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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1977
Page
7
Troy officials plan a $16 million 1978 city budget with no tax rate increase when adopted on Dec 15. City Manager Barrett faces department cuts of five percent to meet the zero increase goal amid rising utility and program costs.
Barrett describes a liveable budget from a Troy area department heads meeting as the acting comptroller to examine revenues. The council proposed a $3.68 per $1,000 increase, and John P Buckley will assess the budget upon his January return.
Three Troy men arrested after a 17 year old Schenectady girl said she was beaten burned and sexually abused were jailed without bail. Izel Dickerson alias Michael Mitchell Lester Edge and Rufus Edge face first degree sodomy and second degree assault with adjournments to November 30 for the Edges and December 8 for Dickerson. The girl was hospitalized at St Marys and later transferred to another area hospital.
The Lansingburgh Boys Club hosts a rummage sale on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 113th Street and Fourth Avenue. Proceeds fund new equipment and operating costs.
Multiple birth notices and family announcements from Samaritan Hospital Baz PA and surrounding towns. The items identify newborns James Witham Mahoney, Lery Lytin Quackenbush, Stacey Far Bore, Ryan Dennis, and others, with dates November 22 1977 and November 24 1977, along with parental and grandparent names.
A Sunday morning fire at 128 Ida St in Troy caused moderate damage after spreading from a first floor fireplace to the beams. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within minutes, the Troy Fire Department reported.
Six Troy High School juniors vie for homecoming queen as Nancy Piskute crowns the new queen after the Dec 9 varsity game break. Nominees include Karen Cardish Susan Cole Melissa Harrell Kath McGrath and Janine Viada with school and extracurricular roles noted.
Eighth grade student Rochelle Krell of Taylor Apartments Troy wins the Tell Me Why contest with a question on how bowling began. Her entry, activities, and plans, plus a nearby road project update and a separate shooting incident near Rensselaer Park Elementary are noted.
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