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Adirondack Save-A-Stray Pets for Adoption

Lola - This beautiful girl just LOVES everybody!. She is about the friendliest girl ever. The people down in the rescue just fell in love with her so how could we say no. Lola is about a year old, vet checked, up to date on shots, spayed and HW tested. For more information please call the shelter at 518-654-6220.
Chi/Papillon mixes -How can you resist these cute Chihuahua/Papillon mixes? If you're looking for a smaller dog then this fits the bill. They are already 12 weeks old, have 3 sets of shots, vet checked, wormed, and come with flea control. They are ready to start their journey with you. Please come and meet them and pick one that steals your heart. For further information please call the shelter at (518) 654-6220.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Information contact

Meg Myers, Director, Domestic Violence and Family Resource Programs, MACSC

(518) 664-8322 x314

Mechanicville, NY September 26, 2014…National news stories appear about the explosion of domestic violence. From professional athletes, to local offenders, domestic violence affects men, women, and children on a daily basis. Whether or not it’s referred to as battering, family abuse, or intimate partner violence, domestic violence is a physical, emotional and/or psychological behavior that one person uses to gain power and control over another in a relationship.  In Mechanicville alone, a small city of one square mile, there was a 32% increase in domestic incident reports filed by police officers in 2012.  Throughout the country, there are millions of stories about the abuse of real people. According to the Allstate Foundation Poll on Domestic Violence, 74 percent of Americans know someone who is or has been a victim of domestic violence.

Read the entire article in the Oct. 9th edition of the Express.

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Mule Day’s Magnificent Mules – by S. McBride

All of us who grew up in this area a few years back know that song which was written by Thomas Allen back in 1905.  We sang it in school.  It was Americana. For us in the Mechanicville-Stillwater-Waterford-Halfmoon area, it was our own history.  We live in an area where a century and a half ago the Erie Canal and the Champlain Canal were both life-giving arteries that made transportation, settlement and commerce possible throughout northern and central New York in the days before there were planes, trains and automobiles, big trucks and superhighways. The barges and passenger boats that plied the waters of these amazing canals in the 19th and early 20th centuries were for the most part powered by mules walking the towpaths.

Read the entire article in the Oct. 9th issue of the Express.

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Halfmoon-Waterford FD Open House – by M. LeMay

HALFMOON- Sunday October 5th The Halfmoon-Waterford Fire District No.1 held their annual fire prevention open house. October is fire prevention month so this was a great event to show families and kids what their volunteer fire department does on a daily basis to protect them and our community. This year’s theme is “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives, Test Yours Every Month”.

Read the entire article in the Oct. 9th edition of the Express.

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Local Heroes Take Flight of Honor – by C. Barton

Capital District-On Saturday October 4th following a celebratory ceremony to kick off the day, the Leatherstocking Honor Flight set off for a trip to Washington D.C. The Honor Flight allowed many Capital Region Veterans to “experience and reflect together at their memorials.” The Leatherstocking Honor Flight was established in 2008. Leatherstocking is hub of the National Honor Flight Network, which serves the Greater Capital District of York, Western Massachusetts and Vermont. To date over 1,000 Veterans have been escorted to Washington D.C by way of the Leatherstocking Honor Flight. Currently there are hubs in almost all of the 50 states, each supporting the mission, “to recognize American Veterans for their sacrifices and achievements by flying them to Washington D.C to see their memorials, at no cost to them.”   

Read the entire article in the Oct. 9th edition of the Express.

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The Express Newspaper – October 9, 2014

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Garrett J. Geurtze, III – 82

MECHANICVILLE – Garrett J. Geurtze, III, 82 of Saratoga Ave., died Tuesday, Sept. 30th at Saratoga Hospital, following an extended illness.

A Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, Oct. 5th at 5 PM at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville. Calling hours at the Funeral Home on Sunday from 3-5 PM.

Remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th Floor, NY, NY 10001, in memory of Garrett J. Geurtze, III.

To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com.

The entire obituary will run in the Oct. 9th issue of the Express.

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Jacqueline M. Ronda – 56

MECHANICVILLE – Jacqueline M. Ronda, 56, of No Main St., died suddenly Monday, Sept 29th, at home, as a result of a fall in her residence.

A Funeral Service will be held on Friday at 7 PM at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville. Burial in Hudson View Cemetery.

Calling hours at the Funeral Home on Friday from 5-7 PM.Remembrances may be made to the Mechanicville Fire Dept. 36 No. Main St, in memory of Jacqueline M. Ronda.

To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com

The entire obituary will be in the Oct. 9th edition of the Express.