Vischer Ferry to Open 600 Acre Nature Preserve
Clifton Park agrees to lease nearly 600 acres along the Mohawk River from the state for a nature sanctuary and historic preserve. The plan supports hiking biking canoeing fishing birdwatching and trails with protections for wildlife and historic remnants. The town will pay $25 yearly with volunteers guiding maintenance and potential state matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vischer Ferry
State Transportation Department
Mohawk River
Vischer Ferry Association
Clifton Park
Fort Edward man dies in Warren County crash near Dunham’s Lodge
A 22-year-old Fort Edward man, Thomas Smith, died when his motorcycle collided head on with a car on Route 9L near Dunham’s Lodge at 6 39 p m Sunday. The passenger, 19 year old Sue Covell of Queensbury lost a leg and remained in serious condition at Glens Falls Hospital. Florence McCondille, 78, of Cloverdale, drove the other vehicle and was unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queensbury
Fort Edward
Warren County Sheriff's Deputies
Thomas Smith
East River Road
Dunhan’s Lodge
Florence McCondille
Cloverdale
Smith
Sue Covell
Haviland Road
Glens Falls Hospital
Overton heads meals program in Mechanicville
The Meals on Wheels program of the Saratoga County Opportunity Council elected officers for the coming year led by Jack Overton as president. Beth Izzo is vice president and Mary Enzien treasurer and Mary Bergeron is client coordinator. About 60 volunteers have delivered roughly 10 meals daily to clients in 18 months, with diabetic options added since March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
Jack Overton
Beth Izzo
Louisa Delane
Mary Enzien
Mary Bergeron
Jean Shippey
Joel Shippey
Lorraine Henderson
Mary Aimee Hurley
George Kaulfuss
Saratoga County Opportunity Council
Banquet honors mothers and daughters at local church
In Mechanicville the First United Methodist Church hosted a banquet for about 130 mothers and daughters served by the men's church group. Jean Lane led, with poems on life stages, and Signe Smith provided piano accompaniment. Roberta Brennan acted as an engaged girl, Linda Sherman wore a 1944 wedding gown, gifts went to Melanie Russo and others, and Eva Fitch won the bride's bouquet for the largest family present. Net tie Sipperly was noted as the only great great grandmother, with eight other great grandmothers also honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicville
First United Methodist Church
Jean Lane
Roberta Brennan
Linda Sherman
Joel W. Shippey
Gertrude Gailer
Foreign exchange plan outlined for Shenendehowa schools
Shenendehowa Central School Chapter of the American Field Service announces hosting a foreign student next school year with Mr. and Mrs. Newman of Crescent Estates. A second host family is sought. A German girl and a Venezuelan boy are potential students. Arrivals in late August for the school year. Dorothy Sekwaler and Slobodanka Karadzic are current AFSE placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Park
Shenendehowa Central School
American Field Service International Foreign Exchange
Jonathan Newman
Crescent Estates
Shenendehowa
Marilyn Adsit
Charles D. Frier
Cochairman
Frier
Dorothy Sekwaler
Ghana
Charles Gurney
Slobodanka Karadzic
Yugoslavia
John Rucigay
Community notices and events around Shenendehowa area
The Friends of Shenendehowa Free Library plan officer elections at 8 p.m. with public, featuring exchange students from Ghana and Yugoslavia. Also reports spring activities by Southern Saratoga Tennis Association, ladder play, reservations, new officers, and upcoming events at Clifton Park and area churches. Continuous notices include senior registration, a home vegetable garden program, cemetery association meeting, and a TV violence letter campaign by the Shenendehowa PTSA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Shenendehowa Free Library
Shenendehowa High School
Dorothy Chui Sekwalor
Charles ‘Gurney
Clifton Knolls
Ghana
Africa
Slobodanke Karadzic
John Rudgays
Country Knolls
Yugoslavia
Southern Saratoga Tennis Association
Park Pharmacy
Brenda Duffy
Chet Davis
Saratoga County Cooperative Extension Association
Vischer Ferry Association
Amity Reformed Church Hall
Davis
State
Berlin water pressure cut school and mill in Berlin
Berlin suffers water pressure failure as one of two pumps stops. A replacement pump was ordered for noon today while the town works to restore normal pressure. W. J. Cowee Inc and Berlin CentralJunior Senior High School were forced to close. others remain open.
