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Breslin, Teresi
take oaths
On Thursday, Dec. 27, Albany
County Executive Michael
Breslin was sworn in to a fi fth
term, and State Supreme Court
Justice Joseph Teresi took his
second oath of offi ce for a 14year
term.
See story on Page 5.
Les Miserables
Capital District high school
students have been given a
rare opportunity. Beginning
Jan. 4, Cohoes Music Hall will be
one of only two places where
audiences can catch a stage
performance of the Victor Hugo
classic “Les Miserables.” The
difference is the Cohoes version
features a local teen cast.
See story on Page 11.
Looking on the
bright side
With all of the steroid scandals,
player arrests and other
bad behavior by players and
coaches, the good things about
sports tend to get overshadowed.
So it’s good once in a
while to remind ourselves what
makes watching sports fun.
See story on Page 20.
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
The year in photos
Continued from last week’s issue
See Page 3
COLONIE
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Part Two
July
Albany County Legislature Minority Leader
Christine Benedict, R-Colonie, says a study of county
records has uncovered a practice that puts children
within reach of convicted sex offenders.
Since winter, Benedict had been acquiring records
from county and town of Colonie offi ces about
several motels on Central Avenue. What she found
surprised and upset many county legislators.
Convicted sex offenders and families, both placed
by county Social Services in the motels, were living
side by side. Also, town records showed deplorable
conditions within some of the motels. County offi
cials countered that the practice had been nonexistent
since October 2006 when county legislators
passed residency restrictions for sex offenders.
Siena College is denied a variance to install
four, 90-foot light poles to illuminate its brand-new
synthetic athletic fi eld. By a vote of 5-to-2, the Colonie
Zoning Board of Appeals denied the poles at the
July 5 meeting. It ended a six-month battle between
the college and residents of Loudonville who argued
the poles would adversely affect the character of the
historical hamlet.
On June 28, the Colonie Town Board approved
an agreement with National Grid to begin replacing
bulbs in more than 1,000 street lamps with low-cost,
energy-effi cient bulbs.
Tara Heffernan, 20, a Siena College junior, completes
an inventory of the original and replica artifacts
held by the Shaker Heritage Society as part of
an internship through Siena.
Republican Roger Cusick, 57, of Loudonville,
announced July 17 that he would make a second
attempt at public offi ce after a failed bid for county
District Attorney in 2004. As part of his campaign,
he questions Albany County Executive Mike Breslin
about the use of county money; keeping young professionals
in the county; high tax increases; and why
county residents need to pay such a high price for a
new downtown convention center.
In a move to generate revenue for Siena College
athletics, school offi cials unveiled the insignia of its
fi rst corporate sponsor: UHY Advisors.
The UHY logo appears at center court along both
sides of the basketball court’s boundaries.
August
Colonie town board member Ulderic “UB” Boisvert
was charged with driving while intoxicated in
connection with a June all-terrain vehicle accident.
The charge stems from an accident Boisvert had
while operating an all-terrain vehicle along Park
Road in the town of Edinburg. State police charged
him with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated as
well as operating his ATV without a helmet.
Board members approved the rezoning of a
Loudonville parcel where a burned-down pub currently
stands, paving the way for the construction
of the hamlet’s fi rst, and the town’s second, planned
development district since new zoning went into effect
last year.
The Loudon House, an upscale two-and-a-half
story, 24-condo unit, has been slated to replace the
defunct Eamon’s Irish Pub and Restaurant at the corner
of Menand and Schuyler roads.
The Mohawk & Hudson River Humane Society
reopened its doors to animal drop-offs and adoptions
July 26. The shelter had stopped taking in and
adopting animals for 48 hours when staff suspected
■ Review Page 7
Brizzell
passes
torch
Town supervisor and
former fl ower shop
owner’s late-blooming
political career comes
to an end
By GRAHAM S. PARKER
parkerg@spotlightnews.com
Despite her steadfast commitment
to town government and the
offi ce of Colonie supervisor, outgoing
Supervisor Mary Brizzell wasn’t
always civic-minded.
For Brizzell, 64, her interest in
local leadership really ignited at an
age when most begin weighing retirement,
in her mid-50s.
There had always a spark of
commitment to her community, fostered
by a relationship between her
late father and former Supervisor
Fred Fields. A longtime Republican
supervisor, Fields worked at a local
■ Torch Page 18
Landfi ll
to lease
buffer
zone
Town’s public records
offi ce a likely tenant
By GRAHAM S. PARKER
parkerg@spotlightnews.com
The Colonie Town Board voted
Thursday, Dec. 20, to enter into an
agreement with commercial real
estate agency C.B. Richard Ellis to
market for lease town properties
abutting the Colonie landfi ll.
The town originally purchased
the offi ce buildings at 12 and 4 Arrowhead
Lane last year for $1.2 million
to keep a buffer between the
landfi ll and other adjacent commercial
properties south of the area.
Eventually, the properties could
be razed to make way for a more
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Colonie police arrest three for drunk driving, three on felony charges
Colonie police arrested
three last week for driving
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Brian J. Koehler, 30, of 12
Deerwood Drive, Colonie, was
arrested and charged with DWI
on Saturday, Dec. 30.
Police said Koehler was
involved in a personal injury
auto accident at Crumitie Road
and Route 9.
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said they found his vehicle
without him in it.
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allegedly hiding in a car off of
Crumitie Road.
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odor of alcohol.
He was arrested after failing
field sobriety tests.
He was transported to St.
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where he declined a blood
alcohol content test.
He is scheduled to appear
in Town Court on Monday,
Jan. 7.
Ashley L. Keller, 19, of 14
Kimberly St., Colonie, was
arrested and charged with DWI
on Saturday, Dec. 30.
Police stopped Keller on a
vehicle and traffic infraction.
Upon investigating, police said
they noticed an odor of alcohol.
She was arrested after failing
field sobriety tests.
She is scheduled to appear
in Town Court on Monday,
Jan. 7.
Kevin M. Wade, 40, of 60
Mansion Blvd., Delmar, was
arrested and charged with DWI
Friday, Dec. 28.
Police stopped Wade on a
vehicle and traffic infraction.
Upon investigating, police
said they noticed an odor of
alcohol. They said he also
displayed glassy eyes and
slurred speech.
He was arrested after failing
field sobriety tests.
He is scheduled to appear
in Town Court on Monday,
Jan. 7.
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Richard G. Parker, 49, of
60 Simmons Road, Hoosick
Falls, was arrested on a felony
charge of criminal possession
of stolen property credit card
on Friday, Dec. 28.
Police said Parker was
arrested on a warrant and
picked up at the Cohoes Police
station.
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appear again at a later date.
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Spotlight Newspapers January 2, 2008 Page 3
TOP: Jillian Hinz and Jim Slovak get a lesson in weaving from Shaker
Heritage Society’s Anne Clothier at the annual Harvest Fest at The
Crossings in Colonie, in September.
ABOVE: Lamel Hubbard watches his son Cristian get a lesson in fi re
fighting by Midway Firefighter Donald Wunsch at the Midway Fire
Department open house in October.
Index
Editorial Pages .....................6
Sports ........................... 23-24
Obituaries .............................9
Family Entertainment .......11
Calendar of Events .......12, 14
Classifi ed ...................... 16-17
Crossword ..........................12
Real Estate .........................17
Weddings ............................10
At Your Service ...................15
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The Year
in Pictures
TOP: Maria DeNitto cooks fried dough during the annual Italian Festival at the Italian American Club in
August.
ABOVE: Sandy Oakley and Claire Bender sing carols at the annual tree lighting ceremony at the Loudon
Green sponsored by the Greater Loudonville Association in November.
TOP: The cast of Colonie Central’s
“High School Musical” in
November.
FAR LEFT: Sarah and Erin Besancon
run through the flowers at the
annual Old-Fashioned Day at the
Pruyn House in September.
LEFT: Bridget Geraghty of
Colonie awaits the latest Harry
Potter novel at Barnes and Noble
in July.

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Some like it hot; some head for the slopes
By ROBIN SHRAGER SUITOR
news@spotlightnews.com
When it snows, the two skiers
in my house rejoice.
Not that lack of snowfall has
really prevented them from
enjoying this sport. Lucky for
my husband and daughter, ski
places are kind enough to make
snow.
I wish there was a way to
“make sun” so I could enjoy
my favorite sport during the
winter. Unfortunately, you can
heat an outdoor pool, but it’s a
bit trickier to make it feel warm
enough to sit on a deck chair.
What? Sitting on a deck chair is
not a sport?
I don’t ski, even though my
husband says I might really
like skiing if I gave it a try. This
was the same case he made for
bowling, but that’s a whole other
story.
I’m not against skiing. It’s just
that I don’t like cold, I don’t like
heights, and I don’t like speed.
And I certainly don’t want to
participate in something that
combines all three.
What scares me most is the
idea of the chair lift.
“What if I’m too scared to
get off the chair lift? Can I just
stay on and ride back to the
lodge?” I ask my husband. He
just laughs. Apparently this
is not how it works. There’s
no “backsies” once you get
on the lift.
“What if you just refuse
to get off? Is there an eject
button?”
He tells me that if you don’t
get off they would need to
stop the chair lift and send
the ski patrol. That sounds
embarrassing.
I just don’t see myself having
the courage to get off the chair
lift, or on, for that matter.
So he says that I could come
along and sit by the fireplace in
the lodge and read a book. He
is trying to make a ski trip into
a family outing to the extent
possible. But I tell him that I
can sit in town at The Perfect
Blend and read a book. They
have a fireplace, plus hot
chocolate and quiche, plus
it’s close to home, plus I don’t
have to spend time traveling
in the car.
Let skiing be a fatherdaughter
bonding time, I tell
him. Neither of them minds
the cold, and they both enjoy
the feeling of swooshing down
a mountain.
Jeff and Rachel often go skiing
with our friend Steve and his
daughters. It’s just the dads and
the kids.
They once went skiing on a
super windy day. It was so cold
that their fi ngers were freezing
waiting for the ski lift, and the
machine-made snow felt like ice
pellets. At one point the strong
winds prevented lighter skiers
from making progress down
the mountain. Yet they had
fun. This does not sound like
fun to me.
If I tag along with them I
will take the fun out of skiing.
I’ll worry about bathroom
breaks and the weather and
“overdoing it.” I’ll be alarmed
at the chance of danger. I’ll
feel like I need to watch and
then I’ll be standing outside
in the cold instead of sitting
inside with a book. I might
ruin it. I’m good at that, so why
not leave me at home?
I’ve spoken to other moms
about this. Some of those moms
are braver than I am. They
actually like skiing. And even
if they don’t feel like skiing on
a particular day they will go
anyway to make sure the more
fun spouse doesn’t allow their
children to engage in risky
behaviors, like going down the
double diamond trail.
The double diamond trail is
the most dangerous trail. It’s
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Sunday, January 6 71°/2007 -19°/1996
Monday, January 7 56°/1915 -12°/1878
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4.9 inches above average
January 4, 1981 following a frigid Christmas, another
cold snap brought temps of -13 to Albany, -27 to
Burlington and -42 to Old Forge.
January 6, 2007 Albany soared to 71 degrees, tying the
all-time record for January, previously set in 1932.
The double diamond trail is the most dangerous
trail. It’s practically a vertical drop, my friend
tells me. I guess at the mountain, diamonds are
not a mom’s best friend.
practically a vertical drop, my
friend tells me. I guess at the
mountain, diamonds are not a
mom’s best friend.
My friend’s son is eager to ski
the double diamond, so she stays
close by in case dad is ready to
give approval.
She has seen my family at
Jiminy Peak.
“Did you know that Jeff and
Steve let the girls go off and ski
by themselves?” she asked.
“Yeah, dads do some crazy
stuff,” I replied. “When they’re
off skiing I just occupy my time
so I don’t focus on what could be
going wrong.”
By now I’m sort of used to
the concept, but when I first
heard about “the girls going off
on their own,” I reacted with,
“You let them do what?” Plus
I got a bit of a sickly feeling in
my stomach.
In the beginning, Jeff and
Rachel cleverly didn’t mention
much about any falls. They are
careful not to use terms such as
“wiped out.”
It was three years before I
heard about one incident. “I
tripped and did a somersault,”
Rachel told me casually.
“What?” I replied. “It wasn’t
in the air, mom,” she said,
obviously dismissing the
incident as no big deal. “Did
you cry?” I asked. “No! We
just brushed the snow off,”
she said.
Now Rachel gladly fills me
in on the details. One time she
reported, “I was skiing and
Daddy was in front of me and it
was kind of steep, not very steep,
and my skis got crossed. I didn’t
fl ip over, but I fell to the ground
and one ski popped off. It was
awesome, except I got snow in
my boot.”
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“It was awesome that your
ski fell off?” I said, trying to stay
calm.
“Yeah, because if it didn’t fall
off I would have broken my leg,”
she explained.
I took a deep breath. Must.
Not. Think. About. Broken.
Legs.
I’m actually more proud
than worried that my daughter
is daring enough to be a
skier. Jeff says she has grown
quite independent out on the
slopes.
“When the regular line at
the ski lift was extremely long,
Rachel suggested we go to the
single line,” he told me.
He explained that the
regular line is the line people
stand in when they want to get
on the lift with other people
in their party. The “single”
line is for people who don’t
need to get on a lift with
other people they know. After
seating groups of skiers, the
Got views?
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Thursday 7:25am 4:34pm Whiteface 30" - 50" 6 58
Friday 7:25am 4:35pm Bromley 24" - 39" 5 38
Saturday 7:25am 4:36pm Mt. Snow 36" - 54" 10 101
Sunday 7:25am 4:37pm Okemo 36" - 44" 13 116
Monday 7:25am 4:38pm Belleayre 36" - 54" 7 72
Tuesday 7:25am 4:39pm Stowe 28”- 64” 8 112
Killington 36" - 44" 12 148
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chair lift operator uses people
from the “single” line to fill a
remaining empty seat.
“So, you didn’t get on the same
lift,” I surmised.
“Correct. Rachel was ahead of
me. After she got on the lift she
turned around and waved to me,”
he said smiling.
“Great!” I said, trying to
suppress the familiar sickly
feeling in my stomach.
Later, Rachel confi rmed the
story. “I got on the six-pack,” she
told me, “It’s the chair lift that
holds six people.” I pictured six
people dangling in a giant version
of those plastic rings used to bind
cans of soda.
“So you were with fi ve other
people that you didn’t know?”
I asked, trying to determine
if the situation had made her
nervous.
“Well, I might have known
them, but how could I tell with
everyone bundled up?” she
answered.
I guess it didn’t bother
her to ride a six-pack up a
mountain with five possible
strangers!
I’m so glad my skiers have
such a good time together. I
especially like when they arrive
home safe. Then it’s my time to
rejoice.
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Sugarbush 12” - 38" 7 111
Hunter Mtn. 20" - 70” 4 40
Jay Peak 36" - 60" 8 73
Jiminy Peak 36" - 60" 6 37
Windham 5" – 50" 5 30
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Spotlight Newspapers January 2, 2008 Page 5
Two longtime public servants sworn in
State justice and county
executive take oath
before local leaders,
family and friends
By KATHERINE McCARTHY
mccarthyk@spotlightnews.com
In a mostly feel-good ceremony
in the state Assembly chambers
on Thursday, Dec. 27, Albany
County Executive Michael
Breslin was sworn in to a fi fth
term, and State Supreme Court
Justice Joseph Teresi took his
second oath of offi ce for a 14year
term.
Families and friends fi lled the
Assembly seats, while others
stood along the walls. The
ceremony was a Who’s Who
of local politicians, including
state Assemblyman Ronald
Canestrari, D-Cohoes, who
welcomed members on behalf
of Assembly Speaker Sheldon
Silver, D-Manhattan; U.S. Rep.
Michael McNulty, D-Green
Island; Albany County District
Attorney David Soares; Albany
Mayor Gerald Jennings and
local town supervisors, including
Democrat Jack Cunningham of
Bethlehem, Republican Mary
Brizzell of Colonie and Colonie’s
Supervisor-elect Paula Mahan.
Area police chiefs, lawyers and
judges also fi lled the chambers.
Judge Thomas Breslin served as
master of ceremonies, introducing
first the Teresi family. One of
Teresi’s four children, Gregory
(corporation counsel for the city
of Cohoes), held the Bible for
Teresi’s swearing-in, a position he
received “by family vote,” Teresi
said in remarks afterward.
“ When I was elected 14 years
ago, I said to my wife, this is
great,” Teresi said in remarks
on Thursday. “It will be low-key,
and no publicity.”
The opposite has been true;
among Teresi’s prominent cases
was the trial of four New York City
police offi cers accused of fi ring 41
bullets at taxi driver Amadou Diallo,
hitting him 19 times. The jury found
the defendants not guilty.
He paid special tribute to his
wife of 34 years, Jerry, pointing
out that their four children were
in middle and high school when
his term fi rst began.
Teresi also spoke about the
campaign that he said began in
October of 2006 and took him
to a lot of different places in
the counties he serves, Albany,
Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer,
Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster.
“I would like to thank
the county chairs of the
Democratic, Conservative,
Republican and Independence
parties for their endorsements
of me,” he said.
In a reference to the issue of
raises for members of the state’s
judiciary that the Assembly has
not acted on, Teresi told the
sergeant-at-arms of the Assembly
that he had left a note for Silver.
He also thanked his staff,
and praised the dedication of
everyone who works in the court
system.
Teresi’s speech also included
TOP: County Executive Michael Breslin and his wife, Diane, in the
state Assembly chambers after Breslin was sworn in to his fi fth term on
Thursday, Dec. 27.
RIGHT: Jerry and Judge Joseph Teresi in the state Assembly chambers
after he was sworn in to a second term on the state Supreme Court on
Thursday, Dec. 27.
Katherine McCarthy/Spotlight
congratulations for Michael
Breslin. Teresi pointed out that
like Breslin, he was a graduate of
Albany’s now-defunct Vincentian
Institute and Boston College.
Judge Thomas Breslin
introduced another of his
brothers, state Senator Neil
Breslin, D-Delmar, who swore
his brother in to another term
of office as Albany County
Executive. Breslin’s wife, Diane,
held the Bible for him as he took
the oath of offi ce.
Breslin paid tribute to his
parents, and gave thanks to his
family.
“What I’ve gotten from them
allows me to be here,” Breslin
said.
Breslin spoke of recent
changes in the political landscape,
naming Democrats elected
in recent elections: Gov. Eliot
Spitzer concluding his fi rst year
in offi ce; Colonie’s Mahan; and
eight new county legislators.
Breslin also listed
accomplishments of the past 13
years, counting among them a
professional county work force,
stabilized fi nances, and the fi rst
department in the nation to serve
children, youth and families.
“Now we look toward a new
day,” he said. “The county must
continue its efforts with longterm
care, building a new nursing
home, and providing affordable
housing.”
Breslin pointed out expanded
economic efforts in Green Island,
Cohoes, and Vista Tech Park,
slated for Bethlehem.
“We can, shall, and will do
better,” he said. “Working class
families must be able to achieve
self-suffi ciency.”
In addition to praising Breslin
and Teresi, several in attendance
had some ideas for future
endeavors.
“When I see these two
public servants, I see people
who honestly care about the
condition of the people they’ve
been elected to represent,” said
state Assemblyman Tim Gordon,
I-Slingerlands.
Gordon said he and Teresi
crossed paths on the campaign
trail, and that property tax relief
in two Albany County towns
of his district, Bethlehem and
Coeymans, was high on his list.
“I’d like to make that
happen on a state level,” he
said. “We need to examine
new ways to fund education.”
Bethlehem Supervisor Jack
Cunningham said he fi rst met Mike
Breslin when Breslin was a law
partner with Cunningham’s brother.
“I also worked on Mike’s campaign
for town judge when I was a
teenager,” Cunningham said.
As a former county legislator,
Cunningham had the chance
to work more with Breslin.
“We brought a petition to state
government to cap Medicare at
the county level,” Cunningham
said. “They did.”
Breslin and Cunningham are
holding a press conference on Friday,
Jan. 4, about a rail/trail path.
“I am also talking with the
county about the possibility
Around the County
of a health-care consortium,”
Cunningham said.
Cunningham said he’d
known Teresi for 10 years.
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New year, new ways
There’s another year behind us, and a whole new one
stretching out ahead of us. As we transfer birthdays from
last year’s calendar onto the ones received for Christmas
or Hanukkah, and pencil in the already planned events
of the coming year, we can take stock not just of what we
have to do, but how we want to be.
To be thinner; better
rested and to get
more exercise are some
of the top resolutions Editorial
made this week. Weight
Watchers membership
increases this week; lots
of gift cards get turned in for diet books; exercise equipment
comes out of boxes or loses its role as clothes rack
as the New Year begins.
Finances hit the resolution list, and from all media
reports, it looks like we paid more attention to our wallets
this holiday season. Hopefully we can shake the
credit grip that chokes so many of us. It’s well worth a
New Year daydream about what we’d do with the few
extra dollars we’re sure could come if we only gave up
one stop at Dunkin Donuts each week; quit smoking;
drove a smaller car; cooked instead of getting takeout;
and brought lunch instead of running out to get
it every day.
