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8490 1/01/95 8M 801 B~THL~H~M PUBLIC LIBRARY '>51 DELAWARE AVE D~LMAR NY 120~4 The weekly newspaper serving the Towns. of Bethlehem and New Scotland Nicoll~Sill :mansion hits :market ByDevTobin "It was a: shell- open to the The oldest house in town, a mansion elements, sagging and also built in the 18th century for the Van vandalized. We had it steam Rensselaer family, is for sale. cleaned from top to bottom and took out 60 truckloads of The Nicoll-Sill House on Dinmore Road debris." in Cedar Hill, which graces the cover of Bethlehem's bicentennial history book, is The restoration is com owned by Scotia attorney Paul Mulligan, plete, although "you could al son of the late Thomas E. Mulligan, a ways continue to work on former town historian. things like the basement or scraping woodwork," The house was originally built in 1735 Mulligan said. and enlarged in the 1790s and again in the 19th century. Mulligan bought tlie prop The ideal use of the house erty from thetownfor$21,515in 1983,and would be as a historical mu renovated it, with ·the help of his father, seum or gallery, Mulligan into a single-family residence for himself. said. One potential buyer is interested in turning the "My father was really interested in pre house into a gallery for icons serving the house after the town bought and other art from Eastern The historic Nicoll-Sill House, the oldest surviving structure in Bethlehem, has it. He said to allow this to go would be to Europe, he added. been completely renovated and is for sale. Dev Tobin lose something irreplaceable, then where do you go to find itafterifsgone," Mulligan Asked why he was selling, said. · Mulligan replied, "It's justtoo big for one much if it were not adjacent to the town's Newell said. "Paul did a fantastic job re person." Thehousehad fallen into disrepair and wastewater treatment plant, according to habbing it." needed a lot of work, Mulligan recalled. The house is listed for $398,000 with realtor Dave NewelL The house has five bedrooms, three- . Bob Howard, but would be worth twice as "It's a gorgeous house with high ceil and-a-half bathrooms, eight working fire ings, original floors, two new.furnacesand places and more than 6,000 square feet of new electric plumbing, roof and kitchen," D MANSION/page 18 Master plan aims to keep wide open town spaces By Mel Hyman eludes the floodplains, habitat areas, hill The master plan drawn up by the Beth sides and tributary ravines along the lehem Land Use Management Advisory Hudson River corridor. Committeetargetsdif- -------------------- ferentareas of town for open space, parkland We tried to take a balanced approach and agriculture. in recognizing that development Conservation areas is going to continue. need safeguards Jeff Lipnicky against development because they contain the most environmentally sensitive lands Also recommended for protection are in the town, the report said.· the floodplains and deep ravines along the Norman skill and its tributaries; the ravine The major components of the open space system envisioned by LUMAC in- D PLAN/pagelB Test wells come up·clean By Mel Hyman The only impurity engineers have dis covered is a high iron content, which can Bethlehem's proposed $10 million wa be precipitated out fairly easily. To ensure tertreatment plant along the Hudson River that iron levels stay below accepted drink shoreline has yet to be built, but it's al ing water standards, town engineers are ready turning up roses. looking at a state-of-the-art treatment pro Test wells on the site, just south of the cess using ozone as well as chlorine. Henry Hudson Park off Route 144, show 'There is only one other plant in New the waterto be free of virtually all contami York state that includes ozone in the treat nants. ' ment process," Secor said. "We're cur "It's as good as any well supply that rently running a pilot study on ozone treat you'll find," said Public Works Commis ment of groundwater at our well sites." sioner Bruce Secor. "There are no bacte ria problems that we can detect." D TESTS/page 18 • '*"'"' f ........... ~ .• t· .. :· ..............................................................................~.- ..............................-,~ ....... ,·~·-·.- .....·~,~~ ...... ~·-·-~.... ·~.