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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1976
Page
3
About 200 parents protested a proposed $6 kindergarten and $12 other pupil supply levy after a $115000 supplies option failed in last spring's budget vote. Board stressed shared payment or opt out not allowed.
The Southern Saratoga County Weekend festival returns to Mechanicville at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Booths run Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday hours briefly after the 10:30 a.m. service. Luncheon serves Friday and Saturday at 11:30 a.m. with soup chowder sandwiches sausage and onion buns desserts and beverages. Arts crafts antiques plants and yarn items on display along with Sylma's Pantry and a fancy goods corner.
Schuylerville Central School Board approved resignations of psychologist David Fischer and elementary teacher Margaret Archibald and a retirement for reading and English teacher Virginia Gilmore. New hires include Cathleen Weed as elementary teacher and Anne Marie Wright as dental hygienist. several teachers reappointed under Title I funding.
The State Dept of Agriculture lacks state publications on the subject but offers a federal booklet at the TroyPost Office lobby table staffed by seniors from Ned Pattison’s office. Free there, or 45 cents by mail from the Consumer Information Center. Mrs Mary Crocker promotes Ball canning books costing $1 with pickling sections. Rosemary Pooler of the State Consumer Protection Board warns against Carey Reams ionization theory, urging early diagnosis and reporting pamphlets to the Albany board.
A purebred collie stranded on the wilderness side of the Hudson River near North Creek is rescued after days of failed attempts. Local residents and volunteers coordinated a trap and river crossing effort with the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society and Warren County officials. the dog is found healthy and will be reunited with Mary Ellen Appleman of Cleveland, Ohio.
Schuylerville residents William Carey and Daniel Mulvihill organize a Glen Varney Memorial Fund to award an annual prize to the best drummer at Schuylerville High School. E Douglas Archer, the music instructor, will judge. Contributions go to Carey or Mulvihill. Varney was a former Green Sabres member and bank manager active in local music.
The League of Women Voters of Shenendehowa plans outreach in Clifton Park's mall to register eligible but unregistered voters, while a separate Mohawk Hudson event features an auction of railroad lanterns, air cans, and timetables at the West Crescent Fire Hall Halfmoon. A barbecue runs 1 to 3 PM with advance reservations needed and calls for railroad item donations or auction inquiries.
Salem Town Board took no steps on a petition with 472 names seeking Helen Murphy burial beside her husband in Binninger Cemetery. A future meeting with town attorney and Mrs. Murphy’s lawyer Everett Updike was planned, with Updike optimistic about the outcome. The notice also promotes voter registration drives and Community Festival events in Clifton Park and Halfmoon.
A large wooden barn on Sisson Road owned by Bernard Casey burned around 4 a.m. killing 14 of 18 horses inside and injuring two that escaped. Fire crews from South Glens Falls, West Glens Falls and Glens Falls battled the blaze for about two hours. One horse was destroyed on site and another kept alive by a local veterinarian.
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