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Year of Positive Transition for Saratoga Board of Supervisors – by H. Wessell
BALLSTON SPA, January 2 – New Chairman of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors Matthew Veitch showed his readiness to get to work when, escorted by colleagues into the Board Chamber at the annual organizational meeting on Friday, he went directly to the Chairman‘s seat and was about to conduct business, when he was reminded he first had to take the oath of office.
Read the entire article in the Jan. 8th issue of the Express.
College Flunky: Rehab & Recovery – Book Review by C. Barton
Jed Donavan, a Vermont native, shares with readers his journey from addiction to sobriety in his second personal memoir, College Flunky Rehab and Recovery. His first memoir, Army Flunkies and Colorado Junkies was released in 2013. He released his latest memoir, College Flunky in 2014. Both books allow readers to feel an emotional response to Donavan’s personal journey towards his recovery. His accounts, unrefined with descriptives, allow readers to fully experience what he was experiencing through his writing. While both books nicely compliment each other and paint his picture, it is not necessary to have read one to understand and enjoy the other, in either order. The story and the messages in each of Donavan’s memoirs are very much as standalone as they are consistent and complementary of each other.
Read the entire article in the Jan. 8th issue of the Express.
Schaghticoke at Fort Fisher – by C. Kelley
Last week I wrote about the amphibious assault by the Union Army and Navy on Fort Fisher, North Carolina, defender of the last access point for supplies to the Confederacy in the Civil War. The Confederates surrendered on January 14, 1865, and the fort’s ammunition store blew up the next day, killing 200 men.
Read the entire article in the Jan. 8th issue of the Express.
Geoghegan Saves New Jersey Man
ISLAND HEIGHTS – A 28-year-old man remains under medical care following a suicide attempt on the public dock in Island Heights on Christmas night. At 7:33 pm, county dispatch directed Island Heights Ptl. Timothy Geoghegan to the Central Avenue pavilion and public dock area on the riverfront and to be on alert for a male subject driving a blue Lexus who was en route there to harm himself, according to Al Dellafave, public affairs director at the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.
Read the entire article in the Jan. 8th issue of the Express.
Stillwater United Breakfast – by V. Albert
STILLWATER JANUARY 3- The smell of freshly-brewed coffee, bacon eggs, pancakes and sausage filled the air at the Stillwater United Church on Saturday. The members of the church, under the coordination of Chris and Rick Nelson, hosted their first community breakfast of the new year with high hopes and great food.
Read the entire article in the Jan. 8th issue of the Express.
The Express Newspaper – January 8, 2015
Joseph H. Bodner, Sr. – 68
MECHANICVILLE – Joseph H. Bodner, Sr., 68, of Hemstreet Park, died suddenly at home, late Friday night, January 2, 2015. Born in Troy, January 18, 1946, he was the son of the late Alexander J. and Marie McWhinnie Bodner, Sr.
A Funeral Service will be held 9AM Wednesday at St. Luke’s on the Hill Church, 40 McBride Rd, Mechanicville with burial to follow in Hudson View Cemetery.Calling hours at St. Luke's on the Hill Church on Tuesday from 4 - 7PM.In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Hemstreet Park Fire Department in memory of Joseph H. Bodner, Sr. To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com. Arrangements by the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, Mechanicville.
The entire obituary will be in the Jan. 8th issue of the Express.
Elizabeth A. “Betty” Martin – 81
CLIFTON PARK – Elizabeth A. “Betty” Martin, 81, longtime resident of Clifton Park, died Friday evening, Jan 2nd, at the Eddy Village Green after an extended illness.
A Funeral Service will be celebrated on Wednesday at 11 AM at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville. Burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery,Waterford. Calling hours at the Funeral Home on Tuesday from 4-7 PM. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer’s Assoc. of NE NY,4 Pine West Plaza, Suite 405, Albany, NY 12205.To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com
The entire obituary will be in the Jan. 8th issue of the Express.
Awards and Achievements/Local College Students
Amber Howe of Stillwater named to Harding University dean's list
SEARCY, AR (01/01/2015)(readMedia)-- Stillwater resident Amber Howe, a senior accounting major at Harding University, is among more than 1,200 University students included on the dean's list for grades achieved during the fall 2014 semester.
Keene State Announces the 2014 Fall Dean's List
KEENE, NH (12/24/2014)(readMedia)-- 1,467 students have been named to the fall 2014 dean's list at Keene State College. .
To qualify for the dean's list, Keene State undergraduates must be enrolled in a degree program and must have completed a minimum of six credit hours in the semester, receiving no failing or incomplete grades. Students must achieve a 3.5 or higher grade point average on a 4.0 scale to earn dean's list honors.
The following local students have been named to the dean's list:
Mark DiIanni of Valley Falls
Aubree Williams of Mechanicville
Jenna Ziobrowski of Clifton Park