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Mrs. Mary Larkin Carriero -90

MECHANICVILLE, NY - Mrs. Mary Larkin Carriero, 91, native and longtime resident of Mechanicville and also a resident of Naples, Florida, died Thursday, April 14th at her Naples home, after an brief illness.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, Apr. 30th at Noon at All Saints on the Hudson Church, 121 No. Main St., Mechanicville.

Calling hours at the DeVito-Salvadore funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville on Friday from 5-7PM.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Little Sisters of the Poor

To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com

 

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Pipeline Project Suspended in Rensselaer County – by C. Barton

On April 20th Kinder Morgan released a statement announcing that, “ Kinder Morgan Inc. and its subsidiary, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGP) have suspended further work and expenditures on the Northeast Energy Direct (NED) project. “ In part, the statement reads that, “this decision was “as a result of inadequate capacity commitments from prospective customers.” The statement included several other factors that led to the suspension of the project.

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Mechanicville Housing Authority Audit Results

The Office of the New State Comptroller examined the internal controls of the Mechanicville Housing Authority’s handling of tenant rents for period covering October 1, 2013 – July 31, 2015. The State Comptroller found no discrepancies and that the Authority has adequate controls over the collection of tenant rent payments.

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Recruit NY – by M. LeMay

HALFMOON - On Thursday morning April 21st members of the Fireman’s Association of the State of New York, along with local fire officers, firefighters from Halfmoon – Waterford Fire District #1, Waterford, and Vischer Ferry and Assemblyman James Tedisco gathered at the Halfmoon – Waterford Fire Department on Middletown Rd in Waterford to kick off the 6th annual Recruit NY campaign.

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Zim Smith Plans Complete -Special Thanks to Bruce Tanski

HALFMOON APRIL 20- Jason Kemper, Director of Saratoga County Planning Board, presented an update on the Zim Smith Trail to the Halfmoon Town Board on Wednesday. He outlined the designated route the trail will take. This will be on the south side of the railroad tracks from Coon's Crossing to the Elizabeth St. Extension as it enters Mechanicville.

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Canal Clean Sweep – by V. Gallagher

SCHUYLERVILLE – During the weekend of April 22-24, volunteer groups and individuals participated in the 11th annual Canal Clean Sweep, the statewide spring cleaning of the NYS Canal System and Canalway Trail. Volunteer Julie White worked at the Hudson Crossing Park location in Schuylerville. She says this annual project has become continuously bigger and better over the years.

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Stillwater Town Board Meeting – by H. Wessell

TOWN OF STILLWATER, April 21 – The agenda for the April 21 meeting of the Stillwater Town board dealt primarily with five matters up for vote: Scheduling a public hearing to consider extending the Franchise Agreement with Time Warner Cable;  Hiring of two Replacement Police Officers; temporarily waiving the Town Noise Ordinance for a one-time musical event at Brown’s Beach in May; appointing a Chairman to the Zoning Board of Appeals; and scheduling a Public Hearing to consider extending the franchise agreement with Time Warner Cable

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Supervisor Anita Daly Retires – by H. Wessell

BALLSTON SPA, April 19 –Last Tuesday saw the usual business session of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors; and business was conducted as per the agenda (as reported in last week’s Express).    But almost everything said by supervisors was about “Anita,” and most of it, very personal.    It was the last Board meeting for Clifton Park Supervisor Anita Daly, after 22 years of service.

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Possessions of an 1840 Family Farm – by C. Kelley

Let’s look at the probate file of John Baucus, who died in 1832 at 59. He was a farmer who lived near the current town hall. He and his family attended the Lutheran Church, and he is buried in the cemetery at the junction of Melrose-Valley Falls Road and North Line Drive.   In the 1830 census for Schaghticoke, John, age 50-59, had a wife the same age plus one son from 10-14, two from 15-19, one from 20-29, and two daughters from 10-14.

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