CLIFTON PARK – Diane M. Bertrand, 78, of D&R Village and longtime resident of Mechanicville, died Friday, September 6th at Saratoga Hospital after a short illness.
Services will be private and held at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Saratoga Hospital Foundation, 211 Church St., Saratoga Springs, 12866 in loving memory of Diane M. Bertrand.
Visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com to leave condolences for Ellen’s family.
MECHANICVILLE – Antonette N. Wixted, 85, of East Saratoga Ave., died Friday, Sept 6th at Saratoga Hospital, after a brief illness.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 9:30 AM at All Saints on the Hudson Church, 121 No. Main St. Internment in St. Paul’s Cemetery.
Calling Hours at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville on Monday from 4 – 7 PM.
In Lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Saratoga Hospital Foundation, 211 Church St., Saratoga Springs, 12866.
To leave condolences and for directions visit :www.devito-salvadorefh.com
MECHANICVILLE – Ellen Wixted Fondano, 75, of Chestnut St, died Wednesday, August 14th at Albany Medical Center after a brief illness.
A private interment service at the Saratoga National Cemetery will be held at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Stratton VA Medical Center, Attn: Patient Activity Fund, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208 may be made in memory of Ellen Wixted Fondano.
Visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com to leave condolences for Ellen’s family.
STILLWATER – Kathryn “Kay” Cassier, 96, of Stillwater, NY died at her home on Thursday, August 29, 2019.
Visitation will be held at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 S Main St, Mechanicville NY 12118 on Saturday from 11AM – 12PM. A service to celebrate Kay’s life will be held at 12PM with Pastor Adam Wiegand officiating. Burial will follow in the Stillwater Union Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 149 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, the Stillwater Free Library, PO Box 485, Stillwater NY 12170 or Estherville Animal Shelter, 100 Russell Rd, Greenfield Center, NY 12833.
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MECHANICVILLE – John T. Thompson, Jr, 57, of William St, died unexpectedly in the comfort of his home on Friday, August 23rd.
Military honors and burial will be held at 10AM on Tuesday, August 27th at the Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Rd, Schuylerville, NY 12871. Those wishing to attend are asked to arrive at the cemetery visitor’s center at 9:45AM. There will be no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, kindly make donations to Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 in memory of John Thompson, Jr.
To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com
MECHANICVILLE – Tara Lynn Morelli, 40 of Harris Ave, died unexpectedly at home Saturday, Aug 17th.
A Memorial service will be held on Sunday at 4 PM at St. Luke’s on the Hill Church, 40 McBride Rd, Mechanicville. Calling hours at the Church on Sunday from 2-4 PM. Interment in Hudson View Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances would be welcomed for Tara’s daughter and grand daughter in care of the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St, Mechanicville, 12118.
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by Harold Wessell
Ballston Spa July 31- The Town of Milton approved use of electronic public records as official, in vote at its monthly business meeting.
According to the resolution adopted, the Town states that public records can be retained either on paper or electronically, as already provided for in provisions of New York State Arts and Cultural Law, Article 57A.
Town of Milton now retains a very large number of paper records from various departments of the Town; and now it has the ability and reliability to create and maintain electronic records.
Electronic will be the form of record keeping as of July 31, 2019. As of that date, the Town Clerk has the ability to deem any electronic record of the town as an official copy.
Active Shooter Training Class
Bill Lewis, Disaster Coordinator for the Town and Deputy Building Inspector, announced the offering of an an active shooter training class on August 12 at 6 PM at 310 Northline Rd.
He explained that the program, sponsored by the Milton Disaster Preparedness Team, was to highlight, and provide for basic knowledge, in how to act when a situation ever happens. He explained to the board and audience, “It is presented by the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, so it will be a good presentation. It is something that I think will benefit everybody in here; because we're going to shopping malls, schools, work every day ... and municipalities. It's a training course, about an hour long, that I think will be very informative for the general public.”
He noted that it is posted on the town's Facebook page, and in its webpage,
www.townofmiltonny.org; and one can go online to RSVP. There will be light refreshments.
Mr. Lewis pointed out as well that the team meets once a month; and by the end of September, or early October, will be putting out an announcement for CPR and AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) training for the public, as well as for first responders. “So look forward to that and it will be on our Facebook page and website.”
He noted that there is already a resident alert system in the Town of Milton that one can sign up for in case of a disaster or emergency. “We send out emails and texts. Everybody's welcome; and again you can go to our webpage, and find it under Codes and Emergency Alert System.
In addition, he said in late fall the team will be offering a defensive driving course, for the general public.
See next week’s issue for a comprehensive report on activities and services, including new directions coming in their services, of the Community Emergency Corps, given by Executive Director Ray Otten in an address to the Town Board.
Ballston Spa Softball Team Honored
The team according to the proclamation scored its way through the New York State Girls’ Softball Semifinals, making it all the way to the championship round. Also noteworthy, in one game they played 20 innings, breaking the New York State record for the number of innings played a single game.
This year’s Ballston Spa Girls’ Varsity Softball team is the New York State Class A Championship Runner-up for the year 2019, finishing the season with an exemplary 22 to 4 records. It was noted that this is the second consecutive year they made it to the State Championship game.
“Third time is a charm,” Supervisor Ostrander predicted.