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Area 

News 

Fetch! brings 

kids to museum 

Sometimes all it takes is an 

animated dog to get kids interested 

in science. 

See story on Page 16. 

No corners 

for you 

They Might Be Giants are no 

strangers to the Albany area, or 

The Egg, where they’ll be performing 

on Saturday, April 19. 

See story on Page 20. 

Boys lacrosse 

The Niskayuna boys lacrosse 

team is still undefeated, but that 

doesn’t mean the wins have 

come easily to the Silver Warriors. 

See story on Page 28. 

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Volume XV Number 16 75¢ April 17, 2008 

As vacation week draws to a close, local activities can help banish boredom 

Tang Museum, 

Saratoga 

Henry Hudson Planetarium 

Planetarium, , 

Albany Stockade District, 

Schenectady 

Long lines snake out 

of Center City building 

as young people wait 

to hand in resumes 

By ROSS MARVIN 

Spotlight Newspapers 

marvinr@spotlightnews.com 

More than 350 teens and their 

parents stood in a long, snaking 

line for up to two hours in the 

Center City building in downtown 

Schenectady, on Wednes- 

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day, April 9, waiting not for the 

chance to go to a Hannah Montana 

concert, but for a chance at 

summer employment. 

The Schenectady County 

Job Training Agency took applications 

on a fi rst come, fi rst 

serve basis from 2:30 to 5:30 

p.m., from area teens ages 14 

to 20 in search of 400 jobs with 

a variety of local business and 

government agencies as part of 

the Schenectady County Youth 

Employment Cooperative. 

Ant Johnson, 17, is a student 

at Schenectady County Commu- 

By 

JACKIE SHER 

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Your child can only 

build so many creatures 

at Build-A- 

Bear, and you can only eat so 

many slices of pizza at the mall 

food court over spring break before 

you both go mad from boredom. 

It’s not always fi nancially possible 

to sweep up the kids and fl y off to a 

new and exciting destination every time 

they have a week off from school, and 

with the ever-rising prices of gas these 

days, it’s even becoming a bit of a burden 

to take a long drive somewhere. 

There are still a number of local attrac- 

■ Spring Page 11 

nity College. He stood in the congested, 

body-to-body traffi c on 

the fourth fl oor of Center City, 

outside of the SJTA offi ces. 

“I’m hoping to get a job fi xing 

computers,” said Johnson. 

But Johnson was among the 

lucky, who stood in the front 

of a lengthy line that stretched 

all the way down Center City’s 

back stairway, creating what 

members of the county sheriff’s 

department called a “fi re hazard.” 

Ben Marshall, 14, a student 

at Schalmont Middle School, 

Fire 

chief 

backers 

step up 

Dozens crowd town 

meeting to speak out 

against eliminating job 

By JENNIFER FARNSWORTH 

Spotlight Newspaper 


Scotia residents made it clear 

Wednesday, April 9, that many 

of them are not in favor of eliminating 

the fi re chief’s position, a 

proposal that is currently being 

discussed as a way to cut village 

costs. 

Nearly 60 people turned out for 

the normally scarcely attended 

Village of Scotia Board of Trustees 

meeting in response to talks 

of eliminating the position of fi re 

chief, currently held by Richard 

Kasko. 

Many volunteer fi refi ghters, 

longtime residents and members 

of the Scotia Permanent Fireman’s 

Association came to show 

their support for Kasko. 

Firefi ghter Tom Gifford, who 

has served for more than 20 

years, said that the department 

fought hard to get the position of 

fi re chief approved years ago. 

He said that he feels the position 

is necessary for the safety of 

residents of the village. 

“This is a position that we depend 

on and that is essential,” said 

Gifford. 

President of the Fireman’s As- 

■ Chief Page 18 

Teens brave crowds for summer work 

heard about the program from 

his mother, Marie, who works 

at Rotterdam’s Boys & Girls 

Club. He stood in the stairway 

with hundreds of other teens for 

nearly an hour, braving swelling 

temperatures in the stagnant 

hallway on what was one of the 

hottest days so far this spring. 

“We knew it was fi rst come, 

fi rst serve so we got here as soon 

as we could,” said Ben Marshall. 

“We just want to turn in our paperwork 

and application.” 

■ Teens Page 18

Page 2 April 17, 2008 Spotlight 

Glenville police arrested a 

New Bedford, Mass., man for 

allegedly burglarizing Ruggiero 

Deli and the Golden Bird off 

Saratoga Road on Sunday, March 

2. 

Curtis M. Brisson, 37, was 

arrested and charged with two 

counts of third-degree burglary 

and two counts of third-degree 

criminal mischief, all felonies. 

Brisson allegedly broke into 

the two businesses in Socha 

Plaza and took small amounts 

of money. 

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A Glenville man was arrested 

by town police for allegedly having 

sexual contact with a teenager. 

William C. Seaward, 25, of 

Saratoga Road, Glenville, was 

charged with two felony counts of 

second-degree rape. Seaward was 

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Other arrests 

• Scotia police arrested Charlene 

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Schenectady, and charged her with 

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• Glenville police arrested David 

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12. 

Scotia fi re leaves fi ve homeless, destroys home 

By JENNIFER FARNSWORTH 



A fast-moving fire at a 

Sacandaga Road home in Scotia 

left fi ve homeless Tuesday, April 8. 

The fi re destroyed the two-family 

house at 32 Sacandaga Road, 

where flames spread through 

the attic, making it impossible for 

fi refi ghters to enter the home. 

Fire Chief Richard Kasko said 

no one was injured in the fi re, and 

the department was assisted by 

seven other fi re departments. 

Kasko credits fire crews 

with keeping the blaze under 

control and not letting it spread 

to neighboring homes. 

“I am so proud of our guys. We 

even received compliments from 

the insurance adjuster who could 

not believe that with that type of 

fi re, no one was hurt. They really 

did a fantastic job,” said Kasko. 

By Monday, April 14, the 

cause of the fi re was ruled to be 

undetermined by the Schenectady 

County Firefi ghters Association. 

Kasko said the county said the 

extent of the damage to the home 

made it impossible for them to 

be sure whether it was electrical 

or not. 

He said many spectators 

watched as the fi re took close to 

four hours to put out. 

“People were urged to stay out 

of the way, but the house was such 

a blaze that we had people taking 

pictures,” said Kasko. “With that 

much destruction, the case will be 

closed as undetermined.” 

Towering fl ames could be seen 

throughout the village, including 

at neighboring school Christian 

Brothers Academy. 

Headmaster of the school 

John Bishop also had praise for 

the professionalism of the fire 

department. He said that the 

students were dismissed half an 

hour early from school in an effort 

to allow more trucks to get to the 

fi re’s location. 

“Our first concern was, of 

course, getting out students away 

from the fi re and smoke, we also 

wanted to assist the department 

by not bringing in any unwanted 

traffi c at the school’s normally busy 

dismissal time,” said Bishop. 

None of the five people left 

homeless had renters insurance 

and were not able to salvage any 

of their belongings. 

A fund has been set up at First 

National Bank of Scotia in an effort 

to provide essentials and clothing 

for the victims. Donations can be 

made at the bank’s main offi ce at 

201 Mohawk Ave. in Scotia. For 

information, call 370-7201. 

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Spotlight April 17, 2008 Page 3 

Mohonasen school district offi cials unveil budget 

2.6 percent tax levy increase 

expected 




Offi cials for Mohonasen Central 

Schools unveiled the district’s 

$41.94 million preliminary 2008- 

2009 budget at a meeting with about 

a dozen residents at Pinewood 

Intermediate School on Monday, 

April 14. 

The school board is set to 

approve the budget at its next 

scheduled meeting on Monday, 

April 21, at 7 p.m. 

The proposed budget represents 

a 4 percent increase over the $40.3 

million 2007-2008 budget. 

Offi cials also project a 2.6 percent 

tax levy increase from $20.8 million 

in 2007-2008 to $21.36 million in 

2008-2009. 

Superintendent Kathleen Spring 

touted the fact that the tax levy 

Holocaust 

survivor 

shares 

her story 

Speaker discusses her time 

at Bergen-Belsen 

concentration camp 


and ASHLEY LUCAS 



lucasa@spotlightnews.com 

Though she doesn’t remember 

for certain, Marion Blumenthal 

Lazan said she must have seen 

Anne Frank when they were both 

prisoners in the Nazi-controlled 

Bergen-Belsen concentration 

camp. 

“But she was a teenager,” recalled 

Lazan, who spoke at area schools and 

libraries last week. “What use would 

she have had for a 9-year-old girl?” 

But while Frank’s story ended 

with her tragic death, Lazan’s story is 

filled with endurance, determination, 

faith and survival. 

Lazan was sent to Bergen-Belsen 

along with her parents and brother 

Albert, one month before the family 

had scheduled a flight to the United 

States. 

At the camp, the family was 

starved, living on watery soup and 

one small piece of stale bread each 

day. Lazan said she barely bathed 

and that her clothes and hair were 

infested with lice. 

“I played make-believe games to 

pass the time,” said Lazan. “I would 

search for four perfect little pebbles, 

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Legals .................................25 

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Weddings ............................17 

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increase is the lowest it has been 

in more than 10 years. 

This year, Mohonasen received 

a record $18.92 million in state aid, 

said Spring. 

The state aid falls into several 

categories, including aid for 

BOCES programs, technology and 

hardware, and building aid. 

District offi cials said the state’s 

building aid must be used to offset 

debt from past building programs. 

Other aid types, including aid for 

BOCES programs, must be spent 

by the district, or else the aid will 

be lost. 

“That means we have to take 

a very conservative approach,” 

said Denise Swezey, Mohonasen’s 

assistant superintendent for 

business. 

As part of its state aid package, 

Mohonasen will receive $12.49 

million in Foundation aid in 2008- 

2009, up from $11.1 million last 

year. Spring said that Foundation 

aid can be spent on anything from 

each one representing a member of 

my family. I thought that if I found 

them, then we would all make it 

out alive.” 

While all four family members 

survived their imprisonment, 

Lazan’s father died of typhus shortly 

after the war ended. 

Lazan, now 73 years old, weighed 

only 35 pounds in the spring of 1945 

at age 10. Slowly, she regained her 

strength and began her education. 

At age 13, Lazan immigrated 

to the United States. Landing in 

Peoria, Ill., Lazan was placed in 

the fourth grade with 9-year-olds. 

Though she spoke little English, 

Lazan persevered, graduating with 

honors from high school only five 

years later. 

Lazan also met her future 

husband in Peoria. 

Nathaniel Lazan was a student 

at Bradley University, who fell in 

love with the 16-year-old Marion at 

first sight. 

“I saw her at a Yom Kippur 

service, and I asked to walk her 

home,” said Lazan. “I’ve been 

walking her home ever since.” 

Now the mother of three and 

grandmother of nine, Lazan, who 

lives on Long Island, spends much of 

the year sharing her story at schools 

around the county. 

And while Lazan recognizes her 

own remarkable story, she likes to 

say the real survivor is her mother, 

SK 

programs to salaries to employee 

benefi ts. 

Spring said she credits an 

increase in state aid and a fi scally 

conservative approach as reasons 

for the relatively mild tax increase. 

The 2007-2008 budget 

represented a 4.25 percent tax levy 

increase and the 2006-2007 budget 

was characterized by a 9.14 percent 

tax levy increase. 

Spring was adamant that last 

year’s revaluation of property in 

Rotterdam did not mean the district 

collected more taxes, but rather 

that the levy was redistributed 

based on the new assessed values 

of properties in the town. 

Swezey said rising costs in 

health care and continued increases 

in diesel fuel costs were reasons for 

the increase. 

Instruction costs increase from 

$22.26 million in 2007-2008 to 

$23.38 in the proposed budget. 

Swezey said the district has 

proposed an expansion of its 

Marion Bluenthal Lazan, pictured with her husband, Nathaniel, visited 

the Capital District on Thursday, April 1, and Friday, April 2. 

Ashley Lucas/Spotlight 

who turned 100 in February. 

“I still call her every day,” said 

Lazan. 

Lazan shared her story in the 

Capital District at the beginning of 

the month, making stops at O’Rourke 

Middle School, part of the Burnt 

Hills-Ballston Lake School District; 

the Town of Ballston Community 

Library; the Clifton Park-Halfmoon 

Public Library and Schalmont Middle 

School in Rotterdam. 

Lazan, who began speaking 

publicly about her experiences 

in 1979, is also the author of an 

acclaimed memoir, “Four Perfect 

Pebbles,” published in 1996. The 

book is housed in several local 

schools and public libraries. 

“This is the last generation that 

will hear from a Holocaust survivor,” 

said Linda Fasano, middle school 

librarian at Schalmont. “Every kid 

has heard of Anne Frank, but she 

didn’t survive.” 

She said Lazan has been coming 

to Schalmont for nearly 10 years and 

that her book is a popular choice of 

students. 

Nancy Pearse, dean of students 

at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, said she 

thought Lazan’s message resonated 

with students because it teaches not 

to dwell on the past and to look into 

the future with optimism. 

“I hope they learned the message,” 

said Pearse. “It was very powerful.” 

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business education program at the 

high school and has proposed to 

expand the role of the high school 

social worker. 

The district has also proposed 

to add three full-time teachers, to 

account for retiring staff. 

“We’ve had a few teachers retire 

this year so it’s really a balancing 

act,” said Swezey. 

Other line item expenses 

like debt service, operation and 

maintenance stayed stable. 

Swezey said the district took 

several cost-saving measures this 

past year. The district switched to a 

less costly health-care plan for both 

teachers and retirees and has been 

focusing on energy effi ciency. 

“Just by making sure our lights 

are turned off at the end of the day, 

we’ve seen some real savings,” said 

Swezey. 

Longtime town resident Paul 

Anzalone, who attended Monday’s 

meeting, said that with the economy 

as it is, he’s satisfied with the 

A century of memories 

For 100-year-old Rotterdam 

resident Helen Gorden, 

living just ‘came natural’ 




Helen Elizabeth Gorden’s 

daughter Dolores Varriale 

remembers that her mother walked 

everywhere in her younger years. 

“She never had a car,” said 

Varriale. “She would walk quite a 

ways to get a bus to go to work.” 

When she had to go a bit farther, 

Gorden got in on an early trend of 

riding a tricycle. 

Varriale remembers her mother 

riding her three-wheel bike to get 

groceries and to run other errands. 

“She was very active,” said 

Varriale. 

It would appear Gorden’s active 

lifestyle has paid off. 

On Sunday, Feb. 17, Gorden 

celebrated her 100 th birthday, 

making her one of Rotterdam’s 

oldest residents. 

And though Gorden suffered a 

stroke several years ago, she still 

lives on her own. 

“She has a hard time hearing and 

talking, but she’s gradually getting 

better,” said Varriale, who lives in 

an apartment across the hall from 

her mother. 

Varriale said she remembers a 

time when Gorden entertained all 

of her family with her stories. 

Born in Schenectady, Gorden 

married Ernest Otto Stewart on Feb. 

20, 1928, when she was 20 years old. 

Varriale recalls one of her 

mother’s favorite stories about her 

honeymoon. 

“After the wedding, they drove to 

Pittsfi eld, Mass., for the honeymoon, 

but it was freezing cold and she said 

they didn’t have good windshield 

wipers and hardly any heat.” 

The couple had two children, 

Delores and Marilyn. 

Varriale, now 74, is retired and 

lives in Rotterdam. Marilyn Stewart, 

now 77, works as an optician at Wal- 

Mart in Smyrna Beach, Fla. 

Varriale remembers her father as 

a village handyman who worked odd 

jobs. For a time, she said, he worked 

at a Rotterdam tire shop. 

But Varriale recalls that her 

mother was a professional in her 

district’s budget. 

“People see a state aid increase 

and they wonder why their taxes 

aren’t going down, but they don’t 

stop to see that costs of things are 

going up,” said Anzalone. 

Bus proposition up 

for ballot vote 

Residents will vote for a bus 

proposition along with the budget 

on Tuesday, May 20. 

The proposition calls for the 

addition of two full-size 66-passenger 

buses and four 22-passenger buses 

with wheelchair accessibility. 

The buses will cost district 

taxpayers $430,000, though Swezey 

said state aid will fi nance 78 percent 

of the purchase. 

Swezey said the district will trade 

in three high-mileage, 66-passenger 

buses this year as part of its regular 

bus rotation schedule. 

Rotterdam resident Helen Gorden 

celebrated her 100 th birthday in 

February. 

Submitted photo 

own right. 

Helen Gorden graduated from 

Schenectady High School and 

Spencer Business School. 

At Spencer, Stewart learned to 

use a comptometer, a mechanical 

adding machine that predated the 

calculator. The machine used a series 

of levers, arranged horizontally and 

vertically. 

“Her fi ngers used to fl y when 

she pushed the buttons on that 

comptometer,” said Varriale 

It was her skills on the 

comptometer that got her jobs with 

Alco and eventually General Electric, 

where she worked for more than 

20 years. Gorden served as payroll 

clerk at GE until she retired at age 

61. 

Though her husband died in 

her early retirement years, Gorden 

remained busy, tending to her garden 

and fashioning picture frames, 

ceramics, Christmas decorations 

and other crafts that she would often 

give as gifts. 

Perhaps the greatest gift for 

Gorden, though, was her ability to 

watch fi rsthand as more and more 

branches began to grow on her 

family tree. 

Gorden has four grandchildren, 

four great-grandchildren and seven 

great-great-grandchildren. 

On her birthday, Gorden offered 

a brief statement. 

“I didn’t plan on living so long and 

did nothing special to live 100 years,’ 

she said. “It just came natural.”


Why not take a pass over being in charge? 

By ROBIN SHRAGER SUITOR 


It isn’t easy being free. 

I’m free to choose how I spend 

my time, yet I often waste it 

worrying or complaining. Then 

I waste more time feeling guilty 

about wasting time worrying and 

complaining. Then I stay up late 

feeling upset about all the guilt, 

which means I don’t get a good 

night’s sleep, and the whole cycle 

begins again the next day. 

Further, I live under the 

mistaken assumption that I’m in 

charge of everything. There are 

others like me. And we’ll all tell 

you that it’s quite tiring. 

Being in charge of everything 

means that I believe that if I plan 

enough, collect lots of information, 

and anticipate every scenario and 

weather condition, I can make 

any situation turn out right. And 

if success is not achieved, then it 

must be because I dropped the 

ball, missed an angle or forgot 

to follow through. 

Passover, which begins Saturday 

night, celebrates the Jews’ escape 

from slavery in Egypt over 3,000 

years ago. They wandered in the 

desert for 40 years during their 

journey to freedom. And since they 

left Egypt in a hurry, there was no 

time to carefully plan and pack for 

that trip. 

Wow, I would have had a diffi cult 

time with all the uncertainties. I 

would have had a lot of questions 

for Moses: We have to do what? 

We’re going where? How long will 

it take to get there? Why can’t we 

take the time to bake some decent 

bread so we’ll have something to 

nosh on? How do we expect the 

young children and the elderly to 

walk so far? 

The holiday of Passover 

includes participating in a Seder 

(SAY-der), a lively hands-on 

religious ceremony celebrating 

the exodus from Egypt. During 

the Seder, Jews read from a 

special book called a haggadah. 

