Niskayuna Town Board Praises Fisher After Election
The Niskayuna Town Board, led by Supervisor D Allen Fisher, received praise from Edwin Reilly and others despite Fisher losing the election. The meeting covered water contracts with Schenectady, bids to extend Water District No 5, hearings for services for a state school for the mentally retarded, a zoning change for a new Niagara Mohawk substation, a three way stoplight at Vly Road, and a policy to keep the interstate highway out of the town corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niskayuna
D. Allen Fisher
Fisher
Edwin Reilly
Democratic Committee
Arthur Dinsmore
Patricia Gioia
No. 6
Schenectady
Thomas Blakey
Babcock Construction Co
Mohawk Mall
Stamford Golf Course
Pearse Road
Niagara-Mohawk Power Corp
Route 7
Blakey
State Transportation Department
Vly Road
Vermont
Binghamton
Albany-Schenectady
Blakely
Planning Board
Niskayuna Approves 1970 Budget After Hearings
Niskayuna advances a $901,000 1970 budget after a brief hearing with few questions. The measure raises taxes 9 cents per $1000 of assessed value, setting combined general and highway tax at $19.29 per $1000 and general fund at $14.33 up $1.44, offset by a $1.53 highway tax cut to $4.96. Police and highway contracts pending. police budget rises $35,909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niskayuna
D. Allen Fisher
Troopers Complete Narotics Drug Enforcement Course
Investigator Thomas J. O Donnell and Trooper Bruce M Arnold of the State Police at Loudonville were among eight graduates to receive diplomas from John E Ingersoll director of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs after a two week course in narcotics enforcement in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. O’donnell
Bruce M. Arnold
State Police
Loudonville
John E. Ingersoll
Department of Justice
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Washington, D.C
Shaker Road PTA Sets Open House at 8 PM
Shaker Road Elementary School PTA will host an open house Monday at 8 p.m. Rooms will be open for visitation and a musical program by the high school music department. A social and refreshments will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaker Road
PTA
Holy Name Variety Show Opens Today
The Holy Name Society of St. Ambrose Church Latham sponsors a musical variety show with local talent. The event runs Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the parish school hall auditorium with a 2:50 p.m. matinee Saturday. John Benson chairs the affair and says a large crowd is expected. Tickets remain available via Robert Rightmeyer. Frank Perreault directs the presentation featuring several standout acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Society of
Area Priest To Address Church Unit
Rev Richard E Willson diocesan director of the Conference of Christian Doctrine will speak at Our Lady of the Assumption Church as the Holy Name Society hosts an after noon of recollection from 3 to 6 p.m. A conference for men, parish discussion, penance, and a 5 30 p m Mass follow with refreshments offered. All men of the parish are invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E. Willson
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Our Lady of the Assumption Church
Holy Name Society
John J. Hardiman
Father Willson
Education Dept promotes John O Dunn to bureau chief
John O Dunn of Mordella Road Colonie, migrant education program administrator, is promoted to chief of the bureau in the division of school supervision. He earns 19490 dollars annually, is a Jamaica Long Island native, joined the department in 1950, and holds an MA from NYU after SUNY Potsdam and Rochester studies. He taught in Mineola and Belleville Central School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O. Dunn
Mordella Road
Colonie
State Education Department
Jamaica
L.I
Suny At
Potsdam
New York University
University of Rochester
Mineola
Belleville Central School
North Colonie School Board Meets Monday
The Board of Education of North Colonie Central School District will meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the Shaker Senior High School library with Dr. George S. Ansell presiding. A special meeting is set for Nov. 13 at the administration building in Newtonville around 9:30 p.m. to accept transportation vote results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
North Colonie Central School District
Shaker Senior High School
George S. Ansell
Newtonville
Rites Conducted For Mr Orrett
The funeral of Clyde Orrett, a former Latham resident who died Monday in Florida, was held Thursday from the Barthel Funeral Home in Latham. Rev. Luther A. Patton officiated. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery in Troy where Patton also officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Orrett
Latham
Florida
Barthel
Luther A. Patton
Gloversville
Calvary Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Troy
Patton
SCOR to Sponsor Dance at Colonie Central High School
Student Committee on Recreation SCOR will sponsor a dance at Colonie Central High School on November 15 from 8 p.m. to midnight. Music will be provided by The Stone Souls. A small admission fee will be charged and membership cards sold. The Colonie Youth Center in Latham is nearing opening.
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Student Committee On Recreation
SCOR
Colonie Central High School
Stone Souls
Colonie
Latham
Colonie Golf Course to Close Sunday
Colonie Town Councilman Saul Greenhouse announced the municipal golf course and clubhouse will close for the season after Sunday play. He reported 16,183 rounds since opening on June 29 and golf related income of 52,908.28 dollars from fees and concessions, plus 5,711 golf permits and 50 Senior Citizen permits issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonie
Saul Greenhouse
Greenhouse
Colonie Adopts 3.79 Million Budget with 82 Cent Tax Hike
The Colonie Town Board adopted a 1970 preliminary budget of 3.79 million at a Wednesday hearing in Newtonville. Taxes rise 0.82 per thousand true valuation, with an estimated rate of 29.51 per thousand and 23 percent valuation. Budget trims include 30,000 from highways, 29,000 from police, and 45,918 from recreation. six new officers were reduced to three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonie Town Board
Newtonville
William K. Sanford
Man Faces Charge After Accident On Route 5 Colonie
An area man was injured and arrested after a two car crash on Route 5 near the Colonie Motel. Francis Guyette 36 of Troy sustained a left hand injury and was charged with driving while intoxicated. He was released on bail to appear November 17 at Town Hall before Justice Harry D Agostino.
