The Express Newspaper – June 12, 2014
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Route 7 Paving in Rensselaer County is Under Way
Motorists are advised that paving is under way on sections of Route 7 in the Rensselaer County towns of Pittstown and Hoosick.
Paving work will involve alternating single lane closures controlled by flaggers. Work and lane closures will occur along various stretches daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Work is expected to last approximately six weeks.
Paving will occur on the following segments of Route 7:
- Just east of Lake Shore Drive to 1,000 feet west of Parker School Road in Pittstown
- 1,500 feet east of the easternmost intersection with Route 22 to 600 feet west of the Bennington Connector in Hoosick
- 800 feet east of the Bennington Connector to 1,000 feet west of the stateline with Vermont
Motorists are reminded that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. In accordance with the Work Zone Safety Act of 2005, convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver’s license. It is imperative that motorists remember to drive carefully through this construction zone, for their own safety and the safety of workers.
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Ripe Tomato Continues a Long Dining Tradition – by Harold Wessell
The Ripe Tomato Restaurant, subtitled "An American Grill," at U.S. Rte. 9 and East High Street and its founder Joe Gleason both turn eighty years old in 2014. Neither has been in the restaurant all its/his life but a lot of it, in both cases.
In 1934 when the building was erected, Rte. 9 was the major route from Manhattan to the Adirondacks and beyond. Signs on the Northway, let folks know the restaurant is nearby. In 2013's web guide TripAdvisor, it was awarded the Certificate of Excellence: a distinction that places it in the top-performing 10 percent of all businesses appearing worldwide on TripAdvisor .
The entire article is in the June 5th issue of the Express.
Helen Tancredi Bruno -90
MECHANICVILLE -- Helen Tancredi Bruno, 93, formerly of No 4th Ave., died Monday evening at St. Mary’s Hospital, just 1 day shy of her 94th birthday. Born in Mechanicville June 3, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Stella Perone Tancredi.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 6th at 11AM at All Saints on the Hudson South Church (St. Paul’s), 121 North Main Street, Mechanicville with burial to follow in St. Paul’s Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. Helen’s family would like to thank all the staff at Millville Assisted Living for the care, compassion and friendship provided to Helen during her time there. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Camp Good Days and Special Times, PO Box 665, Mendon, NY 14506 in memory of Helen Bruno.
The entire obituary will be in the June 5th issue of the Express.
HOPE Pets for Adoption
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ADK Pets for Adoption
Sidetrack Litter - One of our Southern rescue coordinator's took these pups from a home on the side of the railroad track. They are helping the owner get the Mom spayed and we got the beautiful pups. They are about 9-10 weeks old and have had first shots, wormed and have been vet checked. For more information please call the shelter at 518-654-6220.
Chihuahua mixes - These are some very cute little babies. They are about 10 weeks old and have come from a high kill shelter in the South. They have had their first set of shots, wormed, and have been vet checked. For more information please call the shelter at 518 654-6220
Topaz - This beautiful girl was most likely part of a TNR program. She lost her home when her mother developed cancer. She is a LOVE!!! What a pet she is!! Topaz is about 6 years old, spayed, up to date on shots and ready to find a forever home. For more information please call the shelter at 518-654-6220or come by to meet her.
Dennis Latham Retires as Stillwater Police Chief – by Sandy McBride
On June 30, Dennis Latham will step down as Chief of Police of the Stillwater Police Department after 30 years in that position. For Dennis, it will be a bittersweet moment. It may be time to move on to the next stage of a busy and productive life, but leaving the department which he helped to found 38 years ago, and the fellow officers with whom he shares a mutual respect and sense of camaraderie after so many years of facing so many challenges, is not easy for him.
Read the entire article in the June 5th issue of the Express.
Hoosic Valley Baseball Class C Champions
Mechanicville Softball Class B/BB Champions
Mechanicville’s D.A.R.E. Race – by Sandy McBride
122 runners and two dozen walkers gathered last Wednesday to participate in the 25th annual DARE race and fun walk in downtown Mechanicville. Kevin Connors of the Connors Agency, an original sponsor of the event, was pleased to announce that Joe Kelly had run the race for the 25th time, the only entrant to do all twenty-five. Mr. Kelly is more than 80 years old, and Kevin says he knocked two full seconds off his 2013 time! He was beaten in his age division by fellow octogenarian Richard Schumacher by less than a minute. And trailing by not a lot was the winner of the 90 plus division, Virginia Donahue.
Read the entire article in the June 5th issue of the Express.