Albany County Post - The Altamont Enterprise

Transcription

$1.00
The AlTAmonT
Enterprise
& Albany County Post
No. 17 Thursday, November 14, 2013
For 129 years Albany County’s independent newspaper
GHS Rap
Four students suspended
Cohoes youth was arrested under
By Melissa Hale-Spencer
GUILDERLAND — Four Guil- that county law for a Facebook
derland High School students, all page targeting other youth; that
males, have been suspended for case will now be considered by the
posting to YouTube a rap song state’s top court in a three-tiered
that, according to the high school system, the Court of Appeals.
The youth pleaded guilty in Coprincipal, made derogatory referhoes City Court to Albany County
ences to named female students.
Principal Thomas Lutsic, who Local Law #11 of 2010, making it a
misdemeanor
said he “unto engage in
fortunately”
cyberbulling
listened to
“The vast majority
in the county,
the five-minaccording to
ute recording
were appalled
Court of Ap, was asked
...and would do
peals spokesto describe it.
man Gary
“There was
the right thing.”
Spencer. The
not a clear
case, which
message.
will be heard
There were
raunchy sexual comments,” he some time next year, he said, is
told The Enterprise yesterday. a constitutional challenge to the
“It was very explicit about these law and to the way it was applied
in this case; the challenge alleges
young ladies.”
The district is not releasing the that the county law is a violation
names of the students who made of First Amendment Rights.
Guilderland had created a
the rap.
Separate from school discipline, policy on cyberbullying in 2003,
the Guilderland Police are con- well before the state enacted the
ferring with the Albany County Dignity for All Students Act in
District Attorney’s Office about 2012, requiring districts to come
up with policies that dealt with
the possibility of arrests.
In 2010, Albany County adopted cyberbullying both on and off
a law, introduced by Brian Scavo, school grounds.
making cyberbullying a crime. A
(Continued on page 13)
SRO says
2001 murder could
have been school attack
ing to the rooftop where he would
GUILDERLAND — A murder “shoot first responders.”
Ingle said, “He decided to test
from more than a decade ago
formed the centerpiece of a Nov. himself ” by first shooting his
6 presentation on school safety mother.
“He said, if he could kill his
here, a week before residents go to
the polls to vote on an $18 million own mother, he could kill people
bond issue for building upgrades, he didn’t care about,” said Ingle,
concluding,
including im“It is real. It
proved safety
could happen
measures.
here.”
“Most of
“We never
While the
you don’t
2 0 0 1 m u rknow,” Nick
were told.”
der of Janice
Ingle, the
Hernandez,
Guilderland
43, was widePolice officer
ly covered,
stationed
police, until
at the high
school, told the board, stating that now, had made no public mention
a senior, Andrew Hernandez, was of any plans Andrew Hernandez,
then 18, had of attacking the
“going to attack the school.”
Ingle’s statements were the first school.
School officials at the time,
public mention of a school attack
including the Guilderland High
planned by Hernandez.
Ingle described Hernandez School principal and school suas “a loner but bright” who was perintendent, expressed sympathy
“having family problems.” His for the Hernandez family and
parents were separated. Hernan- appeared unaware of any plans
dez “loved Dad…didn’t like Mom,” to attack the school. Neither did
the school board publicly discuss
said Ingle.
Ingle also said Hernandez had any plans of school attack.
“We want to assure parents it
“written out a plan” and was going to take guns, wrapped in an was a domestic issue, unrelated to
American flag, into school, where school,” the principal at the time,
he would take a girl hostage, using John Whipple, told The Enterprise
her “as a human shield” before go(Continued on page 12)
InsIde
Opinion Page 2
News Page 8
The Enterprise –– Jordan J. Michael
In a sweat: Senior Chris Connolly heads the soccer ball for Guilderland during the team’s
2-to-1 sudden-death overtime win over Baldwinsville last Saturday in the Class AA regional
finals at Colonie. Connolly scored the game-winner, and the Dutchmen (16-4-0) play Fairport
(18-0-2) this Saturday in the state semifinals at Middletown High School.
Golden goal puts Guilderland into state final four
By Jordan J. Michael
COLONIE — Fresh off a Section 2 title, the
Guilderland soccer team is nowhere near finished with its season. The Dutch have struck
gold, and the players seem to be performing at a
higher level each time they step on the field.
Last Saturday, in the Class AA regional finals in Colonie, Guilderland faced Section 3’s
Baldwinsville. The Bees were almost a mirror
image of the Dutch — great vision, speed,
toughness, and footwork — sharing similar
red and white school colors.
Just as it had throughout sectionals, Guilderland scored first. The Dutchmen never lose
when it gets the initial goal of a game.
Senior Connor O’Brien, who has been hitting
fantastic free kicks for the majority of the 2013
season for the Dutch, bent a corner kick to
the far post off his left foot. Chris Czekay, his
back to the play, stuck his left leg out, feeding
the ball back into the mix, and Connor Rubin
kicked the ball into the goal for Guilderland’s
1-to-0 lead.
Since the Dutch never lose when scoring first,
the team had to feel quite confident. Guilderland hasn’t given up many goals this year.
“We’re solid,” Dutch goalkeeper Kedrick
Weeden said of the defense. “We have one of
the best.”
Breaking through Guilderland’s defense can
be as hard as seeing in the dark, but Baldwinsville would not give up. The Bees pushed and
pushed, and finally got a goal with 15 minutes
remaining in the second half. Braden Miles
struck a nice shot that was saved by Weeden,
but not caught, and Connor Ross put in the
rebound.
Weeden hadn’t been tested much in the
playoffs until this point. The Dutchmen hadn’t
been to overtime all season, but the Bees were
bringing it there.
(Continued on page 30)
Community Calendar Page 15 Classifieds Page 28
Sports Page 30
2
The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, November 14, 2013
Editorial
Communication lights the path to progress
W
e believe people who are elected to serve the public
can be well intentioned but ill informed. School
board members, for example, are unpaid and generally
have full-time jobs that occupy them. They rely on full-time
hired professionals to guide them.
The matter at hand involves the board’s decision not
to reappoint a popular boys’ basketball coach at BerneKnox-Westerlo.
Mind you, we’re not taking sides on the correctness of this decision. Quite simply, we don’t have all
the facts. There can be a strident hall full of people
convinced they know what is right who are not aware
of some who may be silently suffering.
What we are sure about, though, is the guarantees
of the state’s Open Meetings Law and of our nation’s
First Amendment Rights.
“The people must be able to remain informed if they
are to retain control over those who are their public
servants”: So says our state’s Open Meetings Law.
Our goal is to edify, not vilify.
On Oct. 31, we published a letter from BKW’s interim
superintendent, Lonnie Palmer, and the school board. We
were happy to do so. We believe that reliable communication permits progress.
In the letter, the board and interim superintendent apologized for not properly thanking the community members
“for their important and impassioned comments on the
subject of basketball” during the board’s Oct. 21 meeting
where a score of people spoke passionately in defense of the
fired coach, Andrew Wright. The letter went on to scold some
for “inappropriate comments,” to list some of the district’s
expectations for coaches, and to say that the decision to
not reappoint Wright was not made exclusively on student
playing time, unhappy parents, or surveys.
The letter also stated, “In accordance with the New
York Personal Privacy Protection Law, the board has a
longstanding practice of not discussing personnel matters
in public.”
The problem with
this assertion is
the New
York Personal Privacy Protection Law doesn’t apply
here.
Robert Freeman, the executive director of the New York
State Committee on Open government, states clearly that
the Personal Privacy Protection Law only applies to state
agencies and records maintained by state agencies.
Throughout our coverage of Wright’s firing, school
“The law says a board may
enter into executive session.
The board is absolutely free
to discuss the issue in public.”
leaders have told us it can’t be discussed because it is a
“personnel issue.”
The board held an executive session on Oct. 30, as allowed
by law, for matters where the board is discussing “promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal
of a particular person.” Wright shared with us what went
on in that meeting and also the list of expectations he had
been given by school leaders two years ago.
“They can choose to discuss all of that in public if they
want,” said Freeman of the board.
He’s been telling us this for years and we’ve been writing it for years.
Freeman has devoted his career to informing elected officials, journalists, and the general public about sunshine
laws and even helped other countries draft them.
When a similar situation once arose in Guilderland, Freeman said of the board, “They had the right to discuss the
entirety of the issue in public. It’s part of the
Personnel
Myth,” he said, adding that, if people repeat things enough
times, they come to believe them. “It drives me crazy,” he
said.
We’re not crazy yet, but we are frustrated. We’ll repeat
Freeman’s statement one more time from that situation
several years ago: “The law says a board may enter into
executive session. The board is absolutely free to discuss
the issue in public.”
We wrote last month on this page that we had
been stonewalled by school leaders as we tried to
get answers, to understand the situation so we could
explain it to the community.
At that point, the board could have chosen to discuss
the reasons for not re-appointing openly. They can still
choose to discuss with the press and public matters
relating to policy and philosophy. For example, is a
school district as small as BKW likely to have board
members in “close personal relationships” with staff
members so frequently that a policy on conflict of
interest should be reworked? Or, as we initially asked
in this space, what should the role of a coach be?
We’re not sure if the school board members are genuinely
ignorant of the law or using it as a false shield.
A citizen at the board’s Nov. 4 meeting told the board,
“Sooner or later, you must let the public and the taxpayers
of BKW know specifically why you let Mr. Wright go.” The
board’s vice president responded that the board had given
Wright about a dozen reasons and concluded, “And he could
share them with you. We can’t. You know we can’t.”
Originally, before an executive session, the school board
certainly could have shared those reasons. That doesn’t
mean that it should have, but it could have. A school board
may adopt its own policy and clearly delineate what it will
or will not discuss in public, and further if it will or will
not allow the public to comment on a district employee
such as Wright.
We urge BKW to make such policy decisions and publicize
them so district residents know their parameters.
When we asked Freeman why a school board would persist in giving out misinformation, he said, “I believe that
they are misled by people who, in my opinion, should know
better. I mean attorneys, superintendents, people who are
in situations where they should have knowledge.”
Still, it is school board members who are elected as
public servants and we urge them to read the law,
or call Freeman if they don’t believe us.
We’ll close with a thought from the late
Louis Brandeis, a Supreme Court justice:
“Publicity is justly commended as a
remedy for social and industrial diseases,” he said. “Sunlight is said
to be the best of disinfectants;
electric light the most efficient
policeman.”
He also said, “Behind every
argument is someone’s ignorance.”
3
The Enterprise opinion pages are an open forum for our community.
We encourage readers to express their thoughts about issues that appear in
this newpaper or affect the community. Letters should be brief (with an
outside limit of 1,000 words) and must include the writer’s address, name,
and phone number for verification. The editors may reject letters that have
been printed elsewhere. Letters concerning elections will be cut off
one issue before the election at the
editor’s discretion. No unsigned letters.
Deadline for letters is Tuesday at noon.
To the editor
Shame on the politicians who fail to protect us,
but shame on us, too, if we play the silent game
To the Editor:
I applaud the editor of The Altamont Enterprise for last week’s
editorial shedding light again
on issues related to impacts of
hydrofracking, and especially for
reminding us that we have a choice
about how we respond to those
(and other) issues.
It was instructive to follow the
contrasting processes and vastly
different reports produced by
the towns of Rensselaerville and
Westerlo. I believe the differences
reflect differences in expectations,
accountability, and attitude.
I read the hydrofracking reports
produced by Rensselaerville and
Berne and they are both excellent. The report produced by the
Westerlo hydrofracking committee is, in my opinion, incomplete,
poorly organized, and tainted by
gas-industry bias.
Getting a copy of the report: The
committee chairman repeatedly
said the report submitted to the
town board was final and would
not be changed. The electronic
copy I received through the Freedom of Information Law (after appealing a denied request) had the
file name: Final Report 1-13.
A council member, after the
report was publicly criticized, said
it was a draft report and released
to me in error. I had consulted
with the New York State Committee on Open Government and
received the determination that
the report “constitutes a town record falling within the coverage of
the Freedom of Information Law,
and its review by members of the
Town Board is irrelevant in relation to a request made pursuant
to that law.”
Incompleteness: The report
focuses on generic information
and there is a lack of information
specific to Westerlo: no reference
to any town law or to the draft
Comprehensive Plan; no baseline
description of Westerlo water resources or discussion of potential
impacts to the quality and supply
of those resources; no reference to
the Basic and Alcove reservoirs,
which supply city of Albany drinking water; no baseline description of air quality and potential
impacts to air quality; no discussion of toxic waste management;
no discussion of impacts to noise,
earthquakes, roads and bridges,
HAZMAT [hazardous materials]
training and emergency responders, businesses, jobs and economy,
social structure, community character, property values, mortgages
and homeowners’ insurance.
And, despite the inclusion of
44 pages of the New York State
Department of Environmental
Conservation Draft Supplemental
Generic Environmental Impact
Statement, not a single word about
compulsory integration — New
York State’s forced pooling law
that can compel landowners to be
annexed to participate in a drilling
unit against their will.
Organization: The report, in
general, is carelessly constructed
and contains many basic composition errors. This carelessness
undermines confidence in the
report’s integrity. The committee’s
intended audience was the people
of Westerlo, who they proposed
would have the responsibility to
decide on the issue of hydrofracking by referendum, except that
in May 2013 a referendum on
this matter was determined to
be illegal.
Townspeople and the town
council were left with a report that
was difficult to follow, heavy with
industry language, and peppered
here and there with valuable information that was often minimized
or obscured.
The table of contents doesn’t
match the text and many report
topics are not even listed. Italics
are used inconsistently to represent both quoted and original
material. There are many long
narrations of “scientific” information, with no attempt to organize
it for a general audience. Yet the
“Westerlo citizenry” is directed
to “Please read this report in its
entirety.”
Bias: The introduction says, “A
committee was formed where the
foremost criteria for membership
were total non-bias, time to donate
and computer skills.” Three of the
original five members, by their own
admission, knew very little about
the Internet and rarely, if ever,
used e-mail. Other townspeople
who applied had computer skills
but were excluded, presumably
because they were judged to be
“biased” against hydrofracking.
But the report produced was, in
my opinion, substantially biased.
Here are some examples:
The first chapter, after the brief
Westerlo Profile, “Shale Gas – A Renaissance in US Manufacturing?
With contribution from National
Association of Manufacturers”,
describes industrial perspectives
on the economic benefits of Shale
Gas Development. Strategically
placed as it is, at the beginning
of the report, its tone telegraphs,
to me, a pro-industry bias.
Twenty pages are dedicated to
“Industry Reports.” This section,
extracted from American Petroleum Institute and other industry
sources, includes instructional material for operators, and describes
policy positions that minimize
toxic properties of fracking fluid
(page 38), support gag orders (page
39), oppose federal Safe Drinking
Water Act regulatory enforcement
(page 39), and confess there are no
standards addressing public safety
at oil & gas sites (page 49).
Commenting on the public
safety issue, the Westerlo authors
add: “As long as there are people
to commit acts of stupidity which
cause injury to themselves and
others there will be accidents.”
The hydrofracking committee
has flip-flopped and changed
(without public discussion) its
purpose more than once. Now it
has been reconvened, without a
town board member, even though
Local Law #2 of 2012 describes a
“citizen’s committee, chaired by a
member of the town board.”
The current committee is comprised of three of the members
who produced and signed off on
the original report. It appears that
no one else is to be added to the
committee.
Two improvements of the current committee:
— 1. Unlike the original committee, this one announces and holds
public meetings, and
— 2. This committee takes input from residents. Whether that
input makes it into the report
remains to be seen.
It will be two years in January since the first resolution to
convene hydrofracking committee
was adopted by the Westerlo Town
Board. The report sat around
untouched from April 2013 until October 2013. Now, all of a
sudden, it’s supposed to be done
ASAP, according to the committee
chairman.
I hope the people of Westerlo will
have the benefit of a report that
steps back from advocacy and bias,
is well organized and clearly written, so that each person can form
his or her own opinion and understand the potential consequences
of hydrofracking in our town.
I’ve studied this intensively
for a year and a half. I’ve visited
northeastern Pennsylvania to see
what fracking looks like, smells
like, and feels like. I’ve seen the
idyllic ads on T.V., basically saying
shale gas is great.
Why aren’t there any ads about
kids with lifelong gag orders?
Families sickened? animals and
wildlife dead? countryside turned
into industrial zones? toxic “accidents” left and right? Money.
They don’t have millions to buy
their way into our brains.
Do you remember the Marlboro
Man? Such a romantic image. Except lung cancer isn’t so romantic.
Do you remember Love Canal? The
BP Gulf fiasco? Exxon Valdez? The
General Electric PCB superfund
sites? And Mereco?
If we don’t learn from history
to hold industry and government
accountable for the health, safety,
and welfare of our communities,
what will remain for each of us and
the ones who come after us?
Shame on the corporations and
the politicians who fail to protect
us, for sure, but shame on us, too, if
we play the silent game. It’s almost
always won by bullies.
Thank you for listening to me.
Dianne Sefcik
Westerlo
Editor’s note: Dianne Sefcik had
volunteered to serve on Westerlo’s
hydraulic fracturing committee
but was rebuffed.
This letter was edited to conform
to the Enterprise’s thousandword guidelines but is published in its entirety online at
www.AltamontEnterprise.com.
CORRECTIONS
In a story last week on cash and a car confiscated by the Altamont Police in a traffic-stop that led
to felony drug charges, we had the wrong figure for the cash; $4,000 was found in the car.
****
In last week’s Library Notes, we ran pictures of an Oct. 29 event where “spirits” of past Altamont
residents taught about the village’s history. In the caption under a picture of Tom Person portraying
Harry Fellows, a former fire chief, we misidentified Fellows as Altamont’s first fire chief. Actually, the
first fire chief was A.J. Manchester, who served from 1893 to 1895; Fellows served from 1919 to 1924
and was the 16th chief.
Back In Time. . .
1913
100 Years Ago
2013
Altamont Enterprise November 14, 1913
WESTERLO: On Hallowe’en morning, Oct. 31st, all the
buildings on the grounds of James O. Castle burned. Mr.
Castle had risen early to go to Voorheesville after a load of
coal. Taking his lantern he went to the barn, hanging it up.
He was pitching hay from the loft when his lantern exploded
all over the hay which was all on fire in a few moments. As
the barn was connected to the wood house and that to the
dwelling, (with no fire protection) it could not be put out and
soon all lay in ashes. It was only through the heroic efforts
of those who had congregated that the Reformed church
parsonage was saved, also Mrs. Josiah B. Jones’ dwelling
which stood next to it. Had it happened during the dry
weather East street would probably been all destroyed. Mr.
and Mrs. Castle saved their horse and a few hens but very
little of their furniture. Two watches, one of which formerly
belonged to their deceased son Thomas, were burned, also
all their silverware, china, glass and most of their beautiful
dining room furniture. Mr. and Mrs. Josiah B. Jones, who
lived in the farther end of the house from the fire saved most
of their furniture as the men could work longer before the
fire reached them. Mrs. Jones would have lost her life but
for the heroic effort of Edward Chase. Mr. and Mrs. Castle
and Mr. and Mrs. Jones feel grateful to all their friends
and neighbors who helped them in the fire, and especially
to Edward Chase do Mr. and Mrs. Jones feel grateful. Mr.
Castle is a hard working man and it seemed heartrending
to see him and his wife lose their home.
Sunday evening following, Rev. M. S. Red, pastor of the
Baptist church, and the deacons, Eddie Hopkins, Anson Barber and Manly Moak, presented James O. Castle, teacher of
the bible class in the Sunday School, with a beautiful bible
to replace the one burned in the fire.
****
AUTO BUS IS SMASHED — Passengers Thrown on Park
Lawn in Albany —Three Quite Seriously Injured. The Albany-Altamont auto bus, owned by Peter Smith of this village,
was wrecked in Albany about 8:30 last Friday morning and
the 13 passengers had narrow escapes from death.
While the heavy machine was going east on Madison
avenue at a speed of about 15 miles an hour and within
50 feet of New Scotland Ave., the chauffeur, Geo. Gowey of
Troy, saw an automobile owned and driven by A. W. Fuller
the architect, slowly nosing its way from New Scotland into
Madison avenue. His emergency brake failed to work and
to prevent a collision, Gowey turned across the roadway,
striking the sidewalk at the New Scotland Ave., entrance
to Washington Park with such force that the curbing and
flagstones were smashed in two.
Published continuously since July 26, 1884
“We seek the truth and print it”
JAMES E. GARDNER
Publisher
MELISSA HALE-SPENCER
(mhale-spencer@altamontenterprise.com)
Editor
NEWS OFFICE — 861-5005 or 861-5008..................BUSINESS OFFICE — 861-6641
Staff Writers ........................................................ JO E. PROUt, JORDAN J. MICHAEL
ANNE HAYDEN
HARWOOD
ANNE
HAYDEN, tYLER MURPHY, MARCELLO IAIA
Illustrators .................................................................FORESt BYRD, CAROL COOGAN
Advertising Director ..............CHERIE LUSSIER (clussier@altamontenterprise.com) — 861-8179
Advertising Representative...JACQUELINE tHORP (Jthorp@altamontenterprise.com) — 861-5893
Office Manager ................................................................................. WANDA GARDNER
Photographer .........................................................................................MICHAEL KOFF
Production ............................... JAMES E. GARDNER JR., BARBARA DEGAEtANO,
ELLEN SCHREIBStEIN, CHRIStINE EKStROM, GEORGE PLANtE
The Enterprise is the newspaper of record for Guilderland, New Scotland, Berne, Knox,
Westerlo, and Rensselaerville. Our mission is to find the truth, report it fairly, and provide
a forum for the open exchange of ideas on issues important to our community.
PUBLISHED tHURSDAYS at 123 Maple Ave., Altamont, NY 12009. Periodical postage paid at Altamont, NY. Postmaster: Send address changes to
the Altamont Enterprise, PO Box 654, Altamont, NY 12009. USPS 692-580,
ISSN 0890-6025.
FAX: 861-5105. E-MAIL: info@altamontenterprise.com
WEBSItE: www.altamontenterprise.com
OFFICE HOURS: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
SUBSCRIPtION RAtES: For Albany County residents, one year, $35; six
months, $28. For out-of-county subscribers, one year, $39; six months, $33.
Postal charges incurred by a subscriber’s failure to notify the newspaper of
an address change will be billed to the subscriber upon renewal. No refunds
on subscriptions. Single copy: $1.00.
ADVERtISEMENt RAtES available upon request. the publisher reserves
the right to reject advertising at any time for any reason. Liability for errors
in advertisements will, at the publisher’s discretion, be limited to the value
of the ad only.
NEWS DEADLINES: For correspondents’ columns, Monday before publication. For all other contributions, tuesday before publication.
CORRECtIONS: the Enterprise will correct errors and clarify misunderstandings in news stories when brought to the attention of the editor, phone
861-5005.
VIEWPOINtS expressed by staff members, contributing writers, and correspondents do not necessarily reflect those of the ownership of the Enterprise.
QUEStIONS and COMMENtS concerning the content of this newspaper
should be directed to the editor by calling 861-5005 or in the form of a letter
to the editor.
WEDDING AND ENGAGEMENt ANNOUNCEMENtS will be printed free
of charge. A $25 fee will be charged for announcements with a photograph.
PHOtOGRAPHS will be printed with announcements about students for
a $35 minimum fee. there is no charge to print announcements without
photographs.
4
Standing up for what you
believe is an important life lesson
a lesson learned. There have also
To the Editor:
As a former teacher at Berne- been coaches who needed to be
Knox-Westerlo, and mother to removed. They may or may not
three high school, three-sport have been.
When my children did not get
athletes, I would like to express
my concern with regard to certain the playing time they wanted, or
members of the current school the position they wanted, or were
board and administration, and the not named a captain, or any number of other perceived complaints,
choices made lately.
First, I feel it was in very poor my answer to them was always
taste, although very calculated, to and will always be: “Try harder,
schedule a school board meeting work harder, earn it.” Life lesson
where academic achievement of learned.
Not long ago, if you were not
honor students, as well as yearsof-service awards for faculty, co- good enough you had two choices
incided with such a statement of — work hard and become better
negativity as did the failure to ap- or move on and try something else.
point a beloved coach. Many of the If you loved the sport, you did the
students honored, including one of best you could and played the role
my own, were touched deeply by that best benefited the team. At a
the decisions made by this board varsity level, I think this should
and I don’t feel it’s fair to forever be the philosophy.
That being said, all adults,
link the two events together.
As a life-long Knox resident, including coaches, should be held
I am embarrassed by the lack to a certain standard. I would like
of respect and contempt certain to let a few families, who believed
in something
persons on the
and stood up
board and adfor their beministration
lief, know that
have shown
“Try harder, work
I am sorry for
our school
harder, earn it.”
the treatment
and commuthey had to
nity. We elect
endure.
school board
The commembers to
uphold the beliefs and the desires munity didn’t necessarily have
of the community as a whole. We a right to specifically call out
don’t elect them to address their certain people any more than the
own personal agenda and ignore board should have rested quietly,
the clear voices of those they were without acknowledgement, to the
concerns expressed by many.
elected to represent.
I personally know one young
Many members of our community spoke in a very heartfelt and man who was brought to tears
persuasive manner in support of after the board meeting. Some
one of our own and I hope will do of the comments directed at him
so again when the next election were not necessary or helpful to
rolls around. Clearly their voices anyone involved. We, as adults,
were not heard at the school board do not need to hurt the kids who
meeting that day but maybe they felt like they were doing the right
will be, come the next board elec- thing by voicing their opinion.
Standing up for what you believe
tion!
Second, I think our district has in is an important life lesson we
bigger issues on which they should need to teach our kids.
We may not all agree, or have
be spending time. Specifically, the
district is ranked 263 of 429 in a the same beliefs, but we should
recent poll of academic achieve- teach our kids to defend whatever
they feel is important in a respectment. This concerns me.
Enrollment continues to decline ful and well-thought-out way, as
and taxes will still keep going up. well as teach them to respect and
listen to opinions of others withThis concerns me.
Certain members of the faculty out being hurtful. I would like to
seem to be harassed and held to commend former Athletic Director
one standard while others can do Tom Galvin for the valuable lesson
whatever they want, whenever by resigning when he felt things
they want. I have been subject to, weren’t as they should be.
On that note, I would like to peras well as a witness of, this. This
sonally thank the many coaches
concerns me.
Additionally, teachers are still of various Berne-Knox-Westerlo
working without a contract, which sports (not all of whom I agreed
has resulted in many high-quality with all of the time but to whom
teachers leaving. Who will be next? I will always be grateful) for everything they have done over the
This concerns me.
Although our kids can partici- years for my children and many
pate in outside endeavors such as others.
Although I am disheartened by
joining local fire companies, Boy
Scouts or Girl Scouts, The Hill- the loss of our boys’ basketball
towns Players, youth groups, Little coaches, I am hoping for the best
league, youth soccer, 4-H, or Pop for all involved. I would specifiWarner football and cheerleading, cally like to wish Andy, and wife
as well as many other ventures, Amy, good luck as he moves on
school sports is still a great teach- to coach Middleburgh, as well as
ing tool and way for many young Brian McCoy and his wife as they
people to come together in a posi- prepare for their future.
Additionally, I would like to
tive manner. This was not positive
welcome the new coaches to Berne
and that concerns me.
I must admit there have been basketball. I hope you will work as
times when I have not agreed with hard for our kids as those you are
playing time, coaching decisions, replacing. I hope our community
practice scheduling, and probably will show you the respect I’m sure
other issues, but I cannot fault the you have earned elsewhere.
level of dedication and commit- Sheila Martin
ment these coaches have shown to Knox
Editor’s note: This letter was
countless numbers of children over
the years, including my own. Have edited to fit the Enterprise’s
there been times when I criticized thousand-word guideline but is
or needed to apologize to these published in its entirety online at
coaches. Yes and I viewed that as www.AltamontEnterprise.com.
Do you use food stamps?
The Enterprise is working on a story about reductions in the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and would like to
talk to you about how you’re handling the shortfall.
Please call the editor, Melissa Hale-Spencer, at 518-8615005.
— Photo by Ron Barnell
Dressed for the occasion: Hilltown residents who wore costumes to the screening of Righteous
Rebellion pose with filmmaker Bruce Kennedy. From left are Mary Kinnaird, dressed as an Indian;
Kennedy; Russ Pokorny, dressed as a sheriff who has been tarred and feathered; and Amy Pokorny,
dressed as a Calico Indian.
Enthusiastic reception for Righteous Rebellion
Resistance measures included Many of the people that appear in
To the Editor:
Filmmaker Bruce Kennedy is tar and feathering of militia the film were also present at the
well qualified to bring the story members, and farmers dressed as screening and were able to amplify
of the 19th-Century uprising of the “calico Indians” who rode through on their contributions.
Bruce Kennedy will now be
Helderberg-region tenant farmers the countryside and harassed
going back to work on Righteous
against the patriarchal Van Rens- agents of the landlords.
The film’s conclusion related Rebellion with some finishing
selaer family and other wealthy
Hudson Valley landowners, not how the yoke of indentured touches and adjustments to bring
just by the months of research that leasehold tenure by the privileged his engaging story of the Helderwent into the production of his landlords was finally lifted in the berg Anti-Rent War film to complenew documentary film, but also by 1850s through this popular Hel- tion. When asked about the distrithe fact that he is a direct descen- derberg uprising, combined with bution of the final production, he
dent of Dr. Smith Azer Boughton, political and legal maneuverings. intimated that he may approach
PBS for a showing as
principal leader of
one possibility.
the Anti-Rent moveI had mentioned
ment, who was imduring the course of
prisoned for his ef“The anti-rent rebellion was
the talk that the story
forts to bring the
of the anti-rent rebeltenant farmers out
even taken up by Hollywood in 1946.”
lion was even taken up
of the feudal-style
by Hollywood in 1946,
servitude imposed
with the release of
upon them by 200
the film Dragonwyck,
years of land and
Kennedy’s film nicely comes full based upon a novel by Anya Seton,
social authority.
All of these attendant historical circle, to show how the anti-rent with Vincent Price and Gene
facts and more were brought out revolt would sow fertile seeds for Tierney as the leading stars. Price
by Bruce Kennedy at a talk given later aspects of the abolitionist plays a thinly veiled role of SteOct. 30 to a capacity audience at and suffragette movements, much phen Van Rensselaer, in a Gothic
the Octagon Barn in Knox, follow- of which would take place in up- romance style that incorporates a
somewhat fictionalized account of
ing the showing of a first version state New York.
In a lively question-and-answer the anti-rent rebellion.
of his new documentary film,
Bruce Kennedy’s film, Righteous
Righteous Rebellion — America’s session following the showing of
the film, Mr. Kennedy explained Rebellion, offers a first-time reAnti-Rent War.
The film begins by exploring many of the steps that went into alistic overview of the historical
the cultural attitudes of the time the production of the film, from precedents that led to the Anti— how the fervor of the American months of exhaustive research, Rent War in the local area and
and other worldwide revolutions editing, and several intensive its lingering aftermath. Judging
by the overwhelming enthusiastic
set the stage for what was to be- revisions.
Kennedy wanted the story of reception it received in late Octocome an uprising of the last vestiges of a system of indenture set the Anti-Rent War to incorporate ber in Knox, Kennedy’s film could
upon those who worked the land a personal touch; this he accom- play to further critical acclaim if
that was being heavily taxed by a plished by coming to the region it gets the opportunity for a much
small minority of the privileged- (Kennedy presently lives in North wider showing.
Bruce Kennedy’s appearance
Carolina) to film interviews with
class landlords.
During the course of the film, members of local families who and film screening were co-sponmany facets of the tenant farmers’ were direct descendents of many sored by the Berne and Knox Hisrebellion were illustrated, such as of the residents who had a direct torical Societys, the Helderberg
the blowing of tin horns to warn role and active participation in the Hilltowns Association, and the
Helderberg Kiwanis Club.
the Hilltown populace of the ap- Helderberg uprising.
Several local history enthu- Ron Barnell
proach of the sheriff and militia
coming to serve arrest warrants siasts and officials also appear Schenectady
Editors note: See related story
or force tenants off the land for on-camera to lend some historical
perspective as the story unfolds. on page 8.
non-payment of taxes.
Rumble strip is noisy and not necessary
To the Editor:
I would like to know if any other
people who live in Altamont, or
Guilderland Center, or, of course,
the Hilltowns, really enjoy the
new paving/blacktop that was
put down leading into Altamont.
Myself, I think it is great, nice and
smooth, a great improvement.
I spend a lot of time at the house
of a buddy of mine in Guilderland
Center, and we enjoy sitting outside a lot, cooking on the barbecue,
and enjoying nature to its fullest.
There is a lot of traffic near the
split by routes 146 and 158, and,
when you get used to it, is somewhat tolerable.
Now, with the new pavement,
we have a center-stripe rumble
strip, which, being a truck driver
for many years, I think is a good
idea on a major highway on the
shoulders of the road, left/right,
to wake up sleepy drivers. But,
let me tell you, this new strip is a
pain in the keester.
Now, on a nightly basis, we
listen to the traffic, the big rigs
with their “Jake” brakes going to
the industrial park, and the new
