Mechanicville High names top students for Class of '76
Mechanicville High School names valedictorian Kathy Johnson and salutatorian Michael DeVito for the Class of 1976. Johnson, daughter of Walter and wife, maintains a 93.48 average and plans Albany College of Pharmacy. DeVito, son of Pat DeVito, carries a 92.67 average and will attend the College of the Holy Cross. Both receive Regents Scholarships and National Honor Society honors and are noted in Who's Who among American High School Students. Johnson participates in ski club band Spanish club student council Area All State Band track and intramural volleyball. DeVito engages in varsity football tennis golf swimming ski club band Area All State Band French club and varsity club.
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Mechanicville
Kathy Johnson
Walter Johnson
RD 2
Box 48
Mechanicville High School
Johnson
Albany College of Pharmacy
DeVito
College of the Holy Cross
Gannett Newspaper Carrier
Bionic Wonder Tales and Real Body Limits
The speaker contrasts TV bionic fairy tales with real life limits. It notes that human performance comes from basic needs like eating breathing sleeping and exercise. Short term boosts from stimulants require rest to recover. TV fantasy remains entertaining but not physically real.
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Santa Claus
Pantomime to Benefit Schodack Arts Council
Schodack Central Council on the Arts sponsors "Mask, Magic and Mime" a Periwinkle Productions pantomime on May 15 at 1 p.m. at Maple Hill High School. The show stars Jack and Gardela with life masks creating twin-like appearances. Jack is a former pupil of Marcel Marceau and recently worked on a movie with him.
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Schodack
Periwinkle Productions
Schodack Central Council On the Arts
Maple Hill High School
Jack
Gardela
Marcel Marceau
Marceau
Paris
Garciela
Gemmiti case moves to jury after charges trimmed
Saratoga County Social Services Commissioner Joseph V. Gemmiti faces a 20 count indictment. Judge Crangle reduced the first seven counts from first to second degree offenses enabling separate sentencing. Eight days of testimony ended with closing arguments from both sides as jurors begin deliberations.
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Ballston Spa
Joseph V. Gemmiti
William J. Crangle
Saratoga County Social Services
Gemmitt
State Supreme Court
Stillwater teachers face layoff protests at public meeting
In Stillwater, 250 residents filled the Stillwater High auditorium to oppose a tentative budget plan that would cut seven teachers and other programs, with a $180 per thousand assessed valuation tax rate. They demanded concrete figures and warned against large tax hikes while urging alternative cuts. The School Board president Ferris defended the process, noting limited funding data.
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Stillwater High
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Mother's Day Banquet at Highway Tabernacle Mechanicville
A mother daughter banquet will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday at Highway Tabernacle 90 River Road Mechanicville. A covered dish supper will be followed by a Sunday School skit and gifts for each mother during the 10:30 a.m. morning worship. Loretta Castaldi the missionary to Italy will be the guest speaker. On Mother's Day mothers are invited to attend Sunday School.
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River Road
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Italy
Stillwater
Democratic Club
Veteran’s Memorial
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Jim Moredock
Frank Fusia
Paul Lilia
Ron McNeil
Bill Mallony
Roger Lesco
Lionel Patenaude
Dick Wells
Gerry Clough
American Legion
Semifinalists named in Coinword Contest No 109
Coinword Puzzle No 109 reports 52 semifinalists eligible by identifying five keywords to win a $2525 jackpot. A winner, if any, will be announced Saturday. List includes Alcid Family Troy Debbie Baird Cohoes Corina Bakaitis Hoosick Falls etc.
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Debbie Baird
Cohoes
Corina Bakaitis
Hoosick Falls
Gail Beaudoin
Holly Jean Becker
Mechanicville
Joyce Beatty
Helen M. Benson
Stillwater Board Accepts Brookley Resignation Amid Changes
Stillwater Town Board accepted Councilman Donald Brookley’s resignation due to address change. A successor is to be appointed after a special meeting urged by Councilman Paul Lilac. Dog warden Donald Price will be out six to eight weeks for surgery, with his wife Ann serving temporarily.
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Stillwater
Donald Price
Price
Ann
Public figures to identify as recovered alcoholics
Washington AP reports 55 VIPs from science, politics, entertainment and sports plan to announce they are recovered alcoholics. The event, Saturday, at a National Council on Alcoholism news conference and Operation Understanding banquet, aims to reduce stigma and encourage treatment. Names to be released at the conference.
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England
House of Lords
National Council On Alcoholism
Dick van Dyke
Mercedes McCambridge
Wilbur D. Mills
Harold Hughes
Council
Walter J. Murphy
Embassy Moscow staff retested for microwave exposure effects
State Department officials say a medical technician retests embassy staff in Moscow to check for elevated white cell counts after heavy microwave exposure. They note several staff had higher than average counts in February, but flu at the time could explain the rise.
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Moscow
State Department
Two men plead guilty to deviant sexual behavior
Albert E. Mattison of Niverville and Donald W. Coury of Albany pleaded guilty after state police arrests in Malta. Both were arraigned in Clifton Park and sent to Saratoga County Jail rather than pay a 100 dollar fine. Troopers said the set up allowed the arrest.
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Clifton Park
Malta
Albert E. Mattison
Niverville
W. J. Johnson
D. H. Arnold
Northway
Donald W. Coury
Woodlake Rd
Albany
Clifton Park Town
Robert Jerome
Saratoga County
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