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Colonie
Colonie Ptl
Raymond F. Krolak
Francis 0
Guyette
RD 2
Troy
Albany Medical Center
Town Hall Court
Harry J. D’agostino
William A. Snyder
Route 1
Summerfield
Fla
Midway
St Ambrose Church Announces Saturday Mass Time Change
Rev. William B. Fitzgerald of St. Ambrose Church in Latham says Saturday Mass will begin at 5 30 p m this week and the 12 45 p m Sunday Mass is eliminated effective immediately.
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William B. Fitzgerald
St. Ambrose’s Church of
Latham
Father Fitzgerald
Iroquois to Bring Greetings at New Niskayuna Middle School Dedication
Iroquois Confederacy chief Leon Shenandoah will deliver greetings for the six nations at the dedication of the new Iroquois Middle School in Niskayuna on Sunday at 1 30 p.m. The program includes the Middle School Chorus conducted by Robert Christensen and remarks by Heinz Pfeiffer Rexford Sowder John Ryan H Edgar Pray Mrs Howard Fiedler and Raymond Pressman. After the ceremony visitors may tour the school with student guides available.
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Leon Shenandoah
Confederacy
Niskayuna
Robert Christensen
Board of Education
Heinz Pfeiffer
Rexford S. Sowder
John Ryan
Citizens Committee
H. Edgar Pray
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
van Antwerp Middle School
Howard Fiedler
Iroquois Home and School Association
Raymond Pressman
Scouts Launch Camp Fund Sales Drive
Scouts from St. Pius X Church Loudonville kick off a sales campaign running through November 30. Troop 78 offers scented candles in goblets ballpoint pen racks and first aid kits among items. Profits fund a one week troop camping stay at Camp Rotary East Poestenkill next summer.
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Boy Scout Troop 78
St. Pius X Church of
Loudonville
Paul McGarran
Rotary
East Poestenkill
New York lottery selects 327 winners in monthly draw
The first of the new monthly preliminary drawings in Albany names 327 winning tickets from 1 962 entries. Winners receive at least 100 dollars and enter the supersize drawing on January 29 for top prizes up to 250000 dollars, with several other cash awards and 1295 prizes of 100 dollars. Local winners listed include Albert Loudis, Chandler Young Post, Molly Walsh, Mary Jordan, Salvatore Vetrano, Catherine Wood, Warren Ives, and Stanley Thompson.
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New York
Albert Sr
Wilma Loudis
Elk St
Albany
Chandler Young Post
VFW
Nassau
Molly Walsh
Roseneuss
Mary Jordan
Flair’s
Stuyvesant Plaza
John Weidman Jr
Barbara
Dutch Village
Salvatore and
Evelyn Vetrano
Salem
Catherine R. Wood
Adams Place
Delmar
Warren Ives
Notre Dame St
Fort Edward
Stanley J. Thompson
Menands Road
Loudonville
Academy Group Will Convene Wednesday
The Home School Association of St Marys Academy Hoosick Falls will meet Wednesday in the elementary school auditorium as part of American Education Week. Parents will discuss first quarter report cards and review school projects while 7th and 8th grade mothers provide refreshments. Co chairmen are Mrs J Frank Kennedy and Mrs John T Percy.
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Association of
St. Mary’s Academy
Hoosick Falls
St. Mary’s Volunteer Guild
J. Frank Kennedy
John T. Percy
Veterans Day Observance Urged in Hoosick Community
Officials of Hoosick Post American Legion with town village approval urge bells and sirens at 11 a.m. Tuesday in observance of Veterans Day. Commander Gerard McInerney asks a moment of silence after bells. Posts suggest flags be flown and legion rooms open at 7 p.m. for veterans.
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Hoosick Post
American Legion
Gerard McInerney
Hoosick Barracks
Hoosick Valley Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion Rooms
Two Church Suppers Planned by Hoosick Baptists
The Baptist congregations of Hoosick and West Hoosick announce two covered dish suppers. The first will be Sunday at 6 30 p m at the First Baptist Church Hoosick. The second will be Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the West Hoosick Church.
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Hoosick
West Hoosick
First Baptist Church
West Hoosick Church
Open House Events Set At Central School
Hoosick Falls Central School announces open house programs for American Education Week. Kindergarten through grade 3 meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Grades 4-6 meet Thursday November 13 at 7:30 p.m. The junior senior high program is Monday November 17 at 7:20 p.m. Refreshments follow in the cafeteria. Parents receive letters with details.
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Hoosick Falls Central School
Hoosick Falls Health Center Auxiliary Meeting
The Hoosick Falls Health Center auxiliary will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday November 11 at 2 p.m. at the Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Alewife Suggested Rename For Great Lakes Sar dine Dish
Dr. W E Johnson of the Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg proposes renaming the alewife a herring as the Great Lakes Sardine and marketing it as an hors doeuvre after experiments.
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Toronto
Great Lakes
W.E. Johnson
Freshwater Institute of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Winnipeg
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Shaker Road Pta
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Reeems Stores
BY Leon
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Menands
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North Colonie School Board
Mr. Orrett
Man
George Davenport
Cherry Valley
D’agostino
Robert Johnson
Ronald Drive
Ronald J. Krosky
St. Ambrose States
Chelsea
Academy Group
Central School
Alewife Market
Redbook
Colonie Center
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