Murphy links tax hike to welfare at Hoosick Falls
Rensselaer County Executive William J. Murphy told Hoosick Falls Kiwanis to end rhetoric and push welfare reform. He tied a 12.4 percent county tax rise to rising welfare costs, noting 92 percent of the increase funds welfare and urging readers to lobby Gov. Carey. Murphy cited welfare fraud probes costing the county $100,000 and $560,000 uncovered in nine months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Rensselaer County
William J. Murphy
Murphy
Hugh Carey
Carey
Kiwanis Club
Elegant Hoosick Falls new home for minister and wife
New residents E J Sumerlin evangelist and wife Olivia have purchased the former James Pratt home at 120 Church Street Hoosick Falls. Pratt family moved to Swanton Vermont. The Sumerlins come after six years in southern California and work in evangelism in the northeast and Europe. Mrs Sumerlin is a professional ballerina and model. The couple’s visit includes Mrs Sumerlin’s mother Mrs Jesse B Sumerlin of San Antonio. The home dates to the 1870s and has a history including division in 1924. Other local items include Halloween party at Hoosick Falls Elks Auxiliary and a food sale by the Retired Eagles Activity Club and St Marys Academy ring ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Sumerlin
Church of Christ of
Bennington
Sumerlins
Hoosick Falls
California
Mr. Sumerlin
Texas
Northeast
Manhattan
Long Island
Jesse B. Sumerlin
San Antonio
Church Street
Truman Wallace
Elks Auxiliary
The
Elks and Auxiliary
Hoosick bridge repair to finish in about three weeks
State DOT says culvert bridge on Route 7 at Hoosick will be repaired in roughly three weeks. Senior engineer Glenn Hayner notes crews are replacing the old abutment and installing a stronger multi plate pipe after a June storm washed out the structure. Inspector Richard Hirsch oversees work near Smith's Garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Bridge
Hoosick
Route 7
Glenn Hayner
State Department of Transportation
Hayner
Hotline queries and sought items in Adirondack and beyond
A reader seeks help locating the Adirondack Blue Grass League address after paying $5 for a membership card. Other letters request information on two Little Golden Books titled Bongo and Gaston and Josephine, requests for chess magazines and clubs, and repair sources for a portable TV from W. T. Grant with local repair contacts provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adirondack Blue Grass League
Gaston
Josephine
Little Golden Books
Hoosick Falls Police Investigate Three Incidents
Hoosick Falls police probe three incidents on Tuesday including an attempted break in at Don's Book Store on John Street where no entry was gained, a stolen battery from a 1965 Chevrolet at 74 High Street, and a possible break in at the village clerk’s office on Main Street. No arrests in these cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don's Book Store
John Street
Jerry van der Kar
High St
Main Street
Grafton PTO to Host Open House and Book Fair
The Grafton Parent Teacher Organization will hold an open house and book fair at Grafton Elementary School on Thursday from 7 30 to 9 p m. Parents may meet teachers and browse the book fair during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Long list of clues leads to arrest in Hoosick Falls thefts
David Black Johns, 21, of 178 Main St Hoosick Falls, arrested Tuesday in connection with three burglaries and two car thefts. He faces burglary third degree two counts of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and two counts of possession of stolen property. Bail set at 1500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
David Black Johns
Main St
Rensselaer County
Johns
District attorney candidate Layden outlines plan for Washington County
Democratic and Liberal candidate Leon Layden, a 46 year old Whitehall native and longtime attorney, asserts that with a 70 000 dollar budget and four lawyers the office should try more cases including felonies. He cites plea bargaining rate over 90 percent and calls for tougher sentencing for Great Meadows inmates and a quicker murder trial in the county. He also notes his nine years on the County Board of Supervisors and community roles with local fund drives and chambers of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Layden
Washington County
Great Meadows
Comstock
Layden
Board of Supervisors
Mercure
Mercure Seeks Washington County DA Post With Law Focus
Republican candidate Thomas Mercure outlines tenure goals and plan for the office including plea bargain limits, consecutive sentences for serious crimes, police liaison, and officer education. He emphasizes collaboration with local agencies and targeting welfare fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercure
Washington County
District Attorney's Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Darlene Ward
Cteaes
Murphy Gat
New York City
Upstate
Robert Wagner
Specialty Insulation
Wagner
New York State
Vermont
New York
Hoosick Falls House
James and
Philomene Pratt
Swanton, Vt
Pratt
Ele
Beaumont
River Street
Agway Company
Spain
Olivia
Europe
George Hubbard
Janet Levine Somsky
Charles Somsky
Lorraine Lewsey
Rensselaer Street
Lewsey
Betty Bradley
Joan Bohmer
Eagles Activity Club
Grand Union
Lyda Dooley
Helen Toohey
Gen Govone
Marg Perant
Marjorie Parent
St. Mary’s Academy
Richard Hirsch
Smith
Times Record
Troy
N.Y
Betty Crocker
Tri-Engels Club
Elk St
Albany
M.B
Tri-Engels
Engelbert Humperdinck
Jerry Lewis
Little Sisters of the Poor
Central Ave
Watervliet
Second Ave
Tell City
Erneath
Ann Gagnon
Church
Smokey Greene
Porter Corners
Smokey
Frank Sherry
Linda Haughney
Haughney Rd
E.M.H
Cohoes
Dave Satterlee
Mechanicville
Grant
Times
Bradford
W.T. Grant
JS. Doherty
Ray's
Troy- Schenectady Rd
Latham
Lennon's
Fifth Ave
Lansingburgh
Hudson- Mohawk
Hegeman
Martin D. Conquest
North Hoosick
Wilder Avenue
Ken Baker
Edythe Oakley
Church St
George Dougherty
Catherine LaPorte
Joseph McGrath
Walton St
Oakley
Paul LaPorte
Mechanic
Church Streets
LaPortes
David Johns
Charles Carelli
Fiske St
Carelli
Dougherty
Whitehall High School
Holy Cross College
Georgetown University
Whitehall
Kingsbury
Layden and Layden Law Firm
Kingsbury Town
Hudson Falls
Thomas Mercure
District Attorney’s Office
Yarter
Argyle
Fort Edward
Dover, N.J
Mercure Is
St. Michael's College
Georgetown University Law School
District Attorney's
District Attorney
Carter
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!