The Express Newspaper July 30, 2015

Mechanicville Student Athletes Honored – by Sam DeCelle

Student Athlete, not Athlete Student. Something that Mechanicville High School sports has proven as correct over the past year as many of our students were honored by NYS at the conclusion of the spring sports season as scholar athletes.

   To attain this title and be recognized by the state, a team must have a percentage of its athletes with a 90 or above grade average. This past school year, Mechanicville had representatives from eight different sports teams. The percentage of students needed to meet the qualifications depended on the size of the sports team.

Read the entire article in the June 11th edition.

The Express Newspaper June 11, 2015

Thomas Jourdain Honored by County – by H. Wessell

BALLSTON SPA, April 21, 2015 -  Many of its deceased veterans that Saratoga County has honored in a monthly ceremony since 1999 have come back home, raised families, actively participated in their communities. It was very different for those gathered this day.

Read the entire article in the April 30th issue.

Bill Sheehan Honored by Post 490 – by Kathleen Sheehan

STILLWATER APRIL 11- Bill Sheehan was honored on Saturday for 70 years of service to and membership in the American Legion Earl J. Manning Post 490 in Stillwater.  Bill has been a prolific contributor to this newspaper over the past several decades.  Bill has described in vivid detail the feats of many Stillwater athletes, helped console grieving families with heartfelt descriptions of their loved ones, and reminded all of us, both in print and in his many Memorial Day and American Legion speeches, of the ultimate sacrifice so many made while serving their country.

Read the entire article in the April 16th issue.

The Express Newspaper – April 16, 2015

The Express Newspaper – April 9, 2015