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Mechanicville Vets Memorial to Get New Home – by Sandy McBride

On Veterans’ Day in 1963, city and county officials, national veterans’ leaders, members of the Lt. Fred H. Clark Post #91 of the American Legion, Elmer E. Ellsworth Post # 6328 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Peters Purcell Post # 21 of the Italian American War Veterans, along with many local residents, including many veterans of World War II and the Korean War, gathered on the narrow lawn at the north side of the High School on Main Street.  They were there to dedicate a newly-erected granite monument honoring the men and women of our community who have stepped up to protect and defend our nation over the past two centuries.

Article in the 05-26 edition.

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Dorothy Welch 40th Concert – by Sandy McBride

It was indeed a “Grand Night for Singing” on Saturday, May 14 as the Dorothy Welch Choral Society celebrated 40 years of making beautiful music.  A small but appreciative audience was treated to a series of timeless favorites at the Paul N. Luther Auditorium at Mechanicville High School. They led off with the concert’s title song and ended with the John Lennon classic “Imagine”.  Directed by Vern Hellijas, the society’s fifth director who has held that position for 16 years, and accompanied on the piano by Kathy Funaro who has been the group’s accompanist for 17 years, the choir sang a variety of old and not so old tunes to the delight of the audience.

Article in the 05-26 edition.

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Kickball for MACSC

Four teams kicked it for kids at McBride Fields Saturday in the first annual Mechanicville Area community Services Center’s kickball tournament to raise funds for their many programs benefitting families, especially children, here in our community.  And when the dust cleared, it was the Kona Kickers team that hoisted the Kick it for Kids trophy.  It was a fun afternoon, with laughter and teasing, hustling, running after and diving for the elusive ball as the teams, which also included Butler’s Clients, Legends Barbershop and TD Bank, gave their all.

Article in the 05-26 edition.

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“A Home Is” – by Sandy McBride

Local author and freelance writer Sandy McBride has published a book featuring a collection of some of the best articles she has written for The Express Weekly newspaper over the past nine years.  The book, entitled “A Hometown Is . . .”, has four sections including Hearts, Hands, Heritage and Heroes, with a total of 35 articles.

Article in the 05-19 Edition.

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Joe Pignatelli Gives Unified Basketball a Voice – by Sandy McBride

Joe Pignatelli, a senior at Mechanicville High School, has gone from being a quiet, withdrawn, often-picked-on teenager to a spokesman for the Unified Basketball Program which is under the auspices of both the New York State Public High School Athletic Association and Special Olympics.  Unified Basketball is a rapidly growing sport which brings together students, both boys and girls, with intellectual disabilities and students with no such disabilities and gives them the opportunity to work together and shine on the basketball court.

Article in the 05-19 edition.

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The Express Newspaper May 19, 2016

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“Shrek” at Mechanicville High School – by Sandy McBride

With only five returning members of the Drama Club as the school year began, Mechanicville High School’s chorus teacher Sarah Prestigiacomo Bacon might have wondered if she would be able to pull off a musical stage play of the caliber of previous years’ presentations.  She needn’t have wondered.  With the Drama Club opened up to middle school students as well as high school students this year, she challenged them to do “Shrek – the Musical”, and their two performances this past weekend proved beyond doubt that they were up to the challenge.

Article in the 05-12 Express.

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The Express Newspaper – May 12, 2016

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Claire Haizlip Honored by Stillwater Library – by Sandy McBride

Friends, neighbors, colleagues and family gathered last Saturday at the Fellowship Hall at Stillwater United Church to wish Claire Haizlip a fond farewell.  The Stillwater Library, on whose board of directors Claire has served since 1994, hosted the event, complete with a beautiful cake and refreshments.  After living in Stillwater for more than 75 years, Claire will be moving to Canandaigua to be nearer to her son William.

Article in the May 5 edition.

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Dorothy Welch Choral Celebrates 40 Years – by Sandy McBride

It’s a rite of spring here in the Mechanicville area, as it has been for forty years!  On Saturday, May 14, at Mechanicville High School’s Paul N. Luther Auditorium, the Dorothy Welch Choral Society will present their annual concert rich in patriotic songs, with emphasis on honoring our four branches of the military service. The choir is directed by Vern Hellijas with piano accompaniment by Kathy Funaro.

Article in the May 5th edition