Hoosick Falls rezones Classic Dress Shop area to residential
Hoosick Falls Village Board voted to rezone the Classic Dress Shop area from industrial to residential amid a 16 resident hearing. Residents feared a restaurant or bar would worsen noise traffic and fire hazards, though owner Jean Fowler aims for a late night dining spot with music, while discussions on speed limits and liquor licenses continued.
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Hoosick Falls
O R
Ter
Superior Streets
Jean Fowler
Severson
State Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Catamount Recognizes Union at Hoosick Falls Plant
Catamount Manufacturing bought Specialty Insulation and initially rejected prior labor agreements But last week the United Rubber Workers Union was named official bargaining agent for most plant workers Negotiations continue with a second session planned this month Union president Raymond Thomas says workers seek protection while Wagner cites cooperation and progress
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Ihuusick Halls
Specialty Insulation Manufacturing Company
Catamount Manufacturing
United Rubber Workers Union
Socialty
Wagner
Catamount
Raymond Thomas
Thomas
Hoosick Falls Historical Society to sell 1889 map reproductions
Hoosick Township Historical Society members voted to sell 11 by 17 inch reproductions of L. R. Burleigh’s 1889 Osick Falls map. The map highlights streets, churches, schools, and the Walter A. Wood Works. Sales planned within two weeks at local banks and through officers or members.
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Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Township
Walter A. Wood
Gene Avery
Cheney Library
The
Historical Society
Bits and Pieces Magazine Help Sought by Local Readers
Readers request help locating Bits and Pieces and Crafts n Things magazines and learn the status of their subscriptions. Publishers Clearing House action line reports no delivery assurances and offers free substitutes or refunds. A historic marker from Center Street School is preserved along with Hoosick area photos for a Brunswick Society booklet.
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Fort Worth
Publishers Clearing House
Action
Magazine Action Line
Channel Drive
Port Washington
N.Y
October Hoosick Falls police report shows 57 arrests
In October Hoosick Falls Police logged 57 arrests, led by 10 for speeding and seven for driving while intoxicated or unregistered vehicles. Four were unlicensed operators, with three each for open container and no insurance. Police assisted other agencies six times and cruisers covered 2,969 miles while promoting bicycle safety to scout troops.
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Hoosick Falls
William Chapones
Washington Co. firemen meet in Wells Vermont
Washington County Volunteer Firemen's Association will hold its first outside the county meeting in Wells Vermont. Host is Wells Volunteer Fire Department with association president Charles Bailey of Cossaguna. No December session. January gathering at George Statterlee Hose Co. in Fort Edward.
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Fort Edward
Washington County
Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Wells
The
Wells Volunteer Fire Department
Charles Bailey
Cossaguna
George Statterlee Hose Co
Vermont furniture store loses bid in New York tax case
The Supreme Court unanimously set aside a federal ruling that Griffin Inc. of Arlington Vermont need not pay New York sales tax. It sent the suit back to federal court to dismiss, saying New York provides a proper forum for Griffin’s tax claims and speedy relief.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Arlington, Vt
New York State
New York
Potter Stewart
U.S. District Court
Vermont
Griffin, Inc
New York-Vermont
Griffin
District Court
New York State Tax Commission
Hoosick woman pleads to negligent homicide in 1975 shooting
Helen M. Levick of Hill Road pleaded guilty in Rensselaer County Court to criminally negligent homicide in the March 30 1975 death of her husband Michael Levick. She faces up to four years and will be sentenced December 2 after probation department recommendations.
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Hoosick
Rensselaer County
Helen M. Levick
Hill, Road
Michael Levick
Cholakis
County Probation Department
One Arrest After Fight at Farmer's Inn
Hoosick Falls deputies report a fight Tuesday at the Farmer's Inn on Route 7 left two men injured and led to the arrest of Robert J. McGargin 28 of Cambridge. He was charged with two counts of third degree assault after complaints from a Bennington Vermont man and John W. Williams of Hoosick Falls. Both victims were treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington. McGargin arrested at 4 35 a.m.
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Hoosick Falls
Route 7
Hoosick
Rensselaer County
Edward Doughney
Robert J. McGargin
RD 2
Cambridge
Bennington
John W. Williams
Putnam Memorial Hospital
McGargin
Bicentennial service planned at Petersburg Baptist Church
At Petersburg Baptist Church a Bicentennial service is planned with attire from past eras. Regular morning service at 1 am, followed by coffee and dessert at 6 pm, then an evening service at 7 pm featuring Dave Winch and John Kane of The Navigators.
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Petersburg Baptist Church
Dave Winch
John Kane
the Navigators
Donald Dixon
WBTEN
Bennington
Tri - State Evangelical Pastors Fellowship
Albany City
Valatie man escapes in police car during arrest
Investigator R. T. Anslow and Troopers Chomycz and Gordonier pursued Ralph Pesce Jr. to arrest him on burglary and sexual abuse charges. A struggle sent them to a basement stairway. Pesce fled through a window and escaped in a green State Police car with keys in the ignition. The car was found in North Pownall, Vermont, at 3 a.m. with the suspect at large. Anslow was treated at Samaritan Hospital for injuries.
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Brunswick
R. T. Anslow
Bud Chomycz
Maureen Gordonier
Valatie
Ralph Pesce, Jr
Berlin
Plymouth State Police
North Pownall
Inr
Anslow
Samaritan Hospital
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Lexton Ave
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Philco
Paul E. Evans
Susan Bunting
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Gertrude Marshais
Bits and Pieces
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32Nd Company Guard
Washington Co
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Farmer’s Inn
Petersburg
Mrs. Harrison Bonesteel
Sacred Heart Church
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Rensselaer
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