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Harold Richard Webster

Acra, NY and Burlington, NC - Harold Webster 80, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013 at his home in Burlington, NC holding his loving wife Kathy's hand with family by his side.

Harold was born June 6, 1933 in Acra, NY to Raymond and Theresa Webster. Harold grew up in the small town of Acra enjoying the Catskill Mountains in his back yard.

Family and friends may call from 10:30am to 12:30pm Friday October 4, 2013 at Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 729 Hudson Ave Stillwater, NY. Burial will immediately follow at Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duel Road, Schuylerville, NY.

Memorials may be made to Old Friends of Cabin Creek, Cabin Creek Farm, 483 Sandhill Road, Greenfield Center, NY 12833 in honor of Harold.  Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

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Halfmoon Turns 225/Parade & Festival – By Melissa LeMay

HALFMOON - It was a beautiful fall afternoon at the Halfmoon Town Park on Saturday,
Halfmoon Celebrations Committee held their 5th Annual Fall Festival. It also marked Halfmoon’s 225th Anniversary of the formation of the Town. More than 30 organizations, Councilman, businesses and Fire Departments kicked off the celebration with a parade down RT. 236 between Knox Woods and ended in the Town Park.

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Wormuth Will Not Step Down – By Michael Bielawski

Halfmoon – Mindy Wormuth, Town Supervisor since 2007, will not step down from that role after four Town Board Members asked her to resign. The resignation request came after the Times Union reported that FBI agents visited her office for reasons that for now remain unknown. Wormuth was not present at the latest Town Board meeting due to a family emergency, though there was a media circus and some critical voices to be heard.
The board members who signed the request are Walter Polak, Paul Hotaling, John Wasielewski and Craig Hayner, which stated that while Wormuth is not presumed guilty of anything, it is in their opinion in the town’s best interest for her to resign.

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Kayaking4Meso – By Sandy McBride

Paddling against a strong headwind for 16 miles from Schuylerville to Stillwater to Mechanicville, Mark Wells and 75 determined kayakers . . . men and women of all ages and one feisty dog . . . completed the third annual Kayaking4Meso run down the Hudson River.  Their efforts raised $9,000 for the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation's quest to find treatment and a cure for this debilitating disease.  Mark is the director of Kayaking4Meso, and has organized this event each year.  His daughter Linda was diagnosed with meso at the age of 15. Rarely found in young people, mesothelioma is most often associated with prolonged exposure to asbestos.

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Stillwater Rezoning: DONE – By Harold Wessell

The Stillwater Town Board on this date adopted, after a final hearing with few present, zoning changes in the works for several months.

"Zoning is important, from many aspects," began Supervisor Edward Kinowski.  "A lot of people just skip by when they hear ‘new zoning map,' without recognizing what it potentially can do for their property -- and it's all about what they can do on the property," whether restricting  or expanding or otherwise adding specific purposes  to its further use in some cases.

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Russell K. Mathewson – 64

HALFMOON - Russell K. Mathewson, 64, of Halfmoon passed away Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, NY. Born in Oneonta, NY, he was the son of the late Gordon and Barbara Mathewson.

Relatives and friends may call from 10am-12pm on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the Hoosic Valley Community Church, Route 40, Schaghticoke. Memorial service will follow at noon in the church.  Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

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Hilda May Beecroft – 88

MECHANICVILLE – Hilda May Beecroft, 88, died peacefully at her home, Tuesday Sept. 24th.  A native and lifelong resident of Mechanicville, born May 28, 1925, daughter of the late Gordon and Louise Smith, Hilda was a 1943 graduate of Mechanicville High School.  She retired from the NYS Dept. of Tax and Finance in Sept. 1990.

She was a member of the Mechanicville United Methodist Church for over 50 years.

A Funeral Service will be held on Friday at 6 PM at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St.., Mechanicville. Calling hours at the Funeral Home on Friday from 3-6 PM.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Seton Health Palliative Care, 1300 Massachusetts Ave., Troy, 12180 in Hilda’s memory. Visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com to leave condolences and for directions.

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Saratoga Co. Animal Shelter – Pets for Adoption

Saratoga County
Animal Shelter
6010 County Farm Rd.
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 885-4113

Baby, SF,DSH, Young Adult, Litter box trained, Older children, dogs ok, No cats

JJ, NM,DSH, Adult, Litter box trained, Good with kids, and cats, Dogs unknown

Devon, DLH, NM, Young Adult, Litter box trained, He a stray but is a very playful boy. Would be great with a dog as he loves to pay ball. Older Kids best

Marley, NM, Adult, Ridgeback Mix, Not good with dogs, Cat's, Kids, Unknown