When Deacon Lynne Curtis of St. Luke’s on the Hill Episcopal Church came upon an article describing an interesting ministry several years ago, she thought she’d bring it to the attention of some of her parishioners and see if they agreed. They did. Thus began what continues to grow in the local church today, the Prayer Shawl Ministry.
Read the entire article in the Oct. 1st issue.
On August 1, one of the most esteemed athletes ever to play sports at Mechanicville High School was inducted posthumously into the Capital Region Football Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at Michael’s Banquet House in Latham. Rev. J. Daniel Nolan played football at Mechanicville High School, graduated in 1954 and went on to star at Lehigh University where he led his team to 22 victories in 27 games over a three year career. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins and signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Read the entire article in the Sept. 24th issue.
Time fades paint. It also fades memories. Mechanicville has a proud history in sports, going way back before my time. Years ago, there were no state tournaments in sports, but there was very often the proud and glorious moment when our school’s team won a league, a sectional, or sometimes even a regional championship in any of several sports. A winning team pulls a community together. Perfect case in point is Lewisberry,Pennsylvania, population 363, whose Little League team this year drew more than 35,000 spectators to Williamsport each day to watch “their” boys play baseball.
Grant’s Cottage State Historic Site on Mount McGregor, just a few miles north of Saratoga Springs, is a fascinating piece of history right here in our own back yard. It is the site where Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, spent the last 37 days of his life, dying from cancer just three days after completing his memoirs.
You’re in your mid-thirties. You have two children, a second-grader and a pre-schooler. You and your husband have a home in the town you both grew up in, you have a career teaching in an elementary school. Life is good.
For Tina Pugliese of Mechanicville, that good life scenario hit a massive speed bump on October 1, 2009 when she got the crushing news everyone dreads. She had cancer.
“I thought, oh my God, my kids are babies!” Tina said.
Article in the 09-03 issue.
