Vol. 167, No. 39 CLINTON, NEW YORK April 9, 2014
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Above: Attorney Carl Dziekan for Romanelli Communications (right) speaks to Mayor Lane (left) and the Village Board, regarding construction project at 2 College St.
ROMANELLI (Continued from page 1)
Above: Caretaker Tom Carney feeds grain to the bison at Harding Farm on Route 233. The gentle giants have been an attraction in the community for two years. See “Where the Buffalo Roam,” page 8.
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Stone Church: 8 S. Park Row - 853-2933 April 13, 7 p.m., Passion/Palm Sunday. April 20, 7 a.m. Sunrise on the Green. New Hartford Presbyterian Church: 45 Genesee St. - 732-1139 April 13, 10:30 a.m., Palm Sunday. April 18, 6 a.m. to midnight, Good Friday Prayer Vigil. April 20, 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Easter service. Clinton United Methodist: 105 Utica Rd. - 853-3358 April 20, 7 a.m., Community Sunrise Service on the Green. 9:30 a.m. Easter service. St. James Episcopal Church: 9 Williams St. - 853-5359 April 19, 7 p.m. Easter Vigil April 20, 9:30 a.m. Easter service. Coffee hour and children’s Easter egg hunt to follow. St. Mary’s RC Church: 13 Marvin St. - 853-2935 April 20, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. masses
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CLARA BARTON PRESENTATION P.E.O. Chapter BG, Clinton, presents an evening with Clara Barton, performed by Phillis Chapman from Albany. P.E.O. is a philanthropic organization where women celebrate the advancement of women; educate women through scholarships, grants, awards,and stewardship of Cottey College; and motivate women to achieve their highest aspirations.
Wednesday, April 30 • 7:00 P.M.
Dessert buffet will follow the presentation. Clinton United Methodist Church • Tickets: $15 Tickets available at the door or call Bonnie Basi: 315-735-5832 Proceeds will be used to support P.E.O. philanthropies
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Obituaries Adam James Richards, 23
THE CLINTON COURIER Adam James Richards, 23, of vivors include two brothers and few exceptions like not being Melbourne, Fla., and formerly of sister-in-law, Ian and Pamela, able to ďŹ re inadequate/bad emAutomotive Beauty Clinton, died on April 4, 2010. Spotsylvania, Va., and Nathan, ployees. (If one can ďŹ re bad employHe wasPCI born on Oct. 2, 1986, Clinton; a sister, Elizabeth Cata, ees, one is able to pay great in New Hartford to Williams Cadiz, Ky.; niece and nephew, PANELLA’S COLLISION, INCORPORATED better). Full Service Salon Featuring Richards and of AUTO Melbourne Qa- Kirsten and Cory Richards, both Aemployees SERVICEand CENTER Businesses can collapse if nda Harris of Cadiz,ST.Ky., and MILLS, of Spotsylvania, V., and nephew 58 HENDERSON NEW YORK NY 13417 not run effectively and efďŹ graduated from Clinton Jayden CompleteCentral Automotive, Boat and Cata, Cadiz. ciently. Recreational Vehicle Repairs High School in 2005. His funeral was held on April • N. PANELLA This is what would happen Dept.and step- 9RICHARD Besides• Mechanical his parents at Beckman-Williamson Fu(315) 768-8100 to our household if not run cor• 24-Hour Towingother sur(315) 768-6147 father, Stuart Harris, neralFAX Home, Viera, Fla. 32 College St., Clinton • rectly. Businesses require tough decisions. & Excavating Contractor Margaret “Peggyâ€? Rossi, 89 Contracting I’m not suggesting what Since 1908 Margaret “Peggyâ€? Rossi, 89, Reynolds, Clinton, and Monica classes, teachers or frills need to of Clinton, died on April 9, 2010 Barron, Dallas, Tex.; ďŹ ve grand- be cut/trimmed. I don’t know children, John, Andrew and theBros. at the Martin Luther Home. Contractors, . mandates orInc rules. Excavating • IComplete Site Preparation Commercial And Residential Fully Insured Rossi and Maddie and She was born on Dec. 3, 1920 Matthew don’t know how many stuWater & Sewer Lines Installed & Repaired Reynolds; a sister and dents beneďŹ t speciďŹ cally Kitchens • England, Bathrooms • Decks • Masonry •Kelvin Stamped Concrete in Plymouth, to John from Trucking •what Demolition Pole Barns • Additions • Painting • Power-Washing • Trash Clean-outsUna and Gwylfa brother-in-law, and Isabel Pring O’Shea. classes. & Land Clearing Residential & Commercial • Fully Insured England; and many NotchPurton, Work For She attended school in Ply- TopJohn, Schools, especially schools A Reasonable Price! Clinton, NY • (315)distress, 853-5405 nieces and nephews. mouth to become a nanny and in economic need to 15 Years Experience! A Mass of Christian Burial emigrated to the US in 1947. satisfy the needs of the majority Flooring students. While workingExcavating as a nanny in was celebrated on April 13 St. of the And I’m not sure in this Rye, N.Y., she met and married Mary’s Church, Clinton, with Trucking Snow Plowing in 1954 John F. Rossi, who died burial in Gates of Heaven Cem- world that any of us has a clue Excavating Snow Removal Tim etery in Hawthorne, N.Y. the difference between a “needâ€? in 1989. Donations may be considered and a “want.â€? The couple spent most their I can assure student to American Heart Assoc., Heart life in Scarsdale, N.Y., and lived Area Rugs • Ceramic Tileevery • Vinyl, Wood, (and adult that matter) if Gifts Processing Center, Box Marble, in Clinton for the pastExcavating 10 years. Laminate, & for Natural Stone that Floors 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220-3049. they truly want something, they She is survived by her three 3619 South St. 5126 Commercial Drive East, Opposite Joe Tahan’s Owens-Pavlot & Rogers Fu- will ďŹ gure out a way to get it. children, and Suzanne,PH: 315.853.3991 Clinton,John NY 13323 www.meelanfloors.com • 315-736-7723 I would not suggest letting New FairďŹ eld, Conn., Catherine neral Service Inc., Clinton.
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an upstate New York native, shares Christian music he has composed and has recorded four projects with his brother, Don. The church is at 105 Utica Road.
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