What about some resolutions that included our fellow
man? Could we vow to make the spirit of the season last
a little longer?
Maybe there’s a senior on your street who could use
a driveway shoveled; a lift to the grocery store; a dinner
with your family.
Are there small children on your street? Teach them
the value of community by saying hello, by chatting with
them, so that they feel connected to something bigger
than themselves as they grow up.
See teens roaming the streets in packs? Smile and say
“hi;” they only look intimidating, but when they go home,
they’re some mother’s children, too.
Let a fellow driver in ahead of you; slow down in roundabouts;
don’t rush for that parking spot at the mall; give
pedestrians the right-of-way.
Say “please” when you order something at the supermarket
deli counter or from a waitress; and “thanks”
when you get it.
Life’s too short to be self-centered and grumpy;
let’s try to keep a little holiday spirit as the year
wears on.
COLONIE
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Pennies can help save lives
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The writer is campaign
coordinator for the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society.
I’ve heard that kids are
growing up faster these days. I
don’t remember the exact pace
at which I grew up, so it’s hard to
compare, but I recently decided
it must be true. I was enjoying
Thanksgiving dessert with my
family when my father asked
how my job was going. When I
replied that I was in the process of
recruiting schools and was doing
better than expected, my little
brother asked where I worked. I
told him I work at The Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society and in that
8-year-old, snotty but inquisitive
tone, he asked, “Well, what does
that mean?”
“It means I work to raise
money to fi nd a cure for cancer,”
I told him.
And with this, his demeanor
changed from snotty to accepting.
He understood immediately,
saying that his music teacher had
cancer. It’s hard for me to imagine
the context under which he may
have been presented with this
information, but I also understand
why he and his classmates would
have been told.
I don’t remember being told
or expressly discussing cancer
when I was younger, though I
know it was around me. Both
of my grandmothers and one
grandfather had cancer when
I was young and my lack of
recollection from it means I was
either sheltered from it, or I have
simply chosen not to remember
and to instead focus on happier
times. For those in my brother’s
generation, though, I imagine
it will be hard to be sheltered
or forget, especially given the
statistics.
In August I began working at
The Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society, where I’ve learned some
staggering numbers. Every fi ve
minutes someone is diagnosed
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Point of View
From left, Tanner, Teagan and
Tyler Klingenberg. Two-year-old
Teagan is in remission from Acute
Myelogenous Leukemia.
Submitted photo
with a blood cancer and every 10
minutes someone will die from
one. Additionally, leukemia is
the No. 1 killer of children and
young adults. There are two ways
to respond to statistics like these:
you can try to forget and hope
the odds get better or you can
actively try to help the odds get
better. My job is to help people
with the latter.
I work on a campaign called
Pennies for Patients. Chances
are if you work in a school in
one of the counties we cover in
Upstate New York or Vermont,
you’ve heard my voice or
received a fax from me. If you
haven’t yet, you probably will.
The premise for the campaign
is simple enough; students are
asked to bring in spare change
for three weeks during their
school’s participation. After the
school’s campaign is over, the
change is counted and donated
to The Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society and goes toward our
mission of finding cures for
blood cancers and improving the
quality of life of patients and their
families.
This is my fi rst year working
on the campaign, but we have
high expectations. Last year our
chapter, which covers 20 counties
in Upstate New York and the
entire state of Vermont, was able
to raise more than $70,000 with the
help of 107 participating schools.
Brinckerhoff Elementary School
in Fishkill was our top fundraising
school, raising more than $3,000.
Broadalbin-Perth High School
in Broadalbin raised $2,600 after
holding a one-night event. Last
year alone, the program raised
more than $16 million nationally.
Not too shabby, considering
most of the donations made to
participating schools consisted
of students’ spare change.
Each school that signs up
receives a coordinator kit
fi lled with tips for a successful
program, information to share
with students, letters to send
to parents and businesses and
Honored Hero profiles. In my
opinion, these profi les are one of
the most important things that a
participating school can receive.
With just a few short paragraphs
and a photo, students put the face
of a peer with their participation
in the Pennies program and even
more importantly, realize that
kids with cancer are still kids.
This year, one of the Honored
Heroes that schools will learn
about is Teagan Klingenberg.
Teagan, who is now 2 years old,
was born with Down syndrome
and was diagnosed with Acute
Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
just four months shy of her
second birthday. While this is
a lot for anyone to handle, let
alone a child, the youngest of the
Klingenbergs’ three children had
the support of her community,
friends and family.
When our chapter received
Teagan’s profile in June, her
mother, Holly, and father,
Juergen, reported that she had
already undergone three rounds
of chemotherapy and were
expecting at least three more.
Though she is not yet completely
cured, I am thrilled to tell you that
she is currently in remission.
Through all of her
chemotherapy and doctor visits,
Teagan remained an enthusiastic,
energetic little girl. Like many
other children, she loves Elmo
and Sesame Street, playing with
her dolls, climbing and dancing.
Along with her parents and older
brothers Tyler and Tanner, she
attends soccer games and school
functions. In other words, Teagan
had cancer, but cancer did not
have her. Through Pennies for
Patients and other programs at
The Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society, patients like Teagan
who become Honored Heroes
can become advocates for people
they may never meet. We hope
that someday soon there will
no longer be a need for little
girls like Teagan to be Honored
Heroes.
While speaking with Teagan’s
mother, Holly, recently, she
spoke passionately about how
her daughter and two sons have
grown up faster than they should
have to. During her doctor visits,
when Teagan plays with the
children’s doctor kits in the
waiting room, it’s less like playing
and more an imitation of what her
doctors and nurses have done
since she started treatment.
It’s become a joke around the
offi ce, but we are very seriously
working to try to put ourselves
out of business. The diagnosis
and death statistics are shocking,
but Teagan and hundreds of
thousands of other patients like
her are proof that the survival
rate is rising. In the 1960s,
children with blood cancers had
a 4 percent chance of survival.
Currently, children have an
86 percent chance of survival.
Because of donations made to
our chapter, we were able to aid
over 700 patients and families in
Upstate New York and Vermont,
and provide valuable services such
as support groups, educational
programs and fi nancial aid.
If you have any questions about
The Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society, or programs and patient
services, please contact our
offi ce at 438-3583 or visit www.
lls.org/unyvt.
If you’re interested in signing
up your school for Pennies for
Patients, call the number above
and ask for Rebecca. After all,
working together to cure blood
cancer just makes cents!

Spotlight Newspapers January 2, 2008 Page 7
■ Review
(From Page 1)
canine infl uenza had stricken a
dozen dogs under the shelter’s
care. Blood test results returned
negative for the disease.
• A water main break opened
up a hole roughly 15 feet wide
and 6 feet deep in Sand Creek
Road.
Latham water crews worked
nine hours, in temperatures exceeding
90 degrees on Aug. 1,
to patch the break in the 8-inch
main responsible for the sinkhole.
• The town approves Colonie
Center’s request to begin
constructing and placing more
than $350,000 in new signs as
redevelopment of the mall continues.
Mall owners and tenants
sought approval on 30 new signs
in August. The mall and board
reached a compromise that
granted Colonie Center leeway
on maximum size requirements
on some signs.
• The corner of Wolf and Albany
Shaker roads took its fi rst
steps toward restoration on Aug.
13, as two bulldozers clawed at
the former J.J. Naughter’s Gas
Station. In half an hour, the cinder-block
building came down
to the applause of Colonie town
and planning board members,
and department heads.
• Albany County legislators
pass a resolution Aug. 13 urging
Colonie to enforce its building
codes on a stretch of Central
Avenue motels. The motels are
used by county Social Services
to temporarily house low-income
families and post-release
sex offenders.
• As part of his March
guilty plea in Albany County
Court, Peter Spinelli, who defrauded
scores of clients at his
Colonie jewelry store, has paid
$391,117.56 in restitution to his
victims. Spinelli, 50 of Krumkill
Road, Guilderland, was ordered
to sell his home to pay back as
many as 70 victims of his jewelry
scam.
• Alexander A. Oouch, 24, a
cheerleading coach, of Latham
Village Apartments was arrested
on Aug. 25 on felony charges
of rape, criminal sexual act, possessing
a sexual performance
by a child and use of a child in a
sexual performance.
• Changes in the way Colonie
Youth Bureau conducts its daily
youth programs has cut $93,000
from the cost of doing business.
September
• Husbands, wives, fathers,
mothers, friends and family
gathered under the shade
of massive hemlock trees Sept.
7 at Albany Rural Cemetery to
remember their loved ones who
donated their bodies to science.
Albany Medical College faculty
and staff held the memorial to
remember the 247 people that
donated their remains to the college’s
Anatomical Gift Program.
• A report released Sept. 5
by the County District Attorney
showed that, of the 30 sex offenders
violating residency restrictions
told to relocate, only
eight offenders, six living in the
city of Albany and two in Cohoes
and Watervliet, failed to comply.
As many as 400 convicted sex
offenders are believed to live in
Albany County, according to authorities.
After the Albany County
Legislature last year passed
the 1,000-foot buffer requirement,
sex offenders in violation
of the law were told to move.
• The masses started lining
up at 9 p.m. Sept. 13 to be the
fi rst into New York’s fi rst and
only L.L. Bean store.
More than 1,000 people
waited outside for the sporting
goods retailer at Colonie Center
to open at 9 a.m. Sept. 14.
• Farms to Restaurant Week
ran from Monday, Sept. 10,
through Sunday, Sept. 16, at
eight establishments throughout
the county. Appetizers,
main dishes and buffets were
all created using area produce,
dairy and meats.
• Colonie offi cials have come
back with a 1-inch thick pile of
fi nancial reports in response to
media reports they used public
dollars to benefi t private property.
Neighbors of the West Albany
Rod & Gun Club began
asking questions late last month
as town employees and trucks
worked eight-hour shifts for 13
days grading the entrance to the
club with 2,000 cubic yards of
soil, stone and debris.
Several town employees, including
Town Attorney Arnis
Zilgme and Comptroller Ron
Caponera, are members of the
club.
October
• Authorities are called twice
to Albany International Airport
in one week.
Albany County sheriff’s deputies
fi rst responded to a call of
a mysterious white powder Sept.
25 at 6:45 p.m. The substance
was discovered at one of the
airport’s luggage carousels. Authorities
later learned that the
substance was only powdered
soap. Sheriff’s deputies were
called back two days later to arrest
an employee on charges of
eavesdropping on co-workers
and superiors.
• A proposed retail center
at Albany Shaker and Everett
roads drew the ire of residents
at a Sept. 25 planning board
meeting.
Loudon Square, a 19,100square-foot
offi ce, retail and restaurant
plaza, has been slated to
replace the existing fence company
on the 2.3-acre site.
The planning board adjourned
the hearing until Nov.
13 after scores of residents
sounded off on possible traffi c
and noise issues.
• On Sept. 27, the in-house
auditing committee set into action
by Supervisor Mary Brizzell
two weeks ago to look into
the work at the West Albany Rod
& gun Club, released its fi ndings
on the grading of approximately
2,600 tons of spoils or
waste soils, at the West Albany
Rod and Gun Club.
• Rensselaer builders Archmont
Inc. will pay $85,000 in
fi nes to the state for violating
state storm water regulations
at the Archmont Knolls subdivision
between Haswell and Troy
Schenectady roads. The state
Department of Environmental
Conservation announced Sept.
27 it fi ned the company for not
adequately controlling erosion
and sedimentation to the gorges
and riverbed that run behind the
Route 2 Kmart and the fourth of
fi ve phases at the subdivision.
• On Oct. 4, residents and
town planners mapped out potential
bike and walking paths
for the town.
• Colonie offi cials unveiled
a new residential recycling station
at the town landfi ll Tuesday,
Oct. 2.
• In a strong showing Thursday,
Oct. 11, residents voted in
favor of North Colonie Central
School District’s annexation of
Maplewood Colonie Common
School.
Maplewood, a kindergarten
through eighth grade school
will remain open for at least
seven to 10 years before North
Colonie offi cials will choose to
keep open or close the school.
• Colonie Senior Services is
the recipient of a new regional
resource for seniors that will
help to protect them against
fraud. Made possible through a
$100,000 gift from the Citizens
Bank Foundation to University
at Albany’s Center for Excellence
in Aging, the resource
center will be a permanent fi xture
at the Beltrone Living Center
in Colonie.
• Richard Gross, a Democrat
from Loudonville, is seeking
the seat of Republican incumbent
William Hoblock in Albany
County’s 26 th Legislative District.
•Exit 3, a direct service ramp
off Interstate 87 to the Albany
International Airport is back
before the public for review.
State Department of Transportation
and contracted engineers
pitched fi ve alternatives the
agency can go with to clear up
Wolf Road congestion and simplify
the current route to the airport
off I-87.
November
• Barnes & Noble on Wolf
Road closed its doors for good
at 1 p.m. Nov. 13. An hour later,
the new store, one of several fi xtures
of the recent multi-million
dollar upgrade to Colonie Center,
opened.
• Town offi cials again up
the amount they could make
by year’s end on the methaneto-electricity
plant at the town
landfi ll. The town hinted that
the plant was approaching the
$1 million in revenue mark after
it hit $600,000 after being in operation
for nine months.
• Unoffi cial election results
show Colonie’s political landscape
has shifted from a longtime
Republican stronghold to a
burgeoning Democratic district.
If the more than 1,000 pending
absentee ballots follow results
Tuesday, Nov. 6, Republicans
stand to lose three town board
seats and the offi ce of town supervisor.
• Colonie Republicans have
said they suspect that improperly
formatted voting machines
may have disenfranchised as
many as 700 voters Nov. 6.
Unoffi cial results have Democrats
sweeping all three town
board seats and the offi ce of the
supervisor.
• Blue Star Mothers and
members of the American Legion
served lunch on Friday,
Nov. 9, to 75 veterans at the Beltrone
Living Center in Colonie.
• Offi cial results from the Albany
County Board of Elections
have confi rmed a Democratic
takeover of town government.
Out of six town seats, including
supervisor, Democrats will
now be the majority in Colonie,
a longtime Republican-led town
since last serving Democrat, Supervisor
William E. Lothridge,
was in offi ce from 1928 to 1931.
• North Colonie District offi
cials fi nalized a plan Monday,
Nov. 19, to ask taxpayers to approve
approximately $7 million
in renovations for its schools.
The projects are to be funded
through the district fund bal-
ance, state EXCEL grants and
building aid that increased when
the district annexed Maplewood-Colonie
Common Schools
over the summer. The $7 million
proposal scheduled to go before
district voters Feb 12 will cost
taxpayers little, said school offi
cials.
• Robert LaDuke, Commander
of Robert L. Weininger
Memorial VFW Post 8692 announces
plans to build a 2,500square-foot
veterans memorial.
• Colonie’s 2008 budget passes
as proposed at $83 million, a
4.3 percent, or $3.4 million, increase
over last year’s $79.5 million
budget.
December
• Colonie Democrats have
pulled together an extensive
list of people, from longtime
union representatives to Albany
County Sheriff’s deputies to retired
state workers, to head the
party’s charge as it looks to take
control of the town in January.
On Nov. 27, Supervisor-elect
Paula Mahan introduced her
fi ve-pronged transitional team
to the press.
• More than 200 town employees
signed up to take part in
a drive-through exercise, which
mimicked emergency response
to a biological attack or viral
outbreak. The Nov. 28 drill was
funded through a Department
of Homeland Security’s Cities
Readiness Initiative grant.
• The Albany County Airport
Authority is working to control
expenditures in the 2008 airport
operational budget. On Monday,
Dec. 3, the authority board approved
a $45.1 million operating
budget for 2008, a 0.7 percent
increase over the 2007 projected
spending limit.
Total airport passenger enplanements
during 2008 are
expected to be approximately
1,457,000; slightly down from
this year’s projected 1,457,638
enplanements.
• Colonie has acquired nearly
57 undeveloped acres along
the Mohawk River for $1.9 million.
The state Offi ce of Parks
and Recreation will contribute
$500,000. The two parcels, 198
Onderhonk Ave. and 503 Forts
Ferry Road, belonged to members
of the Vinciguerra family,
including in-laws of Maggie
Vinciguerra, former president
of Mohawk River Community
Partners of Colonie, Inc.
• A lawsuit fi led by Colonie
Republicans alleging voters were
disenfranchised in November
general elections is ruled meritless
by state Supreme Court
Justice Roger McDonough.
• Animal rescue workers and
police pulled 25 Chihuahuas out
of a dilapidated Coeymans home
Tuesday, Dec. 4. The next day
that number rose to 28, with one
mother delivering pups while
under the care of Mohawk Hudson
River Humane Society; and
another expecting soon.
• Colonie offi cials awarded a
request for proposal for an energy
effi ciency audit of town infrastructure
with Johnson Controls
on Thursday, Dec. 6.
The request was reached between
the town’s energy conservation
committee and Johnson
Controls after extensive negotiations
secured a long-term energy
effi ciency initiative between
the two.
• On Friday, Dec. 14, at 1:30
p.m., the day after 17-year-old
Shaker High School senior,
Marc “Striz” Strizzi jumped to
his death from an Interstate 787
eastbound off ramp, 856 members
had joined an online social
networking site created in remembrance
of him.
• Sand Creek Middle School
students are helping to change
how physical education is taught
as part of a national initiative.
The school is one of 10 in the
state to be awarded the Energy-
Now grant, which will provide
Sand Creek the necessary tools
to purchase learning materials
and equipment to implement a
healthy lifestyle-based physical
education curriculum.
•Latham attorney Phillip
G. Steck is hoping to ride the
recent wave of Democratic success
in local elections all the way
to Washington.
Steck, D-Loudonville, an Albany
County legislator since
1999, announced Wednesday,
Dec. 19, on the steps of the
James T. Foley Courthouse in
Albany that he would be seeking
the 21 st Congressional District
seat left vacant by U.S. Rep.
Mike McNulty is leaving.
• In their last meeting of
2007, Colonie board members
voted to do away with an unenforceable
public nuisance law
created in 2003.
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Habitat fl ap heads for appeal
Original suit challenging
warehouse plan
dismissed last year
By WILLIAM R. DEVOE
devoew@spotlightnews.com
A lawsuit over the Clifton
Park habitat of the Karner blue
butterfly will go to the state
Appellate Division.
An appeal has been fi led with
the state Appellate Division in
the dismissal of a 2006 lawsuit
filed by Save the Pine Bush,
Inc. and 11 individuals who
challenged a Clifton Park
Planning Board warehouse
site plan approval granted that
summer.
The project was approved
by the board together with
a state Environmental
Quality Review Act “negative
declaration” -- a determination
meaning the planning board
found that the building plan
was not likely to have a
significant adverse impact
on the environment.
The Sept. 27, 2006, suit
challenged the process used
by the planning board to grant
the approval. The lawsuit had
claimed the board violated
SEQRA by issuing the negative
declaration despite adverse
impacts of the project on
the endangered Karner blue
butterfl y and its habitat along
Wood Road, including the project
site, and by six other causes of
action, including not taking
a “hard look” at the project’s
impact as SEQRA requires;
failing to consider cumulative
impacts of the project with
others in the vicinity of Wood
Road; conducting a “segmented”
review of a broader plan of
development by the applicant;
and not requiring creation of a
Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement.
The plaintiffs also alleged
that a submitted plan to
“manage” the site falls far
short of the town’s own
requirements, as issued after
a 1991 generic environmental
study of the Wood Road area.
The individual plaintiffs
included four town of Clifton
Park residents and five board
members of Save the Pine
Bush, a regional environmental
protection organization.
On Nov. 3, 2006, acting state
Supreme Court Judge Barry
Kramer granted motions by the
town of Clifton Park and project
applicant DCG Development
Company to dismiss the case
based on their claims that
Save the Pine Bush and the
citizen plaintiffs all lacked
standing to challenge the town’s
approvals.
Clarksville attorney Peter
Henner filed the appeal of
Kramer’s dismissal on Nov.
1, 2007. The appeal should
be heard sometime in mid-
February, Henner said.
“Save the Pine Bush is the
leading organization devoted
to advocacy for habitats of
the endangered Karner blue
butterfl y in New York’s Capital
District region, which is part
of a geologic region known as
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Lake Albany formed at the
end of the last Ice Age, some
10,000 years ago, and includes
large portions of what is now
southern Saratoga County,”
Save the Pine Bush Secretary
Lynne Jackson said.
The advocacy group says
it and its members have been
harmed by the failure of the
town and its planning board
to meaningfully protect and
restore the Karner blue habitat
at Wood Road, over many years’
time. The appeal notes that a
1994 requirement to save the
habitat established as part of
other project approvals for
the same applicant was never
followed.
Jackson said the group’s
position is that the 2006
site plan approval and state
environmental determination
issued by the planning board
“will promote the extirpation
of an endangered species -- the
Karner blue butterfly.” She
notes that because of this,
Save the Pine Bush maintains
it has intrinsic standing to sue,
regardless of its members’
geographic proximity to the
site.