rumble strip when cars don’t keep
exactly in their lane.
My point is, I talked to a man
from the state’s Department of
Transportation about this and
he said that the New York State
D.O.T. is requiring this on any
new paving projects in the state
that is a major thoroughfare with
two-way traffic. I asked if there
had been a study done over the
years if there had been a lot of
head-on accidents on this stretch,
or motorists repeatedly crossing
the double yellow line. He did not
have an answer.
Now, besides the chirping birds,
the Black Creek babbling by, the
cicadas making their summer
noise, and the crackling of the
fire in the fireplace, we get to hear
the Wwwwwwrrrrrdddd of the
rumble strip
Jeff Jones
Rotterdam
5
The Enterprise opinion pages are an open forum for our community.
We encourage readers to express their thoughts about issues that appear in
this newpaper or affect the community. Letters should be brief (with an
outside limit of 1,000 words) and must include the writer’s address, name,
and phone number for verification. The editors may reject letters that have
been printed elsewhere. Letters concerning elections will be cut off
one issue before the election at the
editor’s discretion. No unsigned letters.
Deadline for letters is Tuesday at noon.
Dee Centi-Jones
To the editor
“The Dee Jones Team”
Licensed Associate
Real Estate Broker
Senior Sales Associate
Cell:
Surviving a loss from suicide: You are not alone
To the Editor:
I am a survivor of suicide loss.
My husband died by suicide at the
age of 58, leaving behind family
and friends to struggle with the
grief and all those questions that
begin with “Why…?”
Since that tragic day, I have
learned many things that I hope
will be helpful for other survivors.
First, I learned that everyone
grieves differently, even within
your own family. I had heard this
said many times, but never truly
understood it until I witnessed
it. Be patient and understanding with yourself and your loved
ones.
I also learned that, while suicide
is typically the result of a complicated mix of circumstances, the
main ingredient is almost always
an underlying mental illness.
Research shows that more than
90 percent of people who die by
suicide have a diagnosable (but
not always recognized or treated)
illness such as depression, bipolar
disorder, alcohol or substance
abuse, or some combination.
Lastly, I learned that survivors
can often feel as if no one really
understands what they’re going
through. I am here to say you are
not alone.
In fact, research shows that
more than 80 percent of us will
lose someone we know to suicide
during the course of our lifetime
and more than 20 percent of us
will lose a family member.
Misinformation and the stigma
that unfortunately still surrounds
suicide can leave many survivors
feeling guilty and ashamed, as if
the suicide were somehow their
fault. Many feel misunderstood
and abandoned.
To help survivors cope, the
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has developed a
program that creates a safe and
welcoming place for survivors to
come together for a day of healing,
support, information, and sharing. More than 300 International
Survivors of Suicide Day events
will be held all around the world
on Saturday, Nov. 23, including
right here.
Each event features a 90-minute
film of survivors and mentalhealth experts sharing stories,
support, information, and heartfelt advice. The film is shown at 1
p.m. and will also be available online at www.afsp.org/survivorday
with an online chat immediately
following the program. The film
will then be saved on the site for
viewing anytime and available
with French, Spanish, and closedcaptioning subtitles.
As a fellow survivor and volunteer with the Capital District
AFSP Chapter, I would like to
encourage anyone bereaved by
suicide to participate in our local event. Please visit www.
afsp/CHAPTER for event details.
You may also want to visit www.
afsp.org to find local support
groups, helpful books, and other
resources available to help you
and your family in the aftermath
of a suicide.
And please remember, you are
not alone.
Nancy P. Marcone
Guilderland
Editor’s note: Nancy Marcone
is a volunteer for the American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention — Capital District chapter.
Her husband took his life in 2002.
International Survivors of Suicide
Day is Saturday, Nov. 23. There are
more than 300 community events
taking place worldwide. For more
information, visit www.afsp.org/
survivorday.
The Old Men of the Mountain
If you can’t pass the parade, join it and enjoy
By John R. Williams
On Nov. 5, the Old Men of
the Mountain met at Mrs. K’s
Restaurant in Middleburgh, and
everybody was up and running,
particularly those that run the
restaurant. Most of the time, early
morning is the best time of day,
especially if the OF happens to
be an “A” person.
The fifth was one of those days.
At the breakfast that morning,
Loretta thanked all the OFs for
coming to her birthday party, and
presenting her with flowers and a
hat that has the OMOTM logo
on it.
Hey, the OFs will go anywhere
for a free meal. Well really,
maybe not anywhere. Like the
words “always,” “never,” and the
phrase “American people” (without the caveat “some” or “most”
preceding the word American)
are no-no’s.
On Saturday, Oct. 12, Middleburgh held its Fall Harvest
Parade, and some of the OFs participated in this annual event. The
OFs didn’t walk the parade route.
One OF had an old tractor and
another had an old horse-drawn
grader. According to the OFs, the
parade was over an hour long and
very well attended.
Anyone familiar with the village of Middleburgh knows it has
one main road in from the north
or south to the Schoharie creek.
Even locals — if they are caught
before any of the side streets start
through the village — find there
is no way around, and then these
people are in for the duration.
One OF mentioned that, for him
to get home from the parade, he
was caught in the line of traffic,
and this OF is a long-time Middleburger. The OF said there was
no ducking in and out of the side
streets to get around traffic.
Other OFs mentioned about being caught in small-town parades
with only one way in and one way
out and just hanging out until the
parade is over; one OF added that,
when the parade is over, then the
traffic becomes a parade itself.
The Memorial Day parades in
Schoharie and Esperance were
also mentioned as parades where
the unsuspecting driver is trapped
until the parade marches on. One
OF mentioned, if this happens
and you are not too far back,
pull the car to the side of road,
get out, walk down, and join the
crowd, enjoy some fried dough,
get a few balloons, and a couple
of flags before you go on your way.
You might just as well enjoy the
parade because you are going to
be there anyway.
Hey, the OFs will go
anywhere for a free meal.
Who’s without caries?
The next topic that came up was
“Going to the Dentist.” The poor
dentist has the reputation of running a torture chamber. Dentists
should be dressed in black, with
earrings in their ears, and whips
hanging on the walls, according
to the OFs.
Most of the OFs do not like going
to the dentist but off they go and,
again, most find out nowadays it
is not that bad. The OFs claim it
is best to go periodically, and have
regular maintenance and little
things taken care of before they
become major problems and can
really hurt.
The sensation of Novocain is not
pleasant, according to the OFs, but
many would rather put up with
that and not have it hurt while
at the dentist. A few OFs say they
will not take Novocain for minor
stuff because the dentist works in
your mouth only a short time and
the hurt is over when he stops.
However, with Novocain, the OF
said he is biting his tongue, drooling, and conversing with slurred
speech until it wears off, and then
the OF said, after it wears off, he
still feels some of the discomfort
from the dental work.
An OG then opined, “That is
what you get, you guys that kept
your own teeth. Mine come out at
night and go in, in the morning,
along with my hearing aids, and
glasses. That is, once I take the
teeth out of the Efferdent, put new
batteries in the aids, and clean my
glasses, I am set to go.”
“Yeah,” one OF answered, “if you
lose all that stuff, you are walking
into walls because you can’t see,
stepping in front of buses because
you can’t hear, and living on soup
because you can’t chew. I’ll put up
with the dentist twice a year.”
Voting “yes”
on older judges
This past Tuesday was Election Day and some politics were
discussed but not much. Sitting
at the table of the OMOTM was
one councilman, one former
councilman, and a former town
board supervisor. The consensus
of this group seemed to be that
serving in these capacities is like
being married, but with no fun
thrown in.
Only two topics came up on
how people were going to vote. It
seemed (at least to this scribe) that
one issue was a “no” vote on casino
gambling and the other was a “yes”
vote for older judges. What would
one expect from this group?
More specifically, regarding the
vote for older judges, the OFs say
they still have the mental capacity
to say, “Throw the bum in jail,” so
what more is necessary?
The OFs will have to wait until
next Tuesday to discuss how it all
turned out.
Those attending the breakfast
at Mrs. K’s Restaurant in Middleburgh, who had already been to the
polls, or were headed to the polls,
were: Andy Tinning, Don Wood,
Harold Guest, George Washburn,
Glenn Patterson, Roger Shafer,
Roger Chapman, Steve Kelly,
Jim Heiser, Mark Traver, Robie
Osterman, John Rossmann, Duncan Bellinger, Mace Porter, Ken
Hughes, Gary Porter, Jack Norray,
Harold Guest, Mike Willsey, Gerry
Chartier, Ted Willsey, Jim Rissacher, Bill Krause, and me.
518-528-3811
Email:
DeeJones@RealtyUSA.com
www.RealtyUSA.com
“Specializing in Guilderland and Hilltowns”
Pleasant Valley
Exquisitum
Offering you, as always, excellent quality, selection, and service. International collection of fine
gifts and authentic art from around the world.
www.pve.us
300 Pleasant Valley Rd. (Rte.254 - Knox)
Altamont, NY 12009
(518) 872-0394
Hours:
Wednesday through
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 12-5
or by appointment
One bedroom • Two bedrooms
Three bedrooms
6211 Johnston Road, Albany NY 12203
Phone: 518-456-4822 • Fax: 518-862-1416
mrockenstyre@burnsmgmt.com • www.oxfordheights.com
COMPUTER FARE
Your Laptop Repair Experts
ALL BRANDS, NEW & REFURBISHED,
LAPTOPS and DESKTOPS, SALES & SERVICE
• Sales & Service
With your choice of WINDOWS 7 or 8, Vista or XP
• All Brands
TO All OUR vAlUEd GUildERlANd
CUSTOMERS
• Parts
& Accessories
We have moved our Carman Plaza branch back
•
New
& Refurbished
“over the river and thru the woods to Greenbush Computer Fare”
& Desktops
• Laptops
and we’ll knock $20 OFF your computer purchase
or repair
•
Windows
7 or XP
if you’ll come see us @
GREENBUSH COMPUTER FARE
1590 Columbia Tpke., Schodack
Ph: (518) 479-0948
It’s a 25 min. drive from Carman Plaza – 15 min. from Crossgates.
GREENBUSH
COMPUTER FARE
Take I-90 east to Exit 10, RIGHT on Miller Rd, 2 blocks to LEFT on
1590
Columbia
Columbia
Tpk (Rts 9&20)Turnpike
to #1590 (.4mi -onPh:
Right)479-0948
www.GreenbushComputer.com
Find us on Facebook; search Computer Fare
OPEN : M - F • 9:30-6:30 Sat. • 10:30-4:00 Closed Sunday
s r
r
www.AltamontGeneralDentistry.com
FYDI
For Your Dental Information
ANKYLOSED TEETH
During the normal course of childhood
development, the roots of the primary teeth
(baby teeth) resorb and melt away, enabling
the teeth to fall out and thus create space
for the permanent teeth to erupt into proper
position. However, there are instances
when the primary teeth remain firmly
attached to the jawbone, a condition known
as ankylosis. Ankylosed baby teeth block
the permanent teeth from properly erupting,
and can cause problems with the occlusion.
There are also cases where a permanent
tooth has not formed in a specific area,
and the baby tooth will be ankylosed in
that position. The most common teeth to
be ankylosed are the lower primary second
molars, but the situation can occur with
any of the primary teeth. The exact cause
for ankylosis is unknown, and there are
usually not any associated symptoms of
pain or infection.
An early diagnosis of primary tooth
ankylosis is important. Clinical examination
and proper X-rays are required to determine
when treatment should be initiated. Most
Adam A. Edwards,
D.D.S.
ankylosed baby teeth need to be extracted
at the proper time to allow for eruption of
the permanent tooth. In those instances
where the permanent tooth is congenitally
absent, the ankylosed primary tooth is
often allowed to remain in position and
built up to function as a permanent tooth.
Therefore, it is extremely important to
bring children to the dentist for regularly
scheduled cleanings and examinations, so
that dental growth and development can be
properly monitored.
For more interesting reading and
information about a variety of dental
topics, please visit our website, www.
altamontgeneraldentistry.com
Presented As A Public
Service By The Offices of:
STUART F. FASS, D.D.S.
and
ADAM A. EDWARDS, D.D.S.
103 Main St., Altamont.
Phone: 861-5136
6
15th A n n u a l
This holiday season, honor the memory
of a friend, loved one, or pet with a light
on the Altamont Village Gazebo. The lights
cost $3.00 each or $3.50 if you would
like a postcard sent to the honoree’s family. All proceeds benefit the Altamont Free
Library Building Fund. The honorees’ names
will be read during the lighting ceremony
and published in The Altamont Enterprise.
Just fill out the form below
and send it in by November 29, 2013.
*Be sure to include your
name and phone number*
For more info call the Library at 861-7239
Special thanks to the Village of Altamont and The Altamont Enterprise
Lighting Ceremony
Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 4:30 p.m.
Library Lights
All submissions must be in by Novemer 29th, 2013
Honoree’s Name
Name and Address of Postcard Recipient
Your name and phone#: __________________________________________________________
Each light is $3.00 or $3.50 if you would like a postcard sent to the
honoree’s family. Please make checks payable to the Altamont Free Library.
Send to: Library Lights c/o Tony Kossmann. PO Box 662. Altamont, NY 12009
or drop off at the Library on Main Street in Altamont.
— Photo by Eric Burby, Troop 264 Historian
Can-do spirit: Boy Scouts in Altamont’s Troop 264 — from left, Alex Irving, Jonathan Lasselle, Alex
Johnston, and Zack Connolly in the back — sort items donated by the community for St. Lucy’s food
Pantry. Stacey Loucks coordinated the Scouts’ efforts at the food pantry.
Do you need dental treatment
but are reluctant?
Over 1,400 items donated for local families in need
Call 452-2579
to speak to a dentist personally
at no charge.
To the Editor:
Boy Scout Troop 264 would like
to thank the community for its
generous donations of food and
money to St. Lucy’s Food Pantry
during its food drive on Saturday,
Nov. 9. We collected 232 bags of food
that totaled 1,436 items that
St. Lucy’s will distribute to local
Call our Guilderland Office
Geoffrey B. Edmunds, DDS
2010 Western Ave., Guilderland
families in need.
Community service is an important part of Troop 264 and the
response of the community makes
it possible for the troop to continue
providing this service. We would also like to thank
the community for its monetary
donations to our troop and for the
bottles and cans that the troop
will redeem for new camping
equipment. The community support for
scouting was made clear during
our food and bottle drive and is
truly appreciated.
Eric Burby
Troop 264 Historian
Altamont
HHA offers scholarship for farmer to attend conference
To the Editor:
The Helderberg Hilltowns Association is offering a $90 scholarship for an interested farmer from
the Albany County Hilltowns to
attend the “Harvesting Opportunities in New York: Growing
Local Food Economies and Protecting Farmland” conference on
Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Hilton
Albany. This daylong conference, offered by the New York Office of
Visit our website at
www.altamontenterprise.com
Weekly Crossword
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Across
1. Soak up, as sun
5. Roomy vehicle
10. L x XV
14. Ugandan VIP, once
15. Franklin's successor
16. Foreign capital
17. Zero
18. A fine playing marble
19. Cheese with Buffalo
wings
20. Peas and Broccoli
23. Gawks at
24. Like C-rated bonds
25. Deserves
28. Barnyard hybrid
30. Pic that can be clicked
31. Writing that's not in
verse
33. Flock mom
36. Fenway Park structure
40. How-___ (handyman's
library)
41. Maxwell and Lanchester
42. Popular razor brand
43. Broken-bone treatment
44. Mall binges
46. Gradually declined
49. Westminster concern
51. Big name in vegetables
57. One of five Great ones
58. "To be" preceder
59. Intercollegiate sports
org.
60. Brush partner
61. Doubleday of the
diamond
62. It's an OK city
63. Cough medicine amts.
64. Mudville's most famous
batter
65. Talks on Sun.
By Ed Canty (Ed@gfrpuzzles.com
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
26
30
31
37
32
33
38
47
35
42
44
49
48
45
50
51
52
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
Down
1. Sudden loud noise
2. Caesar's love
3. Geometrical concern
4. In a prayerful position
5. They may be close
6. Anxious
7. Moves with a mouse
8. Funnyman Johnson
9. No, in St. Petersburg
10. Actress Reynolds
11. Separates out
12. Word after Battle, in
Michigan
13. Rotten
21. Word on an invoice
22. Sen. Specter
25. Governor between Jane
and Deval
26. Identical response
34
39
43
46
29
41
40
13
24
28
27
36
12
22
23
25
11
53
27. Richard and Jane in
court
28. May honorees
29. Troop entertainment gp.
31. Mole, to a gardener
32. Cell stuff, for short
33. Suffix with Rock or disk
34. "If I ___ a Carpenter"
35. Time spans
37. Champing at the bit
38. High lines
39. Herrings' kin
43. Paparazzi targets
44. Gate attendant
45. Place to hang your hat
46. Pilot's button
47. New York City areas,
casually
48. Large airship
49. Pintos, e.g.
54
55
56
50. "Jerry Maguire" co-star
Zellweger
52. Detroit financing co.
53. Singer McEntire
54. Bad marks in high
school?
55. Hair removal brand
56. Tiny amounts
American Farmland Trust, is a
wonderful opportunity for beginning farmers to learn strategies
to access farmland and grow their
farm business. Our scholarship covers the
registration fee for the conference; a continental breakfast and
locally sourced lunch are included. Transportation and parking costs
are the responsibility of the attendee. Detailed information
about the conference can be found
at www.newyork.farmland.org. For more information about the
conference and to take advantage
of HHA’s scholarship, please contact Jane McLean at 872-2082
or jbmclean@aol.com by Monday,
Nov. 18.
Dawn Jordan, vice president
Publicity and public relations
chair
Helderberg Hilltowns Association
Have a magical time at
the Sixth Annual Teddy Bear Tea with Mrs. Claus To the Editor:
The New Salem Volunteer Fire
Department Auxiliary is having
its Sixth Annual Teddy Bear Tea
with Mrs. Claus for boys and girls
on Sunday, Dec. 15, with seating at
1 p.m. at the New Salem firehouse
at 694 New Salem Road in New
Scotland.
Bring along your favorite teddy
bear, listen to stories read by Mrs.
Claus, and enjoy tea sandwiches
and dainty treats with delicious
blended teas. New surprises have
been included by the auxiliary
this year — come and enjoy with
promises of a wonderful magical
time to be had by all.
Paid advance reservations are
required by Dec. 6. Please call
439-1303 to reserve a place. The children attending must
be at least 2 years old. The cost
is $20 for a parent and one child. Each additional guest (siblings,
Grandma, Grandpa, cousins,
friends, etc.) is $5. Bring your camera for a photo
with Mrs. Claus. A portion of the
proceeds will be donated to the
Albany County Sheriff ’s Office
Hilltown Christmas Program.
Shirley Unser, president
New Salem Volunteer
Fire Department Auxiliary
The gift of sharing: Keep a family journal
To the Editor:
As the holidays approach and
we dash around frantically buying
gifts for everyone, consider buying
a family journal. Between Christmas, Hanukkah, and the New
Year, congregate as a family and
have each member no matter how
old or young contribute something
to share in the journal.
Maybe Tommy wants to remember his first fishing trip with
Grandpa in the spring, Carol
might want to reflect upon her
first prom while Mom might share
how she felt when she experienced
something unique for the first
time, and let Dad join in with his
special 2013 memory.
Have fun: Appoint a secretary,
have an illustrator. Put the journal in a safe place and revisit its
contents and add new memories
on a yearly basis.
You won’t regret it! It’s a special
way for the entire family to bond
and record memories to last a
lifetime.
If Grandma or Grandpa live
nearby, have them join in. If
they live far away, give them a
call and have them contribute.
You might want to include New
Year’s resolutions and then have
the opportunity to evaluate how
successful you and everyone else
was the following year.
The journal will become a family keepsake; it only takes a little
time, once a year.
P.S. Make sure all cell phones
and other electronic devices are
shut off before and during participation in this activity.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year to
you and yours!
Bernadene Marie
Guilderland
7
Thinking about things
Nurturing a love-hate relationship with an underdog of a weed
By Frank L. Palmeri
Picture this: You’re crossing the
street downtown in a big city like
New York or Chicago. As you approach the curb, you glance down
and see, amid the cigarette butts
and beer-bottle caps, a single,
spindly weed growing in a tiny
crack between the hard, weatherbeaten curb and the grimy, sticky
asphalt.
The crack is maybe a millimeter
wide, yet this weed has the audacity and tenacity to boldly poke
itself up into the blustering, windy
city, only one misplaced footstep or
bad parking attempt away from
destruction. Even putrid runoff
from dogs relieving themselves at
the nearby hydrant and toxic car
and bus exhaust fumes can’t keep
this weed down.
This sucker is more than just
a weed; it’s a survivor, an underdog, and that’s why you have to
like it.
Now I live in suburbia, where
the landscape consists of widely
spaced houses separated by lawns
that would love nothing more than
to be like the manicured fairways
of the world’s greatest golf courses.
The fact that many are not is only
because of the immense expenditure of time (endless mowing,
weeding, feeding, and watering)
and money (mowers, fertilizers,
pesticides, automated sprinklers)
that it costs to have such a lawn.
I don’t really care that much
about landscaping, and I’m not
very good at it, but I’m so trained
that carpet-like grass and bountiful shrubs are the things to have
that often I’ll be walking along
somewhere and have to stop myself from bending down to pick up
a stray stick or pull out a choking
vine. Living in landscape-obsessed
suburbia does that to you.
That’s why you have to love
that single, solitary, growing-ina-tiny-crack weed. It doesn’t care
about pristine suburbia or lush
golf courses. It just is.
When there’s a sport I don’t
know much about, I’ll always find
out which is the worst team and
root for them. It’s fun to root for
the underdog.
No one wants to lose, so you
know the underdogs are going to
try hard, plus they may not even
be that bad; sometimes, the ball
just doesn’t bounce your way.
There is even camaraderie in rooting for a bad team.
The fans in New Orleans spent
many years sitting next to each
other in the Superdome with
paper bags over their heads. You
may not know the person sitting
next to you, but, when you’re both
wearing paper bags with eye, nose,
and mouth cutouts, there’s a bond
there for sure.
It’s fun to root for an underdog.
With no expectations, there’s no
place to go but up. Yes, it may take
a long time to get there — look
at the Red Sox — but, when you
do, it’s phenomenal. I just hope
my favorite team, the Minnesota
Vikings, can win before I get too
old and senile to actually enjoy it.
Come on, guys, I’m not getting any
younger here.
Let’s get back to the dichotomy
of that pesky weed. On the one
hand, it’s a true underdog, living
in such a volatile environment,
so you have to love it; yet, on the
other hand, it’s a weed, something
random and not at all attractive
or wanted, so (especially if you
live in suburbia like me) you have
to hate it.
This is rather painful, when you
think about it, and I have thought
about it quite a bit. It’s a classic
example of cognitive dissonance
Chess Solution
31…R:b7 32 N:b7 d3
33.Kf1 d2.
— a psychological conflict resulting from incompatible beliefs held
simultaneously.
Is it any wonder I don’t have a
good time at parties? I’m sitting
there feigning interest in small
talk while mentally contemplating
how weeds can thrive in cracks
in city sidewalks. Yes, I really do
this. Ah, the conundrum of the
thinking man.
I’ve purchased plenty of supposedly squirrel-proof birdfeeders
over the years. All of these have
some special feature or design that
theoretically should prevent squirrels from getting to the birdseed.
Too bad nobody contacted the
squirrels first, because, for every one of these I’ve put up, the
squirrels have had zero problems
getting seed from it. They do it so
cleverly it’s hard not to root for
them as well.
Talk about underdogs — these
fancy feeders are designed specifically to thwart pests, and the
pests just find a way to gorge
themselves anyway. The crafty
squirrels are truly amazing at it;
I’ve seen them eat heartily while
hanging upside down, using their
little fingers to paw at the seed,
while the chipmunks scoop up the
spills. If these little *)%!@s didn’t
make holes all over the lawn and
scare the beautiful birds away,
you’d have to admire them.
There’s one other thing that
reminds me of hearty weeds and
persistent pests — things you
love and hate at the same time
— and that’s mob movies and TV
movies and TV shows make for
compelling entertainment; there’s
not one bad scene in any of the
Godfather movies, and many say
The Sopranos is the best TV show
of all time.
Instead of pulling that weed
from the crack in the curb, I admire it; instead of scaring off the
Is it any wonder I don’t have a good time at parties?
— Photo from Frank Palmeri
“Instead of scaring off the
squirrel at the bird feeder,
I’m amazed by it”: The author enjoys the many aspects
of life that are frustrating
and amazing at the same
time.
shows. As an Italian-American, I
am saddened that this genre reinforces the stereotype of Italians
as mobsters.
There are some people I’m sure
who don’t know how warm, loving, funny, and family-oriented
Italian people are. When they
see these productions, they are
sure to get the wrong idea about
Italian people.
Yet I can’t deny that these
squirrel at the bird feeder, I’m
amazed by it; instead of scorning
the despicable characters mob
shows celebrate, I’m endlessly
fascinated by them.
It’s this conflicting set of emotions that make many aspects of
life so wonderful and frustrating
at the same time. Oh well, guess
it’s time to go down to Robinson’s
Hardware and try to find a better
squirrel-proof birdfeeder.
This is our
BRIDGE
CLUB
Choose the MVP Medicare plan that gets
you where you want to go.
• Free gym memberships with SilverSneakers®
• $100 HealthDollarsSM for healthy activities
• $0 copays on popular prescriptions
Join us for an informational meeting near you!
Date
11/22
11/22
11/26
12/03
Place
76 Diner–Latham
Wm. Sanford Library–
Loudonville
Colonie Diner
Colonie Diner
Time
10:00 am
1:00 pm
10:00 am
10:00 am
A sales person will be present with information
and applications. For accommodation of
persons with special needs at sales meetings
call 1-888-280-6205.
The annual election period for MVP Health Care
Medicare Advantage health plans is Oct. 15–
Dec. 7, 2013.
Call
1-888-280-6205
Monday–Friday, 8 am–5 pm ET
Visit joinMVPmedicare.com
MVP’s Medicare Customer
Care Center: 1-800-665-7924
(TTY: 1-800-662-1220). Call
7 days a week, 8 am–8 pm.
MVP Health Plan, Inc. is a not-for-profit HMO-POS/PPO organization with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in MVP
Health Plan depends on contract renewal. The benefit information provided is a brief summary, not a complete
description of benefits. For more information contact the plan. Limitations, copayments and restrictions may apply.
Benefits, formulary, pharmacy network, provider network, premium and/or copayments/coinsurance may change
on January 1 of each year. You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium. Medicare evaluates plans
based on a 5-Star rating system. Star Ratings are calculated each year and may change from one year to the next.
Paid actor portrayal. Y0051_2019 Accepted 09/13/2013
8
Spurred by his ancestor’s words
Kennedy makes a pilgrimage to the Helderbergs to film a story of rebellion
By Marcello Iaia
BERNE — Cars covered in a
veneer of frost and snow from
the Hilltowns can be seen this
time of year driving among dry
and gleaming ones on the roads
below. Bruce Kennedy thinks
the distinct environment up
here, with stony land unsuited
for agriculture, was a major
reason the Anti-Rent rebellion of
the 19th Century started in the
Helderbergs.
Kennedy, a filmmaker and descendant of one of the rebellion’s
leaders, arrived in Altamont last
summer after a year of intense
research and a lifetime of awe at
the story of justice.
“I’m looking up at this and I
realize, that’s the Helderberg,
that’s it, that’s the escarpment,”
said Kennedy, who lives in North
Carolina. “I was thrilled. I was
actually very excited. It’s a pile of
rocks, but it’s amazing because I
knew what it meant. It was a key
player in this whole process.”
Large swaths of land owned by
the Van Rensselaer family were
first given over to farmers in the
early 1600s. The tenants had no
timber, water, or mineral rights.
After having developed the land
for years, or even generations,
the tenant farmers had perpetual
leases requiring them to pay rent
in bushels of wheat, four fowl,
and a day of labor with horses
and wagon.
If tenants wanted to release
what they had to another tenant,
the patroon, or owner would get
a quarter of the sale. The Dutch
patroon system is often described
as semi-feudal.
“So here, the lords here had
this tremendous amount of power
and they could compete with the
government,” Kennedy explained.
The government couldn’t undo
them.”
Once a book designer, an adagency manager, and a commercial photographer, Kennedy, at 64,
is now making films, sculptures,
and paintings. He was celebrated
by around 150 spectators in the
Knox Octogan Barn on Oct. 30,
when he showed a rough cut of his
documentary on the tumultuous
period of the Anti-Rent War that
eventually spread through several
counties in the state.
Kennedy hopes to present his
Anti-Rent rebellion project to a
television network for a series.
Sitting by the window of the
FoxCreek Market with his wife,
Carmen Ramos-Kennedy, a political activist, Kennedy described his
first efforts to seek out material
for his documentary, Righteous
Rebellion: America’s Anti-Rent
War on Privilege.
Kennedy walked into the same
market in Berne and asked the
first person he saw what he knew
of the Anti-Rent War. He was given
a list of names.
“I asked the kid I bought my
pizza from,” Kennedy went on.
“He said, ‘Oh, yeah, my history
teacher, Andy Wright.’”
Wright is among several local
descendants who appear in Kennedy’s film, which, he says, has a
central message about humans
that casts light on “corporate
feudalism” of today and activities
like the Occupy movement started
in 2011.
“My intent is to link the fact that
rebellion is in people’s blood,” Kennedy explained. “That message
is, I believe, largely suppressed.
We’re not supposed to know that.
You’re not taught that in school,
that people can rebel and get what
they want, and yet it happens all
the time and has happened all
the time.”
Ancestral quest
Kennedy was born in Troy and
grew up in Connecticut, Rhode
Island, and Delaware where he
graduated from high school. “My
dad was a difficult, brilliant man,”
The Enterprise — Marcello Iaia
Bruce Kennedy, a filmmaker now editing a documentary about rebellion and the Anti-Rent War,
smiles after being groomed by his wife, Carmen Ramos-Kennedy, for a picture.
system of schools and designated
curricula. After learning that a
friend was studying silk-screening
because he was in a separate
school within the institute, Kennedy said he posted signs, asking
fellow students whether they felt
the same way, and would they
meet — 150 people gathered.
Kennedy was encouraged by the
institute’s administration to take
up the issue with the head of the
School of Fine Art.
“He said, ‘I understand your
frustrations and I sympathize,
but, you know what, I’m not giving up any of my power,’” Kennedy
recounted. “And that cynicism to
my idealism was so crushing, so
awful, that that was one of the
major things that said, ‘I’m out of
here. I can’t put up with this.’”
Kennedy didn’t graduate, leaving the institute in 1969 to establish a book-design studio. That
same year, he said, a group of
students went on strike, sitting
in the deans’ offices, their issues
focused on the structure of their
institution.
“By the second year, I had
$10,000 in debt, which seemed
an incredible amount of money,”
Kennedy said of his finances as
a student.
Kennedy later went on to
earn more money in magazine
publishing, as a marketing consultant, and with ad agencies in
California.
Hardscrabble hill: Cows graze on a steep rise facing Irish Hill Road in Berne, where the initial unrest for the 19th Century Anti-Rent
War rumbled. Documentary filmmaker Bruce Kennedy believes the difficulty of certain types of agriculture with the thin topsoil in parts of
the Hilltowns played a role in Berne being a focal point for the farmers’ revolt.
riding-around-on-horses stuff,”
Kennedy said of his father, an were resisting the sheriffs.”
During his six-week trip packed said Kennedy. “But later, as I got
engineer and researcher with a
with interviews and visiting his- older, I realized that this was rePh.D. from Yale.
As a boy, Kennedy said he was torical societies, Kennedy went ally about justice. And here was a
told stories of his great-great- to Alps in Rensselaer County, man who didn’t really have a dog
great-grandfather, Smith Azer where Dr. Boughton lived. When in this fight.”
Kennedy said he has a letter
Boughton, a country doctor who he visited his grandmother as a
from Dr. Boughled rallies and
ton to his grandwas known in
son, titled “My
Calico Indian
interesting life,”
disguise as “Big
from which he
Thunder.”
“I’m looking up at this and I realize,
learned some of
The Antithat’s the Helderberg, that’s it,
his story. His
Renters, like
that’s the escarpment.
ancestor also
the more faappears in the
mous provokI was thrilled.”
iconic volume
ers of the Bostelling the histon Tea Party,
tory of the Antiwore Indian
Rent War, Tin
costumes as
child, Kennedy said, he and other Horns and Calico by Henry
they rebelled.
“I think he was instrumental in children in the family would be Christman, which Kennedy said
developing the idea of paralleling obligated to walk around the cor- is a authoritative source in his
the Boston Tea Party,” Kennedy ner to their ancestor’s old house, research.
Roots of rebellion
said. “He certainly was part of stand, and listen to the story of
Studying fine art at the Pratt
that planning of, ‘OK, let’s disguise Dr. Bouton.
“As a kid, it intrigued me not so Institute in the late 1960s, Kenourselves.’ Because what they
were doing was illegal and they much, except for the disguises and nedy became frustrated with the
“Advertising isn’t about telling
the truth,” Kennedy said of his
discouragement with the industry.
“It’s about telling enough to interest people in buying something,
something they probably don’t
want or need, but you want to
convince them to.”
After a long road trip with Ramos-Kennedy, the couple settled
in Asheville, N.C., where they
live now.
Ramos-Kennedy has since been
involved in political campaigns,
including the 2012 presidential
bid by Barack Obama. She said
she is now on the advisory board
for the Campaign for Southern
Equality, focused on lesbian, gay,
bi-sexual, and transgender issues
in the South.
Kennedy has developed his fine
art and teaches middle-school
students in movie-making.
“I’m trying to help them tell
their stories,” he said.
9
Board tables decision
Should Altamont host a cell tower?
By Jo E. Prout
ALTAMONT — The village
board here tabled a decision last
week to allow the marketing of a
communications tower that could
be built within village limits.
Trustee Kerry Dineen, who
filled in for absent Mayor James
Gaughan, said that she and the
mayor met with ECS representative Bill Biscone, Trustee William
Aylward, and Village Attorney
Michael Moore in September to
discuss a proposed land license
agreement that would allow the
installation of a communications
tower in the village.
Dineen said that, if constructed,
the tower could provide income
from rent earned from communications companies. The tower
could also improve local cell coverage, she said.
The land license agreement
would require the use of an
80-foot-by-80-foot parcel of land.
Biscone, of ECS, said that the
village would tax ECS, which
would pay the school district and
village taxes.
“This is an agreement for future
activities,” Biscone said.
“The contract obligates the
village to provide the property,”
Moore said. Income would come
in only after wireless facilities
were installed on the tower and
the rents from the facilities were
paid to ECS, Moore said.
Biscone told The Enterprise that
ECS has two towers in the area
already. One tower is in Knox and
the other is in New Scotland. Both
were constructed in 2008.
Aylward slowed the adoption
of the agreement by asking if
residents had been notified that
a tower might be installed.
Dineen said that the agreement
would allow ECS to market the
proposed tower to communications companies. After renters for
the tower were found, ECS would
seek village planning approval,
at which time residents would be
notified, she said.
“It’s obvious that it’s an intent,”
Aylward said. “To me, it’s clear
what the intent is.”
“Right,” said Kate Provencher,
of the village zoning board.
“It provides revenue and gives a
public service,” Dineen said.
“I want to know more. There’s
no big rush,” Aylward said.
Moore said that Biscone and
ECS may disagree with Aylward’s
assessment of time.
Biscone said that expected rent
would be about $7,000 per year
per carrier. He said that there
are four carriers in the region: T
Mobile, Verizon Wireless, AT&T,
and Sprint.
“There’s a few areas of the municipalities that will be able to see
it,” he said.
“I would like that we’re considering the proposal to be out there
