The Express Newspaper – June 29th, 2017
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Mrs. Gay Velma Baker
HALFMOON – Mrs. Gay Velma Baker born in Downsville NY Sept. 18, 1947 passed into an eternal sleep March 17, 2016 at Ellis Hospsital with her family by her side.
A celebration of Gay’s life will be held Sunday from 2-4 PM at the Mechanicville-Stillwater Elk’s Lodge located at 300 Park Avenue, Mechanicville.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to: the D A V (Disabled American Veterans)
To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com
Central Avenue Bridge is Now Open
MECHANICVILLE DECEMBER 18- At 6:30 PM Central Ave was open to all traffic. An hour earlier Central Ave. had been open to north bound traffic only. Mayor Dennis Baker expressed his thanks that Central Ave. was now open. He hoped that the merchants in Mechanicville would begin to see an increase in business now that Central is open, The bridge project on Central began on June 18, It was slated for a completion date of November 28. Completion dates were postponed to a skeptical public. The last date offered for completion by The Saratoga County DPW was "sometime the week of December 15th." This time they got it.}
Baker Family 150th Reunion – By Sandy McBride
James Baker was just a boy of 11 when the American Revolution broke out in the colonies. With the flaming rhetoric of patriots inspiring them to take up arms, men of all ages joined the Continental Army and local militia companies to fight for freedom from the oppressive British crown. Three of James’ brothers joined the army. Brother Peter served four years, and was at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777. Both he and William also served in the War of 1812.
James was the seventh child of James Baker, whose great grandfather, a Puritan, had emigrated from England in the 1630’s to escape religious persecution. His mother was Jemima Kirk Baker, a Quaker preacher in the colony of New York. The Bakers had thirteen children. When the British invaded Long Island, the family moved to Dutchess County.
Read the entire article in the Aug. 31st issue of the Express.
City Enacts Controls Over Coin Drops – by H. Wessell
MECHANICVILLE, April 2: "They call us “Tag Day America,'" Mayor Dennis Baker began as he introduced a local ordinance passed at the April City Council Business session. "We have people in the streets all the time."
However also, the career police officer added, "We're in violation every time we let them on the road. We're not supposed to tie up a state highway like that," he explained to one questioner. "So we're already in violation. We're trying to work with them, and we just can't do it ... I also know I hear a lot of complaints about people being held up [in traffic]."
Entire article in the April 10th issue of the Express.
Arthur F. Baker – 88
Arthur F. Baker of Hudson Road passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at his residence with his loving family at his side. He was 88.
Born on May 15, 1924 in Stillwater, son of the late Frank and Daisy (Crandall) Baker. He was born and raised in Bemis Heights. He is the husband of Helen (Sadowski) Baker whom he married on September 6, 1948. Arthur served in the US Army from 1943-1945 in the European Theater. Following his service he was employed as a welder for the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. in Mechanicville until their closing in 1971. He was also employed at 656 th Radar Squadron USAF Radar Station at Ketchum's Corners, Stillwater. Art retired in 1986 from the Veterans Administration Hospital in Albany where he worked for several years as a pipefitter leader.
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Mrs. M. Ruth Baker-100
MECHANICVILLE – Mrs. M. Ruth Baker, 100, former resident of Ellsworth Ave., died Wednesday, Dec. 19th at Wesley Health Care Center, Saratoga Springs.
Born in Easton, NY July 3, 1912, daughter of the late Charles and Lilla Crandall Fletcher, she was a 1930 graduate of Mechanicville High School and Albany BusinessCollege.
Ruth worked as an executive secretary for the NYS Dept. of Labor in Albany for 14 years.
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