According to Save the
Pine Bush member William
Engleman, the Karner blue
butterfly in New York only
exists in small areas of four
counties within the vast area
once encompassed by Glacial
Lake Albany – Albany, Saratoga,
Schenectady and Warren
counties.
Engleman said the Clifton
Park habitat is important
because should the Pine Bush
preserve see its last Karner blue
butterfl y, it could be repopulated
with those from Clifton Park.
“It’s my opinion that the town
of Clifton Park is presiding over
an extinction-level event,” he
said.
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Mansion celebrates
Twelfth Night
On Saturday, Jan. 5, Schuyler
Mansion will welcome visitors
for its annual Twelfth Night
celebration, “Salutations of the
Season.”
From 3 to 7 p.m., the site will
offer special tours led by reenactors
portraying the Schuyler
family and their 18th-century
guests. The tour will include
dramatic presentations in the
mansions period rooms as well
as an opportunity for visitors to
participate in English country
dancing and sample some
wassail. Tours will take place
every half hour, with the last tour
beginning at 6:30. Reservations
are required. Admission is $6 for
adults, $5 for students and senior
citizens, and $2 for children.
Twelfth Night, or “Feast of
the Epiphany,” was one of the
traditional holidays celebrated
by the Dutch and English of 18thcentury
New York. Traditionally
falling on Jan. 6, Twelfth Night
was the fi nal holiday of the season
and was marked by unsurpassed
feasting and revelry. This year,
Schuyler Mansion’s celebration
will be set in the year 1776, a
critical moment at the brink of
the American Revolution.
For information about this or
other site events, call Schuyler
Mansion at 434-0834.
Schuyler Mansion is at 32
Catherine St., Albany.
Bird club plans
2008 programs
The Hudson-Mohawk Bird
Club has two programs scheduled
for January and February.
•Monday, Jan. 7: HMBC open
house, birding the Capital Region
and member photo night.
The Hudson-Mohawk Bird
Club welcomes the public and
members new and old to this
special evening. Club officials
will present information about
the bird club, including ways in
which new members can become
involved.
Club members are invited
to bring up to 10 slides, digital
images or prints of birds or
other natural history subjects
to show to the group. This is a
great opportunity for novice and
experienced birders and nature
photographers to connect, and for
the public to learn about the club
and the many opportunities to go
birding in the Capital District and
beyond.
•Monday, Feb. 4: Birding
adventures in China with Joyce
Miller: Miller accompanied a
group of British and American
birders on a trip in May and June
2007 that traveled from Beijing
to Inner Mongolia and into the
mountains of central China. In
addition to the birds (and birding
experience), Miller will touch
on some cultural and historical
aspects of the trip, including
the Great Wall of China and the
Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an.
Miller is a professor of library
science at Adirondack Community
College in Queensbury. She is a
long-time member of both the
Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club and
Southern Adirondack Audubon
Society and has birded on fi ve
continents.
All programs are presented at
7 p.m. at the William K. Sanford
(Colonie) Library on Albany
Shaker Road. Admission is
free and the public is welcome.
Programs will be canceled if the
library is closed due to weather;
people wishing to know if the
program will be held can call
the library to see if the library
is open.
Swing dance
to be held
There will be a Capital Swing
Dance on Friday, Jan. 4, at the
Hibernian Hall, 375 Ontario St.,
Albany from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Music by Jay Street. Admission
is $12 and includes a beginner
lesson at 7:30. Members and
students get in for $9.
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Vera M. Bunkoff
Vera M. Bunkoff, 81, of
Colonie, died Tuesday, Dec.
25, at home.
Born in Albany, Mrs. Bunkoff
was co-owner with her husband
of Bunkoff General Contractors
that her father-in-law started in
1920.
The couple worked side by
side for 40 years until their
retirement in 1987. She was
president of the Women’s
Stamp Club and won several
honors for her collection.
Survivors include her
husband of 64 years,
Christopher O. Bunkoff; three
sons, Richard (Dee) Bunkoff,
James (Diane) Bunkoff and
the Rev. Steven (Michelle)
Bunkoff; a brother, Ralph
(Barbara) Reynolds; eight
grandchildren; and 16 greatgrandchildren.
Services were from Our
Saviors Lutheran Church
and New Comer-Cannon
Family Funeral Home, both in
Colonie.
Burial was in Memory’s
Garden.
Contributions may be made
to Our Savior’s Lutheran
School, 63 Mountain View Ave.,
Albany 12205 or Community
Hospice of Schenectady, 1411
Union St., Schenectady 12308.
Marguerite DonVito
Marguerite “Nanny” Carazza
DonVito, 81, of Colonie, died
Tuesday, Dec. 25.
Born in Albany, Mrs. DonVito
retired from Albany County
Department of Social Services
Fair Haven Unit in 1991. She
was a communicant of Church
of St. Mary, and a member of
the Rosary Society.
She was the widow of
Michael J. DonVito Sr.
Survivors include a son,
Michael (Lynn) J. DonVito
Jr.; a sister, Mary Foss; seven
grandchildren; and 20 greatgrandchildren.
Services were from Lasak &
Gigliotti Funeral Home and the
Historic Church of St. Mary on
Capital Hill, both in Albany.
Burial was in St. Agnes
Cemetery in Menands.
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Barry Lashin
Barry Bruce Lashin, 74, of
Colonie, died Tuesday, Dec.
25, at St. Peter’s Hospital in
Albany.
Born in the Bronx, Mr.
Lashin was an Albany resident
most of his life. He owned and
operated the former Regis
Delicatessen in downtown
Albany for many years.
Survivors include his wife
of 24 years, Sherry Shapiro;
a daughter, Joanne Lashin
of Guilderland; a son, Kenny
(Martha) Lashin of Rotterdam;
two stepsons, Todd (Kristin)
Shapiro of Jamesville and
Scott (Deanna) Shapiro of
Latham; a sister, Iris Walen
Paul of Colonie; and seven
grandchildren.
Services were from Levine
Memorial Chapel in Albany.
Burial was in Beth
Abraham Jacob Cemetery in
Guilderland.
Contributions may be made
to the American Diabetes
Association, 7 Washington
Square, Albany 12203 or the St.
Peter’s Hospital Cardiac Unit,
315 S. Manning Blvd., Albany
12208.
Janis I. Puspurs
Janis “John” I. Puspurs, 71, of
Loudonville, died Monday, Dec.
24, at St. Peter’s Hospital.
Born in Jaunlaicene, Latvia,
Mr. Puspurs and his family
immigrated to the United States
in 1949 after World War II.
He served in the Army and
the Army Reserves from 1956
until his honorable discharge in
1962. He became a U.S. citizen
in 1958. For many years he was
a member of the Construction
and General Laborers Local
Union 190. He later worked at
Eden Park Nursing Home and
Teresian House and the Picotte
Companies for 10 years.
Survivors include his wife of
34 years, Mara D. Puspurs; his
mother-in-law, Helga Hartman
of Albany; a brother; and two
sisters.
Burial will be in the spring
at the Latvian Memorial Park
Cemetery in Elka Park.
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in the
Contributions may be made
to American Latvian Evangelical
Lutheran Church, c/o T. Erglis
16 Gauthier Drive, Clifton
Park 12065 or to the American
Cancer Society, 260 Osborne
Road, Loudonville 12211.
Anthony J. Vivenzio
Anthony J. Vivenzio, 76, of
Colonie, died Wednesday, Dec.
26, at his residence.
Born in Albany, Mr. Vivenzio
served in the Navy from 1948
through 1950.
A sheet metal worker, he was
member of Local 83 in Albany
for more than 50 years, retiring
in 1989. He was a member of
the American Legion Zaloga
Post and Voorheesville Rod &
Gun Club.
Survivors include his wife
of 56 years, Gladys Thomas
Vivenzio; four sons, Joseph
(Karen) Vivenzio, John (Mitzy)
Vivenzio, Anthony (Carol)
Vivenzio Jr. and Walter (Cathy)
Vivenzio; a daughter, Cynthia
(Mike) Justice; a sister, Jenny
Barretta; six grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
Services were from New
Comer-Cannon Family Funeral
Home in Colonie and St.
Margaret Mary Church in
Albany.
Burial was in St. Agnes
Cemetery in Menands.
Contributions may be made
to Thomas Patrick Morrison
Foundation, P.O. Box 238,
Guilderland 12084.
Brooks F. Wood
Brooks “Frank” F. Wood, 89,
of Colonie, died Tuesday, Dec.
25, at St. Peter’s Hospital.
Born in Albany, Mr. Wood
was educated in Dolgeville
schools and graduated from
Albany College of Pharmacy
class of 1942.
After graduation, he enlisted
in the Navy in July 1942 and
served with the 2nd Marine
Division in the Pacific. He
was co-owner, with his wife, of
Woods Pharmacy in Dolgeville.
The couple retired in 1980 and
lived in Florida for several
years, returning to the Albany
area in 2000.
He was a member of the
Dolgeville Masonic Lodge 796
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Survivors include his wife,
Helen S. (Stallone) Wood; and
a sister, Florence Johnson.
Egg explores Gershwin’s music in January
The Egg will explore the music
and life of composer George
Gershwin during the month of
January as part of its “New York
Living Legacy” program.
George Gershwin was the
fi rst to combine classical music
with jazz, wrote “Porgy & Bess”,
the first American opera, and
along with his brother, lyricist
Ira Gershwin, wrote many of the
greatest songs in the history of
popular music.
Throughout the month of
January, several of today’s
foremost singers and
instrumentalists will demonstrate
how 90 years since his fi rst hit,
the music of George Gershwin
is still as fresh as the day it was
fi rst recorded.
The program will feature
several concerts of Gershwin’s
music by artists such as Marcus
Roberts, the Albany Symphony,
Frank Vignola, Jane Monheit, Bill
Charlap and Sandy Stewart.
In addition, a series of
educational performances entitled
“Gershwin: Remembrance &
Discovery” by pianist Richard
Glazier will take place in various
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DeMarasse, Ferrucci wed
Jaclyn L. DeMarasse, daughter
of Raymond P. and Dorthea A.
DeMarasse of Troy, and Frank
P. Ferrucci Jr., son of Frank
P. Ferrucci Sr. and Margaret
Ferrucci of Niskayuna, were
married Aug. 24.
The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Richard Carlino at
St. John the Evangelist Church
in Schenectady. A reception
followed at Glen Sanders Mansion
in Scotia.
The maid of honor was Michelle
DeMarasse. Bridesmaids were
Elizabeth DeCurtis, Melissa
Ferrucci, Andrea Ostrander, Kim
Brown and Michelle Gariepy. The
fl ower girl was Emily Cimins.
The best man was James
Vardaro. Groomsmen were Dave
Diagostino, Kevin Heigel, Greg
Smith, Leo Rosenholz and Phil
Cafaro. The ring bearer was Dan
Brown.
The bride is a graduate of
Tamarac High School and Siena
College.
She is an accountant for
Marvin and Company, P.C., in
Latham.
The groom is a graduate
of Colonie High School and
LeMoyne College.
He is an accountant for
Wojeski and Company, P.C., in
East Greenbush.
Following a honeymoon trip
to Aruba, the couple resides in
Latham.
Jaclyn L. and Frank P. Ferrucci Jr.
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Plowinskes celebrate
50 years of marriage
Thomas and Sheila (Bergin)
Plowinske of Colonie celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary
by renewing their vows during
a Mass at St. Francis de Sales
Church Nov. 25. Following
Mass, a reception was held
in their honor at the Country
Club of Troy.
The Plowinskes are the
parents of five children:
Michael and his wife, Regina,
of Troy; Theresa and her
husband, Bob Puzier, of
Latham; Thomas and his wife,
JoAnne, of Colonie; Carol
and her husband, Michael
DiFabio of Loudonville; and
Robert and his wife, Sandra,
of East Greenbush. They
have 10 grandchildren: Anna
and Robert Puzier; Michele,
Thomas and William Plowinske;
Katherine, Julia and Michael
DiFabio and Cameron and
Thomas and
Sheila (Bergin)
Plowinske, today,
above, and in
1957, left.
Logan Plowinske.
Tom and Sheila graduated
from Vincentian Institute;
they were married on Nov. 30,
1957, at St. Madeline Sophie’s
church in Guilderland.
Tom was employed by
the state Department of
Transportation for 38 years.
He retired in 1993 as manager
of computer operations and
enjoys golfing and classic
cars. Sheila graduated from
The College of Saint Rose
with a bachelor’s degree in
English and social studies, and
in 1973 earned her master’s
degree in reading. Sheila
taught for many years in the
South Colonie School District.
She enjoys reading, knitting
and crossword puzzles. They
also enjoy attending their
grandchildren’s various
athletic events.

Spotlight Newspapers January 2, 2008 Page 11
Don’t ‘Mis’ out
Local production group puts students on the stage
in a rare performance of Victor Hugo’s classic tale
By GRAHAM S. PARKER
parkerg@spotlightnews.com
Capital District high school
students have been given
a rare opportunity.
Beginning Jan.
4, Cohoes Music Hall will be
one of only two places – the
other being Broadway – where
audiences can catch a stage
performance of the Victor Hugo
classic “Les Miserables.” The
difference is the Cohoes version
features a local teen cast.
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CR Productions, which puts
on the twice-annual children’s
productions, has gone all out
for this one. Local teenagers
from 20 different area high
schools will be able to attempt
the feat that is a full-blown
“Les Miserables” production,
from the mid-production
costume changes to the revered
turntable set.
“We were very lucky to get
‘Les Mis.’ We wouldn’t have
gotten this for our professional
in the
Entertainment Spotlight
production
because it’s on
Broadway,” said
Jim Charles,
CR Productions’ artistic
director. “This is the only other
opportunity for people to see
‘Les Mis’ other than Broadway.”
If October’s casting call
turnout is any indication,
chances are the actors and
actresses in the show know how
rare the opportunity is as well.
When the call went out, 250
children showed up at
the music hall’s doors, only 30
were chosen for the production,
said Charles. Many of those
that show up are aspiring
professionals, who commit
themselves 100 percent to their
pursuit, he said. It shows when
they set foot on stage.
Just like their professional
counterparts on Broadway, the
cast does not use microphones,
instead relying on the music
hall’s acoustics to carry their
voices to the audience. The
production is as real as it gets,
down to the set and professional
orchestra.
That professionalism is what
is expected of CR Productions,
and it’s what brings hundreds of
children each year to try out for
their productions. It is also the
reason it wasn’t a surprise that
so many turned up for casting
call upon hearing the production
this winter was ‘Les Mis.’
Because of the production’s
costs and size, no school will go
near it. For many high school
age students, this is their best
shot at performing in the show.
“Some kids come back;
95 percent are new to us. We
try not to call all the same
people for our major rolls. The
principles this year are new to
us. They are really talented,”
said Charles.
Work on the production
began immediately after casting
in late October. Since then,
the 30 students have been
rehearsing three times a week,
Charles said. Some of the cast
has been driving from as far as
an hour away.
This is the sixth year CR
Productions has been at
Cohoes Music Hall and has
offered its C-R Kids after-school
program. The staff puts on
two productions during the
year, once in the spring, for
elementary and middles school
aged children, and once in the
winter for high school students.
C-R Kids offers unique
opportunities and enriching
experiences. Participants
learn a variety of new skills
and are rewarded by their
accomplishments and are also
given the opportunity to work
with regional and visiting artists
and theater professionals.
Featured in this season’s
cast are: Shenendehowa
seniors William Boyajian as
Jean Valjean, Kelsey Poore
as Fantine, Stephanie Gray
as Mme. Thenardier, and
Cara O’Brien as Eponine.
Other schools represented:
Colonie High School junior Bill
Hennings as Inspector Javert,
Columbia High School senior
Taylor Collins as Enjolras,
Academy of the Holy Names
junior Brittany Boivin as
Cossette, Shaker High School
sophomore Charles Franklin as
Marius, and St. Pius X’s seventh
grader Christopher Flaim as
Gavroche.
Les Miserables will open
Friday, Jan. 4, and run until
Sunday, Jan. 13.
Friday and Saturday evening
shows begin at 7 p.m. and
Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $15 for adults and
$10 for students.
For tickets or information call
237-5858.

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Arts & Entertainment
Theater
IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Staged reading of Oscar Wilde comedy,
presented by Schenectady Civic Players in
celebration of its 80th anniversary season,
Jan. 5, 2:30 p.m., Schenectady Civic Playhouse,
12 South Church St., Schenectady,
free.
LES MISERABLES
C-R Kids production of Tony Award-winning
musical featuring 30 area high school
students, presented by Cohoes Music
Hall, 58 Remsen St., Cohoes, through Jan.
13, $15 adults, $10 students. Information,
237-5858.
Music
GUY DAVIS
Bringing acoustic blues to Capital District,
Jan. 4, 7:30 p.m., GE Theatre at Proctors,
State Street, Schenectady, $21, presented
by Eighth Step Productions. Information,
346-6204.
CHERYL WHEELER
Singer-songwriter, with special guest
Christine Lavin, Jan. 5, 7:30 p.m., GE Theatre
at Proctors, State Street, Schenectady,
$25, presented by Eighth Step Productions.
Information, 346-6204.
“ELVIS BIRTHDAY BASH”
Featuring Capital District rockabilly fa-
vorites Lustre Kings, Johnny Rabb and
more, Jan. 5, 8 p.m., WAMC Performing
Arts Studio, Central Avenue, Albany, $20.
Information, 465-5233, ext. 4.
TRACY GRAMMER
Singer-songwriter, Jan. 4, 8 p.m., Caffe
Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, $18.
Information, 583-0022.
JOHN PRINE
Veteran singer-songwriter, Jan. 6, 7:30
p.m., Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, corner
of State Street and Second Avenue,
Troy, $41-$45. Information, 273-0038.
MALINKY
Scottish folk singer, Jan. 11, 8 p.m., Old
Songs Inc., 37 South Main St., Voorhees-
ville, $17. Information, 765-2815.
RED MOLLY
Bluegrass band, with special guests Wiley
Dobbs, Jan. 11, 8 p.m., WAMC Performing
Arts Studio, Central Avenue, Albany,
$18. Information, 465-5233, ext. 4.
SPIDER JOHN KOERNER
Blues legend, Jan. 11, 8 p.m., Caffe Lena,
47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, $18. Information,
583-0022.
JOHN GORKA
Folk singer, with guest Susan Wemer, Jan.
12, 7:30 p.m., GE Theatre at Proctors,
State Street, Schenectady, $25, presented
by Eighth Step Productions. Information,
346-6204.
Super Crossword
THE FRANK VIGNOLA QUINTET
Jazz band, with special guest Jane Monheit,
Jan. 12, 8 p.m., The Egg, Empire
State Plaza, Albany, $24. Information,
473-1845.
HOWARD JONES
1980s synth-pop singer-songwriter famous
for hits such as “Things will Always
get Better” and “No One is to Blame,” Jan.
13, 7 p.m., The Egg, Empire State Plaza,
Albany, $28. Information, 473-1845.
RICHARD SHINDELL
Singer-songwriter, with opening act Terence
Martin, Jan. 13, 7 p.m., Caffe Lena,
47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, $25. Information,
583-0022.
CHARLIE KING AND KAREN BRANDO
With guests Sally Rogers and Claudia
Schmidt, Jan. 17, 8 p.m., GE Theatre at
Proctors, State Street, Schenectady, $21,
presented by Eighth Step Productions.
Information, 346-6204.
MARCUS ROBERTS TRIO
Playing with the Albany Symphony Orchestra,
Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m., The Egg, Empire
State Plaza, Albany, $28. Information,
473-1845.
Comedy
JOSH BLUE
“Last Comic Standing” champion, Jan. 25,
7:30 p.m., Proctors Theatre, State Street,
Schenectady, $32. Information, 346-6204.
Visual Arts
NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
“Cast Images: American Brone Sculpture
from the Metropolitan Museum of Art,”
through Feb. 24; “Look-Alikes: The Amazing
World of Joan Steiner,” through March
2; “Expressions in Blue: A Feeling, A
Place, A Color, A Sound,” through March
16; 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
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 4, plus Spirit of
Schenectady, collection highlights and
planetarium, Nott Terrace Heights. Information,
382-7890.
ALBANY AIRPORT GALLERY
“Farsighted,” featuring photos, projections,
sculptures and other items from
around the world, through March 30, 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
“Silver Blues,” original paintings, through
Jan. 31, 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.
Information, 581-5100.
SARATOGA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM
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
"Natura Morta: Still-Life Painting and the
Medici Collections," through Jan. 13;
“Elihu Vedder and Italy,” through March
16; 161 North Warren St., Glens Falls.
Information, 792-1761.
CLARK ART INSTITUTE
“Facing the Lens: 19th-Century Portrait
Photogrpahs,” through Jan. 13; “Consuming
Passion: Fragonard’s Allegories
of Love,” through Jan. 21, 225 South St.,
Williamstown, Mass. Information, (413)
458-9545.
