Stillwater Bicentennial marks Battle of Saratoga events
The Stillwater Bicentennial Committee plans a weekend celebration along Route 4 and 32 in Bemis Heights and at Saratoga National Battlefield. A re name dispute lingers while reenactments, a Freedom March from Stillwater High School to the site, and a Monday program with Pat Brooks as speaker highlight the tribute to the 1777 turning point.
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Saratoga National Battlefield
Saratoga
Burgoyne
Oct 7 gala marks 200th Saratoga victory commemoration
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors urged unpaid compensation day for county workers and encouraged schools to close October 7 to attend the Battle of Saratoga commemoration at the Stillwater Battlefield. NBC anchor Tom Brokaw to narrate. attendance expected around 15,000.
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Today Show
Tom Brokaw
Hequembourg
Motorcyclist killed in Galway collision
A 47 year old Amsterdam man, David B. Griffiths, died at the scene after his motorcycle collided with Irma E. Toleman’s car at Galway Road and Jockey Street. Toleman sustained minor injuries and was ticketed for failure to yield at a stop sign.
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Hurricane Ave
Schuylerville
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Heart Teaching Day for Nurses Set in Saratoga Springs
The 11th annual heart teaching day for area registered professional nurses will be October 27 at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga Springs. Sponsored by the American Heart Association and the New York State Nurses Association it runs 8 15 a m to 4 p m with speakers Grace Brown Joan Fitzmaurice and Barry Reiss. Registration inquiries should go to the Heart Association of Amsterdam.
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West Roxbury
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Barry Reiss
Union University’s
College of Pharmacy
Albany
City to push back Niagara Mohawk rate hike
City council will join New York municipalities in appealing Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. proposed 82 million rate increase citing a 3.5 million hike in street lighting contracts. The appeal plan includes a $120 participation cost based on city population with potential savings if the hike is reduced to eight percent. The BRA also approves reduced tax payments from Boston and Maine Railroad bankruptcy. Cablevision projects first city sets in four months with service by spring 1978. An oral lieutenant examination is scheduled and a winter carnival set for February at Talmadge Park.
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Talmadge Park
Man faces welfare fraud charge in Clifton Park
John Argay of Meyers Road Clifton Park was charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing 6016 dollars from Saratoga County social services. He was arraigned before Malta town justice Morgan Bloodgood and the case was waived to the grand jury for next month.
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Social Services
Joseph Gemmill
John Argay
RD 1
Meyers Road
Malta
Morgan Bloodgood
State Police urge direct dialing to reach nearest station
State Police in Clinton Park advise residents to simply dial O and request the State Police. Trooper Jim Foster says this bypasses trouble finding numbers and operators will connect callers to the nearest station.
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Clinton Park
Jim Foster
Primary race for town highway superintendent under recount
The Saratoga County Board of Elections says results are not official. Raymond Cahoda requested a recount after Edward Russell led by about seven ballots. absentee votes remain uncounted and could alter the outcome. Officials expect final results Friday.
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Saratoga County Board of Elections
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County Elections Board
Tax break eyed for expanding businesses in Saratoga County
Saratoga County considers a state approved tax incentive plan to grant full property tax exemptions to manufacturing and distributing firms creating five new jobs next year. Public hearing set for Sept 26 at 1 30 p m to hear business and resident comments. The county has already rejected a prior plan and notes a loss of over three thousand manufacturing jobs in seven years.
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