The word haggadah means “the 

telling,” referring to the obligation 

to tell the story of Passover to our 

children each year so the story 

will be remembered and relayed 

from generation to generation. 

Taking time out to celebrate 

my ancestors’ freedom from 

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physical slavery, reminds me that 

I need to remember to release 

myself from mental slavery. I 

need to get rid of emotional and 

physical clutter and use my time 

more wisely. 

Recently, I began to indulge 

myself with a Saturday afternoon 

nap. I need time to recharge. All 

that worrying and complaining 

drains my energy. 

And what do you know? 

Getting some rest enables me to 

be in charge of everything in a 

more productive way. 

For years my husband has 

tried to convince me of the 

power of the nap. He’s constantly 

saying, “I’m going to take a nap.” 

Sometimes he gives no warning. 

He just sits down on the couch 

and instantly falls asleep. There’s 

no deliberation involved. He 

doesn’t even need a pillow. He’s a 

pro at spontaneous napping. 

Of course, this is easy for 

him to do. He’s not in charge of 

everything. 

My brain is constantly 

processing, analyzing and 

planning. I can’t just simply put 

my head on a pillow and fall asleep. 

That would be like powering off a 

computer instead of using the log 

off and shut down functions. 

Unless I’m on the brink of 

exhaustion, it’s hard for me to 

drift off to sleep. When I close 

my eyes, a to-do list pops into my 

head. My brain says: How dare 

you rest when there’s so much 

to be done? 

With Passover approaching, the 

to-do list is intensifi ed: Clean the 

house, plan the festive meal, shop 

for the food (must get Breakstone’s 

whipped butter), and devise a creative 

way to keep everyone interested and 

involved in the Seder. 

Then there’s the mish mash 

of other thoughts: I remember 

fondly the Passovers celebrated 

at Aunt Selma’s apartment in 

Queens. I lament the fact that it 

has been years since I’ve been 

to Queens. I fret that the entire 

In 1875, the high temperature in Albany ranged from 

32 to 37 from the 17 th through the 21 st . The mean 

temperature for all of those 5 days was in the 20’s. 

All of those are records that have held for 130 years. 

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Full 

Rachel Suitor, age 3, celebrating Passover in 1999. 

family will not all be together. I 

rejoice in the friends and family 

who will join us for the Seder. 

I’m forever beating myself up 

for a missed opportunity when 

my daughter was 3 years old and 

we were videotaping the Passover 

Seder. She had stood up on her 

chair and had started to say a 

version of the “Four Questions,” 

recited by the youngest person 

present. I told her it was not quite 

time yet. And when it was time, 

she was no longer interested. No 

amount of cajoling would change 

her mind. You see on the video that 

she was ready, and then you hear 

my voice saying, “Not yet.” Oh, if 

I could only go back and capture 

that precious baby singing! 

“Just focus on the good things,” 

my wise husband advises. 

That’s easier said than done. 

There were days in the 

desert when my ancestors got 

discouraged. And we all know 

that negativity is contagious. 

A few disgruntled folks incited 

the masses to build and pray 

to a golden calf. Imagine how 

Moses felt when he returned 

with the tablets containing the 

Ten Commandments and found 

everyone blatantly disregarding 

the “no idol worship” rule. Talk 

about frustrating. 

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time, I might have assembled 

coalitions and gotten the people 

to hold off on erecting the calf. 

It’s also possible that my attempts 

would have failed and I would 

have felt responsible for being 

unable to prevent the whole 

golden calf scene. 

I have to believe I would have 

tried. You see I’m even retroactively 

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my own ancient advice. 

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and keep things in perspective. 

With freedom comes 

responsibility, but in reality I’m 

not in charge of everything. 

And the sooner I accept that, 

the more time I’ll have to perfect 

my napping skills. 

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Rotterdam amends law governing signs 

At issue is fl ashing, 

lighted displays 




The Rotterdam Town Board 

on Wednesday, April 9, voted 

unanimously to adopt a local law 

that permits only public schools 

and public firehouses to use 

lighted signage. 

The new law states that, 

except for public schools and 

fi rehouses, no sign can contain 

or be illuminated by flashing, 

intermittent rotating or moving 

lights. 

Last month, a number of local 

business owners complained 

in front of the board that the 

exemption should be extended 

to include town businesses. 

Supervisor Steven Tommasone 

said he would consult with the 

public works department and 

with members of the planning 

commission to consider whether 

or not it would be viable for the 

town to permit businesses and 

certain nonprofi t organizations 

to use fl ashing signs. 

“What we don’t want is a 

proliferation of these signs, but 

we understand we need to keep 

up with the technology,” said 

Tommasone. 

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Tommasone said he would 

be supportive of expanding the 

exemption so long as the signs 

stayed within the confi nes of a 

given piece of property and were 

not in the street. He also said he 

would only favor an expanded 

exemption if the signs were 

turned off when the business is 

closed. 

Tommasone said he wants 

to ensure the quality of life of 

Rotterdam’s residents is not 

infringed on by a rapid increase of 

signage, but he also admitted that 

he wanted to protect the town’s 

small business owners who can’t 

afford to constantly advertise 

their businesses elsewhere. 

“We have to keep our small 

business people in town,” said 

Tommasone. “The cost of 

advertising is rising and our 

businesses are looking for a 

competitive advantage. Lighted 

signs may not sound like a big 

issue, but for some small business 

owners it may be.” 

In last month’s public hearing 

on the law, Anthony Segretto, 

owner of D’Aurizio’s Pizzeria 

on Curry Road admitted that an 

electronic sign in his window 

that advertised his daily pizza 

and chicken wing specials was in 

violation of the town code. 

Segretto said his sign was his 

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to keep up with an increase in 

business. 

“Business had increased 25 

percent,” said Segretto. 

Tommasone said that 

businesses like D’Aurizio’s 

Pizzeria would not be cited with 

a violation while public works 

and the planning commission 

investigate the possibility of 

passing a new local law that 

would allow more electronic 

signs. 

Tax break for Cold War vets 

could hit books this month 


Legislature unanimously passed 

a property tax exemption at its 

meeting on Tuesday, April 8, that 

could save Cold War veterans up 

to $12,000 each year. 

Rotterdam is looking to adopt 

the county’s law locally that would 

provide the same exemption to 

veterans who served between 

Sept. 2, 1945, and Dec. 26, 1991. 

The veterans would qualify for an 

exemption from paying taxes on 

10 to 15 percent of their property 

value and would have to fi le for 

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assessor. 

At a public hearing on 

Wednesday, April 9, World War II 

veteran Anthony Troiano spoke 

in favor of the law. 

“There were a lot of confl icts 

during that time all around the 

world and America was in a lot 

of trouble,” said Troiano. “I ask 

for your support.” 

Last month, the board 

unanimously voted to call for a 

public hearing. 

“It’s something I hope 

a number of people can take 

advantage of,” said Tommasone 

at an agenda meeting in late 

March. 

According to Rotterdam 

Assessor Craig Surprise, the 

exemption could save vets 

between $8,000 and $12,000, 

depending on the application. 

Disabled veterans could save up 

to $40,000. 

While the board is likely to 

pass the amendment to the tax 

code at its meeting Wednesday, 

April 23, veterans would not 

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and rummage sale 

A rummage and bake sale 

will take place at the Niskayuna 

Reformed Church, 3041 Troy- 

Schenectady Road, on Saturday, 

April 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 

with a bag sale from 2 to 3 p.m. 

For information, call 785-5575. 

The church welcomes 

donations of the following items 

in good to excellent condition: 

clothing, books, jewelry, linens. 

Capital Rep to host 

free opening night 

Capital Repertory Theatre 

invites the public to the opening 

night performance of “Hank 

Williams Lost Highway” by 

Randal Myler and Mark Harelik, 

directed by Maggie Mancinelli- 

Cahill, on Wednesday, April 23. 

Pre-performance music at 6:30 

p.m., curtain at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy 

a post-performance dessert 

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Fun is not far away 

Now that tax season has mercifully come to an end, you may 

be thinking of taking that hearty tax return, packing the kids into 

the minivan and heading south for a visit to Disney World. 

Or, more likely, you may be thinking of taking what’s left after 

you’ve paid your taxes and heading to one of the smaller amusement 

parks in the areas just outside of the Capital District. 

In any case, you’re looking at the hassle and hurry of a long trip 

with high gas, food and 

admission prices waiting for 

you at the end. 

You needn’t bother Editorial 

with any of that. Your 

neighborhood, and the 

ones surrounding it, are 

full of historic, educational and, most importantly, fun attractions 

and activities for you and your family to enjoy. 

In our centerpiece story this week, you’ll fi nd things to do in 

Albany, Schenectady and Saratoga counties. Many are low-cost; 

all are less expensive than a trip to Disney World. 

In Albany County, families can enjoy the Henry Hudson 

Planetarium, take a tour of historic Albany with the Aqua Ducks, 

and visit any of the myriad museums in the county. 

In Schenectady, families can make their own bugs and 

volcanoes at Proctors, take a guided tour through the historical 

Stockade neighborhood, or learn about the history of aviation. 

While you’re in Saratoga County pining for the ponies to 

make their August appearance, feed your hunger for horse 

racing with a trip to the National Museum of Racing and Hall 

of Fame. When you’re through there, walk along (and off) 

Broadway for near-limitless food and shopping options. Cap 

the night at one of the many nightclubs that heat up during 

the spring and summer months, or do some stargazing with 

the kids. 

There is family fun to be had in our own back yards. If you’ve 

done many of the things near your own, move on to someone 

else’s, or go for the gusto with a tri-county tour of the many 

attractions to be found within the Capital District. 

We’ve tried to compile many local attractions and activities 

within this week’s paper, but if there is a favorite local 

destination you have that isn’t mentioned in our story, visit 

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Focus” feature in our recent editions. 

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our only option. We at Spotlight Newspapers hope you enjoy the 

new puzzle as we continue to look for new ways to challenge 

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Parents of preemies persevere 

By ELIZABETH GAROFALO 


The writer, a resident of 

Saratoga Springs, was chosen 

by the March of Dimes to tell her 

family’s story. 

Sept.11, 2001, as we all know, 

is probably the worst day in 

American history, but three 

years later on the same day, 

my husband, Greg, and I were 

celebrating — I was pregnant and 

my due date was May 11. 

I had always wanted to be 

a mother, and I had also been 

preparing myself — I took folic 

acid for a year and had not had a 

drop of alcohol for more than eight 

months. And so it seemed that the 

stars were aligned and all was right 

in the universe. I had no fertility 

issues, and conception was easy. 

On Jan. 4, in my 21st week 

of pregnancy, I had a Level 

II ultrasound, and everything 

looked good. That night, I thought 

I had indigestion, and over the 

next couple of days I had general 

malaise and some epigastric 

pain. I was told that indigestion 

is a common complaint during 

pregnancy and to take Maalox. 

On Jan. 22, I was admitted 

to labor and delivery at Albany 

Medical Center. I was 24 weeks 

pregnant. I had been diagnosed 

with severe preeclampsia 

and pregnancy-induced 

hypertension. 

My perinatologist told me that 

I was in liver failure and would 

have died over the next 24 to 48 

hours if I had not sought medical 

treatment. Luckily, I stabilized 

over the next few days, but 

signifi cant changes were noted 

on an ultrasound on the sixth day, 

and so Gabriela Lisbeth Garofalo 

was born at 10:03 p.m. on Jan. 28. 

She was 1 pound, 2 ounces, and 

12 inches long. We heard her 

cry, one small cry, before the 

NICU team whisked her away. 

We would not hear her cry again 

for more than a year. 

Ultimately, Gabriela spent 

165 days in the NICU/PICU 

and was discharged on July 11, 

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2005, on a vent, oxygen and a 

tracheostomy. 

Gabriela has a very complicated 

medical history, like so many 

premature babies. She has 

undergone four major surgeries. 

She has been to the OR nine times 

and spent 12 months on diuretics, 

15 months on continuous oxygen, 

17 months on a ventilator and was 

trached for 18 months. I have had to 

resuscitate her on four occasions. 

When Gabriela was just 8 

days old, she developed severe 

sepsis, a common prematurity 

complication. And so on that 

eighth day of her life, she lay 

nearly lifeless in Nursery 2. We 

were told that the next 12 hours 

were critical. The NICU staff 

worked tirelessly but feared that 

Gabriela had probably suffered a 

signifi cant brain bleed. 

We had planned an informal 

baptism for the next day, but the 

attending neonatologist and our 

nurse told us we should have it 

done right away. 

At that moment, my husband 

fi nally allowed himself to break 

down and weep. He could barely 

stand because his knees were 

buckling. I was able to remain 

pretty calm, and we would learn 

over the coming months that 

we could help each other get 

through what seemed like a 

living nightmare. I asked God to 

spare my daughter’s life. 

As we waited for the chaplain 

to baptize Gabriela, Greg and I 

held her tiny hands and talked 

to her. We talked to her about the 

seasons in nature. We told her 

that she was the most important 

person in our lives. We told her 

that we had waited for her all of 

our lives, and that we would not 

let anything happen to her. 

Our nurse told us to keep 

talking because Gabriela’s 

numbers were improving. At the 

end of the ceremony, I whispered 

in her ear, “I am your mother, and 

if you can hear me, give mama a 

sign,” and my precious daughter 

squeezed my fi nger. I knew then 

with complete certainty that she 

would survive. Over the next 12 

hours, she stabilized, and on the 

next day, we were told that the 

brain scan was normal. 

Greg and I have had great 

support from the NICU, March 

of Dimes, social workers and the 

NICU case manager. 

During that difficult time, I 

would wake up with such severe 

anxiety that I could barely breathe. 

I was depressed, but even more, 

I felt so guilty. My body had 

betrayed me. I was never sick in 

my life until I became pregnant. 

My baby was suffering, and I felt 

so responsible, so helpless. 

The staff tried to prepare me 

for the day I would go home 

but Gabriela would not. A nurse 

encouraged me to kiss my 

daughter, to feel her and for her 

to feel me, and so I kissed her 

body from head to toe. I wish I 

could have bottled her sweet baby 

smell. I hated being home. The 

house was silent. Her room was 

so empty. I never missed a day 

visiting her, and I was told more 

than once to go home, to spend 

time with my husband because 

so many marriages don’t survive 

this. And I knew they were trying 

to help and they were right, but I 

resented the advice. 

In the midst of the crisis I had 

lifelines to certain people, one of 

those people being Father Frank 

Sullivan, our beloved priest at St. 

Clement’s Church in Saratoga 

Springs. I would call him each 

week and give updates and ask 

for extra prayers when there was 

a surgery or when her condition 

was worsening. He would mention 

Gabriela in each of his weekly 

masses for almost two years, and 

she was also on the prayer list of 

the sick in congregations around 

the globe. Believe me, we felt 

the power of so many prayers. 

Gabriela came off her ventilator 

on June 8, 2006, and never went 

back on. She took her fi rst steps 

on Labor Day weekend in 2006. 

Days before Christmas this past 

year, she said “ma-ma,” and now 

she says “dada.” 

In the fall, we were given 

permission from the doctors to 

take Gabriela to church just once 

for the year (public places are a 

big no-no for her during cold and 

fl u season due to her chronic lung 

disease). Father Sullivan asked if 

we would walk in the procession 

with him at the start of Mass so 

he could introduce us. 

When he introduced us, he 

said, “Today is a very blessed day. 

Almost two years ago, Elisabeth 

called me when Gabriela was 

born and told me that, ‘One day, 

Father, we will bring Gabriela to 

your Mass to meet everyone at 

St. Clement’s,’ and when that day 

came, Elisabeth and Greg would 

know that a miracle had occurred. 

And so standing before you is 

Greg, Elisabeth, and the baby you 

have been praying for for almost 

two years: Gabriela Garofalo.” 

At the mention of her name, 

our daughter clapped, and, in 

turn, the congregation clapped 

and wept. 

After Mass, people flocked 

to us. Many were the parents of 

premature children. One couple 

told us of their preemie son, who 

is now a strapping 22-year-old 

football college star, but they wept 

as if he had just been born. 

I am here to tell you that 

miracles do occur. The advances 

in medicine and technology are 

nothing short of miraculous. I am 

here to tell you that the power of 

prayer works. I am a better parent 

and far better person because of 

this experience. 

My calling is to serve others 

and dedicate my professional life 

to improving the lives of premature 

babies and their families. 

I would like to thank those 

of you who have supported 

the March of Dimes because, 

ultimately, you have helped saved 

my daughter’s life, and I would 

like to encourage you to continue 

your efforts and to inspire others 

to do the same as this will save 

many more lives. 

This story is dedicated in 

memory of Amiyah, Christian, 

Isabella, Michael, Billy and 

Amelia — Gabriela’s nursery 

mates who died within their fi rst 

year of life. May their parents fi nd 

hope, courage and peace.


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Remember victims’ rights this week Letters policy 

Editor, Spotlight Newspapers: 

I would like to remind 

citizens that April 13-19 is 

National Crime Victims Rights 

Week. 

This year’s theme, “Justice 

for Victims—Justice for All,” 

calls attention to the 23 million 

Americans who fall victim 

to crime each year and the 

importance of assuring justice 

for these victims. 

The purpose of National 

Crime Victims’ Rights Week 

is to educate the public 

regarding victims’ rights while 

simultaneously honoring 

victims, their families and 

those who serve them. 

As a part of this initiative, 

there will be numerous events 

around the Capital District 

that highlight these issues. 

This week and these events 

remind us to support the 

rights of victims. 

My offi ce continually works to 

ensure that victims are aware of 

their rights and understand the 

criminal justice system. While 

helping victims access needed 

services we provide a number of 

victim advocacy functions. 

Local events during National 

Crime Victims’ Rights Week 

include: 

Crime Victims Award 

Breakfast hosted by the 

Warren and Washington 

County DA Offi ces 

A Celebration of 

Remembrance in Albany on 

Thursday, April 17. 

Take Back the Night 

Rally and March in Albany on 

Thursday, April 17. 

NYS Sheriffs’ Association 

VINElink Training on Friday, 

April 18. 

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes 

in Troy on Saturday, April 19. 

Memorial Brick 

Dedication in Albany on 

Saturday, April 19. 

The public is invited and 

encouraged to attend these 

events and can contact the 

Crime Victims Unit in the 

Saratoga County District 

Attorney’s Offi ce at 885-2263 

for information about National 

Crime Victims’ Rights Week. 

Together we can continue 

to guarantee substantial 

justice to crime victims. 

James A. Murphy, III 

District Attorney 

Saratoga County 

Home health care providers say thank you 

Editor, Spotlight Newspapers: 

On behalf of New Yorkers 

who depend on home 

health care, the Home Care 

Association of New York 

State and all of our members 

would like to say thank 

you to our state leaders for 

restoring approximately 80 

percent of the over $100 

million in home health care 

cuts originally proposed in 

the 2008-09 state budget. 

While there are many people 

to thank, we want to give special 

thanks to Senate Majority 

Leader Joseph Bruno, Assembly 

Speaker Sheldon Silver, Senate 

Health Committee Chairman 

Kemp Hannon and Assembly 

Health Committee Chairman 

Richard N. Gottfried for their 

leadership on our issues and 

for listening to the 94 percent 

of New Yorkers who opposed 

cuts to the home health care 

budget. 