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.
Information, 783-2760.
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.

Spotlight Newspapers January 2, 2008 Page 13
Palace showing
classic movies
The Palace Theatre’s movie
series continues. Tickets are $5
for adults and $3 for children.
Season passes are $42.50. Tickets
are on sale at the Palace Theatre
box office, 19 Clinton Ave.,
Albany, or by calling 465-4663.
“A Night at the Opera,” 1935,
92 minutes, not rated. Monday,
Jan. 7, 7 p.m.
“The Adventures of Robin
Hood,” 1938, 102 minutes, not
rated. Monday, Jan. 14, 7 p.m.
“A Raisin in the Sun,” 1961,
128 minutes, not rated. Monday,
Feb. 4, 7 p.m.
“Doctor Zhivago,” 1965, 180
minutes, not rated. Monday, Feb.
18, 7 p.m.
“Schindler’s List,” 1993, 195
minutes, rated R. Monday, March
3, 7 p.m.
“The Philadelphia
Story,” 1940, 112 minutes, not
rated. Monday, March 10, 7
p.m.
“West Side Story,” 1961, 151
minutes, not rated. Monday, April
7, 7 p.m.
“Spartacus,” 1960, 184
minutes, not rated, Monday,
April 21, 7p.m.
“Lawrence of Arabia,” 1962,
216 minutes, not rated. Monday,
May 5, 7 p.m.
“Jaws,” 1975, 124 minutes,
rated PG. Monday, May 19, 7
p.m.
Credit Union names
manager of telephone
access center
Sunmark Federal Credit
Union, a full-service,
community chartered credit
union serving those who
live and work in Albany,
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
Schenectady, Montgomery,
Saratoga, Schoharie and
Rensselaer counties,
announced that Antoinette
Lebron has been named
manager of Sunmark’s
Telephone Access Center.
Clearing
their way
ABOVE: West Albany resident Jim
McClousky was fortunate enough
to have a snowblower on Monday
morning, Dec. 31. LEFT: Colonie
resident Karen Lockwood helps
her husband shovel snow Monday,
Dec. 31, so he can make it to work
on time.
Robert Goo/Spotlight
Planning Commission
changes meeting dates
The regularly scheduled
meetings of the Village of Colonie
Planning Commission have been
changed from Jan. 1 and 15 to
Jan. 8 and 22.
IN BRIEF
You can quit smoking.
We can help.
There is no way around it. Smoking is bad for your health.
It increases your risk of coronary artery disease, stroke, vascular disease,
cancer, and lung disease.
Women have unique risks due to smoking. Women over 35 who smoke and
use birth control pills have a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and blood
clots of the legs. Women who smoke are more likely to have a miscarriage or
a lower birth-weight baby. Lower birth-weight can cause developmental and
health delays.
Smoking related illnesses and deaths are PREVENTABLE.
Quitting smoking can reduce your risk of health issues related to this habit.
The earlier you quit, the greater the benefi t.
Whether it be for your New Year’s resolution, for your family, or
for your health, commit to quit TODAY.
Join us for information, coupons and other giveaways to successfully
break the habit in 2008. Come and fi nd a quitting
option that is right for you.
Light dinner and refreshments will be served.
Colonie Elks and
Does to hold January
square dances
The Colonie Elks and Does
Square Dance Club will hold two
square dances in January.
The first will be held on
Wednesday, Jan. 2, at the Colonie
Lodge No. 2192, Elks Lane, off
Route 155 in Latham from 7:30
to 10 p.m. Caller and cuer will be
Walter Wall. Singles are welcome,
and cost is $5 per person. Level
of dancing will be alternating tips
(mainstream, plus) and rounds.
Another square dance will be
held on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at
the same location and time. Caller
will be Sandy Corey and cuer
will be Dolores Randall. Levels
of dancing and cost will remain
the same.
Call 783-7071 with any
questions regarding both square
dance dates.
Academy of the Holy
Names to sponsor
blood drive
The Academy of the Holy
Names will sponsor a blood drive
on Friday, Jan. 11, from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. in the Riley Auditorium,
Upper School, 1075 New Scotland
Road, Albany.
The Service Club and the
Junior Ladies of Charity are
sponsoring this event in answer
to the American Red Cross’ need
for blood donors.
If you donated on or before
Nov. 15, and are 17 years old (16
with signed parental permission),
you will be eligible to donate.
For information, call 438-
7895.
Guiding Eyes
seeks temporary
homes for puppies
Guiding Eyes for the Blind is
looking for local volunteers to
open their hearts and homes to
a future guide dog puppy.
All training, support and
veterinary expenses are provided
free of charge.
The next series Pre-Placement
Puppy Classes for those interested
will begin Thursday, Jan. 3, from
6 to 8 p.m. at the Lisha Kill
Reformed Church, 2131 Central
Ave.
For information, call 372-7300,
e-mail DutchBucky@aol.com or
visit www.cdc.guidingeyes.org.
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Calendar of Events Spotlight
in the
Wednesday, Jan. 2
COLONIE COALITION OF
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS
town hall, Route 9, Newtonville, 7:15 p.m.
Information, 786-1256.
OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION CLASS
sponsored by Colonie Senior Service
Centers, Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners
Circle, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Information,
459-2857.
TOPS CLUB
weight loss support group, Colonie town
hall, Route 9, 11:45 a.m. Information
call 465-7894, 1-800-932-8677 or visit
www.tops.org.
LOUDONVILLE
ARTS AND CRAFTS
St. Francis de Sales Church hall, 1 Maria
Drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information,
459-2237.
SENIOR WALKING CLUB
meet at Colonie Center at 9 a.m. in the food
court on the second fl oor, exercise class at
9:45. Information, 459-2857.
SQUARE DANCE
sponsored by the Colonie Elks and Does
Square Dance Club, Colonie Elks Lodge,
Elks Lane, Latham, 8 p.m. Information,
785-9477.
LISHAKILL SENIORS
1653 Central Ave., 10 a.m.
COLONIE-GUILDERLAND
ROTARY CLUB
Western Turnpike Golf Course, Washington
Avenue Extension, 12:15 p.m. Information,
869-6417.
HART SOCIAL CENTER
bridge, Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners
Circle, 1 p.m.
HERBERT B. KUHN
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
square dancing and cards at 10, lunch
by reservation at noon, beginners’ square
dancing at 12:30 p.m., 2 Thunder Road.
Information, 869-7172.
AA MEETING
Newtonville Methodist Church, Route 9 and
Maxwell Road, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 3
ZONING BOARD
OF APPEALS
Public Operations Center, 347 Old
Niskayuna Road, 7 p.m. Information,
783-2706.
OSTEOPOROSIS
PREVENTION CLASS
sponsored by Colonie Senior Service
Centers, Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners
Circle, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Information,
459-2857.
BINGO
Blessed Virgin Mary of Czestochowa Polish
National Catholic Church, 250 Maxwell
Road, 7:15 p.m. Call 453-2258 for more
information.
TOPS CLUB
weight loss support group, Pine Grove
United Methodist Church, 1580 Central
Ave., and First Presbyterian Church of
Watervliet, 819 23rd St., 7 p.m. Information,
456-5099 and 785-9585.
12 STEP PROGRAM
dealing with co-dependence and addictions,
Our Savior’s School, 63 Mountain View
Ave., 7 p.m. Information, 459-2248.
HERBERT B. KUHN
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
tai chi and cards at 9:30 a.m., German class
at 10, sewing at 12:30 p.m., 2 Thunder Road.
Information, 869-7172.
AA MEETINGS
St. Ambrose School Library, Old Loudon
Road, Latham, 7:30 p.m.; Siena College,
chaplain’s offi ce, Route 9, Loudonville,
4:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 4
SENIOR WALKING CLUB
meet at Colonie Center at 8:15 a.m. in the
food court on the second fl oor, exercise
class at 8:45. Information, 459-2857.
MENANDS ROTARY CLUB
Schuyler Inn, Broadway, 12:15 p.m.
Information, 463-3740.
HART SOCIAL CENTER
swimming at the State University at Albany,
bus departs from 18 Wilson Ave., 1 p.m.
BINGO
Zaloga American Legion Post, 4 Everett
Road Ext., 7:30 p.m.
HERBERT B. KUHN
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
exercise at 9:30 a.m., cards at 10, singing
at 10:30, line dancing at 12:30 p.m., 2
Thunder Road. Information, 869-7172.
AA MEETINGS
Pine Grove United Methodist Church, 1580
Central Ave., 9 p.m.; Clinical Services and
Consultation, 636 New Loudon Road,
Latham, 7 a.m.; St. Matthew’s Episcopal
Church, 129 Old Loudon Road, Latham,
noon.
AL-ANON MEETING
Community Reformed Church, Route 155
and Sand Creek Road, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5
AA MEETINGS
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 129 Old
Loudon Road, Latham, 7:30 p.m.; Calvary
Methodist Church, Belle Avenue and Ridge
Place, Latham, noon.
Sunday, Jan. 6
AA MEETINGS
St Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center,
636 New Loudon Road, Latham, 9 and
10:30 a.m.; Calvary Methodist Church,
Belle Avenue and Ridge Place, Latham, 8
p.m.; Siena College, Siena Hall Room 119,
Route 9, Loudonville, 6:30 p.m.; Bethany
Presbyterian Church, Lyons Avenue,
Menands, 7:30 p.m.
AL-ANON
PARENTS MEETING
Pine Grove United Methodist Church, 1580
Central Ave., 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 7
MENANDS VILLAGE BOARD
village Hall, 250 Broadway, 7:30 p.m.
Information, 434-2922.
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
FOR SENIORS
by appointment only, Beltrone Living
Center, 6 Winners Circle, 10 a.m. to noon.
Information, 459-5051.
OSTEOPOROSIS
PREVENTION CLASS
sponsored by Colonie Senior Service
Centers, Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners
Circle, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Information,
459-2857.
PROGRESSIVE
LINE DANCING
Colonie Community Center, 1653 Central
Ave., 7 to 10 p.m., beginner and new dances,
$6. Information, 783-9399.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES
SENIOR CITIZENS
cards, bingo, crafts and line dancing, St.
Francis de Sales Church, 1 Maria Drive, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Information, 459-4272.
BINGO
Colonie Elks Lodge, Elks Lane, Latham,
7:15 p.m.
COLONIE FIRE CO.
AUXILIARY
Colonie fi rehouse, 1631 Central Ave., 8
p.m. Information, 869-8289.
HERBERT B. KUHN
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
bingo and cards at 9:30 a.m., yoga and
quilting at 10, line dancing at 12:30 p.m., 2
Thunder Road. Information, 869-7172.
AA MEETINGS
St. Francis de Sales Church, 15 Exchange
St., noon; St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church,
129 Old Loudon Road, Latham, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 8
PLANNING BOARD
Public Operations Center, 347 Old Niskayuna
Road, 7 p.m. Agenda information,
783-1511.
LATHAM ROTARY CLUB
Century House, Route 9, Latham, noon.
Information, 464-0475.
MENANDS ROTARY CLUB
Corner Well Pub, 698 North Pearl St.,
Menands, 12:15 p.m. Information,
449-8711.
T.L.C. FOR CAREGIVERS
for those who care for a parent or spouse,
open to the public, Beltrone Living Center,
6 Winners Circle, 7 p.m. Information,
459-5051.
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
FOR SENIORS
By appointment only, Beltrone Living
Center, 6 Winners Circle, 1 to 3 p.m.
Information, 459-5051.
HART SOCIAL CENTER
bowling at Sunset Lanes, 1 p.m.
HERBERT B. KUHN
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
exercise at 9:30 a.m., cards at 10, beginners’
line dancing at 12:30 p.m., 2 Thunder
Road. Information, 869-7172.
AA MEETINGS
Pine Grove United Methodist Church, 1580
Central Ave., noon; St. Pius X Church,
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OSTEOPOROSIS
PREVENTION CLASS
sponsored by Colonie Senior Service
Centers, Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners
Circle, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Information,
459-2857.
SENIOR WALKING CLUB
meet at Colonie Center at 9 a.m. in the food
court on the second fl oor, exercise class at
9:45. Information, 459-2857.
TOPS CLUB
weight loss support group, Colonie town
hall, Route 9, 11:45 a.m. Information call
465-7894, 1-800-932-8677 or visit www.
tops.org.
LISHAKILL SENIORS
1653 Central Ave., 10 a.m.
COLONIE-GUILDERLAND
ROTARY CLUB
Western Turnpike Golf Course, Washington
Avenue Extension, 12:15 p.m. Information,
869-6417.
HART SOCIAL CENTER
bridge, Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners
Circle, 1 p.m.
HERBERT B. KUHN
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
square dancing and cards at 10, lunch by
reservation at noon, beginners’ square
dancing at 12:30 p.m., 2 Thunder Road.
Information, 869-7172.
AA MEETING
Newtonville Methodist Church, Route 9 and
Maxwell Road, 6 p.m.
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steel mill with Brizzell’s father. It
would lead her to pursue degrees
in sociology, hoping one day to become
a social worker.
“That’s how I got started out in
life as a volunteer in the North Colonie
School system. That’s how I
got involved with the community,”
said Brizzell.
Brizzell quickly fell into a juggling
act of volunteerism, serving
in a political offi ce and working at
Brizzell’s Flowers, the retail shop
she ran with her husband. Two
years ago, the shop was sold, along
with a portion of the Brizzell family
farm, and this week she left her
post as supervisor, but she will always
continue her volunteer work.
And maybe some retail as well.
She said some of the best moments
of her career involved her
work on planning initiatives such
as helping to protect the Albany
Pine Bush Preserve and the
town’s 10-mile stretch of Mohawk
River waterfront. She recently received
awards for her involvement
with both.
In 1971, Brizzell vicariously
entered town politics through
her husband, Bill, who sat on the
town’s planning board. In 1983,
she took a seat on the zoning
board of appeals. In less than a
year she made her way onto the
town board. Ten years later, Fields
asked her to follow in his footsteps
as supervisor.
She remembers his parting
sentiment: “It’s more leading by
example than by rhetoric.”
She ran unopposed and won
the seat in 1995.
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This November, longtime Republican
rule in the town came to
an end with a strong Democratic
showing at the polls. Brizzell’s
seat, as well as three vacancies
on the town board, were fi lled
Jan. 1 with the town’s fi rst Democrats
since Supervisor William E.
Lothridge was in offi ce from 1928
to 1931. It is the fi rst Democratic
majority in the town since its formation
in 1895.
“There was nothing sexy about
this election. No one showed up to
vote,” said Brizzell.
Republicans are still licking
their wounds following the defeat.
Brizzell said she has a good idea of
what happened.
“The Rod and Gun Club, the
defi cit and change for the sake of
change,” she said.
Leading up to elections, public
outcry was nearly deafening when
the town came under fi re for using
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grade and pave the parking lot of
the privately owned West Albany
Rod and Gun Club. Town offi cials
defended the action as a benefi t to
the public. The same offi cials who
came to the town’s defense, for the
most part, were the ones voted out
in November.
That incident, coupled with a
more than fi ve-year $8.5 million
defi cit in the town, was the last
straw for many voters.
Brizzell said she hopes the party
shift will serve the best interests
of the town.
In her last board meeting Thursday,
Dec. 20, Brizzell thanked the
public for her six, two-year terms
as supervisor.
In return, outgoing board members
Kevin Bronner and Ulderic
Boisvert, Deputy Town Supervisor
Frank Mauriello and others
thanked Brizzell for her leadership.
Mauriello thanked her for naming
him her deputy and for her
commitment to dozens of town initiatives
including The Crossings
of Colonie park and the 2005 townwide
comprehensive plan.
“It gives me a lot of satisfaction
because I was part of a lot of
enhancements to the town,” said
Mauriello.
Following those sentiments,
Brizzell gave a fi nal thanks and
farewell.
“When I took offi ce in 1996,
I promised to leave this town a
little better than I found it. I have
conducted myself with the utmost
integrity and sincerity … and for
the last time. The meeting is adjourned,”
said a teary-eyed Brizzell.
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By GRAHAM S. PARKER
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Hopeful adopters began lining
up outside the Mohawk
Hudson River Humane Society
shortly after 7 a.m. Friday, Dec.
28, to get their hands on one of
seven Chihuahuas.
The Menands humane society
announced shortly after
noon on Thursday, Dec. 24, that
it would be putting seven of the
28 dogs seized from a Coeymans
home in November up for
adoption. After the defendant in
the animal cruelty case failed to
post bond, the cost incurred by
the shelter to care for the dogs
for one month, the Chihuahuas
became available for adoption.
Humane society staff was
fearful that the case would become
tied up in the courts and
cost them tens of thousands in
dollars. The price is still steep,
estimated at $22,000 to care for
the dogs so far, but over the
coming New Year, staff is hopeful
the dogs will be adopted.
“The seven dogs we had
available for adoption are all
gone. They’ve all been adopted.
There were 45 other people who
wanted to adopt,” said MHRHS
Executive Director Brad Shear.
Shear is confi dent that the
remaining 21 dogs will be rescued
judging by the turnout on
Friday. Although the shelter
won’t be doing a large one-time
donation like it did, there will
be other smaller donations at
two to three dogs at a time in
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(From Page 1)
than 5-acre landfi ll extension,
but for now the town is hoping to
make the most of its purchase.
“Honestly, we weren’t looking
at that (razing the properties) initially.
We wanted to be compatible
with our neighbors. If they made
it all offi ce space (when the properties
went on the market) that
wouldn’t be good for me,” said Joe
Stockbridge, Colonie environmental
services director.
Being a landfi ll, there are times
when the site doesn’t make a good
neighbor, he said. There is noise
and sometimes odors, he said.
The intent was to purchase the
buildings to help serve as a buffer
to the landfi ll’s daily operations, as
well as make available space for
other town operations.
Several tenants remain at the
offi ce building, including construction
contractors and legal offi
ces. The town hopes to move its
public records offi ce into one of
the three 15,000-square-foot buildings
that make up 12 Arrowhead
Lane. The other two buildings,
as well as space at 4 Arrowhead
Lane, will be leased out.
Town offi cials have said that it
the near future, he said. In the
meantime, the remaining Chihuahuas
will go to foster homes
where they can receive further
medical treatment and become
acclimated to human contact,
said Shear.
The turnout on Friday didn’t
surprise him, he said. The November
seizure got a lot of
media attention and the word
spread quickly that the dogs as
young as a couple of weeks to a
few years old, would be up for
adoption.
“We were looking online on
the humane society Web sites
and found the notice that rescue
puppies would be up for
adoption,” said John Arellano,
23, of Glenville.
Arellano and his family arrived
at the shelter at 9:30 a.m.,
an hour before the dogs were
up for selection. He sat with
his adoption papers in hand, a
number, and his half Chihuahua,
half miniature pinscher,
Piquito.
Arellano had been keeping
a close eye on the happenings
with the rescued Chihuahuas
as he has been looking to add a
dog to the family, he said.
The shelter used a lottery
system to match dogs with a
new family. More than 50 people
arrived, and only 20 were
given numbers to adopt one
of the seven dogs. Arellano
said he had also expected the
large turnout. A lot of people
like small dogs, he said, and
the thought of rescuing one
makes the adoption that much
sweeter.
“A rescue is better than a
dog from a store or a breeder
because this way you are saving
a life,” he said.
makes fi nancial sense to lease the
properties rather than let them
stand vacant.
“It’s enough to make it worthwhile
to lease. We are not planning
to break ground tomorrow on a
landfi ll expansion. But you don’t
want to be in the situation where
you don’t have a plan to go. It’s just
planning ahead,” said Town Attorney
Arnis Zilgme.
Contractors are nearing completion
on the landfi ll’s sixth and
fi nal phase under its current permit.
The more than 8-acre site
will carry landfi ll operations into
2020. As work has continued on
the phase, the town has been buying
any properties that go on the
market on Arrowhead Lane with
the hopes of some day expanding
landfi ll operation past 2020.
The town is also hoping to
avoid the same predicament the
city of Albany will soon fi nd itself
in; without landfi ll, said Zilgme.
Town offi cials have said that
the landfi ll is too big a part of the
town’s revenue stream and too
costly of an investment to lose.
The millions in dollars it generates
through municipal contracts and
the addition of a methane-to-electricity
generating plant is money
the town can’t go without.
The rental agreements have
yet to be drawn up but most likely
would include extended agreements.
Perhaps after fi ve to 10
years, the properties will then
go up for annual leases when the
time nears to consider expanding
the landfi ll, said Zilgme.

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(LLC).
Name of LLC is JMC OF
ALBANY, LLC. Articles of
Organization of LLC were
filed with NY Secretary of
State, under Section 203
of Limited Liability Law of
State of New York, December
7, 2007. Purpose of
LLC is to engage in any
lawful act or activity. Offi ce
of LLC is located in Albany
County. Secretary of State
designated as agent upon
whom process against LLC
may be served. Address
to which Secretary of State
shall mail copy of process is
9 Walker Way, Albany, New
York 12205.
