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A Christmas Carol at The Arts Center on the Hudson – by Cindy Mahoney

Mechanicville patrons were entertained on Saturday, December 1st by the master storyteller Ashley Ramsden performing 23 characters from Jacob Marley to Tiny Tim in Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol.

To a crowd of around 100 people, Mr. Ramsden delighted his audience as a master storyteller and performer.  Portraying all the characters in a way that you actually felt there were 23 performers upon the stage.

We were all taken back to Victorian England to a tale of a bitter and miserable Ebenezer Scrooge and his ideological, ethical and emotional transformation resulting in visits by Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, and of one Yet to Come.

As Mr. Ramsden ended his performance he was greeted to a standing ovation.

Ashley Ramsden Is the founding director of the School of Storytelling, the longest established centre of its kind in the United Kingdom. He has toured with his remarkable storytelling programs on five continents and has appeared at major storytelling festivals in the UK, South Africa, Scandinavia and America.

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Holiday Concert at Mechanicville Library – by Jennifer Dugan

Join the Mechanicville District Public Library in celebrating the many holidays of the season as they present a Holiday Concert at the Library. With music and entertainment by crowd pleasers Gigi and The Lend Me a Hand Band, the community is invited to gather to enjoy the sights and sounds of Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali and Kwanzaa. This free, all ages concert will kick off at 1pm on Saturday, December 14.

Read the entire article in the Dec. 5th issue of The Express

 

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Mechanicville/Stillwater Bands Perform – by Sandy McBride

“The hills are alive with the sound of music . . . ” once again, as the annual Northeast Instrumental Music Festival was held at Lake Placid’s High Peaks Resort overlooking beautiful Mirror Lake in this world-renowned Adirondack Mountain village on the weekend before Thanksgiving.

An outstanding contingent of high school instrumentalists from Mechanicville High School and Stillwater High School qualified for the festival and made the trek to Lake Placid to play with the Northeast All-Star Concert Band.  This festival annually showcases the top scholastic musicians from all over the northeast.  An added feature of this annual event is the performance by an adult band of highly skilled musicians called the Great American Community Band.

Read the entire article in the Dec. 5th edition of The Express Newspaper

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Carola and Rosen Sign Letters of Intent – by Sandy McBride

They’ve been bowling almost since they could pick up a ball. They’ve been varsity bowlers for five years already and together they have racked up an impressive array of accolades. It was only fitting that Allison Carola and Lindsey Rosen sat at adjacent tables in the Mechanicville High School library two days before Thanksgiving to sign their respective letters of intent to continue their bowling careers in Division I colleges in 2014.

Read the entire article in the Dec. 5th issue of the Express.

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Mrs. Amelia “Emily” D’Alberto – 87

Mrs. Amelia “Emily” D’Alberto - 87
MECHANICVILLE – Mrs. Amelia “Emily” D’Alberto, 87, former longtime resident of Mechanicville, died Monday, Dec. 2nd at Health Alliance Hospital, Kingston, NY after a brief and sudden illness.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Noon on Friday at All Saints on the Hudson South Church, 121 No. Main St., Mechanicville. Burial in St. Paul’s Cemetery. Calling hours at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville on Thursday from 5-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Capital District Cancer Resource Foundation, PO Box 610, Latham, NY 12110, in memory of Emily D’Alberto.
To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com.

The full obituary will appear in the 12/12 issue of The Express.

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Mechanicville-Stillwater BC Walk Raised Over $51,000

MECHANICVILLE NOVEMBER 12-   Amy Pickettt announced that over $51,000 was raised at this year's Cancer Walk held on October 13. Checks of $15,000 each were presented to Saratoga Radiation and Oncology Center, New York Oncology, and The American Cancer Society.

After the checks were presented  the Breast Cancer Committee enjoyed a buffet at the End Zone.

 

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“The Only Sound Was Hoofbeats and Drumbeats” – By Sandy McBride

Greg Connors was just 9 years old when he stood alongside a street in Washington, D. C. with his dad, John H. Connors, and watched the funeral procession of our 35th president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, pass by.

A fourth grader at St. Paul’s School at the time, Greg says, “I was just a kid.  I didn’t really know what it was I was watching, but I knew it was something of historic significance”.

And 50 years later, he remembers it like it was yesterday. John had lifted Greg up to stand on a trash can so he could see it all.  What Greg remembers most vividly is the silence.  As the horse-drawn caisson carrying the president’s flag-draped coffin followed by the symbolic riderless horse passed by, Greg recalls that the only sounds to be heard were the clip-clop of hoofbeats on the pavement and the solemn cadence of drumbeats.

The entire article is in the Nov. 21st issue of The Express - now online.

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Bell Ringers Needed – By Jennifer Dugan

The sights and sounds of volunteer Salvation Army Bell Ringers outside of the local Price Chopper Supermarket has been a holiday staple for over fifteen years. Each year, the Mechanicville Public Safety Office seeks volunteers willing to keep the bells  ringing as they volunteer their time to raise money for a good cause. It can often be difficult to find enough volunteers during the busy holiday season, so the Public Safety Office is asking community for help in keeping this tradition alive.

Read the entire article in the Nov. 21st issue of The Express - now online.