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Pulling For History

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Just like the old days: The restored grader is put to work during a demonstration at the Altamont Fair. It was made by Climax Road Machine in Marathon, N.Y., north of Binghamton, a factory that ran from 1887 to 1890. Andrew Tinning plans to display the horse-drawn grader in June at the Gas-Up in Gallupville, and in August again at the Altamont Fair.

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Period piece: “Little Winner,” the antique road grader restored to its former glory by Andrew Tinning, looks right at home in front of the also restored village train station, now home to the Altamont Free Library. The grader will be at the station at least through April 9 when, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Judith Wines will give a presentation called “Tours and Trains in Altamont.”

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Rallying round the antique grader restored by Andrew Tinning, second from left, holding a whip, are, two grandsons of Casper Wagner, the grader’s original owner — Merlin E. Wagner at far left, and Bernard H. Wagner, at far right. The grader, which Tinning discovered, forgotten and neglected, on property behind his house on Dunnsville Road, was originally used to groom Guilderland’s roads before it was used for ditching at the Wagner farm. At center, is Steve Oliver, Guilderland’s current highway superintendent. Next to him is Judith Wines, the director of the Altamont Free Library, now housed in the village’s historic train station. The grader originally arrived in Altamont by train.

Local bank robbers may be linked to northern heists

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Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00

By Anne Hayden

GUILDERLAND — Two men robbed a bank in Hamilton Square on Wednesday, Jan. 23, and the Guilderland Police Department so far has no leads, although the suspects may be linked to robberies in northern New York.

The men entered the Berkshire Bank, near the intersection of routes 20 and 155, at approximately 2:50 p.m. in the afternoon, and each went to a different teller with a demand note, according to a release from the Guilderland Police.

“They claimed they were armed, but no weapons were shown,” said Captain Curtis Cox this week.

The suspects left the bank on foot with an undetermined amount of money.

“It appears that these may be the same subjects that robbed banks in DeWitt,” said Cox. The first robbery there took place on Jan. 3, and another happened on Jan. 14. A third robbery took place in DeWitt after the robbery in Guilderland, on Jan. 28.

The descriptions and pictures of the two suspects robbing banks in northern New York matches the description of the men who robbed the Berkshire Bank, said Cox.

“We are working with the police department in DeWitt,” said Cox. “We have a meeting scheduled with them for next week.”

The Guilderland Police are also working with the New York State Police and the State Police Aviation Unit, the release said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Guilderland Police Criminal Investigation Unit at 356-1501.