a little bit,” said Trustee Christine
Marshall in support of a delay in
the adoption of the agreement.
“There’s going to be a visual aspect. I don’t know if that would
bother people or not.”
Biscone said that he cannot
market the site until the village
and ECS have a land license
agreement. Trustee Dean Whalen
asked the board to give ECS a
time frame for a decision, and
Dineen said that the board would
table the discussion until the next
meeting, in December. The agreement, she noted, “is to only market
this first.”
Other business
In other business, the board:
— Agreed to pay $39,800 from
the repair reserve fund for the roof
repair done last month. Previously,
the board had agreed to spend up
to $45,000;
— Learned from Barton &
Loguidice representative Thomas
McDonald that the wastewater
treatment plant improvements
are now complete;
— Approved a request by Police Chief Todd Pucci to transfer
$2,500 from the sale of the village’s
2004 Ford Explorer to the police
car reserve fund;
— Approved the Library Lights
holiday fund-raiser for Sunday,
Dec. 1, at the gazebo in Orsini
Park to support the Altamont Free
Library; and,
— Approved a request by Phil
Carducci to hold a Turkey Trot
5K Run/Walk on village streets
on Saturday, Nov. 30, beginning
at 10 a.m.
AG says GCSD gets $1K
GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland School District will benefit
from an $11 million settlement
with a Long Island tech company
announced yesterday by Attorney
General Eric Schneiderman.
Of the money won, $1,240.24
will go to the Guilderland district,
according to Elizabeth DeBold,
assistant press secretary to the
attorney general.
More than $700,000 will go to
localities across the state for improper overbilling by CA Inc. for
computer software maintenance,
she said.
“The localities don’t have to apply for the money; our office will
simply issue them a check,” DeBold told The Enterprise yesterday
evening. She said the check would
be sent within the month.
The Guilderland School District
could not be reached for comment
before press time.
The settlement resolves claims
that the Islandia, N.Y.-based
company engaged in a scheme to
overcharge government customers, including local school districts
and law-enforcement agencies, for
computer-software maintenance
and servicing plans it sold from
2001 to 2009, according to a release from the attorney general’s
office. CA, formerly known as Computer Associates, overcharged
government customers when it
renewed annual maintenance
protection plans, the release said;
it did this by charging customers
for renewal plans immediately and
before the former year’s plans had
expired. After government customers renewed their annual service
contract — sometimes several
months before the prior year’s
contract expired — the double
billing began. Of the $11 million in settlement
money, New York, California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, Virginia, and the
District of Columbia will recover
more than $3 million. Each state
will recoup money based on the
number of renewal plan purchases
it made from CA.
“The lawsuit resulting in this
settlement was filed in 2006 by
whistleblower Ann-Marie Shaw in
the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of New
York (Central Islip) under the
federal False Claims Act and the
various states’ False Claims Acts,”
the release said.
Shaw had worked for CA and
will receive a percentage of the
governments’ recovery, including
20 percent of the New York recovery, or $141,759.01.
This agreement represents a
new approach in which multiple
states work together to bring
about a collective settlement under their False Claims Acts outside
the health care area, the release
said; New York and Illinois led the
coalition of states working with
the federal government in obtaining this settlement from CA. The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Author! Author! Kelly, left, and Audrey Iacobucci are all smiles as they pose in Kelly’s New Scotland
home with their just-printed book, the first in a series of mysteries.
Coming out of Cold Storage
By Jo E. Prout
VOORHEESVILLE — A mother-daughter duo has kept a grand
secret for the last two years —
they are mystery writers. On Nov.
23, the pair will reveal all at their
book signing at The Book House
of Stuyvesant Plaza.
Cold Storage is the brainchild
of Audrey and Kelly Iacobucci,
who took their love of books and
characters and created a mystery
mini-series under the pen name
A.K. Mason.
“We haven’t told anyone about
it yet,” said Audrey Iacobucci.
She and Kelly sent out 100 cards
to friends and relatives inviting
them to the signing, but their
names are not prominent, she
said.
“It’s like a mini-mystery, guesswho [event],” she said.
“The book is centered around
Albany,” said Iacobucci. “I grew
up in the area, and my dad
worked in Albany.” Iacobucci
and her daughter, Kelly, sought
and received permission to use
Albany locales like Jack’s Oyster House and the Old Central
Warehouse in their novella,
and pictures of area sights are
included in the book.
The plot follows Audrey’s
character, Angeline; and Kelly’s
character, Jules, which is short
for Julianna, as they solve the
crime of a missing Albany defense attorney, Iacobucci said.
Angeline, like Audrey, is a
nurse by day, and Jules, like
Kelly, styles hair. At night, the
pair are private investigators
who meet a secret circle of seven
recurring friends and informants
at Jack’s Oyster House.
“It was our first project, and
it was intended to introduce our
characters,” Kelly Iacobucci said.
“We wrote, edited, researched,
promoted, designed the cover,
[and] did all the photos. We had
such a good time doing it!”
The writing was a two-yearlong whim, both Iacobuccis
said.
“We went back and forth for
a long time. It was something
we always joked about,” Kelly
Iacobucci said. Once they realized they had a lot of material,
they decided to put it together,
she said.
Their muses were authors like
Janet Evanovich, she said.
“We like the funny stuff that
keeps rolling — humor, drama,
mystery,” she said. “Both of us
read a lot. We read all the time.
I read a lot about the Navy Seals
— I have a little fetish about
Navy Seals.”
Cold Storage is their first novella; their second, set in Cape
Cod, is awaiting a copyright before publication. The Iacobuccis
vacation in Cape Cod each spring
and fall, and, while sitting in a
restaurant there, decided to use
the setting for their second novel,
Audrey Iacobucci said.
The series continues with the
same characters in different
situations, she said. The duo is
already compiling notes for a
third novel, which may be set in
Boston, she said.
The two have enjoyed both
the creative and the publication
processes, she said.
“If we can just get a following,
so people can say, ‘Well, when is
the next one coming out?’ ” she
will be happy, Iacobucci said.
Cold Storage includes an acknowledgement of the late local
Albany political character Nebraska Brace, Iacobucci said.
“He knew my grandfather,” she
said. She met Brace, who died
last year, when he was signing
his self-published book, A Man
Named Nebraska: A Life Lived
in Poverty, Pimping, and Politics,
in a Wal-Mart.
“He was well-known in Albany,” she said, describing him as
a neighborhood leader who had
seen the underside of the city in
the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s.
Brace served as an Albany
alderman, and also had a small
role in the movie Ironweed.
Brace and Iacobucci often
chatted, she said, and he signed
her copy of his book. When she
and her daughter were ready to
publish their book, they used the
same printer, Troy Book Makers,
she said.
“Everything that happened
seemed to happen for a reason,”
she said.
Iacobucci contacted Brace’s
print shop, which is co-owned
by Susan Novotny, of The Book
House of Stuyvesant Plaza.
“We wanted the whole experience for ourselves,” said Kelly
Iacobucci, “to see what it was
all about. It was a fun experience. We did the best we could.
I would recommend [self-publishing]. Everybody thinks you
have to go through a publisher.
I would highly recommend a
bookmaker.
Cold Storage retails for $11,
and is a 5-by-8-inch paperback.
The Iacobuccis chose a flat cover
rather than glossy.
“We wanted the cover to be as
eerie as possible,” she said. The
duo also worked with T.J. Spaulding of Spaulding Computers on
Western Avenue to Photoshop
the cover picture, and the UPS
Store in Guilderland to create
the front and back covers and
posters, she said.
“We did everything ourselves,”
Audrey Iacobucci said. “We did
it, and it was more than we
expected. We had such a good
time doing it! It’s just been like
a roller coaster.”
****
The Iacobuccis will hold a book
signing at The Book House of
Stuyvesant Plaza on Saturday,
Nov. 23, at 3 p.m.
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Beat the High Cost of Heating
Buy any
green stove and
double your
green saving,
up to $400+
Au
& Hatomatic
Coal nd Fired
Stov
es
• Auto Burn up to 7 days
• More Economical
than Pellets
• Heat for 1/2 the
Price of Oil
& “Berne” Coal
• 5 to 170,000 BTUs
(rice & nut coal)
• No Chimney needed
Valley View Farm
179 Seabury Rd., Berne • www.vvfstoves.com
John O’Pezio
518-872-1007
Call For Hours
B
A
N
G
A
M
O
R
S
I
N
E
K
N
E
E
L
M E R I
I C O N
T H E G
T O S
C
E B B E
J O L L
E R I E
C O M B
T S P S
S
H
A
N V
E E
T S
R
E
A
D
Y
E
L
S
G
M
A
C
E
A
G
E
R
D
R
A
G
S
A
R
T
E
N
Y
E
T A
R
M U L
P R O S E
E N M O N
S A S
T
S P
B R E E
R E E N G
E A N T
B N E R
A S E Y
D
E
B
B
I
E
S
A
R
D
I
N
E
S
C
U
L
L
S
C
R
E
E
K
L
O
U
S
Y
E
T
T
E
W
E
R
E
E
R
A
S
A
C
N
E
N
A
I
R
T
A
D
S
10
The Altamont Enterprise –Thursday, November 14, 2013
Tower raises revenues
Knox stays under cap
with $2.1 M budget for 2014
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Changing roles: Erika Gauthier, left, has taken over as interim executive director of the Guilderland
Chamber of Commerce, after Kathy Burbank, right, left the position to work for the Community Caregivers as its executive director.
By Marcello Iaia
KNOX — The town board
adopted a $2.1 million budget
for next year that raises the tax
levy less than the state’s cap
on increases and entered into
an agreement that will bring
in more revenues by hosting a
faster data-transfer service at a
nearby tower.
Supervisor Michael Hammond points out that the overall
amount of money to be raised in
taxes — increasing by 1.3 percent
in 2014 — is lessened by the
more than $30,000 paid by AT&T
and Verizon telecommunications
companies, raised each year, for
use of a tower in Knox as a site
for cell service.
The state-set property-tax
levy cap this year dipped below
2 percent to 1.66 to match the
inflation rate. Knox was well
under the cap last year, as well,
with a 1.39-percent increase.
The vote on Nov. 6 allowed the
town to enter into a contract for
4G Long Term Evolution (LTE)
service, which can transfer data
Burbank leaves Chamber to lead Caregivers
By Anne Hayden Harwood
GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Chamber of Commerce
and Community Caregivers are
losing past leaders and gaining
new ones this month.
Kathy Burbank, who served
as the executive director of the
chamber of commerce for the past
six years, will be taking over the
role of executive director of Community Caregivers, as Thomas
Tipple retires from that post.
Erika Gauthier, who worked
as the program and membership
manager at the chamber for the
past four years, will step in as
interim executive director for the
next six months.
“Working as the director of the
chamber is a fast-paced, demanding job, and I’m just ready for a
change,” said Burbank, of her
decision to move to Community
Caregivers, a not-for-profit organization that uses volunteers to
provide free services for Albany
County residents in need.
She said she wanted to stay
involved with the Guilderland
community, preferably with a notfor-profit, because she has roots
and many contacts in it.
“I am not saying ‘goodbye’ to
all of my chamber contacts, I am
planning on carrying them along
with me to benefit the Community
Caregivers,” Burbank said.
Tipple, who worked for Community Caregivers for two-and-a-half
years, said it was time for him to
“kick back a bit, enjoy life, and do
some of the things you don’t have
time to do while you’re working.”
When he started at Community
Caregivers, he had worked for
New York State for 35 years, and
said that, while his time with the
Caregivers was “fabulous,” he was
ready to retire.
While there, Tipple said, he
had “improved the condition of
the place on a financial basis”
and expanded from Guilderland
into the city of Albany, effectively
doubling the client base.
“The advantage that you have
as the executive director is that,
almost everywhere you go in the
community, people think highly
of the organization and respect
the services we provide,” said
Tipple.
His favorite part of the job, he
said, was when he was able to
jump in and volunteer himself,
which he called “such a simple
act” to help the community.
“I worked with Kathy and the
Guilderland Chamber to attract
corporate support for our events,
and she is very knowledgeable,
very connected to the community,”
said Tipple. “I think she’s going to
do a great job.”
Burbank said that, while she
was with the chamber, she successfully steered the members
through tough economic times,
and started new initiatives and
events, such as Souped up on Guilderland, the Ladies Night Out,
Health and Wellness Expo, and
Guilderland Restaurant Week.
“I worked hard at trying to revamp and give our residents good
workshops,” said Burbank.
She had also begun helping
members — and non-members
— navigate their way through
the New York Health Exchange
in order to purchase individual or
small-business health insurance,
as mandated by the Affordable
Care Act.
Unfortunately, she said, the
chamber may lose some of its
members due to the ACA, which
is something Gauthier will have
to deal with.
“It’s a hot-button issue for chambers everywhere,” said Gauthier
this week.
The Chamber of Commerce has,
in the past, been able to offer small
businesses and sole proprietors
group rates on health-insurance
plans, but now, said Gauthier, sole
proprietors will not be recognized
as a business and won’t qualify for
the insurance plans the chamber
offers, and small businesses might
be able to get better rates through
the exchange than the chamber.
“We are nervous about losing
the sole proprietors,” Gauthier
said. “We really need to get out
there that we’re not just about
health insurance; we’re about connecting, networking, and helping
people promote themselves.”
“I’m ready to handle the nitty
gritty and make sure everything
is running smoothly,” concluded
Gauthier.
PAID FOR BY
“You have to
go by what the
economy’s doing.”
more quickly than the previous
4G. According to Hammond,
the town will get almost $5,000
each year.
The board also adopted its
final budget for 2014, an overall
spending plan of mostly minor
adjustments based on previous
expenditures.
The overall appropriations for
the general government-support
fund, which makes up about
$705,000 in the preliminary
budget, will have to be adjusted.
Hammond said $80,000 should
have been included when The
Enterprise noted there is no
budgeted payment towards the
principal of the bond for the
renovation of town hall.
“I’ve got to look into this…
That’s been 80 right along forever there,” said Hammond of
the payment.
“It’s going to be transferred
from the fund balance, which is
going to be used to establish that
line item,” said Hammond. This
would bring the overall payment
from the unexpended fund balance — savings used to moderate unexpected revenue changes
— from $586,267 to $666,267.
Hammond said the total amount
available in that fund could be
determined in February.
Also acting as a buffer, Hammond said, excess funds from the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency given to the town after
Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 will
help cover some of the costs in the
$1.1 million highway fund.
The sales tax revenue line,
for money shared with towns
by county, was increased from
$300,000 to $330,000 in the
general fund for Knox. The distribution from the county was
$402,896 in 2012 and $416,184
in 2013.
“Really, you don’t have any
forward projection on that,” said
Hammond of the sales-tax line.
“You have to go by what the
economy’s doing. Just looking at
the past experience here.”
Knox, like all towns, is facing increasing costs billed by
the county, which administers
poll sites through its board of
elections.
“The need to establish a third
election district mandated that
we had more personnel serve on
Election Day,” said Hammond of
the change following the 2010
census. From 2013 to 2014, the
budgeted amount increased from
$8,750 to $10,950.
The full-time highway superintendent position received a 3-percent raise to an annual salary of
$55,358, as did the appropriation
for the town’s highway workers,
who Hammond said dissolved
their collective bargaining unit
last year.
“There’s a block of money
we use for paying the highway
workers,” said Hammond. “We’re
looking at about 3 percent, but
the board is not obligated and
has not discussed it yet.”
An $8,000 increase, to $41,000,
for buildings in the general fund,
Hammond said, will cover the
cost of painting the Saddlemire
Homestead that houses displays
maintained by the Knox Historical Society. Its roof was replaced
this year.
Increases were given for the
Altamont and Berne libraries,
of $500 for Altamont and $1,100
for Berne, which opened its new
library last month.
The $500 in the budget for
research was doubled, Hammond
said, to cover the cost of mailing
to households surveys for the
town’s review of its comprehensive plan.
Appropriations for Guilderland
ALS and Altamont ambulance
services had an overall $2,000
increase.
Expenditures for meals for
elderly residents were cut to zero
in the town’s budget, Hammond
said, because the senior meals
program in Westerlo, run by the
Helderberg Seniors Inc., had
closed this past year.
In 2012, the Knox highway
fund was kept the same and
$3,500 was added to the general
fund. This year, the highway
fund’s appropriations increased
from $1.02 million to $1.1 million. Half-a-million dollars was
estimated for the fund in rev-
“There’s a block
of money we use
for paying the
highway workers.”
enue, $409,450 was used from
the fund balance, and $204,000
to be raised in taxes.
After a transfer for the debt
payment, appropriations for
the general town government
this year will be about $10,000
more than last year. A total of
$255,717 is to come out of the
unexpended balance, $475,438
from revenues, and $54,525 is
to be raised in taxes.
The Knox lighting district has
a total budget of $3,500 with
$2,400 to be raised from taxes.
The Knox fire district has a
total budget of $270,500 with
$269,500 of that is to be raised
in taxes.
The Berne fire district for
Knox residents has $16,146 to
be raised in taxes.
11
New director sees Y as “a pillar of the community”
Always an athlete and leader, Venter says the YMCA is for more than just sports
busy place, it’s an active place,”
By Justina Liu
GUILDERLAND — Ryan Ven- he says. He has two daughters
ter, who has been an athlete all now, and last year he coached his
his life, now leads the Guilderland 7-year-old’s soccer team.
Over time, Venter saw the
YMCA but says the venue is about
impact the YMCA had on the
far more than sports.
As the Capital District executive community. “I wanted to be part
director, Venter says, “It’s a big of that,” he says. A major way the
part of the community, just like YMCA affects the community, he
the library is, just like the school says, is through its programs. “I
don’t think a lot
district is. The Y, I
of people know
consider a pillar of
about them,” says
the community.”
Venter, “but that’s
Venter grew up
what makes us
in Delmar, where
unique.”
he played baseball
Of the Guiland soccer, and
“There’s always kids
derland YMCA’s
was captain of the
around, there’s
many
provarsity basketball
always
activities.”
grams, “Circle of
team at BethleChamps” is one
hem Central
that improves the
High School. He
quality of life of
attended Boston
children affected
College, where he
by life-threatenconsidered becoming illnesses. The
ing a sportswriter
before getting involved in admin- YMCA throws parties for the
children and takes them and their
istration and marketing.
After graduating, he returned families on trips.
Another is “Pedaling for Parkinto the Capital District where his
family lives and his wife grew son’s,” a fitness program designed
up. For eight years, he worked at for people with the progressive
the Albany College of Pharmacy, neurological disorder. “We’ve
serving as director of Athletics seen tremendous benefits, imand Recreation before he began proved personality and physical
working at the Guilderland YMCA abilities, whether it be walking
better, or getting around easier,”
this past July.
Venter and his family joined the says Venter.
An upcoming program is “DiabeBethlehem YMCA seven years ago,
just after his first daughter was tes Prevention,” slated to launch at
born. “There’s always kids around, the Guilderland YMCA on Nov. 27.
there’s always activities. It’s a According to Nancy Gildersleeve,
Pedaling away on a stationery bike, Ryan Venter takes a break from his usual work and meetings,
while Liz Cifarelli, group exercise coordinator, advises him. Venter, the new YMCA director, runs regularly at the Y, and completed his first marathon last fall. The mission of the Capital District YMCA —
originally called the Young Men’s Christian Association — is “to put Christian principles into practice
through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.”
— Enterprise file photo
Record-setter: Ryan Venter — at left, in a 1997 game — was
a forward on Bethlehem High School’s varsity basketball team.
He still holds the school record for most three-point baskets in
a single game — seven. He says that sports have taught him
teamwork, leadership, and many life lessons, and jokes about his
competitive side: “Whether it’s basketball, Monopoly, or checkers,
I want to win.”
ResideNTs of KNox
are invited to a
Comprehensive Plan Update Workshop
to be held at Knox Town Hall
at 7 PM on Tuesday, November 26.
Please contact Amy Pokorny at
alpokorny@nycap.rr.com
or 618-5376 for more information.
director of Healthy Living at the weekly core sessions at the YMCA. people because of their inability to
Capital District YMCA, the year- In a classroom setting, a lifestyle pay,” says Venter.
Of Guilderland’s 10,000 memlong program helps participants coach will teach a new topic each
develop a sustainable lifestyle that week, ranging from holiday eating bers, “There will always be people
who just want to get their workto stress reduction.
will prevent Type 2 diabetes.
At first, stress seems to have out in,” says Venter. But he unThe “Diabetes Prevention”
program is nationwide and evi- little to do with diabetes, but it derstands them and relates. He
dence-based, says Gildersleeve, can cause people to overeat, says himself runs regularly.
To Venter, exmeaning studies
ercise and fitness
and research were
complement buildused to find what is
“I feel that both members and nonmembers
ing community.
most effective.
view the Y as a gym and a swim.
“People will always
While Type 1 diawant to feel some
betes, which used
We want people to know
sort of community,”
to be called juvenile
we are more than that.”
he says. “We want
diabetes, is closely
them to feel that
linked with a perhere at the Y.”
son’s genes, Type
“Being a nonprofit, we do those
2 diabetes can be treated with Gildersleeve. “When something
lifestyle changes. According to is upsetting them, people tend to things because we want to make
the American Diabetes Associa- turn to food just because it’s there, an impact in the community,” says
Venter of the YMCA’s programs,
tion, 8.3 percent of Americans — not because they’re hungry.”
After the first 16 weeks, mem- “not because we want to boost our
about 18.8 million people — have
diabetes; just 5 percent of those bers can attend monthly mainte- bottom line.”
Venter hopes more of Guildernance sessions to stay on track.
have Type 1.
Many YMCA members have Both core and maintenance ses- land’s 10,000 members will take
succeeded and met the program’s sions are held Wednesday eve- advantage of the opportunities
other than fitness at the YMCA.
numerical goals: a 7-percent re- nings, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The program costs $150 for And he hopes others in the comduction in weight, and increased
physical activity to 150 minutes. members, in addition to the munity will learn about the
“Prior to that, folks just needed $51-per-month adult membership diverse programs at the YMCA.
“I feel that both members and
some support and guidance on how fee, and $225 for nonmembers.
Currently, about 650 of the Guil- nonmembers view the Y as a gym
to make some small changes and
how to live a healthier lifestyle,” derland YMCA’s 10,000 members and a swim,” says Venter. “We
are on scholarship. “What we say want people to know we are more
says Gildersleeve.
Participants will attend 16 at the Y is that we never turn away than that.”
HELDERBERG OIL
November 12, 2013
Quality Home Heating Oil
HAVEN
VAN WORMER
768-8300
Due to current market conditions, please call for price.
We accept HEAP
Quantity Discounts
Cash, check or
credit card on delivery
10-years-old
Congratulations
on your very
special birthday.
Love,
Grandma and Grandpa
12
...Officer says shooting could have happened at GHS, school board wasn’t told
(Continued from page 1)
the week of the murder. “We feel
compassion towards the family.”
The superintendent at the time,
Gregory Aidala, said, “We want to
assure parents our school environment is safe. This is not related to
any issue he is having at school
but a problem we believe he is
having at home. We extend our
deepest sympathy to the Hernandez family.”
Asked the role, if any, of the
school in a case like this, Aidala
said at the time, “There’s always a
constant reminder that, as teachers, and administrators, we reach
out to students…We provide an
environment that can make them
willing to share if they have a
problem. Unfortunately now, it’s
after the fact. But our schools have
counselors, psychologists, social
workers and teachers — we are
always willing to lend a helping
hand.”
This week, Guilderland Police
Chief Carol Lawlor said she was
“familiar with the case” as she
was on the force at the time but
wasn’t “hands on” so did not know
any details about whether or why
information was kept from the
public.
She speculated about Hernandez’s plan, detailed by Ingle, “It
may be they didn’t really believe
him.”
The chief at the time, James
Murley, did not return calls seeking comment.
Asked how she would handle it
if a similar situation were to occur
today, Lawlor said, “My belief is to
release anything to keep people
safe…I would release anything I
thought would keep students safe
and parents aware.”
Captain Curtis Cox with the
Guilderland Police looked at records and talked to staff to answer
questions from The Enterprise
about how the matter was handled. As far as he could discover,
Cox said, Hernandez had no “written plan” to attack the school but
had made “off-the-cuff” comments,
not part of his sworn statement,
after his arraignment and after he
was “safely behind bars.”
Cox noted that sometimes police do not release information if
doing so would interfere with the
successful prosecution of a case.
Sergeant Roger Ginder, he said,
did tell the school superintendent
at the time about the off-the-cuff
remarks.
Ginder said yesterday he had,
indeed, informed Aidala about
Hernandez’s comments. “I don’t
recall the exact timeline,” he said.
“It was after the arraignment. The
statements weren’t part of the case.
Any comments were spontaneous
utterances, not admissible…There
were no co-conspirators. There was
no danger.”
Finally, Cox posed this question
about the withheld information,
stressing that it was a question:
“Could it have been in the interest
of not creating panic or alarm?”
Barbara Fraterrigo, the current
school board president and the
only board member who was serving at the time of the Hernandez
murder, said she was surprised
during Ingle’s presentation last
week to learn that Hernandez had
a plan to attack the school.
“We never were told,” she said
of the school board.
She went on, “For years, right
after Columbine, we had a Safe
and Drug Free Schools Committee
and it was never shared there.”
Fraterrigo said that, while
she could understand the need
for police to not reveal certain
things during an investigation,
“Once it’s adjudicated, it should
be shared.”
The crime
Hernandez did commit
On Oct. 15, 2001, Hernandez
turned himself in to the police
department at Guilderland Town
Hall at 11 p.m. and reported he
had committed a crime at the
home he shared with his mother,
The Enterprise reported at the
time. Officers went to the home at
6004 Gardenview Drive and found
the body of Janice Hernandez in
a walk-in closet off of the master
bedroom, a place she used as a
work station with a computer in
it, police said; she had been shot
once in the back of the head.
A .22-caliber rifle was lying on
a couch in the living room, resting
on an American flag, police said;
there was a second round still in
the rifle.
Hernandez’s father, Jose, was
separated from his mother and
living in Ohio; his only sibling, a
sister, was away at college.
Andrew Hernandez’s high
school guidance counselor at the
time, Amy Arena, who had worked
with Hernandez since he was in
the ninth grade and also worked
with his sister and mother, said he
had been devastated when he was
stymied in reaching his lifelong
goal of joining the Marines. His
18th birthday had been on Oct. 5
around which time he had tried
to enlist, she said.
“He wanted more than anything
to go into the Marines,” Arena
told The Enterprise the week of
his mother’s murder. “He had a
severe hearing loss. He found
out several weeks ago, because
of that, he couldn’t enlist. It was
devastating for him. It had been
his lifelong goal.”
A Marine recruiter, Staff Sgt.
Matthew Sewell, told The Enterprise at the time that Hernandez
had been disqualified on Sept. 28,
2001 for “physical limitations.”
He said Hernandez had already
passed other hurdles, but failed
the physical exam.
Hernandez wasn’t involved in
any school activities, Arena said
in 2001. She referred to a form
that students fill out in their junior year. “It’s totally blank,” she
said of Hernandez’s form. Where
students were to fill in such activities as clubs or sports or volunteer
work, “He put none, none, none,”
said Arena. “It’s typical of a lot of
Back in the news: Andrew Hernandez, shown here in 2001 being escorted to Guilderland Town Court
on charges he murdered his mother, was then a Guilderland High school senior. The school’s current
resource officer, Nick Ingle, told the school board last week in a televised presentation on school safety
that Hernandez was within hours of carrying out a planned attack on the high school. Until last week,
there was no public mention of such an attack. “It is real. It could happen here,” said Ingle.
to all three years at Farnsworth
Middle School, and ninth grade at
the high school before his family
moved to Texas; he then spent
part of 10th grade at a military
school in Texas and part at a public
school in Ohio before moving back
to Guilderland for his junior and
senior years.
“He comes from a military family,” said Whipple the week of the
murder, “and he planned to join
the Marines.”
Asked if Hernandez had been a
at his sentencing, waiving his
right to speak.
Safety program
Superintendent Marie Wiles
began last week’s presentation on
school safety by saying that board
members had met in September
with the Guilderland Police to talk
about using a police dog to do drug
and weapon sweeps but decided to
expand the presentation to cover
“all the things we do to protect”
students, faculty, and staff. “A safe
learning environment,” said Wiles,
“I would release anything I thought would
keep students safe and parents aware.”
— Police Chief Carol Lawlor
kids,” she said. “They don’t feel
part of the school.”
An activity Hernandez excelled
at was marksmanship. He came
in fourth, using an air gun, in the
2001 United States Field Target
National Competition.
Asked about Hernandez’s
friends at school, Arena said, “I
don’t think he ate lunch with
anyone.”
But, she said, he was closer to
teachers. “He got along better with
adults,” she said.
Asked about Hernandez’s relationship with his mother, Arena
said, “He’s so respectful. I have
kids who come in here and pummel their parents and treat them
like dirt. He was very respectful
of her.”
Arena said the day after the
murder, “I don’t see him as a monster. I feel he’s a lonely person.”
She also said, “I really want to talk
to him now. I feel he’s alone….”
The high school principal at the
time said Hernandez was a solid
B student but had abilities that
went beyond his grades.
He started attending Guilderland schools in 1993 as a fourthgrader at Westmere Elementary,
Whipple said at the time, went
troublemaker at school, Whipple
said, “Not at all. He had no discipline record. He was a quiet
person.”
Two weeks before the murder, as
part of a school assignment for a
criminal justice class, Hernandez
had ridden with two different
Guilderland Police officers, the
chief at the time, James Murley,
said. “There was no indication
whatsoever that this young man
was any different than any of
the other students from that
course,” Murley said just after
the murder.
The week after the murder, Hernandez pleaded not guilty to two
counts of second-degree murder
and his lawyer, Terence Kindlon,
told The Enterprise Hernandez’s
defense may assert he was “not
responsible by reason of mental
disease or defect.”
In July 2002, Hernandez pleaded guilty to second-degree murder,
and then a year and three days
after the murder, he was sentenced
to 19-and-a-half years to life.
Kindlon told the judge at the
sentencing that Hernandez had
suffered from severe depression
and had tried to kill himself four
times. Hernandez remained quiet
is “at the center” of day-to-day life
in the schools.
In 2011, Guilderland students
were surveyed in six categories
— safety, bullying, respect, selfregulating behaviors or a student’s
ability to persevere, connectedness, and appreciation of diversity. Students, for example, were
asked to rate, on a scale of 1 to 5,
how safe they felt at school. The
results hovered around 3, in the
center, with elementary students
feeling a bit more safe and high
school students a bit less. The
same was true of results in the
other categories.
The 2011 survey also showed
that 32 percent of Guilderland
students in third, fourth, and
fifth grades were bullied in school
at least once, and 48 percent of
students witnessed bullying. Six
percent admitted to bullying
others.
Reflecting national trends, the
numbers climbed with the grades,
peaking in middle school. At Farnsworth Middle School, students
reported that 39 percent were
bullied in school or on the way
to school, 72 percent witnessed
bullying, and 16 percent bullied
others.
At Guilderland High School,
students reported that 33 percent
were bullied in school or on the
way to school, 68 percent witnessed bullying, and 18 percent
bullied others.
The survey results “certainly
heightened our awareness,” Demian Singleton, the district’s assistant superintendent for instruction, told the school board when
the results were presented in
2011. Without the survey, he said,
“Our awareness would have been
contained by our ignorance.”
The survey results, he said then,
warrant deep understanding of
root causes, and ambitious efforts
for improvement.
“We take a holistic approach to
educating our children,” said Lisa
Patierne, an assistant principal at
the high school, who, with Ingle,
presented the televised report on
safety to the school board last
week.
“We really are on the forefront
of school safety,” said Patierne,
mentioning many conferences she
and Ingle have attended.
She listed some of the “partnering” the district has done in such
areas as bullying prevention,
training girls to defend themselves
against rape, showing soon-to-be
college students how to prevent
dorm-room fires, and building
community with such activities as
posting “nice notes” on bathroom
mirrors.
Ingle talked about activities
where the police relate to students, such as puppet shows at
the elementary schools or dances
at the middle school. “We get
involved with children. We build
that bond,” he said.
Ingle also spoke about the necessity of drills. “We learn from drills,”
he said. “We expose holes in our
security safety net so we can find
the hole and mend it.”
The Guilderland schools now
have plans for evacuating in case
of an emergency and for then
reuniting students with their
parents.
As school shootings have increased, Patierne said, the federal government has “sounded the
alarm” and is paying for training
for school administrators like
13
...“We have to balance our priorities” says Patierne
herself. For instance, she said all
expenses were paid by Homeland
Security for a summer training
session in New Mexico.
Safety procedures include such
techniques as SPOT, which stands
for Screening Persons by Observational Techniques, and is
being taught to Guilderland hall
monitors.
“We are the shepherds that
overlook the flock,” said Ingle.
He went on to profile an “active shooter” as someone who is
not motivated to take hostages,
not willing to negotiate, “there to
kill,” and is a male between the
ages of 18 and 40.
Ingle went on to quote alQaeda leader Osama bin Laden
as saying, “If you want to hurt
America, hurt their children.”
He mentioned the destruction
wrought by terrorists on Sept. 11,
2001 — “Bravo to them” — as a
call to be better prepared. Ingle
went over the “four Ds”: deter,
detect, defend, defeat — when
faced with an active shooter.
“We have to balance our opposing priorities,” said Patierne of
keeping the schools safe and also
having them be “warm, friendly,
inviting places.”
She went over such measures
as adopting a strong but caring
stance against “the code of silence.” She also emphasized the
importance of listening, and gave
the example she had shared with
Guilderland staff of Antoinette
Tuff, a bookkeeper at a Georgia
elementary school, who talked
a young man wielding a highpowered rifle out of using it.
“My secretary is trying to find
a home for a homeless student,”
said Patierne, giving an example
of caring that goes on in the
schools, from fund-raisers for a
sick family to buying groceries
for the needy.
Picking up on Ingle’s metaphor,
Patierne said, “We are on the
forefront…doing the best we can
to protect our cubs.”
Other safety measures highlighted by the pair include numbering school buildings for easy
access, off-site video monitoring