We also appreciate the 

support and hard work of 

our new Governor David 

Paterson and look forward 

to working with him in the 

future. 

By restoring budget cuts 

that would have certainly 

jeopardized services for 

New Yorkers who depend on 

home health care services, 

our state leaders have 

made it clear that home and 

community-based health 

care is a vital part of New 

York’s overall health care 

system. 

These funding restorations 

help ensure that New York’s 

mission-driven providers 

can continue to care for 

patients who either require 

or depend on health care 

services in their home. 

While there is still much 

work to be done to ensure all 

New Yorkers have access to 

home health care services, 

we can still be thankful that 

our leaders made the right 

decision on this budget. 

Joanne Cunningham 

President 

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Rotterdam station moves closer to reality 

Town hires fi rm 

to design new police 

and court facility 




Rotterdam police and town 

court offi cers may not be housed 

in the deteriorating, 100-year-old 

town court and police station 

off Princetown Road for much 

longer. 

At its meeting on Wednesday, 

April 9, the Rotterdam Town 

Board moved closer to the 

creation of a new station and 

court when it unanimously 

agreed to hire the Albanybased 

engineering fi rm, Clough 

Harbour & Associates, to design 

the facility. 

The $35,900 contract with 

Cough Harbour is partially 

funded by a $25,000 state 

grant. 

“We’re taking the next step 

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to design a police station 

and court,” said Supervisor 

Steven Tommasone. “Then 

we’ll seek a location for such 

a facility.” 

Nearly four years ago, 

Clough Harbour returned 

part of a $38,700 feasibility 

study that looked into the 

former Curry Road Shopping 

Plaza as a site for the station 

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overcrowded. 

“The town courtroom is packed 

in there,” said Tommasone. “It’s 

not a safe condition. It’s not the 

best condition for our offi cers. 

We’re in a position where we 

have to have safety.” 

Deputy Police Chief William 

Manikas agreed with the town 

supervisor. 

“The building is three fl oors 

and we’re constantly bringing 

prisoners up and down the 

stairs,” said Manikas. “It’s a 

safety problem.” 

Manikas said the building also 

offers very little storage space, 

which makes record-keeping and 

maintenance more diffi cult. 

Manikas also cited the facility’s 

lack of parking spaces as a major 

issue. 

“Parking is a huge problem 

when court is in session,” he said. 

“People park on the street and it’s 

dangerous.” 

Manikas, though, said he 

didn’t think it necessarily 

mattered where the new police 

station was located. 

“There’s a public perception 

that the five corners is a central 

location and it’s always good 

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where people know how to 

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important for firehouses and 

courts to be centralized” said 

Manikas. “We have officers 

that cover specific zones, so 

regardless of the new location 

our response time should not 

be impacted.” 

Still, Manikas said the 

department, which has 

complained about the current 

station for years, was pleased 

with the board’s decision to 

execute the contract with Clough 

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“We’re encouraged this is 

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Jean Hellkamp 

Jean Stebbins Hellkamp, 75, of 

Glenville, died Wednesday, April 9. 

Mrs. Hellkamp graduated from 

State Teachers College in Albany in 

1954 and taught at Broadalbin and 

South Kortright Schools. She was 

also a substitute teacher and tutor 

in Scotia schools. 

She later received a degree in 

paralegal studies from Schenectady 

County Community College. 

She worked for a number of 

years at H&R Block and in 1987, she 

was hired by the Ayco Company in 

Colonie as a tax preparer. 

Mrs. Hellkamp volunteered 

as a docent at the Schenectady 

Museum and was an instructor 

at the Schenectady Dog Training 

Club. 

Mrs. Hellkamp was a member of 

two AAUW book clubs. She joined 

Literacy Volunteers and instructed 

adults from other countries in 

English as a second language. 

In 1998, she became a master 

gardener for Cooperative Extension 

and later joined the Mission Bell 

Choir at First Reformed Church 

of Scotia. 

Survivors include her husband, 

Raymond Hellkamp of Glenville; 

her daughter, Cynthia Stebbins of 

Albany; four stepdaughters, Lisa 

(Kenny) Priddle of Schenectady, 

Tracy Martin of Salem, Jennifer 

(Louis) Lynch of Tucson and 

Karen (Ronnie) Hall of Watervliet; a 

stepson, Jeffrey (Melissa) Hellkamp 

of Loudonville; twin sister, Helen 

(David) Platt of Chambersburg, Pa.; 

a brother-in-law, William Hellkamp 

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in the 

of Iowa; a sister-in-law, Jean Stoehr 

of Cincinnati; two grandchildren; 

and seven step-grandchildren 

Arrangements were provided 

by Bekkering-Ellis Funeral Home, 

Scotia. 

A memorial service was held at 

First Reformed Church, Scotia. 

Contributions may be made to 

Haven, 703 Union St., Schenectady 

12305; First Reformed Church of 

Scotia, 224 North Ballston Ave., 

Scotia; or Literacy Volunteers, 1510 

Central Ave., Albany 12205. 

Alice Gray 

Alice M. Truax Gray, 88, of 

Schenectady died Tuesday, April 

1. Mrs. Gray was an executive 

secretary for General Electric and 

a faithful member of the Quarter 

Century Club. Her career began at 

the GE plant in Schenectady, coming 

to a close at the GE Headquarters in 

Fairfi eld, Conn. 

Mrs. Gray was an accomplished 

square dancer, traveling to join 

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classes. All programs are 

conducted and supervised by 

staff specifi cally trained to teach 

children with ASD. 

The Bed & Breakfast is held on 

the third fl oor of the 178 Warren 

Street building. This bed & 

breakfast is unique as it if for children 

with ASD and their siblings. 

Parents can choose from two 

weekends per month for either 

one night or the entire weekend 

with checkin and checkout being 

4:00 PM and 11:00 AM respectively. 

With a total of 12 children, 

it is like one big pajama party 

with movies, popcorn, games, 

the weekly square dancing group 

from Chicopee, Mass. She loved 

gardening and volunteered for many 

years at the Farmer’s Museum at 

the Altamont Fair. 

She also loved going to Lake 

Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire 

with her daughters. 

Survivors include four 

daughters, Sandy (Robert) Long 

of Niskayuna, Beverly (Michael) 

Roscoe of Niskayuna, Karen 

(Ross) Dailey of Saranac Lake, 

and Janis (William) Phillips of 

Schenectady; 15 grandchildren; and 

32 great-grandchildren. Services 

were provided by DeMarco-Stone 

Funeral Home, Rotterdam. 

Interment was in Albany Rural 

Cemetery. 

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to Community Hospice of 

Schenectady, 1411 Union St., 

Schenectady 12308. 

Pierce Siler 

Pierce R. Siler, 83, of Niskayuna 

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died Saturday, March 29. 

Mr. Siler graduated from 

Watervliet Elementary and High 

School. 

A veteran of World War II, Pierce 

served from 1943 to 1945 in the 

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Africa and Italy he was in the 15th 

Air Force 465 Bomb Group, 783rd 

Bomb Squadron. 

From 1947 to 1951, he was 

a buck sergeant in the National 

Guard’s 139th Fighter Squadron. 

After his honorable discharge 

Pierce returned to and graduated 

from the G.E. apprentice program. 

Retiring in 1985 after 44 years 

of service, Pierce worked at the 

General Electric Co. in Schenectady 

as a method specialist. 

He was also a union shop 

steward. 

He was a past member, president 

and treasurer of the High Bridge 

Civic Association and an active 

member of the Christ Community 

Church where he served as deacon, 

elder and treasurer. 

He is survived by his wife of 23 

years, Diane Schulenburg Siler; a 

daughter, Sharon (Ernest) Turcotte 

of Mechanicville; a stepson, Elliott 

(Darcy) Bond of Memphis, Tenn.; 

a daughter-in-law, Cris Siler of 

Massachusetts; eight grandchildren; 

and two great grandchildren. 

Arrangements were provided 

by DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home, 

Rotterdam. 

Funeral services were held 

at Christ Community Church, 

Schenectady. 

nights, four nights and family 

weekend. Again, each child will 

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After school enrichment 

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tions families can enjoy that will 

most likely take up an entire day 

of April break. 

“Don’t just sit around during 

your spring break -- get out and 

discover all the family fun activities 

that are going on around 

you,” said Elizabeth Hosford, 

marketing manager of the Albany 

Conventions and Visitors 

Bureau. 

Albany, Schenectady and Saratoga 

counties are fi lled with museums 

and attractions, as well as 

unique opportunities to explore 

the area’s history. Several places 

even hold special programs during 

school vacation weeks. 

“There is plenty going on in 

Albany in April,” said Hosford. 

The Henry Hudson Planetarium, 

for example, is showing 

“ZOO in the Sky,” a planetarium 

program geared to preschool and 

elementary-aged children exploring 

the animals of the earth and 

the night sky, which includes 

puppetry and storytelling. 

Afterward, skip over to Jillian’s 

for lunch and a little afternoon entertainment 

for the kids at Jillians’ 

game room. While the kids play, 

parents can sit back in the restaurant 

with a snack and a book. 

Another exciting and popular 

activity in Albany is an Albany 

Aqua Ducks tour. 

“A lot of people have never 

been on the Hudson River, and 

the Aqua Duck is a [great] way 

to enjoy the river and discover 

it,” says Kathy Condon, marketing 

consultant with Albany Aqua 

Ducks. 

The “Aqua Duck,” is an amphibious 

vehicle the can traverse 

the streets of Albany and Troy, 

followed by a “splash” into the 

Hudson River for a scenic ride. 

“Some people from the Capital 

Region have taken this tour and 

said, ‘Wow, we didn’t know that 

about Albany,’ “ said Condon. 

“Like living anywhere, you don’t 

take the time to experience what 

the region has to offer. Here in 

Albany, it’s a great way to see all 

there is out there.” 

Albany Aqua Ducks and Trolleys 

offer a variety of tours to suit 

every interest — the traditional 

historic tour is 90 minutes, highlighting 

historic places throughout 

Albany, but if you think that 

might be a little too long for the 

kids to sit through, Albany Aqua 

Ducks and Trolleys also offers 

special tours for them to enjoy, 

which are shorter and geared 

more toward young ones. 

“The Ducks are just a lot of fun, 

and everybody enjoys it. It’s one 

of those things you can do with 

great grandma, grandma, the 

kids, whatever,” said Condon. 

In Schenectady, families can 

make their own bugs and volcanoes 

at Proctors, take a guided 

tour through the historical Stockade 

neighborhood, or learn about 

the history of aviation. 

Proctors offers activities yearround 

but also has a special vacation 

programming series during 

school vacation weeks to entertain 

and educate kids and parents. 

“It’s to keep up with our commitment 

to inspire that new generation 

of arts enthusiasts and to 

have their parents here in our facility,” 

Sheila Backowski, school 

program manager at Proctors. 

This April’s programming includes 

two iWerks fi lms, “Bugs 

3D!” and “Forces of Nature.” 

“Bugs” is a live-action nature 

drama that explores the dramatic 

and exciting lives of a praying 

mantis and a butterfl y. “Forces 

of Nature” depicts real-life earthquakes, 

volcanoes and storms. 

The National Geographic movie 

follows scientists on their quests 

to (safely) fi gure out how natural 

disasters are triggered. 

After each fi lm, a workshop is 

held. After “Bugs” kids can build 

their own bugs, and after “Forces 

of Nature,” kids can build their 

own volcanoes. 

After a visit to Proctors, families 

can check out the Schenectady 

Historical Society. 

“Spring is a lovely time to take 

a walking tour of the Stockade,” 

says Nell Burrows, group services 

manager of the Chamber of 

Schenectady County. 

Designated in 1962 by New 

York as the state’s fi rst historic 

district, one could spend an afternoon 

walking around and learning 

some important bits of history 

about the area, all while taking in 

the beautiful architecture. Learn 

about pioneer life and the role 

the Native Americans played in 

the area’s very early history; see 

where one of the fi rst battles refl 

ecting the European struggle to 

control the New World occurred; 

and fi nd out about the Erie Canal’s 

role in the Stockade’s history. 

The Chamber of Schenectady 

County offers brochures to assist 

people on a walking tour, and the 

Schenectady County Historical 

Society offers guided tours of 

the area. The Historical Society 

is a worthwhile stop, exhibiting 

documents of rural and domestic 

life from 1690 to today. 

Finally, in Schenectady, visit 

the The Empire State Aerosciences 

Museum. 

“We’ve been in existence for 

22 years. Our mission and our 

purpose is to interpret aviation, 

especially in New York state,” 

said Kevin Millington, president 

of The Empire State Aerosciences 

Museum. 

Featuring an airpark with 

more than 15 varieties of jetfi ghters 

and attack planes from the 

1950s to today, the museum also 

boasts large exhibit galleries with 

many hands-on activities, such as 

a fl ight simulator and a hot-air 

balloon you work yourself. 

“We offer a variety of aircraft 

types — ones you can’t see everywhere,” 

says Millington. 

Last, but not least, is Saratoga 

County. Although the race track 

won’t be opening for a while, 

there is still plenty to do and see. 

Families can spend an entire 

afternoon perusing the shops 

along Broadway, stopping to eat 

lunch in one of the many restaurants 

or cafes, or make a visit to 

any one of Saratoga’s museums 

— there’s bound to be something 

to meet everyone’s interests. 

Start at the Frances Young 

Tang Teaching Museum and 

Art Gallery at Skidmore College 

(more commonly called “The 

Tang” museum). 

“The Tang is a great place for 

families to come visit, and all of 

our exhibitions are interesting 

and engaging to all kids,” says 

Ian Berry, curator at the Tang 

Museum. 

“The Tang shows a wide variety 

of contemporary art, paintings, 

video, drawings and photographs 

that engage the whole 

family,” says Berry. 

The museum features many 

educational events throughout 

the year, including a series called 

“Family Saturdays,” each Saturday 

throughout the month. Each 

week, time is spent in the galler- 

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Jillian’s 432-1997 www.jilliansofalbany.com 

Albany Aqua Duck 462-DUCK www.albanyaquaducks.com 

Proctors 382-1083 www.proctors.org 

Chamber of Schenectady County 372-5656 http://www.schenectadychamber.org/ 

Schenectady County Historical Society 688-2825 http://www.schenectadycounty.com 

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Saratoga Chamber of Commerce 584-3255 www.saratoga.org 

Tang Museum 580-8080 http://tang.skidmore.edu/ 

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame 584-0400 www.racingmuseum.org 

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of an exhibition. A discussion 

follows, where participants try 

to fi nd meaning in the artwork. 

From there, adults and children 

work together or side-by-side on 

creative projects that relate to 

what was seen and discussed. 

For a change of pace, visit the 

National Museum of Racing and 

Hall of Fame. Through various 

exhibits, the museum interprets 

the history of thoroughbred racing 

in America. Exhibits in the 

museum include a racing simulator 

consisting of a mechanical 

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sculpture, and an anatomy room, 

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With all of the activities listed 

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Danielle McCagg 

Danielle R. McCagg, 17, of 

Niskayuna, died Saturday, April 

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Ms. McCagg was born in 

Albany and lived in the Schodack 

area during her childhood, 

moving to Niskayuna in 2001. 

Her passions included 

camping, photography and 

writing. She also had a love 

for animals and had numerous 

pets. 

She was a student at Niskayuna 

High School. 

She was a communicant of St. 

John the Evangelist Church in 

Schenectady. 

Survivors include her mother 

and stepfather, Laurie and Robert 

Leonard of Niskayuna; her father, 

Frederick D. McCagg of East 

Nassau; one brother, Michael P. 

Leonard of Niskayuna; one sister, 

Erin B. Leonard, of Niskayuna; a 

grandmother, Rita B. Leonard of 

Schenectady; and several aunts 

and uncles. 

Services were by the Gleason 

Funeral Home, Schenectady. 

A Mass of Christian Burial was 

held at St. John the Evangelist 

Albany (Empire State Plaza, One Commerce, State Street, Arbor Hill, Patroon Creek, S. Pearl Street) 

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Burial will be in Most 

Holy Redeemer Cemetery, 

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to the Albany Medical Center 

Cancer Program, 43 New 

Scotland Ave., Mail Code 24, 

Albany 12208. 

Sylvia Ebeling 

Sylvia Ryder Ebeling, 88, of 

Niskayuna, died Wednesday, 

March 26. 

Mrs. Ebeling possessed the 

gifts of enthusiasm, organization 

and a generous heart. She 

committed her life to her family 

and community. 

Survivors include her 

husband, Dolph Ebeling; a 

daughter, Dianne Schwartz; a 

son, Scott Ebeling; two sisters, 

Nancy Moore and Jane Ann 

Hight; two grandchildren; and 

three great-grandchildren. 

A memorial service was held 

at First Reformed Church of 

Schenectady. 

Contributions may be made to 

Habitat for Humanity or Bethesda 

House. 

Gilda Guidarelli 

Gilda M. Guidarelli, 89, of 

Schenectady, died Monday, April 

7. 

Mrs. Guidarelli was born in 

Schenectady and was a graduate 

of Mont Pleasant High School. 

She worked for many years as a 

secretary at General Electric and 

the state. 

She enjoyed playing the piano 

and the organ. 

She was a member of 

Immaculate Conception Church 

in Schenectady and the seniors 

group at the church. 

Survivors include a son, 

Anthony (Marilyn) Guidarelli 

of Rotterdam; a daughter, June 

(David) Schmidt of Clifton Park; 

seven grandchildren; and eight 

great-grandchildren. 

Services were held at the 

DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home. 

A Mass of Christian Burial was 

held at Immaculate Conception 

Church. 

Burial was in St. Cyril and 

Method Cemetery. 

Donations may be made to the 

Ellis Hospital Foundation, P.O. 

Box 1015, Schenectady 12301. 

Gary Berard 

Gary L. Berard, 67, of 

Schenectady died Tuesday, 

April 1. Survivors include his 

daughter, Deborah Berard (R. 

Eirik) Abbey; a stepdaughter, 

Deborah (Gregory) O’Donnell of 

Niskayuna; three grandchildren; 

two step-grandchildren. 


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Marcia Comstock 

Marcia J. Comstock, 82, of 

Glenville, died Thursday, April 

3. Survivors include her husband 

of 59 years, Richard Comstock; 

sisters-in-law, Ruth Townsend 

and Jane (Raymond) Reisenger; 

niece, nephews and great-nieces 

and nephews. 


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(call it an adolescent’s intuition), but 

it never made it any easier. Heart-tohearts 

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every day implications 

Chances are, talking with your 

parents has gotten easier over the 

years. The reason is probably rooted 

in the fact that they are no longer your 

primary caregiver. But what happens 

when roles reverse? What happens 

when your parents are no longer 

able to care for themselves, and you 

become the primary caregiver? Does 

talking become hard again? 

According to a study conducted 

by the University of Minnesota, one 

out of every two people will require 

long-term care during their life. 

While the elderly certainly aren’t 

the only demographic who need 

care—accidents and illnesses can 

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happen to anybody at any age—they 

are the demographic that takes the 

largest toll on families. 

