East Greenbush board delays tax break for new businesses
East Greenbush Central School District Board postponed action on a state real property tax exemption for new commercial ventures until Oct 13. The measure, approved by the Legislature on June 8, could offer up to 50 percent tax relief over nine years. Board members cited need to inform towns and consider existing incentives before acting, with a Nov 1 deadline to decide. The meeting also awarded a three year snow removal contract worth 37 015 and approved diploma holder purchases and staff appointments.
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East Greenbush
East Greenbush Central
Rapid
Schodack Schools Join County Environmental Arts Program
Schodack Central School will join Averill Park and Troy in the Rensselaer County Arts Council Environmental Arts Program. Howard Wolf, an RPI graduate, will teach architecture and environmental arts at the three schools three days a week for eight weeks at no district cost beyond materials. The board also approved two federal funds driven projects, likely Castleton Elementary tennis court reconstruction and a district track and field area, with immediate funds application required. Tuition rates for nonresident students were set: 695.43 and 715.20 without transportation, 774.46 and 799.87 with transportation, for K-6 and 7-12 respectively.
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Schodack Central School
Rensselaer County Council For the Arts
Richard Bomberger
Maple Hill
Averill Park
Troy
Howard Wolf
RPI
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Castleton
East Greenbush Babe Ruth Fete Set for Sept 25
The East Greenbush Babe Ruth League will host its awards banquet Saturday September 25 at 6 30 PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Columbia Turnpike. A hot and cold buffet will be served. Reservations due by September 17 to team mother.
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Knights of Columbus
Columbia Turnpike
Rosemary McKinney
Bloomingdale Ave
Help! Motorist seeks refunds under new auto repair law
In Troy a reader asks for help reclaiming 351 dollars after paying 401.64 for a rebuilt transmission and then 350 for another in Brooklyn. The column notes a new state Motorists Bill of Rights requiring repair shops to provide fair estimates and a formal complaint path with the Division of Vehicle Safety if unresolved.
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Division of Vehicle Safety
Department of
Repair Shop Complaint Rules and Public Help Requests
Public notice describes a 90 day or 3000 mile limit for repair complaints and outlines how to file on form VS 35. It promotes the Department of Motor Vehicles review and provides contact information and a pamphlet title. The text also includes reader letters seeking at home work, class ad help, and requests for Brunswick area photos.
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Department of Motor Vehicles
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Organic Fertilizers and Garden Myths Debunked
A critical look at claims that organic fertilizers prevent insect damage and plant diseases. The text argues such guarantees are unfounded and urges cautious, evidence based use in organic gardening.
Cyclethon for Heart Association draws Rensselaer girls
In Albany Saturday the American Heart Association cyclethon at the State Office Building Campus will feature Rensselaer Girls Club participants. Registration starts 11 a.m. with cycling at noon. prizes go to top fundraisers and laps completed.
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Rensselaer Girls Club
American Heart Association
State Office Building
Washington and
Western Avenues
Albany
The
Albany State University eyes public policy focus over teaching
President Emmett B. Fields unveils a mission prioritizing public policy research, aiming to align with the SUNY master plan. Faculty protesters urge caution, warning funding limits and possible teaching cuts while a committee considers legal challenges to the changes.
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Emmett B. Fields
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Fields
State University of New York
Donald Reed
Reed
Attorney appeals judge actions in $2 million case decline
Albany defense attorney argues Supreme Court Judge John Casey prejudiced his client Bellefeuille by interrupting witnesses and barring evidence in a 1970 fall from an eighth floor window at 100 State Street. A 1974 verdict awarded the bank $150 in costs and was upheld on appeal.
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Court of Appeals
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Rensselaer
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Rensselaer County
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Joseph P. Huberty
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West Point affidavits reveal widespread cadet cheating scandal
The Associated Press reports 151 affidavits from cadets at the U S Military Academy alleging widespread lying cheating and stealing. They claim honor code violations span hundreds of cadets with bribe votes and biased verdicts by committee members amid a large ongoing scandal.
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West Point
N.Y
U.S. Military Academy
Associated Press
Erie County challenges state welfare funding in court
Erie County lawyers urged the Appellate Division to curb state participation in welfare costs calling tax demands abusive. County Attorney James L. Magavern argued the county bears a crushing one quarter share while Nassau and other urban counties pay less. The state has covered Erie's share for a month after the county legislature refused funding, prompting calls for full state payment.
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N.Y
Erie County
New York State
James L. Magavern
Erie
Appellate Division of
State Supreme Court
Magavern
Nassau County
Nassau Man Completes Sea Training Aboard Jarvis
Ensign Walter S. Miller the 22 year old Nassau native served aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis during a three month Alaskan fisheries patrol. The vessel seized three foreign ships with combined fines of 1.2 million dollars and one vessel pending disposition. The Jarvis aided two disabled fishing boats evacuated 31 people from a cannery fire and conducted oceanographic research in the Gulf of Alaska. Miller is a Coast Guard Academy graduate and the 378 foot Jarvis is homeported in Honolulu.
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Nassau Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Jarvis
Walter S. Miller
Clayton H. Miller
Fairview Ave
Chignik
Alaska
Gulf of Alaska
Ensign Miller
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
New London
Conn
Honolulu
Little Sisters of the Poor open eight million dollar Latham home
The Our Lady of Hope Residence at 1 Jeanne Jugan Lane in Latham, a six story facility for 251 residents of moderate means, is nearly finished after more than two and a half years of work costing over 8 million dollars. Volunteers from Knights of Columbus, fire department, and local parishes aided construction and furnishing.
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Capital District
The
Little Sisters of the Poor
Jeanne Jugan
Our Lady of Hope
Central Ave
Albany
9Th St
Troy
Chistine
Knights of Columbus
Latham Volunteer Fire Department
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