LC-17784
(January 2, 2008))
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF A DOMESTIC LIMIT-
ED LIABILITY COMPANY
(LLC).
Name of LLC is RAD OF
ALBANY, LLC. Articles of
Organization of LLC were
filed with NY Secretary of
State, under Section 203 of
Limited Liability Law of State
of New York, December 7,
2007. Purpose of LLC is
to engage in any lawful act
or activity. Offi ce of LLC is
located in Albany County.
Secretary of State designated
as agent upon whom
process against LLC may be
served. Address to which
Secretary of State shall mail
copy of process is 7 Washington
Square, Albany, New
York 12205.
LC-17785
(January 2, 2008))
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF A LIMITED PARTNER-
SHIP (L.P.)
Name of the L.P. is TBC IN-
VESTORS, L.P. Certifi cate
of Limited Partnership of
L.P. fi led with NY Secretary
of State, under Section 121-
201 of Revised Limited Partnership
Act, on December
10, 2007. Purpose of L.P.
- to engage in any lawful
act or activity. Offi ce of L.P.
- to be located in Albany
County. Secretary of State
designated as agent of L.P.
upon whom process against
L.P. may be served. Address
to which Secretary of
State shall mail copy of any
process against L.P. is 7
Washington Square, Albany,
New York 12205.
LC-17786
(January 2, 2008))
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
46-48 Railroad Avenue,
LLC
(ALLC@) was fi led with the
Sec. of State
of NY (ASSNY@) on December
4, 2007
Office Location: Albany
County.
SSNY has been designated
as agent
upon whom process against
the LLC
may be served. SSNY shall
mail a copy
of any process to: 46-48
Railroad Avenue, LLC
c/o Richard M. White, Esq.,
18 Corporate Woods Blvd.
Albany, New York 12211
Purpose: Any lawful business
purpose.
LC-17796
(January 2, 2008))
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of The
Structure4 Companies, LLC.
Articles of Organization fi led
with the
NY Dept. of State on 5/08/07.
Office location: 11 Arch
Street, Watervliet, New York
12189,
Albany County. NY Secretary
of State has been designated
as agent of LLC for
service of
process. NY Secretary of
State shall mail process to:
11 Arch Street, Watervliet,
New York
12189. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
LC-17817
(January 2, 2008))
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of I 2 M
Construction, LLC. Articles
of Organization fi led with the
NY Dept. of State on 9/20/04.
Offi ce Location: 25 Shaker
bay road, Latham, new York
12110, Albany County. NY
Secretary of State has been
designated as agent of LLC
for service of process. NY
Secretary of State shall mail
process to: 25 Shaker Bay
road, Latham, New York
12110. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
LC-17820
(January 2, 2008))
LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN PLANNING BOARD
TOWN OF COLONIE
ALBANY COUNTY - NEW
YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
THAT PURSUANT TO Section
276 of Town Law, the
Town Planning Board of the
Town of Colonie, Albany
County, New York will meet
and conduct a Public Hearing
at the Public Operations
Center, 347 Old Niskayuna
Road, Latham, in said Town
of Colonie, County of Albany,
New York on the 8th
day of January, 2008 at
7:05 P.M. for the purpose
of hearing all persons upon
the approval, modification
or disapproval of a certain
residential subdivision plat in
the Town of Colonie, County
of Albany known as Shaker
Bay Phase III, consisting of
approximately 20.65 acres of
land located at 25A Shaker
Bay Road to be divided into
six lots.
DATED: January 2, 2008
Latham, New York
TOWN OF COLONIE PLAN-
NING BOARD
LC-17844
(January 2, 2008))
LEGAL NOTICE
State Environmental Quality
Review
Notice of Completion of Draft
Supplemental GEIS and
Notice of SEQR Hearing
Lead Agency: Town of
Colonie Planning Board man
Public Operations Center Thomas F. With, Council-
347 Old Niskayuna Road man
Latham, New York ABSENT: NONE
12110 Date: Decem- In the Matter
ber 11, 2007
of
This notice is issued pur- The Establishment of Extensuant
to Part 617 of the sion No. 156 to the Latham
implementing regulations Water District in the Town
pertaining to Article 8 (State of Colonie, County of Albany,
Environmental Quality Re- State of New York, pursuant
view Act) of the Environmen- to Article I 2A of the
tal Conservation Law. Town Law of the State of
A Draft Supplemental Ge- New York and Chapter 633
neric Environmental Impact of the Laws of 1965.
Statement has been com- WHEREAS, a map, plan and
pleted and accepted for the report have been prepared
proposed action described in such manner and in such
below. Comments on the detail as has heretofore
Draft EIS are requested and been determined by the
will be accepted by the con- Town Board of the Town
tact person until February of Colonie, relating to the
1, 2008. A public hearing establishment of Extension
on the Draft EIS will be held No. 156 to the Latham Water
at 7:05 PM on January 22, District, in the Town of Colo-
2008 at the Town of Colonie nie, County of Albany, State
Public Operations Center, of New York; and
347 Old Niskayuna Road, WHEREAS, such map, plan
Latham, New York. and report have been duly
Name of Action: Can- fi led in the Town Clerk’s ofterbury
Crossing Planned fi ce in said Town; and
Development District WHEREAS, said map, plan
Location: 1035 Loudon and report was prepared by
Road, Town of Colonie, Al- C. T. Male Associates, P.C.,
bany County
competent engineers, duly
Description of Action: licensed by the State of New
York, showing boundaries
Proposed rezoning from of the proposed extension
Single-Family Residential areas, ‘A” through “H”, gen-
to Planned Development eral plan of each extension
District, and development of and a report showing the
78 single family lots, 42 car- costs thereof and method of
riage homes, 152 multi-fam- operation; and
ily condominium units, 100 WHEREAS, said map shows
multi-family senior citizen all facilities, including mains,
units, 30,000 sq. ft. office hydrants and the necessary
space, and 6,000 sq. ft. retail valves and fi ttings, together
space.
with the location and the
SEQR Classifi cation: Type general description of all
I
public works required includ-
Potential Environmental Iming lands and easements to
pacts:
be acquired; and
The proposed project site
is located within the Boght WHEREAS, the boundaries
Road / Columbia Street of the proposed extension
Area GEIS study area. The areas, “A” through “H”, are
Draft Supplemental GEIS as described in Schedule “A”
was prepared to address annexed hereto; and
potential signifi cant adverse
environmental impacts with WHEREAS, the improve-
respect to water (impacts ments proposed consist of
on freshwater wetlands), the construction and ac-
aesthetic resources, historic quisition of an extension to
and archeological resources, the Latham Water District to
transportation, and public serve the areas described
health that were not ad- heretofore, including water
equately addressed in the mains, hydrants and includ-
GEIS.
ing all appurtenances and
A copy of the Draft EIS may incidental equipment, and
be obtained from:
including the purchase of
Planning and Economic De- necessary lands and rights of
velopment Department way therefor, in accordance
(contact person: Kevin De- with the map, plan and report
Laughter, Senior Planner) now on fi le in the Offi ce of the
347 Old Niskayuna Road Town Clerk of the said Town
Phone No.: (518) 783- of Colonie; and
2741
Available on the Web at WHEREAS, the maximum
www.colonie.org/pedd, un- amount proposed to be exder
Planning Initiatives and pended for said improve-
Reports
ments and/or acquisition of
LC-17845
necessary lands is the sum
(January 2, 2008))
of Eight Thousand Seven
Hundred 00/100 ($8,760.00)
Sixty Dollars; and
LEGAL NOTICE
WHEREAS, the annual cost
Notice of Formation of a for a one family home for all
Domestic Limited Liability charges including hookup
Company (LLC)
charges will be not more
The name of the LLC is than $325.00, and for a two
S.C.F., LLC. The Articles of family home will be $400.00
Organization were fi led with for the fi rst year.
the NY Secretary of State WHEREAS, said map, plan
on December 18, 2007. The and report describing said
purpose of the LLC is to improvements are on fi le in
engage in any lawful act or the Town Clerk’s Offi ce, for
activity. The offi ce of the LLC public inspection.
is to be located in Albany Councilman Ulderic J. Bois-
County. The Secretary of vert, it is hereby
State is designated as the ORDERED, that the Town
agent of the LLC upon whom Board of the Town of Colo-
process against the LLC may nie, shall meet and hold a
be served. The address of public hearing at the Town
which the Secretary of State Hall, Newtonville, New York,
shall mail a copy of any pro- in said Town, on the 17th day
cess against the LLC is its of January, 2008 at 8:05 pm.,
principle business location local time, to consider said
of 22 Gadsen Court, Albany, map, plan and report and to
New York 12205.
hear all persons interested
LC-17850
in the subject thereof as
(January 2, 2008))
is required or authorized
by law.
The adoption of the forego-
LEGAL NOTICE ing order was duly put to a
vote, and upon roll call, the
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEAR- vote was as follows:
ING
AYES: ALL
3313-CE
NOES: NONE
156th Extension
DATED: December 6, 2007
At a Meeting of the Town VERIFICATION OF TOWN
Board of the Town of Colo- CLERK
nie, held at the Town Hall in STATE OF NEW YORK
the Town of Colonie, County )SS.
of Albany, New York on the COUNTY OF ALBANY
6th day of December, 2007. I, the undersigned Clerk
PRESENT: Mary E. of the Town of Colonie, Al-
Brizzell, Supervisor bany County, New York, DO
Frank A. Mauriello, Deputy HEREBY
Supervisor
CERTIFY:
J. Brian Hogan, Council- That I have compared the
man
foregoing copy of the min-
Nicole Criscione-Szesnat, utes of the meeting of the
Councilwoman
Town Board of said Town,
Ulderic J. Boisvert, Council- including the resolution conmantained
therein, held on the
Kevin M. Bronner, Council- 6th day of December, 2007,
with the original thereof on Southwest and land~ of
fi le in my offi ce, and that the said
same is a true and correct Archmont, Inc. on the North-
copy of said original and of east; thence along the last
the whole of said original so mentioned division line the
far as the same relates to CT. MALE ASSOCIATES,
the subject matters therein P.C.
referred to.
DESCRIPTION
I, FURTHER CERTIFY, that LATHAM WATER DISTRICall
members of said Board TEXTENSIONNO.
had due notice of said meet- Northeast; thenc~ along
ing and that, pursuant to the last mentioned division
§94 of the Public Officers line the following two (2)
Law (Open Meeting Law), cou~ses:
said meeting was open to 1) South 48 deg. 04 ~n. 17
the general public and that I sec. East 256.60 feet to a
duly caused a public notice point; and 2) South 61 de~,
of the time and place of said 45 ~n. ~ sec. Past 90.35 feet
meeting to be given to the to its point of intersection with
following newspapers and/or the division line between~
news media as follows: said Lot 12 Solomon Court
Newspapers and/or other on the Northwest and lands
News Media D a t e of said Archmont, Inc. on the
Given
SOuth~ast; thence South 30
Colonie Spotlight January deg. 55 mm. 28 sec. West
2, 2007
along the last mentioned
division l~e 100.00 feet to
and that further notice of its point of intersection with
the time and place of such the division line between Lot
meeting was given to the 14 Solomdp Court, Arch-
public by posting such notice mont Knolls - Phase 4 on
in the following places on the South and lands of said
the following dates and by Archmont, Inc. on tile North;
giving such other notice as thence South 75 deg. 41
follows:
mm. 29 sec. East along the
Location of Other last mentioned division l4e
method of
175.24 feet to its point of
posted notice giving intersection with the division
notice Date Given line between Lot 16 Solomo~
Town Clerk’s
Co~t, 4rc~ont Knolls - Phase
January 2, 2007
4 on the West and lands of
Bulletin Board
said Arch~ont, Inc. on ~he
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I East; thence along said divi-
have hereunto set my hand sion line the following two (2)
and affi xed the seal of said courses: 1) South 09 degL 06
Town this 6th day of Decem- thin. 28 sec. East 133.96 feet
ber, 2007.
to a point; and 2) South 17
Elizabeth DelTorto
deg. 05 mmn. 54 sec. West
Town Clerk
191.O4 fee~ to its point of
SEAL:
intersection with the division
G\Clients\Latham Water line between Lot 13 Solomon
D,atrict . 42\072 - 3313 .CE\ Court, kc~ont Knolls - Phase
NOP for agenda for 12 06 4 on the Northwest and lands
07wpd
of said Archmont, Inc. on the
SCHEDULE “A”
S~utheast; thence South 32
C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES, deg. 11 nun. 57 sec. West
P.C.
along the last mentioned
Schedule A
division line 198.74 feet to
DESCRIPTION
its point of intersection with
LATHAM WATER DISTRICT the division line between Lot
EXTENSION NO. - - 48 Verdu~n Street, Arc~ont
ARCHMONT KNOLLS - Knolls - Phase 4 on the West
PHASE 4
and lands of said Arcl~ont,
TOWN OF COLONIE, Inc. on ~he East; thence
COUNTY OF ALBANY, South 05 deg. 27 ~n. 00 sec.
STATE OF NEW YORk West along the last men-
All that certain tract, piece or tioned division l~e 189J96
parcel of land situate in the feet to its point of intersection
Town of Colo~nie, County of with the division line between
Albany, State of New York, Lot 51 Verdi.~n StreEt, Arch-
lying gener~y Southeast of mont Knolls - Phase 4 on
Archmo~t Knolls Phase 3 the Northwest and lands of
as shown on a map entitled said Archmont, Inb. on the
“Final Subdivision Plan Arch- Southeast; thence South 28
mont Knolls Phase 4 Haswell deg. 00 ~n. 21 sec. West
Road & Northern Boulevard along the last mentioned
Archmont, Inc. c/o Elio Mi- division
cheli,” ‘Town of Colorde, C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES,
County of Albany, State of P.C.
New York, prepared by CT. DESCRIPTION
Male Assocites~ P.C., dated LATHAM WATER DISTRICT
November 14, 2001, last re- EXTENSION NO. _____
vised April 15, 2002 and fi led PACE -3
in the Albany Co4nty line 223,74 feet to its point of
Clerk’s Offi ce on as Map intersection with the division
No. and being more line between said Lot 51 Ver-
paiticularly
dun Street on the North and
bounded and described as lands of said Archmont, Inc.
follows:
on the South; the~ce South
BEGINNING at a point 89 deg. 39 mm. 31 sec. West
on the Northeasterly road along the last mentioned
boundary of Mame Street division line 81.45 feet to~
at~ its point of intersection its point of intersection with
~th the division line be- the division line between Lot
tween Lot 38 Marne Street, 4 Fort Vaux Lane, Archmon~
~c~ont~ Knol~s -Phase 4 KnOlls -Phase 4 on the West
on the Southeast and Lot 36 and lands of said Archmont,
Mane Street, ~c~ont Knolls Inc. on the East; thence
- Phase 3 on the
South 08~deg. 19 mm. 07
Northwest and runs thence sec. East along the last
from said point of begin- mentioned division line 200±
ning along said division lihe feet to the cenfer o~ the Dry
Nqrth
River; thence Southwesterly
63 deg. 31 mm. 45 sec. East along the centerline of the
256.00± feet to its point of in- Dry River as it w~nds and
tersection with the~ existing turns 168± feet to its point of
Latham Water District Exten- intersection with the division
sion No. 25 on the North- line between said Lot 4 Eort
east; thence Southeasterly~ Vaux Lane on the North-
though
east and lands of said Arch.
Lot 7 Northern Boulevard, mont, Inc. on the Southwe~t;
Archmont Knolls - Phase 4 th~nce North 48 deg. 24 mfn.
the road bed of Thorthern 01 sec. West along the last
Boulevard and Lot 8 North- mentioned division line 419±
ern Boulevard, Archmont ~eet to its point of intersec-
Knolls - Phase 4 along the tion with the division line
Southwesterly boundary of between said Lot 4 Fort Vaux
Latham Water District Ex- Lar~e on the Southeast and
tension No. 25, a distance lands of said Arc~ont, Inc. on
of 871±
the Northwest; thence North
feet to its point of intersection 40’ deg. 16 mm. 30 sec. East
with the division line between along the last mentioned
~id Lot 8 ~orthern
division line 111.09 feet to
Boulevard on the Northwest its ~point of intersection with
and lands now or formerly of the division )ine between
Archmont, Inc. on the said Lot 4 Fort Vaux Lane
on the Northeast and lands
Southeast; thence of said ~c~ont, Inc. .on the
South 26 deg. 51 ~n. 53 Southwest; thence North 52
sec. West along the last deg. 02 mi~. 17 sec. West
menhoned~division along the last mentioned
line 155± feet to its point of division line 178.53 feet to its
intersection with the divi- point of intersecdon with the
sion line between Lots 6, Southeasterly road boundary
~, 10 and
of Fort Vaux Lane; thence
12 Solomon Court, ~c~ont along said Sout~easterly
Knolls - Phase 4 on the road boundary South 45 deg.
50 mmn. 43 sec. West 11.77
feet to its point of intersection
with the division line
between the Southwesterly
terminus of Fort Vaux Lang
on the Northeast and lands
of said Archmont, Inc. on the
Southwest; thence North 4-4
deg. 09 mm. 18 sec. West
along the last mentioned
division line 50.00 feet to
its point tf
CT. MALE ASSOCIATES,
P.C.
DESCRIPTION
L4THAM WATER DISTRICT
EXTENSION NO.
PACE-4
intersection witI~ the division
line between Lots 41, 39, 37,
35 and 33 Verdun ~tre~t the
Southwesterly terminus of
Champagne Court and Lots
31 and 29 Verdufr~ Street,
Archntont Knolls - Phase 4
on the Northeast and lands
of said Archmont Ir~. ott the
Southwest the following fi ve
(5) courses: 1) North 57 deg.
38 mm. 22 sec. West 125.74
feet to a point; 2~ North 66
deg. 14 mm. 57 sec. West
267.83 feet to a point; 3)
~orth 57 deg. 26 mm. 05 sec.
West 220.18 feet to a point;
4) North 33 deg. 27 mm. 37
dec. West 140.51 feet to a
point; and 5) North 63 deg.
47 min. 38 sec. West 66.40
feet to it~ point of intersection
with th.e division line
between said tot 29 Verdun
Street on the qoutheast and
lands now !or formerly of
the Town of Colonie on the
Northwest; thence $Jorth 28
deg. 04 nuin. 08 sec. East
along the last mentioned
division line 101.51 feet to
it~ point of intersection with
th~9 division line between
said Lot 29 Verdun Street
on the SHutheast and Lot
27 Verdun St1~eet, Archmont
Knolls - Phase 3 on
the Northwest, also masking
the Southeasterly limits
of existing Latham Water
District Extension No. 14~
thence North 51 deg. 09
mm. 02 sec. East along the
last mentioned division line
153.84~feet to a point on the
Southwesterly road boundary
of Verdun Street; thence
alc~ng said Southwesterly
road boundary and along the
Southwesterly limits of existing~
Latham Water District
Extension No. 149 South 4-4
deg. 26 mm. 29 sec. East
37.09 feet to’ a point; thence
through and across Verdun
Street and along the division
line betwee~ Lot ~0 Verdun
Street, Archmont Knolls -
Phase 4 on the Southeast
and Lot 28 Verdun Street,
Archxnont Knolls - Phase
3 on-the Northwest and
along the Southeasterly limits
of existing Latham Water
District Extension No. 149
North 45 deg. 33 mm. 31
sec. East
C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES,
P.C.
DESCRIPTION
L.ATHAM WATER DISTRICT
EXTENSION NO. ____
PACE-s
235.00 feet to its point of
intersection with the division
line between lands nOw
or formerly of the Town of
Colonie (existing stormwater
detention basin) on the
~’Jortheast and Lots 28, 26,
24 and 22 Verdun Street,
Archmont Knolls - Phase 3
on the S~iuthwest and marking
the Northeasterly limits
of existing Latham Water
District ExteIfi siori No. 149
the following two (2) courses:
1) North 44 deg. 26 mm. 29
sec. West 300.0(j) feet to a
point; and 2) North 57 deg.
33 mm. 55 sec. West 80.79
feet to its point of intersethon
with the division line
between the lands of said
Town of Colonie (stormwater
~ieter~tion basin) on the
Southeast and Lots 6, 4 and
2 Cambrai Drive, Archrnont
Knolls ~- Ph~se 3 on the
Northwest and marking the
Southeaste±ly limits of existing
Lathahi Water District
Extension No. 149 North 51
deg. 51 atm. 10 sec. East
272.19 feet to a~point on the
Southwesterly road boundary
of Marne Street and
marking the Northeaste~ly
limits of existing Latham
Water District Extension
No. 149; thence along said
Soutilwesterly road boundary
of Marr~e Street in a
Northwesterly direction along
a curve to the right
having a radiu~ of 480.00
feet, an arc len~h of 156.39
feet and a chord bearing of
North

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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE
36 deg. 44 ~. 35 sec. West
155.70 feet to its point of
intersection with the Southeasterly
limits of existing Latham
Water District Extension
No. 149; thence through
ar~d across Marne Street
and along said Southeasterly
limits of existing Latham
Water District Extension No.
