Monthly Archives: July 2014

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Our 3rd Anniversary of Owning The Express Newspaper

Today marks our 3rd year of owning the Express Newspaper - where has the time gone? We couldn't do this alone so we just want to give a "Big Thank You" to all our writers and contributors, sales staff, photographers, design staff, our drivers, our subscribers, and all our readers. Thank you to all the great communities that we cover for making us a part of your hometowns. We are blessed to be doing what we love. Thank you and we are looking forward to another great year ahead.

Tom & Cindy Mahoney & Family

 

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Awards and Achievements/Local College Students

Le Moyne College Spring 2014 dean's List

SYRACUSE, NY (07/25/2014)(readMedia)-- The following students have been named to the dean's list at Le Moyne College for the spring 2014 semester:

Elisa Hannan of Clifton Park (12065), who recently completed senior year, is majoring in Biology.

Michael Jenkins of Clifton Park (12065), who recently completed sophomore year, is majoring in Business Administration: Finance.

Kaitlyn Mullahey of Clifton Park (12065), who recently completed senior year, is majoring in Psychology.

Jenelle Powell of Clifton Park (12065), who recently completed sophomore year, is majoring in Biology.

Joseph Rizzo of Clifton Park (12065), who recently completed junior year, is majoring in English.

Local Residents Achieve Dean's List at SUNY Delhi

 DELHI, NY (07/25/2014)(readMedia)-- The following students have been cited for academic achievement for the Spring 2014 semester by achieving the Dean's List at the State University of New York College of Technology at Delhi. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must have an academic average of 3.50 or higher and take six credit hours or more within the semester.

Madeline Gribben of Clifton Park, NY - AS in Liberal Arts - General Studies

Katie Devoe of Clifton Park, NY - BSN in Nursing

Peter Thomsen of Stillwater, NY - CERT in Electrical Instrumentation Certificate

Binghamton University students receive academic honors

BINGHAMTON, NY (07/25/2014)(readMedia)-- Binghamton University students receive academic honors for making the Dean's List for the spring 2014 semester:

Kathleen M Klein of Clifton Park NY

Lauren J Ross-Hixson of Johnsonville NY

Katelyn M Finneran of Clifton Park NY

Kate E Silfer of Mechanicville NY

Edward M Cody of Clifton Park NY

Brian P Frodey of Clifton Park NY

Stefan M Grzyboski of Clifton Park NY

Sanjay Achar of Clifton Park NY

Eleanor I Smith-Dufresne of Clifton Park NY

Ashley N Lieberman of Waterford NY

Sheeva Massoudi of Clifton Park NY

News from University of New Haven

WEST HAVEN, CT (07/28/2014)(readMedia)-- The following students graduated from the University of New Haven on May 18, 2014:

Amanda Hathaway of Stillwater, NY.

Julian Tsyn of Mechanicville, NY.

Union College students named to 2014 Dean's List

SCHENECTADY, NY (07/29/2014)(readMedia)-- The following Union College students were named to the Dean's List for the 2013-14 academic year.

Alyssa Bonesteel of Melrose, NY; Bonesteel is majoring in Political Science, and a 2013 graduate of Tamarac High School.

Alexander Cavert of Clifton Park, NY; Cavert is majoring in Biology, and a 2011 graduate of Albany Academies.

Gregory Geisel of Clifton Park, NY; Geisel is majoring in Biology, and a 2013 graduate of Shenendehowa High School East.

Mollie Gilchrist of Johnsonville, NY; Gilchrist is majoring in Political Science, and a 2011 graduate of Hoosic Valley Central School.

Brandon Jones of Mechanicville, NY; Jones is majoring in Biochemistry, and a 2012 graduate of Mechanicville High School.

Daniel Tompkins of Stillwater, NY; Tompkins is majoring in Psychology and Managerial Economics, and a 2013 graduate of Stillwater Central School.

Erin Wade of Waterford, NY; Wade is majoring in English, and a 2012 graduate of Waterford-Halfmoon High School.