Experts estimate that 

by 2010 the annual cost 

of nursing-home care 

will be $78,600. Most 

people can’t afford that, 

and Medicare, health 

insurance and disability 

do not provide any help. 

It is a cost that can deplete 

an individual’s estate and, 

in many cases, deplete 

the life savings of the 

caregiver. 

And still, like 

inheritances, most of us have a hard 

time talking about it. 

The benefi ts of early planning 

Long-term care insurance can 

help families prepare 

for the challenges of 

providing long-term 

care to their loved ones. 

It is an investment in 

a more secure future, 

and it is an investment 

in creating options 

for people who are no 

longer able to care for 

themselves. Not only 

can your parents be 

more selective of the 

facility they will choose 

to live in, but there is 

also the possibility that, with good 

planning, in-home care can be 

realistic and affordable. 

In addition, long-term care can 

protect an individual’s assets, as the 

fi nancial burden of long-term care is 

transferred to a third party. 

How long-term care 

insurance works 

When an individual purchases 

long-term care insurance, they are 

purchasing a policy that pays a 

predetermined amount toward future 

long-term care costs. The benefi ts 

become payable when a person is no 

longer able to perform routine, daily 

activities, as defi ned by the coverage; 

becomes physically disabled by 

diseases such as Parkinson’s or 

Alzheimer’s; or when a physician 

determines that long-term care is 

needed. 

Some of the costs covered by 

long-term care insurance include: 

in-home assistance with daily 

activities, such as bathing, eating 

and dressing; 

day care programs; 

visiting nurses; and 

nursing home expenses. 

Long-term care insurance policies 

differ, and buyers have a lot of 

flexibility in choosing a plan that 

is right for their budget and longrange 

needs. However, buyers of 

long-term care insurance should 

always consider two things: infl ation 

protection and coverage eligibility, 

1. Due to the skyrocketing cost 

of healthcare, policies that do not 

account for infl ation will not likely 

provide benefi ts that can cover the 

full range of long-term care costs. 

2. Whether it is the benefi t period, 

which is the length of time it takes 

to receive benefi ts, or the waiting 

period, which determines how soon 

after an individual qualifi es for longterm 

care that benefi ts are provided, 

buyers of long-term care insurance 

must understand that choices that 

lower their premium cost them at the 

other end. For example, individuals 

who opt to have a waiting period of 

100 days will have to pay their own 

healthcare expenses for 100 days. In 

a nursing home, this could be close 

to $200 a day—out of pocket. 

Other things buyers of long-term 

care insurance should look for in their 

policies are renewability, coverage of 

predisclosed existing conditions, 

downgrade and upgrade options, as 

well as the right to cancel the policy 

within 30 days of the purchase. 

Who should purchase 

long-term care insurance? 

According to the American 

Association of Retired Persons 

James Nickens 

How to select a long-term 

care insurance provider 

As with any important purchase, 

comparing and contrasting longterm 

care insurance providers is 

the best way to make sure that 

your individual needs are met. 

More important, because you may 

not need to receive the benefi ts for 

decades, you want to ensure that 

your provider is fi nancially stable. 

The following services can help 

you make your determination. 

A.M. Best, 908-439-2200, 

wwwambest.com 

Moody’s Investors Services, 212- 

553-0300, www.moodys.com 

Standard & Poor’s Insurance 

Ratings Service, 212-438-2000, 

www.standardandpoor.com 

(AARP), the reason for purchasing 

long-term care insurance should be 

“to protect your assets, minimize 

your dependence on other family 

members and control where and 

how you receive long-term care 

services.” 

For most people, these are 

retirement concerns. But as 

healthcare costs continue to rise 

and the need to stretch a lifetime 

of savings even longer continues 

to grow, long-term care is really a 

family concern. And there is not a 

magic number, like 65. In fact, more 

than half of all Americans receiving 

long-term care are younger than 

age 65. And an estimated seven out 

of 10 couples older than age 65 will 

require home health care. It’s an 

expense that’s hard to prepare for. 

Not because it’s unforeseeable but 

rather because it is a near inevitability 

that we prefer not to see. 

Talking now can save you 

money and anguish later 

In 2007, MSNBC ran an ongoing 

series, “Trading Places: Caring 

for Your Parents.” After watching 

an episode, a viewer wrote in and 

explained that her and her brother 

were having such difficulties 

confronting their father about 

driving that they had planned to 

“steal” his car. His health was 

deteriorating, and they were afraid 

to talk him to about the danger he 

was posing to both himself and 

others. In an odd twist of fate, the 

father handed over his keys the 

very day his kids were planning 

the heist. 

The truth is, thinking about our 

own mortality is hard. Thinking 

that we could be living but unable 

to provide and care for ourselves 

and those we love is harder. But the 

numbers are too overwhelming to 

ignore. Someone you love, maybe 

even you, will need long-term care 

at some point in your life. By talking 

about it now, you increase the chance 

that it won’t derail your life later. Just 

think of it as an extension of your 

long-term fi nancial plan. Or think of 

it as an opportunity to improve your 

family’s well-being. After all, isn’t that 

what “the talks” have always been 

about anyway? 

About the author: James Nickens 

is senior vice president and sales 

manager for Key investment Services 

in the Capital Region. He may be 

reached at 518-257-9800 or jnickens@ 

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New science lab fetches fun for families 

Schenectady residents Jordan Baroni, 10, left, Nicholas Dockins, 6, 

and Maxwell Baroni pose with “Fetch!” host Ruff Ruffman at the grand 

opening of the Schenectady Museum’s new “Fetch!” science lab for kids 

on Sunday, April 13. 



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exhibit provides hands-on 

activities for kids 




Sometimes an animated dog is 

all it takes to get kids interested 

in science. 

On Saturday and Sunday, 

April 12 and 13, more than 1,000 

children and their parents visited 

the Schenectady Museum & 

Suits-Bueche Planetarium to 

witness the grand opening of 

the museum’s new “Fetch! Lab,” 

a science-themed exhibit based 

on the popular PBS television 

show. 

The new lab, funded by the 

National Science Foundation, 

Arby’s and Greendog, will be 

hosted at the museum for at 

least a year, said Ilene Frank, 

the museum’s director of public 

programs and education. 

Hosted by a humorous 

animated dog named Ruff 

Ruffman, PBS’s “Fetch!” is part 

game show, part reality TV and 

part spoof aimed at children ages 

6 to 10. The show originated on 

PBS affi liate WGBH in Boston 

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and can be seen in the Capital 

District on WMHT. “Fetch!’ 

mixes live action with animation 

and also features real kids, real 

challenges and real science. 

While many of the kids on 

hand in Schenectady came out 

to get their picture taken with 

Ruff Ruffman, or to give the 

show’s mascot a hug, many 

others came to participate in the 

same lab activities featured on 

the television program. 

Carol Tamas came all the 

way from Wappingers Falls, 

Dutchess County, to bring her 

three children to the grand 

opening. 

“We’ve done every event, 

and my two oldest children 

are in the planetarium now,” 

said Tamas as she watched her 

youngest child Erin, 3, play in 

the lab’s shadow-making area. 

“She really loves Ruff. She saw 

a commercial about the grand 

opening on television and she 

wanted to come. It’s our fi rst 

trip to Schenectady.” 

Frank said she hopes the 

new exhibit will attract people 

like Tamas who live outside the 

museum’s general demographic 

area. 

“We have the only ‘Fetch! Lab’ 

in this area,” said Frank. “There’s 

one in the Boston area and on 

Long Island, but we’re the only 

lab in between.” 

Many local residents and 

regular museum attendees were 

on hand to take part in the lab 

activities and to view the new 

IN BRIEF 

Library friends to 

present poetry gala 


Public Library will hold its 

annual poetry gala on Sunday, 

April 20, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the 

McChesney Room of the main 

branch of the library, corner of 

Clinton and Liberty streets, with 

arrangements made by Linda 

Witkowski. 

Everyone is invited. 

Victorian tea with 

Sue McLane 


Historical Society and Sue 

McLane will demonstrate 

how to host a Victorian tea on 

Wednesday, April 23, from 6:15 to 

9:15 p.m. at 32 Washington Ave., 

Schenectady. 

Learn the history of tea 

drinking and participate in an 

interactive hands-on lesson 

with McLane, “The Victorian 

Lady.” Learn how to give a tea 

party, including how to make 

the invitations, create the menus, 

how to make authentic tea foods 

and the proper way to brew 

tea. After the tutorial, enjoy an 

authentically prepared and detailoriented 

Victorian tea. 

Reservations are required. 

Cost is $41 per person. Call 

Kathryn Weller at 374-0263 for 

reservations. 

Rotterdam library 

changes times 

Program times for a four-part 

series on wellness presented at the 

Rotterdam Branch Library, 1100 

North Westcott Road, on Mondays, 

exhibit. 

Jamie Baroni, of Schenectady, 

brought her children, Jordan, 10, 

Maxwell, 8, and family friend, 

Nicholas Dockins, 6, to the 

museum on Sunday. 

“It’s cool because kids get 

to do stuff,” said Maxwell. “We 

learned how a bird uses its 

beak by picking up things with 

tweezers.” 

At the bird activity station, 

kids huddled around dishes 

full of worms and seeds and 

used chopsticks and tweezers 

to simulate the action of a bird 

eating. 

At another station, Union 

College senior Jude Mason, 

taught children about nanometers 

and measurement. He gave the 

participants pieces of paper and 

asked them to cut the paper as 

thinly as possible. 

Mason held up the thinnest 

piece of paper he could fi nd. 

“Is that a nanometer?” 

asked Kylie Kerr, 8, of East 

Greenbush. 

“It’s about as close as you can 

get with scissors, said Mason, but 

it’s still 100 to 200 nanometers.” 

“Wow,” said Kerr in unison 

with the other participants. 

Spring school break activities 

continue at the Schenectady 

Museum’s “Fetch! Lab” this 

week. Special activities will be 

held through Friday, April 18, 

from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. 

For information, call 382- 

7890. 

April 21 and 28 and May 5 and 12, 

have changed from 10:30 to 11:30 

a.m. to 11 a.m. to noon. 

Tamara Flanders, holistic 

health counselor, will present 

the series. Natural Wellness from 

Within will be presented April 21; 

The Sugar Blues, April 28; Whole 

Foods 101 - Foods without Labels, 

May 5; and Healthy Meals and 

Meal Planning, May 12. 

The programs are supported 

by Coordinated Outreach 

Services of the Mohawk Valley 

Library System. 

For information, call 356- 

3440. 

SCORE to host 

business seminar 

The SCORE-Albany Small 

Business Counselors will 

present a seminar titled “Tools 

and Techniques for Business 

Leaders to Motivate, Train, 

and Retain Employees,” on 

Wednesday, April 23 and 30, 

from 8:30 to11 a.m. at the Albany- 

Colonie Chamber of Commerce 

Conference Room, 1 Computer 

Drive South, Albany. 

The two-session program is 

designed for big, small, startup 

and established business 

managers that want to learn to 

effectively communicate, coach, 

motivate and give constructive 

feedback to employees. 

The seminar is presented by 

Bob Furlong of Sage Leadership 

Consulting and I. David Caird of 

IDCaird Consulting. 

Admission is $25 for both 

sessions and reservations can 

be made by contacting SCORE- 

Albany at 446-1118, ext 233, or 

www.scorealbany.org.


Molly M. Sheridan and Brian T. Sacawa 

Sheridan, Sacawa wed 

Molly M. Sheridan, daughter 

of Thomas and Susan Sheridan 

of Boardman, Ohio, and Brian 

T. Sacawa, son of Theodore and 

Barbara Sacawa of Schenectady, 

were married Feb. 9. 

The Rev. Kathy D. Campbell 

officiated the ceremony at 

the Mansion House Porch in 

Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park. 

Honor attendants were Rebecca 

Winzenried and Wayne Tice. 

The bride is a graduate of Ohio 

University. She is the managing 

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Tashsia B. Stanford and Edward Friedman 

Stanford, Friedman to wed 

Tashsia B. Stanford, 

daughter of Warren Stanford of 

Tappahannock, Va., and Elizabeth 

Stanford of Newport News, 

Va., and Edward Friedman, son 

of Victor and April Friedman 

of Scotia, are engaged to be 

married. 

The bride-to-be is a graduate 

of Menchville High School 

in Virginia and Schenectady 

County Community College. She 

is a sign language interpreter 

with Capital Region BOCES in 

Guilderland. 

The future groom is a graduate 

of Scotia-Glenville High School, 

Schenectady County Community 

College and The College of Saint 

Rose. His is a special education 

teacher with Wildwood Programs 

in Latham. 

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More than 350 parents and teens crammed the halls of Center City on Wednesday, April 9, in hopes of landing 

a summer job as part of a county youth initiative. 


■ Teens 

(From Page 1) 

Many parents in the crowd 

said they got their children out 

of school early to stand in line. 

Schenectady City School children, 

whom Edward Kosiur, 

special assistant to the commissioner 

of social services, youth 

development, said were the 

program’s targeted teens, were 

bused to event. 

Others walked from school 

to apply for a job, some of them 

unaware that the line started in 

the back of Center City. 

Those entering the front 

took an elevator up to the 

fourth fl oor, only to fi nd that 

they needed to return down to 

the street level and walk around 

to the back of the building. 

Paul Kingra, came to Center 

City at 2 p.m. on behalf of his 

daughter, a Niskayuna High 

School student. Unfortunately 

for Kingra, he entered the front 

of the building and was met 

with hostility by other parents, 

who claimed he was cutting in 

line. 

After waiting for nearly an 

hour, Kingra was told he needed 

to go to the end of the line. 

“I asked if I could drop my paperwork 

off, but they wouldn’t 

let me,” said Kingra, who eventually 

left because he was afraid 

he would fi nd his car ticketed 

when he returned to the street. 

Despite the commotion, the 

workers at SJTA served everyone 

who waited in line, 350 in 

all. Some of the confusion may 

have stemmed from busing so 

many teens into Center City at 

one time. Many of the program’s 

past participants said that in 

previous years, SJTA took applications 

over the course of a 

full day, rather than in a single 

two-hour block. 

Funding for the Summer 

Youth Employment Cooperative 

comes from both public 

and private sources. Workforce 

Investment funds, Temporary 

Assistance for Needy Families 

Summer funds, private 

fundraising dollars, and contributions 

from municipalities, 

which include the city of Schenectady, 

Duanesburg and the 

Schenectady City Weed and 

Seed Program. 

The program gives preference 

to those who come from 

a disadvantaged background. 

Fourteen- and 15-year-olds 

work 20 hours a week for a salary 

of $6.55 an hour, and those 

16 and older work 30 hours per 

week for $7.15 and hour. 

All youths who participate 

in the program are required to 

visit Schenectady County Community 

College once during the 

summer and attend workshops 

to receive training to improve 

their skills such as resume 

writing, banking and budgeting, 

fi nancing, college exploration 

and other basic academic 

enrichment to prepare them for 

the work force. 

“This has been a very successful 

program in the past, and 

we are excited about its popularity 

with both the employees 

and the employers,” said Edward 

Kosiur, special assistant 

to the commissioner of social 

service, youth development. 

He said he was pleased with 

the turnout on Wednesday. 

“To help accommodate the 

large number of applicants, we 

have been working to recruit 

more employers and fi nd creative 

ways to increase the number 

of positions without increasing 

the cost of the program 

to the county,” said Kosiur. 

Kosiur said the county has 

partnered with more than 

100 businesses, including the 

Hampton Inn, the Glen Sanders 

Mansion and Ellis Hospital. 

While working indoors may 

suit some summer job seekers, 

Kiara Shelley, 15, who returned 

to the program for the second 

straight year, hoped to get a job 

as a summer camp counselor. 

“I’m an outdoor person,” she 

said, as she left Center City 

and stepped back into the early 

spring day. 

Placing a strong emphasis on 

scholastic achievement in an 

atmosphere that encourages 

personal and social growth. 

Openings for Fall 2008 

In-School Open House 

April 29th • 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. 

for Nursery & Pre-K 

Call for reservations 

370-0366 

Nursery through 8th Grade 

150 Corlaer Ave. • Schenectady, N.Y. 

www.brownschool.org 

Forum focuses 

on autism 

Offi cials gather to hear 

from families dealing 

with the disability 

By ASHLEY LUCAS 


lucasa@spotlightnews.com 

With the number of people 

being diagnosed with autism 

on the rise, awareness of the 

disease is growing throughout 

the Capital District, where an 

Assembly GOP Autism Awareness 

Forum was held. 

“Education and awareness 

are vital to helping people 

understand the unique characteristics 

of autism,” said Assemblyman 

George Amedore, 

R-Rotterdam, who co-hosted 

the event with Assemblyman 

Roy McDonald, R-Wilton. 

State and county offi cials, as 

well as experts from around the 

region, gathered Saturday, April, 

5, at Saratoga Bridges in Malta 

to discuss the affects of autism 

and provide resources to families 

and community members 

dealing with autistic individuals. 

“Autism, which seems to 

be a growing epidemic, really 

hits home for so many families 

across Saratoga County 

and the Capital Region,” said 

McDonald, whose two grandchildren 

are autistic. “I am 

hosting this autism awareness 

forum to listen to families, 

friends and caregivers 

of those living with autism to 

gather information about how 

the state Legislature can best 

provide New Yorkers a measure 

of relief.” 

One in 150 children are afflicted 

by autism, according 

to the U.S. Centers for Disease 

Control (CDC). 

Autism is a developmental 

disability characterized by signifi 

cant social interaction and 

communication impairments. Individuals 

suffering from autism 

also typically present unusual 

behaviors and interests and can 

vary in capabilities from gifted 

to severely challenged, according 

to the CDC. 

While autism can affect a 

person from any racial, socio-economic, 

or ethnic background, 

it is four times more 

likely to occur in boys than 

girls, the CDC reported. 

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sociation Ken Almy said when 

the union fi rst learned of the possibility 

of Kasko’s position being 

eliminated to cut costs, he felt as 

though the board was not thinking 

of the welfare of the community. 

“This is a matter of safety. You 

need this position to run the department. 

From training to code 

enforcement -- it’s necessary,” 

said Almy. 

The fi re department budget 

has long been under scrutiny by 

“Our ultimate goal is to 

take the information we 

learn at these forums and 

use it to craft legislation that 

helps families provide their 

loved ones with autism the 

support and care they need,” 

Amedore said. 

Executive Director of 

Saratoga Bridges Valerie 

Muratori said the forum 

was a chance to hear what 

families dealing with autism 

were saying. 

“It gave me an opportunity 

to hear many of the parents’ 

and families’ concerns,” she 

said. 

Muratori said she has 

seen an increase in the prevalence 

of autism in her organization. 

She explained that 

many families have more 

than one child dealing with 

autism. 

Saratoga Bridges was recently 

awarded a grant to 

“Our ultimate goal is to 

take the information we 

learn at these forums 

and use it to craft 

legislation that helps 

families provide their 

loved ones with autism 

the support and care 

they need.” George Amedore 

provide clinical services to 

families working with autistic 

children. 

“We’d love to see these 

kind of grants expanded,” 

Muratori said. 

She also said Saratoga 

Bridges also has a respite 

program to give parents of 

autistic children a break. 

Through the program, parents 

are given the freedom to 

work independently of their 

child with the help of respite 

staff, who will come to the 

family’s home and stay with 

the autistic individual. 

