Town Hall Fire Declared Arson by Police Chief
State Police and Waterford units investigated a Town Hall fire Monday deemed arson by Chief George Brisson. The blaze damaged a third floor storage room with tax receipts dating to the 1920s and 1930s, and water damaged lower floors. investigators noted sky lights jammed open as evidence.
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James Michon
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J. Joseph Corrigan
Roger Baker
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Citizens Rally in Waterford Ends Campaign
A closing rally at American Legion Hall in Waterford featured Citizens Party candidates. Joseph Geiger pledged town improvements including youth council support, spring trash pickup, catch basin cleanups, water access aid, fire siren installation, and street paving. Other candidates spoke on justice, assessments, clerk hours, and team unity.
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American Legion Hall
Waterford
Joseph Geiger
Citizens Party
Stanley Grochmal
Thomas M. Bayly
Frank Cerqua
Harold Baker
Dessert Car Party by Ionic Chapter OES Set for Wednesday
Ionic Chapter OES hosts a dessert car party at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Waterford Masonic Temple. Mrs LaVerne Conklin chairs the event announcing door prizes and table prizes as gifts.
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Ionic Chapter
OES
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Budget Hearing Set Thursday
Supervisor J Joseph Corrigan announced that the regular town board meeting is canceled due to Election Day. A public hearing on the proposed 1970 town budget will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m in the board room of the town hall. All residents are invited to attend.
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Waterford Republicans Rally At St Marys Hall
Enthusiastic Waterford residents packed St Marys Hall for a GOP rally after a 75 car motorcade. George Herring welcomed attendees and introduced J Christopher Callaghan toastmaster. County and town candidates spoke including Loren Brown Lee Scherer Donald Clark William Ford Fred Droms Oscar Cooper John Massey Richard Breen Kenneth Plummer Kermit Plummer Jr J Joseph Corrigan Bernard Cobb Guido Pallozzi. Refreshments served by Waterford Republican Women’s Club with Sing Out groups performing.
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Saratoga County
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Lee Scherer
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William Ford
Fred Droms
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Oscar Cooper
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Kenneth J. Plummer
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J. Joseph Corrigan
Bernard W. Cobb
Guido G. Pallozzi
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Young GOP Meeting Placed at Waterford Headquarters
The Young Republican Club of Waterford will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at GOP headquarters 33 Broad St. President J Christopher Callaghan will preside.
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PTA Meets Today in Waterford Halfmoon School
The Waterford Halfmoon PTA executive committee will meet today at 8 p.m. in the teachers room. All officers and committee chairs are requested to attend.
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Waterford Public Library Closed Today
The Waterford Public Library will be closed today and will reopen Wednesday at 9 a.m.
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Waterford Senior Citizens Postpone Meeting
The Waterford Senior Citizens will not meet this week according to Mrs Grace Rivage.
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Grace Rivage
Funeral for Judson C Carpenter at Crescent Church
The funeral of Judson C Carpenter of River Road Waterford was held Monday from Gordon C Emerick Funeral Home and St Marys Church Crescent where a Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev William C Turner. Bearers were Melvin LaHue Edward Sicko Irving Thompson Robert Kennedy Raymond Thumm and Robert Woodin. Interment was in Crescent Union Cemetery with Father Turner officiating.
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Waterford
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Edward Sicko
Irving Thompson
Robert Kennedy
Raymond Thumm
Robert Woodin
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Frank Ricatta Rites Held for Tragic Young Student
Funeral services were held for Frank A. Riccatta 13 an eighth grade student at St Marys School who died Friday at Albany Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. The Mass was sung by seventh and eighth graders and interment followed at St Marys Cemetery Waterford.
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Loss Of Bag With Over $200 Reported In Waterford
Mrs. Theresa Vandenburgh, Vanguard Restaurant proprietor, reported a money bag containing over $200 missing from between 2 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The bag, found in her car after closing, may have been lost or stolen from her home at 834th Street. A reward is offered as Chief Brisson, Lt. Baker, and Patrolman Bakerian investigate.
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Theresa Vandenburgh
Vanguard
1St St
Waterford
Mrs Esther Gaynor Widow of Waterford Postmaster Dies
Mrs Esther A Byrnes Gaynor 36 Broad Street Waterford widow of Thomas F Gaynor former Waterford postmaster died after a brief illness. Lifelong Waterford resident communicant of St Marys Church survived by sister Mrs Marcella Tripp of Schenectady. Funeral services today at Quandt Funeral Home 9 a.m. and 9 30 a.m. at St Marys Church a Requiem Mass will be celebrated Interment in St Marys Cemetery.
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Broad St
Waterford
Thomas F. Gaynor
Esther A. Byrnes
St. Mary’s Church
Marcella Tripp
Schenectady
Quandt Funeral
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Tokens for students outside district distribution today
Tokens for students attending schools outside the Waterford Halfmoon School District will be distributed today from 9 a.m. to 11 30 a.m. and from 1 to 4 p.m. at the office of the business administrator Fred C. Smith.
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Waterford-Halfmoon
Fred C. Smith
Drown In Pool In Belding Tragic Family Loss
The bodies of 5-year-old Jeanie Johnson and 4-year-old John Johnson were found in a neighbor’s fenced pool in Belding Michigan after a 23 hour search by about 1000 people. Authorities say they likely fell in and drowned in four feet of water.
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Belding
Mich
Jeanie
John Johnson
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