Ruth Louise Salvino Nov 20, 2008
SCHENECTADY Beloved mother, sister and grandmother, Ruth Louise Salivno passed away Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, brining to an end a long, happy and eventful life. Ruth was the daughter of the late Henry and Dora (Oliver) Plankenhorn. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Leaders fail to cut state budget Nov 19, 2008
Assembly Republican leader James Tedisco of Schenectady supported Skelos. Tedisco said Paterson almost dared leaders on Monday to put the governor's cuts to a floor vote, doubting anyone would while generating public support for Paterson. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
The Gorilla, Downey score wins for NY Nov 19, 2008
The Gorilla bounced back from losing a close decision to defeat Julian Rivera of Schenectady. After losing my last fight I felt like I needed to win this one and help put Hudson and New York on the map against Vermont, said Badila who broke his opponent s nose and connected on multiple uppercuts in the final round. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Eight inexpensive, educational gift suggestions for the holidays Nov 18, 2008
Where to get it: The Toymaker, Stuyvesant Plaza, Guilderland; G. Willikers, 461 Broadway, Saratoga Springs; The Open Door Gift Story, 128 Jay St., Schenectady; http://www ... com, Barnes , Borders; The Open Door Bookstore, 128 Jay St., Schenectady. (Albany Times Union)
Health care can't absorb more cuts Nov 18, 2008
In 2007, our hospitals collectively provided services to 12,000 residents of Albany, Schenectady and Rensselaer counties who rely on Medicaid for their health insurance. Each of our facilities also serves its share of the 60,000 residents of the tri-county area who are uninsured. (Albany Times Union)
Hunger arrives on new doorsteps Nov 17, 2008
September and October were the busiest months in the 30-year history of the Schenectady Inner City Ministry at 839 Albany St. Its food pantry served more than 3,800 people each month, up by more than 800 people each month from 2007, Director Gail VanValkenburgh said. More than 100 new families sought help both months, also records, she said. (Albany Times Union)
James F. Hoffman Nov 17, 2008
SCHENECTADY James (Jim) F. Hoffman, 68, died suddenly on Thursday, November 13th, 2008, at Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, N.Y. Jim was born in Greenport, N.Y. on June 17th, 1940. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, November 18th from 4-7 pm at the New Comer-Cannon Funeral Home on 343 New Karner Road in Colonie. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
NBC announcer with local ties dies at 87 Nov 16, 2008
Reig taught high school English for one year and was Taxation Committee Clerk in the New York State Legislature before becoming an announcer for the NBC radio affiliate WGFM in Schenectady in 1943, according to the biography on his official Web site. After eight years as a news reporter, he left the station but continued on the broadcast path, moving to WGY's television extension, WRGB. He worked as the chief announcer at what is now CBS 6 for two years before heading to New York City to join... (Albany Times Union)
State still pushing on with universal health care study Nov 16, 2008
The Daily Gazette - Schenectady, NY ... Bill Spolyar, executive director of the Schenectady Free Health Clinic, which provides health care for people with no health insurance, is waiting to see whether the state will cut the clinics $350,000 grant as part of sweeping cost-cutting measures aimed at reducing the deficit. (Schenectady Gazette)
Hoffman delivers in 'Synecdoche' Nov 14, 2008
There's the title, for one - the ridiculously complex spelling of the real-life town (Schenectady) makes for a tongue twister. Then there's the fact that it's veteran screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's first time directing a film; his work is so wonderfully twisted that it would seem an experienced hand would be called for. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Section II girls swimming title, Nov 14, 2008
Community News - Shen, Burnt Hills girls swimming take Section II titles. Friday 14 November, 2008. (Community News Weekly, NY)
Schools tackle budget math Nov 14, 2008
