SCHAGHTICOKE - Robert W. (Brown) Darrow passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Albany Medical Center. He was 72.
Relatives and friends may call from 1-3:00pm on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 173 Main Street, Schaghticoke. A memorial service will follow at 3pm in the funeral home.
Kindly consider donations to the American Diabetes Association in lieu of flowers in memory of Bob Darrow.
Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com
MECHANICVILLE - Stephen J. Krauss formerly of Vosburgh Road passed away on Friday, April 1, 2016 at the Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Scotia. He was 95.
Relatives and friends may call from 4-7:00pm on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 319 Park Avenue, Mechanicville. Funeral Mass will be Friday at 12 noon at All Saints on the Hudson, South Church. Burial with military honors will be in Saratoga National Cemetery.
Kindly consider donations to the Food Pantry at MACSC, PO Box 30, Mechanicville, NY 12118 in memory of Stephen J. Krauss. Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com
HALFMOON – Mrs. S. Antoinette (Loffredo) Greaney, 81, died peacefully at home, Monday evening, March 28th, surrounded by her loving family and friends.
At her request, there will be no viewing hours.
Relative and friends are invited to attend Antoinette’s inurnment with military honors on Monday, April 11th at 1 PM, at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Rd., Schuylerville. Those attending are asked to meet at the Cemetery Visitors Center at 12:45 PM.
Those wishing to make a memorial remembrance in Antoinette’s name may do so to Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
Arrangements by the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, Mechanicville.
To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com
Sandy McBride, local writer and Express contributor, will be one of the featured poets at the Easton Library's celebration of National Poetry Month on Thursday, April 14 at 7 p.m. at the library on Route 40. She will read poetry from her books "Mist Upon the Pond" and "Meadow Flowers", as well as some not-yet-published pieces. Also reading their poetry will be Lloyd Barnhart and Sarah Gabriel.
People who attend the reading are welcome to bring their own poems, or much-loved favorites, to share with everyone.
Five Students Named as Recipients of SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence
TROY, NY (04/05/2016)-- Five Hudson Valley Community College students were recently recognized with one of the highest honors bestowed on a student in the State University of New York system.
Local recipients of the prestigious honor included:
Taylar Delisle of Mechanicville. Delisle, who is studying in the Liberal Arts and Science: Humanities and Social Science program, is president and captain of the Cheerleading and Pep Squad Club and has actively worked to promote student involvement in campus events. She has twice been named to the President's List, which notes students who have a term grade point average above 3.5. Outside of campus, she is an assistant coach for Watervliet Pop Warner and has volunteered for several charities, including Avery's Angels, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, a sexual violence awareness campaign.
Erica Shudt of Melrose.
Founded in 1953, Hudson Valley Community College offers 80 degree and certificate programs in four schools: Business; Engineering and Industrial Technologies; Health Science; and Liberal Arts and Sciences; and an Educational Opportunity Center for academic and career training. One of 30 community colleges in the State University of New York system, it has an enrollment of nearly 12,000 students, and is known as a leader in distance learning initiatives and workforce training. Hudson Valley has more than 75,000 alumni.
Kimberlee Kocienski of Schaghticoke, N.Y., Hands in All-New England and/or All-ECAC Indoor Track & Field Performance
WORCESTER, MA (04/05/2016)-- Kimberlee Kocienski finished in the top eight in at least one of the three regional indoor track and field championships to earn All-New England and/or All-ECAC honors this past winter.
SCHAGHTICOKE – Mrs. Madelyn M. Matala, 91, of Route 40, died suddenly at her home, Sunday, April3rd, after an apparent cardiac event.
A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday at 11:30 Am at St. Nicholas Church, Cohoes.
Burial in St. Nicholas Cemetery in Colonie. Calling hours at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville on Friday from 4-7 PM
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to any of following: Alzheimer’s Assoc, American Heart Assoc, or Adirondack Save A Stray, in memory of Madelyn Matala.
To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com
It was “community” at its best when the second annual Elks All-Star Basketball Event took place in the Mechanicville High School gym on Saturday afternoon. Planned and organized by Ashley Kucharski and Kaile Kenyon with the aid and support of Mechanicville/Stillwater Elks Lodge #1403, this event gives children with disabilities, challenges and limitations the opportunity to participate in skills-building exercises and drills on the basketball court, and have a whole lot of fun doing it. 37 boys and girls from our local communities . . .
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TOWN OF STILLWATER, March 31 – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik visited the Town of Stillwater town hall. The purpose was to offer some mutual enlightenment, and some just-getting-acquainted with the new representative from Washington.
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Tomhannock Reservoir- On Saturday April 16th from 9am to noon the Rensselaer Land Trust (RLT) in partnership with the Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA) will be holding the annual Tomhannock Reservoir Shoreline Cleanup Day. The mission of the RLT is to “conserve the open spaces, watersheds and natural habitats of Rensselaer County for the benefit of our communities and future generations.” Both organizations partner annually with the local community to dedicate a day each year to clean up the shoreline of one of the areas major water sources.
Entire article in the 04/07 issue.