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Florence A. Luciano – 89

MECHANICVILLE – Florence A. Luciano, 89, of Warsaw Avenue, died Tuesday, Jan. 13th, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Troy, after a brief illness.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 11 AM at All Saints on the Hudson Church, 121 North Main St., Mechanicville, with burial to follow in St. Paul’s Cemetery. Calling hours at the All Saints Church, 121 No. Main ST on Friday from 3-7 PM   In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com.

Arrangements by the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, Mechanicville.

Read the entire obituary in the Jan. 22 issue of the Express.

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Josephine DeMarco Russom – 99

MECHANICVILLE – Josephine DeMarco Russom, 99, died peacefully Tuesday at Maplewood Manor, just 7 months shy of her 100th Birthday. Born in Mechanicville, August 30, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lucia DiNata DeMarco.

A Funeral Service will be held Friday at 3PM at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 South Main St, Mechanicville, NY 12118 with burial to follow at St. Paul’s Cemetery. Calling hours Friday prior to the service from 12 – 3PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mechanicville-Stillwater Breast Cancer Walk, C/O Joyce DiVirgilio, 270 South Main Street, Mechanicville, NY 12118 in loving memory of Josephine Russom. To leave condolences and for directions, please visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com.

Read the entire obituary in the Jan. 22 Express.

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H.O.P.E Pets for Adoption

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Scout is an ~ 4 year old Golden Retriever who is a a really nice dog. Scout who needs a special family - please read all about him!
Scout is a lone wolf - he needs to be the only four-legged child in the home (no cats or other dogs). If you have kids (the two-legged variety), he's great with them. His foster mom says he's great with her kids (all age 10 and over). A fenced yard is a must - Scout can't be out loose as he doesn't like other dogs. So if you have little ones who may let him out, he's probably not the dog for you. Please read on.........
Now that we've gotten that out of the way, please don't give up on him! Scout is a really a loving dog - LOVES people and LOVES playing football - and will toss the ball back and forth to you. Swimming? YAY! Playing drop the football in the pool and swimming combined is the best! Scout will be a super companion in the right home!

Scout is neutered, up to date on his shots, and microchipped.

For more information, please contact Kara at hondamen@aol.com.

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Harper is a very confident 1 1/2 year-old little lady. She enjoys sleeping in the sun all day and curling up on soft bed covers. She loves playing with anything and everything left to her for toys. She enjoys chasing bugs as her little hunter self. Harper is a little shy and quite independent preferring the other cats to people, although sometimes she will follow you around until she gets what she wants (dinner or toys or a quick pet). She would be perfect for a family that is looking to find a companion for an existing pet or a family that would like to adopt more than one cat. Harper is up to date on her vaccinations, spayed and has tested negative for FIV and Feline Leukemia.

For more information, please contact her foster mother, Karla @ redefinedesign@excite.com

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Adirondack Save – A – Stray Pets for Adoption

LondonLondon- Meet London. She is a Chug, part Chihuahua, part Pug. She is house trained, crate trained, good manners on a leash, spayed, UTD on vaccines, loves to be in your lap, gets along with other critters, and very affectionate. She was found running at large at a rest area on northbound I-75. What an amazing little doggie! She loves people even when they abandoned her. Their loss. She is approximately 4 years old.
Dumpster pupsDumpster pups - These pups were found dumped with their DEAD mother like trash???? they appear to be about 2 1/2-3 mo old. Beagle/Bassett or daschound mix. They have short legs and long ears. All female but one....I think the tannish one on the bottom is the male. One vaccination, wormed and revolution.

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“Je Suis Charlie”

Amendment I to the Constitution Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press are the foundations of any liberal democracy. They protect our right to think and to speak. Without those freedoms the others become moot. If rights are being violated , without a free press, there will be no one to report it.

Attacks on people for having the temerity to think and speak for themselves is a threat to every citizen since it is an attack on our form of government. Paris, France is thousands of miles away. By this time we all know acts of terrorism undertaken by religious vigilantes can happen anywhere.

We are all "Je Suis Charlie" today.

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City Hall & School News -by Renate Gerstenberger, Madison Gowett, and David Coreno

MECHANICVILLE JANURAY 7- At this weeks past city council meeting commissioner Gilheany stated that the city was at a good cash position going into the New Year. The firefighting department was $9,000 under budget for 2014, with $6,700 being given back to the city.

Read all the articles in the Jan. 15th issue of the Express.

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This Month in the Civil War – Fort Fisher Surrenders – by S. McBride

As William Tecumseh Sherman was offering the capture of the key Confederate city of Savannah, Georgia to President Abraham Lincoln as a “Christmas gift”, a combined amphibious Army and Navy force was engaged in an attempt to capture Fort Fisher near Wilmington, North Carolina. That was the only remaining Atlantic seaport accessible to blockade runners who were bringing in supplies to keep the rapidly-fading Confederate hopes of victory alive.

Read the entire article in the Jan. 15th issue of the Express.