" Faced with losing between 3 and 10 percent of their state aid, virtually all districts have already frozen non-essential general fund spending. Field trips and conferences have been eliminated and vacant positions are not being filled. Some school boards are bracing for no-growth budgets next year for the first time in recent memory. Albany city schools have been bracing for a revenue reduction, and it came in at $2.6 million, a 3.4 percent drop in the state's share. Schenectady Superintendent... (Albany Times Union)
Bank's advertising keeps a down-home face in front of its customers Nov 13, 2008
The campaign is being produced by the Zlotnick Group in New York, which is handling the creative elements, and Media Man, a media planning and buying agency in Schenectady, New York, working with the marketing director at Countybank. The budget for the campaign, scheduled to run through December, is estimated at a thrifty $20,000. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
State lacks funds for Mohawk flood study Nov 13, 2008
"There is a lack of taking this seriously by our state officials. It is discouraging," said Stephen Boese, chairman of the flood committee for the Stockade Neighborhood Association in Schenectady. The region's new congressman, Paul Tonko of Amsterdam, had spearheaded the task force when he was a member of the state Assembly. (Albany Times Union)
Man admits to Rotterdam arsons Nov 13, 2008
ROTTERDAM A 47-year-old man pleaded guilty today in Schenectady County Court to two arson counts for setting fires to three residences in Rotterdam in earlier this year, the district attorney's office said ... Rotterdam police, the Fire Investigation Division of the Schenectady County Office of the Fire Coordinator, state Division of Criminal Justice Services and State Police and its Forensics Investigation Center worked on the case. (Albany Times Union)
Redeemed? DEC nabs Bottle Bill violators Nov 13, 2008
There were 17 violations issued in DEC Region 4, which covers Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Montgomery, Greene, Columbia, Delaware and Otsego counties. There were 12 violations issued in DEC Region 5, which covers Saratoga, Warren, Washington, Fulton, Hamilton, Essex, Clinton and Franklin counties. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Schenectady Schools Fear Losing State Money Nov 13, 2008
Children play outside of a public school in Schenectady on Wednesday afternoon ... Schenectady schools are expecting that they'll have to cut $2 ... The leader of Schenectady schools tells us it's not fair for Governor Paterson to make cuts in the middle of the school year. (FOX23 News, NY)
Ghent native wins Stockade-athon 15K Nov 13, 2008
SCHENECTADY Ghent native Emory Mort added another jewel to his local road racing crown, winning the 33rd running of the Stockade-athon 15K Sunday in Schenectady. Mort, 25, broke the tape in 47:52, 55 seconds ahead of second-place finisher and Willow Street Athletic Club teammate Andy Allstadt of Albany. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Schenectady Armory Closing Nov 11, 2008
Last Update: 11/10 4:12 pm. The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs will close down the building to reduce heating costs and prepare the facility to be disposed of. (FOX23 News, NY)
10 minutes with ... Alan Boulant Nov 10, 2008
I drove down to Grossmans on Erie Boulevard [in Schenectady. I pulled the brochure [on how to make a counter top] and I made it and it was a success. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Cadets have title knack Nov 9, 2008
COLONIE In the week leading up to Friday night's Class AA Super Bowl, La Salle coach Al Rapp reminded his team how poorly it played in every phase during a lopsided loss to Schenectady in Week 6 ... Schenectady (8-2) lost in its first appearance in a Super Bowl ... "We want to get back here," Schenectady second-year coach Carm DePoalo said. (Albany Times Union)
Minnesota skates past UNH Nov 9, 2008
Union 3, Harvard 1 - The Dutchmen (4-2-1, 1-1-0 ECAC) scored twice on six second-period power plays and made the lead stand up in knocking off the No. 18 Crimson (2-2-0, 2-2-0) in Schenectady, N.Y.. Matt Cook and Lane Caffaro scored Union's man-advantage tallies, and Luke Cain added a third-period goal. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Rummage sale benefits nursing home Nov 8, 2008