With the help of McDonald, 

Saratoga County created 

an autism council to promote 

the development and resources 

for individuals with 

autistic behavior. 

the village for its use of sick time 

and overtime pay. Most recently, 

the department was also under 

a microscope over its three-man 

shift model. 

Mayor Kris Kastberg has said 

that the village is actually just 

looking to eliminate funding for 

the position, not eliminate the 

position itself. 

Almy called this a “mixed 

message.” 

“I think by saying you are not 

funding a position, you are saying 

the position is not essential. 

It feels like a game,” said Almy. 

The board went into an executive 

session, where they voted to 

eliminate the lieutenant fi re chief 

position, which is currently not 

fi lled. 

The board will meet again on 

Tuesday, April 22, to continue 

to discuss proposed $5.7 million 

budget for 2008-2009.


Dear Travel Guy: I noticed they are starting to 

advertise for the Summer Olympics already. I have always 

wanted to go to a world-class athletic event. Do you think 

this would be a good time to visit China? The world seems 

to be changing so fast I’m afraid the diversity of cultures 

will be lost, and every corner will soon have a fast-food 

drive-through before I have a chance to personally 

experience the unique differences. 

Dear Drive-Through: I hear you. It does seem like every 

city in the United States is so bland; they all look exactly the 

same. The world is losing some charm and diversity. 

I liked the Saratoga fl at track better when it wasn’t so 

sterile and it didn’t have betting machines. I don’t like that 

they are moving Yankee Stadium or that our Giants play in 

New Jersey. Some things just don’t seem right. Progress? 

I’m not always sure we’re going in the right direction. 

And I’m still not comfortable with the Summer 

Olympics in China. The growing tension over Tibet is 

something to keep your eye on before you make your fl ight 

arrangements. 

Remember the 1980 Winter Olympics? We who live in 

upstate New York felt a sense of pride in 

our state. An unlikely U.S. hockey 

team beat Russia in what 

many consider the 

greatest sports 

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Winter Olympics history. The small village of Lake Placid 

was introduced on a world stage, and the curtains closed 

to a standing ovation. 

And after it was all over, room occupancy rates went 

up, restaurant sales increased and ski ticket sales soared. 

The prices eventually came back down, and today it is a 

wonderful value village to visit. 

Something similar will likely happen in China as prices 

typically get expensive during such a world-class event. 

And here is an example of how other cultures can change 

with time. I recently returned from a glorious golf vacation 

to the north of Ireland. 

I never thought I would use the words “chic” and “Dublin” 

in the same sentence, but that is how I found the capital city 

-- sophisticated, modern and, yes, chic. Dublin today is a true 

melting pot of world and European cultures. 

As I refl ect on my winding trail through the beautiful 

country, I recall the faces. I remember the warmth and 

sincerity of Marie Gough, the chatty greeter and starter at 

Ballyliffi n Golf Club who got us off on time and was anxious 

to hear what we thought about the new Faldo design when 

we fi nished. 

I still recall the smile from Frances Kelly that warmed 

the breakfast room early one chilly morning at her charmed 

Stella Maris Country House Hotel. She came in early that 

morning, wanting us to have a full Irish breakfast before 

the kitchen opened, the only way we could do it and still 

make our tee time. Frances runs this lovely property with 

Terry McSweeney, and it was voted Ireland’s Small Hotel 

of the Year in 2006. 

I remember pro Charlie McGoldrick warning us 

before our round at Ennicrone Golf Club, “Now on a 

windy links course, you’ve got to keep the ball where 

you can see it. In America you have Risk and Reward 

holes. Here we have Risk and Reload holes.” 

Then there was the hospitality of the Moylett 

family. Rachael, Nicole and her husband, John 

Raferty, who run the Downhill Inn Ballina. Their 

good cheer was surpassed only by a very robust but 

happy father of the bride, who entered the lobby of 

the hotel with two Jamison brandies in one hand and 

a warm Guinness in the other. 

His ample belly heaved with laughter like a 

perfect Santa Claus …until his tux pants dropped 

straight to the oriental carpet. Having never faced 

such an issue before, we offered to hold his drinks 

so he could raise his trousers. With a jovial “thank 

you,” he said; “Come join m’daughter’s 

wedding. Love to have ya.” 

My experience is no different from that 

of the thousands of visitors who tour Ireland 

every year. It always comes back to the 

natural warmth, and kind and fun-loving 

personalities of the people who touch us 

and make us want to return. 

• 

The Euopa Hotel is across the street from 

Belfast’s famed Crown Bar Saloon. 

• 

But here is a warning to my Irish friends: You may hear 

in the midst of your building boom (where the cost of homes 

has doubled in the past four years) that much of the new 

housing is boring and repetitious and that the new housing 

is making the scenery along your winding roads lose some 

of the charm and character that made it so interesting. 

I miss the thatched roofs. In the past it seemed you could 

almost imagine who lived in the houses and cottages just by 

looking them. Now they are all starting to look the same, not 

unlike the early housing developments in most suburban 

towns in America. 

The more important aspect of the housing boom is the 

infl ux of foreign tradesmen who have come to work. I read 

on my recent visit that one in 10 now employed in Ireland 

are not Irish. 

Ireland has always extended a warm welcome to visitors, 

but now in the desire to be “politically correct” the country 

could be creating a nightmare for future tourism. 

Here’s the dilemma in a nutshell: Imagine it’s 2010 in 

downtown Belfast. Looking for some local charm, visiting 

golfers walk from the contemporary Europa Hotel to the 

Crown Bar Saloon across the street. They snuggle up to the 

bar in the most famous pub in Belfast, and they are greeted 

by, “Hi, I’m Susie. What can I get you to drink?” 

Susie is a perky blonde from Kansas City with a big 

smile. She came to Ireland with her boyfriend, who is in 

the construction business. 

I’m sure Susie is a nice kid, but when I come to Ireland and 

stop in a local pub, I don’t want a Susie from Kansas; I want 

a guy named Paddy or Shawn to draw me a Guinness. 

I don’t want to walk the fairways of Ireland’s worldclass 

links with a caddie named Isaac from New Jersey or 

Mohamed or Sven. I want Sully or Tommy or Murphy to 

pick my club in the wind and tell me historic stories. 

The Irish people are the frosting on the cake, the sun 

breaking through a cloudy day. It’s the people that bring a 

potentially mundane experience alive with color and emotion 

and laughter, and it’s easy and natural for them; they don’t need 

hospitality classes. They should be teaching them. 

The future of the Irish tourism industry depends on if, 

in a complex politically correct world, they can recognize 

that visitors don’t want Susie pouring pints. Bring on Erin 

or Kathleen. 

In a new and smaller world full of travel options and 

wonderful accommodations, it’s important to remember 

what really warms our hearts on those chilly and damp 

Irish days. 

Sometimes change makes me a little grumpy. 

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By JACQUELINE M. DOMIN 

dominj@spotlightnews.com 

T 

hey Might Be Giants 

are no strangers 

to the Albany area, 

or The Egg, where 

they’ll be performing on 

Saturday, April 19. 

The group, made up of 

John Flansburgh and John 

Linnell both from Brooklyn, 

was so captivated by the 

unique performing arts 

center that they wrote a song 

about it. “Albany (The Egg)” 

is featured on the duo’s 

“Venue Songs” album. 

They Might Be Giants’ 

latest trip to the Capital 

District, though, will break 

new ground. They’re doing 

two shows, and each one has 

a unique focus. At 3 p.m., 

they’ll put on a family show, 

and at 8 p.m., they will stage 

a more mature concert, 

recommended for those 14 

and older. 

While the earlier show 

will feature songs from the 

group’s latest children’s 

album, “Here Come the 

123s,” Egg Executive 

Director Peter Lesser 

said all ages will enjoy the 

performance. 

“It’s still rocking music,” 

he said. 

Lesser said They Might 

Be Giants are part of a 

growing trend of musical 

acts who are hooking the 

children of their fans on 

music geared to the younger 

set. In They Might Be 

Giants’ case, their foray 

into children’s music began 

with the CD “No!” in 2002, 

followed by “Here Come the 

ABCs.” Both reached No. 

1 on Billboard’s Children’s 

Music charts. The group 

also released a children’s 

book-and-CD set titled “Bed, 

8 PM: Sat, Apr 26 

Fri, Apr 25, May 2* 

2 PM: Sun, Apr 20, 27 

10 AM: Weekdays - 

Apr 18, 22, 23, 24, 

25, 29, 30, May 1 

*sign language interpreted 

performance 

Recommended for ages 11 

and up 

At: Russell Sage 

College, Troy- 

Directions online 

Tickets: 

$20 Adult 

$16 Senior/Student 

$10 Children 

(to age 12) 

25% discount for groups 

of 10 or more. 

Box Office: 

(518) 274-3256 

www.nysti.org 

Bed, Bed.” 

There’s a good 

chance parents and 

kids who have never 

bought a “They Might 

Be Giants” CD are 

still familiar with their 

music. Flansburgh 

and Linnell have 

written and performed 

theme songs for 

“The Oblongs,” 

“Higglytown Heroes,” 

“Resident Life,” and 

ABC’s “Nightline 

Primetime,” as well 

as songs for “The 

Simpsons,” “Home 

Movies,” “Dexter’s 

Laboratory” and 

“Courage the 

Cowardly Dog.” 

The idea of 

combining their two 

genres of music 

by performing two 

separate shows on 

tour stops is a new 

concept for They 

Might Be Giants, 

as well as the 

music industry in 

general, Lesser 

said. For The 

Egg, it was a 

natural fi t since 

it already has 

a relationship 

with the band 

and it also holds 

a family music 

series. 

“It is a popular 

series, some things 

more than others,” 

Lesser said. He’s found 

that acts like They 

Might Be Giants, who 

already had a core 

following before trying 

out children’s music, 

seem to generate the 

most excitement. 

“People love them,” 

he said. 

by Marcelle Maurette 

English Adaptation by Guy Bolton 

Entertainment Spotlight 

in the 

Jumbo Sized 

Performances 

Anastasia Group to perform 2 shows at Egg 

The later show will give 

those long-time fans a 

chance to see They Might 

Be Giants perform hits 

like “Birdhouse in Your 

Soul,” “Ana Ng” and “Snail 

Shell.” Lesser said that the 

group’s desire to keep that 

performance limited to those 

14 and older isn’t a result 

of staging a show for the 

younger set earlier in the 

day; the suggested age limit 

has been standard They 

Might Be Giants practice for 

years. 

“They like to do some 

mature stuff,” he said. 

Tickets for the family 

show are $10 for children 

and $15 for adults. Admission 

to the later show is $25. 

Tickets can be purchased 

through www.theegg.org, by 

calling 473-1845 or visiting 

the box offi ce. 

They Might Be Giants’ John Flansburgh, left, and John Linnell hail from Brooklyn. 

Cover art: “Here Come the 123s” is They Might Be Giants’ follow-up 

to “Here Come the ABCs.”


Arts & Entertainment 

Theater 

ANASTASIA 

Famous Russian tale presented by New 

York State Theatre Institute, Schacht Fine 

Arts Center, Russell Sage College, Troy, 

through May 2, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 

2 p.m. Sunday $20 adults, $16 students/seniors, 

$10 children. Information, 

274-3256. 

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS 

Based on famous novel, presented by 

Curtain Call Theatre, 210 Old Loudon 

Road, Latham, through May 10, 7:30 p.m. 

Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday 

and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $20. Information, 

877-7529. 

HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY 

Play about country music pioneer, presented 

by Capital Repertory Theatre, 111 

North Pearl St., Albany, through May 17, 

$21-$43. Information, 445-7469. 

HOW TO SUCCEED AT BUSINESS 

WITHOUT REALLY TRYING 

Famous Broadway musical comedy, presented 

by Home Made Theater, Spa Little 

Theater, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga 

Springs, through May 4, 8:15 p.m. Friday 

and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $22-$25. 

Information, 587-4427. 

NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL 

Premieres of three new works, presented 

by 440 Upstairs at Proctors, 440 State St. 

Schenectady, through April 27, $26 for individual 

shows, $70 for three-show package. 


Music 

NAT PHIPPS TRIO 

Jazz concert, April 16, 7:30 p.m., Delmar 

Reformed Church, 386 Delaware Ave., 

Delmar, free, presented by Humanities Institute 

for Lifelong Learning. Information, 

439-9622. 

SIENA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 

Playing Haydn’s “Philosopher Symphony” 

and a medley of Andrew Lloyd Webber 

songs, April 17, 7 p.m., Beaudoin Theatre, 

Siena College, Loudonville, free. 

RICKY SKAGGS & BRUCE HORNSBY 

Bluegrass giant teams up with singersongwriter, 

April 17, 8 p.m., Troy Savings 

Bank Music Hall, corner of Second and 

State streets, Troy, $42-$48. Information, 

273-0038. 

VASEN 

Swedish trio performing traditional songs 

from its native land, April 17, 8 p.m., Old 

Songs Inc., 37 South Main St., Voorheesville, 

$20. Information, 765-2815. 

DEERHOOF 

Indie rock band, April 18, 8 p.m., WAMC 

Performing Arts Studio, 339 Central Ave., 

Albany, $15. Information, 465-5233, ext. 

4. 

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS 

Quirky pop-rock band performing two 

shows — one for children (3 p.m.), and 

one for adults (8 p.m.), April 19, The 

Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany, $15 for 

children’s show, $25 for adult show. Information, 

473-1845. 

HAPPY AND ARTIE TRAUM 

& FRIENDS 

Woodstock folk artists, April 19, 8 p.m., 

WAMC Performing Arts Studio, 339 Central 

Ave., Albany, $23. Information, 465- 

5233, ext. 4. 

DAN TYMINSKI 

Bluegrass band, April 29, 7 p.m., The Egg, 

Empire State Plaza, Albany, $24. Information, 

473-1845. 

Comedy 

MOP & BUCKET CO. 

Presenting “Theatresports,” a show where 

teams of comedians compete against each 

other in games of improvised comedy, 

songs and stories, April 26, 8 p.m., Epiphany 

Theater, 153 Regent St., Saratoga 

Springs, $15 adults, $12.50 seniors. 

Dance 

KEVIN LOCKE DANCE ENSEMBLE 

Performing “The Drum is the Thunder, the 

Flute is the Wind,” a high-energy combination 

of Native American music and dance, 

April 19, 7 p.m., Troy Savings Bank Music 

Hall, corner of Second and State streets, 

Troy, $15-$29. Information, 273-0038. 

Visual Arts 

NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 

“Art for the People: Decorated Stoneware 

from the Weitsman Collection,” through 

fall 2009, plus permanent collections on 

the 9/11 recovery effort, New York state 

history and geography, Empire State Plaza, 

Madison Avenue. Information, 474-5877. 

ALBANY INSTITUTE OF ART 

“Cast with Style: 19th Century Cast-Iron 

Stoves,” through May 25; “Venetian 

Scenes by Walter Launt Palmer,” a collec- 

tion of 15 paintings, sketches, diaries and 

photographs, through June 1; plus “The 

Folk Spirit of Albany: Folk Art from the 

Colletcion of the Albany Institute of History 

and Art” and exhibits on Hudson River 

School painting, American sculpture and 

the history of Albany, 125 Washington 

Ave. Information, 463-4478. 

SCHENECTADY MUSEUM 

“Cities @ Night,” featuring urban images 

from General Electric’s Photographic Collection, 

through April 20, plus Spirit of 

Schenectady, collection highlights and 

planetarium, Nott Terrace Heights. Information, 

382-7890. 

ALBANY CENTER GALLERIES 

“21st Annual Mohawk Hudson Invitational,” 

featuring works by Ginger Ertz, Naomi 

Lewis and Gina Occhiogrosso, through 

April 19, 39 Columbia St., Albany. Information, 

462-4775. 

ALBANY AIRPORT GALLERY 

“Repetitive Nature,” in Concourse A gallery; 

“Air Craft,” photos by Jeffrey Milstein; 

plus site-specifi c installations by 

Larry Kagan and Cara Nigro, as well as 

installations by Anthony Garner, Baris 

Karayazgan, Paul Katz, Nancy Klepsch and 

Victoria Palermo. Information, 242-2243. 

LOCAL COLOR ART GALLERY 

“Tonal Impressions,” featuring works by 

Colonie Art League members, through 

April 30, 961 Troy Schenectady Road, 

Latham. Information, 786-6557. 

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF DANCE 

"Dawn of Modern Dance: Music, Myth 

and Movement," exhibit chronicling the 

careers of Ruth St. Denis and Isadora 

Duncan, plus ongoing exhibits, 99 South 

Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Information, 

584-2225. 

NEW YORK STATE 

MILITARY MUSEUM 

"Worth a Thousand Muskets: Civil War 

Field Artillery," "Battleground for Freedom: 

New York during the Revolutionary War," 

and "World War II: United for Victory," 

ongoing, 61 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs. 


SARATOGA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM 

“The Syracuse Mile,” featuring two of the 

central New York’s famous stock cars, plus 

ongoing exhbits including "East of Detroit" 

and New York racing, 110 Avenue of the 

Pines, Saratoga Springs. Information, 

587-1935, ext. 20. 

THE HYDE COLLECTION 

“Focus on Modernism,” through Sept. 14, 

161 North Warren St., Glens Falls. Information, 

792-1761. 

CLARK ART INSTITUTE 

“Remington Looking West,” featuring 

Frederic Remington’s illustrations, sculptures 

and paintings, through May 4; 225 

South St., Williamstown, Mass. Information, 

(413) 458-9545. 

TANG TEACHING MUSEUM 

AND GALLERY 

“Joseph Grigely: St. Cecilia,” through June 

8, Skidmore College, 815 North Broadway, 

Saratoga Springs. Information, 580-8080. 

IRON SPRING GALLERY 

“Refl ections on the Moon,” a gallery members 

show, through April 26, 49 Front St., 

Ballston Spa. Information, 885-5855. 

ARKELL MUSEUM 

“Immigration, Politics and Caricature: 

Ethnic and Political Images from the Appel, 

Arkell and Zim House Collections,” 

through June 8; “Famous and Fabulous 

Portraits: From George Washington to 

the Golden Girl,” through July 20; plus 

“Arkell’s Inspiration: the Marketing of 

Beech-Nut and Art for the People,” ongoing; 

Canajoharie. Information, 673-2314. 

Call for Artists 

TANGO FUSION DANCE COMPANY 

Auditioning professional dancers by appointment 

at Arthur Murray Dance Studio, 

75 Woodlawn Ave., Saratoga Springs. Information, 

306-4173. 

DELMAR 

COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA 

Openings in the string, horn and percussion 

sections. Information, 439-7749. 

COLONIE TOWN BAND 

Several openings, rehearsals on Mondays 

at 7:30 p.m. at town hall, Route 9, Newtonville. 


COLONIE CENTENNIAL 

BRASS CHOIR 

Openings for brass players, rehearsals 

on fi rst Thursday and third Tuesday of the 

month, at 7:15 p.m., town hall, Route 9, 

Newtonville. Information, 783-2760. 

SUBURBAN SOUNDS 

COMMUNITY CHORUS 

Openings in mixed chorus, rehearsals 

Sundays at 7 p.m. at Lynnwood Reformed 

Church, Route 146, Guilderland. Information, 

861-8000. 