Kristopher Woodcock of Clifton Park, NY; Woodcock is majoring in Economics, and a graduate of .

Binghamton University students receive academic honors

BINGHAMTON, NY (07/29/2014)(readMedia)-- Binghamton University students receive academic honors for making the Dean's List for the spring 2014 semester:

Ami S Bhavsar of Halfmoon / Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science

Clayton J Mangette of Clifton Park / Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science

Lauren N Silberstein of Clifton Park / School of Management

Alexander E Duerr of Clifton Park / School of Management

Eric F Hurd of Clifton Park / School of Management

Deborah L Lemonds of Clifton Park / Decker School of Nursing

Andrea R Embrechts of Clifton Park / Decker School of Nursing

Emily Gunner of Clifton Park / Decker School of Nursing

Area students to attend SUNY Oswego

OSWEGO, NY (07/30/2014)(readMedia)-- More than 1,450 students have reserved places as freshmen at SUNY Oswego. Fall 2014 classes will begin Aug. 25. Local students include:

Samuel A. Cope of Michelle Drive in Clifton Park.

Tanner M. Cretti of Orchard Park Drive in Clifton Park. He is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.

Jonathan A. Davis-Taylor of Mapleridge Avenue in Clifton Park. He is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.

Alexander E. Hochberg of Garden Drive in Clifton Park. He is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.

Danniel Ismail of Old Coach Road in Clifton Park. He is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.

Morgan J. Kelly of P.O. Box 1022 in Clifton Park. She is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.

Jillian K. Mcgrath of Carriage Road in Clifton Park. She is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.

Nicholas Quigley of Gloucester Street in Clifton Park. He is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.

Robert W. Robak of Heritage Lane in Clifton Park. He is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.

Kirstin M. Swartz of Wilden Way in Clifton Park. She is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.

Jillian N. Travis of Ivy Court in Clifton Park. She is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.

Seth Demos of Cary Road in Mechanicville. He is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.

Kayla J. Peterson of Silo Drive in Waterford. She is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.


Area transfer students to attend SUNY Oswego

OSWEGO, NY (07/30/2014)(readMedia)-- More than 675 transfer students have reserved places at SUNY Oswego for fall 2014. Classes start Aug. 25. Local students include:

Adam Erno of Hudson River Road in Mechanicville. He last studied at Onondaga Community College, and intends to major in business administration at Oswego.

Thaddeus X. Piskutz of Van Ness Road in Mechanicville. He last studied at Adirondack Community College, and intends to major in broadcasting and mass communication at Oswego.

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Schooner Lois McClure In Port at Mechanicville August 1st.

 

Schooner Lois McClure 2014 Tour
1814: From War to Peace
in port at Mechanicville, August 1st

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's schooner Lois McClure will be in port at Mechanicville at the Town Dock on August 1st, and will be open to the public from 10 AM to 3 PM during her tour commemorating the War of 1812 Bicentennial. This year’s thematic and interpretive message is 1814: From War to Peace.  “The shipbuilding races and naval battles of 1814 helped to determine the outcome of the War of 1812, and left a legacy of shipwrecks beneath the waters of the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and Lake Champlain,” explains Art Cohn, Special Project Director. “Our dynamic outreach program explores history where it happened, on the anniversary of the cross-border war that ushered in 200 years of peace. We will be sharing new information about the crucial role of the New York City shipwrights who came to Lake Champlain to build the fleet that Commodore Macdonough took into battle.”

Visitors can board the schooner free of charge to explore the 88-foot long boat “from stem to stern.”Many ports on the tour played significant roles during the War of 1812. In recent years, a tangible legacy of shipwrecks from the War of 1812 has been discovered at the bottom of the lakes and waterways where naval history was made. These shipwrecks, and related sites on land form a powerful connection to the little-known war, which closed the final chapter in North American boundary disputes and ushered in two centuries of peaceful alliance between the United States, Britain, and Canada. The schooner will carry copies of a newly released book, Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks from the War of 1812, which presents more than a dozen underwater studies of 1812 warships.