The event reminded her of the 34 years she spent as chairperson of her church's rummage sale in Schenectady. She has fond memories of those times, and the rummage sale brought them back. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Burnt Hills and Shenendehowa girls XC Nov 8, 2008
Community News - Burnt Hills, Greenwich, Saratoga girls take Section II cross country titles. Saturday 08 November, 2008. (Community News Weekly, NY)
Ottati: Small only in stature Nov 8, 2008
Schenectady quarterback comes up big for Patriots ... SCHENECTADY The listing on the Schenectady High football roster states Nick Ottati is 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds ... Ottati has also helped guide Schenectady (8-1) to its finest football season to date. (Albany Times Union)
La Salle, Watervliet win Section II Super Bowls Nov 8, 2008
Unlike in their 34-7 loss in Week 6 at Schenectady, La Salle opened the game strongly and never relented, beating the Patriots 26-14 Friday to claim the Class AA Super Bowl, their second straight Class AA title ... Schenectady finishes 8-2. (Albany Times Union)
La Salle's Altarac is Super up front Nov 8, 2008
Altarac hopes to make a similar impact tonight at 7 when the Cadets (7-2) meet Schenectady for the Section II Class AA title at Colonie High. The only returning starting offensive lineman from the 2007 Super Bowl championship team, Altarac's exploits are not limited to football. (Albany Times Union)
Broadway beer garden brewing Nov 8, 2008
Baumgartner also is working on a Schenectady version of Bombers, and said he finalized financing earlier this week. He bought a building on State Street, near the Proctors complex, and plans to begin structural work the week after Thanksgiving. (Albany Times Union)
A call for help to aid veterans Nov 8, 2008
The Schenectady native graduated from Mohonasen High School, Rotterdam. He earned a bachelor of science degree from the University at Albany and his medical degree from New York University of Osteopathic. (Albany Times Union)
Small Hawthorne makes the big time Nov 8, 2008
As a team, Hawthorne Valley had 36 points, defeating Berlin 50, Schenectady Christian 78, Mayfield 91, Duanesburg 170, Maple Hill 191, Whitehall 193, North Warren 200, Middleburgh 211 and Hadley-Luzerne 284. The only girl to run cross country this year, freshman Emily DeGeyter, placed 11th overall, out of 72, which qualified her to move on to the state meet as well. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Just can't take Charlie literally Nov 8, 2008
Despite endless rehearsals with an enormous cast and a set that takes over a city block in Schenectady, N.Y., the play may never get performed for the public. Of course, this is not about putting on a play like Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney rallying the neighbourhood kids. (Toronto Sun)
'Synecdoche': A Part of Life That Makes Us Whole Nov 7, 2008
Cotard, a theater director wasting his talents in Schenectady, N.Y., is given a "genius grant" that enables him to do something big, something honest ... My death is your death is her death is our death -- possibly accounting for the title, which isn't just a phonetic play on Schenectady, but a speech form in which a part of something can stand for the whole ... It's a theatrical flourish lost on Schenectady, but it underscores the confusion of time that defines Cotard, a man prematurely old yet... (Washington Post)
Synecdoche, New York Nov 7, 2008
com: As difficult to enjoy as it is to pronounce. As difficult to enjoy as it is to pronounce. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Synecdoche, New York: Breaking, then rebuilding, the fourth wall Nov 7, 2008
Thus do we touch on the film's title, a play on Schenectady (a city of 60,000 in eastern New York State) but also a grammatical term in which a part of something stands for the whole, or the whole for a part. (For instance, "all hands on deck" means all sailors, not just their hands, while "Ottawa" can refer to the government rather than the entire city. (National Post)
Tonko cruises to win in 21st Congressional District Nov 6, 2008