FRIENDSHIP SINGERS 

Openings in women’s singing group, focusing 

on old favorites and show tunes, 

rehearsals Tuesday mornings at Delmar 

Reformed Church, Delaware Avenue, Del- 

Weekly 

Circular Celebration 

Whirling hoops and ornate costumes combine with high energy ritualistic 

dancing for a dazzling celebration of the diverse American 

Indian tradition. Representing the Lakota, Anishinabe, Comanche, 

Choctaw, Ojibwe and Oneida tribes, the Kevin Locke Dance Ensemble 

interweaves a rich variety of traditions and aesthetics in dance, instrumentals, 

song, storytelling, sign language and audience interaction at 

the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on April 19. 

mar. Information, 439-2360. 

A CAPPELLA 

New, informal, coed a cappella group in 

Delmar, for adults and teens 16 and older. 


SIENA CHAMBER 

ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR 

Rehearsals Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. for orchestra, 

Wednesdays at 6 p.m. for choir, 

Siena College, Route 9, Loudonville. Information, 

783-2325. 

THE ORCHESTRA ON THE COMMON 

Openings in the string section, also need 

French horn, trombone, fl ute and bass 

drum players, rehearsals Friday at 9 a.m., 

Shenendehowa Senior Center, Clifton 

Common, Clifton Park. Information, 372- 

5146. 

ELECTRIC CITY CHORUS 

Male singing group, training provided, rehearsals 

at Faith United Methodist Church, 

Brandywine Avenue and Eastern Parkway, 

Schenectady, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Information, 

785-4807. 

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Class Info AD 

female owned, maintained, 

new brakes front/rear, 

needs nothing, runs super, 

4 extra snow tires, asking 

$9,200. Call 767-3427, 

leave message. 

2001 Old Alero-Excellent 

Condition. One Owner, 

30,000 miles, 4-door, V-6, 

Leather/loaded, just serviced. 

$6500.00 or best 

offer. 

AUTOS WANTED 

$125 + Up for Any Junk 

Cars. Free 24/7 Pickup. 

365-3368 

DONATE VEHICLE: RECEIVE 

$1000 GROCERY COUPON. 

NOAH’S ARC SUPPORT NO 

KILL SHELTERS, RESEARCH 

TO ADVANCE VETERINARY 

TREATMENTS FREE TOWING, 

TAX DEDUCTIBLE, NON- 

RUNNERS ACCEPTED 1-866- 

912-GIVE 

GET A FREE VACATION BY 

DONATING your vehicle, 

boat and property to Dvar. 

Maximize your IRS deductions 

and help teens in crisis. 

Call 1-800-338-6724 

BUSINESS FOR SALE 

Jukebox and game route. 

Established over 30 years 

ago. $230K or $530K with 

building .424-5462. 

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 

ALL CASH CANDY ROUTE. 

Do you earn $800 in a day? 

Your own local candy route. 

Includes 30 machines and 

candy. All for $9,995.CALL 

888-771-3496 

CARPENTRY 

Need Remodeling or Repairs? 

Check out DONATO 

CARPENTRY in the Spotlight 

Services. House Frames, Garages, 

Porches, Decks, ect. 

SMALLER JOBS WELCOME! 

439-6258 or 366-4623 

CLEANING SERVICES 

HOUSE PAINTING, HOUSE 

WINDOW CLEANING & GUT- 

TER CLEANING. Free estimates, 

Low prices. Call 

452-1551. 

J&J Cleaning - We care and 

it shows. Consistent, Reliable. 

Quality Work. Call 

986-4047 

ESTATE SALES 

Delmar. April 18th and 

19th. 9-4pm. 151 Adams 

place: Delaware ave to 

Rowland (across from town 

hall). Lovely Drexel dining 

room, 50’s bedroom set, 

living room furniture, Wallace 

sterling fl atware-rose 

point, Hummel’s, Winfi eld 

china, Belleek, kitchen 

items, linens, jewelry, 

glassware, TV, ladies clothing 

and more. houseofroseantiques.com 

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 

Bowfl ex Home Gym. 3 years 

old, Good Condition. Needs 

assembly. Will drop off. 

Asking $600. Please call 

518-965-8283 

SAWMILLS FROM ONLY 

$2,990.00--Convert your 

LOGS TO VALUABLE LUMBER 

with your own Norwood 

portable band sawmill. 

Log skidders also available. 

www.norwoodsawmills. 

com/300N -FREE information: 

1-800-578-1363- 

Ext:300-N. 

FIREWOOD 

2 YR. SEA- 

SONED HARDWOOD 

Free Delivery, Cut, Split, 

Dried. 426-9663 anytime. 

MIXED HARDWOODS: Full 

cords, $200. face cords, 

$90. Jim Haslam, 439- 

9702. 

FLEA MARKET 

ANTIQUE FAIR 

AND FLEA MARKET 

May 3rd & 4th at the Washington 

County Fairgrounds, 

Rte. 29, Greenwich NY. $2 

admission. (Sat. 8a-6p, 

Sun 9a-4p) Featuring over 

160 dealers. GREAT FOOD. 

Early-Bird Friday (5/2 - 6a- 

6p - $10). Call (518) 331- 

5004 

FOR SALE 

2002 Crest Pontoon Boat. 

75 hp Mercury Warlock 

Trailer. $17,000.00 518- 

608-4823 

FOUND 

Pair of Womans Glasses 

found in parking lot, In 

Blue “Cool” Case. Please 

call 439-3102 or stop by 90 

Adams Place, Delmar. 

FURNITURE FOR SALE 

Upholstered stool mauve 

$35. 885-2637. 

HANDYMAN 

Experienced and affordable 

Handyman in CAPITOL DIS- 

TRICT. Any work inside or 

out, licensed and insured. 

References available. 221- 

4177. 

LAWN MOWER SHARPENING 

Reel and rotary lawnmower 

sharpened. Also saws, 

knives, scissors, lawn and 

garden tools, etc. 439- 

3893 

LAWN SERVICES 

ALWAYS THE BEST CLEAN 

UP - Landscaping. Capital 

District Northern Greens. 

518-320-0260. Albany/ 


Spring Cleanup. Downed 

limbs, pruning and mulching. 

Free Estimates. Underway 

Lawncare. 439-4590 

LEGAL ASSISTANCE 

DIVORCE IN ONE DAY and 

Marriage by proxy. Guaranteed, 

fast service. No court 

appearance. 365 Boston 

Post Road, #241 Sudbury, 

MA 01776 WWW.divorcefast.com 

978-443-8387 

LOST 

FIND SOMETHING? Advertise 

it free. Call 439-4940. 

Gold Wedding band lost at 

Hannaford or Price Chopper 

in the tri-village area. May 

have been lost in or out of 

the store. Please call 482- 

6622 if found. 

MASONRY 

Look for Best Ever Masonry 

in our Service Directory for 

your Masonry needs! 518- 

355-0632 

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 

GET YOUR NEW POWER 

WHEELCHAIRS, POWER 

SCOOTERS AND HOSPITAL 

BEDS AT ABSOLUTELY NO 

COST TO YOU!! FASTEST DE- 

LIVERY AVAILABLE!! CALL 

TOLL FREE TO QUALIFY. 1- 

800-470-7562 

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 

CHERRY BEDROOM SET. Solid 

Wood, never used, brand 

new in factory boxes. English 

Dovetail. Original cost 

$4500. Sell for $795. Can 

deliver. 917-731-0425 

ITALIAN LEATHER LIV- 

ING ROOM SET in original 

plastic never used. Original 

price $3,000, sacrifi ce 

$975. Bill 347-328-0651 

Would You Like To Advertise 

Your Business In Our Papers? 

Give Us A Call At: 

439-4949 

CHERRYWOOD DINING 

SET- 10 PCS. SOLID WOOD, 

ORIGINAL BOX, CAN DELIV- 

ER. ORIGINAL COST $6,500, 

SELL FOR $1599. JOHN 

212-380-6247 

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 

Assorted toys/ videos for 

toddler- boys to age 6. Call 

for info 885-2637. 

DISNEY CHARACTER Music 

Boxes. Best offer. 885- 

2637. 

Firestone Tires - Winterfi 

res: P185/70R14. $50 for 

the pair. 269-1818. 

Various custom HO-scale 

model railroad locomotives 

and rolling stock. All are 

priced to move. Please call 

Rich at 785-8751 & leave 

message or email me at 

rweriksen@verizon.net 

MUSIC 

PIANO LESSONS/ PROFES- 

SIONAL SINGER: Will come 

to home. Preferably beginners. 

Also Singer for Special 

Events! Call Sarah at 

221-8424. 

MUSIC LESSONS 

GUITAR LESSONS: Guitarist 

available for private lessons. 

Your home or mine. 

20+ years experience. Call 

Rob, 810-6378.. 

PIANO TUNING & REPAIR 

Piano Tuning and Repair. 

Carl A. Treiber. Experienced 

and insured. 765-4095. 

PROFESSIONAL TUNING and 

REPAIR, Michael T. Lamkin, 

Registered Piano Technician, 

Piano Technicians 

Guild. Over 25 years. 427- 

1903. 

SITUATION WANTED 

AIDES AVAILABLE: Mature, 

Reliable, Specializing in 

Alzheimer’s, stroke, rehab 

& eldercare. Bonded & insured. 

Over 30 yrs. experience. 

Clean background 

checks. 312-7404. 

SPECIAL SERVICES 

Enclosed car trailer, for 

hire. Call Rich 518-885- 

3364 

WANTED 

BUYING: All Old Costume 

and Better Jewelry. Call 

439-6129. 

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Real Estate Classifieds 

OFFICE SPACE 

Recently Renovated. 3 

rooms, 600 square feet. 

Private entrance. $895/ 

month. Utilities included. 

Call 439-7220 for appointment. 

OUT OF STATE REAL ESTATE 

SC LUXURY HOME Established 

Golf Course Community. 

Perfect for vacation, 

retirement, investment. 

$678, 000 fully furnished. 

Views galore. Call Dave 

602-758-9062 

HELP WANTED 

All employment advertising 

in this newspaper is subject 

to section 296 of the 

human rights law which 

makes it illegal to advertise 

any preference, limitation, 

or discrimination 

based on race, color, creed, 

national origin, disability, 

marital status, sex, age, or 

arrest conviction record, or 

an intention to make any 

such preference, limitation, 

or discrimination. Title 29, 

U.S. Code, Chap. 630, excludes 

the Federal Gov’t 

from the age discrimination 

provisions. This newspaper 

will not knowingly 

accept any advertising for 

employment which is in 

violation of the law. Our 

readers are informed that 

employment offerings advertised 

in this newspaper 

are available on an equal 

opportunity basis. 

Clerical, Bethlehem Dr.’s offi 

ce, 8:30 or 9am- 3pm M-F, 

$12/hr, 439-1564. Fax resume 

to 439-1592 or mail 

to PO Box 610 Slingerlands, 

NY 12159 

DISTRIBUTOR/PHOTOGRA- 

PHER: Local, established 

delivery route. WE PAY 

REAL ESTATE (SALES) 

NEW ARIZONA LAND 

RUSH! 1 OR 2- 1/2 “FOOT- 

BALL FIELD” SIZED LOTS! 

$0 DOWN. $0 INTEREST. 

$159-$208 PER MONTH! 

MONEY BACK GUARANTEE! 

888-450-0842 or www.sunsiteslandrush.com 

HERKIMER, NY 94.4 Acre 

Dairy Farm. 4 bedroom 

house, 85 stall cow barn, 

4100’ paved road frontage. 

Great views, open fi elds. 

$236,000. www.helderbergrealty.us 

518-861-6541 

Sell Your Property June 8 

THE MOST. Part-time. Every 

other Thursday. If you’re 

motivated by exc $$$, are 

21+ and have vehicle, call 

1-800-950-4227 for full 

info. 

Drivers: Home Daily! 

$2,000.00 sign on! Paid 

Holidays! Vacation! Excellent 

Benefi ts! CDL-A + 

Hazmat/Tank. 800-334- 

1314 x158,x155 www.wadhams.com 

Full time. Pizza maker and 

general kitchen help. 439- 

7669. 

High-Paying Postal Jobs! 

No Experience Required! 

DON’T PAY for information 

about jobs with the Postal 

Service or Federal Government. 

Call the Federal 

Trade Commission toll-free, 

1-(877)-FTC-HELP, or visit 

www.ftc.gov to learn more. 

A public service message 

from the SPOTLIGHT Newspapers 

and the Federal 

Trade Commission. 

Maintenance Technician 

NYSARC, Inc., one of the 

areas most prestigious notfor-profi 

t organizations, is 

seeking a Full-Time Maintenance 

Technician to perform 

the full spectrum of 

janitorial, car fl eet, build- 

United Country Auction 

Services MULTIPROPERTY 

AUCTION One Property or 

Portfolios No Seller’s Commission 

$0-$795 Entry Fee 

UCAuctionServices.com/ 

events/newyork 800-999- 

1020 Ext.245 

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT 

3 Bedroom. No pets. $950/ 

month + utilities. 475- 

1436 call between 9am and 

noon. Available June 15. 

Big spacious non-smoking 

apartment, over 900 

square feet, located on a 

quiet dead end street in 

ing and grounds maintenance 

functions. Position 

requirements are a minimum 

of 3-5 years experience 

in a similar position, 

and a working knowledge 

of routine building and 

grounds upkeep including 

minor repairs, cleaning 

and maintenance of equipment 

and supplies. Must 

be thorough, dependable, 

and willing to work independently 

and as a part of 

a team. A clean driver’s license 

is required. We offer 

an excellent salary and benefi 

ts package. Please send 

resume and salary history 

to: Mary Myers, NYSARC, 

Inc., 393 Delaware Avenue, 

Delmar, NY 12054, no later 

than April 25, 2008. No 

phone calls please. 

NOW AVAILABLE! 2008 

POST OFFICE JOBS. $18- 

$20/ HR. NO EXPERIENCE, 

PAID TRAINING, FED BEN- 

EFITS, VACATIONS. CALL 1- 

800-910-9941 TODAY! REF 

#NY08 

Earn Up to $550 WEEKLY 

Helping the government 

PT No Experience. Excellent 

Opportunity. Call Today!! 

1-800-488-2921 Ask for 

Department D9 

Selkirk, yet less than 20 

minutes from downtown 

Albany. Off-street parking, 

washer/dryer hook-up 

and oil heat. Just $750.00 

per month, plus utilities. 

Security deposit and lease 

required, and we cannot 

accept dogs. For more information, 

please call 767- 

3076 

DELMAR- 1BD, 1st fl oor, 

hardwood fl oors, $705. 

Heat and hotwater included. 

Available 6/1. 456- 

6644 

Selkirk- $675+ 2BD, off 

street parking, yard, laun- 

dry, storage, and lease. 

(917) 683-1281. 

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 

Must Sell 

Fixer Uppers 

Bank Foreclosures 

Company Owned Properties 

Distress Sales 

Free List With Pictures 

www.FreeHomeInfo4You. 

com 

VACATION RENTALS 

CAPE COD: Brewster, 3 bedroom 

home, sleeps 6. $900 

Per Week. Available weeks 

of 6/28 and 7/5.Call 439- 

7232 or 508-896-9280. 

MADIERA BEACH FLORIDA 

WATERFRONT HOME. Sleeps 

Six with Pool and Dock 

Walk to Gulf Beaches. No 

Minimum Stay. $2,800.00 

Monthly. $1,200.00 Weekly. 

Negotiable. 489-2341. 

www.floridagulfrentalhome.com. 

OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. 

Best selection of affordable 

rentals. Full/ partial weeks. 

Call for FREE brochure. 

Open daily. Holiday Real 

Estate. 1-800-638-2102. 

Online reservations: www. 

holidayoc.com 

Sunset Beach, N.C. 1 Bdrm, 

1 Bath, Golf Villa, sleeps 

up to 6, near a dozen new 

golf courses, 2 mi. from 

Beach. $55-75 per night, 

plus cleaning. 2 night min. 

Call Diane 478-7238 

Visit St. John, VI Tranquility 

is a sexy little villa 

loaded with charm www. 

stjohnvirental.com - e-mail 

or call Rutnik at 340-693- 

8069. 

WANTED TO RENT 

Thompson’s Lake/Babcock 

Lake. 1-2 weeks in August 

or September. Call John 

and Judy (518) 542-6976 

Employment Classifieds 

OWN A COMPUTER? Put it 

to Work! Up to $1,500- 

$7,500/mo PT/FT Free Info! 

888-939-4271 or www. 

ReachForParadise.com 

Pizza maker and cook, apply 

in person. Experience 

necessary. New Village Deli 

and Pizza, 1526 New Scotland 

road, Slingerlands. 

475-7277 

PT/Medical offi ce patient 

assistant. 25-30 hours a 

week. Medical experience 

preferred. No clerical duties. 

Must have relevant 

references. Resume to PO 

Box 382, Delmar, 12054 or 

fax 478-9044 

Road Rules! Tired of Watching? 

Create Your Adventure? 

Money Motivated Young 

Adults to Travel, Work, Play, 

Stay in 50 States. Start Today! 

$500 Sign On! Wanda 

866-386-5621 

$$Avon- Sell from home 

or offi ce. Earn extra $$. 

For more information call 

1-800-207-1224 or email 

avonletstalk@aol.com Ind 

Sis Rep 

SOUTHLAND LOG HOMES 

Dealership Opportunity. 

SOLID SIX FIGURE INCOME 

POTENTIAL IN FIRST YEAR! 

Protected territories. Small 

initial investment recouped 

in fi rst couple of sales. Contact 

Southlandloghomes. 

com or call Keith Hodgson, 

1-800-845-3555,ext.4609 

TRAFFIC SIGN MANUFAC- 

TURER - seeking reliable 

individual for general shop 

fabrication in Selkirk. Will 

train. Part time position 

8:00 am-Noon weekdays. 

Phone: 767-0057 

CAREER TRAINING 

CDI offers mandated 8 hour 

pre-employment security 

guard training course, required 

to gain NYS Certifi 

cation. Classes held on 

the 3rd Saturday of every 

month. Next class 4/19. 

518-439-0595. 

CDLA-TRACTOR TRAILER 

TRAINING if qualifi ed, 

student loans, Pell Grants, 

veterans benefi ts, housing, 

job placement assistance. 

National Tractor Trailer 

Schools, Liverpool, Buffalo, 

NY (branch) 1-888-243- 

9382 www.ntts.edu 

Get Crane Trained! Crane/ 

Heavy Equip Training. National 

Certifi cation. Placement 

Assistance. Financial 

Assistance. Georgia School 

of Construction. www. 

Heavy5.com Use code 

“NYCNH” 1-888-278-7685 

WEST CENTRAL 

ENVIRONMENTAL 

CORP. 

LABORER WANTED - FULL TIME 

Year round work for local environmental business. 

Must be at least 18 years of age, posses clean drivers license, have your own reliable 

transportation, capable of physically demanding work and be self motivated. Company 

offers full-time employment, work uniforms and laundry service, overtime pay, holiday 

pay, sick time pay, paid holidays, paid employee medical benefi ts and profi t sharing. 