at the police department in case
of an emergency, preparedness
drills, installing locksets that
let teachers lock doors from the
inside, educating nurses on triage, a campaign to educate everyone “if you see something, say
something,” and increasing police
presence around the district.
In tough economic times, a
school resource officer can’t be
placed in every building, Patierne
said, but she has invited on-duty
police officers to, for example,
“have lunch with kids” or randomly sit in school parking lots
to “be a deterrent.”
Finally, the school board was
introduced to “Rocky,” the German shepherd handled by Donald Jones. Patierne said the dog
will “send a deterrent message
we will not tolerate drugs or
weapons on our campus.”
“He is my partner. He is
trained in narcotics detection,”
said Jones, adding, “He does love
to be petted.”
Several board members made
reference to an Oct. 31 Enterprise
editorial that argued using a
police dog to detect drugs in student lockers could undermine the
trust essential to learning.
“This is helping the kids to
feel safe,” responded Patierne of
using the police dog. “The message we are sending…[is] we are
going to deter as much as we
possibly can.”
Patierne said she had read
the editorial, which referenced
the district’s response to the
1999 killings at Columbine High
School when Guilderland, unlike
many schools that reacted by
adding metal detectors, surveillance cameras, and armed officers, instead stressed the need
for “the development of a caring
community.”
“I believe that’s true,” Patierne
said of Guilderland’s approach
after the Columbine shootings.
But, she went on, “We’re living
in different times now….We are
concerned about their safety.”
Restoration Continues
— Photo from the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
Tree thinning will be completed this winter and next on 85
acres in the Madison Avenue Pinelands area (Trailhead # 7) of
the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Some pitch pine trees, as well
as other tree species in this region have been designated for
cutting with paint. Then, prescribed burning will be used to
restore and maintain the pine barrens vegetation that is currently being shaded out by pitch pine and hardwood trees.
...Police confer with DA about arresting rap suspects
(Continued from page 1)
A superintendent’s hearing will
be removed, it was one of the postdetermine any further disciplinary
The Guilderland policy specifies ers who ultimately removed it.
Ginder said that the Guilder- actions from the school.
that cyberbullying and threats
Lutsic noted the school year
can occur on or off school property, land Police have been conferring
both during and outside school with the Albany County District starts with assemblies that,
hours. “Even if a student receives Attorney’s Office to see if arrests among other things, cover Dignity
a threatening message at home, can be made or if “it falls under for All Students Act regulations
and cyberbullying.
such message can directly impact freedom of speech.”
Lutsic sent a letter to parents
Cecilia Walsh, spokeswoman for
the psychological and emotional
well being of that individual,” it the district attorney’s office, said, dated Nov. 12 that said, “Earlier
“This is ongoing so our office is today, school officials were notisays.
fied that an explicit audio clip
The policy defines cyberbullying unable to comment.”
had been posted to
and cyberthreats; enthe website YouTube
courages victims to go
containing the names
to adults, like parents
of several Guilderland
or teachers; and creHigh School students.
ates a process through
“People have to realize things
The clip contained
which the victims can
placed on the Internet are there forever.”
obscene and harassget help.
ing language, and as
Roger Ginder, who
a result, the district
heads the Community
has contacted YouServices Unit for the
Ginder also said, “People have to Tube to request that the audio
Guilderland Police, described the
rap recording as “pretty obscene realize things placed on the Inter- clip be removed from the website
and vulgar.” He also said, “It’s net are there forever…Often kids immediately.
“We take very seriously our
disheartening to the parents of think because they’re anonymous,
responsibility to provide a safe
they can’t be traced.”
the victims.”
He went on about online post- learning environment for our
Ginder said the recording featured just a single still photo of the ings, “Things they say or do can students….” (See related story on
be hurtful. It’s not like years ago school safety at Guilderland.)
Guilderland High School sign.
Counseling has been offered to
A parent of one of the students with a rumor that disappears after
the victims, said Lutsic, and he
named in the audio clip called the a week. It stays out there.”
Asked how the four accused and the school superintendent,
Guilderland Police Department
about it on Tuesday morning, students were found, Lutsic said Marie Wiles, held a press conferGinder said, and the investigation only, “It was brought to our at- ence about the matter Wednesday afternoon because they had
is being handled by the school tention.”
He went on, “The vast majority received so many calls from the
resource officer, Nick Ingle.
Ingle did not return a call seek- are appalled by this happening media.
and would do the right thing.”
ing comment yesterday.
Editor’s note: Melissa HaleAsked for the boys’ reaction,
Ginder also said it was his understanding that, while the school Lutsic said, “All did say it was a Spencer is married to the Court
of Appeals spokesman.
requested of YouTube that the clip mistake.”
“Thank You”
— Photo from the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission
The prairie warbler is one of many wildlife species that will
benefit from selective tree thinning in the Albany Pine Bush
Preserve, according to the preserve commission; the thinning
will also reduce wildfire risk. Executive Director Christopher
Hawver said in a release, “With fewer than 20 places like the
Pine Bush on Earth, this project will improve habitat for rare
wildlife while preserving the barrens for future generations
to enjoy. Some of the wildlife species that will benefit from
this habitat restoration include birds like the prairie warbler
and eastern towhee, other animals such as the hognose snake,
spadefoot toad and federally-endangered Karner blue butterfly along with flowers like the wild blue lupine.”
for your support.
The Berne Democratic Committee along with
the candidates would like to thank the voters of
Berne for their support in the recent election.
Berne Democratic Committee
Gerald O’Malley
Brian Crawford
Art Shultes
Sue Hawkes-Teeter
Kevin Crosier
PAID FOR BY THE BERNE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
The original Since 1974
Mark Lawrence
Duanesburg, NY 12056
(518) 895-2059
awrence
water wells, inc.
rotary hammer drill & “old style” pounder drilling
well hydrofracturing - down the hole camera
dec certified - fully insured - year round service
complete pump installation and service
yield tests & free estimates
s r r
Three Generations of Quality Service
14
Hilltowns Players come from different walks of life to sing and dance
BERNE — Charles Dickens
wrote a Christmas story of his
times — Victorian England —
that resonates this week in the
Hilltowns.
“The aim of every artist is to
arrest motion, which is life, by
artificial means,” said William
Faulkner, “and hold it fixed so
that a hundred years later, when
a stranger looks at it, it moves
again since it is life.”
“Bah, Humbug!” Scrooge’s
Christmas Carol is a musical
that tells the now-familiar story
of a miserly old man, Ebenezer
Scrooge, who is transformed one
Christmas Eve as he is visited by a
series of spirits that show him his
past life, his present life, and what
his future life will be if he doesn’t
change his stingy ways.
Season Poole, a vibrant mother
of three, said, before she got a part
in the Hilltowns Players’ production, her acquaintance with the
story was, literally, “the Mickey
Mouse version.”
The last time she was on stage
was as a Berne-Knox-Westerlo
senior. She decided it would be
something fun for her to do with
the eldest of her children, 7-yearold Ruby. They play a mother and
daughter on stage, street waifs,
and have loved the singing and
dancing.
Poole’s younger children, ages
5 and 2, want to be on stage now,
too. “They know all the songs by
heart,” said their mother.
Another Hilltown family, the
Lefkaditises, has both parents and
four out of five children on stage.
The father, Vasilios, gives a rousing rendition of Jacob Marley’s
Ghost — the spirit of Scrooge’s
now-dead business partner who
was also stingy — and who comes
back to haunt Scrooge. Lefkaditis
rattles his chains and sings as if
to wake the dead.
His real-life wife, Anna, plays
the Spirit of Christmas Past. In
a Grecian white gown and long
white hair, she glides elegantly
about the stage, gently guiding
Scrooge through his childhood
memories.
Richard Bartley, the veteran
actor who plays Scrooge, recalled
how nervous Mrs. Lefkaditis was
when he handed out the scripts.
“She had never been on stage
and said, ‘I can’t talk in front of
people,” he recalled. “I said, ‘Just
give it two weeks of rehearsal…
It’ll come to you.’ She is having
a ball and doing a great job in
the role.”
Bartley also recalled how Director Penny Shaw answered when
Mrs. Lefkaditis asked, “How
should I play this?”
“Be a mother,” Shaw replied.
The Spirit of Christmas Past
looks like a mother as she tucks
the weary Scrooge back in bed
on Christmas Eve and lifts her
forefinger to her lips to signify
silence.
Mrs. Lefkaditis’s real-life children people the stage with browneyed charm. Nine-year-old Stavros
Lefkaditis plays the part of Tiny
Tim. “He’s pretty poor,” says the
actor of the character he plays. “He
is the son of Bob Crachit, Scrooge’s
employee.”
As a sickly, crippled boy, Tiny
Tim becomes a focal point for
Scrooge in understanding the
effects of his stinginess. “I have
to walk like this,” said Stavros,
illustrating the halting gait he
adopts on stage as he leans on a
hand-hewn crutch. “It’s actually
pretty hard.”
He goes on matter-of-factly, “I
die later in the show,” referring to
the vision Scrooge has when led by
the Spirit of Christmas Future.
Stavros has a concise and
honest answer for why he likes
being on stage, “I really just like
attention.”
His actual sister, Vasiliki, 11,
plays his sister in the Crachit
family, Virginia. “It’s a lot of
fun getting to perform with my
family,” said Vasiliki, who likes
riding horses and hopes to be a
veterinarian.
Their real-life 7-year-old sister,
Antonina, who plays a street
urchin and goblin, enjoys acting
a lot, she said, explaining, “I like
moving around.”
Aggelos Lefkaditis, who is 5,
also plays a street urchin and
goblin. His favorite part? “I get
to fall off a coffin and my dad
catches me.” This is when the
street waifs are quite literally
dancing on Scrooge’s grave in his
The Enterprise — Melissa Hale-Spencer
Christmas giving: A street waif, left, played by Ruby Poole, 7, looks delighted to be offered a bell by one
of a trio of charitable ladies, played by Bonnie Ebert Draisey, in a culminating scene of The Hilltowns
Players’ production of Bah, Humbug!
A fearsome spirit: Vasilios Lefkaditis playing the ghost of Jacob
Marley, the stingy business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge, sings
about the chains that now bind him. Each link was forged from
a misdeed on earth.
Brotherly love is portrayed in a Christmas tableaux by real-life
brothers when a prosperous gent, played by John Lussier, right,
hugs, a prisoner, played by Jared Lussier, in the musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, on the Berne-KnoxWesterlo stage this weekend.
vision of the future.
Two sets of twins are also part of
the play. BKW sophomores Jared
and John Lussier, known for their
harmonies, take on several different roles with aplomb.
And BKW juniors, twins Kyle
and Tyler Anderson, are also
involved — Kyle plays Scrooge
as a young man and Tyler has
been busy with the stage crew.
Kyle hopes to go to the Air Force
Academy, where he wants to major
in aeronautical engineering, to
become a pilot and Tyler — who
likes to study history, especially
medieval battles — wants to join
the Navy or Coast Guard after
college.
Aside from following a family
tradition of military service, the
twins are also part of an Osterhout
family tradition of being involved
in Hilltowns Players productions.
Their mother, Amy Anderson, has
multiple roles in Bah, Humbug!,
including the Spirit of Christmas
Future, and their aunt, Teri
Osterhout-Paton plays the Spirit
of Christmas Present with great
verve, raising the level of intensity
with her chutzpa, and belting out
her songs.
“I’m the jolly one,” she said of
her role. Growing up, she said,
her sister did the acting and she
did the singing. But, when she got
a major part, she discovered she
liked acting.
Her father, Will Osterhout, a
Hilltown thespian himself, would
practice her lines with her. Although he’s no longer able to be
on stage, he’s sure to be in the
audience, his daughters said.
15
so that their audience may laugh and cry at a classic Christmas story
Beseeching: Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Richard Bartley, wears a nightshirt as, on Christmas Eve, while he sleeps, he is visited by spirits
who lead him to see his past and change his future. The classic Dickensian Christmas tale takes musical form in Bah, Humbug! on the
Berne-Knox-Westerlo stage this weekend.
They fondly recalled family car
trips in their youth where the
whole family sang together. “It
was their way of controlling four
kids,” quipped Osterhout-Paton.
And that tradition continues,
too. “We sang all the way to the
Thousand Islands,” said Kyle
Anderson.
Another family connection is the
husband-and-wife acting team,
Bob and Donna Ferraino. A BKW
bus driver, Mrs. Ferraino plays
an adoring wife to Bob Crachit.
Mr. Ferraino, a mechanic, plays
Scrooge’s nephew whose beaming
demeanor radiates warmth and
good will. He filled in just before
last year’s show when an actor had
to leave to help Hurricane Sandy
survivors. “He was a natural,”
said Shaw.
Another family group is father Jeff VanIderstine and his
daughters, Stephanie and Tiffany.
Mr. VanIderstine plays the everenduring Bob Crachit with an
endearing humbleness.
Stephanie, a senior at BKW, is,
like her father, a long-time member of the Hilltowns Players. She
has the role of Belle, the long-ago
girlfriend of Scrooge, who returns
her engagement ring because he
has come to value money over
her.
Tiffany Stuart, also a BKW
senior, has her first acting role,
as Fanny, Scrooge’s loving sister
who died young. “She knocked the
socks off the audition committee,”
said Bartley.
He considers the duet he has
with her the show’s prettiest song.
They sing “One Last Christmas”
as Scrooge visits his past and
remembers Fanny’s sweet love.
Fanny’s red hair is pulled back
from a face dominated by soulful
eyes. “It’s a heart-tugging song,”
said Bartley.
Not all the inter-generational
connections in the show are familial. The small pit orchestra — Gerald Irwin on electric bass, Alyce
Gibbs on electric keyboard, and
Vincent Smith on piano — is led
by Stacey Wright, the play’s music director. Wright was Smith’s
student before he retired from
teaching music at BKW in 1999.
Over the years, Smith said, he
has watched many of his students
perform in the musicals.
“It’s challenging,” said Irwin of
the three-piece ensemble providing all of the play’s music. “I love
music,” he added, explaining why
he takes on the challenge.
“This is what we do,” said
Wright, making her debut as
music director.
“Some people build model airplanes, some people go boating,”
agreed Smith. “This is what we
are born to do.”
“But it’s Scrooge”
Bartley, the show’s lead, looks as
though he was born to act but said
he came to it late in life. He was
in the chorus for Kiss Me, Kate in
1968, the year he graduated from
high school. He went on to join
the Air Force — and was in the
reserves after active duty — eventually returning to Clarksville,
purchasing his childhood home,
and working in the plumbing and
electrical business that had been
started by his father.
He retired after 36 years of
military service and now lives and
works at Camp Pinnacle.
After doing some theatrics at
the Westerlo Baptist Church,
Bartley was in a play Shaw wrote,
Hand In Hand.
“That gave me the bug,” he
said.
Shaw said Bartley is the perfect
fit for the part of Scrooge. “He has
the looks — rugged, weathered,
handsome — and the age and the
voice,” she said. Bartley is 63 and
says he’s a “confirmed bass,” adding, “I used to sing tenor.”
And, he loves acting.
“I find it interesting and exciting
to take a piece of paper with words
on it and turn them into flesh-andblood interaction on stage,” said
Bartley. “When you pull it off, it’s
very gratifying. When you have
people in front of you that respond,
that is doubly gratifying.”
He calls the part of Scrooge “one
of those iconic roles” — a role he
couldn’t resist.
“I was really torn. I have a lot of
stuff going on,” Bartley said. This
thought, though, kept returning to
him: “But it’s Scrooge.”
He was also aware of the role’s
long stage history and many
adaptations. “It’s been done so
many times by so many people,
I thought, ‘Gee willikers, I can’t
match that.’ So I do it the way
we see it.”
From the opening scene, Bartley
sets the tone. Scrooge is seated
on a park bench, reading his
newspaper when a crowd of street
waifs surrounds him. He beats
them off.
“He starts out as a gruff, grumpy
tightwad, biting everyone’s head
off,” says Bartley of his character.
“That’s fun — everybody wants
to do it. In the course of the play,
he’s broken down and redeemed
and rejuvenated as someone who
is happy and generous, wonderful
and caring. It’s a great range.”
And Bartley hits every note
in that range — ending with a
boyish giddiness that verges on
the insane.
“Aspects of it are very touching,”
Bartley said of the play, revealing,
“I do battle with myself not to be
blubbering on stage.”
Bartley — a father of three
grown children and a grandfather
of three young children — describes one scene where he has to
fight off his tears. As a homeless
child stands on either side of him,
Bartley says, “You have a couple
of little brown-eyed waifs looking
up at you.”
He recommends audience members bring handkerchiefs with
them “both to laugh into and to
snort in.”
“Extended family”
As Shaw put her cast through
their paces this week, the fondness
among the players was palpable. A
real-life mother kissed her child off
stage while a stage mother hugged
her pretend child.
A nursery-school teacher, a
mechanic, a chef, a student, a
plumber, a bus driver all set aside
their real-life roles in order to
become something different, to
make a new reality.
“We don’t take ourselves real seriously,” said Bartley. “That helps
us all enjoy it…We encourage each
other to do the best job we can
without being a prima donna.”
He especially likes watching
and helping first-time actors
stretch themselves and grow. And
acting with those he’s worked with
before, Bartley said, “You almost
know what the person will do
before they do it.”
He concluded, “We’re very much
a full extended dysfunctional
family.”
Shaw, who starred in the Hilltowns Players’ first show in 1982
and has been involved ever since,
talked about a recent rehearsal
after a rough day of work. The
first run-through dragged on for
two hours.
So Shaw shared with the group
the two reasons why she keeps at
it. “One, I feel every year, at least
one, or more, will come out and
really need to build up confidence,
to feel like part of a family, to get
away from whatever’s wrong in
their life. This picks them up and
brings them together.
“And two, it’s the same with the
audience, even if there’s a small
turnout…At least one person is
having a rough time. Someone
needs to pick them up and show
them they can smile and there
is still laughter and moments in
the world that can balance things
out.
Shaw told her cast that day,
“All right, guys, we can do this.”
They chiseled the performance to
45 minutes.
Afterwards, Shaw asked, “How
do you feel?”
A cheer went up.
****
“Bah, Humbug!” Scrooge’s
Christmas Carol, will play at the
Berne-Knox-Westerlo auditorium
on Helderberg Trail in Berne on
Nov. 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m., and
on Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.
General admission is $10. Tickets, sold at the door, are $7 for
patrons over 55, for children up to
age 17, and for veterans and those
serving in the military.
Tiny Tim takes his leave: Nine-year-old Stavros Lefkaditis said
it was hard to learn to walk with a crutch but he mastered that
skill along with the songs and lines to play the little boy who has
embodied the spirit of Christmas for more than a century with
his decree, “God bless us, every one.”
16
Rensselaerville’s $2.39M budget for next year squeaks under state levy cap
By Marcello Iaia
RENSSELAERVILLE — The
increase to the town’s tax levy for
its proposed $2.39 million 2014
budget is about $700 under that
allowed by state law.
The town board will vote today
at its Nov. 14 meeting on a local
law to override the state-set cap
on increases to the levy of property
taxes. The board is doing so on
the recommendation of the state
comptroller’s office, Lounsbury
said, because the margin is so
slim.
At a Nov. 12 public hearing,
Supervisor Valerie Lounsbury
warned that the law is a precautionary measure as the current
preliminary budget is expected
to come under the cap. Last year,
the board voted to override the
2-percent cap, but the adopted
budget had a levy increase just
under. The cap is lower this year,
at 1.66 percent, due to a dip in the
inflation rate.
The board is scheduled to vote
on the $2.39 million spending
plan at a Nov. 18 meeting. Overall
spending in the 2014 preliminary
budget decreased from $2.45 million last year, but the fund balance,
for offsetting the amount to be
raised from taxes and any unexpected changes in revenues, is
more than a third less this year.
The amount to be raised in taxes
would increase by $37,668 to $1.27
million in the preliminary budget
for next year. Lounsbury said the
estimated tax rate for the general
and highway funds would be $7.92
per $1,000 of assessed value.
Many decreases were made to
funds that did not spend close to
their appropriated amounts in
2013, and increases were generally modest. Some of the money
taken out was put into miscellaneous contractual lines that can be
used for various purposes within
the same department.
Around $6,000 has been budgeted for new computers, one of the
larger single increases, because
the programs used by the town
no longer support the Windows
XP operating system. Updates
also need to be made to the town’s
router, Lounsbury said.
Almost $1,600 was added to
the $3,000 salary for the town’s
highway clerk. The hourly rate
increased from $10.50 to $11.
“She was paid less than what
the other clerks are paid, like the
deputy town clerk,” Lounsbury
told The Enterprise. “So we felt
it only fair to give her the same
hourly wage.”
An extra $400 was added to the
court clerk’s salary, with the two
justices expecting a second clerk
to be hired after the current clerk,
Victoria Kraker, leaves to be town
clerk. Board members noted at
Tuesday’s meeting that the court
Red, white, and blue: The Rensselaerville senior and youth bus is parked outside during a picnic held
this summer at town hall. A $1,000 increase was made for the 2014 preliminary budget for maintenance
on the bus and car used by the town for its elderly residents. The cost of the bus itself was reimbursed by
donations collected in 2008 by a handful of residents, two of whom are currently on the town board.
had two clerks in the past and the
second one could be temporary.
Money was budgeted for raises
for highway workers as well, but,
Lounsbury noted, the town board
is still in negotiations with the
bargaining unit.
Lounsbury also suggested during the Nov. 12 meeting that the
town board appoint Kraker, town
clerk-elect, as a second deputy
town clerk during the remainder
of the year. It would be on a temporary, $11-per-hour basis in order
for her to train under outgoing
town Clerk Kathleen Hallenbeck.
Hallenbeck will retire after 40
years in the position.
Lounsbury noted the town has
had two deputy town clerks, so
there is money in the budget,
but one is currently not working
because of illness.
The training conferences for the
town clerk’s office were increased
by $400 to $1,000 with the expectation of the new town clerk.
The budget that covered part
of the cost for the town newsletter was kept at $5,000. The
now-defunct newsletter was the
subject of some criticism during
the public hearing on the budget
last year when much of its funding
was removed, and a special meeting was held in August to develop
ideas for reviving the distribution
of town information.
Councilwoman Marion Cooke
said she is currently seeking an of its Federal Emergency Mangeundetermined number of members ment Agency funds once thought to
from various hamlets to join a com- be necessary. She said the amount
mittee for planning an alternative of federal money used by the town
was less than the threshold that
to the newsletter.
Board members have said the triggers a required audit. The
Single Audit
use of elecAct passed in
t r o n i c v e r1984 requires
sions and volaudits by
unteers will
municipalibe explored.
Lounsbury
“We increased that because ties spending
more than
said at the
the bus is getting older and $500,000 in a
Nov. 12 work
meeting that you have to keep tires on it.” fiscal year.
Fe e s f o r
$1,000 should
the town’s
be transferred
accounting
from postage
software,
to a miscelLounsbury
laneous contractual line so the funds can be said, had decreased $5,300.
The town’s attorney, Tabused for other central mailing and
ner, Ryan, & Keniry, requested
printing purposes.
“We need to keep the advertising an increase of $2,000, totaling
small and controllable,” Lounsbury $35,500.
The assessor’s budget was
said at the work meeting of the future newsletter. She added that its restructured in accordance with
content should be for town news, experience and certification, but
current events, and board minutes, remained at $28,111.
“That’s because we did this in
not political parties.
Auditing fees for the town’s anticipation of having new asaccounting firm were increased sesors that may not be certified,
in the budget by $5,000 to a total so we wanted to clarify what
the wage was, the salary was for
of $25,000.
“We’re still trying to get current uncertified, certified, and chair,”
with our annual reports,” said Lounsbury told The Enterprise.
Kathryn Wank and Donna Kropp
Lounsbury.
Lounsbury said the town was were elected to the town’s open
not required to undergo an audit assessors posts; the town has three
elected assessors. Kropp is the current chair of the department and
Wank is new to the post.
Money allocated for veterans’
services was lowered by half to
$1,000 because the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Durham Valley post
has disbanded. The close of the
meals program at the Hiawatha
Grange Hall in Westerlo decreased
a budget line, as well, resulting
in almost $3,000 less for senior
services. Maintenance funds for
the town’s senior bus were doubled
to $2,000.
“We increased that because
the bus is getting older and you
have to keep tires on it; you have
to have it inspected,” Lounsbury
said of maintenance for the senior
bus. “We’ve had to have it aligned
twice in the last year. That also
goes for the car.”
A total of $2,000 was added
for parks, for new benches and a
backboard for the Rensselaerville
park tennis court, and to repair
fencing at the Medusa park.
The Rensselaerville library’s
appropriation was increased from
$20,000 to $22,500. Lounsbury
said during a candidates’ forum in
October that half of the requested
increase for the library was given
in line with what the town could
afford, with the hope that the rest
could be increased in the budget
next year. The library’s appropriation was decreased from $25,000
in the 2012 budget.
From zero, the budget line for
the town historian was increased
to $100 for supplies in anticipation
of appointing a new historian. The
current historian, Irene Olsen, has
suggested a new person take her
place soon.
The sales tax shared by Albany
County with towns was less than
expected for 2013. The estimated
revenue from the county for the
general fund was decreased for
2014 by $53,000 to $350,000.
More than $403,000 was in the
budget last year, but $299,368
has been received so far.
For the highway, the amount
for the distribution was increased
from $135,000 to $188,000.
The expected revenue from the
state for road improvements each
year — the Consolidated Local
Streets and Highway Improvement Program — remained the
same at $181,514.
Appropriations in the preliminary budget are $4,000 for the
Preston Hollow light district and
$4,500 for the Rensselaerville
light district. For fire districts,
$59,889 is expected for the Rensselaerville fire district, $58,888
for the Tri-Village district, and
$61,389 for the Medusa district.
No money from the fund balance was used for the special
districts.
Final Weekend Blowout Sale
Get Ready For Winter!
$ Buy Ahead and Save! $
SAVE 40%
(off regular pricing)
eWA$H CARDS*
Pre-paid* • Gift • Bonus Time Card**
$25 Card* Receive $41.75 eWASH CARD value
$60 Card* Receive $100.00 eWASH CARD value
*$2.00 deposit is required on all new cards.
**Bonus time when used in Self Serve bays.
Expires 11/17/2013
48 Voorheesville Ave., Voorheesville
1/2 mile from Route 155, across from Post Office
765-3278
17
Board splits on Berne’s $2.3M plan after failure to send notice of hearing
By Marcello Iaia
BERNE — The town board
voted, with the sole Republican
abstaining, on Wednesday to
adopt a $2.29 million spending
plan with a flat tax levy for
2014 despite having no legally
required notice of a public hearing in the newspaper.
A town is required by law
to inform the public about a
required hearing by posting a
notice at a town signboard and in
its official newspaper at least five
days before the budget hearing.
If the town board doesn’t adopt
a budget by Nov. 20, according to
Peg Warner in the gallery.
“I think this board has shown
very many times that it’s a
closed session and it’s not open
to the public,” said Warner. She
referred to increases in salaries
and the purchase of the new
library building without public
referendum.
The state’s Town Law requires
a public budget hearing to be
held on or before the Thursday
after a general election.
The 2014 spending plan
The $2.29 million budget for
next year includes for the first
time a separate, $67,870 fund
“I can’t adopt a budget that nobody knew about.”
state law, the preliminary budget
with its revisions becomes the
budget for the next year.
The notice was posted on the
board in town hall, the town’s
attorney, William Conboy, said
as he explained the situation and
recommended the town board go
ahead with adopting the budget
as final. Town Clerk Patricia
Favreau said she thought she
had e-mailed the notice to The
Enterprise but has no evidence
of it.
“If someone comes along and
tries to invalidate it on that
basis, then we’re going to be in
a position where yours truly will
be saying, ‘Nov. 20 came and went
and, in fact, the preliminary became the final budget by virtue of
the fact that no other final budget
had been adopted.’ So it’s covered
either way,” said Conboy.
Councilwoman Bonnie Conklin, the only Republican on the
board, abstained from voting on
the budget. The four Democrats
adopted it.
“I can’t adopt a budget that
nobody knew about,” Conklin
said during the meeting.
Philip Stevens, who lost as a
Republican candidate for town
council to Democratic incumbents this year, suggested the
town put a notice on a television
program in the future, to inform
more people.
“I also recommend the town
utilize its website for those
people who are looking at it, in
the future,” said Conboy.
A public hearing was held
for the preliminary budget on
Thursday, Nov. 7.
“The budget should have been
advertised,” said Stevens at the
beginning of the meeting, sitting
next to Republican Committee
members Kenneth Crawford and
for the sewer-district users of the
wastewater system project begun
this year and it decreases the
general tax rate by two cents.
According to the budgets, the
town’s total assessed value grew
by half a percent over last year.
The tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value for 2014 is $4.7961,
down from $4.8203.
“The final budget number is
the same,” Supervisor Kevin
Crosier concluded after Conboy’s
explanation. “It hasn’t changed,”
he said of the preliminary budget compared to the adopted
budget.
Crosier showed The Enterprise
after the meeting the revisions
made to the preliminary budget.
With an additional $40,000 in
state money from the Consolidated Local Roads and Highway
Improvement Program, the same
amount in property-tax revenues
was shifted from the highway to
the general fund, Crosier said,
for paving projects at the senior
center and the new library.
The plan uses $366,694 from
the town’s fund balance, down
about $3,000 from last year,
and levies $789,795 in taxes for
the town and highway, the same
number as last year.
With the town’s new Municipal
Information Systems (MUNIS)
software, Crosier said, the 2014
budget has more detailed lines,
showing how money is allocated
within a given section.
The $22,400 for the town’s
attorney remains the same, but
almost half of that is designated
for a deputy town attorney. The
town board has yet to appoint
the deputy, who Crosier said
would be Conboy’s son, William
Conboy Jr.
The younger Conboy has attended recent town board meet-
Checking the law: State law requires towns to adopt their budgets by Nov. 20, Berne town attorney William Conboy told board
members during the Nov. 13 meeting. Conboy, foreground, explains
to Supervisor Kevin Crosier and the rest of the board that the
failure to publish a notice of public hearing for the budget in an
official newspaper is an “irregularity” that couldn’t be fixed with
another public hearing in time for the deadline.
ings and works in a law firm
with his father. Crosier said the
deputy attorney would be responsible for any legal work needed by
the building department, and the
zoning and planning boards.
The new library on Helderberg
Trail has office space for the
town, which helped with the
purchase of the former church.
Crosier attributed most of the
$30,000 increase for buildings
to extra utilities costs associated
with the new location.
“We hire a company to do our
records for us, to put them on
so that they’re searchable documents, and $4,000 of that is for
General Code,” said Crosier of
the codification company. “They
come in and review the town’s
ordinances to make sure that
they meet the new criteria for
the legal standards and they put
everything so it’s a searchable
document for the town.”
Like all towns, Berne is paying for increased costs billed
“The one thing about a budget, it’s nice,
but they’re only projections.”
“It’s not going to take much to
heat that place because it’s super
insulated,” said Crosier of the
church-turned-library building.
The town’s expected spending
on records management was increased by $2,000 to $5,775.
by the county for the elections.
The appropriation is $11,600
this year.
“That’s the number. I have no
control over that,” Crosier said.
Warner, chairwoman of the
town Republican Committee,
re
CompaRate
Our
questioned the “police” section
of the budget during the Nov.
13 meeting, saying that it, along
with large figures for “operator”
in the highway fund and “traffic
control” were confusing.
“You have an item for police
for $74,000 and I was told a year
ago that was for the EMT but you
have an ambulance for $55,000 in
this year’s budget,” said Warner.
“So you have two items for the
same thing?”
“Could you wait a minute? Just
hold on; let’s try to do one thing
at a time,” said Crosier.
“No, you’re not going to shut
me up,” said Warner.
“We’re trying to explain it to
you,” said Crosier.
Crosier said the labels for the
budget are dictated by the state
comptroller’s office. The “police”
line, he said, is for paramedic
services through the Albany
County Sheriff ’s Office. The ambulance provides transportation,
he said.
“If we had to pay for our own
paramedic for the town of Berne,
it would cost you a quartermillion dollars a year to have one
person for 24 hours a day, seven
days a week,” Crosier said during
the meeting.
The “constable” line Warner
asked about last year has been
eliminated, Crosier said, because
the sheriff ’s office is serving
papers previously covered by
those funds.
A $6,000 increase for the
town park, Crosier said, will go
towards finishing an addition
on the back of the pavilion for
bathrooms and a kitchen.
A $10,000 part-time clerk position in the highway fund is no
longer there.
“As we get going along… Andrea will be able to take back over
that job again,” said Crosier of
the town’s senior account clerk,
Andrea Borst, who was new to
the full-time position last year.
A $500 increase to the planning board clerk’s salary, at an
hourly rate, is in anticipation of
a greater workload.
“The one thing about a budget, it’s nice, but they’re only
projections,” Crosier told The
Enterprise. “You use all the
data that you collect going back.
You look backwards. You look
forwards.”
Asked how the town is able
to keep taxes from testing the
cap on levy increases, Crosier
said the town scrutinizes all of
its purchases and buys off of
state and county contracts for
lower prices.
“So now, everything comes
through,” said Crosier. “You have
to have a purchase order ahead
of time. It has to be approved.
You’ve got to look at county contract, state contract.”
PROPANE
www.margaslp.com
24 Hour Service • Automatic Delivery • Fireplaces
Appliances • Water Heaters • Heating Systems
MAR-GAS
LP SERVICE INC.
Residential & Commercial
Low
Prices
Serving Albany & Greene Counties
141 C.R. 406, South Westerlo
Radio Dispatched 966-8426
18
Community Calendar
Friday, November 15
VFD Auxiliary Bottle Drive
from 8 a.m. to noon at the VFD
Firehouse, 12 Altamont Road,
Voorheesville. Accepting returnable bottles and cans; monetary
donations also appreciated. Proceeds to benefit the Albany County
Burn Fund.
Almost Full Moon Hike: Enjoy the Pine Bush at night with an
hour-long hike under the almost
full moon. We will plan to walk
one mile over rolling topography,
stopping intermittently for night
vision and sound observations.
Please remember to dress appropriately for the weather. All ages
are welcome. Meet at the Albany
Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195
New Karner Road, at 6:30 p.m. The