Republican challenger and energy company president Jim Buhrmaster couldn't overcome the 29 percent Democratic enrollment advantage over the GOP in the district that comprises all of Albany, Schoharie, Schenectady and Montgomery counties and parts of Fulton, Rensselaer and Saratoga counties ... Buhrmaster, who is a Schenectady County legislator, had the GOP and Conservative lines ... Tonko bested four other Democrats in the Sept. 9 primary, by huge margins in Schenectady and Montgomery, the... (Albany Times Union)
Tonko defeats Buhrmaster Nov 5, 2008
Tonko served in the New York State Assembly, representing the 105th district - including all of Montgomery and part of Schenectady County - from April 1983 to June 2007. Paul was appointed President and CEO of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on July 1, 2007, and later resigned to run for Congress. (FOX23 News, NY)
Transient charged with raping 15-year-old girl Nov 4, 2008
SCHENECTADY -- A homeless man with an extensive criminal record faces assorted felony charges for allegedly stealing a car from Schenectady and later driving it to Connecticut to pick up a teenage girl he is accused of raping several times ... Buffardi said Watkins on Oct. 21 stole a 1999 Chrysler Pontiac from the parking lot of Schenectady County Community College ... This past Saturday, Watkins drove to the Nutmeg State (Connecticut)and brought the girl back to Schenectady where the sexual... (Albany Times Union)
OTB handle down $7M over last year Nov 4, 2008
OTB executives met with the administration of Gov. David Paterson "and they appear to agree that action must be taken to protect New York's horse racing market from out-of-state Internet sites,'' he said.On the bright side, last month's Breeders Cup handle was up $17,000 over 2007. Bettors wagered more than $2.7 million over two days at OTB parlors on top thoroughbreds racing at Santa Anita Park in California, Signor said.But the OTB handle during the summer Saratoga meet dropped from $21.3... (Albany Times Union)
Sorry, Mr. Stratton Nov 4, 2008
The $96,706 that the very able mayor of Schenectady is earning suddenly wasn't enough, not even after a 60 percent raise kicked in back in January, at the start of his second term ... Someone has the priorities straight in Schenectady city government when it comes to the mayor's salary, even if it's not Mr. Stratton ... But an underpaid mayor is no longer among Schenectady's problems. (Albany Times Union)
Hikers' refrain: Go light, gain terrain Nov 4, 2008
Roman Laba, a Schenectady resident, is a 64-year-old climbing and mountaineering veteran. These days, he's able to do trips like a 45-day backpacking route across Spain's Pyrenees Mountains carrying only 10 pounds of gear, not including food. (Albany Times Union)
Marvin Jay Kerner Nov 4, 2008
The Daily Mail Online. Serving Greene County since 1792. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Columbia Fall Sports Schedules Nov 4, 2008
Varsity Cheerleaders Sept. 12 Minisink Valley (A) Oct. 3 Schenectady (A) Oct. 10 Shaker (A) Oct. 17 LaSalle (A) Unless noted, all games begin at 7 p.m. ... Cross Country Sept. 6 Niskayuna Invitational (A) B only 9 a.m. Sept. 9 Shenendehowa, Burnt Hills (H) Sept. 13 Ed Springstead Invitational @ Colonie Town Park 9 a.m. Sept. 16 Guilderland, Colonie (A) Sept. 23 Saratoga, Averill Park (A) Sept. 27 Queensbury Invitational (A) 1:30 p.m. Oct. 4 Grout Invitational @ Schenectady Central Park 9 a.m.... (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Taconic Hills Falls Sports Schedules Nov 4, 2008
Girls Varsity ccer Varsity Coach: Bill Schnackenberg JV Coach: Dawn Marshall Sept. 2 Chatham (A) Sept. 8 Catskill (A) Sept. 10 Ichabod Crane (H) V 7 p.m., JV 4 p.m. Sept. 12 Coxsackie-Athens (A) Sept. 16 Maple Hill (H) Sept. 18 Cairo-Durham (A) Sept. 20 Greenville (H) 11 a.m. Sept. 22 Schenectady (H) 4:30 p.m. Sept. 24 Chatham (H) V 7 p.m., JV 4 p.m. Sept. 26 Hudson (A) Sept. 30 Catskill (H) Oct. 2 Ichabod Crane (A) V 7 p.m., JV 5 p.m. Oct. 4 Hudson (H) 2 p.m. Oct. 6 Coxsackie-Athens (H) Oct. 8... (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Elected officials could learn from plumbers Nov 3, 2008
He worked for a private company for many years and later became a member of Local 105 in Schenectady. During those early years, Pete spent his days in private homes fixing plugged toilets, leaky pipes and failed water heaters. (Albany Times Union)
Cadets display own fireworks Nov 2, 2008