Some out of town work required. Experience a plus, but paid training is available. 

Serious Inquiries Only Please. 

Immediate Openings. 

Visit our company website at: wcecorp.com 

Contact Dana Murphy c/oWest Central Environmental Corp. 

P.O. Box 83, Rensselaer, New York 12144 

or call 518-272-6891 or jdmurphy@wcecorp.com 

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Saratoga Spotlight • Milton Spotlight 

Contact us at: 439-4949 to advertise! 

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334-9359 

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DECORATIVE CONCRETE 

Acacia Concrete 

Interior Acid Staining, 

Epoxy Garage Floors. 

Book by 4/15 and receive 

$100 discount. 

441-2535 

ELECTRICIAN 

K.T. Electric 

Licensed Electrical Contractor 

Circuit Breakers 

Paddle Fans • Bath Fans 

Rewiring • Repairs 

Cable TV • Phones 

Standby Generators 

Scotia 

Call 393-8308 

JP 

ELECTRICIAN 

ELECTRIC 

of the Capital District, LLC 

LICENSED & INSURED 

FOR YOUR SAFETY 

FREE ESTIMATES Install-Service 

Joe (518)-858-8091 Repair 

FLOORING 

Charlie Stehlin Wood Floors 

• Sanding 

• Refinishing 

• Installation 

~ Free Estimates ~ 

596-2333 

Family business for over 50 years 

• Custom Work 

• Insured 

• Work Guaranteed 

HANDYMAN 

“No Job Is Too Small” 

Home Repairs 

Decks 

Windows 

Siding 

Additions 

Snow Plowing 

Kitchens 

Bathrooms 

Masonry 

Interior & 

Exterior Work 

FREE ESTIMATES 

518-858-0317 

HOME IMPROVEMENT 

Stephen E. Colfels 

Carpentry 

Remodeling 

Kitchens & 

Bathrooms 

Painting 

Masonry 

No Job Too Small 

Fully Insured Ceramic Tile 

469-1973 or 732-3302 

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HOME IMPROVEMENT 

Kitchens, Baths, Windows, Doors & More. 

Gilchrist Remodeling 

5 1 8 . 3 1 2 . 2 9 8 4 

info@gilchristremodeling.com 

Your Home Improvement Solution. 

JUNK REMOVAL 

ATTICS, CELLARS, 

GARAGES, ESTATES 

Houses Emptied– Rack Truck can hold 

75 banana boxes or 6 refrigerators or 24 

mattresses $170/ load Appliances $35.00 

‘NO SHINGLES’ 

334-2948 869-8088 

LANDSCAPING 

Premier 

Landscaping 

All Phases of 

Landscape Construction 

Lawn & Landscape 

Maintenance 

• Free Estimates 

• Fully Insured 

339-0649 

Affordable Lawn Work 

Seasonal Cleanups 

Weekly Lawn Maintenance 

Planting, Shurbs, Mulch 

Free Estimates 

788-2811 Mike 

LAWN CARE 

SPRING FORWARD 

with Seven Zocks 

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

& LANDSCAPING 

• Spring Clean-Ups 

• Lawn Mowing 

• Bush Trimming 

• Mulching & Much more! 

Excellent References 

Great Prices 

Call Matt @ 

956-0490 

Do you want to 

advertise with us? 

Call: 439-4940 

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PAINTING 

INTERIOR - EXTERIOR 

Fine Quality Workmanship 

INSURED • REFERENCES • FREE ESTIMATES 

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These little ads can make a BIG difference for your business! 

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a guide to services for your home 

MASONRY 

Kyle’s 

Masonry 

• Chimneys • Fireplaces • Sidewalks 

• Foundation Repair & Jacking 

• Stucco Repair • Stonework 

• Versa Loc Walls 

• Natural and Cultured Stone 

All Types of Brick Work 

881-6881 

Free Estimates 

PAINTING 

3 Teachers (Retired) 

Painting & Staining 

• Decks • 

Interior/Exterior 

Fully Insured 393-2035 Free Estimates 

LLESHI PAINTING 

“No Job Too Small” 

Dede Lleshi 

Fully Insured 

Interior & Exterior 

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DedeLleshi@yahoo.com Free Estimates 

Commercial • Residential 

Good , Clean, Responible 

Awesome Colours 

Painting & Wallpaper 

Staining & Faux 

Quality Work, Reasonably Priced 

Fully Insured 

Contact Ruth or Perry 377-5102 

in the 

PAVING 

“Making Life Smoother” 

584-8806 

All Phases of Paving & Excavating 

Free Estimates / Fully Insured 

Service You Can Trust 

PLUMBING 

CALL US 

SECOND 

We specialize in other 

peoples’ mistakes 

Fast, Reliable 

Plumbing Service 

since 1985 

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SERVICE, INC. 

393-8461 

PRESSURE WASHING 

Bob’s Elite 

Power Wash Service 

Don’t forget to include your house 

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• Houses • Decks • Concrete 

Clean cut & personable 

w/ the lowest prices 

(Don’t be shy - Give it a try) 

Call for Free Estimates 

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SRC Building 

& Remodeling 

Licensed & Insured 

Contact Darren 

518-221-4177 

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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTIE OF FORMATION 

OF LIMITED LIABLILITY 

COMPANY 

COMPANY NAME: JJ & 

TA White Properties, LLC. 

Articles of Organization were 

fi led with the Secretary of 

State of New York (SSNY) 

on 3/25/08. Offi ce location: 

Schenectady 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, 

c/o John J. and Theresa A. 

White, 404 Kenmore Avenue, 

Schenectady, New 

York 12306. Purpose: For 

any lawful purpose. 

LD-18558 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

SANTABARBARA-VISCUSI, 

LLC 

1: The name of the limited 

liability company is SAN- 

TABARBARA-VISCUSI, 

LLC. 

2: The Articles of Organization 

were fi led on February 

21, 2008 with the Secretary 

of State. 

3: The Offi ce of the LLC is 

in Schenectady County. 

4: The Secretary of State 


agent upon whom process 

against the Company is to 

be served. The address to 

which the Secretary of State 

shall mail process is: 163 

Conqua Lane, Schenectady, 

New York 12306 

5: The purpose of the business 

of the LLC is to engage 

in any lawful act or activity 

for which the LLC may be 

organized under the Limited 

Liability Law for the State of 

New York. 

Filed By: PARISI, COAN & 

SACCOCIO, PLLC 

376 Broadway, 2nd Floor 

Schenectady, NY 12305 

(518) 377-9096 

LJ-18350 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Formation of BDS 

Candles, LLC Arts. of Org. 

fi led with the Sec. of State 

of NY (SSNY) pursuant to 

NY LLC law section 206 

on 1/04/08. Offi ce location 


is designated as agent of 

LLC upon whom proces 

against it may be served 

SSNY shall mail process 

served To: 2181 Morrow Ave. 

Niskayuna, NY 12309. Purpose 

any lawful activity. 

LJ-18361 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Custom Enterprise DBA: 

Company Name: Absolute 

Power Washing. Articles 

of Organization filed with 

the NYS Dept. of State: 

6/14/07. 

Offi ce Location: 9 Schwaber 

Dr Schenectady NY 12309 in 

the County of Schenectady. 

State of New York. The address 

to which the Secretary 

of State shall mail a copy of 

any process accepted on 

behalf of company: 

Nick Nass 9 Schwaber Dr 

Schenectady NY 518-334- 

6799 

Purpose: any lawful purpose. 

LJ-18364 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Name of LLC: JP Electric 

of the Capital District, LLC. 

Arts. of Org. fi led with NY 

Dept. of State on 2/15/08. 

Offi ce location: Schenectady 

County. Secy. of State designated 

as agent of LLC 

upon whom process against 

it may be served and shall 

mail process to: 50 Pine St., 

Scotia, NY 12302. Purpose: 

any lawful activity. 

LJ-18378 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Formation Exactrans, 

LLC art. of org. fi led 

Secy. of State NY (SSNY) 

2/22/08. Off. loc. in Schenectady 

Co. SSNY designated 

as agent of LLC 

upon whom process may 

be served. SSNY shall mail 

copy of process to: c/o 

Christiaan Van Niekerk, 850 

Middle St, Niskayuna, NY 

12309. Purpose: Any lawful 

purpose. 

LJ-18409 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE FOR PUBLICA- 

TION 

PURSUANT TO NY LLC 

LAW SECTION 206 

The name of the limited liability 

company is 1 Gifford 

Road, LLC. The date of 

the fi ling of the Articles of 

Organization was March 10, 

2008. The County in which 

the offi ce of the LLC is to be 

located is Schenectady. Its 

principal business location is 

in Schenectady, New York. 

The agent of the LLC upon 

whom process against it may 

be served is the Secretary 

of State and such shall mail 

a copy of any process to: 

Burke & Casserly, PC, 255 

Washington Ave Ext, Albany, 

NY 12205. The term of the 

LLC shall commence on the 

date of fi ling of the Articles 

of Organization and continue 

indefi nitely. The purpose of 

the Company is real estate 

related services and for any 

other lawful act or activity 

for which limited liability 

companies may be formed 

under the Limited Liability 

Company Law. 

LJ-18410 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Formation of 

Limited Liability Company 

(L.L.C.) 

FIRST: The name of the 

limited liability company is 

DEECEE SYSTEMS, LLC 

(hereinafter referred to as 

the “Company”). 

SECOND: The Articles 

of Organization of the 

Company were filed with 

the Secretary of State on 

January 29, 2008 and are 

effective as of this date. 

THIRD: The County within 

New York in which the offi ce 

of the Company is to be 

located is Albany. 

FOURTH: The Secretary of 

State has been designated 

as agent upon whom process 

against the Company 

is to be served. The address 

to which the Secretary of 

State shall mail process is: 

6 Automation Lane, Albany, 

New York 12205. 

FIFTH: The Company is 

to be managed by 1 or more 

members. 

SIXTH: The purpose of 

the business of the LLC is 

to engage in any lawful act 

or activity for which the LLC 

may be organized under the 

Limited Liability Law for the 

State of New York. 

Filed By: PARISI, COAN & 

SACCOCIO, PLLC 

376 Broadway 

Schenectady, NY 

12305 

(518) 377-9096 

LJ-18433 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE OF FORMATION 

OF LLC 

Articles of Organization for 

KRC GROUP, LLC were fi led 

with the Secretary of State of 

New York (SSNY) on March 

7, 2008. Offi ce located in 





served. SSNY shall mail a 

copy of process to the LLC, 

2696 Curry Road, Schenectady, 


Purpose: for any lawful activity 

for which limited liability 

companies may be formed 

under the law. 

LJ-18457 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 


OF 


(LLC) 

1. The name of the LLC is: 

Greene Development Properties 

LLC 

2. The date of the fi ling of 

the Articles of Organization 

with the Secretary of State 

of New York (SSNY) under 

Section 203 is: March 6, 

2008. 

3. The offi ce within 

New York State of the LLC 

is located in Schenectady 

County. 

4. The SSNY is designated 

as agent of the LLC 


it may be served. The post 

offi ce address to which the 

SSNY shall mail a copy of 

any process against the LLC 

served upon him or her is: 

695 Rotterdam Industrial 

Park, Schenectady, NY 

12306 

5. The purpose of the 

business of the LLC is to 

engage in any lawful act 

or activity for which limited 

liability companies may be 


Liability Company Law of the 


LJ-18460 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 


CAMPBELL ROAD ASSO- 

CIATES, LLC, a domestic 

Limited Liability Company. 

Arts. of Org. fi led with the 

SSNY on 02/05/08. Offi ce location: 


SSNY has been designated 


against the LLC may 

be served. SSNY shall mail 

a copy of process to: The 

LLC, 1037 St. Lucille Drive, 

Schenectady, NY 12306. 

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. 

LD-18472 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Formation of CAMP- 

BELL ROAD DONUTS, LLC, 

a domestic Limited Liability 

Company. Arts. of Org. fi led 

with the SSNY on 02/05/08. 


County. SSNY has been 

designated as agent upon 

whom process against the 

LLC may be served. SSNY 

shall mail a copy of process 

to: The LLC, 1037 St. Lucille 

Drive, Schenectady, NY 

12306. Purpose: Any Lawful 

Purpose. 

LJ-18473 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 


OF DMPM PROPERTY 

MANAGEMENT, LLC 

Under Section 206(c) of the 


Law 

FIRST: The name of the 

Lmited Liability Company 

is DMP PROPERTY MAN- 

AGEMENT, LLC. 

SECOND: The Articles of 

Organization of the Limited 

Liability Company were fi led 

with the Secretary of State 

of New York on March 5, 

2008. 

THIRD: The office of the 

Limited Liability Company is 

to located within the County 

of Schenectady and State of 

New York. 

FOURTH: The Secretary of 

State is designated as the 

Company’s agent on whom 

process against the Company 

may be served. 

FIFTH: The Post Offi ce Address 

within the State of New 

York to which the Secretary 

of State will mail a copy of 

any process against the 

Company is 100 Freemans 

Bridge Road, Scotia, New 

York 12302. 

SIXTH: The Company’s purpose 

is to engage in any lawful 

act or activity for which the 


may be organized under the 

Limited Liability Law for the 


PAMELA G. MAGGS 

Organizer 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 


OF LIMITED LIABILITY 

COMPANY 

1. The name of the limited 

liability company is Wayside 

Village Apartments, LLC. 

2. The articles of organization 

were fi led with the Department 

of State on February 

25, 2008. 

3. The offi ceof the Company 

is to be located in Schenectady 

County. 

4. The Secretary of State has 

been designated as agent of 

the Company upon whom 


served. The post offi ce address 

to which the Secretary 

of State shall mail a copy of 

any process against it served 

upon him or her is c/o Bosy/ 

Brunner, 770 Sacandaga 

Road, Glenville, New York 

12302. 

5. The prpose of the limited 

liability company is to 

engage in any lawful act or 

activity for which a limited 

liability company may be 

organized under the New 

York Limited Liability Company 

Law. 

LJ-18483 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 


OF A DOMESTIC LIMIT- 

ED LIABILITY COMPANY 

(LLC). 

Name of LLC is ALL FISH- 

ING SUPPLIES LLC. Articles 

of Organization fi led 

with NY Secretary of State, 

January 23, 2008. Purpose 

is to engage in any lawful 

act or activity. Office of 

LLC located in Schenectady 

County. Secretary of State 

is agent for process against 

LLC. Secretary of State shall 

mail copy of process to LLC 

at 1117 Day Road, Schenectady, 


LJ-18501 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 


SKY-PARK REALTY LLC, 

a domestic Limited Liability 

Company. Arts. of Org. fi led 

with the SSNY on 03/05/08. 



designated as agent upon 


LLC may be served. SSNY 

shall mail a copy of process 

to: The LLC, 828 Hampton 

Avenue, Schenectady, NY 

12309. Purpose: Any Lawful 

Purpose. 

LJ-18508 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Name of LLC: ONSIGHT SO- 

LUTIONS OF THE GREAT- 

ER CAPITAL REGION, LLC. 

Articles of Org. fi led Dept. of 

State of NY on 3/5/08. Offi ce 

location in NY: Schenectady 

County. Principal bus loc.: 14 

Red Coach Drive, Scotia, NY 

12302. Secy. of State designated 

as agent of LLC upon 

whom process against it may 

be served. Sec. of State shall 

mail a copy of process to 14 

Red Coach Drive, Scotia, NY 

12302. Purpose: any lawful 

activity. 

LJ-18515 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 


OF LLC 

Mantica Construction, LLC, 

fi led Articles of Organization 

with the New York Secretary 

of State on March 19, 

2008. Its offi ce is located 

in Schenectady County. 

The Secretary of State has 

been designated as agent 

upon whom process may be 

served and shall mail a copy 

of any process served on 

him or her to the LLC, at LLC, 

320 Bolt Road, Glenville, NY 

12302. The street address 

of the principal business 

location is 320 Bolt Road, 

Glenville, NY 12302. 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. 

LJ-18536 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of formation of limited 

liability company (LLC). 

Name of LLC: State & Mynderse 

Street, LLC. Articles 

of Organization fi led with the 

Secretary of State of New 

York (SSNY) on March 27, 

2008. Business location: 

357 Kings Road, Schenectady, 

New York, Schenectady 


designated as agent of LLC 


it may be served. SSNY 

shall mail a copy of any process 

against the LLC served 

upon it to: 357 Kings Road, 

Schenectady, NY 12304. 

LLC has been formed to 

engage in any lawful act or 

activity. 

LJ-18578 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of formation of : 

STONEAGE CONCRETE 

COMPANY , LLC . Articles of 

Organization, fi led with Sec. 

of State of NY on March 17, 

2008. The purpose of the 

LLC is to engage in any lawful 

act or activity. The offi ce 

is to be located in Schenectady 

County. The Secretary 

of State is designated as the 


process against the LLC may 

be served. The address to 

which the Secretary of State 

shall mail a copy of any process 

against the LLC is 109 

Dahlia Street, Schenectady, 

NY 12306. 

LJ-18606 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 


STYLEZ SALON AND SPA, 

LLC 

(Pursuant to Section 206 of 

the Limited Liability Company 

Law) 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 

that Articles of Organization 

for STYLEZ SALON AND 

SPA, LLC (the “Company”) 

were fi led with the Secretary 

of State of the State of New 

York on April 4, 2008. 

The Company is formed 

to engage any lawful act 

or activity for which limited 

liability companies may be 


Liability Company Law. 

The offi ce of the Company is 

to be located in the County 

of Schenectady, New York. 

The Secretary of State has 

been designated as the 

agent of the Company upon 


Company may be served 

and the address to which the 

Secretary of State shall mail 

a copy of the process in any 

action or proceeding against 

the company which may be 

served upon him or her is c/o 

Michelle H. Wildgrube, Esq., 

Cioffi Slezak Wildgrube P.C., 

2310 Nott Street East, Niskayuna, 


The Company shall be managed 

by one or more managers. 

No member of the 

Company solely by reason of 

being a member is an agent 

of the Company for the purpose 

of its business, and no 

member shall have authority 

to act for the Company solely 

by virtue of being a member. 

The Articles of Organization 

of the Company were effective 

on April 4, 2008. 

LJ-18614 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Formation of KB 

AUTO’S, LLC pursuant to 

NY Limited Liability Law 203, 

Art. of Org. fi led with Secy. 

of State of NY(SSNY) on 

2/27/2008. Offi ce Location: 


designated as agent of the 

LLC upon whom process 

against it may be served. 

SSNY shall mail a copy of 

any process to: c/o the LLC, 

1563 State Street, Building 

1, Schenectady, NY 12304. 

Purpose: To engage in any 

lawful act or activity. 

LJ-18617 

(April 17, 2008) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

SILVA & PHAN MANAGE- 

MENT, LLC 

Notice of Formation of LLC. 

Silva & Phan management, 

LLC; Art. Of Org. fi led with 

NYS Dept. of State 4/1/08. 

Offi ce Location: Schenectady 

Co. SSNY is designated 


against LLC may be 

served. SSNY shall mail 

copy of process to: The LLC, 

1241 Sandra Lane, Niskayuna, 

New York 12309. Any 

lawful purpose. 

