Thruway union threatens Labor Day job action
The Civil Service Employees Association plans a work to rule over Labor Day weekend on the New York Thruway to protest stalled contract talks. Inspections by toll collectors could cause major traffic delays as the union and Thruway Authority clash over bargaining and penalties under the Taylor Law.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
Thruway
The
Civil Service Employes Association
Thruway Authority
Robert Balme
Authority
CSEA
Escaped prisoner charged in hostage incident
An Albany inmate at Great Meadow Correctional Facility who allegedly escaped and held three hostages for over eight hours before surrendering was charged with four felonies by Albany authorities. The notice reads like a local column item with reader help requests and observations about community ads and computer growing pains.
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Great Meadow
Albany
Hotline column and readers ask about taxes and services
Q and A column covers a $95 furniture deposit amid a bankruptcy with bad debt deductions on Schedule D. Other queries seek a chimney sweep, oil disposal pickup, and a Nabors song. final item reports Henry Wilson charged with robbery burglary and escape after an incident at 135 Dana Ave Albany.
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Internal Revenue Service
Hoosick Falls School Opens Bus Bids for Disabled Transit
Hoosick Falls Central School Board opened bids for transporting three district handicapped children. Folmsbee Transportation of Green Island submitted the low bid at 44.90 per day. Two children will go to the cerebral palsy center in Albany and one to Green Meadows School in East Greenbush.
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Hoosick Falls
Cerebral Palsy Center
Albany
Green Meadows School
East Greenbush
Semifinalists Named for Cornword Puzzle No 1108
Semifinalists announced for Cornword Puzzle No 1108 with 15 players listed by name. Contestants must identify five key words to reach the jackpot of 200 dollars, with a potential winner to be announced Saturday.
Petersburg Assessor Joan Watrous Guides Town Tax Work
In Petersburg a tireless assessor, Joan Watrous, balances tough audits with citizen service. One morning she assists an elderly resident with an age exemption, photographs a sold home, interviews a subdivider, and plans an inquiry into a hidden cabin, all from her organized home office.
Petersburg assessor Mrs. Watrous balances duties amid controversy
The Petersburg town assessor Mrs. Watrous defends equalization practices as the Petersburg Concerned Taxpayers Group questions fairness of state rates. She explains data collection, ongoing assessments, and duties including monthly reports, property checks, fence disputes, and taxpayer inquiries. She is training further in real estate appraisal at Siena College.
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Petersburg
County Bureau of Tax Services
Troy
Warrows
Board of Review
State Department For the Aging
State Department of Transportation
Small Farms Lose Money While Big Farms Gain, AER Reports
A government report by the Agriculture Department shows two thirds of the 2.9 million farms in 1970 posted losses on equity and net assets. Smaller farms selling under 10,000 dollars yearly produced 11.8 percent of food while larger farms with higher sales supplied 88.1 percent. Largest farms over 100,000 in annual sales averaged 8.9 percent return.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bureau of the Census
Phoney CB reports spark false accident panic in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls police say phony citizens band radio calls claimed a serious motorcycle crash on Wilson Hill Road at 9 pm. Two people were said dead and two gravely injured, but a second call confirmed no accident in the area as police and the Rescue Squad investigated the false report.
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Hoosick Falls
Hoosick
Wilson Hill Road
Auto stolen car found on fire in Rensselaer
Police say a car stolen from East Street near Fourth Avenue was found ablaze at 1417 Broadway. Donald Blowers reported the theft during a Bingo outing between 7 and 10 22 p.m. The fire was reported at 10 33 p.m. and the vehicle destroyed. An infant car seat was also reported stolen from Robert J Soika’s vehicle earlier Thursday. The seat valued at $30.
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Rensselaer
East Street
Fourth Avenue
Broadway
Donald Blowers
Third Ave
St. John's
Robert J. Soika
Valatie RD 1
Radioactive Spill After Truck Crash on Northway Mall
A truck driver fell asleep near Exit 17 causing a rollover at South Glens and spilling two lead boxes containing molybdenum-99. State Police say the material posed no danger as 11 other boxes remained intact and health officials were called to assess the 4:30 am incident. Andrew Smith, 23, of 66 Hillcrest, Villa St. Pierre, Quebec, was uninjured.
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South Glens
Mall of the Northway
Andrew Smith
Hillcrest
Villa St. Pierre
Quebec
Canada
A. H. McPherson
T. R. Moulthorp
State Health Department
Hoosick Boy Loses Foot Attempting Train Ride
A 16-year-old North Hoosick youth, Dennis McCarthy, lost his foot Thursday evening when trying to hitch a moving Boston and Maine train at Caretaker's Crossing. He was taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital in Bennington, Vt., where doctors performed the amputation. An eyewitness said McCarthy slipped while boarding the flatbed car and was run over by the wheels as four other youths watched.
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North Hoosick
Rensselaer County Sheriff's Department
Dennis McCarthy
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Town of
McCarthy
Boston and Maine Railroad
Kelleher poll shows residents split on penalties and welfare
More than 7 000 residents answered the annual Kelleher questionnaire. Nine percent favor death penalty restoration for premeditated murder while 14 percent say no. Stronger youth crime penalties drew 91 percent in favor with 9 percent opposed. Firearm aided crimes 72 percent in favor 28 percent no. Marijuana legalization 24 percent yes 76 percent no. Welfare control by federal government 54 percent yes 46 percent no. Unemployment benefits increase 20 percent yes 80 percent no. Public pension use for NYC and state agency needs 17 percent yes 8 percent no. Education funding with new taxes 19 percent yes 81 percent no. Full results available from Kelleher’s office.
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Troy
Neil Kelleher
New York City
Kelleher
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