Now La Salle will take on Schenectady in the Class AA Super Bowl at 7 p.m. Friday. La Salle's miracle comeback overshadowed the brilliant effort by Saratoga running back Leejay Pollacchi, who rushed 32 times for 333 yards and five touchdowns. (Albany Times Union)
Dorothy E. Schwartz Nov 2, 2008
Private cremation will be performed at Park View Cemetery in Schenectady. To get the rest of the stories every day, subscribe to The Daily Mail. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Tonko for Congress Nov 1, 2008
That sets him well apart from Republican Jim Buhrmaster, a Schenectady County legislator whom we did favor in the September primary over an altogether unqualified opponent. Mr. Tonko, a former state assemblyman and more recently the director of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, displays an impressive grasp of what confronts the country. (Albany Times Union)
For the state Legislature Oct 31, 2008
Mr. Blanchfield, a Democrat, who has served on the Schenectady City Council for seven years, including three as president, promises to be a voice for small, less-affluent cities like Schenectady and Amsterdam. He wants to look at ways to encourage more local investment in economic development projects. (Albany Times Union)
Cuomo issues clean energy code of conduct Oct 31, 2008
There is one planned for Rotterdam, and GE Energy is planning one for its Schenectady facility. Another very likely site is in the Helderbergs in Albany County, and to give you an idea of what you'd see those wind turbine towers go up there, the towers are about 400 feet tall about the same size as the Corning Tower at the Empire State Plaza in downtown Albany. (FOX23 News, NY)
Poll workers bracing for barrage Oct 29, 2008
SCHENECTADY Grace Shriver sat at a table at the county Board of Elections Tuesday morning, listening to instructions on how to use the new state voting machine designed for disabled voters ... Schenectady County election commissioners are predicting that some polling districts around the state could see turnout that tops 90 percent ... "This is our Black Friday" said Schenectady County Republican Election Commissioner Art Brassard about the dreaded shopping day after Thanksgiving. (Albany Times Union)
Robert Kilburn; professor had hands-on approach to science Oct 28, 2008
Also in 1955, Mr. Kilburn moved to Schenectady, N.Y., and worked at a General Electric research laboratory for two years as a biophysics researcher. In 1957, he became a science teacher in upstate New York at schools in Liverpool, Fayetteville, and Burnt Hills until 1966. (Boston Globe)
The message is clear Oct 28, 2008
Really, now, could anything be much simpler than resolving the dilemma in Schenectady County over banning the altogether reckless practice of cellphone texting while driving ... Schenectady County Legislator Susan Savage, for one, wants to pass such a law, just as they've done downstate in Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties ... It's not like Robert Farley, the Republican leader of the Schenectady County Legislature, doesn't want to crack down on TWD. He wonders, though, if counties really... (Albany Times Union)
G Falls mortgage brokerage closes Oct 28, 2008
MEM went through a growth spurt in 2004-06, making several acquisitions, becoming a public company and moving into new offices in downtown Schenectady ... And in January 2006, MEM moved from its Halfmoon headquarters to downtown Schenectady ... Turmoil seemed to hit soon after the move to Schenectady. (Albany Business Review, NY)
FBI Probe of JPMorgan Fees Focuses on Swaps That Roiled Taxpayer's Debt Oct 28, 2008
MacFaddin, 47, a graduate of in Schenectady, New York, took J.P. Morgan's emphasis on exotic derivatives and merged it with Chase's goal of doing many deals quickly, Shapiro says. Landing Deals. (Bloomberg)
Should city workers live in Utica? Oct 28, 2008
Schenectady police officers, for example, have a permanent exception. They can live outside the city but have to forfeit some vacation-related benefits, Schenectady Corporation Counsel L. John Van Norden said ... After five years, police officers can live outside Schenectady without penalty, he said. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
'Synecdoche, New York' is another piece of Charlie Kaufman's soul Oct 26, 2008