fee is $3 per person or $5 per family, and registration is required;
call 456-0655.
“Thacher Park Landscapes,”
a Geology Walk in Thacher
Park: Cliffs and slopes, broad
flats, and steep ravines characterize the landscape of Thacher State
Park. Why such variation? It results from the changing character
of different rock layers, and the
effects of weathering and glaciation on them. Walk the park and
read the landscape with geologist
Dr. Chuck Ver Straeten, of the New
York State Museum and Geological Survey. Dress for hiking on and
off trail, with a somewhat rugged
stretch. Call 872-0800 for more
information.
The Hilltowns Players Present “Bah Humbug! Scrooge’s
Christmas Carol,” their musical
adaptation of Dickens’ classic. The
performances will be held in the
BKW High School auditorium,
on Friday and Saturday at 7:30
p.m., and Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for adults, and $7
for senior citizens, veterans and
military, and children. Pre-sale
tickets are available for $1 off. Call
872-2257 for more information.
Pasta Night at the Schoharie
United Presbyterian Church, from
4 to 7 p.m. The family-style menu
includes spaghetti and meatballs,
chicken alfredo, cheese lasagna
rolls, green salad, garlic bread, and
Italian pastries. The cost is $8.50
for adults and $4 for children.
Sponsored by the Schoharie Capital Region Career and Technical
School’s Culinary Arts Class.
The Schoharie Valley Hayshakers will hold a mainstream
level square dance at the Middleburgh Elementary School cafeteria beginning at 7:30 p.m. The
dance theme is Patriotic Night.
The caller is Ray Taylor and the
cuer is Dolores Randall. Please
wear soft-sole shoes.
Old Songs, Inc. presents Alan
Reid and Rob van Sante, exBattlefield Band duo, at 8 p.m. at
37 South Main St., Voorheesville.
Call 765-2815 for information and
to purchase tickets. The cost of
tickets is $20.
The Voorheesville Middle
School Drama Club Presents
“The Little Mermaid, Jr.” in the
Performing Arts Center, on Friday
and Saturday, at 7:30 p.m., and
Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10
for adults and $6 for students and
children. Tickets are available
at the door or can be purchased
in advance by calling 765-3315
ext. 109.
Saturday, November 16
Fireworks Display following
the University at Albany’s football
game. The game begins at 3:30
p.m. and the fireworks will go off
around 6:30 p.m. and last for about
10 minutes.
Mary Heffner of the Silk Tones will give a concert of standards
and easy-listening music before a full-course kosher Thanksgiving dinner at the Albany Jewish Community center on Monday,
Nov. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m. at 340 Whitehall Road. A prepaid $13
reservation is required by Nov. 6 in the senior adult office; call
438-6651, ext. 112, or e-mail Claire Sigal, director of the senior
adult program, at Claires@saajcc.org.
Annual Christmas Bazaar
at the Voorheesville Methodist
Church, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Something for everyone at bargain
prices. Toys, books, puzzles, a great
selection of household goods, antiques and decorations for the holiday, home-baked food, and tables
of hand-crafted items not found in
stores. A lunch menu features a
variety of soups, sandwiches, and
homemade pies. This fund-raiser
is used to support mission projects
in our area.
Annual Turkey Game Party
at the Guilderland Center Fire
Department, 30 School Road, at
6 p.m. Many prizes to win; first
prize is a gas grill, second prize is
a flat screen television, and third
prize is an ipad.
The Mavens of Mayhem will
be hosting an author recognition event at 10:30 a.m. at the
Bethlehem Public Library, 451
Delaware Ave., Delmar. Mavens
members who have published
in the last year will be reading
selections from their latest work.
The meeting is free and open to
the public.
Hunter’s Breakfast at the
East Berne Volunteer Fire Company, from 4 to 10 a.m. The menu
will include sausage, egg, and
cheese sandwiches, ham, egg, and
cheese sandwiches, home fries,
and orange juice and coffee. The
cost is $7 for two sandwiches,
home fries, orange juice, and coffee. Please come join us!
Nature of November: The
clamor of the season has given
way to the start of the dormant
season and the brilliance of October has succumbed to the browns
and grays of late autumn. What
is happening in nature in November? Come join us for a morning
program as we explore nature in
November and the preparations
underway for winter’s arrival.
We will start indoors, then venture outside for a one-mile hike.
Please dress for the weather. This
program is for ages 5 and up. Meet
at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery
Center, 195 New Karner Road, at
11 a.m. The fee is $3 per person
or $5 per family, and registration
is required; call 456-0655.
Plaza Travel CenTer
PresenTs
East Berne Volunteer
Fire Company
Personally escorted by local travel expert Jean Gagnon
Hunter’s Breakfast
Best of Ireland!
from alBany, aprIl 11 -aprIl 20, 2014
(easTer break)
Four star hotels for 8 nights - 14 included meals
From $3,295.00 per person
Highlights include Dublin, Cliffs of Moher, Waterford,
Ring of Kerry, Galway, Killarney & Cork!
Special stay at the 5 star Dromoland Castle with dinner!
Free Presentation November 21 at 6 PM
Plaza Travel, 3 School St., Latham, NY
Contact Jean Gagnon at jean@plazatravel.net
or Plaza Travel Center at 518-785-3338
Guided Trail Walk at Five
Rivers: A naturalist’s tour of the
Service Loop Trail will be conducted at 56 Game Farm Road,
Delmar, at 10 a.m. Join us for a
late fall guided walk along one
of Five River’s easier trails. This
wide trail enables staff to access
critical areas to maintain diverse
habitats for resident wildlife and
makes it easy to observe wildlife
and their fall activities. The total
distance is about 1.5 miles. Please
bring drinking water and wear
comfortable, sturdy footwear. This
program is open to the public free
of charge; call 475-0291.
Five Rivers Program on Alternative Holiday Wrapping:
A family-oriented program on ecofriendly holiday wrapping materials will be conducted at 56 Game
Farm Road, Delmar, at 2 p.m. At
this interactive workshop, center
staff will demonstrate savvy ways
to reuse everyday recyclables for
festive and eco-friendly wrapping
for all those pretty packages under the tree. Participants will get
hands-on opportunities to explore
various wrapping materials that
are eco-friendly, kid-friendly, and
fun. Parents and children must accompany each other. This program
is free of charge, but space is limited; call 475-0291 to register.
• Sausage, Egg & Cheese
Sandwiches
• Ham, Egg & Cheese
Sandwiches
• Home Fries
• O.J. & Coffee
For $7.00,
you get 2 Sandwiches,
Home Fries, O.J. and Coffee
Breakfast at the Voorheesville American Legion Post
1493, from 8 a.m. to noon. The
menu includes eggs, toast, home
fries, French toast, bacon and
sausage, juices, coffee, tea, and
cocoa. The cost is $8 for adults and
$4 for children.
The Helderberg Hilltowns
Association will be holding its
November meeting at the new
Berne Library, at 1763 Helderberg Trail, Berne, at 7 p.m. All
are invited to attend. For more
information, call 872-1390.
Firehouse Breakfast at the
Clarksville Firehouse from 7:30
to 10 a.m. Enjoy a cooked-to-order
breakfast of pancakes, French
toast, eggs, and more. The cost is
$8 for adults, $5 for children, and
the proceeds will benefit the Onesquethaw Volunteer Fire Company.
This will be the only breakfast
until 2014.
The Clearwater Chapter of
Trout Unlimited will hold a
meeting at the Albany Ramada
Plaza Hotel, 3 Watervliet Avenue
Extension, Albany, at 7:30 p.m.
Dave Brandt will be presenting
on fishing for giant brook trout in
the Minipi watershed of Labrador,
Canada. Guest fly tier and social
start at 6:30 p.m. with the presentation at 7:30 p.m. Admission
is free and the public is always
welcome.
Duanseburg Historical Society Meeting: At 7 p.m., Bart
McDougall will present “Volunteerism in Duanesburg” for our
monthly program. All are welcome
and refreshments will be served.
PIZZA VILLA
PIZZA • PASTA
SUPER GIANT SUBS
We Deliver To:
November 16, 2013
November 23, 2013
November 28, 2013
From 4:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Build a Winter Roost Box
for Birds at Thacher Nature
Center: You’re not the only one
looking to stay warm and safe
during winter storms. In this
exciting new program you will
build a winter haven for local
birds. Different from nesting
boxes or houses, roosting boxes
have entrances at the bottom to
keep warm air trapped inside
the box. Bluebirds, chickadees,
wrens, nuthatches, titmice, and
woodpeckers all use winter roosting boxes. Birds huddle together
to escape bad weather and benefit
from each other’s body heat. Kits
are cut and pre-drilled, just bring
a hammer. The materials fee is
$8 per kit. Supplies are limited,
so call 878-0800 to register and
reserve your kit.
Monday, November 18
Sunday, November 17
is hosting a
Discover the Pine Bush:
An extraordinary journey into
the Albany Pine Bush, the best
remaining example in the world
of an inland pine barrens. Our
experts will guide you through
this one-mile hike over rolling
sand dunes where you will discover Pine Bush natural history,
seasonal surprises, and transformations. Please remember to wear
sturdy walking shoes, long pants,
and bring drinking water. This
program is for all ages. Meet at
the Albany Pine Bush Discovery
Center, 195 New Karner Road, at
1 p.m. The fee is $3 per person or
$5 per family, and registration is
required; call 456-0655.
Altamont, Voorheesville, Guilderland Ctr., Knox, Princetown
Main Street - Altamont
861-6002
8 CUT CHEESE PIZZA 12 CUT CHEESE PIZZA 24 CUT CHEESE PIZZA
& 10 WINGS
& 30 WINGS
& 20 WINGS
18.50
$
+Tax
Offer expires
12/15/13
24.50
$
+Tax
Offer expires
12/15/13
37.50
$
+Tax
Offer expires
12/15/13
Valid Saturday thru Thursday (coupon is not valid on Friday). Not Valid with any other offer.
O P E N 7 D AY S • 1 1 A . M .
19
blu stone
bistro
Monday, November 18
Thacher Park History: The
Westerlo Historical Society will
host Timothy Albright with his
slide presentation of the history
of Thacher Park following the
regular meeting at 7 p.m. at the
Westerlo Reformed Church Hall.
The public is invited and refreshments will follow. Call 797-3050
for more information.
Wishes a
Happy Hanukkah!
Contemporary American Cuisine
Weekday Prix Fixe Menu
Tuesday, November 19
½ portions on many entrées
Pine Bush Pups — Wild and
Wiley Turkeys: Discover the life
of wild turkeys in the Pine Bush.
Join us as we learn about turkeys
through sounds, sight and exploration. In this program we will start
indoors with a discussion, story,
and craft, and then go outdoors
for a short hike to look for turkey
signs. Pre-K level. Meet at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center,
195 New Karner Road, at 10 a.m.
The fee is $3 per person or $5 per
family; call 456-0655 and register
children, not adults.
869.9976
Wednesday, November 20
Friends of Five Rivers Offer
Goldenrod Ball Gall Talk: The
Friends of Five Rivers cordially
invites members and friends to
its annual meeting at 56 Game
Farm Road, Delmar, at 7 p.m. The
guest speaker will be Dr. Harvey
Alexander, professor of biology at
the College of Saint Rose. He will
give a presentation on his ongoing research on goldenrod ball
galls and their inhabitants, part
of which is being conducted here
at Five Rivers. A short business
meeting reviewing the Friends’
many accomplishments of the past
year will precede the presentation.
The program is open to the public
free of charge. Call 475-0291 for
more information.
Pine Bush Pups — Wild and
Wiley Turkeys: Discover the life
of wild turkeys in the Pine Bush.
Join us as we learn about turkeys
through sounds, sight and exploration. In this program we will start
indoors with a discussion, story,
and craft, and then go outdoors
for a short hike to look for turkey
signs. Pre-K level. Meet at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center,
195 New Karner Road, at 10 a.m.
The fee is $3 per person or $5 per
family; call 456-0655 and register
children, not adults.
661 Albany Shaker Rd.
www.Blustonebistro.com
Sunday
Alan Reid and Rob van Sante will give an Old Songs concert
on Friday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. The concert will be held at 37 South
Main St. in Voorheesville. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for
children 12 and under and may be purchased at AlanandRob.
ticketderby.com or by calling Old Songs at 765-2815.
Science Lecture Series
— Deer Management in New
York: Deer are intricately connected to the habitat in which they
live, relying on habitat resources
for food, water, and cover. Yet
as herbivores feeding on a wide
variety of herbaceous and woody
plants, deer are capable of dramatically altering the structure
and composition of their forest
habitat. Accordingly, deer impacts
on forest ecosystems are an important consideration for managing deer populations throughout
New York. This talk by Jeremy
Hurst, Big Game Biologist at the
New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation, will
focus on efforts of the NYSDEC
deer management program to
monitor and mitigate negative
ecological impacts of deer populations in New York. This program is
best suited for older children and
adults. Meet at the Albany Pine
Bush Discovery Center, 195 New
Karner Road, at 7 p.m. There is no
fee, but registration is required;
call 456-0655.
Thursday, November 21 Friday, November 22
“A Major Target For Organization” — The Communist
Party in Schenectady, 1930s
to 1950s: Utilizing oral history
excerpts, union and corporate
archival documents, state police
files, and newspapers, Dr. Gerald
Zahavi will explore the beginning of aggressive communist
organizing in Schenectady during
the Great Depression and afterward. Dr. Zahavi is a professor
of History and Director of the
Documentary Studies Program
at the University at Albany. The
presentation will take place at 6
p.m. at the Schenectady County
Historical Society, 32 Washington
Avenue, Schenectady. The admission is $5.
Afterschool Adventurer: Hey
kids! Want to get some exercise
and have some fun outdoors? Well
bring an adult and join us for our
bi-monthly after-school hiking adventure club. We will meet on the
first and third Thursday of each
month. You can come once or every
time. We will walk approximately
one mile. Please remember to
wear sturdy walking shoes, long
pants, and bring drinking water.
The program is appropriate for
students in grades one through
five. Meet at the Albany Pine Bush
Discovery Center, 195 New Karner
Road, at 3:30 p.m. The program is
free, but registration is required;
call 456-0655.
Dudley Observatory Star
Party and Program at 7 p.m.
in the Octagon Barn, 588 Middle
Road, Knox. Stargazing to follow,
weather permitting. All are welcome. Amateur astronomers and
families are encouraged to bring
binoculars or telescopes. Free
refreshments. Call 618-5376 for
more information.
Saturday, November 23
Nature’s Thanksgiving Celebration at Thacher Nature
Center: Join our 13th annual celebration honoring the gifts of the
natural world. Enter the wigwam
and learn about Algonkian Indian
culture and stories with Jennifer
Lee, participate in starting a
fire using bow and drill, process
acorns to make sweet natural
treats, learn about the healing
properties of plants and make your
own medicinal tea blend, try out
the Cyder Cycle apple press, see
how a sheep’s wool becomes yarn,
decorate a gourd rattle or stone
animal totem, put your thankful
thoughts on a leaf to hang on our
Thanksgiving tree, and more!
Refreshments of Three Sisters
soup, hot dogs, hot apple cider, and
donuts will be available. The fee
is $6 for adults; free admission for
children. Call 872-0800 for more
information.
Ly m e D i s e a s e S u p p o r t
Group Meeting: The Capital
Region Chapter of the Empire
State Lyme Disease Assocation
will hold an open forum support
group meeting from 1 to 3 p.m. at
the Bethlehem Public Library, 451
Delaware Ave., Delmar. The open
forum meetings provide an opportunity for participants to raise
questions, exchange ideas and
experiences, make connections,
and locate resources, drawing
from the extensive experience of
the other support group members.
Anyone with questions about
Lyme disease is welcome to attend.
The meeting is free and open to
the public.
“New York Central Christmas Train Express”: The Canal
Street Station Railroad Village on
Route 20 in Duanesburg will hold
the fourth annual event to benefit
the local food pantry, Toys for Tots,
and families in need. The day-long
event will run from noon to 6 p.m.
Visitors can bring donations of
canned goods, dry food, and new
unwrapped toys to be collected on
board the NYC train. The Wallace
Armer General Store Museum
will have food and gift vendors.
Santa will make an appearance
from 3 to 5 p.m. The Canal Street
Station is located on Route 20,
three miles east of Duanesburg or
six miles west of Route 158. Call
355-6536 or 768-2870 for more
information.
Annual Holiday Auction
and Bake Sale at the Altamont
Reformed Church, 129 Lincoln
Ave., at 6 p.m. Come support the
Altamont Cooperative Preschool
and get some holiday shopping
done at the same time. There is
something for everyone.
Owls Program Set at Five
Rivers: A presentation on owls
and their rehabilitation will be
conducted at 56 Game Farm Road,
Delmar, at 1 p.m. Join wildlife
rehabilitator Joyce Perry and her
owls to learn about the owls in
New York and what is necessary in
their rehabilitation. Then play our
popular “Owls in Jeopardy” game
to test your memory. In addition,
Department of Environmental
Conservation staff will be on hand
to demonstrate interactive owl
tracking techniques. This event
is free and open to the public, but
space is limited; call 475-0291 to
register.
Broiled
Scrod
or Fried
Haddock.
Complete
dinner
$9.69
Albany’s Best Secret!
Gift Certificates
2019 Western Ave., Guilderland
(near intersection of rtes. 20 & 155)
COMPLETE DINNERS
Mon - Chopped Steak or Prime Rib - $11.99
Tues - Chicken or Veal Parmesan - $8.99
Wed - Build Your Own Burger - $6.99
Choice of: Shrimp Basket, Fried Clams,
or Fried Haddock - $8.99
452-6974
Complete
Lunch
Menu
$6.49
Open Daily 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Gift
Certificates
make
Great
Gifts
restaurant and tavern
thanksgiving day buffet
All-You-Can Eat
Serving from 12 noon - 4 p.m.
Adult $26.95
Child $14.95 (3-10)
Make your reservations now!
1670 Berne Altamont Road
(Route 156), Altamont, NY
www.HighlandsRestaurant.com
872-1938
• Chef Carved Turkey
& PiT ham
• BosTon Baked sCrod
• BuTTernuT Bisque
• roasTed sweeT PoTaToes
• mashed PoTaToes
• seasonal vegeTaBles
• desserT TaBle
November
Specials
APPETIZERS
Clams Bianco - One dozen steamed with Onions, Peppers, Mushrooms,
Rosemary and White Wine. Served with Garlic Bread. $10.95
Baked Borgonzola Triple Cream Bleu Cheese infused Brie Apple-Cranberry Chutney served with Pita Points. $10.95
One Dozen Steamed Clams $8.95
PIZZA
White Pizza - with White Beans, Prosciutto, Rosemary, Almonds, and Provolone Cheese.
Small $11.00 Large: $15.00
SANDWICH
Roasted Turkey and Stuffing - with a Cranberry Mayonnaise on White Toast.
Choice of side. $10.95
ENTREES
Your choice of soup or salad
Award Winning Pilgram Stew - Turkey, Sweet Potatoes, and Peas
topped with mashed Potatoes, Stuffing and Cranberry Sauce. $18.95
Butternut Squash Ravioli - with Prosciutto and Mushrooms in a
Smoked Mozzarella Cream sauce. $17.95
Bleu Cheese Meatloaf - with mashed Potatoes, Gravy,
and Chef choice Vegetable. $16.95
HOMEMADE DESSERTS
Pistachio Gelato Amaretto Parfait *Contains Alcohol.* $5.95
Fancy Sweet Potato Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream $5.95
Cranberry Bread Pudding with a house Caramel sauce $6.50
**GLUTEN FREE**
Choice of soup or salad and side.
Rice breaded Chicken Parmesan $12.95
Rice breaded Chicken Marsala $15.95
Eggplant Parmesan $12.95
Louisiana Fudge Cake $4.50
**All pasta entrees on our menu can be made Gluten Free. **
Booking Holiday Parties NOW!
1412 Township Road — 872-2100 — Knox, NY
Paul A. Centi, Proprietor • Renée Quay, Executive Chef
Hours: Tues - Sat 4 p.m. - ? • Sun 3 p.m. - ?
20
Library Notes
Middleburgh
By Anne LaMont
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 10:45
a.m., join us at the Middleburgh
Public Library for drop-in story
time. Get ready to move in this
interactive story time designed
especially for children up to age
5 and their caregivers. We’ll read
books, sing songs, recite fingerplays, dance and watch a short
movie based on a weekly theme.
No registration is required.
Wednesday matinee
On Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 7
p.m., join us for a showing of
the Martian Child rated PG. A
science-fiction writer, recently
widowed, considers whether
to adopt a hyper-imaginative
6-year-old abandoned and socially
rejected boy who says he’s really
from Mars. Remember, the popcorn is free.
Concert series
On Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 7
p.m., the library will present the
Not so Quiet Concert Series – Long
Time Courting. This Boston-based
band is an all-women group who
offer a blend of neo-traditional
Irish, Scottish and American
music. Tickets are available at
the door. Suggested donation is
$10. Use the back entrance when
entering the building. Knitting Circle
On Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m.
at the library the ladies (men are
welcome, but we have not seen
any yet!) of the Knitting Circle
knit and crochet, embroider and
quilt, and more. You can learn a
new skill here, share your own
special talents with others, or just
craft in the company of friends.
Drop in anytime. No registration
is required.
For more information, see our
website at www.middleburghlibrary.info.
Guilderland
By Mark Curiale
Tweens and teens are invited
to have a blast at International
Games Day at the Guilderland
Public Library on Saturday, Nov.
16, by learning games played by
kids their age in other countries.
Tweens own from 11 am to
12:30 pm, when they’ll be able to
toss some Angry Birds at our Bad
Piggies’ fort, and play the XBox
360 version of MineCraft on the
Helderberg Room’s big screen. Then they’ll play games played by
tweens in other countries, and test
out some new board games.
The afternoon is time for teens
from 1:30 to 3 p.m., when they can
try a LARP? Wondering what in
the world LARP is? Come give it
a try during International Games
Day at the library. Aye, Dark Overlord! is a live action role playing
game that is a lot like Improv
acting set in a fantasy world.
Fast-playing and silly, Munchkin
can reduce any role playing group
to hysteria.
Just let us know you’re coming.
Call 456-2400, ext. 4 to play.
The Miserable Ones
Victor Hugo’s vast historic
novel, transformed into a movie
will make its library premiere as
the Monday Matinee Movie showing on Nov. 18 at 2 p.m.
This movie captured the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture
of the Year, and Anne Hathaway
and Hugh Jackman won Academy
Awards for their performances. This is your best chance to witness
the artistry and grandeur of this
movie on the big screen. It’s a matinee, so naturally
there’s free popcorn. Come in
and enjoy.
Library info
For more information about
the library, call the library at
456-2400.
Altamont
Long Time Courting, a Boston-based, all-Women band, will bring its Celtic roots sound to the Middleburgh Public Library on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 323 Main Street in Middleburgh. The show begins
at 7 p.m. and tickets are $10. For more information or to make reservations go online to: http://www.
sonnyochs.com/events.html or call 827-4953.
Voorheesville
By Lynn Kohler
On Friday, Nov. 15, from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m., Healthy Capital
District Initiative will be holding
private meetings with patrons at
the Voorheesville Public Library
to discuss health care options
available through the Affordable
Healthcare Act and will be able to
help you fill out whatever paperwork or online forms are needed
to register for this new state-based
health insurance exchange. Please
call the library at 765-2791 to
schedule an appointment.
Join the Friends
of the Library
The Friends of the Library support many important functions,
including the summer reading
program, summer concerts and
the museum pass program. Joining the FOL is a wonderful way
to become a library advocate and
reinforce your commitment to the
community. Meetings are at 7
p.m., the fourth Monday of each
month. The next meeting is Monday, Nov. 25. Stop by and meet the
new president, Sherry Burgoon.
You can contact Sherry at friends@
voorheesvillelibrary.org.
NYC trip
Saturday, Dec. 7, is the date
for the Friends of the Library bus
trip to New York City. The bus
will leave from the Voorheesville
Elementary School parking lot at 7
a.m. and arrive at Bryant Park in
NYC at 10 a.m. For the return trip,
we will be leaving NYC at 7 p.m.
and arrive back in Voorheesville at
10 p.m. The FOL bus trips always
fill quickly, so stop by the library
at your earliest convenience. The
price is $35 for members and $40
for nonmembers. Paid reservations will be accepted at the circulation desk at the library.
Every Other
Thursday Night Poets
The EOTNP are always looking
for new people to join in the fun.
Stop by the library on Dec. 12, at
6:30 p.m. and meet others who
share your interest in poetry. For
more information, contact Dennis
Sullivan at 765-2468.
Shopping
\on Amazon.com
If you’ll be shopping at Amazon.
com this holiday season, please
remember to start on our library
home page, www.voorheesvillelibrary.org. Click the Amazon box
and our Friends of the Library
will receive a portion of every
dollar spent.
Saying goodbye
to Mrs. Laiosa
Please stop by the library on
Sunday, Dec. 8, from 3 to 5 p.m.,
to help us say good-bye to Youth
Services Director, Joyce Laiosa.
Mrs. Laiosa has been at the library
for 16 years, working in the youth
services area. She has been a part
of many of our lives, through our
children and grandchildren. We
will be hosting an open reception
in the community room and, courtesy of the Friends of the Library,
there will be light refreshments.
Please join us.
The library is now mobile
Find our hours, catalog, calendar, link to downloadable
eBooks or check your account
easily from your phone or tablet
at m.voorheesvillelibrary.org.
Bethlehem
By Louise Grieco
On Monday, Nov. 18, at 6:30
p.m. come to the library for Trivia
Night. Enter as a team of 5 to 8
people to answer 100 questions
from 10 categories. Doors open at
6 p.m., contest starts at 6:30 p.m.
Call 439-9314 on or after Nov. 1 to
sign up. This program is for adults
and teens age 16 and up.
Friends meet
On Monday, Nov.18, at 7 p.m.,
the Friends of the Bethlehem Public Library will meet. This meeting
is open to the public.
Paws to Read
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 3:45
to 5 p.m., drop in and read to Kitty,
a gentle dog who loves stories. For
kids in grades 1 through 5.
All that jazz
On Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m.,
the Bethlehem Public Library’s
Listening Party will have Emily
Remler, Leni Stern, and Mary Halvorsen. Listen to the best in jazz;
learn about jazz history; share
observations and stories.
Alzheimer’s series
On Friday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m.,
the library will present Holiday
Hints for Caregivers as part of the
Alzheimer’ series. This program
is presented by the Alzheimer’s
Association and Community
Caregivers.
Movie party
On Monday, Nov. 25, at 6:30
p.m. the library will have a Hunger Games: Catching Fire party.
There will be crafts and games to
celebrate the release of the latest
film based on Suzanne Collins
popular books. This program is for
kids in grades 6 through 12.
Berne
By Judy Petrosillo
We are jumping for joy. After
years of raising money, writing
grants, finding the perfect location, and designing the building, the new library is finally a
reality. The grand opening of the
new Berne Public Library is this
Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. Join
us for the ribbon cutting ceremony
followed by refreshments. We are
now located at 1763 Helderberg
Trail in Berne.
Board openings
What did one book say to the
other one? I just wanted to see if
we are on the same page. If you
are a Berne resident who supports
the library’s goals and has visions
for its future, you are on the same
page as a trustee. There are two
openings on the library board that
begin on Jan. 1, 2014. Apply for
this volunteer position by contacting Pat Favreau at bernenyclerk@
gmail.com or Mary Kinnaird at
mmkinnaird@aol.com by November 18.
Lego creations
The library has the space and
the Legos. All we need are children in grades 2 through 8 who
are interested in making Lego creations. Jump on the bandwagon
and become a member of the Lego
League. The group meets this
Saturday, Nov. 16, at 11 a.m., for
an hour of hands-on fun. Nit Wits
Many who knit or crochet would
leap at the opportunity to share
their ideas and talents with others. The monthly meeting of the
Knit Wits is Sunday, Nov. 17, at
7 p.m. Bring your own project to
work on in the community room
of the library.
Story time
Preschool children and their
caregivers are invited to jump into
story time with both feet. Join
Kathy on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 11
a.m., for a jovial exploration of
the letter J. Expect to hear a lot
of jokes, jump around, and make
a craft during this early literacy
program.
New books
How come the librarian slipped
and fell in the library? Because
she strayed into the non-friction
section. Some newly purchased
non-fiction books include The
Great American Dust Bowl by Dan
Brown, Five Days at Memorial by
Sheri Fink, and David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell. Come
browse with us.
By David Warner
You have to love democracy.
You have to love voting: yes or no;
up or down; this one or that one.
Polling places are special areas —
like National Parks, or sure-thing
fishing holes.
And nobody loves voters, or a
polling place like the Altamont
Free Library. Each year the AFL
holds an Election Day Bake Sale.
Dessert makers from all over the
village bring their very best sweets
to sell.
It is rumored that some voters
time their arrival at the firehouse
to coincide with that of a particular chef with a particularly
favorite sale item.
The library raised over $900
in the one-day event this year.
To those who baked, and to those
who bought – a simple, heartfelt
Thank You.
Houses of gingerbread
Once again the library is sponsoring an annual Gingerbread
House Candy Decoration Extravaganza. It’s always at the top of
the children’s Christmas fun list.
The date this year is Dec. 11 and
the time is 4 p.m.
Westerlo
By Sue Hoadley
Free! Don’t you love that
word? We now have BookPage, the
monthly book review and selection guide to the best new books. The tone is upbeat and literate,
focusing on bestsellers as well
as new discoveries. Pick up your
free copy at the Westerlo Public
Library before they’re gone. All of
the content from the print edition
is also posted on BookPage.com
each month. Story time
Our toddler and preschool story
time meets on Wednesday at 10
a.m. Join Miss Lee for stories,
songs, games and movement activities designed for children ages
two to five years old. In addition
to developing pre-reading skills,
singing, moving to music, and
playing instruments all help foster
a sense of rhythm and timing that
are essential elements in developing the part of a child’s brain that
shapes math skills.
Technology
walk-in Wednesday
Do you need to brush up on your
computer skills – or obtain basic
skills? See Amy on Wednesdays
between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. for
free, personalized, one-on-one,
hands-on instruction on how to
work the mouse, navigate the Internet, set up an e-mail account,
use office automation programs,
and more. If Wednesday mornings
are not convenient, please contact
us to schedule an appointment.
Library info
All library programming is free
unless otherwise noted and open
to the public. For more information, contact the library during
business hours at 797-3415.
Sunday schedule
The worship schedule at St.
John’s Lutheran Church at 140
Maple Ave., in Altamont on Sunday, Nov. 17, is as follows:
— 8:30 a.m., informal worship
with special guest Deacon Don
Bunk. He will lead a discussion
on the Lord’s Prayer;
— 11 a.m., traditional service,
Deacon Bunk will preach on the
theme “The Model Prayer”, based
on Matthew 6:9-13. Holy Communion will also be celebrated.
For more information contact
the church at 861-8862 or check
out the website at www.stjohnsaltamont.org.
.
21
Children
Salute
Veterans
T
he faces of service: Lynnwood Elementary School
students last Friday honored a variety of veterans
including, at top, from left: Kristine Barth, a Marine
who worked at headquarters in Altero, Calif.; Bob Devlin, a
23-year veteran of the Navy, sitting next to his wife; and Army
Reserve Sergeant Edward Duheme.
The ceremony opened, bottom left, with Scouts presenting
the American flag, and continued with students, right, proudly
displaying a handmade banner for each branch of the service
as their anthems were played.
Photographs by Michael Koff
22
Wedding
During burglary
Store owner hides in dark while calling 9-1-1
Irwin said he remained on the a maroon sweatshirt.
By Anne Hayden Harwood
As the man was attempting to
GUILDERLAND — It was phone with the dispatcher and
around 8:45 p.m. on Monday when moved to the front of the store, leave the plaza, the Guilderland
where it was
dark, asfrightened.
he waited Police were just pulling up, and
Steven Irwin, the owner of Touch “Honestly,
I wasn’t
of Country Florist, in Hamilton for Guilderland Police officers to Irwin was able to give officers the
description and point them in the
Square, at 2080 Western Ave., arrive.
A man, later identified by the direction that he had gone.
was working in his shop after
Brisson was arrested for thirdhours, and heard a muffled bang- Guilderland Police Department,
degree burglary, possession
ing sound.
of burglar tools, and third“I was in the office in the
degree criminal mischief,
back preparing orders for
all misdemeanors, and was
the next day,” said Irwin.
sent to Albany County’s jail
“I actually thought the
without bail.
restaurant next door was
Chief Carol Lawlor said
stacking boxes against our
in a press release, as Curtis M. an investigation was underway
shared wall.”
Irwin said he started walking Brisson, 43, of 5 South Pine Ave., to determine whether Brisson
into the back hallway when the Albany, broke through the door was connected to other local burmuffled banging became a loud of Touch of Country Florist and glaries.
“Honestly, I wasn’t frightened,”
cracking sound on the store’s entered the back hallway, headed
said Irwin. “I was just thinking
toward the office.
back door.
“I told him, ‘Leave the store to myself, ‘Be smart and keep
“I knew immediately what
was going on then,” said Irwin. “I now,’ and I repeated that twice,” yourself safe.’”
“It definitely does make you look
picked up the phone and dialed said Irwin. “As soon as he heard
at your life in a different way,”
9-1-1 and explained that someone my voice he ran.”
Irwin said he had enough time he concluded. “I am so thankful I
was breaking in and they needed
to send someone from the police to identify the burglar as a white got up and checked out the sound
male wearing a green jacket over when I did.”
department as soon as possible.”
Blotters
The following individuals, according to Guilderland Police
reports, were arrested at Crossgates Mall for petit larceny, a
misdemeanor:
—
on Oct. 25,
for taking one pair of sweatpants,
valued at $12.99, from Burlington Coat Factory; and
Ethan and Carlene Searl
Willsie, Searl marry
Carlene Willsie, the daughter of Ross and Kathryn Willsie of East
Berne, and Ethan Searl, the son of Duncan and Laurel Searl of West
Berne were married on Sept. 19, 2013.
The ceremony was held at Mercury Hall in Austin, Texas and was
officiated by Meghan McGonagle, a close friend of the couple.
The maid of honor was Katie Choiniere, the bride’s longtime friend.
The best man was Eliot Searl, the groom’s older brother.
Both the bride and groom are graduates of Berne-Knox-Westerlo
High School. The bride is a graduate of Ithaca College and works as a
freelance writer and editor. The groom is a graduate of Tufts University.
He is a software engineer at National Instruments.
The couple lives in Austin, Texas with their dog, Moji.
We’re missing a back issue
We are missing The Altamont Enterprise edition from June
24, 1977. If you have it, we’d love to borrow it. Please call the
editor, Melissa Hale-Spencer, at 518-861-5005.
The edition contains an article on Dutch barns of interest to
the local Dutch barn society.
Canal Street Station
4th annual ChriStmaS
“holiday train expreSS”
Saturday, November 23, 2013
from Noon until 6 p.m.
This day-long holiday event will be held in conjunction with the
CP Rail “Holiday Train” celebration that will be held in Delanson on
Wednesday, Nov. 27, at approximately 5 p.m. to give an opportunity for
those who may not be able to attend the Delanson Holiday Train event
to support their local families in need.
This community project is dedicated to supporting the local food pantry and Toys for Tots. All of the canned foods, unwrapped toys, and
cash donations will be transferred to the Delanson Fire Department to
support the CP Rail Holiday Train event on Wednesday evening.
Santa will visit and food vendors will be selling their wares inside the
Wallace Armer General Store museum.
Those who climb aboard the Christmas train will be greeted by train
conductors who will accept canned goods and unwrapped Toys for Tots
and who will hand out complimentary ticket passes.
The Canal Street Station Village is located three miles east
of Duanesburg on Route 20 or six miles west of Route 158.
For more information, call Joseph Merli at 355-6536.
www.CANALSTREETSTATION.com
the RANDAll lAW fiRM
Personal, Courteous
Legal Representation
Robert G. Randall, Jr.
Denise McCarthy Randall
Over 60 Years Combined Experience
Estates - Wills - Trusts
Medicaid Asset Protection
Divorce - Real Property
1777 Western Ave., Albany, NY 12203
Discover, Master Card and Visa Accepted
869-1205
www.randalllawfirm.com
was stopped for
failure to obey a traffic control
device, and a check showed his
license was suspended.
23
Correspondents
the Strong Museum. More collections start with just one or two
items that spark an interest that
remains for life. One such collector
was in a thrift shop with his wife
when he noticed three potato peelBy
ers in a bin. He said to her while
Rosemary
picking up one of the peelers, “I
Caruso
wonder how many different types
there are?”
330-2855
That question drove him into all
sorts of kitchenware, gadget and
antique stores along with second
