Nassau Village doubles terms for trustees and mayor
Nassau Village Board voted to extend terms from two to four years for the four trustees and the mayor starting with the 1978 elections. Mayor Jerrold VanDeusen cited reduced election costs and continuity as reasons. The board also approved a $150 repair for the police base radio and discussed future radio needs. A Maple Avenue resident petition supported the truck ban with no exemptions. A Elm Street resident complained of 25 cats. health officials were consulted. Barbara Vallee will remain as school crossing guard. Action on tax breaks for new commercial developments was postponed.
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Nassau
Nassau Village Board
Leonard Gorzynski
Edward Pinaszek
Jerrold VanDeusen
VanDeusen
van Deusen
Chatham
Nassau woman accuses patrolman of rude remarks at Legion bar
Alberta Connell told Nassau village board Patrolman C. E. Montross made disparaging comments at about 7 p.m. Monday at the American Legion bar. Montross denies the comments and says he was celebrating his birthday with his son. The board planned immediate action and to meet with Montross and the police chief.
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Nassau
Nassau Village
American Legion
Alberta Connell
Church Street
C. E. Montross
Connell
Montross
East Greenbush man injured during arrest
Rensselaer police report an East Greenbush resident treated at St. Peter's Hospital for head lacerations after an arrest at 85 Aiken Ave. Stephen E. Miller of 19 Forest Dr. East Greenbush faced charges of resisting arrest and third degree assault. He was released to his father. A separate arrest concerns John B. Arnold for petit larceny and a vehicle theft report at 1227 Broadway. Police also noted vandalism including a tire slash on 67 Washington St. D and B Acoustical Corp. owner Ernest Burkhart.
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Rensselaer — Rensselaer
East Greenbush
Albany Hospital
Stephen E. Miller
Forest Dr
St. Peter's Hospital
Aiken Ave
Officer Smith
Rensselaer Police
Miller
William D. Dare
Joyce Miller
John B. Arnold
East St
Raymond Greenwood
Ernie
Broadway
Robert J. Folmsbee Sr
Ernest D. Burkhart
D and B ‘Acoustical Corp
Washington St
Coxsackie Firefighters Battle Two Simultaneous Blazes
Coxsackie firefighters tackled a lumber company fire on Railroad Avenue at about 1:15 a.m. and, while controlling it, responded to a second blaze at the Durkin residence on Noble Street and Riverside Avenue around 2:15 a.m. No injuries were reported. arson was ruled out.
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Durkin
Noble Street
Riverside Avenue
Murphy links tax hike to welfare costs in county budget
Rensselaer County Executive William J. Murphy addressed the Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club on the 1977 budget, pinning 12.4 percent tax rise on rising welfare costs and noting most departments are frozen with no raises. He praised efforts to trim the budget yet warned the welfare burden remains the main pressure and urged readers to contact legislators and Governor Carey for welfare reform.
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Hoosick Falls
Rensselaer County
William J. Murphy
Murphy
Hugh Carey
Carey
Kiwanis Club
Hotline and notices spark reader responses in upstate NY
Readers seek contact details for the Adirondack Blue Grass League and assist with locating two Little Golden Books from the 1950s. They ask about chess resources and local clubs, plus repair services for a portable TV and welfare reform commentary from 1977.
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Adirondack Blue Grass League
UPS strike shows limited impact on area businesses and schools
A Times Record spot check finds school districts and retailers largely unfazed by the UPS strike. Some delays occurred for florists and hardware stores using Parcel Post, with calls for a swift settlement to avoid holiday disruptions.
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United Parcel Service
UPS
the Times Record
Fonda knitting mill burned in village fire
Fire destroyed the Fonda Manufacturing Company main building Tuesday afternoon and evening. Fire Chief Patrick Com pany said the blaze began at 3 15 PM and firefighters remained on scene past 8 PM with no reported injuries. The cause remained undetermined at dawn.
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Fonda Knitting
FONDA
Patrick Company
Fonda Manufacturing Company
Compani
Village store bazaar at St David’s Church East Greenbush
A village store bazaar offering potpourri candy toys stickers candles holly and boutique items will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St David’s Episcopal Church on Brookview Road. A hot luncheon will be served 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a raffle of items contributed by local merchants.
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East Greenbush
St. David's Episcopal Church
Brookview Road
Driving course offered by East Greenbush district
The East Greenbush adult education program will teach a Defensive Driving course from 7 to 9 p.m. for four Wednesdays starting this week. Residents may register by calling 477-8711 extension 224.
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East Greenbush
UPS Teamsters Strike Talks Continue in Greenwich Conn
Negotiations between United Parcel Service and Teamsters Local 294 remain ongoing with a federal mediator involved for over five weeks. The dispute centers on featherbedding in sorting and use of part time workers, with union and company seeking a resolution as 18,000 East Coast members are affected.
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Greenwich. Conn
United Parcel Service
UPS
Brian Reilly
Teamsters Local 294
East Coast
Albany Teachers Rally For Contract Settlement At Board Meeting
About 125 Albany teachers urged the school board to settle a contract, criticizing stalled talks since June while association president Josephine Sano voiced frustration over management. Naomi Torres urged mobility training for blind students and the board authorized superintendent Bray to explore the proposal.
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Albany
City School Board
Sano
David Bray
Bray
Naomi Torres
Torres
Regina Chicorelli
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Eugene Frament
Frament
Maple Avenue
Elm Street
The
Humane Society
Barbara Vallee
Jerrold van Deusen
Coxsackie
Albright Lumber Company
Railroad Avenue
By Darlene Ward
Times Record
Troy
N.Y
Tri-Engels Club
Elk St
M.B
Tri-Engels
Engelbert Humperdinck
Jerry Lewis
Little Sisters of the Poor
Central Ave
Watervliet
Second Ave
Tell City
Ann Gagnon
St. Cohoes
Smokey Greene
Porter Comers
Smokey
Frank Sherry
Linda Haughney
Haughney Rd
Gaston
Josephine
Little Golden Books
E.M.H
Cohoes
Dave Satterlee
Mechanicville
Grant
Times
Bradford
W.T. Grant
J.S. Doherty
Ray's
Troy- Schenectady
Latham
Lennon’ S
Fifth Ave
Lansingburgh
Hegeman
New York City
Robert Wagner
Specialty Insulation
Wagner
New York State
Vermont
New York
United Parcel Strike
By Joane Phillips
Shenendehowa
Hoos Falls
Rensselaer
Philip Erlich
Elm Street Auto Parts
Saratoga County
Richard Hammond
Joy Department Store
Falls Hardware
Oak Materials Group
Matrazzo Florist
Carpenter the Florist Inc
Scott’s Florists
Bill McGrath
McGrath
East Grenbush
Eben Patrick
Patrick’s Flowers In
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Stanley Midura
Midura
Cohoes Memorial Hospital
Albany, Teamsters
Howard Bennett
Teachers Association
Josephine Sano
Averill Park
Bethlehem
North Colonie
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