In addition to concluding the War of 1812 trilogy, the 2014 program will carry information about environmental stewardship and the incredible historic canal system that is still operational today.

The 2014 journey begins in June on Lake Champlain, and continues south through the Champlain Canal and the Hudson River to New York City where the NYC shipwrights will be acknowledged. The schooner returns to Lake Champlain for the 200th anniversary of the critical Battle of Plattsburgh in September, then travels down the Chambly Canal in Quebec to connect Canadians with our shared heritage before returning to Lake Champlain in the fall.

Lois McClure was built by LCMM shipwrights and volunteers on the Burlington waterfront, based on two shipwrecks of 1862-class canal schooners discovered in Lake Champlain. Since 2004, Lois McClure has cruised Lake Champlain, the Hudson and St. Lawrence Rivers, and the Erie Canal System, and has visited over 200 communities and welcomed aboard more than 200,000 visitors. Many of the historic canals on which the schooner travels were constructed not long after the War of 1812, and were viewed in part as “homeland security” if it became necessary to transport troops or military supplies. Happily, the canals and the canal boats on them have instead served the network of shared trade, commerce and recreation enjoyed by Canadians and Americans.

LCMM’s authentic replica 1862 canal schooner Lois McClure has no means of propulsion other than sail, so 1964 tugboat C. L. Churchill serves as power. This season LCMM celebrates the tenth year of schooner operations, and Churchill’s 50th birthday.

Free admission is offered throughout the tour thanks to the generous support of sponsors including the New York State Canal Corporation, State of Vermont, National Park Service, Lake Champlain Basin Program, I Love NY, Parcs Canada, the farm families of Cabot Creamery, and Lake Champlain Transportation.

 

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Malta Working to Change GloFo Traffic Light – By H. Wessell

MALTA, July 28 -  At the Malta Town Board July 28 agenda meeting Supervisor Paul Sausville reported that the Highway Superintendent Roger Crandall has recommended that the GlobalFoundries traffic light at the construction site on Cold Springs Road, which has been a subject of concern at its current placing, be relocated at the intersection of Cordero and Cold Springs Roads, to regulate traffic that is coming to the campus for work at 6AM. He said there have been traffic problems due to some drivers using Knapp Road as a way to get in the back door of the campus

Read the entire article in the Aug. 31st issue of the Express.

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Stillwater Book Talk – By J. Dugan

 

STILLWATER - On the first Monday of each month, patrons of the Stillwater Free Library gather to dish about their latest reads, favorite authors and about life in general. This free drop in group welcomes new members with open arms and provides a great chance to socialize and “talk shop” with other book lovers. The next meeting of the group will take place at 1pm on Monday, August 4.

 

Read the entire article in the Aug. 31st issue of the Express.

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Baker Family 150th Reunion – By Sandy McBride

 

   James Baker was just a boy of 11 when the American Revolution broke out in the colonies.  With the flaming rhetoric of patriots inspiring them to take up arms, men of all ages joined the Continental Army and local militia companies to fight for freedom from the oppressive British crown.  Three of James’ brothers joined the army.  Brother Peter served four years, and was at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777.  Both he and William also served in the War of 1812.

   James was the seventh child of James Baker, whose great grandfather, a Puritan, had emigrated from England in the 1630’s to escape religious persecution.  His mother was Jemima Kirk Baker, a Quaker preacher in the colony of New York.  The Bakers had thirteen children.  When the British invaded Long Island, the family moved to Dutchess County.

Read the entire article in the Aug. 31st issue of the Express.

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Father George Fleming Says Goodbye to Transfiguration Parish – By C. Barton

Story and Photos by Christine Barton

Transfiguration Parish-“It saddens me greatly to think of next weekend, July 19th and 20th, as my last Sunday celebrations with all of you,” Says Father George Fleming in his Pastors desk note in the weekly church bulletin. In early July Father George, as he is referred to by the community, announced that he would be leaving Transfiguration parish on July 25th to cover four parishes in Columbia County. He will start his new assignment on August 8th.

Read the entire article in the Aug. 31st issue of the Express.

 

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