hand shops up and down the east
coast. Before he died, the collection reached a total of 177 with
When my mother-in-law was
no two alike. His collection has
alive and our children were young,
been donated to the Idaho Potato
they would look forward to our
Museum in Blackfoot, Id.
visits to see grandma and grandpa
Not all collections are large and
in West Hartford, Conn. My fathernot all collections hold everyone’s
in-law was an accountant just like
interest, but you can be guaranmy father. They were both good
teed that whatever collection a
with numbers and always looked
person has there are probably
for good investments.
many interesting stories to be
My father partnered with a
told.
friend who bought a waterfront
Just look around your home to
restaurant in New Bedford, Mass.
see how many collections you and
Dad was the business partner who
your family have. See if you have
took care of the records, ordered
more than two, three or even more
supplies, kept the checkbook, and
of any of these following items,
filed all of the tax reports. His
you may already have a collection
partner hired the employees, manstarted; teddy bears, cars, books,
aged the staff and was on hand
umbrellas, bells, cigarette cards,
during the day to keep everything
crosswords, picture postcards,
running smoothly.
gramophone records,
There is always a
herbs, moths and
call for food at the
butterflies, medals,
waterfront in an accoins, wine, stamps,
tive port like New
We tend to forget history when we are talking matchboxes, flags, or
Bedford. The men
animals.
about something that happened in the past.
and women who go
Enjoy collecting
out to sea come home
and remember to
after nine days to
take care of your
sell their catch and
collection. If you are
re-provision for the next sailing.
boxes with shells of many different talking about it to other people,
During their time in port they
sizes, shapes and styles. She was keep it interesting. Too much of
made repairs, bought new supa good thing can also be boring.
a true shell collector.
plies, visited with their family
Dad Caruso, on the other hand Enjoy!
and friends, and enjoyed some
Grand officers was also a collector but always
home cooking.
The Grand Officers Aswith the value of the collection in
The diner my father was inmind. He collected many types of sociation of the Albany, Renssevolved with catered more to the
coins, stamps, first day covers, an- laer Schenectady District, Order
tourists and families who visited
tique playing cards and just about of Eastern Star will hold their
the waterfront. It was popular
anything that you could think of meeting on Sunday, Nov. 17 at
with the local families and many
the Altamont Masonic Temple
that is collectable.
of the people from church stopped
Not everyone collects items on Maple Ave. The meeting will
in frequently. It always made me
because of their value. Collecting be held at 3 p.m. followed by a
chuckle when people asked for the
is a type of hobby that expresses covered dish supper. swordfish and the waiter would
Homespun dance
someone’s interests. We have
ask, “How thick do you want us to
The Homespun Dance at the Alknown people, who collected autocut it?” Of course, the restaurant
mobiles, comic books, racing cars, tamont Elementary School will be
was right on the waterfront and
trains, folk art, first edition books, held Friday, Nov. 15, at 6:30 p.m.
the chef got the catch fresh from
Old Songs
bottles, glass transistors, match
the incoming boats.
On Friday, Nov. 15, Alan Reid
book covers, etc.
Jim’s dad belonged to an
During the mid-1970s to the and Rob Van Sante, former meminvestment club with 12-coworkmid-1980s, my husband Jim and I bers of the Battlefield Band will
ers. Each month they would each
owned a dollhouse and miniature present a concert for the Old Songs
study various investments and
store in Altamont. We met collec- Concert series. The concert will
when they met, they would make
tors from all over the northeast. begin at 8 p.m. at 37 South Main
a decision on what, if anything,
They were not only interested Street in Voorheesville.
they should invest in that month.
For further information and
in miniatures and dolls but also
They never got rich, but they did
details go to http://www.oldsongs.
anything else in miniature.
make a modest profit.
It was during those years org/concerts.html#alanrob.
One weekend my father-in-law
Board meets
that we were introduced to the
saw an advertisement for condoThe Guilderland Board of EduStrong Museum in Rochester,
miniums for sale in Florida. He
NY. Margaret Woodbury Strong cation will meet on Tuesday, Nov.
was always a little adventuresome
was an American collector and 19, in the high school large group
and thought it would be a good
philanthropist. Strong was an instruction room at 7 p.m.
possibility for the club to look into
Save the date
avid collector, especially of toys
this investment.
The Altamont Elementary
and her large collection formed
We tend to forget history when
the basis for the Strong National School’s fourth and fifth grade
we are talking about something
band’s winter concert will be
Museum of Play.
that happened in the past. We look
Margaret traveled the world held on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 7
at the circumstances as if it was
with her parents beginning around p.m. The orchestra students will
happening today. That is until we
1907 after her father retired and be performing on Wednesday, Dec.
start to sort out the details. Jim’s
sold the business started by Mar- 18, at 7 p.m. with the Westmere
dad was looking at property on
garet’s grandfather, The Strong students. Marco Island, Fla.
Birthdays
and Woodbury Whip Company.
Marco Island is an island off
Happy-birthday wishes are
This is when she began her doll
the southwest coast just before you
extended to:
collection.
enter the Everglades. The Makle
— Jim Lynch on Nov. 15;
Her passion was collecting dolls,
Brothers bought and developed
— Matt Williams on Nov. 16;
dollhouses, and toys. She added
Marco while it was just an over— Heather Linendoll Rivergallery wings and outbuildings to
grown swampland. They dug out
her estate, which she eventually stone on Nov. 17;
canals and the dredged-up muck
— Veronica Liegeot, Brian Kowtermed a Museum of Fascination.
was put in the areas that would
The grounds contained a town of alski, John Kowalski, and Shirley
eventually be the house properties
dollhouses. In 1968 she received Johnson on Nov. 18;
and streets. Visitors who wanted
— Michelle Connors, Dennis
state approval for the establishto purchase a winter get-a-way
ment of a museum. At her death, Felgentreff, and Jim Munroe on
had to cross the river by ferry.
her doll collection numbered Nov. 19;
The best restaurant in town was
— Kathy Baker, Kelly Pickering,
22,000 and was the largest doll
in a fishing village that was most
Stella Pollard, and John Vincent
collection in the country.
easily accessible by boat.
Not all collections are as ex- on Nov. 20; and
Mom and Dad Caruso took a
— Russ Twaddell on Nov. 21. pansive as the many located at
Altamont
vacation to visit this new Island.
They were put up in the Old Marco
Lodge. After a short meeting they
went to the airport (which was
on the island but has since been
moved) and flew over all of the
construction going on below them.
At one spot the salesman leaned
over, pointed to some construction
and said, “That is where your unit
will be!” They did not have to think too
long about the purchase. Warm
water, beautiful beaches, everything was new and growing. One
day they could see the frame of
a building and a week later it was
complete with lawn, flowers, trees
and a gardener tending to the
beauty of the property. Due to the
large amount of sand, the lawns
are not grown on Marco Island;
they purchase sod and have the
lawn laid in place.
My mother-in-law loved to walk
the sandy beaches and pick up
shells. She was a handy person
and used the shells to decorate
picture frames, bookends, paperweights, and made Christmas
ornaments. She even made
lamp bases with shells for each
of her grandchildren. When she
completed all of the projects she
could think of she started filling
Will o’ the wisp: Tiffany Stuart, playing the young scrooge’s sister,
Fanny, sings “One Last Christmas” with a delicate soulfulness.
Stuart is making her stage debut in The Hilltown Players’ Bah,
Humbug! and, according to the veteran actor who plays Scrooge,
Richard Bartley, she “knocked the socks off” of the audition committee members. Bartley said his duet with Stuart is the show’s
prettiest song. Details on page 14.
Correspondents
Thursday came and I went to
the hair salon and got my hair
cut and permed. Then I felt cold
but I think the weather changed
drastically to the cold side. I did
look beautiful!
By
That evening Danielle, Zoey,
Lora
Matt Babcock, Miles and Melissa
Ricketts
Pangburn, Kassi Neal and Jared
Martin, Kathy Neal, Marcia Pang872-1691
burn and Kyra Swan, Jenn Smith
and Iain Bullis and I met at the
Maple Inn to have dinner and
celebrate Danielle’s birthday.
My daughter, Kathy, came over
early Friday and we left to go
Monday, Nov. 4, came and was
shopping. We enjoyed lunch out
very busy for Danielle, Zoey and
and she bought the ingredients for
me.
a Puerto Rican dish she wanted to
Danielle took family leave from
make on Sunday.
work so we could get all her dad’s
Then I’m not sure what hapaffairs in order.
pened. Friday night I had such
Our first stop was the bank to
pain in my right leg that I couldn’t
get some checks and pay some
lift it up on my bed. I called Kathy
bills. Then Zoey had a doctor’s
on Saturday and she took me to
appointment.
the emergency room.
Next Danielle and I had lunch
I had an ultra sound to check for
at the 99 Diner and Zoey also ate.
blood clots and then x-rays. The
There our
diagnosis was
waitress was
pulled muscles.
Laura Frueh, Most of the people who come
I went home
who grew up
with pain pills
a c r o s s t h e to vote are our neighbors but
and relaxers. I
road from
we do meet new residents
was so relieved
Danielle. We
that it wasn’t
of
the
Hill.
had a nice
anything serivisit and got
ous or requircaught up
ing surgery. Yes, I hurt but I will
with the happenings in our lives.
heal.
Danielle and I then went shopI figure I got it from trying to
ping, of course, Zoey went with
keep up with Reba, the 10-month
us. I bought Danielle a winter
old Doberman puppy that was
jacket as tomorrow, Nov. 5, is her
Dan’s. She’s young and sometimes
birthday.
I tug her around. She’ll get old
Tuesday, Nov. 5, was one of those
someday.
days you never forget. It was ElecOn Sunday, I didn’t go to church.
tion Day. I had to be at the ambuI was still hurting. Kassi came
lance building at 5:30 a.m. to open
and had breakfast with me and
the polls at 6 a.m. The day didn’t
I felt pretty good. I rode over to
end until almost 10 p.m.
her house where I watched Jared,
Most of the people who come to
Miles, Brandon and Matt move
vote are our neighbors but we do
her refrigerator, washer, dryer and
meet new residents of the Hill. I
table and chairs in. Kassi, Melissa,
needed Kleenex for those who still
Jennifer, Danielle and I watched
know I’m grieving. There’s always
and offered advice. When the
some cheery news.
work was done we went to Kathy
The other three women and I
and Gary’s and had homemade
working the polls get a chance to
Arapepas and chocolate cake for
reconnect as well. It’s a bonding
dessert. It was a fun way to end
for one whole day. We do get to
a Sunday.
eat two meals together. We share
Wedded bliss
some laughs and the people who
I saw Karen Galusha in the sucome to vote are friendly. I hope
permarket and she told me some
everyone was satisfied with Tueswonderful news, Candice Wright
day’s results. We all had a part in
and Allen Stempel got married
making it happen.
on Oct. 25, in Niagara Falls. They
On Wednesday, I went to Danare the proud parents of Logan,
ielle’s house and celebrated her
Hailey and Ivy. Ivy turned one on
birthday with her and Zoey. I gave
Nov. 8 Karen’s parents are Mike
her some utensils with roosters
and Karen and Allen’s are Greg
on them.
and Tammy.
Thompsons Lake
24
Obituaries
Polly Smith Cure
James E. Carll Jr.
GUILDERLAND — Polly Smith Cure, a World War II Army veteran,
described by her daughter-in-law as “a grand lady,” died on Veterans
Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center, embraced
by the love of her family. She was 89.
Mrs. Cure was born in Kingston on May 10, 1924, to the late
Dr. Reuben Smith and Olive Hill
Smith, of Margaretville.
She graduated from Margaretville Central High School in 1942,
and often spoke with love about
the little town in the Catskills
where she grew up.
In 1945, Mrs. Cure graduated
from Vassar Brothers Hospital
Training School, where she was
licensed as a registered nurse.
She served as a first lieutenant
in the United States Public Health
Service at Marine Hospital on
Staten Island, lovingly caring for
many soldiers as they returned
home from the war.
“She loved the nursing profesPolly Cure
sion and she had a great passion
for it,” said her daughter-in-law,
Linda Cure. “It was a passion she never lost; even later, in the nursing
home, she became like a caretaker for the other residents.”
Mrs. Cure was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 28, and
fought her disease with courage and determination, always caring for
others who were ill, in the hope that someday a cure would be found
for MS, wrote her family in a tribute.
After the war was over, in 1946, Mrs. Cure and her nursing friends
moved to West Palm Beach, and she loved the sun, the beach, and the
good times she had in Florida.
WESTERLO — James Carll’s heart was in his Caribbean islands.
“His letters were always upbeat,” said Leffler.
hands. A locksmith, then a crane operator, Mr. Carll
enjoyed machines as puzzles, and helping people “He would come home when he could and he seemed
happy, he seemed to be flourishing.”
with a piercing humor.
A lifelong fan of the New York
James E. Carll Jr. died of
Giants and the New York Yankees,
lung and bone cancer at his
Mr. Carll worked on models of classic
home on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013.
and muscle cars, and of construction
He was 53.
vehicles, as he grew older. He was
The disease was painful, but
still eager to work on puzzles and
the softspoken Mr. Carll never
as a automobiles.
complained and remained up“He was just always so talented
beat, said his sister, Cynthia
with his hands, he was very meLeffler.
chanically inclined,” said Leffler of
“The day before he died, he
her brother. “It was like a puzzle to
was very weak, could barely
him to be able to work with locks.
talk, and we were trying to get
He just loved to figure things out,
him out of his favorite chair
to take things apart.”
into the hospital bed,” LefMr. Carll began working with
fler said. “So the aid wrapped
Edward C. Mangione Locksmiths
her arms around him…‘OK
Inc. after he moved to Westerlo,
let’s dance ourselves over
locksmithing on his own after sevother bed,’” she recalled the
eral years. In 1996, Mr. Carll joined
aid, Jennifer, saying to her
the Operating Engineers Local 106,
brother, who responded with
and remained a member the rest of
a joke. “‘Jen, I don’t want
James Carll
his life.
you to tell Bonnie,’ his other
“He was generous to a fault and
nurse, ‘I don’t want her to get
often lent his mechanical skills to others. He was a
jealous.’”
Mr. Carll was born in Albany on Oct. 14, 1960 to kind and very loyal friend and brother,” Mr. Carll’s
Mabel Qualtieri, a homemaker, and the late James family wrote in a tribute. “He bravely fought cancer
with a warrior’s
E. Carll, a crane
spirit.”
operator with
****
the union his
James E.
son would later
Carll Jr. is surjoin.
“He was generous to a fault and often
vived by his
A s a b o y,
lent his mechanical skills to others.”
mother, Mabel
Mr. Carll had
Qualtieri; his
an affinity for
brother, Dan
tinkering. He
Carll; his sister,
viewed objects
as puzzles — a Rubik’s cube, a jigsaw pieces, or Cynthia Leffler; his beloved friend, Brenda Burke;
tools in hand — and taught himself the inner work- his nieces, Danette Carll and Amber Swim; and his
ings of his car as soon as he had one. He became nephews, Brandon Swim, Ian Leffler, and Michael
the go-to mechanic among his teenage friends and Leffler.
There will be a celebration of Mr. Carll’s life from
was always willing to lend a generous hand, his
1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Blanchard
sister said.
“Like, 6, 7, 8, he was always looking at the American Legion Post 1040 at 16 West Poplar Drive
engine,” Leffler said, referring to her precocious in Delmar.
The family would like thank Mr. Carll’s Hospice
brother’s age. “Anytime my dad would change the
nurses and aids, Bonnie Zappolo and her team, Jenoil, he’d be right there watching.”
They were raised in Guilderland, but Mr. Carll nifer Carnbucci, Tess, Deanne Busch, Tricia Murphy,
moved to Westerlo with a girlfriend after he had Nadine Angelotti, and Michele Sundeen.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice
spent four years in the United States Navy as a
machinist’s mate on a submarine and in the en- Care, The Community Hospice Foundation 295 Valley
gine room of the surface ship USS Charleston. He View Blvd. Rensselaer, NY 12144.
— Marcello Iaia
traveled in the Mediterranean Sea and among the
“She had a very joyous life and a great sense of humor.”
Mrs. Cure moved back to New York, and married Fred Dales Cure
Jr., of Pine Hill, on Dec. 24, 1949.
She worked as a registered nurse in several capacities, including at
Albany Medical Center and as a substitute in the Guilderland Central
School District.
She was very close to her brother, 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Kingsley
Smith, a jet pilot in the Air Force, a hero who prevented his disabled
jet fighter from crashing into a German village in 1954.
Mrs. Cure and her husband enjoyed a long life together and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1999; their marriage ended
only with his death in 2001.
Mr. Cure, according to Linda Cure, was a very supportive husband,
helping his wife live her life to the fullest while battling her MS. The
couple enjoyed traveling to Florida during the winter, where Mrs. Cure
soaked up the warmth.
“She had a very joyous life and a great sense of humor,” said Linda
Cure. “It was a testament to her strength.”
****
Mrs. Cure is survived by her son, Peter T. Cure, and his wife, Linda,
of Altamont, and she was the adored “NaNa” of Christopher, Emily,
and Lea Cure.
Mrs. Cure’s family extends a special thanks and gratitude to the Rosary
staff at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center, in Guilderland, where she lived
for over six years. Her quick wit and love of nursing were cherished by
her nurses and aids, who treated her with great dignity and respect,
wrote her family in a tribute. She was “family” to her entire staff.
“We are forever grateful to each of you for the incredible loving care
she received,” her family wrote.
The family also thanks the Community Hospice and Reverend Bob
Luidens for assisting Mrs. Cure “in her journey home.”
A memorial service will be held at the DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home,
5216 Western Ave., Guilderland, on Monday, Nov. 18, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Reverend Bob Luidens will officiate.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National MS Society,
Upstate New York Chapter, 1650 South Ave., Suite 100, Rochester, NY
14620, or Our Lady of Mercy Life Center, 2 Mercy Care Lane, Guilderland, NY 12084.
— Anne Hayden Harwood
cut out and send to us
Do You have a subscription?
No - Why not?
It is easy - just fill out information
below and mail to us with payment.
P. O. BOX 654, ALTAMONT, NY 12009
Albany County Address — $35.00 per year
Out-of-County Address — $39.00 per year
(Please send check or money order)
Your Name ________________________________________________________
Mailing Address
PO Box or Street ____________________________________________________
City/Town _______________________________________________
State ______________________
Zip+4 ____________________
Lewis E. Tubbs Sr.
KNOX — An avid hunter and beloved father and panies over the years and ended up working at the
grandfather, Lewis Tubbs was a careful ground- town of Knox transfer station, which he enjoyed
immensely,” his family wrote. “He will be greatly
skeeper of the Knox Little League field.
missed by all.”
Lewis “Lew” Tubbs died after a
****
brief illness on Monday, Nov. 11,
Lewis Tubbs is survived by three
2013, at Albany Medical Center.
daughters, Kathy VanWormer, and
He was 78.
her husband, Leon, Pam Rayns“Lew will be remembered by
ford, and her husband, Dave, and
many as a Little League coach,
Tammy Krueger, and her husband,
avid hunter, an extremely hard
Tom.
worker and, just simply, a friend,”
He is also survived by six
his family wrote in a tribute. “He
grandchildren and six greatcould always be found tinkering
grandchildren: Donnie Filkins,
in his garage, working in the
and his wife, Theane, and their
ballpark, or just relaxing on his
son, Tristan; Lisa Brown, and
front porch at the day’s end.
her husband, Sakima, and their
“He took great pride in being
daughters, Kierra and Alana;
the groundskeeper of the BerneNicole Greklek, and her husband,
Knox-Westerlo Little League
Mike, and their son, Dylan; Stacy
field. He spent countless hours
Zappia, her husband Jay, and
making sure it was groomed
their daughter Madison; Heather
perfectly.
Travis, and her son, Kaiden; and
“His front porch was often the
Danielle Krueger.
gathering place for his many
His wife, Charlotte, died in
friends, neighbors, and family.
Lewis E. Tubbs Sr.
2011, and his son, Lewie, died
He loved nothing more than enin 2007.
gaging in good conversation that
Family and friends may call at the Fredendall
often included his many hunting stories.
“Lew was a multi-talented individual who was Funeral Home in Altamont on Friday, Nov. 15, from 4
to 8 p.m. A brief
always willfuneral service
ing to lend a
will follow. Inhelping hand
terment will be
whenever he
“He was a great influence to all who knew him.”
private at the
could. He was
convenience of
always thinkthe family.
ing of other
Memorial
people. He was
a great influence to all who knew him. He loved to contributions may be made to the American Heart
share his vast knowledge with anyone interested Association, Heart Gifts Processing Center, and Post
Office Box 3049 Syracuse, NY 13220-3049.
in listening (mainly his son-in-law Tom).
“He worked for several small construction com-
25
Chester Deleskiewicz
ALTAMONT — Chester “Chet” Deleskiewicz, a family man and
railroad worker, died at home Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. He was 69.
Mr. Deleskiewicz was born in
Albany on April 10, 1944. He was
the son of Mollie Deleskiewicz and
the stepson of George Fortulakis.
He worked 33 years for Conrail
before retiring in 2003.
His wife, Linda, said he was
an avid National Association
for Stock Car Auto Racing fan,
and particularly liked #14, Tony
Stewart. He watched the NASCAR
races every weekend.
He loved his dogs, Humphrey
and Nellie, which his family
described as “his special canine
companions.”
He is survived by his loving wife,
Linda Deleskiewicz; his children,
Lisa, Noreen, Victor, Matthew
and Luke; his stepchildren Coni,
Aaron, Tiffany, Randy, and Bill;
his siblings Thomas Fortulakis,
and his wife, Mary, Denise Margiasso, and her husband, Richard,
Sandra Wright, and her husband,
Gary, and Marjorie MacDougal;
and several grandchildren, nieces
and nephews.
His brother, Michael Fortulakis, died before him, as did his
parents.
The family would like to extend
a special thank you to St. Peter’s
Community Hospice, along with
caregivers Laura and Pam.
A funeral service was held at
the Fredendall Funeral Home, in
Altamont, on Sunday, Nov 10.
Chester Deleskiewicz
Senior News
Hilltowns
By Linda Carman
A couple of weeks ago, I was
honored to host a party for Pauline Williman. She is one of many
that were born and raised in the
Hilltowns. She grew up on a farm
on Ketchum Road in the town of
Knox and went to the one room
schoolhouse on the same road with
her other siblings. She is just an
amazing woman with many stories to tell.
She told me that when her father was twelve he had a falling
out with her grandfather and went
to Gilboa and got a job as water boy
where they were building the dam.
Years later he returned, met her
mother and started farming.
Williman had to help with
the chores along with attending
school.
Another story is told that their
father bought them warm coats
for winter as they had to walk to
school. One day it was really cold,
so they asked their father if they
could stay home. He said, “No, that
is why I bought the coats.” So they
went to school only to find that no
one was there. So, they did have
snow days but no apparent communication.
Later on in life Pauline Willi-
man became a court reporter and
started her own business. During
this time she was singled out to
do many important cases. She
was very fortunate to meet many
important people. One year she
was invited to be a delegate to
the Republican National Convention. She has a scrapbook filled
with pictures and autographs of
politicians within the state and
federal level.
She has also helped many young
people to achieve their goals
and become good citizens of this
country.
Williman has helped her community with serving her church.
Many times she has been asked
to give the sermon when the
minister was unavailable. One
day, she wondered what her father
would like for her to do with the
farmland, so she went to Albany
and offered it to the Regional
Food Bank.
At the dinner honoring her,
many people spoke and told various stories and thanked her for
her involvment in her community.
Williman replied,” I still don’t
know why I am being honored,
I just did what I was suppose
to do, I am very thankful for my
friends and wouldn’t live in any
other place.
Guilderland
The Guilderland Senior Services is offering the following
activities the week of Nov. 18.
Call the senior office at 356-1980,
ext. 1048 for any questions or
information.
Monday: Scheduled shopping,
aerobics at 9 a.m., senior fitness
at 10:30 a.m., Strong Bones at
10:30 a.m., and Strong Bones at
1:30 p.m.;
Tuesday: Strong Bones at 9
a.m., blood pressure screening
from 10:45 to 11:45 p.m., luncheon
of harvest pork stew at 11:30 a.m.,
bingo, Rummikub, and Scrabble at
12:30 p.m.;
Wednesday: Scheduled shopping, cardio circuit at 9 a.m.,
Strong Bones at 10:30 a.m., senior
fitness at 10:30 a.m., needlecraft
at 1 p.m., and Strong Bones at
1:30 p.m.
Thursday: Scheduled shopping, Strong Bones at 9 a.m.,
scheduled Medicaid and legal
appointments from 9:30 to 11:30
a.m., scheduled Food Stamp appointments from 10 to 11 a.m.,
Mahjongg at 12:30 p.m., and
Pinochle at 1 p.m.; and
Friday: Scheduled shopping,
painting at 10 a.m., bridge at 10
a.m., and quilting at 1 p.m.
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
WRG Union LLC Arts. of Org.
filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 10/30/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(15-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: Tin Horn Bottleworks LLC.
Articles of Organization were filed
with the Secretary of State of New
York on 10/15/13. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY has been
designated as agent of the LLC
upon whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail a copy
of process to the LLC, Michael T.
Guidice 105 Grand street Albany
NY 12202. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
(23-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
Public Notice of Hearing
Before Zoning Board of Appeals
Notice is hereby given that The
Zoning Board of Appeals of the
Town of Westerlo, New York, will
hold a Public Hearing On Monday.
November 25, 2013 at 7:30 PM
in the Town Hall Located at 933
County Route 401, Westerlo, NY
for the application of SKJ Properties ll LLC. The applicant wishes to
obtain an approval for a variance to
replace existing canopy with new
signage and lighting for property
address 3664 SR 85 Westerlo, NY
12193. Tax Map # 116-2-23.3
(19-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Public Notice of Hearing
Before Zoning Board of Appeals
Zoning Board of Appeals of the
Town of Westerlo, New York, will
hold a Public Hearing on Monday
November 25, 2013 at 7:30 PM
in the Town Hall Located at 933
County Route 401, Westerlo,
NY for the application of Robert
and Michele Dean. The applicant
wishes to obtain an approval for
a variance for an addition to their
existing home for property address
287 Slade Hill Road Westerlo, NY
12193. Tax Map # 128-1-33
(20-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Public Notice
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
the next general Village Election for
the Village of Voorheesville, will be
held on Tuesday, March 18, 2014
The following offices are declared as vacant at the end of the
current official year, to be filled at
the Village Election.
Trustee (2)………four year term
Mayor…………four year term
Linda M. Pasquali
Village Clerk
(25-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Public Notice
Planning Board of the Town of
Westerlo will hold a Public Hearing
on Tuesday November 26, 2013 at
7:30 PM in the Town Hall Located
at 933 County Route 401, Westerlo, NY for the application of Hope
Konecny. The applicant wishes to
obtain an approval for a Special
Use Permit to operate an Arts and
Crafts Gallery at property address
270 County Route 405 South Westerlo, Tax Map #175.2-2-11.20.
(21-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF KNOX
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Due to the Thanksgiving and
Christmas holidays, the meeting of
the Knox Zoning Board of Appeals
will be combined for November
and December. The meeting will
be held on Thursday, December 5
@ 7:30 pm.
Carol Barber
Recording Secretary
(9-17-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Town Board of the Town of
Westerlo hereby invites sealed bids
for Utility Repair Crews for the use
of said Town for the year 2014.
Bids will be received up to 3:30
PM on the 3RD day of December,
2013. Blds received on time will
be publicly opened and read aloud
at 7:30 PM at the Town Hall, 933
County Route 401, Westerlo, New
York. Bids shall be addressed to
Kathleen Spinnato, Westerlo Town
Clerk, PO Box 148, 933 CR 401,
Westerlo, NY 12193. Bids shall be
in sealed envelopes which shall
bear, on the face thereof, the name
and address of the bidder and
the subject of the bid. ORIGINAL
AND ONE COPY of each shall be
submitted.
Bid documents may be obtained
at the Westerlo Town Clerk’s Office,
933 County Route 401, Westerlo,
NY 12193.
The Town Board reserves the
right to waive any lnformalties in
or to reject any or all bids.
DATED: NOVEMBER 6, 2013
BY ORDER OF THE
TOWN BOARD OF THE
TOWN OF WESTERLO
Kathleen Spinnato
Town Clerk
(6-17-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE
MCKOWNVILLE FIRE DISTRICT
DECEMBER 10TH, 2013
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the McKownville Fire District,
are hereby holding an Annual
Election on December 10Th, 2013
between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and
9:00 p.m. at the McKownville Fire
District Firehouse located at 1250
Western Avenue, Albany New York
12203 for the purpose of electing
one (1) fire district commissioner
for a 5-year term commencing on
January 1st, 2014 and ending on
December 31st, 2018.
Candidates for District Office of
Commissioner must file a letter of
intent to run for election with the
Secretary of the Fire District no
later than November 20th, 2013.
All voters registered with the
Albany County Board of Elections
on or before November 17th, 2013,
who are residents of the fire district
for thirty (30) days preceding the
election, shall be eligible to vote.
Legal Notice of Annual Election
Berne Fire District and Knox,
New York
On December 10, 2013
(3-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the
Town Board of the Town of Rensselaerville has scheduled a Special
Meeting for November 18, 2013, at
7PM at the Rensselaerville Town
Hall, 87 Barger ROad, Medusa,
NY 12120. The purpose of the
meeting is to adopt the 2014 Town
Budget.
October 30, 2013
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
Kathleen A. Hallenbeck
Town Clerk
October 30, 2013
(14-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Legal Notice of Annual Election
Berne Fire District, Berne and
Knox, New York
On December 10, 2013
the Annual Election of the Berne
Fire District will take place on
December 10, 2013, between the
hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
at the Berne Fire House located at
30 Canaday Hill Road, Berne, New
York, for the purpose of electing
one Commissioner for a five (5) year
term commencing January 1, 2014
and ending December 31, 2018. All
voters registered with the Albany
County Board of Elections on or
before November 18, 2013, shall
be eligible to vote.
Candidates for this District Office shall have filed their petitions
with the Secretary of the Berne Fire
District, on or before November 20,
2013. Petitions may be obtained
from the Berne District Secretary.
Absentee ballot applications
may be obtained from the Secretary
of the Berne Fire District. If the
absentee ballot is to be mailed, applications are due to the Secretary
on or before December 3, 2013.
Applications for absentee ballots to
be delivered personally are due to
the Secretary on or before December 9, 2013.
November 12, 2013
Mildred Zuk, Secretary
Board of Fire Commissioners
Berne Fire District
(27-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
162nd Street LLC Arts. of Org.
(16-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
Saint Johns Pl Properties LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State
of NY (SSNY) on 10/21/13. Office in
(17-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
368 Throop LLC Arts. of Org.
(SSNY) on 11/4/13. Office in Albany
Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to
PO Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(18-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE
GUILDERLAND FIRE DISTRICT
Annual Election of the Guilderland
Fire District will take place on
December 10th, 2013 between
the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00
p.m. at the Guilderland Fire District
firehouse located at 2303 Western
Avenue, Town of Guilderland, New
York for the purpose of electing
one (1) commissioner for a 5-year
term commencing on January 1st,
2014 and ending on December
31st, 2018.
Qualified voters must have been
residents of the Guilderland Fire
District on or before November
11th, 2013. All voters of the Fire
District duly registered with the
Albany County Board of Elections
on or before November 18th, 2013
shall be eligible to vote.
Candidates for District Office
of Commissioner must file a letter
of intent to run for election with
the Secretary of the Fire District
at Guilderland Fire District, 2303
Western Avenue Guilderland, New
York 12084, no later than twenty
(20) days prior to the election, November 20th, 2013.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
GUILDERLAND FIRE DISTRICT
Brian K Forte
Guilderland Fire District Secretary
(22-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
THAT THE FISCAL AFFAIRS OF
THE BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO
CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING
ON 7-1-12 AND ENDING ON
6-30-13, HAVE BEEN EXAMINED
BY AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANT, AND THAT THE
REPORT OR MANAGEMENT LETTER PREPARED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXTERNAL AUDIT
BY THE INDEPENDENT PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANT HAS BEEN FILED
IN MY OFFICE WHERE IT IS AVAILABLE AS A PUBLIC RECORD FOR
INSPECTION BY ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS.
DENISE ROBINSON
DISTRICT CLERK
(24-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE FOR FIRE
DISTRICT ELECTION
Annual Election
Knox Fire District
December 10, 2013
Annual Election of the Knox Fire
District will take place on December
10, 2013 between the hours of 6:00
p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the Knox Firehouse Station #1 located at 2198
Route 156, Knox New York for the
purpose of voting on a Fire District
Commissioner for a term of five
years beginning January 1, 2014
and ending December 31, 2018.
All candidates for this office shall
file their names with the Secretary
of the Board of Fire Commissioners
of the Knox Fire District, Frank A.
Fuss, no later than November 20,
2013 and such nominations shall be
submitted in writing. Submissions
should be sent to: Frank A. Fuss,
Secretary, Knox Board of Fire Commissioners, PO Box 3, Knox NY
12107 or delivered in person to Mr.
Fuss during any scheduled Monday
night drill at the Knox Firehouse
Station #1. Those who are eligible
to vote in this election are qualified
voters and have resided in the Fire
District for thirty (30) days next
preceding this election.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
KNOX FIRE DISTRICT
Frank A. Fuss Secretary
(26-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
ALL LEGAL ADS
SEND TO:
legals@altamontenterprise.com
The Enterprise
Color Copy Center
Postcards
Jane’s Floral Designs
Let Jane’s Floral Designs create your floral bouquets
for your dream wedding. At Jane’s we do it all.
The wedding party, the reception hall, the chapel.
We can even design the real or artificial flowers for the top of your cake.
Jane’stoFloral
With thousands of Let
samples
chooseDesigns
from, orcreate
createyour
yourfloral bouquets
for your
Jane’s we do it all.
own unique style, sit down
withdream
one ofwedding.
our floralAtdesigners
The wedding
party, theneeds.
reception hall, the chapel.
today to discuss
all your wedding
Let Jane’s Floral Designs create your floral bouquets
With thousands of samples to choose from, or create your
for your dream wedding. At Jane’s we do it all.
own unique style, sit down with one of our floral designers
10001 Main Street • USA
555-5555
The wedding party,
the reception hall, the chapel.
today to discuss all your wedding needs.
With thousands of samples to choose from, or create your
own unique style, sit down with one of our floral designers
555-5555
today to discuss all your wedding needs.
555-5555
Business Cards
Jane’s
Floral Designs
Jane’s
10001 Main Street
555-5555 Designs
Floral
Jane’s
10001 Main Street
555-5555
Floral Designs
10001 Main Street
555-5555
Flyers & Posters
Jane’s
ne’s
FloralJa
Floral Jane’s
Designs
ns oral
7Desig Fl
7 Designs
y and long
Local deliver
floral nneeds. available.
distance service call 555-5555.
y and long
information
Local deliver
For more
floral needs. available.
For all your
information
For more
y and long
