Schaghticoke-2014 will be the first year that the Hoosic Valley Community Church will host a sports program for the community. The High Power sports camp is a summer program for kids that will be entering Kindergarten through Sixth grade in the upcoming school year. The program will focus on soccer and cheerleading for kids of all skill levels and is free of charge for all registrants.
Read the entire article in the Aug. 7 issue of the Express.
MECHANICVILLE - MACSC’s annual School Supply Drive will take place on Friday, August 29th. Applications are available in the MACSC lobby from 9am to 5pm until Friday, August 15th. In order to sign your child up you must have their supply list. Once the application and the supply list are returned, the parent will be given a time on August 29th to come and pick up their child’s supplies.
Read the entire article in the Aug. 7 issue of the Express.
This Thursday an executive session - required because of a contract change - will be held in part because opening the beach will now involve a change in the lease. It it is expected that the Town, not one of the operators engaged for the site, will be operating the beach itself.
Supervisor Kinowski talking with the Express on Monday indicated it is expected that opening the beach area for bathers will be ruled out for this year, for various legal and procedural complications that have compounded the many weather related hurdles.
Read the entire article in the Aug. 7th issue of the Express.
Anastasia K. (Levens) Fusco of South Second Street passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2014 at the Fort Hudson Nursing Center in Fort Edward. She was 98.
Relatives and friends may call from 9-11am on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 319 Park Avenue, Mechanicville. Funeral service will be conducted at 11am in the funeral home. Burial will be in the family plot at St. Peter's Cemetery, Stillwater.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer's Association P.O. Box 96011 Washington, DC 20090-6011 in memory of her late husband Angelo Fusco.
Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com
STILLWATER - Donald L. "Big Daddy" Brookley, of Hudson Avenue passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Saratoga Hospital. He was 77.
Relatives and friends may call from 3-6pm on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 319 Park Avenue, Mechanicville. Funeral service will be conducted at 11 am on Monday at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be in the family plot in Stillwater Union Cemetery.
Kindly consider donations to the American Legion Post 490, PO Box 464, 1 Legion Road, Stillwater 12170 or to a charity of one's choice in memory of Donald L. Brookley.
Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com
Read the entire obituary in the Aug. 7th issue of the Express.
Today marks our 3rd year of owning the Express Newspaper - where has the time gone? We couldn't do this alone so we just want to give a "Big Thank You" to all our writers and contributors, sales staff, photographers, design staff, our drivers, our subscribers, and all our readers. Thank you to all the great communities that we cover for making us a part of your hometowns. We are blessed to be doing what we love. Thank you and we are looking forward to another great year ahead.
Tom & Cindy Mahoney & Family
SYRACUSE, NY (07/25/2014)(readMedia)-- The following students have been named to the dean's list at Le Moyne College for the spring 2014 semester:
Elisa Hannan of Clifton Park (12065), who recently completed senior year, is majoring in Biology.
Michael Jenkins of Clifton Park (12065), who recently completed sophomore year, is majoring in Business Administration: Finance.
Kaitlyn Mullahey of Clifton Park (12065), who recently completed senior year, is majoring in Psychology.
Jenelle Powell of Clifton Park (12065), who recently completed sophomore year, is majoring in Biology.
Joseph Rizzo of Clifton Park (12065), who recently completed junior year, is majoring in English.
DELHI, NY (07/25/2014)(readMedia)-- The following students have been cited for academic achievement for the Spring 2014 semester by achieving the Dean's List at the State University of New York College of Technology at Delhi. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must have an academic average of 3.50 or higher and take six credit hours or more within the semester.
Madeline Gribben of Clifton Park, NY - AS in Liberal Arts - General Studies
Katie Devoe of Clifton Park, NY - BSN in Nursing
Peter Thomsen of Stillwater, NY - CERT in Electrical Instrumentation Certificate
BINGHAMTON, NY (07/25/2014)(readMedia)-- Binghamton University students receive academic honors for making the Dean's List for the spring 2014 semester:
Kathleen M Klein of Clifton Park NY
Lauren J Ross-Hixson of Johnsonville NY
Katelyn M Finneran of Clifton Park NY
Kate E Silfer of Mechanicville NY
Edward M Cody of Clifton Park NY
Brian P Frodey of Clifton Park NY
Stefan M Grzyboski of Clifton Park NY
Sanjay Achar of Clifton Park NY
Eleanor I Smith-Dufresne of Clifton Park NY
Ashley N Lieberman of Waterford NY
Sheeva Massoudi of Clifton Park NY
WEST HAVEN, CT (07/28/2014)(readMedia)-- The following students graduated from the University of New Haven on May 18, 2014:
Amanda Hathaway of Stillwater, NY.
Julian Tsyn of Mechanicville, NY.
SCHENECTADY, NY (07/29/2014)(readMedia)-- The following Union College students were named to the Dean's List for the 2013-14 academic year.
Alyssa Bonesteel of Melrose, NY; Bonesteel is majoring in Political Science, and a 2013 graduate of Tamarac High School.
Alexander Cavert of Clifton Park, NY; Cavert is majoring in Biology, and a 2011 graduate of Albany Academies.
Gregory Geisel of Clifton Park, NY; Geisel is majoring in Biology, and a 2013 graduate of Shenendehowa High School East.
Mollie Gilchrist of Johnsonville, NY; Gilchrist is majoring in Political Science, and a 2011 graduate of Hoosic Valley Central School.
Brandon Jones of Mechanicville, NY; Jones is majoring in Biochemistry, and a 2012 graduate of Mechanicville High School.
Daniel Tompkins of Stillwater, NY; Tompkins is majoring in Psychology and Managerial Economics, and a 2013 graduate of Stillwater Central School.
