Resignation of Rensselaer Chief Sparks Questions
Charles Stewart resigned as police chief effective December 1 1977 after a 32 year career amid questions about voluntariness. Mayor Mink announced acting Chief James Stark. Stark will take over after civil service exam. Stewart cited ill health as motive and planned retirement steps lingered.
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Joseph P. Mink
Sgt. James Stark
Mink
Stewart
Board of Public Safety
John J. Dwyer
Harry Beaudin
Chief Stark
Stark
Rensselaer Former Police Chief Stewart Remembered as Firm Yet Charismatic Leader
After 33 years, former chief Charles Stewart defined the city’s police legacy with strict control and selective openness. Critics cited withholding reports and limited hours, while supporters recalled personal aid to troubled families and youths. Colleagues note morale issues and a strong, polarizing personality.
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Rensselaer
Charles Stewart
Little five year old wins Times Record Sweepstakes
Kyle Canavally of Loudonville tops the Times Record The Sunday Record Social Security Sweepstakes ending Oct 8. His Grammy Mrs Edmond Rogers of Troy entered his number and plans for cash went to the bank. other winners include Amy Rogers and Erik Hagglove with smaller prizes.
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Kyle Canavally
Loudonville
Times
Social Security
Grammy
Edmond Rogers
Seventh Heaven
Mrs. Canavally
Kyle
Amy Rogers
Troy
Amy
Erik Hagglove
Clifton Park
Erik
Omer J. Damerest
West St
Green Island
125 Years of Catholicism in Mechanicville Mass
Mechanticville Assumption St Paul parish celebrated its 125th anniversary with Bishop Howard J Hubbard and 18 priests on the altar. Music by a full ensemble and a large reception followed a 5 pm mass and a later hall banquet. The bishop praised laity and clergy and noted a woman collecting offerings for the first time in the Albany Diocese. The event featured a long program, buffet dinner, and Don Fruci Trio music as parishioners danced into the 126th year.
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Gene Mechanicville
Howard Hubbard
Howard J. Hubbard
Assumption St. Paul
St. Paul's Church
Hubbard
Mechanicville
Knights of Columbus
Edward McCarthy
Bishop Hubbard
Don Fruci
Carter sends jubilee message to Mechanicville parish
President Jimmy Carter sent a letter to Mechanicville Catholics congratulating them on the 125th anniversary of their first church. Governor Hugh Carey and Theodore Y. Tack also sent messages, with a Vatican apostolic blessing accompanying the parish celebration.
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Mechanicville
Jimmy Carter
Hugh Carey
Theodore Y. Tack
USA
Augustinian Fathers
Vatican
Vermont foliage draws crowds despite rain and disease scare
Vermont state officials report leaf peepers flocking to view autumn colors with up to 750000 out-of-state visitors expected. Hotels in Burlington are scarce as tourism fuels an estimated 35 million dollars in autumn revenue despite ongoing rain and a Legionnaires disease scare.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Lyons
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