Local deliver
floral needs. available.
For all your
information
For more
For all your
7
Now offering full color service. From 1 to
10,000 or more copies, we can provide
you with a variety of color copy and digital
color printing solutions. Design and
typesetting services are also available.
For more information stop by our office
or call today.
123 Maple Avenue • Altamont
(518) 861-6641
NOTICE
Copy for legal notices for Nov. 28
(Thanksgiving) deadline is
Monday, Nov. 25.
26
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Domestic of Events
Plus Company, LLC. Articles of
Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on 9/4/12, office location:
Albany County, NS is designated
as agent upon whom process may
be served, NS shall mail service of
process (SOP) to NW Registered
Agent LLC @ 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, NW Registered Agent
LLC is designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(3-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF
SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING
VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT,
IN THE COUNTY OF
ALBANY, NEW YORK
the Board of Education of the Voorheesville Central School District, in
the County of Albany, New York,
has adopted a resolution on October 21, 2013, authorizing a Special
District Meeting of the qualified
voters of said School District to
be held on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17,
2013 from 2:00 o’clock P.M. to
9:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time)
at the Voorheesville Middle School
Foyer, 432 New Salem Road, Voorheesville, New York, for the purpose
of voting upon the following Bond
Proposition:
BOND PROPOSITION
RESOLVED:
(a) That the Board of Education of the Voorheesville Central
School District, in the County of
Albany, New York (the “District”),
is hereby authorized to construct
improvements and alterations to all
district school buildings (the “Project”), substantially as set forth as
“Phase I” items in a plan prepared
by the District entitled “Facilities
Committee Report to the Board of
Education,” dated October 7, 2013
(the “Plan”), which Plan is available
for public inspection at the office
of the District Clerk, such Project
to include (as and where required):
replacement and/or reconstruction
of a roof; technology improvements
and masonry reconstruction; all of
the foregoing to include the original
equipment, machinery, apparatus,
and all ancillary and related site and
other work required in connection
therewith; and to expend therefor,
including preliminary costs and
costs incidental thereto and to the
financing thereof, an amount not
to exceed the estimated total cost
of $2,702,700; provided that the
estimated costs of the components
of the Project as set forth in the
Plan may be reallocated among
such components if the Board of
Education shall determine that such
reallocation is in the best interest of
the District
(b) that the amount of not to
exceed $555,000 from the District’s
“Building Project Reserve Fund,”
heretofore established following
voter approval on May 15, 2012, is
hereby authorized to be expended
to pay a portion of the cost of the
Project; and
(c) that a tax is hereby voted
in the amount of not to exceed
$2,147,700 to pay the balance of
the cost of the Project, such tax to
be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such
amounts as shall be determined by
said Board of Education; and that
in anticipation of said tax, bonds
of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the aggregate
principal amount of not to exceed
$2,147,700 and a tax is hereby
voted to pay the interest on said
bonds as the same shall become
due and payable.
Said Bond Proposition shall appear on the ballots used for voting
at said Special District Meeting in
substantially the following form:
BOND PROPOSITION
YES NO
RESOLVED:
(a) That the Board of Education
of the Voorheesville Central School
District, in the County of Albany
(the “District”), is hereby authorized
to construct improvements and
alterations to all district school
buildings (the “Project”) and to
expend not to exceed $2,702,700
therefor; (b) that the amount of
not to exceed $555,000 from the
District’s “Building Project Reserve
Fund,” heretofore established following voter approval on May 15,
2012, is hereby authorized to be
expended to pay a portion of the
cost of the Project; and (c) that a
tax is hereby voted in the amount
of not to exceed $2,147,700 to
pay the balance of the cost of the
Project, such tax to be levied and
collected in installments in such
years and in such amounts as shall
be determined by said Board of
Education; and that in anticipation
of said tax, bonds of the District are
hereby authorized to be issued in
the aggregate principal amount of
not to exceed $2,147,700 and a tax
is hereby voted to pay the interest
on said bonds as the same shall
become due and payable.
The voting will be conducted
by ballot on voting machines as
provided in the Education Law
and the polls will remain open from
2:00 o’clock P.M. to 9:00 o’clock
P.M. (Prevailing Time) and as much
longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast
their ballots.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN
that applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the office
of the District Clerk, Voorheesville
Central School District. 432 New
Salem Road, Voorheesville, New
York, on any weekday, except
holidays, between the hours of 8:30
o’clock A.M. and 3:00 o’clock P.M.
(Prevailing Time). If the ballot is to
be mailed to the voter, the completed application must be received
by the District Clerk no later than
December 10, 2013. If the ballot
is to be delivered personally to the
voter at the office of the District
Clerk, the completed application
must be received by the District
Clerk no later than 3:00 o’clock
P.M. (Prevailing Time) on December
16, 2013.
A list of all persons to whom
absentee ballots shall have been
issued will be available in the office
of the District Clerk during regular
business on each of the five (5)
days prior to the day of the election, except Saturday and Sunday.
Such list will also be posted in a
conspicuous place at the polling
place during the election.
Only qualified voters shall be
permitted to vote at said Special
District meeting.
Dated: October 21, 2013
BY THE ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION
DOROTHEA PFLEIDERER
District Clerk
(6-15-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
Wok 43rd Street LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 10/17/13. Office in Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC
be served. SSNY shall mail process
to 56 Spring St Apt PH7, New York,
(7-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
Farah Enterprises LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 10/10/13. Office in
(8-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
47 Stanhope LLC Arts. of Org.
Purpose: General.
(9-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
Blue Sky Mgmt NY LLC Arts.
of Org. filed with Secy. of State of
(10-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
SYM Enterprises, LLC Arts. of
process to PO BOX 10873, Albany,
(11-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
MZH Housing LLC Arts. of Org.
(12-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Limited
Liability Company (LLC). Name:
Decisions Hair Studio, LLC – Articles of Organization filed with
Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on October 8, 2013. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY
Designated as agent of LLC upon
served. SSNY shall mail a copy
of process to: The LLC, c/o Donna
Lustenhouwer, 4477 Hurst Road,
Altamont, New York 12009. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
(14-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of LUBONY
UWS8D LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on 9/30/2013, office location:
(15-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
D11P LLC. Articles of Org. filed
Agent LLC @ 90 State St STE
700 Office 40, NW Registered
Agent LLC is designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(16-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of Beergram, LLC. Articles of Org. filed
on July 30, 2013, office location:
(19-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of limited
liability company name: New Scotland Liberty, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Secretary of
State on 9/6/13. Office location
Albany County, New York. SSNY is
designated as agent of LLC whom
process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to 742
Pleasant Valley Rd. Berne, NY
12023. Purpose: general.
(20-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Limited
Liability Company. Name: AD Flight
Training, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary
of State of New York (SSNY) on
10/24/13. Office location: Albany
County. SSNY has been designated
as agent of the LLC upon whom
SSNY shall mail a copy of process
to the LLC. AD Flight Training, 337
Bond Road, Altamont, NY 12009.
Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
(5-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic]
of LOCAL WRITE UP, LLC. Articles
of Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on 10/24/2013, office
location: Albany County, NS is
designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to NW
Registered Agent LLC @ 90 State
Street Suite 700 Office 40, Albany,
NY 12207, NW Registered Agent
at 90 State Street Suite 700 Office
40, Albany, NY 12207, purpose is
any lawful purpose.
(6-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of BETAFISH
LABS LLC. Articles of Org. filed
(7-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: PREMIER LUXURIOUS
TRANSPORTATION LLC. Articles
of Organization were filed with the
(SSNY) on 9/16/2013. Office location: Albany County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of the
LLC upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall mail a
copy of process to InCorp Services,
Inc., One Commerce Plaza, 99
Washington Avenue, Suite 805-A,
Albany, NY 12210-2822. Purpose:
For any lawful purpose.
(8-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: SENIK LOGISTICS L.L.C.
York (SSNY) on 7/12/2013. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY has
LLC upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall mail a
copy of process to InCorp Services,
Inc., One Commerce Plaza, 99
Washington Avenue, Suite 805-A,
Albany, NY 12210-2822. Purpose:
(9-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Elmhurst
Residential LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on 09/23/2013, office location:
(10-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
Name: St. Joseph Mechanical
Solutions LLC (“LLC”). Articles of
Organization filed with Secretary of
State of New York (SSNY) on Oct.
24, 2013. Office location: Albany
County. SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process against
copy of process to the LLC at 5761
Gardner Road, Altamont, New
York 12009. Purpose: any lawful
purpose.
(11-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of First Hudson Property Services LLC. Articles
of Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on 10/23/2013, office
location: Albany County, NS is
mail service of process (SOP) to
NW Registered Agent LLC @ 90
State St STE 700 Office 40, NW
Registered Agent LLC is designated
as agent for SOP at 90 State St STE
700 Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(12-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
350 Junius Holding LLC Arts.
of Org. filed with Secy. of State of
(13-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
Pemmo LLC Arts. of Org. filed
with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
on 10/29/13. Office in Albany Co.
SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
served. SSNY shall mail process
to Aviv Schwietzer, 56 Spring St
Apt PH 7, New York, NY 10012.
Purpose: General.
(14-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
Babel Communications LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State
of NY (SSNY) on 10/17/13. Office in
(15-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
EMJ Management Consultants
LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/8/13.
Office in Albany Co. SSNY desig.
agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to c/o Usacorp
Inc., P.O. Box 10873, Albany, NY
12201. Purpose: General.
(16-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
4010 LLC Arts. of Org. filed
Purpose: General.
(17-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
350 Junius LLC Arts. of Org. filed
Purpose: General.
(18-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
860 Macon LLC Arts. of Org. filed
with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
10/2/13. Office in Albany Co. SSNY
desig. agent of LLC upon whom
SSNY shall mail process to PO Box
10873, Albany, NY 12201. Purpose:
General.
(19-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT:
ALBANY COUNTY.
PARTNERS FOR PAYMENT
RELIEF DE III, LLC, Pltf.
vs. MARY K. FIACCO, et al,
Defts. Index #1115/12.
Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Sept. 16,
2013, I will sell at public auction at
the Albany County Courthouse, 16
Eagle St., Lodge St. entrance, Albany, NY on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013
at 10:00 a.m., prem. k/a 25 North
Elmhurst Ave., Albany, NY. Said
property beginning at an iron pipe
standing in the division line between
the lands formerly of Julia A. Miller
and lands of the Estate of James
Roony adjoining same on the North
distant 727 ft. easterly measured
along said division line from its
intersection with the easterly line of
the Albany and Schenectady Rd.,
which point is also the Northeast
corner of premises conveyed to
Roland J. Witmer by Julia A. Miller
by deed dated July 12, 1950, and
runs from said point of beginning
easterly and along said division line
for a distance of 50 ft. to an iron pipe
in said division line; Thence southerly 108 ft. to an iron pipe standing
in the north line of the proposed
St. to be known as Elmhurst Ave.;
Thence westerly parallel with the
aforesaid division line and along
the northerly line of said proposed
St. for a distance 50 ft. to an iron
pipe standing in the northerly line of
said proposed St. to a point which
is also the southeasterly corner of
the premises conveyed by Julia A.
Miller to Roland J. Witmer by deed
dated July 12, 1950, as aforesaid;
Thence northerly at right angles
to the said street and along the
easterly line of the said premises so
conveyed to Roland J. Witmer for
a distance of 108 ft. to the point or
place of beginning. Approx. amt. of
judgment is $77,811.60 plus costs
and interest. Sold subject to terms
and conditions of filed judgment
and terms of sale.
MICHAEL CATALFIMO, Referee.
THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB
LAW GROUP, LLP,
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification [foreign] of
Westbrook Deliveries and Designer
Services, LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS) on
September 20, 2013 office location:
(1-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Poppin Nightlife LLC. Articles of Org.
(NS) on 10/10/13, office location:
Office 40, Albany, NY 12207, NW
700 Office 40, Albany, NY 12207,
(2-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
Legacy Auction Services, LLC.
Authority filed with Secretary of
State of New York (SSNY) on
10/31/2013. Formed in Florida on
County, NY. SSNY is designated
be served. SSNY shall mail service
of process (SOP) to InCorp Services, Inc. One Commerce Plaza
– 99 Washington Avenue., Suite
805-A, Albany, NY 12210-2822.
InCorp Services, Inc. is designated
as agent for SOP at, One Commerce Plaza – 99 Washington
Avenue, Suite 805-A, Albany NY
12210-2822 purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(5-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of Krypton
Brothers LLC. Articles of Org. filed
on 23 OCT 2013, office location:
(7-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name:
BEDFORD PENN REALTY LLC.
Articles of Organization filed with
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 7/31/2013. Office location: Albany County. SSNY designated as
shall mail copy of process to: THE
LLC 199 LEE AVENUE, PMB 103,
BROOKLYN, NY 11211. Purpose:
any lawful purpose.
(8-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
Morton Condo LLC Arts. of
(10-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
Boro Park Senior Living Community LLC Arts. of Org. filed with
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
SSNY shall mail process to PO Box
10873, Albany, NY 12201. Purpose:
General.
(11-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
La Bleu Optique, LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(12-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
Chesty Properties LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(13-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
GIO Expressions LLC Arts. of
113 Everett Rd, Albany, NY 12205.
Purpose: General.
(14-17-22)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of TF Strategic Consulting LLC. Articles of
Org. filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on SEPTEMBER 09, 2013, office location: Albany County, NS is
purpose.
(29-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
OF DMA Golden Properties LLC
Under section 203 of the Limited
Liability Company Law
FIRST: The name of the limited
liability company is: DMA Golden
Properties LLC
SECOND; The county within
this state in which the office of the
limited liability company is to be
located is: Schenectady
THIRD; The Secretary of State
is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom
The address within or without
this state to which the Secretary
of State shall mail a copy of any
process against the limited liability company served upon him
or her is:
Diana M Arnold, 35 Arnold
Road, Delanson, NY 12053
(13-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of ACSENCION LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with
the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY)
on 10/9/2013. Office in Albany
County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon
to the LLC, 3636 Waldo Ave APT
4H Bronx, NY 10119. Purpose: Any
lawful purpose
(1-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
TechEdge Consulting LLC. Arts.
Of Org. filed with NY Secy. Of State
(SSNY) on 10/22/13. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY is designated
may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to 41 Wedgewood Drive,
Delmar, NY 12054. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(2-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation BidPress
LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on 10/25/13
office location: Albany County, NS
is designated as agent upon whom
purpose.
(3-16-21)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of domestic formation
of Little Blue Star, LLC. Articles of
Organization filed with the NY Secretary of state (NS) on Oct 18, 2013.
Office location is Albany County.
NS is designated as agent upon
whom process may be served. NS
shall mail service of process (SOP)
to Veil Corporate,LLC @911 Central
Ave. #188 Albany, New York 12206
Veil Corporate,LLC is designated
as agent for SOP @ 911 Central
Ave #188 in Albany, purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(4-16-21)
Attys. for Pltf.,
165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101,
Syosset, NY. #83282
(20-16-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of limited
liability company (LLC). Name: Benson Financial Group, LLC. Articles
of Organization filed with Secretary
County. SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process against
copy of process to the LLC, c/o
Eric Benson 12 Elmwood Road
Menands, NY 12204. Purpose: any
lawful purpose.
(29-16-21)
27
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Rock Developers, LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(4-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
Partush Equities LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(11-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
677 Monroe St. LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(5-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
EPNY Developers LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(12-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Zabdav LLC Arts. of Org. filed
Purpose: General.
(15-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
167 Hart LLC Arts. of Org. filed
Purpose: General.
(14-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Limited
Liability Company. Name: Valenti
Management LLC. Articles of
organization were filed with the
(ssny) on 9/18/13. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY is designated
to the LLC, 14 Cheshire way Loudonville NY 12211. Purpose: For any
lawful purpose
(4-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of NYC
Urban Foot Tours LLC. Articles of
Org. filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on 8/21/13 office location:
Albany County, NS is designated as
agent upon whom process may be
served, NS shall mail service of process (SOP) to NW Registered Agent
LLC @ 90 State St STE 700 Office
40, Albany, NY 12207, NW Registered Agent LLC is designated as
agent for SOP at 90 State St STE
(5-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation domestic/
qualification of Shop In Piece LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on July 22, 2013,
Registered Agent LLC @ 90 State St
STE 700 Office 40, NW Registered
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(6-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: CAR GARDEN LLC. Articles
(SSNY) on 8/15/13. Office location:
of process to the LLC, 176 Harvard
Rd, Watervliet, NY 12189. Purpose:
(25-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Outdoortising LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of
State of NY (SSNY) on 09/16/2013.
Office location: Albany County.
SSNY has been designated as
agent upon whom process against
it may be served. The SSNY shall
Registered Agent LLC @ 90 State St
STE 700 Office 40, NW Registered
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40. Purpose of LLC: To engage
in any lawful act or activity.
(7-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Name of LLC: F.Y.O.P. (Forge.
Your. Own. Path) Date of filing of
Articles of Organization with the
New York Department of State:
August 5th, 2013. Office of LLC:
10 Pauline Court Rensselaer NY
12144. The New York Secretary
of State has been designated as
the agent upon whom process
may be served. NYSS may mail a
copy of any process to the LLC at:
10 Pauline Court Rensselaer NY
12144. Purpose of LLC: Any Lawful
purpose permitted.
(8-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
228 U LLC Arts. of Org. filed with
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
SSNY shall mail process to c/o Usacorp Inc., P.O. Box 10873, Albany,
(9-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Chargestor, LLC Arts. of Org.
to Richard Jones, 1436 First St.,
Watervliet, NY 12189. Purpose:
General.
(10-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Links Of New York LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(13-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
627 Blake LLC Arts. of Org. filed
Purpose: General.
(16-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
157 Lorimer LLC Arts. of Org.
Purpose: General.
(17-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Lemberg Holdings LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(18-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Better
Edge Tutoring LLC. Arts of org. filed
with New York Secy of State (SSNY)
on 9/24/13. Office location: Albany
County. SSNY is designated as
shall mail process to: 510 W. 110th
St., 8E, NY, NY 10025. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
(23-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Terticus
LLC. Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) on
9/23/2013, office location: Albany County, NS is designated as
agent upon whom process may be
served, NS shall mail service of process (SOP) to NW Registered Agent
LLC @ 90 State St STE 700 Office
40, NW Registered Agent LLC is
designated as agent for SOP at 90
State St STE 700 Office 40, purpose
is any lawful purpose.
(21-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Name: ONLY IF
ARCHITECTURE, PLLC. Articles
PLLC upon whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail a copy of
process to the PLLC, 404 West 51st
St. Apt 4B, New York, NY 10019.
Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
(22-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
127th St. Properties LLC Arts. of
Po Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(6-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: SHARK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary
to the LLC, 176 Harvard Rd, Watervliet, NY 12189. Purpose: For any
lawful purpose.
(24-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Drakon
Construction LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on August, 02, 2013, office location:
be served, NS shall mail service
of process (SOP) to Registered
Agents Inc. @ 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, Registered Agents Inc. is
(26-14-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of T and N
Sagar LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Secretary of
State June 14, 2013. Office location, Albany County. NY Secretary
of State designated as agent for
service of process. Secretary of
State shall mail Service of Process
to NW Registered Agent LLC,
90 State St., STE 700 Office 40,
Albany, NY 12207. NW Registered
for Service of Process at 90 State
St., STE 700 Office 40, Albany, NY
12207. Company purpose-any lawful purpose.
(19-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Path Consulting Group, LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on August 21, 2013. office location:
(20-12-17)
LEGAL NOTICE
886 Jefferson LLC Arts. of Org.
Purpose: General.
(10-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: LESLIE BAKER & ASSOCIATES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary
to the LLC 80 Fuller Road Albany
NY 12205. Purpose: For any lawful
purpose.
(18-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of Conduit
Constructors, LLC. Authority filed
on 09/06/13. Office location: Albany County. LLC formed in North
Carolina (NC) on 08/05/2005. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC upon
to: Corporate Service Company, 80
State Street, Albany, NY 12207, also
the registered agent. Address to be
maintained in NC: 11704 Reames
Road, Charlotte, NC 28269. Arts of
Org. filed with the NC Secretary of
State, PO Box 29622, Raleigh, NC
27626-0622. Purpose: any lawful
activities.
(1-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: Child cor LLC. Articles of
Organization were filed with the
a copy of process to the LLC, c/o
Northwest Registered Agent LLC,
90 State Street, Ste 700 Office 40,
Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: For any
lawful purpose.
(2-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of 365Iserve
Secretary of State (NS) on 04-042013, office location: Albany County, NS is designated as agent upon
whom process may be served, NS
to NW Registered Agent LLC @ 90
purpose.
(3-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
34th Street Suites LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(7-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
Hatak Servicing LLC Arts. of
to C/O Allstate Corporate Services
Corp., ONE Commerce Plz, 99
Washington Ave Ste 1008, Albany,
(8-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
XHT And Group LLC Arts. of
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to Xue Hui Tang, 27
Braintree St., Albany, NY 12205.
Purpose: General.
(9-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of Otter Creek Shopping Center LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 9/24/2013,
purpose.
(11-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Window
Seat, LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS) on
October 8, 2013 office location:
(12-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Felidae &
Company New York LLC. Articles
of Organization filed with Secretary
October 3, 2013. Office Location:
Albany County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC for service
of process. SSNY shall mail copy
to 2575 Broadway, Suite 265, New
York, NY 10025. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
(13-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Lucky Titan L.L.C. Articles of Organization
filed with Secretary of State of New
York (SSNY) on October 3, 2013.
Office Location: Albany County.
SSNY is designated as agent of
LLC for service of process. SSNY
shall mail copy to 2575 Broadway,
Suite 265, New York, NY 10025.
Purpose: any lawful purpose.
(14-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of WhiteRoseCollective, LLC. Articles of Org.
(NS) on September 27, 2013, office location: Albany County, NS is
purpose.
(15-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of domestic formation of
39 WMSD, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on Sept. 5, 2013 Office
location is Albany County. NS is designated as agent upon whom process (SOP) to Veil Corporate,LLC
@ 911 Central Ave #188, Albany,
N.Y. 12206. Veil Corporate, LLC is
designated as agent for SOP @ 911
Central Ave #188, Albany, purpose
(20-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of domestic formation of
176 CRD, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of
State (NS) on Sept 5th, 2013. Office
location is Albany County. NS is designated as agent upon whom process (SOP) to Veil Corporate,LLC
@ 911 Central Ave #188, Albany,
N.Y. 12206 Veil Corporate,LLC is
designated as agent for SOP @ 911
Central Ave #188, Albany, purpose
(19-13-18)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: RGNY SOLUTIONS LLC.
York (SSNY) on 8/19/13. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY
has been designated as agent
of the LLC upon whom process
shall mail a copy of process to the
LLC, NORTHWEST REGISTERED
AGENT at 90 STATE STREET STE
700 OFFICE 40 ALBANY, NEW
YORK, 12207. Purpose: For any
lawful purpose.
(1-14-19
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
limited liability company (LLC).
Name: 188 MANAGEMENT LLC.
Articles of Organization filed with
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 8/22/2013. Office location: Albany County. SSNY designated as
shall mail copy of process to: THE
LLC 199 LEE AVENUE, SUITE 560,
BROOKLYN, NY 11211. Purpose:
any lawful purpose.
(2-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation DARX, LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of
State (SSNY) 8/16/2013. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. Agent of
LLC upon whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy of
NY 12208. Purpose: Any lawful
purpose.
(3-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
VH506 LLC. Articles of Org. filed
(4-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
W2B LLC. Articles of Org. filed
(5-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Retail Group ADL, LLC
Retail Group ADL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“ADL”) filed its Application of Authority with the Secretary of State of
New York (“SSNY”) on September
26, 2013. ADL’s office location is
of process to: c/o Retail Group
ADL, LLC, 3 West 35th Street, Third
Floor, New York, NY 10001. The
general purpose is a retail clothing store.
(6-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: COOPER SQUARE REALTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary
to the LLC, c/o Corporation Service
Company, 80 State Street, Albany,
NY 12207-2543. Purpose: For any
lawful purpose.
(7-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Fely’s
Hut, LLC. Articles of Org. filed
on July 25, 2013, office location:
be served, NS shall mail service
of process (SOP) to Registered
Agents Inc. @ 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, Registered Agents Inc. is
(8-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation , domestic,
of GETTING TO LEASE LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary
of State (NS) on October 17, 2010,
purpose.
(9-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of Baleen
Capital Management LLC Certificate of Authority filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on August 9,
2013. Office location: Albany county
NS is designated as agent upon
whom process may be served. NS
to Northwest Registered Agent LLC
@ 90 State St. STE 700 office 40
Northwest Registered Agent LLC is
State St. STE 700 office 40 Purpose
is any lawful purpose
(12-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of Baleen
Capital GP LLC Certificate of
Authority filed with NY Secretary
of State (NS) on August 12, 2013.
Office location: Albany County NS
process may be served. NS shall
Northwest Registered Agent LLC
@ 90 State St. STE 700 office 40
Northwest Registered Agent LLC is
State St. STE 700 office 40 Purpose
is any lawful purpose
(13-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Billy
Beez USA, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Billy Beez”) filed
its Application of Authority with
the Secretary of State of New
York (“SSNY”) on July 15, 2013.
Billy Beez’s office location is Albany
to: c/o Billy Beez USA, LLC, 3 West
35th Street,Third Floor, New York,
NY 10001. The general purpose is
a retail clothing store.
(14-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of LLC-Lilai
LLC has filed an Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State
of New York on 9/9/13. Its office is
located in Albany County. The Secretary of State has been designated
be served. A copy of any process
shall be mailed to 11 Copenhagen
Ct., Cohoes, NY 12047. Its business is to engage in any lawful
activity for which limited liability
companies may be organized under
Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Act.
(15-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of C’est Beau
LLC Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) 10/4/2013,
Registered Agent LLC @ 90 State
St STE 700 Office 40, Albany, NY
12207, NW Registered Agent LLC
is designated as agent for SOP
Albany, NY 12207, purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(16-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name:
1877 MADISON LLC. Articles of
Organization filed with Secretary of
State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/2013.
Office location: Albany County.
SSNY designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to: THE LLC 199
Lee Avenue, Suite 138, Brooklyn,
NY 11211. Purpose: any lawful
purpose.
(17-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Tea & Jam
Secretary of State (NS) on September 20, 2013, office location:
(18-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of UNITED
RECEIVABLES GROUP, LLC. Authority filed with the Sect’y of State
of NY (SSNY) on 5/6/2013. Office
in Albany County. Formed in SC
on 2/28/2013. SSNY has been
be served. SSNY shall mail process
to the LLC, 572 John Ross Parkway,
Ste 107 #12 Rock Hill, SC 29730.
Purpose: Any lawful purpose
(19-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: TOWER ACQUISITION,
LLC. Articles of Organization were
filed with the Secretary of State of
New York (SSNY) on 8/2/13. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY has
a copy of process to the LLC, c/o
National Corporate Research, 10
East 40th Street, 10th Floor, New
York, NY 10016. Purpose: For any
lawful purpose.
(20-14-19)
LEGAL NOTICE
Universal Healing LLC Arts. of
to 183 Cross Rd, Berne, NY 12023.
Purpose: General.
(1-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of LITTLE
AUK LLC. Articles of Org. filed
(2-15-20)
LEGAL NOTICE
Taurus Equities DK LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(10-14-19)
28
Help Wanted
real estate
CATSKILLS MINI FARM 35
acres- Farmhouse- $169,900 6
mile to Delhi. Large pond, spring,
barns, great views, pasture. Owner
terms! CALL: (888)-905-8847 or
www.NewYorkLandandLakes.
com
(NYSCAN)
auctions
divorce
Buy or sell at AARauctions.
com. Contents of homes, businesses, vehicles and real estate.
Bid NOW! AARauctions.com
Lights, Camera, Auction. No
longer the best kept secret.
(NYSCAN)
DIVORCE $349 - Uncontested
divorce papers prepared. Includes
poor person application/waives
government fees, if approved.
One signature required. Separation agreements available. Make
Divorce Easy - 518-274-0380.
(NYSCAN)
THIS PLUMBER IS
EASY TO GET
Call Howard Brent – anytime
456-2560 Serving all areas
evenings & weekends same price
plumbing & gas heating repairs
gas & electric water heaters
Licensed - 55 years experience
for rent
Nice 2BR Apt, East Berne, inc.
heat, trash removal, first, last, sec
dep, Mike 269-6485
17-3t
Faucet Repair Special
$99.50 + parts
MC • VISA Accepted
East Berne – 1 ½ bedroom
house, utilities not included. No
pets. Security and 1st month
rent, available now. $750/mo.
872-2450
17-1t
872-9200
$790 incl heat & electric. Excellent Retail Space Greenville, 776
Sq.Ft., Lg Display Windows. Call
VMangold Rlty 518-966-5100 or
purchase entire 3200+ sq.ft. building for just $109,500.
17-1t
Loucks Brothers
General Contracting Company
Since 1993
Additions - Garages - Decks
Windows - Siding - Bathrooms
Kitchens - Concrete Work
Complete Interior Remodeling
Ted Loucks
All Weather
Construction
Driveways - Foundations
Septic Systems - Ponds
Complete Site Work
Excavating
Locally owned and operated
Call
Fully
Today
Insured
Robert Lawyer Jr.
518-872-9136
Countryman
home
improvement
vinyl and Wood
replacement
Windows
Vinyl Siding,
Entry & Storm Doors,
Storm Windows,
Bathroom Remodeling
872-0610
Joe Marks
excavating
Driveways, Septics
Trucking
Stone and Sand
Snowplowing and more.
FULLY INSURED
FREE ESTIMATES
Shale Delivery
376-5765
872-0645
$900. + Util Excellent Stand
alone 1440 Sq.Ft, Retail Space,
Greenville. Currently used as
Bear’s Countryside Gifts, Rt 81.
Would make perfect Florist (a
needed retail in Greenville). Owner retiring. Call PattiAnn 518-9668100/429-5196
17-1t
Voorheesville, 2 bedroom, ground
floor, washer/dryer hookup, off
street parking, newly renovated. $850 month, plus utilities.
365-6105 or 365-3809.
16-2t
3 bedroom, 2 bath, LV rm, dining/family rm, 1 car garage, no
smoking/pets. Proof of income, Ref.
Westerlo, BKWCSD, avail Dec.
$1,000, 797-3445
15-3t
Spacious 2 bedroom for rent.
Hardwood, 1 ½ baths, stainless,
garage, finished basement w/
office room, private, deck, Voorheesville schools. No utilities
included. Available November-December $1,250/month. Call Craig