149 North 62 deg. 35 mm,
26 sec. East 50.00 feet to
a poin~ on th’e Northeasterly
road boundary of Marne
Street; thence along said
Northeastdrly road boundary
of Marne Street and marking
the Northeasterly limits
of existing’ Lathajrn Water
District Extension No. 149
the following two (2) courses:
1) in a North~esteriy
C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES,
P.C.
C ESCRIPTI ON
LATHAM WATER DISTRICT
EXTENSION NO. _____
PACE-6
the right having a radius of
430.00 feet; ark arc length of
19.39 feet and North 26 deg.
07 mm. 04 sec. West 19.39
feet to a point of reverse
a chord ~earing of
curvatur~ an,d 2)
continuing in a Northwesterly
direction along a curve to
the left having a radius of
1,050.00 feet, am arc length
of 30.15 feet and a chord
bearing of North 25 deg.
3~ min. 54 sec. West 30.14
feet to the point or place of
beginning.
May 6, 2002
Revised August 5, 2004
WJN/cc/wjn/kl
CT. MAL
,,IIIl~~
C.
L;:~, ~
CT. Male Project No.
Q~O.6442
Xin Thou; P.E.
16 Cavalier Way
Latham,N.Y. 12110
MRD/Bouchard-EngWater
Sthedule B
ENG~EER’S ~PORT
: -, ~ -
BOUCHARD SUBDIVI-
SION /Y ~ ‘~,
~ ~
EXPANSION OF
WATER DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM
SDO4 - 009 ~ u ±
0-••
Town of Colonie
Albany County, NY
March 28, 2006
February 14, 2005
Revised February 8, 2006
SITE LOCATION MAP 1”
= 2000
BOUCHARD SUBDIVI-
SION
WATER IMPROVEMENT
SDO4 -009 -
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1. Project Summary
1
2. Location
3. Zoning
4. Topography and Soil
1
5. Water Demand .2
6. Water Distribution System
2
7. Fire Protection 3
8. Wastewater Collection
and Treatment 3
9. Financing 3
10. Estimate of Cost 4
Owner & Developer: Melissa
C. Bouchard 243 Boght
Road
Watervliet, NY
12189
Attorney: Michael
G. Bouchard
4 Atrium Dr. Suite
250
Executive Woods
Albany, N.Y.
12205
BOUCHARD SUBDIVI-
SION
EXPANSION OF WATER
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
TOWN OF COLONIE, AL-
BANY COUTY, NEW YORK
1. PROJECT SUMMARY
Bouchard Subdivision Water
Improvement is being
proposed to provide water
services for three (3) single
family homes to be constructed
along the proposed
extension of Town Highway
known as Misty Morning
Lane. There currently is one
(1) single family home that is
tied into the water line along
boght road.
The work will involve the installation
of 300 L.F. of 8-inch
diameter ductile iron pipe,
I fi re hydrant with a 6-inch
gate valve, 1 8-inch by 8-inch
by 6-inch Tee, 2 8-inch gate
valve and will also include
all the necessary testing,
cleanup and restoration of
the existing site status.
2. LOCATION
The proposed Bouchard
Subdivision Water Improvement
area is located east
of Boght.Road and South
of Fielding Lane, as shown
on the enclosed site location
map.
3. ZONING
The proposed Bouchard
Subdivision lies in an area
presently zoned A-2 Residential.
4. TOPOGRAPHY AND
SOIL
The Water Improvement
area slopes gently to the
south and east across the
entire parcel, and the soil is
mostly clay.
5. WATER DEMAND
Projected Population:
3 homes @3.6 Capita/
Home = 10.8
People
Water Demand:
10.8 people x 100 GPD
= 1,080 GPD
Peak Daily Flow = 2 x
1,080 = 2,160
GPD
The Latham Water District
has a pemtitted raw water
supply from the following
sources:
31.5 MOD from the
Mohawk River
6 MOD from the Stoney
Creek Reservoir
7 MCD from the Mohawk
View Well Complex
Therefore, the Town has
permission to supply up to a
total of 28 MOD of water.
The water treatment plant
has a capacity of 30 MOD
and the average daily fl ow
for 2005 was 10.7 MOD and
maximum daily demands of
20.4 MOD.
The proposed project has
an average daily demand of
1,080 GPD which is negligible
to the overall water supply
system. The Bouchard
Subdivision service area
currently has a projected
population oflO.8 people.
This proposed expansion
will conclude the water supply
demand of this service
area.
6. WATER DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM
The proposed subdivision
lies partially within the
Latham Water District and
water services will be provided
to the area by the proposed
8-inch diameter water
main along Misty Morning
Lane, a Town Highway.
The construction will consist
of the installation of 300 L.F.
of 8-inch diameter ductile
iron pipe, 1 fi re hydrant with a
6-inch gate valve, 1 8-inch by
8-inch by 6-inch tee, 2 8-inch
gate valve and other appurtenances
as necessary. Also,
approximately 65 L.F. of %inch
copper service line, 3
curbstops and 3 corporations
are to be installed.
This water distribution system
has a total project cost
of$ 9,785.75, which will be
borne entirely by the developer.
7. FIRE PROTECTION
One (1) fi re hydrant will be
installed within this proposed
subdivision and will
be ~apab1e
of providing suffi cient quantities
of water to meet the
standards of the National
Board of Fire
Underwriters, as indicated
on the enclosed static and
residual pressure analysis.
Also, the
System Analysis shows the
proposed system meets the
Insurance Services Office
(ISO) Fire
Flow Requirements.
8. WASTEWATER COL-
LECTION AND TREAT-
MENT
The sanitary sewer wastes
generated in the proposed
sewer area will fl ow by gravity
into the existing 8-inch
Town of Colonie Pure Waters
Department Sewer Line located
in Fielding Lane which
fl ows to the Hudson River interceptor
and Albany County
North Treatment Plant.
9. FINANC~G -
The attached estimate refl
ects the cost of the project
which will be entirely borne
by; the developer. Once
constructed, the installation
will be turned over to the
Town of Colonie.
Prepared by Sang Y. Kim,
P.L.S
ESTIMATE OF COST
BOUCHARD SUBDIVISION
SDO4 - 009
WATER DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM
TOWN OF COLONIE, ALBA-
NY COUNTY, NEW YORK
1. 8” Diameter Ductile Iron
Pipe
300 L.F. @ $I3.OOIL.F.
$3,900.00
2. Hydrant with Gate Valve
1 @$ 1,200.00 each
1,200.00
3. 8” Gate Valves
2 @ $500.00 each
1,000.00
5. Connection to Existing
Water Main
1 Connection @ $600.00
each 600.00
6. _-inch Copper Service
Line
65 L.F. @ $4.50/L.F.
292.50
7. _-inch Curbstops
3 @ $40.00 each
120.00
8. _-inch Corporations
3 @ $45.00 each
135.00
9. Pipe Zone Backfi ll with
Compaction
30 C.Y. @ $6.00/C.Y.
. 180.00
10. Crushed Stone
Bedding
lUCY. @ $10.00/
C.Y. 100.00
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION
$7,527.50
Contingency 10% of Subtotal
$ 752.75
Technical Services 20% of
Cost $1,505.50
TOTAL PROJECT COST
$9,785.75
4
PLOT PLAN FOR
LfrSTHAM WATER
DISTRICT EXTENSION
BOUCHARD SUBDIVI-
SION
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592 NEWI..OQDON ROAD.
~ArakM, N.Y. 12110
PHoNE: (518) 735.3%9
FAX: (518) 285.1608
SY. KIM LAND SURVEYOR,
P.C.
592 New Loudon Road,
Latharn, NY 12110
(518) 785-3969 F A X
(516) 785-1608
Description of Latham Water
District Extension
City
all that certain tract, piece or
parcel of land situate, lying
and being in the Village
Town
of Colonie County
of.. Albany a n d
State of New York, and being
more particularly bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the
easterly line of Lath.am Water
District Extension No. 115
where the same intersects
the southerly line of Latham
Water District Extension
No. 153; running from said
point of beginning along
the southerly line of Latharn
Water District Extension No.
153 North 84°38’05” East,
953 feet ± to a point; thence
along the lands now or formerly
of Daniel Howansky,
Sr. and Anna C. Howansky
the following four (4)
courses;
1. South 05°21’SS” East,
195.92 feet to a point;
2. South 84°38’05” West,
797.13 feet to a point;
3. North 25°5l’55” West,
61.00 feet to a point;
4 South 50013 ‘40” West,
83 feet ± to a point in the
easterly line of said Latham
Water District Extension No.
115; thence northery along
the same 198 feet ± to the
point or place of beginning.
FEBRUARY I~, 2005
FEBRUARY 7. 2006
WERO .c/BOUCHA.RDL-
WDELD.UWP
BOUCHARD SUBDIVI-
SION
EXPANSION OF WATER
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
TOWN OF COLONIE, ALBA-
NY COUNTY, NEW YORK
SYSTEM ANALYSIS
An analysis was made to
determine the impact of the
proposed Misty Morning lane
would have on the existing
water distribution system.
The analysis and results are
as shown below.
The static pressure at Fielding
Lane and Misty Morning
Lane, proposed Town
Hi~way, (Point A) was acquired
at 104 psi and 92
psi for static and residual
pressure and 1,560 Gal./Min.
on July 26, 2005 measured
by Latham Water District
personnel. Based on this
information, static and residual
pressure for Point B,
as shown on the attached
diagram, has been calculated
as follows:
[~]fl Static Pressure 1fl sidual
Pressure~]~
[i~tk][~ 104+ psi j[.
92 psi
~tBfl 104+psi ~
91 psi
Therefore, based upon the
calculations the range from
104 psi for static pressure
and 91 psi for residual pressure
is well above the 20 psi
minimum requirement for
residential distribution.
PLOT PLAN FOR
LATIIAM WATER
DISTRICT EXTENSION
BOUCHARD SUBDiVI-
SION
TOWN OF COLONIE
ALBANY COUNTY, N.Y.
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BOUCHARD SUBDiVI-
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TOWN OF C0LONI~
I ALBANY COUNTY, N.Y.
SCAlE : 1” = 200’ DATE:
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
JOB NO. t2- 1097-03
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1608
S.Y. KIM LAND SURVEYOR,
P.C.
592 New Loudon Road,
Latham, NY 12110
(518) 785-3969 FAX (518)
785-1608
Description of Lathaw Water
District Extension
City
all that certain tract, piece or
parcel of land situate, lying
and being in the Village
Town
of Colonie , County
of ...Albany a n d
State of New York, and being
more particularly bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at a point in. the
easterly line of Latham Water
District Extension No. 115
where the same intersects
the southerly line of Latham
Water District Eictension
No. 153; running from said
point of beginning along the
southerly line of Lat.ham
Water District Extension No.
153 North 84°38’O5” East,
953 feet ± to a point; thence
along the lands now or fotmerly
of Daniel Howausky,
Sr. and Anna C. Howansky
the following four (4)
courses;
1. South 05°21’SS” East,
195.92 feet to a point,
2. South 84°38’OS” West,
797.13 feet to a point;
3. North 25°51’55” West,
61.00 feet to a point,
4 South 50013 ‘40” West,
83 feet ± to a point in the
easterly line of said Latham
Water District Extension No.
115; thence northeiy along
the same 198 feet ± to the
point or place of beginning.
FEBRUARY 4,2005
FEBRUARY 7, 2006
WFRO:c/BCUCHARJJLW-
DEUD.LWP
Schedule C
The Latham Water District
~

Spotlight Newspapers January 2, 2008 Page 21
LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE
- Apply to ALL Authorized
Permits:
1. Facility Inspection by
The Department The permitted
site or facility, including
relevant records, is subject
to inspection--at reasonable
hours and intervals by an
authorized representative of
the Department -
of Environmental Conservation
(the Department)
to determine whether-the
permittee is complying with
this permit and the ECL Such
representative may order the
work suspended pursuant
to ECL 71- 0301 and -SAPA
40 1(3).
The permittee shall provide
a person to accompany the
Departments representative
during an inspection to the
permit area when requested
by the Department.
A copy of this permit, including
all referenced maps,
drawings and special conditions,
must be available for
inspection by the Department
at all times at the project
site or facility. Failure to
produce a copy of the permit
upon request by a Department
representative is a
violation of this permit.
2. Relationship of this Permit
to Other Department Orders
and Determinations Unless
expressly provided for by
the Department, issuance of
this permit does not modi~’,
supersede or rescind any
order or determination previously
issued by the Department
or any of the terms,
conditions or requirements
contained in such order or
determination.
3. Applications For Permit
Renewals, Modifications
or Transfers The permittee
must submit a separate
written application to the Department
for permit renewal,
modification or transfer of
this - permit. Such application
must include any forms
or supplemental information
the Department requires.
Any renewal, modification
or transfer granted by the
Department n~ust~be in
writing. Submission of appli-
Cations for pertnit jCnewal,
modifi cation or transfer are
to be submitted to:
Regional Permit Administrator
- -
NYSDEC REGION 4
HEADQUARTERS
1150 NORTH WESTCOTT
RD
- SCHENECTADY,
NY12306 -2014 - -
4. Permit Modifications,
Suspensions and Revocations
by the Department
The Department reserves
the right to modify, suspend
or revoke this permit. The
grounds for modification,
suspension or revocation
include:
a materially false or inaccurate
statements in the permit
application or supporting
papers;
Page3 of4
- 4EW- YORK STATE DE-
PARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
MENTAL CONSERVATION
Facility DEC ID 4-9904-
00084
b. failure by the permittee
to comply with any terms or
conditions of the permit;
c. exceeding the scope of
the project as described in
the permit application;
d.--- newly discovered
material information or a
material change in env onmental
conditions, relevant
technology or applicable law
or regulations since the issuance
of the existing permit;
-
e. noncompliance with previously
issued permit conditions,
orders of the commissioner,
any provisions of the
Environmental Conservation
Law or regulations of the
Department related to the
permitted activity.
5. Permit Transfer Permits
are transferable unless specifi
cally prohibited by statute,
regulation or another permit
condition. Applications for
permit transfer should be
submitted prior to actual
transfer of
- - owiférsiip. - - - -
r -- NOTIFICATION OF
OTHER PERMITTEE OB-
LIGATIONS
Item A: Permittee Accepts
Legal Responsibility and
Agrees to Indemnifi cation
.The permittee expressly
agrees to indemnif5’ and hold
harmless the Department of
Environmental Coristrvation
of the State of New York; its
representatives, employees,
and agents (~DEC”) for all
claims, suits, actions, and
damages, to the extent attributable
to the permittee’s
acts or omissions in connection
with the permittee’s
undertaking of activities in
connection with, or operation
and maintenance of, the
facility or facilities authorized
by the permit whether in
compliance or not in compliance
with the terms and
conditions of the permit.
This indeiiiriificaiion doe~
not e~dend to any - -claims,
suits, actions, -or damages
to the extent attributable
to DEO’s own negligent or
intentional acts or omissions,
or to any claims, suits, or
actions naming the DEC and
arising under Article 78 of the
New York Civil Practice Laws
and Rules or any citizen suit
or civil rights provision under
federal or state laws.
Item B: Permittee’s Contractors
to Comply with Permit
The permittee is responsible
for informing its independent
contractors, employees,
agents and assigns of
- - ~ w ith this permit, including
all special-conditions
whik acting as the
- - - permittees agent
with respect to the perthitted
activities, and such persons
shall be subject to the same
sanctions for violations of the
Environmental Conservation
Law as those prescribed for
the permittee.
Item C: Permittee Responsible
for Obtaining Other
Required Permits
The permittee is responsible
for obtaining any other permits,
approvals, lands, easements
and rights-of-way that
may be required to carry out
the activities that are authorized
by this permit.
Item D: No Right to Trespass
or Interfere with Riparian
Rights
This permit does not convey
to the permittee any right to
trespass upon the lands or
interfere with the riparian
rights of others in order to
perform the permitted work
nor does it authorize the impairment
of any rig1it~ title,
or interest in real or personal
property held or vested in
a person not a party to the
permit.
SCHENECTADY COUNTY
PUBLIC HEALTH SER-
VICES
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
UNIT
~TA. ~ - - - 107 Nott terrace,
Suite 306--- - - -- -
. Schenectady, New
York 12308-3170 -
- (518)386-2818
- Fax: 386-2822
Russell A. Fr/eke, M.D.,
Ph.D., Commissioner
- -
- - C, Jack Paris!, Director -
Carolyn K. Cal/nor, Deputy
Commissioner
Environmental
Health Unit
- April -1, 2004
Christopher & Gregg Meyer
O.J.Meyer&Son --
. -
4VLY Road -
Albany N.Y. 12205
R~:C~dãf Hills Pràjib~bd 22
Lot Subdivision substhntialiy
Jocatedjn’the to~ of
- Niskayuna, Distribution
Main; Plan Review bySchenectadycounty;
Dear Gentlemen: -
We have reviewed the Proposed
Distribution Main
submission serving above’
referenced
- project, Plan last dated
March 30, 2004, and conclude
said plan being in
substantial accordance with
County Requirements; apptoval
contingent upon: -
Permit / Approvals from the
New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation
[NYSDEC]
Water Supply Permit for
District Formation or Extension.
a New York State Departmehi
of HealtkBiifeai,j
6fPublii~Watef Supply
Protection [NYSDOH-BWsp]
review and approval of the
water supply.
Please fi nd attached contingent
Certifi cate of Approvai
of Realty Subdivision and
contingent Approval of Plans
for Public Water Supply. - -
If you have any questions,
or comments, please do not
hesitate to contact meat 356-
5340, ext. 232.
Very Truly Yours, - . -
- - - - -SCHENECTADY
COUNTY: DEPARTMENT
OF ENGINEERING
tAPE
356-5340 ext232 -
SCHENECTADY COUNTY -
Dèpartrnénts of Engineering
& Publid Wotk~
80 Keller Avenue, Schenectady
New York 12306-I
26 -
Fax [5181 356-5340 Phn:
[518] 356-5340 ext 232
of Niskayuna. - -
Cc: --Richard Pollock, PR
Superintendent of Water,
Sewer, & Engineering-Town
- Kevin Delaughter: Planning
Department, Town of
Colonie.
Mark Wykes: Public Health
Engineer, Department of
Health, Albany County.
Schenectady County Public
Health Services
Environmental Health Unit
Appoval of Pians for Public
Water Supply - - -
- - Improvement -
- This-Approval is issued
under the provisions of 10
NYCRR, Part 5:
1. Applicant - 2. Location
of Works 3 .
County - 4. Water District
(C,V,T) (Specifi
c Area
Town of Sen’ëd)
-
- Niskayim - Town
of Niskaynna - Schenectady
Water Extension
150
5. Type of Project - . -
1 Source 4 Chlorination
X 7 Distribution
2 Transmission - 5 Fluoridation
8 Storage
- 3 Pumping Units
- 6 Other Treatment 9 Other
- REMARKS:
Schenectady County approval
is contingent upon
- - -- • - New-York
State Department- of Environmental
Conservation
[NYSDEC] - -
-- - -- Water, Supply- Permit
for District Formation or Extension.
- • New York State Department
of Health Bureau of
Public Water Supply Protection
[NYSDOH-BWSP]
review and approval of the
water supply.
By initiating improvement of
the approved supply, the applicant
accepts and agrees
to abide by and conform with
the following: -
a. TRAP the proposed
works be constructed
in complete confonnity with
the plans
- -- -
àñd’Sp~cificâfiôñs approved
thi~ day or approved
amen~ênts thiièto:
b. THAT the proposed works
not be placed into operation
until such time as a
Completed Works Approval
is issued in accordance with
Part 5 of the New York State
Sanitary Code.
ISSUED FOR THE COUN-
TY PUBLIC HEALTh SER-
VICES
DATE: 4/2/2004
‘Designated Representative
James-V. Gabriel -Junior-
Civil Engineer
Name and Title (print)
Schenectady C unty Public
Health Services
- Environmental
Health Unit - - - - -
-
CERTIFICATE OF APPROV-
AL OF -REALTY
- - , - SUBDiVISION-s - - -
-To: Richard C. Pollock,
Superintendent of Water,
Sewer, & Engineering in the
Town of Niskayuna, also to
- Greg Meyer O.J. Meyer
& Son, 4 Vly Road, Albany
NY. - This certifi cate is issued
under the provisions of the
Public Health Law in
- -- connection with the approval
of plans on 03/26/04
for your realty subdivision, to
be known
- as Cedar Hills.
The following data was furnished
in connection with the
submission of the plans.
- -. Location: - Towns
of.Colonie &.Niskayuna,
Counties of Albany and
Schenectady.
-
Acres (approx~ total)
10.2 No. of lots 22 Size
(approx.) .46 acre. -
Owner Intends to: -Sell
the residential lots. -
Topography: Sloping
from the east tà the west.
