Albany considers 10000 seat arena in civic center plan
A Booz Allen Hamilton study says Albany area could support a 10000 seat arena with minor league hockey and a 280 million economic boost, costing about 28 million to build and needing a 700000 annual subsidy. The plan includes a 5000 seat theater, subdividable meeting rooms, and 3500 parking spaces. Potential sites include near the airport in Colonie and Albany State campus.
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Albany
N.Y
Booz, Allen and Hamilton
Colonie
Northway
Western Ave
Albany State University
Pine Bush
Capital District
Hoosick Falls approves 50 percent tax break for new or expanding industries
Hoosick Falls village board voted a 50 percent tax exemption for industries building additions or new structures valued at 10 000 dollars or more. The 80 percent exemption steps down five percent yearly until full taxes in ten years. The board bypassed a local option to enact the statewide break. Residents asked to rezone the Classic Dress Shop area from industrial to residential, with a public hearing set for November 9.
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Hoosick Falls
Water and
Superior Streets
Rolf Sternberg
Home business scam promises envelopes to riches
An apparent multi level mail order scheme offers home based envelope stuffing with training for $8 and claims of earnings from $250 per thousand envelopes plus commissions. It outlines four programs varying in pay, no guaranteed results, and bonus manuals, while discussing zoning and HUD funded housing purchases in the same page.
Lottery charity scams and local council decisions in Hobart
A reader reports a questionable mail order scheme from Terry Lane Enterprises asking $8 via cash or money order. The item also cites a request for wigs for a Watervliet church Sunday School, and Hobart village officials discuss HUD bids, demolition of Water Street home, and landfill relocation amid concerns over rehabilitation costs and local properties.
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Terry Lane Enterprises
Hobart
Indiana
Noise dispute over parked tractor trailer in Hoosick Falls
At a Hoosick Falls village board meeting on Tuesday night Samuel Scaglione pressed for action against a tractor trailer owned by Red March parked on Mechanic Street weekends. Catherine March presented a petition of 20 nearby residents saying they were not bothered by the noise. The board considered a local noise law but found it impractical and urged compromise including a possible Good Neighbor Policy and moving the truck to a lot. A meeting with all parties is planned.
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Hoosick Falls
Samuel Scaglione
Red March
Scaglione
Mechanic Street
Catherine March
Rolf Sternberg
March
Bogardus
Sternberg
Board
Sculptor Jose de Creeft to donate statue to Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls village board announced internationally known sculptor Jose de Creeft will donate a sculpture and may settle in the area. Marilyn Douglas urged dedicating a day next year to the artist. The panel warned delinquent water rents risk shutoff and tabled a litter law. A Hoosick Falls Motor Vehicle Bureau courier office was announced for a future location. Dust from street repairs and a stalled River Street Crossing repair were discussed. HUD grant admin costs increased, and two staffers were given 500 each. The board planned another HUD grant, and explored cable TV and fire protection for No Man's Land after a town hearing.
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Jose de Creeft
Marilyn Douglas
de Creeft
Hoosick Falls
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Doris McGuire
Beatrice Norton
Peter Kent
No Man's Land
Hoosick
Schonbeck Premiere at Bennington College Carriage Barn
The world premiere of The Schonephone in dialogue will be performed by Gunnar I Schonbeck on Wednesday at 8 15 p.m. at the Carriage Barn with guest artists Carol Barker Joel Ferren and Nancy Elwell. The concert is open to the public with no admission charge.
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Bennington
Gunnar I. Schonbeck
Bennington College
Bennington College Music Division
Schonbeck
H. Wofford
W.A. Mozart
Poulenc
P. Hindemitz
Carol Barker
Joel Ferren
Nancy Elwell
Vivian Fine
Jacob Glick
Maurice Pachman
Gunnar Schonbeck
John Cheever Reads at Bennington College in Vermont
Novelist John Cheever will read his fiction at Bennington College in Commons Theatre on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. Introduced by Bernard Malamud, Cheever is a National Book Award winner and New Yorker contributor.
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Bennington
John Cheever
Bennington College
Commons
Cheever
Bernard Malamud
VFW Auxiliary Plans Chinese Auction and Meeting
The VFW Post 8417 Auxiliary will hold its regular meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. in the VFW rooms followed by a Chinese Auction at 8 p.m. The public is invited. refreshments will be served. The Hoosick Falls Health Center Auxiliary meets Thursday at 1 p.m. A Republican Dinner and Dance comes to the Elks Club on Oct. 28 with cocktails, roast beef, and dancing, featuring honored guests Sen. Douglas Hudson and Susan Murphy plus candidates Joseph Martino Gerald B Solomon Joseph Bruno and Edward Vielkind.
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VFW
Hoosick Falls
Susan Murphy
Women's Republican Club
Douglas Hudson
Joseph Martino
Gerald B. Solomon
Joseph Bruno
Edward A. Vielkind
Rensselaer County
Mechanicville Fire Department Holds Special Meeting Tonight
The Mechanicville Fire Department will hold a special meeting tonight at 7 80 p.m. at the W S Nielson Hose Company on Saratoga Avenue to discuss department matters.
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Mechanicville
Nielson Hose Company
Saratoga Avenue
New York OTB Chief Faces Scrutiny Over Travel Bills
Paul R. Screvane, president of the Off-Track Betting Corp, faces questions as expense reports show more than $14,000 in travel and entertainment costs over two years. The review contrasts with Howard Samuels era figures, where Samuels’ staff ran higher tabs in 1972 to 1974.
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Paul R. Screvane
Samuels
Screvane
Rose
OTB
Toots Shor
William R. Hearst
Hearst
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