669-1166
14-4t
FLORIDA WATERFRONT
CONDO LIQUIDATION SALE!
Sat Nov 23rd Brand new 2BR/2BA
1,690sf luxury condo only $149,900
Originally under contract for
$365,000. Near downtown Orlando & all theme parks/attractions.
Must see. Call now 877-333-0272,
x 165
(NYSCAN)
TIMBERLAND INVESTMENT!
60 acres- $99,900 Guaranteed
income, adjoins State Land, nice
views, stonewalls, 2 hours NYC,
½ hour Albany! NO CLOSING
COSTS! Call (888) 701-7509 www.
NewYorkLandandLakes.com
(NYSCAN)
GETAWAY CABIN 5 acres$59,900 3,000 acres State Land,
snowmobile trail, 2 hours NYC,
1/2 hour Albany! Additional land
also available! NO CLOSING
COSTS! Call: (888)905-8847 www.
NewYorkLandandLakes.com
(NYSCAN)
Resident Service Assistant –
this is a great place to work! Parttime with room to move into full
time, available shifts 3pm – 11pm
and 11pm-7am. Must enjoy working with seniors; helping seniors
with daily activities including
bathing, dressing, grooming and
toileting. Will train – must want
to learn! Med-tech training available. Mandatory drug screen and
background check; rotating weekends and holidays. Please stop by
and fill out an application at 300
Mill Rose Court, Slingerlands,
NY 12159 or send your resume to
janet.schoonmaker@atriaseniorliving.com. Please no phone calls,
equal opportunity employer.
16-4t
AIRLINE CAREERS begin
hereñ Get FAA approved Aviation
Maintenance Technician training. Financial aid for qualified
studentsñ Housing available. Job
placement assistance. Call AIM
866-296-7093
(NYSCAN)
Full-time/Part-time available;
must love to work with seniors,
cooks-experience required, dishwashers – will train, servers - will
train, some weekend availability,
rotating holidays. Mandatory drug
screen and background check.
Please stop by and fill out an application at Atria Guilderland, 300
Mill Rose Court, Slingerlands NY,
12159 or email your resume to:
Joe.gugliuzza@atriaseniorliving.
com. No phone calls please. 16-4t
HealtH
DRIVERS - HOME WEEKLY &
BI-WEEKLY EARN $900-$1200/
WK. Major Benefits Availabl
Class A-CDL & 6 Mos. Exp Reg.
No Canada, HAZMAT or NYC!
877-705-9261
(NYSCAN)
IF YOU USED THE MIRENA
IUD between 2001-present and
suffered perforation or embedment in the uterus requiring
surgical removal, or had a child
born with birth defects you may
be entitled to compensation. Call
Johnson Law and speak with
female staff members 1-800-5355727
(NYSCAN)
building &
remodeling
SNOW SEASON? Last chance
road and drive improvements,
stone/shale/crusher run avail.;
snowplow openings, sanders/
melt spreader, res. and comm..
Call Ed w/ C&C Contracting at
(518) 872-0288
13-tf
Complete
maChine Shop
and
Welding ServiCe
equipment repairS
Wanted
WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE.
Used riding mowers, snow blowers, rototillers. Cash re ward.
872-0393.
32-tf
WANTED: buying all kinds
of toys - Cap Guns, Marbles, GI
Joes, Trucks, Cars, Airplanes,
and kid related items. ONE item
or an Attic Full. $Paying Top Dollar$ Dan 872-0107
tf
CASH for Coins! Buying ALL
Gold & Silver. Also Stamps &
Paper Money, Entire Collections,
Estates. Travel to your home. Call
Marc in NY 1-800-959-3419
(NYSCAN)
WE BUY HOMES FOR CASH!
NEED TO SELL YOUR HOME FAST?
Mfgrs. of Carriages • Wagons • Push Carts • Planters
Restorations & Blacksmithing Service
Joseph J. Merli MANUFACTUriNG Co. oF NeW YorK
EPH J. MER L
JOS
ManuFaCturIng CO.
™�
I
U.S.A.
2100 Western tpk., duanesburg, nY
518-355-6536 • FAX 518-355-6721
Pollard Disposal Service, Inc.
(518) 861-6452
Honest, local, family owned business. No gimmicks.
Residential Rates
Weekly trash & Recycling
Sign up for:
1 year - $18.50/mo.
6 months - $19.99/mo.
3 months - $26.85/mo.
Choose slate gray or pink cans.
For every pink can we buy,
Pollard gives $5.00
to American Breast
Cancer Society
12 & 30 yd. rolloffs
available for cleanouts
www.PollardDisposal.biz
These are not promotional rates
Call for commercial rates.
Call Us Today for a Free and
Confidential Consultation
NO FEES • NO REPAIRS • NO CLEAN UP
We Buy “AS-IS!”
CASH IN AS LITTLE AS 5 DAYS
518-380-6555
The truth is: Banks won’t give you
a car loan if you’ve had some credit
problems
But, we look at you —the person — not just your credit
score!
Call (518) 783-2211 to see if we can help you!
Federally insured by NCUA
20 Wade Road, Latham, NY 12110
www.communityresource.coop
Desiree
Medical Assisting Graduate
& Healthcare Professional
We’ve been
putting talent
and ambition to
work since 1854.
We offer Bachelor’s and Associate’s
degree programs that can lead to a great future
in growing fields like healthcare, business,
technology, the legal field and more.
Plus, our new Malta location at 2452 Route 9 is
now enrolling students.
Bryant & Stratton College
Personal Education. Lifetime Success.® Since 1854
www.bryantstratton.edu
Albany
518.414.5000
29
ServiceS AvAilAble
LPN available to help with personal care, Dr. Apps, shopping, lt.
Cleaning and meals at an affordable rate. Call Nancy at 518-8621513
16-2t
VINNICK CONSTRUCTION:
New construction, additions, remodeling, kitchens, bathrooms,
replacement windows, fully insured. FREE ESTIMATES. Call
861-8688.
19-tf
MPR Excavation, LLC – Excavator, bulldozer & environmental
services: dig and repair ponds,
land clearing and site prep, water,
sanitary, and drainage system,
installation and repairs, construction of driveways. Delivery including shale, crusher run & top soil.
(518) 895-5341
43-tf
HAS YOUR BUILDING
SHIFTED OR SETTLED?
Contact Woodford Brothers Inc,
for straightening, leveling, foundation and wood frame repairs
a t 1 -8 0 0 -OLD-B AR N . www.
woodfordbros.com. (NYSCAN)
THE MAINTENANCE DEPT.
expert lawn tractor and snowblower repair. Over 35 years
experience. Full line of new and
used parts. Call Bill 872-0393.
14-tf
firewood
Firewood – seasoned hardwoods. Split, cut, and delivered.
$225/cord. $100/face. 527-2591
17-2t
AutoS
Donate your car to Wheels For
Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish.
We offer free towing and your
donation is 100% tax deductible.
Call 518-650-1110 Today!
(NYSCAN)
Altamont, Voorheesville, and
surrounding areas. Large or small,
reasonable rates,call Dan at 8108681 or 857-6861
15-5t
(518) 478-7244
miScellAneouS
inStruction
for SAle
6 Daisy Lane, East Berne,
Saturday November 16, 8 AM
till 4 pm. Furniture, tools,
power tools, lawn equipment,
knick knacks, collectibles, lamps,
hardware, and a large amount of
railroad books and magazines.
One mile east of village on Route
443.
17-1t
Sign up before 11/15, get firSt plow free!
ADOPTION: Childless, loving
couple pray to adopt. Stay at home
mom, successful dad, great dogs
& devoted grandparents. Legally
allowed expenses paid. Bill & Debbie 800-311-6090
(NYSCAN)
All Hardwoods, cut, split and
delivered or log length 925-3731
15-4t
moving SAle
Voorheesville, Slingerlands,
New Salem area
ADOPT: Looking to adopt another little miracle, giving our
daughter a sibling/best friend and
completing our family. Contact
Robin and Neil: 866-303-0668,
www.rnladopt.info (NYSCAN)
SAWMILLS from only $4897.00MAKE & SAVE MONEY with
your own bandmill- Cut lumber
any dimension. In stock ready
to ship. FREE Info/DVD:† www.
NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800-5781363 Ext.300N
(NYSCAN)
Piano lessons given by Linda
Gardiner at my home in Westerlo. For more information about
the lessons please call me at
797-5248
17-3t
Snowplowing
Adoption
For that special
person serving in
the military out of
the country. Send
us their name and
APO address and
we will send them a
free subscription of
The Enterprise.
Robert C. Smith
Construction
Consultant
(518) 857-8571
2605 Delaware Tpk.
Voorheesville, NY 12186
DAN’S HANDYMAN SERVICE
Beautify Your Home Without The BIG Price!
Specializing in: Plumbing, Carpentry, Masonry,
Tile, Gutters, Roof Repairs, Interior and Exterior Painting,
Household Repairs, Property Maintenance, Electrical,
Chimney Point-Ups, and Yard Clean-Ups.
Odd and Small Jobs Welcome.
Snowblower - Wheelhorse
Trailblazer, $200, 7 hp; one
family owned. Great condition.
Maintained regularly. 26” . Pull
and electric start. Guilderland
355-4869
17-1t
Honey for sale. Free delivery of
local raw honey to your door in
Berne, Knox, and Altamont. Call
Mark’s Bees at (518) 281-2027
16-2t
SUNY Certified
Fully Insured
Your local Plumber
Bill Frisbee
P l u m b i n g
In
Since 1986
1986
In Business
Business Since
861-8060
RobeRt building
& excavation
Driveways New & Resurfaced
Underground Water, Sewer,
Top Soil, Shale, Stone, Crusher Run
Land Clearing, Site Development,
Grading, Drainage, Septic Systems,
Ponds, Foundations Dug & Repaired, Camp & House Leveling.
New Foundations
Under Old Houses
Insured
872-9693
Trackside Storage
312 New Scotland So. Rd.
Slingerlands, NY 12159
Home Ph: 439-4498
Cell Ph: 428-6573
Inside - Outside Storage
28 years experience.
Motor Homes • Trailers • Boats
Serving V’ville, G’land, Delmar and Hilltowns
Limited inside storage left,
Outside large area.
Call Today 229-1978
• tree trimming & removal
• lot Clearing/Brush Chipping
• Stump grinding/Brush Hogging
• lawn maintenance/Firewood
DenniS Carl
(518) 797-3924
—
Fully Insured
DONATE YOUR CAR
WheelsForWishes.org
for the Albany City Rocks, Albany
Patroons, Schenectady County
Community College, and has run
his own basketball camp.
Moseman resigned from his
Ballston Spa coaching position
to coach for the Albany Patroons
and SCCC, only to come back to
the Ballston Spa varsity team for
two more years before resigning
again for family obligations, he
said. When he decided to coach
again, Moseman wanted to find
a smaller school with more of a
family atmosphere, he said.
“Basketball is huge at BKW,”
said Moseman. The sport at BKW
dates back to 1934. “I don’t know
the kids yet,” he said. “But, I’m
going in to move forward; I’m not
going backwards. I’ll coach them
the best that I can.”
“I’m going in to move forward;
I’m not going backwards”
radar, but it popped up,” Moseman, a physical education teacher
at Ballston Spa High School, said
this week. “I called up to their athletic director, and he called back, so
I submitted my application.”
BKW started basketball tryouts
this week, but the newly hired
junior-varsity coach, Jayme Bates,
quit. Interim Superintendent Lonnie Palmer said on Wednesday
that Bates bailed on the coaching position over the weekend; it
wasn’t going to coincide with his
work schedule, he said.
Palmer said that the junior-varsity position has now been filled by
Ryan Larson, who used to coach
basketball at Greenwich. The
modified job was also vacant, but
Ryan VanNostrand was appointed
this week, Palmer said. Earlier,
VanNostrand was appointed as
an assistant to the varsity.
The Bulldogs’ basketball program has been on pins and needles
since Wright was let go.
Moseman knows that some of
Wright’s former players are disappointed that they lost their coach,
but he’s coming in to build the
team up. “I hope it works out,” he
said. “I love teaching the game, no
matter who the kids are. The kids
will learn a lot about basketball,
and it’s my job to make them realize their goals.”
A former player for Green
Mountain College, Moseman, 46,
has extensive experience with
basketball. He’s served as a coach
Moseman is the first basketball
coach at BKW to not be previously
associated with the school or the
surrounding community. He lives
in Ballston Spa, and says that,
after he left his post there, someone from out of town was hired
to coach.
“Today’s education has changed,
and it seems that coaching has
changed, too,” Moseman said.
“There are more outsiders coming
in than five or six years ago. But,
at a smaller school, I could see how
it’s always insiders.”
Moseman told The Enterprise
that the BKW players wouldn’t
have a true opinion of him for at
least three or four weeks.
“I think that I’m a very good
coach, so the kids should respect
that,” he said. “Every kid should
feel important, weak or strong.
We’re going to reach some goals
down the road.”
Moseman said that he likes
Wright as a person and as a coach,
and upon reading about his situation after being interviewed for
the BKW job, he shook his head.
“It’s not my right to ask about it,”
he said. “I wish Andy the best, and
it must hurt to move on from here,
but he’ll land on his feet.”
Wright is coaching at the
junior-varsity level for Middleburgh.
“No one said that coming here
would be a bad idea,” Moseman
concluded. “All I want to do is
continue BKW’s success.”
Tree Removal/Trimming,
Stump Grinding, Crane
Work, Brush Hogging,
Hedges, Cleanups,
Gutter Cleaning, Firewood
Fully Insured
(518) 253-1789
www.pridemarktree.com
Every weekday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Photos made daily from digital cards,
flash sticks, CD’s, slides,
negatives and reprints.
Film Processing
Northeast New York
BERNE — Tim Moseman wants
a fresh start.
Moseman, the new varsity
basketball coach at Berne-KnoxWesterlo, says that he didn’t know
about Andy Wright’s firing until
two administrators interviewed
him for the open position last
month, and that the controversy
is none of his business. (The BKW
School Board has not said why
it did not reappoint the popular
long-time coach, despite public
outcry.)
After being out of the high school
game for a few years — he coached
Ballston Spa for the better part of
a decade — Moseman wanted to
coach a varsity team again. The
BKW job fell into his lap.
“The job wasn’t really on my
Same Day Digital Photos
Wheels For Wishes benefiting
*Free Vehicle/Boat Pickup ANYWHERE
*We Accept All Vehicles Running or Not
*100% Tax Deductible
Moseman replaces Wright
as varsity basketball coach
Perfect!
D.C. BUCKET
Free Estimates
At BKW
x
% Ta
0
0
1
le
uctib
Ded
Call: (518) 650-1110
Same day film processing on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Or drop your film off on Tuesday or
Thursday with pickup the following day.
The Altamont Enterprise
Photo Shop
861-6641 • 123 Maple Ave., Altamont
Undefeated: The Berne-Knox-Westerlo modified volleyball team
had a 17-0 season this year. From left, back row: Coach Lindsay
Zayachek, Alivia Wagoner, Amanda Conley, Mackenzie Hall, Amber Skinner, Shelby Clickman, Valentina Puzulis, Emily Shafer,
and Cassandra Schanz. Front row: Adrianna Fahd, Laura Grippin, Deanna Yarusso, Jenica Albright, and Alyssa Flagler. Floor:
Amanda Judge and Madeline King.
30
...Dutch going to States
(Continued from Page 1)
semifinals, 1 to 0, to Herricks of
Guilderland Head Coach Mike Long Island; Guilderland won a
Kinnally told The Enterprise that, state championship in 1989.
“This is farther than we imagnormally, Weeden handles a shot
like that. “He made a save, but he ined,” said O’Brien after last
knows he should have had that Saturday’s victory, out of breath.
one,” said Kinnally. “He’s played “It feels so good to be going to
well all year, and, luckily, there’s Middletown.”
As Guilderland lined up to
an eraser for him. We came back;
one mistake doesn’t make a sea- shake the hands of the Baldwinsson, and we bailed him out. We ville players, O’Brien yelled out, “I
want to play on Saturday,” as he
win and lose as a team.”
Weeden said his mood dropped, and his teammates shared smiles
“tenfold,” after Baldwinsville tied and hugs.
“It feels good for these guys to
up the game. He was angry, he
said. “There was a guy in front of go to the final four, and it’s just
me who just jumped, so I couldn’t ironic that we beat them [Baldsee the shot until the last second. winsville], they got us last time,”
I threw my hands up, and then no Kinnally said. “They’re a great
team, but seeing how happy my
one was marked.”
A spot in the state semifinals boys are, nothing could be better
than that.”
would be golden
Weeden said
for one team,
it amazes him
and instant
how good his
death for the
team has beother.
“I want to play
come. “It’s the
The last time
on Saturday.”
greatest feeling
Guilderland
I’ve ever had,”
made it this far,
he said of Conin 2008, Baldnolly’s overtime
winsville ended
goal. “Everythe Dutch’s season. Kinnally downplayed getting thing keeps getting better; the
retribution last Saturday, but chemistry keeps going up.”
Cappollari, one of the Dutch’s
senior Kledis Cappollari was sure
his coach would get a good feeling most outspoken players on the
field at any given time, said that
from beating the Bees.
“We wanted revenge from that, Guilderland underachieved in
even though it wasn’t us back 2012. “We’ve all been together
for a while, so, when this season
then,” Cappollari said.
It took Guilderland only four started, we decided to really do
minutes to end the game, and something,” he said. “We ended up
it came off another set piece winning the Suburban [Council],
from O’Brien. He launched his something we hadn’t done since
kick into a mess of players near 2008, so we thought this was
Baldwinsville’s goal line, and meant to be. We’re going to States
Chris Connolly, the epitome of to win it.”
Winning a Class AA state chamthe Dutch’s strength and attitude
in the midfield, knocked the ball pionship seems to be a feasible
option for Guilderland. The team
into the goal.
Although a voice over the loud- plays with a focused intensity that
speaker had told fans to stay off rarely drops off during a game.
“These guys have stood together,
the field before overtime, the Red
Sea, complete with two huge flags bonded really well, and worked
— one American and one with the really hard,” said Kinnally. “When
school’s logo — rejoiced on the field we rotate players, our level [of
play] doesn’t drop off. I’m proud
with the Dutchmen players.
of their perseverance, coming back
“Further than
when the game was tied up.”
we imagined”
Connor Rubin and Keagan
Guilderland’s (16-4-0) ticket for
the state semifinals in Middletown Ciaschetti float out wide for the
is punched, and the team will play Dutch, and Kinnally also likes to
Fairport (18-0-2) this Saturday at drift whoever is playing striker,
8:45 a.m. The Dutch last reached acting more like a winger. “Most
this stage in 1996, losing in the people can’t handle our guys out
Tangled up amid a battle for the ball are Kledis Cappollari, right, of Guilderland, and Braden
Miles of Baldwinsville during the Class AA regional final last Saturday. The Dutchmen won, 2 to 1,
and play this Saturday in the state semifinals in Middletown.
Keep away: Baldwinsville’s Connor Lunduski, right, tries to keep the ball from Guilderland’s Connor
O’Brien last Saturday during the Class AA regional final at Colonie. The Dutch advanced to the state
semifinals by beating the Bees in overtime, 2 to 1; O’Brien set up both goals for Guilderland.
wide,” he said. “Sometimes, we
try to play central, and we’re not
successful.”
Always a threat to get near the
opposing goal, Cappollari likes to
take defenders to the end line or
the corners, which creates scoring
opportunities for Guilderland.
“That’s what we want to do, get
the ball in or get some sort of rebound,” said Cappollari, a senior.
“We’re pretty sick on corner kicks,
so we strive to get those like every
10 minutes.”
Usually, the Dutchmen get
more corner kicks and free kicks
than the opponent. Set pieces are
Guilderland’s main weapon, and
O’Brien dials the ball in almost
every time.
“Jack [Hanlon] tells me where
to put the ball, and I put it
there,” said O’Brien. “That’s my
specialty; they know I can put it
where they want it, and then they
capitalize.”
Weeden believes that the Dutch
wouldn’t be where they are right
now without O’Brien’s dense
feet. “Honestly, his set pieces are
golden,” he said. “He’s got tons of
assists, and is accountable for like
a third of our goals.”
“He puts them in the perfect
place,” Cappollari added. “Coming
from our club team [F.C. Dutchmen Premier], we work on that a
lot. He gives us the perfect ball,
and it’s a huge help.”
Kinnally does think that
O’Brien’s placement is amazing,
but credits the entire team for the
overall scoring product. “They’re
great, but we have to get the ball
down there to even have them,”
he said. “Last time I checked,
someone has to put the ball in,
too. No relationship goes one way
and lasts very long.”
If Guilderland gets five set
pieces, Cappollari said, then the
team will score on one or two.
“We’re good in the air,” he said.
Baldwinsville’s goal may have
brought Guilderland down, but
the Dutch are in the state semifinals because it refused to lose.
“I’ve been with these kids since
I was 14, and ever since then,
we talked about winning titles,”
Cappollari said. “Now that we’re
here, there’s nothing else we want
to do but win.”
Wacksman signs
for lacrosse
GUILDERLAND — Connor
Wacksman, of Guilderland, a
senior at Christian Brothers
Academy, signed with Franklin
Pierce College to play lacrosse
next fall.
Wacksman, a highly recruited
goalie, also considered Mercy
College, Pace University, and The
College of Saint Rose. He used to
attend Guilderland High School,
playing goalie for the Dutch’s
varsity team before transferring
to CBA.
31
“Chess is beautiful”
Samadashvili, 9, to represent Capital District at
World Youth Championships in United Arab Emirates
By Peter Henner
At 9, Martha Samadashvili
dreams of becoming a world chess
champion.
She is working hard to reach
her goal.
In August, Martha won the
North American Youth Championship for girls under 10, and
was awarded the title of Woman
Candidate Master.
In December, Maratha will lead
the nine girls from the United
States who will compete among
the 134 girls in the under-10
section of the 2013 World Youth
Championships. The competition,
with thousands of chess players
from around the world will take
place in Al Ain, United Arab
Emirates.
The fourth-grader from Albany’s
Eagle Point School has a simple
answer to the question why she
likes chess: “Chess is beautiful,”
she says.
Although Martha has only been
playing chess for a little more than
two years, she has made incredibly
rapid progress, especially in the
last six months. Although both
her parents, Zaza Samadashvili
and Nino Tsitskishvili, were active club players in their native
Georgia, they had not played chess
after they moved to the United
States in 2002.
Martha learned how to play
when her grandmother came for a
visit; and noticed that Martha had
a natural aptitude for the game.
Martha started playing chess
at school, and soon was defeating
the teacher who organized the
school club. She started playing
in the scholastic tournaments run
by Make the Right Move, which,
under the leadership of Brother
John McManus, has introduced
hundreds of Capital District
schoolchildren to chess in the last
few years. Brother John, seeing
Martha’s early success, encouraged her to play in the stronger
rated tournaments, including
rated tournaments where children are encouraged to face adult
competition.
So far this year, Martha has
played in 135 chess games rated by
the United States Chess Federation, and has achieved a number
of startling successes. In April,
she placed sixth in the All-Girl
National Championship (under
10) in Chicago.
As recently as June, she was
still rated under 1600, but brought
a USCF rating of 1677 to the New
York State Championship over
Labor Day weekend, and, after
playing in weekend tournaments
in Binghamton, Hartford, Boston,
Washington, and Atlantic City in
the last two months, now is rated
1823, which should place her in
the top 15 players under 10 in the
United States (and among the top
three girls under 10 and the top
15 girls under 13).
She has an impressive and
growing number of victories over
players rated over 2000: she has
defeated 2012 Albany club Champion Dean Howard. While I was
lucky to win my game against her
in the State championship, she
has beaten me twice in unrated
tournaments at the Hudson River
Coffeehouse.
Unlike many young players,
Martha is a serious and very selfdisciplined tournament player.
She is very comfortable sitting at
the board, does not take extended
breaks when it is not her move,
and is able to sit through the rigors of a three- to four-hour game
without resorting to caffeine.
She also works very hard at
chess: She is taking daily lessons
via Skype from the respected
Georgian chess coach Parmen Gelazonia. In addition to chess, she
also plays the piano. Her favorite
subjects in school are science and
math.
She considers herself to be a
tactical, rather than a positional
player, and her favorite players are former world Champion
Emanuel Lasker and the almostforgotten Akiba Rubinstein (who
were both active in the early 20th
Century), and Bobby Fischer,
whom she particularly admires
because of his ability to “trade
his bad pieces for his opponent’s
good pieces.”
Her coach is helping her prepare
openings for the upcoming world
youth championships but Martha
asked me not to reveal anything
about her opening preparation
in this article, because it might
be read by her prospective opponents.
Not surprisingly, Martha’s parents strongly support her chess
activities. Her father Zaza, was a
doctor in Georgia. After obtaining two masters degrees in public
health, he now works as a research
scientist for the State University
of New York. He has also started
playing in tournaments, and has
achieved a rating of 1689.
Martha told me that she hopes
to someday become the world
champion. In the short run, she is
hoping to place in the top three in
the World Youth Championships
next month.
Although she does not yet have
a FIDE (Fédération internationale des échecs) rating, her USCF
rating indicates that she has a
reasonable chance of winning the
tournament, especially since she
seems to improve almost daily,
and may very well be significantly
stronger than her current rating
when the tournament takes place
a month from now.
Help send Martha to the
World Youth Championship
It is an expensive proposition
to travel to the UAE for a tournament of this nature. Although the
USCF has nominated Martha to
represent the United States, there
are no funds available to help with
the costs incurred, including airfare, hotel accommodations, and
FIDE and tournament registration fees.
The East Greenbush chess
club is sponsoring a fundraising tournament in Albany this
Saturday, Nov, 16 (details in the
Community Calendar section from
the Nov. 7 edition online at www.
altamontenterprise.com and at
eastgreenbushchessclub.org).
There is also a website, www.
gofundme.com, which explains
the goal of raising $3000, has a
personal appeal from Martha, and
which is set up to accept on-line
contributions.
This week’s problem
In the third round of the 2013
New York State championship,
Martha had Black against Michael
Semel, a downstate player who,
like many strong Class A players,
was once an Expert.
Semel, perhaps feeling overconfident because he was playing a
9-year-old girl rated 1677, essayed
the Morra Gambit, where White
sacrifices a pawn for an attack.
The gambit is considered unsound
and is usually only tried against
presumably weaker players.
As late as move 25, Semel was
still trying to play overly aggressively, in order to avoid giving up
a draw to Martha. After his final
error, 31 Rb7?, Martha ends the
game quickly. How?
The Enterprise — Peter Henner
Standing behind their daughter, Martha’s parents, Zaza
Samadashvili and Nino Tsitskishvili, strongly support her chess
activities.
BOWLING
Knox Firemen Mixed
Carol Boyd ..................................... 189, 160
Ed Czuchrey .................................. 190, 167
Dan Decker .................... 229, 252, 195, 676
Tim Lown ................................177, 211, 194
Kathy Hempstread........................ 189, 155
Chuck Herchenroder ..... 226, 257, 220, 703
Greg Lemmerman ................................. 178
Mary Ellis ...................... 159, 161, 190, 510
Tracy Sudol .................... 213, 247, 205, 665
Kim Hempstead ............................ 173, 159
Matt Jennings ............... 187, 210, 202, 599
Pat Sudol ....................... 243, 269, 204, 716
Deb Govel ...................................... 175, 160
Scott Bishop................... 197, 217, 191, 605
Bill Sudol ....................... 178, 233, 159, 570
Sylvia Czuchrey............................. 175, 155
Nancy Lown ........................................... 160
Howard Bishop .............. 192, 159, 157, 508
Tom Govel ...................... 248, 179, 186, 613
Carol Tubbs ........................................... 181
Paul Hempstead ............ 202, 227, 167, 596
Dana Jennings .............................. 164, 156
Dick Tubbs ..................... 155, 199, 181, 535
Frank Belli .................... 182, 215, 200, 597
Town ‘N Country Men
Marcel Brisson ............................. 264, 734
Barry Smith .................................. 228, 697
Nick Silvano ................................. 248, 695
Barry Noble .................................. 252, 686
Don Frey ....................................... 228, 678
Clark Thomas ............................... 243, 673
Scott Coleman .............................. 247, 666
Kris Wahrlich ............................... 245, 666
Tony Silvano ................................. 239, 658
Mike Herzog ................................. 254, 650
Chris Slingerland ......................... 243, 634
Dennis Murphy ............................ 231, 624
Art LeMay .................................... 222, 619
John Hensel ...................................211, 606
Mike Horan ........................................... 225
Scott Hawkins ...................................... 222
Armand Huneau ................................... 215
Randy Thomas ...................................... 214
Fran Frantzen ...................................... 210
Mike Barton .......................................... 208
Greg Davis ............................................ 203
Mike Hamilton ..................................... 202
Jon Dolen .............................................. 201
Jim Giner .............................................. 201
Town ‘N Country Senior
John Rohser ............................................190
Neil Taber .......................................191, 502
Andy Tinning..................................202, 571
Harold Hahn...................................180, 501
Shirley Herchenroder ............................166
Marison Lawton .....................................177
Rhea Brown ............................................150
Bertha Adamczak ...................................157
Trish Herchenroder ................................170
Ceryl Frederick ......................................173
Ron Frederick .................................201, 524
Ray Frederick .................................203, 550
George W. Frueh
Sons
FUEL OIL • KEROSENE • dIESEL FUEL• OFF ROad dIESEL
FILL-UP SPECIAL
Semel – Samadashvili, Albany,
N.Y. 2013
— Photo by Charles Eson
Concentration is evident on Martha Samadashvili’s face at the
State Championships. Soon she’ll be competing in the United Arab
Emirates as a player at the World Youth Championships.
Fuel Oil
Call for Today’s Price
Black to move and win.
(Solution on Page 7)
Cash Only
436-1050
32
SPORTS
Back to States
Third time wasn’t a charm, so Voorheesville is hoping fourth is for State title
VOORHEESVILLE — After
knocking at the door of a state
championship for three years, the
Voorheesville volleyball team is
ready to enter.
The Blackbirds are volleyball
purists, and the team has paid
its dues over an extended period
of time, accomplishing everything
except a Class C state title.
Ever since 2010, the state
competition in Glens Falls has
been a blessing for Voorheesville.
However, at this point, the team
must be hankering to bring a state
excited,” she said. “If they play
as determined and as focused as
they have been playing, then we
should be there. We just have to
work and stay focused.”
Voorheesville beat AuSable Valley in the regional finals in three
sets (25-13, 25-19, 25-17) last
Saturday without an important
starter, junior Nicole Brower, who
is recovering from surgery after
being plagued by appendicitis.
She watched the game from the
sidelines, cheering her team on.
Brower, who wasn’t practicing
on Tuesday, is not cleared by her
The Enterprise –– Michael Koff
Little fingers: Libby Bjork tries to get the volleyball over the net
for Voorheesville last Saturday during the Class C regional final
in Gloversville. The Blackbirds beat AuSable Valley in three sets,
and Bjork had 26 assists, four service aces, and two blocks.
championship home.
“It’s the fourth year in a row, so
we really want it,” junior Kimmy
McQuade said at Tuesday’s practice. “We have four seniors who are
all really good players; they want
it really bad, too. We all want to
win it for each other.”
Head Coach Ashley Swint
knows that the seniors — Caroline Bablin, Erin Gannon, Libby
Bjork, and Tori Hargrave — know
what it takes to get back to States,
and hopes that the younger girls
see it, too. “I’m just really, really
4 p.m. - 9 p.m
2 OFF
$ 00
any large or X-large
Pizza
coupon
Can you dig it? Voorheesville made States for the fourth consecutive season after beating AuSable Valley in three sets last Saturday
in the Class C regional finals. Here, senior Tori Hargrave keeps
the volleyball alive during the match; she had 17 digs and seven
kills.
pass is there, Libby [Bjork] can
do amazing things. We have three
great hitters in the front row, and
the ball usually hits the floor on
the other side.”
Or, the volleyball just deflects
off a helpless opponent and out of
bounds; some Voorheesville players hit the ball extremely hard.
For example, during the Class C
semifinals, Caroline Bablin killed
the ball off an opponents face.
This weekend, the Birds will be
missing big hits from Brower, who
spoke softly on Tuesday.
“They have amazing potential,”
said Brower of her teammates. “I
have full confidence in them. I’m
not the only one out there; they
can take over.”
Swint tries to make her players
practice as hard as they play. “We
can’t lollygag, and we don’t just
doctors to play this weekend at
States. The Birds begin pool play
against Eden, Millbrook, and Mattituck at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Devastated to not be playing,
Brower says she’ll cheer for her
teammates as much as she can.
“The doctors won’t let it happen;
I’ve went through two surgeries,
so I can’t,” she said. “I wish I could
play, but I’m sure they can step up
without me.”
“We wouldn’t let her [play],”
added Gannon.
Voorheesville handled AuSable
765-2000
8 South Main St., Voorheesville
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
Valley easily despite Brower’s
absence, but Swint said that,
mentally, it was tough. Freshman
Lauren Mackey had to come in and
play front row, and junior Eileen
Thompson played a role, too.
“We had a lot of positive breakthroughs,” said Swint. “This week,
it’s a matter of tweaking our defense to fill some voids, figuring
out what we have to do, so the
ball doesn’t hit the floor.”
Gannon told The Enterprise that
Voorheesville was shocked when it
heard the news about Brower. “A
lot of adjusting and planning had
to be made before the match,” she
said. “We really buckled down and
practiced. We had to figure out
what worked; she’s such a big part
of our team.”
McQuade said that losing Brower made the team work harder.
“We wanted to win for Nicole, and
we knew we could,” she said, “so it
motivated us even further.”
Voorheesville has faced Eden,
Millbrook, and Mattituck at States
before; Eden owns the record for
state titles with 10, including
back-to-back championships. No
doubt, each of those three opponents will be better than AuSable
Valley.
“Eden is just a great program,
so they’ll be our big competition,
again,” Swint said. “Millbrook has
definitely built their program up;
they’ll be great. I don’t know much
about Mattituck.”
McQuade said that playing
against high-level challengers
gives the Blackbirds an opportunity to run and make more plays.
“We can always go back to the
basics, but it gives us a chance to
try new things,” she said. “We have
to show what we can really do.”
Swint says that the Voorheesville players need to get their
passes to Bjork, so Bjork can run
the offense. “That’s it,” she said.
“If we do that, and attack the
ball, then we are in great shape,
but it relies a lot on our serve and
receive.”
Serve and receive is the first
pass off a serve that initiates the
offense. A dig is different than a
pass; a dig comes after an opponent made a swinging, attacking
hit.
“That’s where we can get a little
shaky; it’s on or off sometimes,”
Gannon said of the serve and
receive. “We can get caught up,
but, if we get the pass, and the
frEE DEliVErY
Lunch • 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
(Tuesday through Friday)
5 OFF
$ 00
any large or X-large pizza,
1 Doz. wings, 2 liter soDa
coupon
Fluid motion: Voorheesville senior Caroline Bablin hits the
volleyball during last Saturday’s Class C regional final against
AuSable Valley in Gloversville. The Birds won (25-20, 25-16, 258) to make States for the fourth straight year. Bablin had 18 kills
and 10 digs.
hang out,” she said. “If we work
hard, and stay focused, that’s all
I can ask for.”
At the beginning of the 2013 season, Voorheesville made “Let’s Do
It” T-shirts that also have “11-1613” printed on them, which is the
date of States in Glens Falls. The
Blackbirds’ goal is always States,
and getting to the final four has
been fulfilled many times.
“Our hard work pays off,” Gannon said. “It can get old, but the
girls are great, and Ashley [Swint]
is great. At this level, we can really
buckle down, and work on how
we’re going to win.”
Voorheesville will be happy
with whatever result it achieves,
McQuade said. “As long as we do
our best, and know that we played
our best,” she said. “We have a
good shot.”
Swint didn’t totally buy the “dynasty” tag after Voorheesville won
its fourth straight sectional title,
but the team plays at a high level
at all times, no matter who graduates or who joins the team.
“You can’t ask for anything
better,” said Swint. “The younger
girls are getting the experience,
so hopefully that makes them
work harder to keep getting back
there [States], to that next point,
every year.”
Last year, some players wanted
to plan a trip to Disney World if
they won a state championship,
and now, Gannon says they’ll plan
the same trip if they make the final
match, regardless of the result.
“That’s part of what is moving
us; we want to win,” said Gannon.
“We’ll fly down there together. It’s
like our last hoorah.”
The Disney World plan made
Swint laugh out loud. She just
wants her players to have fun
playing volleyball this weekend.
“I want them to play their hearts
out and smile,” she said. “I want to
see them come together, cheering
after every play.”

Albany County Post - The Altamont Enterprise

Transcription

Similar documents

Latham Lassies @ Colonie Town Park July 11th

McGavin McGavin Roofing 10% OFF

638 Top Ridge Drive - Carrow Real Estate Services, LLC

Firehouse hosts Great Big Home Show

Sally Brompton Daily Horoscope

stockmens insurance agency llc

the eLeaP LMS brochure.

Sally Brompton Daily Horoscope

HERE - Albany Housing Authority

a PDF of this press release