~~ THE SPOTLIGHT PAGE 2- September 15, 1993 Cops nab 7 for·nwi Helping hands ·Bethlehem police nabbed Francis J. Grant Jr., 31, of seven motorists recently on Garfield Road, Stephentown, was charges of driving while intoxi~ stopped at 10:39 p.m. Thursday, cated. Sept 9, for failure to keep right on Duane Michael Quinn, 22, of Route 144, poli~e said. He Was Box 24, westerlo, was stopped at. also charge~ w1th DWI and re- 4:59 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3, for fail- lease~ pendmg a Sept. 21 appear ore to keep right on Route 32, ance m town court. • police said. He was charged with Mark Anthony Pomakoy, 25, I DWI and released pending a fu- of5 Guilder Lane, Glenmont, was ture appearance in town court. stopped at 3:15 a.m. Saturday, • . Catherine T. Doerr, 68, of 10 Sept 11, for not wearing his seat ~II Quincy Road Glenmont was belt on Route 9W near the ,.-. apprehended ~t 11:39 p.m. Satur- Glenmont Car Wash, po~ce said. ~ day,Sept.4,neartheintersection He was also ~harged.Wlth D:w' of Quincy Road and Common- a':d not haVIng an mspect~on wealth Drive, police said. She was sticker. He was released pendmg charged with failure to keep right a Sept 21 appearance m town and DWI, and was released pend- court ing a Sept. 21 appearance in town Also locally, the sheriffs patrol court. in Voorheesville arrested a Andrew C. Gavel, 31, of 45 Voorheesville man for DWI on Mountalnview Ave., Albany, was Thursday, Sept. 9, at about 11:45 stoppedat4:04a.m.Sunday,Sept. p.m._James l_{urposka, 41, of 10 5, for failure to keep right on Route Stonmgton H~l Road, was st?pped 9W, police said. He was also o': Route 85Am yoorheesVIII~.for charged with a felony count of failure to keep n!1ht. After failmg DWI and was released pending a several field sobnetytests, he was Sept 21 appearance in town court. arrested for DWI. David Martin, 33, of Charlotte; Kurposka was released on his Suzanne Hansen, left, Emily Hartnett and Brian Garver of the Bethlehem Lutheran · t d t 2 M own recognizance and is due in Church Senior High Youth Group will be conducting a car wash on Saturday, Sept. N .C ., was arres e a a.m. on- II S 18; from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church on 85 Elm Ave. Group members are collecting day,Sept.6,forspeedingonRoute vi age court ept. 23. pledges and based on the number of cars washed, and proceeds of up to $600 will be 85nearBiessingRoad,policesaid. -Police probe burglary matched by the Aid Association for Lutherans. The money will be donated to the Dan He was als.o charged with operat Bethlehem police are investi Willi fund. Willi was injured in a pool accident during the summer. For information, ing a motor vehicle with a sus call youth group advisers Marji or Scott Bohler at 756-6247. Susan.Graves pended license and DWI. He was gating a house break-in on released on $250 bail pending a McCormick Road where burglars Sept 21 appearance in town court. hauled away a small fortune in . jewelry. Todd G. Gregory, 29, of New Key Bank staff to lend helping hand Britain, Conn., was stopped at2:07 The Slingerlands home was Eleven employees from three pare a congregate lunch meal at Volunteers will help out the Re-. a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, for follow burglarized sometime between 1 . and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Key Bank offices in Bethlehem the Delmar Presbyterian Church gional Food Bank in Latham . ing too closely on Route 9W,.po will work with the town Senior at 585 Delaware Ave. The sched The burglars removed an Landscapingandpaintingwork · lice said. He was charged with Services and Senior Projects Inc., uled cooks are Sandy Miller and Oneida silverware set plus "nu is planned for the Heritage Valley felony unlicensed operation of· a from noon to 5 p.m. today. Jeannie Clother. motor vehicle and DWI. He was merous, numetous items of jew~ Red Cross building on State Street sent to the Albany County Jail in elry," said Police Lt. Frederick The first project for the Key Helpingwith transportation will in Schenectady. Bank workers will be to help pre- be Uz Shraa, Usa Brock and Carol lieu of $1,000 bail. Halligan. Bankvolunteersare scheduled Ust. Tony Caggianelli will provide to repair the greenhouse, harvest the entertainment. Lunchtime gardens and package food at the workers will include Cheri Smith,· One Accord Food Pantry in Troy. Sam Bennett, Colleen Dowd and Career counseli!lg for pregnant Kelly Wagner. teens will be offered at Commu After lunch, thevoltmteers will nity Maternity Set>ices in Albany. head overtothetown hall to wash, The SalvationArmy building at vacuum and clean the senior serv- 22 Clinton Ave. in Albany will ice vans. benefit as well when Key Bank · The Key Bank "Neighbors workers anive to shampoo car Make a Difference" program has pets, paint and wash the mobile several other projects for toda)'. canteen. Retail On All of Our Solid Oak Furniture Miss this sale and you'll have to wait Unti/1994! (Sale Ends 9/20/93) E. GREENBUSH CLIFTON PARK 1580 Columbia Turnpike 1603 Route 9 ............... Vegas Night Routes 9 & 20 Town Ctr.