Depth to Ground Water:
Not encountered
When: Sept. 21, 2002
Soil: Sand, Silty Loam,
Clay, see site plans for soil
~ësi pit logs. - -
Grading (cut or fill):
Appears to balance. -
- -
Drainage: Positive site grading
to natural drainage ways
& existing municipal storm
sewers.
Water Supply: Proposed
Water District 150 -
Sewage Disposal: Proposed
Sewer District Extension
to become Sewer District
#105. Approval of this
subdivision is granted on
condition: -
- -- - I. That the
proposed facilities for water
supply and sewage disposal
are installed i0 conformity
with
- said plans.
- - -
-- - 2. That the
construction of the facilities
shall-be under!he supervision
of a personor fi rm qualifi
ed to
- practice
professional engineering in
the State of New York who
must certify to the County
and the
- -- Owner, within IS days of
the completion of the works,
that the systems have been
built in accordance with the
approved plans. - - -
3. - That if groundwater is encountered
during foundation
construction, an appropriate
mechanism for dewatering
of the affected area shall be
installed as ordered by the
engineer,
ISSUED FOR THE COUNTY
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVIC-
ES DATE: 4/2/2004
Designated Representative
-
James V. Gabriel PE Junior
Civil Engineer
NQme and Title (print)
Schedule P
SUGGESTED DESCRIP-
TION
MANCHESTER HEIGHTS
PHASE 11
Latham Water District Extension
All that parcel of land situate
in the Town of Colonie,
County of Albany, and State
of New York, being more
particularly bounded and
described as follows:
BEGINNIING at a point located
on the division line between
lands now or formerly
of Alpy on the northeast and
lands now or formerly of
Manchester Associates on
the southwest at its intersection
with the existing Latham
Water District Extension
No. 115 boundary; thence
southeasterly along the existing
Latham Water District
Extension No. 115 boundary
a distance of 1,440± feet to
a point located at its intersection
with the northerly
boundary of Latham Water
District Extension No. 141;
thence along the division
line between Windrose Hills
Subdivision on the south
and lands herein described
on the north and continuing
along said existing Latham
Water District Extension
No. 141 boundary the following
three (3) courses and
distances:
1.) Westerly, a distance
of 619± feet to a
point;
2.) Northerly, a distance
of 301± feet to a
point;
3.) Westerly, a distance
of 800± to a point
located at its intersection
with the
division line between
lands now or formerly
of Valley View LLC on the
west and lands
herein described on the east,
also being the easterly
boundary of
Latham Water District Extension
No. 127; thence along
said division line and along
said existing Latham Water
District Extension No. 127
boundary the following two
(2) courses and distances:
1.) Northerly, a distance
of 266± feet to a
point;
2.) Westerly, a distance
of 218± feet to a point
located at its intersection
with
the division line
between lands now or formerly
of Cerone on the west
and
lands herein described
on the east; thence
along said division line and
continuing along said existing
Latham Water District
Extension No: 127 boundary
the following two (2) courses
and distances:
- 1.) Northerly, a distance
of 260± feet to a
point;
I Manchester
Heights Phase II
ABDEngineerS&sUrIevors
Latham Water District
Extension
2.) Northwesterly, a distance
of 23 7± feet to a point located
at its intersection with the
division line between lands
now or formerly of Andrulonis
on the west and lands
herein described on the east,
also being the southeasterly
boundary of Latham Water
District Extension No. 147;
thence Northeasterly along
said division line and along
said Latham Water District
Extension No. 147 boundary,
a distance of 548± feet to a
point located at its intersection
with the division line between
lands now or formerly
of Sestito on the north and
lands herein described on
the south; thence along said
division line and lands now
or formerly of Feltt, lands
now or formerly of Herman,
and lands now or formerly of
Veino, all on the north, the
following two (2) courses and
distances:
1.) Easterly a distance of
642± feet to a point;
2.) Northerly a distance of
85± feet to a point on the
southwesterly boundary of
said Latham Water District
Extension No. 115;
thence southeasterly along
said boundary and through
said lands now or formerly
of Alpy, a distance of 150±
feet to the POINT OF BE-
GINNING, containing 27.1±
acres.
Subject to any easements,
restrictions and/or covenants
of record, if any.
ADD Engineers&SUr weYors
2 LathamWaterDistrictE.XtetiSiOfl
0.1. MALE ASSOCI-
ATES, P.C.
Schedule ~E
DESCRIPTION
LATHAM WATER DISTRICT
EXTENSION 156
EASTERN AND WESTERN
AVENUE EXTENSION
TOWN OF COLONIE,
COUNTY OF ALBANY,
STATE OF NEW YORK
All that certain tract, piece or
parcel of land situate, lying
and being in~the Town of
Colonie, County of Albany,
State of New York, lying
along the extension ~f Eastern
and Western Avenue,
and being more particularly
bounded and described as
follows:
BEGINNING at a point at
the intersection of the Northerly
boundary of the existing
Latham Water District Troy
Road Extension No. 7 with
the Westerly boundary of
the County of Albany, Town
of Colonie Tax Map Parcel
No, 32.01-3-37.1 and rims
thence from said point of
beginning in a Northerly
direction along the Westerly
boundary of said Tax
Map Parcel No. 32.01-3-
37.1, a distance of 70± feet
to its intersection with the
Southerly boundary of Tax
Map Parcel No. 32.01-3-38;
thence along the above last
mentioned Tax Map Parcel
No. 32.01-3-38 the following
three (3) course$: 1) in
a Westerly direction 120±
feet to a point; 2) in a Northerly
direction 70± feet to a
point; and 3) in an Easterly
direction 120± feet to its intersection
with the Westerly
boundary of Tax Map Parcel
No. 32.01-3-39; thence in
a Northerly direction along
the Westerly boundary of
said tax map parcel 50±
feet to its intersection with
the Northerly boundary of
said Tax Map Parcel No.
3201-3-39; thence in an
Easterly direction! along
the Northerly boundary of
said tax map parcel 100±
feet to its intersection with
the Westerly boundary of
Western Avenue; thence in
a Northerly direction along
the Westerly boundary of
Western Avenue 80±feet
to its intersection with the
Southerly boundary of Tax
Map Parcel No. 32.01-3-42
lands of the City of Watervliet;
thence in a generally
Easterly direction along the
Southerly boundary of said
tax map parcel 619±
QI
CT. MALE ASSOCIATES,
P.C.
DESCRIPTION
LATHAM WATER DISTRICT
EXTENSION 156- EAST-
ERN AND V’/ESTERNAV-
ENUE
feet to its intersection with
the Southeasterly bound-
ary of Tax Map Parcel No.
32.01-3-39; thence in a
generally Southwesterly
direction along the Southeasterly
boundary of said
tax map parcel 70± feet
to its intersection with the
Northerly boundary of Alice
Avenue; thence in a generally
Westerly direction along
the Northerly boundary of
Alice Avenue 170± feet to its
intersection with the Northerly
extension of the Easterly
boundary of Tax Map Parcel
No. 32.01-3-40; thence in a
generally Southerly direction
along said extension
crossing Alice Avenue and
along the Easterly boundary
of Tax Map Parcel Nos.
32.01-3-40 and 32.01-3-41,
a distance of 184± feet to its
intersection with the above
mentioned Northerly boundary
of the existing Latham
Water District Troy Road
Extension No. 7; thence in a
generally Westerly direction
along the Northerly boundary
of said existing Latham
Water District Troy Road
Extension No. 7, a distance
of 510± feet to the point or
place of beginning.
October 31, 2007
Eastern and ~
Western Ave.
Extension
S2A
0.1. MALE ASSOCI-
ATES, P.C.
EXTENSION PART F: 8
COUNTY VIEW ROAD
Extension F is located in the
north central portion of the
Town of Colonie, northeast
of the intersection of Alpine
Drive and County View
Road, The extension consists
of one vacant parcel.
Present water service is
provided by existing Latham
Water Districts Mains. The
construction of new mains
to provide service is not
proposed.
The customer status of each
parcel is shown in Table
6 and the total assessed
valuation of the Extension is
shown in Table 7.
CT. MALE ASSOCIATES,
P.C.
Schedule F
DESCRIPTION
LATHAM WATER DISTRICT
EXTENSION 156
8 COUNTY VIEW ROAD
TOWN OF COLONIE,
COUNTY OF ALBANY,
STATE OF NEW YORK
All that certain tract, piece
or parcel of land situate, lying
and being in the Town of
Colonie, County of Albany,
State of New York, lying
Northwesterly of County
View Road and Northeasterly
of Alpine Drive, and being
more particularly bounded
and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point at
the intersection of the Northwesterly
boundary of the
existing Latham Water District
Pollack Road Extension
No. 123 with the Northeasterly
boundary of the existing
Latham Water District Pollack
Road Extension No. 123,
said point being the most
Southerly corner of County
of Albany, Town of Colonie
Tax Map Parcel No. 09.03-
1-29.1 and runs thence from
said point of beginning in
a Northwesterly direction
along the Southwesterly
boundary of said tax map
parcel and along the Northeasterly
boundary of the
existing Latham Water District
Pollack Road Extension
No. 123, a distance of 490±
feet to its intersection with
the Northwesterly boundary
of said Tax Map Parcel
No. 09.03-1-29.1; thence
in a generally Northeasterly
direction along the Northwesterly
boundary of said
tax map parcel in part along
the Southeasterly boundary
of the existing Latham Water
District Forts Ferry Road
Extension 132, a distance
of 500± feet to its intersection
with the Northeasterly
boundary of said Tax Map
Parcel No. 09.03-1-29,1;
thence in a generally Southeasterly
direction along the
Northeasterly boundary of
said tax map parcel 490±
feet to its intersection with
the above first mentioned
Northwesterly boundary of
the existing Latham Water
District Pollack Road Extension
No. 123; thence in
a generally Southwesterly
direction along the above
mentioned existing N- orthwesterly
boundary
0.1. MALE ASSOCI-
ATES, PC.
DESCRIPTION
LATHAM WATER DISTRICT
EXTENSION 156-8 COUN-
TY ‘/IEWROAD
of Latham Water District
Pollack Road Extension
No, 123, a distance of 500±
feet to the point or place of
beginning.
October 31, 2007
0.1. MALE ASSOCI-
ATES, P.C.
EXTENSION PART C:
85 FONDA ROAD
Extension G is located in the
northeastern portion of the
Town of Colonie, generally
north of the Town of Colonie-
City of Cohoes line, on the
south side of Fonda Road.
The extension consists of
one residential parcel.
Present water service is
provided by existing Latham
Water Districts Mains. The
construction of new mains
to provide service is not
proposed.
The customer status of each
parcel is shown in Table
6 and the total assessed
valuation
of the Extension is shown
in Table 7.
C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES,
P.C.
Schedule G
DESCRIPTION
LATHAM WATER DISTRICT
EXTENSION 156
85 FONDA ROAD
TOWN OF COLONIE,
COUNTY OF ALBANY,
STATE OF NEW YORK
All that certain tract, piece
or parcel of land situate, lying
and being in the Town of
Colonie, County of Albany,
State of New York, lying
Southerly of Fonda Road,
and being more particularly
bounded and described as
follows:
BEGINNING at a point at the
intersection of the Southerly
boundary of the existing
Latham Water District Fonda
Road Extension No. 48 with
the Easterly boundary of the
County of Albany, Town of
Colonie Tax Map Parcel No.
05.03-2-53.2; thence along
the Easterly and Southeasterly
boundary of said tax
map parcel the following two
(2) courses: 1) in a Southerly
direction 166± feet to a point;
and 2) in a Southwesterly direction
and along the Northwesterly
boundary of the existing
Latham Water District
Winding Creek Subdivision
Extension 152, a distance
of 372± feet to its intersection
with the Northeasterly
boundary of the lands now or
formerly of Consolidated Rail
Corporation, Tax Map Parcel
No. 05.03-2-64; thence in a
generally Northwesterly direction
along the Northeasterly
boundary of said lands
now or formerly of Consolidated
Rail Corporation
635± feet to its intersection
with the above mentioned
Southerly boundary of the
existing Latham Water District
Fonda Road Extension
No. 48; thence in a generally
Easterly direction along the
Southerly boundary of said
existing Latham Water District
Fonda Road Extension
No. 48, a distance of 670±
feet to the point or place of
beginning.
October 31, 2007
CT. MALE ASSOCIATES,
P.C. Schedule H
EXTENSION PART H:
100 TERESA STREET
Extension H is located in the
central portion of the Town of
Colonie, west of the intersection
of Nicholby Court and
Anna May Lane. The extension
consists of three vacant
residential parcels.
Present water service is
provided by existing Latham
Water Districts Mains. The
construction of new mains
to provide service is not
proposed.
The customer status of each
parcel is shown in Table
6 and the total assessed:
valuation of the Extension is
shown in Table 7,
C.T. MALE ASSOCIATES,
P.C.
DESCRIPTION
LATHAM WATER DISTRICT
EXTENSION 156
NICHOLBY COURT
TOWN OF COLONIE,
COUNTY OF ALBANY,
STATE OF NEW YORK
All that certain tract, piece or
parcel of land situate, lying
and being in the Town of Colonie,
County of Albany, State
of New York, lying Easterly of
Old Loudon Road, Southerly
of Eva Street and Westerly of
Anna May Lane, and being

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more particularly bounded
and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point at the
intersection of the Southerly
boundary of the existing
Latham Water District Eva
Street Extension No. 79 with
the Westerly boundary of
the existing Latham Water
District Theresa Street Extension
No. 136, said point
being the Northeasterly corner
of the County of Albany,
Town of Colonie Tax Map
Parcel No. 31.07-4-20.3 and
runs thence from said point
of beginning in a Southerly
direction along the Westerly
boundary of said existing
Latham Water District Theresa
Street Extension No. 136
along the Easterly boundary
of Tax Map Parcel No. 31.07-
4-20.3 through said tax map
parcel and through Tax Map
Parcel No. 31.07-4-20.2 in
part and Tax Map Parcel No,
31.07-4-20.1 and along the
Easterly boundary of said
Tax Map Parcel No. 31.07-
4-20.1, a distance of 444±
feet to its intersection with
the Southwesterly boundary
of said Tax Map Parcel
No. 31.07-4-20.1; thence
in a Northwesterly direction
along the Southwesterly
boundary of said Tax Map
Parcel No. 31.07-4-20.1 and
Tax Map Parcel No. 31.07-4-
20.2 in part along the Northeasterly
boundary of the existing
Latham Water District
Theresa Street Extension
No. 136, a distance of 480±
feet to its intersection with
the Southeasterly boundary
of the original Latham Water
District; thence in a generally
Northeasterly direction along
the Southeasterly boundary
of the said original Latham
Water District 280± feet to its
intersection with the above
fi rst mentioned Southerly
CT. MALE ASSOCIATES,
P.C.
DESCRIPTION
LATHAM WATER DISTRICT
EXTENSION 156- NICH-
OLBY COURT
boundary of the existing
Latham Water District Eva
Street Extension No. 79;
thence in an Easterly direction
along the Southerly
boundary of the said existing
Latham Water District
Eva Street Extension No.
79 and along the Northerly
boundary of Tax Map Parcel
No. 31.07-4-20.2 and 31.07-
4-20.3, a distance of 360±
feet to the point or place of
beginning.
November 2, 2007
LC-17853
(January 2, 2008))
LEGAL NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE,
that the following Resolution
has been adopted by the
Town Board of the Town of
Colonie, and that a Public
Hearing will be held upon
PROJECT 2006-001 at the
Town Hall, Newtonville, New
York on the 17th day of January,
2008, at 8:00 o’clock
p.m. Local Time.
2006-001
At a Meeting of the Town
Board of The Town of Colonie,
Albany County, New
York, held at the Town Hall,
Newtonville, New York on
the 20th day of December,
2007.
The meeting was called to
order by Supervisor Mary E.
Brizzell, and upon roll being
called, there were:
PRESENT: Mary E.
Brizzell, Supervisor
Frank A.
Mauriello, Deputy Supervisor
J. Brian
Hogan, Councilman
Nicole
Criscione-Szesnat, Councilwoman
Ulderic
J. Boisvert, Councilman
Kevin
M. Bronner, Councilman
Thomas
F. With, Councilman
ABSENT: None
The following resolution
was offered by, Councilman
J. Brian Hogan who
moved for its adoption, and
seconded by Councilwoman
Nicole Criscione-Szesnat, to
wit:
RESOLUTION DATED DE-
CEMBER 20, 2007
A RESOLUTION CALLING
A PUBLIC HEARING
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER
950 OF THE LAWS OF
1972 AND SECTION 202c
OF THE TOWN LAW IN
RELATION TO PROJECT
2006-001 OF
THE COLONIE SEWER
DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT
AREA AND DELETING
SAID AREA FROM THE
IMPROVEMENT AREA
WHEREAS, the Colonie
Sewer Improvement Area
has heretofore been created
by the Town Board of
the Town of Colonie, Albany,
County, New York pursuant
to the provisions of Chapter
950 of the Laws of 1972;
and
WHEREAS, a report,
map, plan and estimate of
cost has been prepared by
Greenman-Pedersen, Inc
engineers duly licensed by
the State of New York, in
relation to the proposed
construction of sanitary sewers
in proposed Breakell
Property; and
WHEREAS, said report,
map, plan and estimate of
cost are on fi le in the Town
Clerk’s Offi ce for public inspection;
and
WHEREAS, the Town
Board of the Town of Colonie
has heretofore on or about
the 5th day of October, 2007
following a Public Hearing
approved the construction of
said Project 2006-001; and
WHEREAS, all costs of
said Project, were to be paid
by the Developer for said
Project from funds escrowed
with the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town
Board has received a petition
from said Developer
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requesting a dissolution and
diminishing of the area of the
Colonie Sewer Improvement
Area by deleting the area
of Project 2006-001 and
refunding of unused escrow
funds to the Developer; and
WHEREAS, it is now desired
to call a public hearing
pursuant to the provisions
of paragraph b of §8 of such
Chapter 950 of the Laws of
1972, and Section 202c the
Town Law of the State of
New York.
NOW, THEREFORE,
IT IS RESOLVED, by the
Town Board of the Town of
Colonie, Albany County, New
York, as follows:
Section 1. A meeting
of the Town Board of the
Town of Colonie, Albany
County, New York shall be
held at the Town Hall, Newtonville,
New York on the
17th day of January, 2008
at 8:00 o’clock p.m., Local
Time, for the purpose of
conducting a public hearing
on the aforesaid request to
repeal the aforesaid Resolution
approving Project 2006-
001 and refunding unused
portions of the escrow monies
heretofore deposited
for construction of Project
2006-001.
Section 2. T h e
Town Clerk is hereby authorized
and directed to cause
a notice
of said public hearing to be
given by publishing and posting
a copy of this resolution
in the manner provided by §3
of Chapter 950 of the Laws of
1972, and the Town Law of
the State of New York.
Section 3. T his
resolution shall take effect
immediately.
The question of the adoption
of the foregoing resolution
was duly put to vote on
roll call, which resulted as
follows:
AYES: ALL
NOES: NONE
DATED: December
20, 2007
STATE OF NEW YORK
)
) ss:
COUNTY OF ALBANY
)
I, the undersigned Clerk
of the Town of Colonie, Albany
County, New York, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY:
That I have compared the
foregoing copy of the minutes
of the meeting of the Town
Board of said Town, including
the resolution contained
therein, held on the 20th day
of December 2007, with the
original thereof on fi le in my
offi ce, and that the same is a
true and correct copy of said
original and of the whole of
said original so far as the
same relates to the subject
matters therein referred to.
I FURTHER CERTIFY,
that all members of said
Board had due notice of said
meeting and that, pursuant
to §94 of the Public Offi cers
Law (Open Meeting Law),
said meeting was open to
•
the general public and that I
duly caused a public notice
of the time and place of said
meeting to be given to the
following newspapers and/or
news media as follows:
Newspapers and/or other
News Media
Date Given
Colonie Spotlight
January 2, 2008
and that further notice of
the time and place of such
meeting was given to the
public by posting such notice
in the following places on
the following dates and by
giving such other notice as
follows:
Location of
Other Method of
Posted Notice
Giving Notice
Date Given
Town Clerk’s
Bulletin Board
January
2, 2008
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand
and affi xed the seal of said
Town this 20th day of September,
2007.
TOWN CLERK
(S E A L):
G:\Clients\Colonie, Town of
- 26\256 - 2006- 001\ORDER
NOP 1201707.wpd
LC-17854
(January 2, 2008))
LEGAL NOTICE
At a regular meeting of the
Town
Board of the Town of
Colonie, held at the Town
Hall, Newtonville, New York
on the 20th day of December,
2007.
The meeting was called to
order by Supervisor Mary
E. Brizzell, and upon roll being
called, there were:
PRESENT: Mary E.
Brizzell, Supervisor
Frank A.
Mauriello, Deputy Supervisor
J. Brian
Hogan, Councilman
Nicole
Criscione-Szesnat, Councilwoman
Ulderic
J. Boisvert, Councilman
Kevin
M. Bronner, Councilman
Thomas
F. With, Councilman
ABSENT: NONE
n the Matter
of
the Increase and Improvement
of Facilities of the
Latham Water District
in the Town of Colonie,
County of Albany, New York,
pursuant to §202-b
of the Town Law of the State
of New York.