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Berlin
Berlin Central
W. J. Cowee, Inc
Robert Jansen
Jansen
Town of
Hoosick road tests resume May 27 in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls road tests for driving licenses will resume May 27 with hours from 9 30 a m to 3 p m every other Friday as long as demand lasts. Valley residents with Troy appointments may switch test sites by mailing appointment sheets or visiting the Hoosick Falls office Thursdays 10 a m to 2 p m. Tests could become weekly if the state adds examiners in summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. DeYoung
James Hespelt
New York State Department of Labor
Hespelt
William MacElroy
Hoosick
Hoosick Falls
Rensselaer County
Edward A. Vielkind
Vielkind
Troy
Troy Motor Vehicle Department
Motor Vehicle Office
Bates Promoted to Sergeant in Marine Corps
Hoosick Falls native Marjorie M. Bates has been promoted to sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. She is a 1974 Hoosick Falls Central School graduate who joined the Marines in September 1974 and is stationed at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego California.
Hoosick Falls Man Arrested For Disorderly Conduct
Barron McKeon age 26 of 11 Main St Hoosick Falls was arrested on Main and John Streets at 1130 a.m. for disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to six days in Rensselaer County Jail by Judge William Fitzpatrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Barron McKeon
Main St
McKeon
Main
John Streets
Rensselaer County
William Fitzpatrick
Hoosick Falls Art Group Doubles Membership
The Hoosic Valley Art Association Ltd. reports membership has doubled since being reactivated this year and has received IRS tax exemption. Stoltzfus, a local painter, is moving to New York City to open a studio as the group plans an anniversary art show and future sessions in Hoosick Falls. A 150th anniversary exhibition is tentatively planned. A separate note invites all ages to a Cystic Fibrosis Bike-A-Thon at Wood Memorial Park with a 1 to 4 p.m. ride on Sunday to raise funds for CF research.
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ART Association
The
Hoosic Valley Art Association Ltd
Hoosick Falls
New York City
Center Cambridge Town Hall
Sadie Daniel
Church St
Wood Memorial Park
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State Environmental Conservation Department
DOT
Charles McCloskey
Thatcher Park
Saratoga Spa State Park
McCloskey
Clifton Park Fish and Game Club
EnCon
Schenectady County
Sar. Cs
Albany
Vischer Ferry Historic Preserve
Saratoga County
Overton Heads
South Main Street
Signe Smith
Betty Collins
Lula Riley
Margaret Dewey
Kevin Angle
Ina Hurd
Marietta Herrick
Ruth Vosburgh
Dorothy Brown
Irene Cassidy
Eva Fitch
Germany
Venezuela
Friends of Library
Sawyer's ‘Sporting Goods
Sawyer’ S
Irene Pope
Cheryl Emerton
Sam ‘Tomlinson
Kim ‘Emerson
Cheryl ‘Emerton
Shirley ‘Brownheim
Mary Ann Healey
Jim Tedeschi
Bob Chodos
Cobleskill
Cornell University
Cooperative Extension Service
Melvin D. Wrisley
Crescent Union Cemetery Association
Paul Bethel
Guideboard Road
Halfmoon
Shenendehowa Ptsa
Thomas Elmendorf
American Medical Association
PTSA
Lawrence Reilly
WAST
North
Pearl Street
Menands
N.Y
Ruth Carrigan
Earlene Ward
Fire Department
GOP Club Meeting
Women’s Republican Club
W.L. Howland
Viall Avenue
Frances LeClaire
Motor Vehicle Department
Bates
Man
Philip Daniel
Association
Internal Revenue Service
Mildred Anderson of
Cambridge
Hoosac School
Allen Stoltzfus
Stoltzfus
Central School
St. Mary’s Academy
National Commercial Bank
Home Savings Bank
Main Street
Willard
Church Street
River Street
River Road
Mechanic Street
John Street
Park
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