Police trio in Rensselaer await hearing on fate
In Rensselaer the three officers Richard Buono James Cox and Vincent Farrell were removed from payroll for about a week in late April after a challenge by the State Civil Service Commission. The State Supreme Court case before Judge George Cobb was postponed to May 27 due to the attorney's ill family. Mayor Joseph Mink supports a favorable ruling to save their jobs.
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State Civil Service Commission
State Supreme Court
Albany
Peter Kehoe
Richard Buono
James Cox
Vincent Farrell
George Cobb
State Attorney General
Kehoe
Commission On
Renwyck Place Project Update Tonight in Rensselaer
A Renwyck Place progress report will be heard at 7 30 PM at Broadway United Methodist Church Rensselaer. Rev Thomas R Riston will chair. The session discusses a $300 gift to Citizens and Churches United for Senior Citizen Housing Inc and the To Launch Renwyck Place campaign seed fund. Subsidies from HUD are expected soon as the grant moves toward final approval. CCU Inc is a nine church plus Franciscan Mission House coalition backing elderly housing in Rensselaer.
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Rensselaer
Renwyck Place
Broadway United Methodist Church
Citizens and Churches United For
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD. _ CCU, Inc
Albany Fire Routs Fire in Arbor Hill Destroys Seven Structures
Albany firefighters battled a late Saturday blaze in Arbor Hill affecting seven wood and brick buildings at Livingston Avenue and Second Street. Eight children were led to safety, four firefighters were injured lightly, and crews remained on scene until 3 a.m. with six of seven buildings heavily damaged.
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Albany
G.M. Dzaman
Avoor Hill
Livingston Avenue
Second Street
St. Peter's Hospital
Joseph Fitzmaurice
Holiness Christian Way Church
Lexington Ave
Moo the TV dog Moo Undergoes Surgery Today
Betty George announced Moo the dog would undergo surgery after consults with local vets and Cornell Small Animal Clinic. Moo suffers a hernia and prostate issues, and the duo are regulars on channel 13 at 8:25 a.m. viewers were invited to pray.
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Moqo
Wonder Dog
Betty George
Moo
Betty
Cornell University
Schuyler Mansion slide show at Rensselaer meeting
The City of Rensselaer Historical Society will host a 8 o'clock slide show on Schuyler Mansion with Paul Stambach presenting background and Fort Crailo renovation progress. The Fort Crailo fire closed it in 1976. Officers and trustees for 1977 78 will be elected. public invited. info from Mrs J K Fraser at 436 9010.
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Schuyler Mansion
City of Rensselaer Historical Society
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City Hall
Paul Stambach
Fort Crailo
Schuyler
Fort Craile
The
Historical Society
J.K. Fraser
Poll Says Over 40 Percent View New York Government As Dishonest
Albany AP poll shows 40 plus percent of 553 registered voters question state government honesty amid Civil Service reform debate. Majority say civil workers enjoy pensions and job security but only a quarter consider pay better than private sector. Forty five percent support legal strikes with 14 percent unsure.
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Albany, N.Y
New York State
Commission
Civil Service Employes Association
Louis Harris, Inc
Jail escapee turns self in to police
Hudson police report Devon Hunter 23 of Schenectady surrendered after the Schenectady County jail jailbreak trio escaped through a fourth floor window by hacking bars. Gregory McDonald 25 and Louis Thomas 25 from Schenectady were captured Saturday night in Schenectady. Deputies say a car waited for the trio who were involved in last week’s jail barricade incident.
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Hudson, N.Y
Schenectady County
Schenectady
Hudson
Devon Hunter
Uncle Sam Returns to Troy on 30 Day Train Tour
A Phoenix man calling himself Arizona Joe dressed as Uncle Sam visited the Rensselaer train station, kicking off a 30 day cross country trip. He wore a red white and blue hat and suit, says the country needs a new Uncle Sam after 200 years.
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N.Y
Uncle Sam
Troy
Arizona
Joe
United States
Phoenix
Ariz
Santa Claus
Landscape class on Home Landscaping in Cropseyville
Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension hosts a Home Landscaping class in Cropseyville at Tamarac Project Center on May 25. Session one runs 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. and session two from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Topics cover plant material selection design considerations and planting trees and shrubs.
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Cropseyville
Tamarac Project Center
Tamarac Plaza
Rt. 2
Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension
Youths charged after bombing at Columbia High School
Two 16 year old Columbia High School students face charges after a bomb exploded in a school bathroom. They were arraigned before Town Justice James Lamb and released to parents. No injuries were reported.
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Columbia High School
Thur
East Greenbush
James Lamb
Motorcyclist Killed Passenger Serious in Route 9L Crash
The motorcyclist Thomas Smith of Fort Edward died from injuries after a head on collision with Florence McCondille 78 of Cloverdale near Dunhan's Lodge on Route 9L at 6 39 p m A passenger Sue Covell of Queensbury was in serious condition at Glens Falls Hospital losing her left leg in the crash deputies said
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Sue Covell
Haviland Road
Queensbury
Glens Falls Hospital
Thomas Smith
East River Road
Fort Edward
Dunhan's Lodge
Florence McCondille
Cloverdale
Lawn Mower Stolen From Linden Avenue Front Yard
East Greenbush police report a lawnmower valued at about 150 dollars was taken from a front yard shed on Linden Avenue between 8 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday. Police are investigating the theft.
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East Greenbush
Linden Avenue
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