument
Hudson River Bridge
Schuylerville Unveils Tentative Village Budget At Hearing
The Schuylerville village board presented a $204 995 89 budget with a $127 712 25 tax levy at a April 27 public hearing. Mayor John J Sherman noted a roughly $2 000 increase over 1976 77 collections but no tax hike is planned. Trustee Kenneth Savage cited a $53 per 1 000 assessed valuation rate and water rent rise of 10 a year to 50. The budget includes raises for four public works staff and a new full time police officer, Patrolman Keith Isles, at 9 000, with higher chief and clerk pay. Debt service totals 33 242 10, general fund 192 895 50, other revenues 96 349, and state aid 17 344. Fire protection from neighboring towns costs 8 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylerville
John J. Sherman
Keith Isles
al Tripoli
Jean E. Nolan
Food stamp applications and water bill notices
Mechanicville residents may apply for food stamps by May 20 at Saratoga County offices weekdays 9 30 a m to 3 p m or at Mechanicville City Hall Mondays 1 to 4 p m Halfmoon Town Hall 1 to 2 30 p m Clifton Park Town Hall 2 45 to 3 45 p m Water rent bills were mailed April 26 with no penalty if paid by May 16 per Commissioner Chris Miller
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
Saratoga County
Mechanicville City Hall
Halfmoon Town Hall
Clifton Park Town Hall
City Water
Chris Miller
Bake sale funds build Saratoga County shelter
The Saratoga County Animal Welfare League will hold a bake sale at Price Chopper Mechanicville at 10 a.m. Saturday to raise money for a permanent county animal shelter. Broadway Joe will attend and Pat Sancomb coordinates baked goods. league officers will share literature and answer questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
Saratoga County Animal Welfare League
Price Chopper
League
Pat Sancomb
Stillwater court issues speeding and curfew verdicts
Stillwater Village Court issued fines for several offenses including Harold Greene $20 for speeding and William Vinenout $30 for a muffler violation. Henry Clinton paid $34 for speeding. Michael Yankowski fined $10 for a curfew violation. Several speeding or related decisions were adjourned until May 10 to obtain counsel or for other reasons. Reuben Hatoon’s speeding case also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clinton
van Cortland St
Schenectedy
Michael Yankowski
Brickyard Road
Mechanicville
John Potter
Hudson Ave
Stillwater
Deborah McLaughlin
Major Dickinson Ave
Reuben Hatoon
Farm To Market Road
Schaghticoke
County Offers Wood Aid Through County Facility
Through the efforts of many people including Mt. McGregor Correctional Facility inmates cords of wood cut to stove length have been delivered to the Saratoga County Social Services Department facility in Barksville. Saratoga Springs Supervisor Frederick J. McNeary said applications for the wood are being accepted at the county Social Services Department in Ballston Spa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballston Spa
Mt. McGregor
Wilton
Saratoga County Social Services Department
Barkersville
Saratoga Springs
Frederick J. McNeary
County Board
County Social Services Department
Cancer program and card parties in Saratoga region
In Saratoga Springs a cancer society education committee meeting is set for May 11 at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Edward Gallagher will present a film Primary Cancer of the Bone and discuss detection and treatment. Also in Schuylerville a Star of Hudson Eastern Star card party is planned May 9 at the Masonic Temple with prizes and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
Star of Liberty
Order of the Eastern Star
Saratoga County
Masonic Temple
Saratoga Springs
American Cancer Society
Edward Gallagher
Cancer Society
Schuylerville
Star of Hudson
Order of Eastern Star
Route
Schuylerville — Friends of the Library
Ferry
Church Streets
Ann Bierma
Meditation talk at Saratoga Public Library
A representative of the International Meditation Society will speak Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Saratoga Public Library about the transcendental meditation program of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Tina Mazula of the IMS group in Albany says the effortless technique can expand consciousness and enrich life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
International Meditation Society
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Saratoga Public Library
Tina Mazula
IMS Group
Albany
Mechanicville election wins spark celebrations at house party
Mechanicville residents celebrate as three winners claim school board seats. Guy Coreno tops vote count with 1,102 amid pro Kearns opposition and write in Kit Kira Rees also victorious. A lively gathering at Coreno's home includes supporters, family, and congratulations well into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
Kit
Kira Rees
Joyce
Herb
Margo Izzo
Jan Ponzillo
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Darlene Ward
Old Saratoga
Greenfield, Mass
Christine Spinks
4-H
Bacon Hill Church
Joanne Smith
Times Record
Troy
N.Y
Barbara — Troy
Mary “Ayres
Family Weekly
Consumer Services
Denby’s
Shea
Yankee Stadiums
New York
Fenway Park
J. W
Cohoes
Ottawa
Kansas
Ottawa Manufacturing Co
Averill Park
L. S
Wynantskill
J. J
Mall Tool Co
Chicago
F. Hey ' Ez
A. S. — Cohoes
Southern Security
V. G
Peters-Purcell Legion Post
Italian American War Veterans Auxiliary
Elmer E. Ellsworth
VFW
Fred H. Clark
American Légion
Anthony Falco
William Sheehan
Harold Sheehan
Kenneth Savage
Savage
Sherman
Public Works
Marty Luongo
Broadway Joe
Anthony DeMarco
Chapters
Alvin Rosenberg
Ethel Mann
Corinth
Marlene Marion
Armand Marion
Rosenberg
Mann
Jeannette Cottofeld
Rocco Calicchia
Arthur Patterson
Riverside
Stillwater Court
Harold Greene
Russell Drive
William Vinenout
Champlain Road
Sarah Marshall
Edward Purinton
Helen Loomis
Olive Jackson
Niagara Falls
By Vinny Reda
Guy Coreno
Donald Kearns
Joe Sanniello
Patsy DeVito
Susan
Patsy
Bacardi
Texas
Barbara Loatman
Barbara
Paul
Kearns
Loatman
Marge Sheehan
Marge
Bill
Margo
Jan
Paul Loatman
Guy's
Joe Ianniello
Guy
Escourt
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