Health center awaits state certification for 11 bed wing
Hoosick Falls Health Center awaits State Health Department certification and final cost verification before occupancy. Architects filed estimates before construction. certified costs must match final figures and any discrepancies reviewed. Minor wing flaws are being repaired by Canadian American. the $205 000 addition opened with a dedication attended by 200 residents.
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Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Health Center
State Health Department
Comeaux
Finnegan, Lyon and Colburn
Syracuse
Health Department
Regina Dibble
Ms. Dibble
Edith Craig Reynolds
Health Center Auxiliary
Mildred Allen
Leo Fairbanks
Petersburg Builds New Fire House After Destruction
Construction on Petersburg new fire house begins nearly six months after the old one burned. Fire Chief Rolland Hewitt says the $21,600 project aims to avoid bonds, funded by fire district funds, donations, and insurance proceeds. The shell structure on Route 22 will store two fire trucks and may later include meeting space. completion of furnishings may take three years as funds are sought. Donations are encouraged and a local filling bee supported the effort.
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Petersburg
Rolland Hewitt
Fire Commission
Richard Kelley
Hewitt
Kelley
Route 22
Hillcrest
C. W. McKeen
Atlantic Building Co
Schaghticoke
Atlantic
Cataract treatment claims debunked by local eye expert
A reader asks about nonoperative cataract dissolution. Dr William M McCarty explains phacoemulsification is a surgical method not yet accepted and no area doctors use it. The note also includes a consumer protection disclaimer on unsolicited merchandise.
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A.P
Troy
William M. McCarty
McCarty
Consumer rights and sales tips from a 1960s notice
A collection of consumer guidance covers cooling off periods for door to door sales and the need for cancellation notices. It includes advice on returns, mail notifications, and safer shopping to avoid unnecessary purchases. The piece also mentions local fire department fundraising and the Petersburg fire house project with bids and donors.
Annual Octoberfest in Bennington Features Bavarian Barons
The Bennington Octoberfest will run Friday from 5 p.m. to midnight at the downtown armory. The Bavarian Barons of Nassau, praised by West Germany, will perform German and Bavarian folk music with three female dancers. Admission is for 18 and older with proof of age. German snacks will be served at the Bennington Armory on South Street behind the town offices.
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Bennington
Nassau
West Germany
America
Germany
Austria
Bavaria
The
Bennington Armory
South Street
Green Mountain Craft Fair Held at Washington County Fairgrounds
Greenwich hosts the Green Mountain Craft Fair from Oct 8 to 11 at the Washington County Fairgrounds. Under Bill and Holly Patrick the event features cabinetry wood-working metal-working jewelry ceramics leather weaving and laminated rolling pins with pre screened exhibitors. Folk music by Lena Spencer and ethnic foods accompany the under cover shows with free parking available.
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Greenwich
Green Mountain
Washington County Fairgrounds
Bill
Holly Patrick
Great Pumpkin Grows in Petersburg NY
In Petersburg New York two and a half year old Shane Dunlop helped plant pumpkin seeds and grew a giant pumpkin along with three other large pumpkins. The family plans to carve the Great Pumpkin for Halloween and display it rather than bake pies. Shane's father Alonzo plans to cut the pumpkins with a chain saw.
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Petersburg
N.Y
Priscilla Dunlop
the Times
Shane
Alonzo
Doyles Sell Shell Station in Hoosick Falls to Powers
Hoosick Falls Shell Gas Station at Church and River Streets changes hands as Edward and Barona Powers take over from Harold and Minnie Doyle. The Doyles, who opened the station in 1948 after tearing down a half burned store, retire after a long, profitable run and the Powers plan to operate Shell gas and provide mechanical repairs at the site.
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Hoosick Falls
Shell
Church and River Streets
Edward and
Barona Powers
Harold Doyle
River Street
Minnie Doyle
Doyles
Doyle
Little Sisters of the Poor move to Our Lady of Hope Residence
After 105 years at 39 Central Ave the Little Sisters of the Poor relocate on Saturday with about 90 residents moved to 1 Jeanne Jugan Lane Latham. Ambulatory and ambulance transport account for the move with a noon meal and music planned on arrival.
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Albany
Central Ave
Little Sisters of the Poor
Latham
Our Lady of Hope
Jeanne Jugan Lane
Christine
Wilton to house prison despite local opposition
Ward says Wilton Mt. McGregor site will hold 150 minimum security inmates by Nov 1 and 250 more by end of next year, despite protests. He cites overcrowded state prisons and possible delays if EnCon requires an environmental study, while residents fear impacts on property values and area character.
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Wilton
Mt. McGregor
State Corrections Commission
State Department of Environmental Conservation
EnCon
Ben Ward
Department
Ward
State Senate Committee On Crime
Ballard
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Karen Comeaux
State Health
Federal Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Dibble
Grafton
Rensselaer County
Times-Record
Cohoes
Colonie
Consumer Protection Agency
Frank Sherry
Joseph Zidalis
Troy A
Miller's Music Store
Sam Mark
Second Ave
Watervliet
Michel Alcid
Charles Bentley
Lionel and
Frances Bentley
Melrose
Petersburg Fire Department
Vermont
Green Mountain Craft Fair
Lena Spencer
Cafe Lena
Darlene Ward
Charlie Brown
Shane Dunlop
Schuylerville
Schuylerville Central School
Norbert B. Nolte
Field Service
American Field Service
Mr. McGregor
Grant
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