WHEREAS, the Town Board
of the Town of Colonie has
heretofore established the
Latham Water District lying
within the said Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town
Board of the said Town of
Colonie is desirous of increasing
and improving the
facilities of the Latham Water
District as follows: 1) construction
of 12,600 lineal
feet of 36 inch transmission
main from Mohawk View
Water Treatment Plant to
the intersection of Sparrowbush
Road and Wade
Road extension; 2) construction
of 3,800 lineal feet of
24 inch transmission main
from upper Loudon Road
along Crumtie and Farrow
Road to Sandersen-Heath
Park; 3) construction of 300
lineal feet of 12 inch water
main construction on Pollock
Road; 4) construction
of 200 lineal feet of 8 inch
water main on Grandview
Drive; 5) construction of
2,500,000.00 gallon storage
tank at Sandersen-Heath
Site with pumping station;
6) removal of Latham Water
District Tanks at Utica
Avenue; 7) rehabilitation of
Latham pumping station; 8)
remediation of the Latham
Tank Site; 9) Demolition of
Ross Court Tank; 10) remediation
of the Ross Court
Tank Site
WHEREAS, the Town
Board has caused a report
and an Addendum thereto
of the aforesaid proposed
additions and improvements
to be prepared by C.T. Male
Associates, P.C., competent
engineers, duly licensed by
the State of New York; and
revised report, map, plan and
estimate of cost has been fi led
in the Town Clerk’s Offi ce, for
public inspection, estimated
maximum cost for said project
to the sum of Eleven
Million One Hundred Ten
Thousand ($11,110,000.00)
Dollars; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated
all costs in the
amount Ten Million Four
Hundred Eighty Thousand
($10,480,000.00) Dollars
will be funded by payments
received from the Albany
County Airport Authority;
and
WHEREAS, all additional
costs of said Project estimated
to be Six Hundred Thirty
Thousand ($630,000.00)
Dollars including all principal
and interest on any bonds
or other obligations of said
Town authorized to be issued
therefor, shall be borne by
local assessment upon the
several lots and parcels of
lands which the Town Board
shall determine and specify
to be especially benefited
by said Project in just proportions
to the amount of
benefit which said Project
shall confer upon the same;
and
WHEREAS, it is now
desired to call a public hearing
upon said Project to the
provisions of the Town Law
of the State of New York;
NOW, THEREFORE, on
motion of J. Brian Hogan,
Councilman and seconded
by Ulderic J. Boisvert, Councilman
it is hereby
RESOLVED: by the
Town Board of the Town of
Colonie, Albany County, New
York,
•
as follows:
Section 1. A meeting
of the Town Board of the
Town of Colonie, Albany
County, New York shall be
held at the Town Hall, Newtonville,
New York on the
17th day of January, 2008
at 8:00 o’clock p.m., Local
Time, for the purpose of
conducting a public hearing
on the proposed project, at
which time and place said
Town Board will hear all persons
interested in the subject
matter thereof.
Section 2. The
Town Clerk is hereby authorized
and directed to cause a
notice of said public hearing
to be given by publishing and
posting a copy of this resolution
in the manner provided
by the Town Law of the State
of New York.
Section 3. Annual
charges within the Water
District will be increased
by 1.1 cents per $1,000.00
of assessed valuation to
fi nance construction of this
Project.
Section 4. This
resolution shall take effect
immediately.
The question of the adoption
of the foregoing resolution
was duly put to vote on
roll call, which resulted as
follows:
AYES: ALL
NOES: NONE
DATE: December
20, 2007
G:\Clients\Latham Water
District - 42\073 - 3313 - CF\
resolution for NOP 120307.
wpd
STATE OF NEW YORK
)
) ss:
COUNTY OF ALBANY
)
I, the undersigned Clerk
of the Town of Colonie, Albany
County, New York, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY:
That I have compared
the foregoing copy of the
minutes of the meeting of
the Town Board of said Town,
including the resolution contained
therein, held on the
20th day of December 2007,
with the original thereof on
fi le in my offi ce, and that the
same is a true and correct
copy of said original and of
the whole of said original so
far as the same relates to
the subject matters therein
referred to.
I FURTHER CERTIFY,
that all members of said
Board had due notice of said
meeting and that, pursuant
to §94 of the Public Offi cers
Law (Open Meeting Law),
said meeting was open to
the general public and that I
duly caused a public notice
of the time and place of said
meeting to be given to the
following newspapers and/or
news media as follows:
Newspapers and/or other
News Media
Date Given
Colonie Spotlight
January 17, 2008
and that further notice of
the time and place of such
meeting was given to the
public by posting such notice
in the following places on
the following dates and by
giving such other notice as
follows:
Location of
Other
Method of
Posted Notice
Giving
Notice
Date Given
Town Clerk’s
Bulletin Board
January
17, 2008
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal
of said Town this 20th day
of, 2007.
TOWN CLERK
(S E A L):
LC-17855
(January 2, 2008))
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
TOWN OF COLONIE
ALBANY COUNTY, NY
Warrant Date - December
31, 2007
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that the tax roll and warrant
of the County Legislature
of Albany was delivered to
the undersigned Receiver
of Taxes and Assessments
of the Town of Colonie by
December 31, 2007. ALSO
TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned
Receiver of Taxes
and Assessments will attend
for at least thirty days
from December 31, 2007
from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM
of each weekday, Monday
through Friday, at the Town
Hall of the Town of Colonie,
for the purpose of receiving
taxes assessed under such
roll. Offi ce hours will be extended
from Friday, January
25, 2008 and Monday, January
28 to Thursday, January
31, 2008 from 8:30 AM until
6:00 PM. Additionally, the
Tax offi ce will be open Saturday,
January 26, 2008, from
8:30 AM until 12:00 PM.
ALSO TAKE NOTICE that
taxes may be paid before
February 1, 2008 without
charge or interest. On all
such taxes remaining unpaid
as of February 1, 2008, a
1.0% penalty will be added
for the period of February 1,
2008 to February 29, 2008.
On all such taxes remaining
unpaid as of March 1, 2008,
a 2.0% penalty will be added
for the period of March 1,
2007 until March 31, 2007.
Thereafter, the Receiver will
return to the Albany County
Director of Finance all unpaid
taxes pursuant to law,
and in accordance with the
provisions of § 924 of the
Real Property Tax Law.
DATED: January 2, 2008
January 9, 2008
C. MICHELE ZILGME
Receiver of Taxes and
Assessments.
LC-17852
(January 2, 2008))
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Kansas City, Tampa Bay, Florida,
Pittsburgh and Washington). And
once those spring training games
start, fans start looking for those
rookies and diamonds in the
rough who will be our next batch
of baseball heroes.
March Madness. The only
thing that can take our attention
away from spring training is
65 college basketball teams
competing for the NCAA title.
The first two rounds usually
provide fans with at least a couple
of upsets we didn’t see coming
and three times that amount of
nail-biting fi nishes. By the time
we reach the Final Four, though,
the cream has risen to the top,
and we start debating who is good
enough to earn their “One Shining
Moment.” Still, it’s the journey to
the national championship that
intrigues us.
The Stanley Cup fi nals. The
only time you see athletes act
like men possessed and act like
gentlemen afterward. Hockey
players pursue Lord Stanley’s
chalice as if it were the Holy
Grail. They push themselves to
the limit every night and don’t so
much as take a minute to keep up
with their personal grooming. But
when it’s all said and done, they
take a moment to congratulate the
opposing team for a job well done
before they hoist the trophy over
their heads one by one, often with
tears of joy streaming down their
faces. You won’t see that with any
other team-based sport in North
America.
The World Series. No
matter which baseball teams
are involved, it’s always a good
show. Every pitch, every swing
of the bat, every play in the
fi eld is important. Inches could
separate a team from a rally that
puts it over the top. And given
how late into the fall the World
Series takes place now, snow
– yes, snow – sometimes has to
be factored in. The intrigue grips
us, even if the series ends in four
games like it has in three of the
last four years.
The Daytona 500. It took
me a long time to warm up to
this event, but now I understand
why it’s lapped the Indianapolis
500 in terms of importance to the
American racing fan. In any given
year, there are at least a dozen
drivers who have a legitimate shot
at winning NASCAR’s biggest
race, and it isn’t until the last 25
laps that we have any idea who
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while we watch a tightly packed
group of cars – sometimes three
or four wide – take the corners
and try to avoid a major pile up.
And when it’s all said and done,
the joy on the winning driver’s
face is unparalleled at any other
NASCAR race. It’s great drama.
Wimbledon. I’m not a big
tennis fan, but I always watch the
men’s and women’s singles fi nals.
You see the players bow to the
Royal Box before engaging in a
grueling match which usually
ends with the winner crumpling
to the ground in joy. Then they
get to do a victory lap with the
trophy, stopping several times to
let the fans – many of whom sit
close to the court – snap pictures
of them.
Al Michaels and John
Madden. Simply the best national
announcing team in any sport.
Michaels describes the action
on the football field simply
and matter-of-factly, leaving
all the colorful commentary
to everybody’s favorite coach.
What’s better, they interact well
with each other. They don’t step
on each other’s toes, and they
sound like they truly like being
in the broadcast booth together.
NBC made a great move by
keeping Michaels and Madden
together after ABC abandoned
Monday Night Football two years
ago.
Dick Vitale. His loud voice
can be annoying after a while,
but in short bursts, Dickie V is
wonderful to listen to. Behind all
of his catch phrases such as “he’s
a PTPer (prime time player)”
and “get a TO (time out), baby,”
his insights into the college
basketball game are usually
dead on. But beyond that, he’s
always struck me as a genuinely
good guy with his work for the
Jimmy V Foundation (former
North Carolina State coach Jim
Valvano, for those who don’t know
who Jimmy V is). Vitale’s voice is
silenced for now following throat
surgery, but you can bet he’ll be
yelling again soon.
Analysts who state the
obvious. I’ll admit that this can
also be considered an annoyance,
but let’s be honest – the analyst
gives as much voice to what the
fan sees as to what the reason
is for what the fan sees. If all
analysts were allowed to do was
show us what caused a pitch to
tail away in the wrong direction
or why someone’s foul shot fell
short, Tim McCarver wouldn’t
have a career. Besides, it’s funny
when the analyst says exactly
what us fans were thinking two
Triple Play –
cardio
strength
stretch
minutes ago. The fact that the
bases are loaded means a pitcher
can’t afford to make a mistake. We
don’t need to hear that from the
analyst, but it’s funny when he
says it anyway.
ESPN “SportsCenter.” The
only place to watch highlights of
the day’s action. The announcers
are funny when they want to be
and serious when they need to
be. All in all, it’s an entertaining
hour of sports and still a must
for the serious fan. One personal
request: more NHL highlights.
Any sport that combines grace
with brute force should get more
than two minutes out of a 60minute
sportscast.
Parity. Some people decry
this as a sign that the sports
landscape is no longer as good as
it once was. I say it’s a good thing
because it means more sports
fans can be optimistic about their
teams than ever before. Heck, if
the Cleveland Browns can rise
from the AFC North basement
(which they occupied for the last
four years) to second place in one
season, then there’s hope for fans
of every last place team.
Dynasties. Before you say,
“Doesn’t that contradict your
statement about parity?” let me
tell you that it’s also good to have
an occasional dynasty because it
gives you a team to root against.
Let’s face it: it’s still fun to root
against the New York Yankees,
even though they haven’t won
a World Series title since 2000.
Why? Because we consider them
to be a dynasty with their 26
championships. It’s the same
logic behind rooting against the
New England Patriots this year.
Rivalries. Everyone loves a
good rivalry. We all watch when
the Yankees play the Boston Red
Sox, or when Duke plays North
Carolina in men’s basketball.
Even local rivalries grab our
attention. Siena vs. UAlbany
in men’s basketball. RPI vs.
Union in football and hockey.
Shenendehowa vs. Saratoga
Springs in any high school sport.
We get hyped up when our favorite
rivals face off.
Upsets. This is fun for all
fans, except for the fans of the
favored team. You go into a game
thinking there’s no chance the
underdog is going to prevail, and
then somehow the underdog
prevails. How cool was it when
Appalachian State beat Michigan
in Ann Arbor? How memorable
was it when Siena knocked off
Stanford in 1989? How insane
was it when the U.S. hockey team
beat the Soviet Union at the 1980
Winter Olympics in Lake Placid?
These are all etched in our brains
because they were upsets.
Cheering for your alma
mater. We may have left our
college days far behind us, but
we still feel a connection when
we see them play. I was so hyped
up to see the Plattsburgh State
hockey team play Skidmore
in Saratoga Springs last year
that I actually bought a new Tshirt
and cap for the occasion.
But even graduates of larger
institutions such as Syracuse,
North Carolina or Arizona State
keep a watchful eye on their alma
maters’ teams and take pride in
their accomplishments.
The game winner. It’s the
play everybody remembers. The
last-second three-point shot from
midcourt. The two-run home run
with two outs in the bottom of the
ninth inning. The 55-yard fi eld
goal that tucks inside the left
upright. The goal in the fourth
overtime of an NHL playoff game.
It drives athletes, coaches and
fans into a frenzy that no other
moment in sports can deliver.
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Varsity
schedule
Thursday, Jan. 3
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Berlin at Loudonville Christian,
5:30 p.m.
BOYS BOWLING
Ballston Spa at Shaker, 4 p.m.
Mohonasen at Colonie, 4 p.m.
GIRLS BOWLING
Mohonasen at Colonie, 4 p.m.
BOYS SWIMMING
Mohonasen/Schalmont at
Shaker, 4:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Shaker at Rutland (Vt.), 5 p.m.
Ballston Spa at Colonie, 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 4
BOYS BASKETBALL
Heatly at Loudonville Christian,
7 p.m.
Bethlehem at Colonie, 7:30 p.m.
Shaker at CBA, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Colonie at Bethlehem, 7:30 p.m.
Shaker at Ballston Spa, 7:30 p.m.
HOCKEY
CBA at Canton, 7 p.m.
Shaker/Colonie at Auburn
Tournament, TBA
Saturday, Jan. 5
GYMNASTICS
Saratoga at Shaker, 10 a.m.
HOCKEY
CBA at Potsdam, 1 p.m.
Shaker/Colonie at Auburn
Tournament, TBA
INDOOR TRACK
Colonie at Hispanic Games,
9 a.m.
Shaker at Southern Tier Classic,
TBA
BOYS SWIMMING
Shaker at Amsterdam diving
meet, 9 a.m.
WRESTLING
Colonie at Ilion Tournament,
TBA
Shaker at Cohoes, 10 .am.
Sunday, Jan. 6
INDOOR TRACK
Colonie, Shaker at Williams
College, 8:30 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 7
BOYS BASKETBALL
Doane Stuart at Loudonville
Christian, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Loudonville Christian at
Germantown, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 8
BOYS BASKETBALL
Amsterdam at CBA, 7:30 p.m.
Averill Park at Colonie, 7:30 p.m.
Mohonasen at Shaker, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Colonie at Averill Park, 7:30 p.m.
Shaker at Mohonasen, 7:30 p.m.
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
Sports Spotlight
in the
25 things I still like about sports
With all of the steroid scandals,
player arrests and other bad
behavior by players and coaches,
the good things about sports
tend to get overshadowed. So it’s
good once in a while to remind
ourselves what makes watching
sports fun.
I sat down at the computer and
came up with a list of the 25 things
that are still good about sports.
Granted, this is not a defi nitive
list, and your choices may be
different. But I think these are
things we should all keep in mind
the next time a baseball star is
accused of using human growth
hormones or a young NBA player
is arrested for an altercation in
front of a club at 2 a.m.
In no particular order …
The fi rst day of high school
fall team practices. There is an
optimism on every field and
the anticipation of crisp autumn
evening games when these
squads start practicing that make
the dog days of August feel a
little less hot and humid. You
don’t get that when winter teams
start practicing because the fall
season is still going on, and you
don’t get that when spring teams
start practicing because they’re
often inside gymnasiums while
the fi elds thaw from a late-winter
snowstorm. Plus, it jolts me back
into action after taking it easy for
10 weeks.
Friday night football games.
Yes, there are far more games
played on Friday night than
Saturday afternoon around
Section II. But there’s still
something about playing under
the lights that brings out the
best in both the players and the
fans. Perhaps it’s the “spotlight
effect” (no pun intended) – which
states that a high school athlete
must get more psyched up when
a light shines on him or her in
the dark – that creates such
an atmosphere. Or maybe it’s
knowing that you’re playing in
front of family, friends and a
good chunk of your community
From the
S Desk
ports
Rob Jonas
that does it. Either way, it’s an
electric evening (again, no pun
intended).
Sectional/state championship
games. This correlates to the
atmosphere of a Friday night
football game, except that the
stakes are much higher and
everyone’s emotions are ratcheted
up 10 levels. The players push
themselves to performances
that can sometimes border on
legendary status. Coaches can
become so demonstrative that
you actually fear their heads will
explode if one more call goes
against their teams. Fans react
to every play like the fate of their
world hinges on what happens
next. You just can’t beat that, at
least at the local level.
Saratoga Race Course.
Honestly, is there a better place
to be in the Capital District on
an August afternoon than the
oldest thoroughbred track in the
United States? Great racing, great
weather (usually) and a great
atmosphere. And you don’t even
have to be trackside to have a
good time. Just pack a cooler and
hang out in the picnic area behind
the grandstand all day. You’ll get
a better view of the horses as
they’re led through the paddock
than if you stood in the pack along
the rail near the fi nish line, and
you might make some friends
with the group next to you.
Seeing a local player/team
make it on the national stage.
In other regions of the United
States, this wouldn’t be a big deal
because so many athletes and/or
teams from their cities and towns
play on the national stage. But
when Niskayuna’s André Davis
returns a kickoff 97 yards for a
Houston Texans touchdown or
the University at Albany men’s
basketball team beats Vermont
for the America East title on
national television (two years in
a row, I might add), it’s a big deal
around here. Seriously, is there
a Capital District resident who
doesn’t remember where they
were the day Siena upset Stanford
at the 1989 NCAA Tournament? I
remember where I was — in the
family room of my parents’ house
thinking this was the greatest
thing to ever happen to the town
of Colonie.
Mid-major college teams.
Other people like following major
NCAA Division I teams like
Duke, North Carolina, Michigan,
Southern California and so on. But
growing up in the Capital District,
I have more of an affection toward
the mid majors like Siena and
UAlbany. There’s something
about watching a mid-major
team play a major program that
makes me automatically pull for
the smaller school. Heck, I’ll root
for Gonzaga (which is bordering
on becoming a major basketball
program) if it’s playing against
someone like Florida or Syracuse.
It’s just fun to pull for the smaller
school in that battle.
Nutty student cheering
sections. Nothing adds fl avor to
a sporting event like a creative
cheering section. Look at what
the Cameron Crazies do for the
Duke men’s basketball team at
home games. Besides creating
a near-constant soundscape,
they get inside the heads of
the opposing players by fi nding
one little thing about them or
their school and chanting it at
them. A little mean spirited?
Perhaps. But it’s still better than
seeing people sit on their hands.
Locally, we’re starting to catch
on with such student sections
as Bethlehem’s BC Hooligans
(the only known soccer-specifi c
section I’ve seen), Guilderland’s
Red Sea and Mohonasen’s Black
Hole.
Mascots. I know they can
be an annoyance to the serious
sports fan. But a good mascot
can add something to the live
sporting experience. How can
anyone hate the Philly Phanatic?
I mean, he’s goofy looking, and he
can sometimes block your view
of the fi eld with his big, green
body. But he also pokes fun at
the umpires, the visiting players
and the opposing team’s coaches
in that good-natured, wouldn’treally-harm-a-fly
sort of way.
Also, it’s fun to see a mascot get
a come-uppance once in a while.
Anytime Syracuse’s Otto the
Orange gets pummeled on a “This
is SportsCenter” commercial,
I can’t help but laugh. Maybe I
secretly hate walking oranges. I
don’t know.
The Super Bowl. This is
simply the greatest American
sports spectacle. First, there’s
the two weeks of hype leading up
to the game. Then, there is the
four-hour pregame show where
every aspect of the match-up is
analyzed to the fi nest point – that
is, if there is time between the
player profi les, the tear-jerking
feature on the struggles of an
athlete’s family and the guest
appearances from celebrities paid
by the network to come on to the
set and yap about their upcoming
projects and a little about football.
Follow that up with an overthe-top
national anthem and a
halftime concert by a legendary
(or washed up) music act, and
there you have it. Oh yeah, there’s
also a game involved somewhere
in all of that.
Spring training. Nothing
gives us Northeasterners hope
that spring is around the corner
quite like the day when pitchers
and catchers report to their
Florida and Arizona training
facilities. The hot stove can cool
off as baseball fans start analyzing
their teams’ chances to win the
World Series (unless you root
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