LJ-18617 

(April 17, 2008) 

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■ Warriors 

(From Page 28) 

Niskayuna’s shots),” said Coons. 

“You have to play as a defensive 

unit against Niskayuna ... and 

we struggled to do that in the 

beginning of the game.” 

Saratoga (1-1, 3-1) tried to 

cut into Niskayuna’s lead, but it 

was diffi cult for the Blue Streaks 

to get close in the fi rst half as 

they suffered through a series 

of dropped passes and failed 

clearing attempts. They did get 

one goal back when Ryan Quinn 

scored with three seconds left in 

the fi rst quarter, but they failed 

to get any closer as Franze tallied 

midway through the second 

■ Hockey 

(From Page 28) 

As for “Pounding,” the opening 

instrumental part can get any 

crowd going. 

“Plowed” by alternative 

rock band Sponge. It’s got all the 

elements of a great rock song 

for a hockey game – a pounding 

beat, loud guitars and lyrics 

about getting hit hard, even if 

the object doing the hitting is 

only something you usually hear, 

not feel per se (“I’m plowed into 

the sound”). This song should be 

played at all hockey arenas. 

“You Wreck Me” and “Runnin’ 

Down a Dream” by Tom Petty. 

“You Wreck Me” sounds like the 

title of a good hockey song, and 

what American Hockey League 

player isn’t “Runnin’ Down a 

Dream?” I swear, Tom Petty is a 

hockey fan. 

“I’m the Man” by Joe Jackson. 

Culled from his early days when 

he was a post-punk-popster, this 

song from the late 1970s has 

the same elements as “Plowed,” 

except that the song isn’t about 

being hit hard. It’s about being 

the man (which Rats goaltender 

Michael Leighton has been for 95 

percent of the season). 

“C’mon” and “Walk Like 

quarter to give Niskayuna a 6-1 

halftime lead. 

Saratoga looked like it had 

resolved its problems at the 

beginning of the third quarter. 

Christopher Adams scored eight 

seconds into the period, and 

Quinn tallied by picking up a 

rebound off a missed shot and 

fl ipped the ball behind his back 

past Niskayuna goaltender James 

Manchester to make the score 6-3 

with 10:28 left. 

That was one of the fi nal shots 

that Manchester allowed to get 

by him. The senior made several 

big saves in the second half to 

help Niskayuna hold on for the 

victory. 

“In the last two games, he’s 

really bailed us out,” Vorgang 

You Don’t Mind” by Blue Rodeo. 

You’re going to have to take my 

word on these two songs, but 

they both rock. And besides, the 

guy who wrote both songs, Jim 

Cuddy, is a hockey player. You 

have to play rock songs written 

by a hockey player at a hockey 

game, don’t you? 

And for a little regional fl avor, 

I offer these two songs: 

“Silver Bullets” by the Sense 

Offenders. Contrary to the band’s 

name, this song is not offensive 

to the senses. In fact, it’s a really 

good rock song with great hooks 

and a sing-along chorus. It also 

has a great verse for any hockey 

Capital District 

Cage Bird Club 

New members welcome 

Dedicated to educating pet bird owners 

Meet other pet bird owners 

Next meeting: May 13 at 6:30 

William K. Sanford Library, Colonie 

said of Manchester, who fi nished 

with 16 saves. “We rely on him to 

make big saves when we have a 

defensive breakdown, and he did 

today.” 

Franze added a goal late in 

the second quarter to become 

the third Silver Warrior with 

two goals on the day along with 

Berggren and D’Amario. Andy 

Morris had the Blue Streaks’ fi nal 

tally midway through the fourth 

quarter off a feed from Adams. 

Niskayuna returned to action 

Wednesday when it traveled to 

East Greenbush to face Columbia. 

The Silver Warriors hit the road 

again Saturday to play Massachusetts 

power Duxbury before 

returning home next Tuesday to 

play undefeated Guilderland. 

team – “Nothing’s gonna stop me 

now/you can do what you like/ 

you can call the cops/nothing’s 

gonna stop me tonight/not even 

silver bullets.” 

“Blast the Message” by 

Super 400. Again, it has a powerful 

guitar riff, which all great hockey 

songs should have. And what’s 

more inspiring than to be asked 

to blast the message? 

Add any or all of these songs 

to the Rats’ in-game play list, and 

I’ll promise you that you’ll have a 

good time. So good, in fact, that 

you might not miss “YMCA.” 

That is, if you’re not one of the 

6,500 people who like “YMCA.” 

Union hosts football camps 

Union College is hosting a series of football camps this 

summer. 

There will be youth and modifi ed level camps the week of 

July 21-25, and a high school camp the week of Aug. 4-8. 

All the camps will be held on the college’s turf fi eld, and the 

sessions run from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. 

The youth camp is open to children entering grades three 

through fi ve, while the modifi ed camp is for children entering 

grades six through eight. 

The high school camp is for children entering grades nine 

through 12. 

The cost of the youth and modifi ed camps are $150 per child, 

and the cost of the high school camp is $175. 

Applications can be found online at www.union.edu under 

athletics and summer camps. 

For information, contact Union College football coach John 

Audino at 388-6152 or 470-2602, or e-mail audinoj@union.edu. 

For information about membership, 

upcoming programs or adoption, 

please call Joyce 464-9283 or visit 

www.timesunion.com/communities/bird


High school varsity results for April 8-14 

Wednesday, April 9 

BASEBALL 

Mohonasen 2, Saratoga 1 

Mohonasen highlights: Jacob 

Papa double, game-winning run; 

Dominik Bianchi game-winning 

RBI 

Schalmont 10, 

Lansingburgh 8 

Schalmont highlights: Kyle 

McKelvey 2 doubles, 3 RBI; J.P. 

Sportman triple, 2 singles; Reed 

Poulton 2 doubles 

Queensbury 3, 

Scotia-Glenville 0 

Scotia-Glenville highlight: Dakota 

Aker 4-hitter 

GIRLS LACROSSE 

Niskayuna 7, Saratoga 3 

Niskayuna scoring: Jennifer 

Primeau 3-1, Leanne Pace 2-0, 

Marie Mutryn 1-0, Shannon Pfohl 

1-0, Beth Halayko 0-1 

Thursday, April 10 

BASEBALL 

Schenectady Christian 21, 

Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2 

Schenectady Christian highlights: 

Jon Kovel 2 triples, 4 RBI; Chris 

Kovel triple, double; Matt Gallup 

4 RBI 

BOYS LACROSSE 

Scotia-Glenville 14, 

Schuylerville 5 

Scotia-Glenville scoring: Jason 

Restina 5-1, Jon Zabin 3-0, Matt 

Strenk 2-2, Luke Perry 2-1, Brenden 

Martin 1-1, Kevin Frame 1-1, Eric 

Landry 0-1, Steve Semo 0-1, Mike 

Isabella 0-1 

Niskayuna 7, Saratoga 4 

Niskayuna scoring: Seth Berggren 

2-1, Steve D’Amario 2-1, Jared 

Franze 2-0, Mark Panneton 1-0, 

Dan McKinney 0-1 


Holy Names 13, 


Scotia-Glenville scoring: Renee 

Glass 4-2, Amy Kalinkiewicz 

4-0, Katelyn Nardini 2-0, Katie 

DeVantier 1-1 

SOFTBALL 

Mohonasen 2, Gloversville 0 

Mohonasen highlights: Caitlyn 

Paul Vandenburgh 


Local 

TALK? 

TALK1300AM TALK1300AM 

Pugliese 2-hitter, 14 strikeouts; 

Ashley Tomlin 2 singles; Leah 

Clark double 

Niskayuna 3, Troy 0 

Niskayuna highlights: Kiersten 

Gray home run; Emily O’Donnell 

2 hits, RBI 

Schalmont 2, 


Schalmont highlights: Ashley 

Miley triple, RBI; Ashley Yodis 

RBI single 

Scotia-Glenville highlight: Lindsey 

Sickles 2 singles 

Friday, April 11 


Niskayuna 13, Shen 6 

Niskayuna scoring: Carly Richards 

5-1, Allison Pfohl 3-1, Leanne Pace 

2-1, Marie Mutryn 1-0, Laura Plis 

1-0, Jennifer Primeau 1-0, Shannon 

Pfohl 0-1 

Saturday, April 12 

TRACK AND FIELD 

Ballston Spa Lions 

Invitational 

Boys team results: Guilderland 85, 

Ballston Spa 64, Saratoga Springs 

64, Fonda-Fultonville 41, Scotia- 

Glenville 39.5, Averill Park 35.5, 

Johnstown 33.5, Voorheesville 31, 

Schuylerville 27.5, Queensbury 

26, Cambridge 24, Glens Falls 17, 

Broadalbin-Perth 14, Niskayuna 

12, Taconic Hills 6, Stillwater 4, 

Whitehall 2 

Event winners: 100 – Cameron 

Benidt (Sara) 11.2; 200 – Ryan 

Seafood 

Seafood 

and and 

Steak, Steak, 

Ribs, Ribs, in in Best Best 

The The 

LT LTʼss GRILL 

Tuesday 

Kids 

under 9 

Eat Free 

w/ 

Parent 

2305 Nott Street St. James Square 

Niskayuna 374-7455 

Wednesday 

Seafood 

Specials 

$ 11.95 

Call Paul 

476-1300 

Saunders (Cam) 23.1; 400 – Herbie 

Suggs (Sara) 52.9; 800 – Giancarlo 

Vissat (Guild) 2:02.8; 1,600 – 

Roland Graves (Guild) 4:21.0; 3,200 

– Matt Flint (Q’bury) 9:48.4; 110 

hurdles – Shane Wagner (Schuy) 

14.7; 400 hurdles – Shane Wagner 

(Schuy) 56.9; 400 relay – Saratoga 

(Cameron Benidt, Mike Seahorn, 

Herbie Suggs, Cole Habart) 44.5; 

1,600 relay – Saratoga (Mike 

Seahorn, Tim Mount, Cole Habart, 

Cameron Benidt) 3:31.4; 3,200 

relay – Queensbury (Kevin Sprague, 

Neal Campbell, Pat Carroll, Matt 

Flint) 8:29.3; high jump – Matt 

Strait (BS) 5-8; pole vault – Ethan 

Brochu (GF) 12-6; long jump 

– Schuyler Duross (J’town) 20- 

4.25; triple jump – Schuyler Duross 

(J’town) 43-1; shot put – John Rudd 

(AP) 47-1; discus – Shane Smith 

(FF) 135-6 

Girls team results: Broadalbin- 

Perth 84, Ballston Spa 58.5, Fonda- 

Fultonville 56.5, Guilderland 43, 

Fair Haven (Vt.) 42, Queensbury 

36, Corinth 31, Glens Falls 30, 

Chatham 30, Johnstown 28.5, 

Schuylerville 26, Voorheesville 

17, Niskayuna 14, Scotia-Glenville 

10, Taconic Hills 10, Cambridge 8, 

Hoosic Valley 1.5 

Event winners: 100 – Caitlin 

Ableseth (V’ville) 12.8; 200 – 

Meagan Shippee (Cor) 26.5; 400 

– Leah Wightman (Chat) 59.4; 

800 – Erica Brockmann (BS) 

2:24.4; 1,500 – Jayley Madsen 

(Chat) 4:48.2; 3,000 – Samantha 

Watson (Schuy) 11:04.8; 100 

hurdles – Ashley Brown (FH) 

15.5; 400 hurdles – Emily Bearden 

(J’town) 1:10.2; 400 relay – Corinth 

Thursday 

Pasta 

Night 

$ 10.95 

Friday/Saturday 

16 oz. 

Prime Rib 

$ 15.95 

1 1 /2 Lb. Live Lobsters $21.95 Every Night 

GAS SALE 

SAVE 10¢ 

ON EVERY GALLON OF GAS 

With the Purchase of a Carwash 

LOCATIONS 

State Street Mobil 

State Street & Balltown Road 

Glenville Mobil 

Route 50 - Glenridge Road 

Halfmoon Mobil 

Route 9 & Sitterly Road 

(Across from Hewitts) 

(Meagan Shippee, Melanie Ganter, 

Amy Fasulo, Laura Ganter) 52.2; 

1,600 relay – Chatham (Kayla 

Clark, Lindsay Kulzer, Hayley 

Madsen, Leah Wightman) 4:13.6; 

3,200 relay – Guilderland (Kelly 

Fischer, Anna Pickett, Amanda 

Foggia, Emily Cure) 10:11.6; high 

jump – Sarah Palmer (Schuy) 5-4; 

pole vault – Danielle Moriarity 

(BS) 10-0; long jump – Amanda 

Martin (GF) 15-7; triple jump 

– Alexandria Kuhl (BP) 32-3.25; 

shot put – Kirstyn Newkirk (FF) 

36-11.75; discus – Kirstyn Newkirk 

(FF) 98-6 

Monday, April 14 

BASEBALL 

Schalmont 10, 

Mechanicville 2 

Schalmont highlight: Ken Lancto 

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Mohonasen 5, Colonie 1 

Mohonasen highlights: Alex 

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Tedesco pitched 5 innings with 13 

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Shen 7, Niskayuna 2 

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double, single 

Scotia-Glenville 8, 

Broadalbin-Perth 6 

Scotia highlights: Nick Madchero 

double, RBI, 2 runs, Jared Swider 

3 runs, stolen base 

SOFTBALL 

Shen 11, Niskayuna 3 

Niskayuna highlight: Kate Waltman 

double, 2 RBIs 

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Niskayuna 7, Shaker 6 

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Thursday, April 17 

BASEBALL 

Niskayuna at Oneonta, 1 p.m. 

GIRLS CREW 

Emma Willard at Niskayuna, 

TBA 

SOFTBALL 

Mohonasen at Schalmont, noon 

TRACK AND FIELD 

Scotia-Glenville, Niskayuna at 

Fonda, 10 a.m. 

Friday, April 18 

BASEBALL 

Scotia-Glenville at Glens Falls, 

noon 

Niskayuna at Saugerties, 4 p.m. 

BOYS LACROSSE 

Scotia-Glenville at Honeoye, 

noon 

SOFTBALL 

Schenectady at Niskayuna, 

noon 

Glens Falls at Scotia-Glenville, 

3 p.m. 

Saturday, April 19 

BOYS LACROSSE 

Scotia-Glenville at Rome Free 

Academy, noon 

Niskayuna at Duxbury, 3 p.m. 

SOFTBALL 

Schalmont at Mudville Tournament, 

TBA 

BOYS TRACK 

Warrior Classic at Niskayuna, 

9 a.m. 

Scotia-Glenville at Albany 

Academy, TBA 

GIRLS TRACK 

Warrior Classic at Niskayuna, 

9 a.m. 

Scotia-Glenville at Bethlehem, 

TBA 

Monday, April 21 

BASEBALL 

Schalmont at R-C-S, 4 p.m. 

South Glens Falls at Scotia- 

Glenville, 4:15 p.m. 

BOYS LACROSSE 

Scotia-Glenville at Queensbury, 

5 p.m. 


Scotia-Glenville at Johnstown, 

4:15 p.m. 

Shaker at Niskayuna, 7:30 p.m. 

SOFTBALL 

Schalmont at R-C-S, 4 p.m. 

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Every time I go to an Albany 

River Rats game, I fi nd myself 

enjoying the action, but not 

enjoying all the music played 

between the action. 

Sure there are some good 

songs in the mix, but then they pull 

out a moldy oldie like “YMCA” or 

that dance remix of the bluegrass 

standard “Cotton-Eyed Joe” and I 

want to run for the exit or at least 

the bathroom. And when I walk 

Sports Spotlight 

in the 

Niskayuna’s Seth Berggren charges past Saratoga’s Sean McClenegnen during the second quarter of last Thursday’s Suburban Council game at 

East Side Recreation Field in Saratoga Springs. Rob Jonas/Spotlight 

Warriors fi nd a way to win 

Franze’s OT goal 

lifts Niskayuna past 

stubborn Shaker 

By ROB JONAS 

jonasr@spotlightnews.com 

The Niskayuna boys lacrosse 

team is still undefeated, but that 

doesn’t mean the wins have come 

easily to the Silver Warriors. 

Jared Franze scored in 

overtime to lift Niskayuna to a 7- 

6 victory over Shaker Monday in 

a Suburban Council game. 

The Silver Warriors (3-0 league, 

4-0 overall) trailed 3-2 at halftime, 

but they seemed to get their 

offense in gear with a three-goal 

third quarter that put them ahead 

5-4. However, the Blue Bison (0-3, 

0-3) came back and tied the game 

at 6 in the fourth quarter before 

Franze tallied in overtime. 

Dan McKinney scored four 

goals to lead Niskayuna’s offense, 

which out-shot Shaker 19-8. Sam 

Cuddleback tallied twice for the 

Blue Bison. 

The overtime victory over 

Shaker came less than a week 

after Niskayuna pulled out a 7-4 

win against Saratoga Springs. The 

Silver Warriors jumped out to a 

5-0 lead in the fi rst quarter and 

then survived a Blue Streak rally 

in the second half. 

“The difference between the 

first quarter and the second, 

third and fourth quarters was 

that we finished our (scoring) 

opportunities in the fi rst quarter,” 

said Niskayuna coach Mike 

Vorgang. 

“We were pleased with the 

second half effort. The first 

quarter hurt us, though,” said 

Saratoga coach Jon Coons. 

Seth Berggren and Steve 

D’Amario provided much of 

Niskayuna’s offense in the 

first quarter. Berggren scored 

an unassisted goal at the 8:54 

mark and then assisted on Mark 

Panneton’s tally 32 seconds 

later to put the Silver Warriors 

up 2-0. D’Amario chipped in a 

pair of unassisted markers, and 

Berggren ended the spurt with a 

goal late in the quarter. 

“We were having trouble 

sliding fast enough (to cut off 

■ Warriors Page 26 

Hockey games should rock 

From the 

Sports Desk 

Rob Jonas 

and A. I’d rather do 1,000 squat 

thrusts, and thankfully I haven’t 

done a squat thrust since high 

school physical education class. 

Plus, I just don’t like the song.) 

So after watching the Rats’ 

final regular season home 

game Friday, I went home and 

started going through my music 

out of the Times Union Center, I 

invariably fi nd those songs stuck 

in my head for the entire drive 

home. 

collection trying to find some 

alternatives that could be played 

when nothing is happening on the 

ice. My two rules were that it had 

For a music lover like myself, to be rock and roll (since hockey 

it’s hard for me to cope with and rock go together like peanut 

driving down 787 while I’m butter and jelly), and it had to 

desperately trying to get the be family friendly. Here’s what I 

chorus of “YMCA” out of my came up with: 

head. What’s worse, I’m also • “Words” and “Pounding” 

trying to get the vision of 6,500 by British rock band Doves. 

people doing the “YMCA” dance “Words” is at least a semi-familiar 

out of my head at the same time. song for those who saw the NFL 

It’s a wonder I haven’t sideswiped Network TV ads promoting its 

a semi yet. 

first season of game telecasts, 

(Note to all “YMCA” fans: I but I like the chorus better for 

respect the fact that you consider when players start jawing at 

it a fun song and a fun dance. I each other (“Words/they say 

just don’t fi nd it fun to contort my nothing/so you can’t hurt me”). 

body to form the letters Y, M, C ■ Hockey Page 26

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