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Malta Community Center – by H. Wessell

 

MALTA, June 18 - The Malta Community Center is not simply a physical facility, but somewhat a tip-of-the-iceberg ñ a pretty expansive iceberg, at that ñ as the nerve center of the Town's Department of Parks, Recreation & Human Services.

   The Mission Statement reads: "To enhance the quality of life in our community, the Town of Malta Parks, Recreation & Human Services strives to be a leader by providing exceptional programs, facilities and services."  As part of comprehensive planning, the Town has striven to provide recreational diversity and enhanced community services. In 2008 the building, built in 2000, was expanded to 20,000 square feet, so as to become an intergenerational center providing social, health, recreational, cultural and educational opportunities.  It is also home to an increasingly busy Town Library.

Read the entire article in the June 26th issue of the Express

 

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Waterford School Takes on Bullying – by Michael Bielawski

Waterford – This past Jan 10 Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free Jr/Sr High School held the second of three assemblies on bullying.  The speaker was Officer Jeremy Connors of the Waterford Police Department.  “The main objective was to open the eyes of the students as to what goes on in the school and other forms of social media” he said.

Connors stressed that with today’s new media technologies such as smart phones and tablets, bullying has taken on new forms.  “I think bullying is not just in the halls of the school anymore, it’s starting to resonate throughout the community via social media and individuals personal lives.  With the fact that everyone has smart phones and Internet access, it’s almost instantaneous that the information gets put out onto the Internet or made public and it can ruin a person’s name or image in an instant.”

Entire Article on page 16 of the January 23 issue of the Express.