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Tragedy of Domestic Violence – By Sandy McBride

Nancy McCormack of Mechanicville and Tammy McCormack of Rotterdam became fast friends even before they married brothers Kevin and Keith McCormack and became family.  As sisters-in-law, they grew even closer, sharing companionship, giggles and tears, good times and tough times as they each raised their families.  Nancy has two sons, Dan and Ben, and Tammy had a son, Brad and two daughters, Marie and Jessica. Sadly, Keith passed away four years ago, on the very evening he was taking pictures of Jessica getting ready for her senior prom at Mohonasen High School.

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Patricia Polacco Visits Mechanicville School – By Sandy McBride

She was learning-disabled.  She could not read until she was 14 years old. She had dyslexia and was unable to sit still. She could not do math. She was teased, laughed at and humiliated.  In her own words, she “had a dazzling array of tricks to hide what I was going through from my teachers.”

But today Patricia Polacco is the author and illustrator of 95 books for children.  She has won numerous prestigious awards for her writing and her art. And she is an amazing public speaker.  On Thursday of last week, she delighted the students and teachers at Mechanicville Elementary School with her story of how she got to that place.

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Kayaking4Meso – By Sandy McBride

Paddling against a strong headwind for 16 miles from Schuylerville to Stillwater to Mechanicville, Mark Wells and 75 determined kayakers . . . men and women of all ages and one feisty dog . . . completed the third annual Kayaking4Meso run down the Hudson River.  Their efforts raised $9,000 for the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation's quest to find treatment and a cure for this debilitating disease.  Mark is the director of Kayaking4Meso, and has organized this event each year.  His daughter Linda was diagnosed with meso at the age of 15. Rarely found in young people, mesothelioma is most often associated with prolonged exposure to asbestos.