The Express Newspaper – April 30, 2015
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Erin Maloney Signs Letter of Intent – by S. McBride
Erin Maloney, a senior four-sport athlete at Mechanicville High School, signed a letter of intent to attend the College of St. Rose in Albany next year where she will play softball. Gathered in the high school’s library and media center last Friday for the signing were Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michael J. McCarthy, Assistant Principal Craig Forth, Athletic Director Bob Young, Coaches Don Arceneaux and Dallas Foard, her parents, sister, teachers, teammates and friends.
Read the entire article in the April 23rd edition.
Mechanicville: 1947 – by S. McBride
The 1947 Hudson Valley Firemen’s Association Convention booklet in which I found the tributes to the firemen of our community who died serving our nation in World War II (The Express- April 8) provides us with a vivid perception of Mechanicville as it was in postwar days.
A global war with profound consequences for all mankind had ended just two years earlier. All over the world, soldiers had resumed their lives as citizens while cities, towns and industries were being rebuilt. Most of the people who had been displaced from the war zones had relocated and life had settled into a new “normal”.
Read the entire article in the April 23 edition.
The Express Newspaper – April 23, 2015
This Week in The Civil War – A Single Shot – by S. McBride
A nation breathing a collective sigh of relief after a long and bloody civil war. A packed theater. A celebratory crowd. A wave of laughter punctuated by the pop of a single gunshot. A man leaping to the stage in front of a full-house crowd, crying “Sic semper tyrannis!” Screams. A blood-curdling shriek from the flag-draped box from which the man had jumped at stage left. Confusion. Chaos. Fear.
It was Good Friday, April 14, 1865.
Read the entire article in the April 16th issue.
The Express Newspaper – April 16, 2015
Mechanicville’s Firemen Who Went to War – by S. McBride
Whenever someone shares a book or booklet with me from years ago, a hidden treasure they’ve found among their family’s possessions, I am delighted. So it was when Scott Smith recently dropped off at the Express office a booklet from the 58th Annual Convention of the Hudson Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association which was held here in Mechanicville on June 26, 27 and 28 in 1947. But this booklet has even more meaning, more poignancy, than the usual commemorative publication.
Read the entire article in the April 9th edition.
Alysa Russell Honored in Softball – by S. McBride
Alysa Russell, a 2012 graduate of Mechanicville High School now a junior at Utica College, was twice honored last week for her notable achievements in softball at a tournament in Florida. As the shortstop for the Utica Pioneers, on March 24 she was named Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week, and the following day was honored as the ECAC Upstate Player of the Week.
Alysa, a third year player at Utica, hit for .609 in the tournament, with two home runs among her 14 hits, and also had 5 runs batted in, 7 runs scored and 5 stolen bases.
Read the entire article in the April 2nd edition.
The Express Newspaper – April 2, 2015
Tony Luciano turns 90 – by S. McBride
Proudly saying that he is the oldest and the longest-tenured former government official in the City of Mechanicville, Anthony “Tony” Luciano showed off an array of memorabilia from his years of service to his hometown. Tony celebrated his 90th birthday on February 28 with a relatively quiet gathering of his multi-generational family. It was a joyful occasion tempered with deep sadness, as his wife of 66 years, Florence, passed away on January 17.
Read the entire article in the March 26th issue.