On the plot level, it's about a struggling theater director in Schenectady, N.Y., Caden Cotard, whose artist wife abandons him partly in disgust for his banal imagination (which seems to consist of a penchant for restaging classics) and takes along their 4-year-old daughter. Unexpectedly freed from monetary worries by a "genius" grant, Caden moves to New York, where he creates a simulacrum of real life in an abandoned warehouse. (Los Angeles Times)
Lady Spartans crash Lady Cats’ homecoming Oct 26, 2008
SCHENECTADY Catskill sent six players to the Section II individual tennis tournament, Friday at Central Park in Schenectady, according to a release from Catskill coach Jim Guldenstern ... Sara Bonaquist (Schenectady), 9-7; Mokszycki def. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
'Synecdoche, New York': Nowhere Man, By Kurt Loder Oct 25, 2008
Philip Seymour Hoffman, usually such a fascinating actor to watch, is here sunk deep in shlubbiness as Caden Cotard, a mediocre director of plays stranded in the theatrical outback of Schenectady, New York. (Cotard's Syndrome meaningfully, no doubt is the psychiatric delusion that one is dead or rotting, or that the world no longer exists. (MTV.com)
11 soccer teams play in Sectionals Oct 25, 2008
The winner of that game advances to play either Schenectady (#4 from Big 10) or Shaker (#4 from Suburban Council) in the quarter finals. In Class A, Ichabod Crane drew the fifth seed and played #12 Lansingburgh at home Wednesday night. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche: Perhaps the Most Depressing Movie You'll Ever See Oct 25, 2008
Synecdoche (the title is a pun on the place name Schenectady and the ) is the first movie directed by screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, who wrote four filmsHuman Nature, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindthat have established him as the Kafka of Hollywood. He's the only major screenwriter with a distinctly literary voice. (Slate)
Synecdoche: Charlie Kaufman's Dangerous Mind Oct 25, 2008
" But I say, it's weird and wonderful. Go! you know as the gifted, mulish, effulgently idiosyncratic screenwriter one of the few non-directors to establish a unique film voice of Human Nature, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Adaptation and The typical film scribe making his move to the director's chair would pick a modest project, one that doesn't tax his tyro status. But Kaufman's first work as a total auteur is his most daunting project yet: a portrait of a creative mind in artistic and... (Time.com)
Kaufman's Imagination Building Oct 24, 2008
The title is both a term meaning a part that is used to refer to the whole, or vice versa, as well as a wordplay on the upstate city of Schenectady, where Caden Cotard (Hoffman) is staging an avant-garde production of "Death of a Salesman.". Caden's marriage to Adele (Catherine Keener), a painter of miniature portraits, is falling apart. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Synecdoche, New York:' Extravagant flights of fancy, tethered to the real world Oct 24, 2008
The two live in Schenectady, New York, with their 4-year-old, Olive (Sadie Goldstein), who, when the story opens, is casually evacuating radioactive-green feces. Neither Caden nor Adele is alarmed, so intensely are they wrapped up in a depressive melancholia they seem to have nurtured longer than their daughter. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Academy graduates 92 troopers Oct 22, 2008
Trooper graduate James Diederich from Schenectady walks off stage during the 196th New York State Police Basic School Graduation at Empire State Plaza Convention Center (Paul Buckowski / Times Union). Newly sworn-in troopers congratulate one another following the 196th New York State Police Basic School Graduation at Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany on (Paul Buckowski / Times Union). (Albany Times Union)
Wind farm being studied Oct 22, 2008
ROTTERDAM A Vermont wind energy company is in the very early stages of developing a wind farm in Schenectady County ... The Reunion project is not the only Schenectady County wind project under consideration ... General Electric Co. also is planning to erect a wind turbine in Schenectady at its GE Energy plant there. (Albany Times Union)
