STILLWATER, April 10 – Supervisor Edward Kinowski says that very soon, invitations will be going out to local officials and businesspeople to be part of the May 30, long dreamed of, grand reopening of Brown's Beach. "Let's have a nice ribbon cutting. We may be lucky, because it appears the ice is slowly going away – And by May 30 I think it's all going to be gone! ... Things are gearing up."
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SCHAGHTICOKE - Jean Guy Bedard of Hemstreet Road passed away peacefully on Monday, April 13, 2015 at his home with his loving family at his side. He was 81.
Relatives and friends may call from 4-7pm on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 173 Main Street, Schaghticoke. Funeral service will be conducted at 10am on Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Kindly consider donations to the Hoosic Valley Fire Department in loving memory of Guy Bedard.
Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com
GENESEO, NY (04/07/2015)(readMedia)-- Faculty members at the State University of New York at Geneseo have elected a new group of students to the college's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most widely known academic honor society. Students from the junior and senior classes are selected each spring for membership into the organization. New inductees from this area are:
Sarah Nafis of Clifton Park, NY (12065)
Michael Yee of Clifton Park, NY (12065)
BATON ROUGE, LA (04/08/2015)(readMedia)-- The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Robert Krupanich of Clifton Park, N.Y., was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Krupanich was initiated at State University of New York at Potsdam.
ONEONTA, NY (04/10/2015)(readMedia)-- A total of 131 students received the SUNY Oneonta 2014-2015 Susan Sutton Smith Award for academic excellence. To be eligible for the award, a student must be a freshman, sophomore or junior with a grade-point average of 3.9 or higher.
Student award winners receive a certificate, a gift card to the campus bookstore, and an invitation to attend the annual Susan Sutton Smith Lecture and reception. Dr. Joseph Pignato, associate professor of music at SUNY Oneonta, will deliver this year's lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in the Craven Lounge of the college's Morris Conference Center. Pignato is the 21st recipient of the Susan Sutton Smith Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence, created to recognize faculty achievement outside the classroom and named in memory of the late SUNY Oneonta professor of English.
The following area students received the 2014-2015 Susan Sutton Smith Award for academic excellence:
Nathan Laing of Waterford (12188), whose major is Geography;
Emily Snyder of Clifton Park (12065), whose major is English;
Connor Chapman of Clifton Park (12065), whose major is Meteorology;
Connor Killane of Clifton Park (12065), whose major is Business Economics;
ONEONTA, NY (04/09/2015)(readMedia)-- Margaret Sanderson of Schaghticoke, NY, was inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, on April 9. Sanderson, who is majoring in Early/Elementary Education, is a member of the Cross Country & Track & Field team at SUNY Oneonta.
MECHANICVILLE – Albert E. Morelli, 57, of No. Main St., died hat home Easter Sunday, Apr. 5th after struggling with a number of illnesses.Private services to be held at the convenience of the family.
Burial in Hudson View Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to St. Luke’s On the Hill Episcopal Church, 40 McBride Road, Mechanicville, 12118.Arrangements by the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, Mechanicville.
MECHANICVILLE - Mrs. Olympia Lanzone D’Amico, 92, of Viall Ave. Hill, died Monday, April 6th, at home, in the loving company of her family.A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 11 AM at All Saints on the Hudson South Church, 121 No. Main ST., Mechanicville. Burial in Saratoga National Cemetery.Calling hours at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville on Wednesday from 4-7 PM.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer’s Assoc. or the American Heart Assoc in loving memory of Olympia D’Amico. To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com
CLIFTON PARK - Bobby C. Blood of Sparrow Hawk Circle passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Saratoga Hospital. He was 88.
Services will be private and at the convenience of his family. Burial will be in the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.
Kindly consider donations to the Animal Protective Foundation, 53 Maple Ave, Schenectady, NY 12302 in memory of Bobby Blood. Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com
Maddy - Maddy is a female lab mix who is probably 4 - 5 months old. She was dropped off on a country dirt road 4 weeks ago. Luckily it was right near one of our rescue fosters. So she was able to get into safety She gets along great with other dogs and children. She has been dewormed and given first puppy vaccinations. Maddy has a sweet easygoing personality. She weighs about 25 lbs and will probably be around 40 lbs when grown. She will make a good family pet.
Benelli - This little guy ended up on death row of a high kill shelter. He was very depressed at being in the shelter until one of our rescue coordinators saw him and got him out. He is a little lover. He is a bulldog mix and about 14lbs at 12 weeks. He has been vetted and given his first shots and wormed. His foster mom says he is a sweetie and gets along with other dogs. He will make an excellent companion for some lucky family.
Last of the Piggly Wiggly pups - These two are the last of the litter that were found at the Piggly Wiggly store down south. They were still at the spay/neuter clinic and are now coming up to find their forever homes. They are both beautiful and wonderful pups. They are about 14-16 weeks old, have been vet checked, up to date on shots and wormed. For more information on them please call the shelter at 518-654-6220 or come and visit us and the rest of our furbabies in need of homes.