Erin Wade of Waterford, NY; Wade is majoring in English, and a 2012 graduate of Waterford-Halfmoon High School.
Kristopher Woodcock of Clifton Park, NY; Woodcock is majoring in Economics, and a graduate of .
BINGHAMTON, NY (07/29/2014)(readMedia)-- Binghamton University students receive academic honors for making the Dean's List for the spring 2014 semester:
Ami S Bhavsar of Halfmoon / Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science
Clayton J Mangette of Clifton Park / Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science
Lauren N Silberstein of Clifton Park / School of Management
Alexander E Duerr of Clifton Park / School of Management
Eric F Hurd of Clifton Park / School of Management
Deborah L Lemonds of Clifton Park / Decker School of Nursing
Andrea R Embrechts of Clifton Park / Decker School of Nursing
Emily Gunner of Clifton Park / Decker School of Nursing
OSWEGO, NY (07/30/2014)(readMedia)-- More than 1,450 students have reserved places as freshmen at SUNY Oswego. Fall 2014 classes will begin Aug. 25. Local students include:
Samuel A. Cope of Michelle Drive in Clifton Park.
Tanner M. Cretti of Orchard Park Drive in Clifton Park. He is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.
Jonathan A. Davis-Taylor of Mapleridge Avenue in Clifton Park. He is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.
Alexander E. Hochberg of Garden Drive in Clifton Park. He is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.
Danniel Ismail of Old Coach Road in Clifton Park. He is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.
Morgan J. Kelly of P.O. Box 1022 in Clifton Park. She is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.
Jillian K. Mcgrath of Carriage Road in Clifton Park. She is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.
Nicholas Quigley of Gloucester Street in Clifton Park. He is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.
Robert W. Robak of Heritage Lane in Clifton Park. He is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.
Kirstin M. Swartz of Wilden Way in Clifton Park. She is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.
Jillian N. Travis of Ivy Court in Clifton Park. She is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.
Seth Demos of Cary Road in Mechanicville. He is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.
Kayla J. Peterson of Silo Drive in Waterford. She is a graduate of Shenendehowa High School.
OSWEGO, NY (07/30/2014)(readMedia)-- More than 675 transfer students have reserved places at SUNY Oswego for fall 2014. Classes start Aug. 25. Local students include:
Adam Erno of Hudson River Road in Mechanicville. He last studied at Onondaga Community College, and intends to major in business administration at Oswego.
Thaddeus X. Piskutz of Van Ness Road in Mechanicville. He last studied at Adirondack Community College, and intends to major in broadcasting and mass communication at Oswego.
Schooner Lois McClure 2014 Tour
1814: From War to Peace
in port at Mechanicville, August 1st
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's schooner Lois McClure will be in port at Mechanicville at the Town Dock on August 1st, and will be open to the public from 10 AM to 3 PM during her tour commemorating the War of 1812 Bicentennial. This year’s thematic and interpretive message is 1814: From War to Peace. “The shipbuilding races and naval battles of 1814 helped to determine the outcome of the War of 1812, and left a legacy of shipwrecks beneath the waters of the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and Lake Champlain,” explains Art Cohn, Special Project Director. “Our dynamic outreach program explores history where it happened, on the anniversary of the cross-border war that ushered in 200 years of peace. We will be sharing new information about the crucial role of the New York City shipwrights who came to Lake Champlain to build the fleet that Commodore Macdonough took into battle.”
Visitors can board the schooner free of charge to explore the 88-foot long boat “from stem to stern.”Many ports on the tour played significant roles during the War of 1812. In recent years, a tangible legacy of shipwrecks from the War of 1812 has been discovered at the bottom of the lakes and waterways where naval history was made. These shipwrecks, and related sites on land form a powerful connection to the little-known war, which closed the final chapter in North American boundary disputes and ushered in two centuries of peaceful alliance between the United States, Britain, and Canada. The schooner will carry copies of a newly released book, Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks from the War of 1812, which presents more than a dozen underwater studies of 1812 warships.
In addition to concluding the War of 1812 trilogy, the 2014 program will carry information about environmental stewardship and the incredible historic canal system that is still operational today.
The 2014 journey begins in June on Lake Champlain, and continues south through the Champlain Canal and the Hudson River to New York City where the NYC shipwrights will be acknowledged. The schooner returns to Lake Champlain for the 200th anniversary of the critical Battle of Plattsburgh in September, then travels down the Chambly Canal in Quebec to connect Canadians with our shared heritage before returning to Lake Champlain in the fall.
Lois McClure was built by LCMM shipwrights and volunteers on the Burlington waterfront, based on two shipwrecks of 1862-class canal schooners discovered in Lake Champlain. Since 2004, Lois McClure has cruised Lake Champlain, the Hudson and St. Lawrence Rivers, and the Erie Canal System, and has visited over 200 communities and welcomed aboard more than 200,000 visitors. Many of the historic canals on which the schooner travels were constructed not long after the War of 1812, and were viewed in part as “homeland security” if it became necessary to transport troops or military supplies. Happily, the canals and the canal boats on them have instead served the network of shared trade, commerce and recreation enjoyed by Canadians and Americans.
LCMM’s authentic replica 1862 canal schooner Lois McClure has no means of propulsion other than sail, so 1964 tugboat C. L. Churchill serves as power. This season LCMM celebrates the tenth year of schooner operations, and Churchill’s 50th birthday.
Free admission is offered throughout the tour thanks to the generous support of sponsors including the New York State Canal Corporation, State of Vermont, National Park Service, Lake Champlain Basin Program, I Love NY, Parcs Canada, the farm families of Cabot Creamery, and Lake Champlain Transportation.
