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ALBANY - The Academy of Holy Names, 1075 New Scotland Road in Albany, NY, will be holding a Book Drive now thru the end of November for the Christ Child Society of Albany. The chapter will use the donated books for its Literacy Initiative, Layette and Comfort Bag Programs. Both the Middle School and High School will have a competition between classes to see which class can collect the most new and gently used books. The Junior Ladies of Charity and SADD (Students against Destructive Decisions) is sponsoring this Book Drive. A former student of one of our members, Cathy Fredette, who
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Gates of Heaven believes in challenge Synagogue launches online Dare to Do a Mitzvah as a way to do good deeds in world ByLINE: LYNDA EDWARDS
Think of it as an antidote to "devious licks," the stupid viral online dare that challenges its sheep-like followers to vandalize school toilets. Schenectady's Gates of Heaven launched its warm-hearted polar opposite. Gates of Heaven has launched Dare to Do a Mitzvah, an online challenge to repair the world in ways ranging from prosaic but necessary to creative and epic. Mitzvah's literal translation is "commandment" but Gates of Heaven uses it as most people do, to refer to a "good deed." The synagogue normally has a Mitzvah Day but in these nerve-shredding times, more was needed. November was declared "Mitzvah Month." "The world needs us more than ever, and while most of our opportunities to give back will take place virtually or from a social distance, our commitment to our local community through volunteerism and tzedakah (charitable generosity) is unchanged," the website says. The website offers the congregation many projects that can involve a month-long commitment, from which to choose; dropping off food donations for Schenectady Community Ministries at the temple Nov. 6, making a dish for Bethesda House's Christmas or Thanksgiving meal for its homeless women and children, donating financially to Mooncatcher or sewing sanitary napkins for impoverished African school girls. There's even a chance to volunteer to transcribe the diaries of 19thcentury explorers and scientists so they will be easy to read and accessible to students of all ages. A link on the synagogue website can take you to Amnesty International's sign up for volunteer researchers who monitor international news and track cases of good people imprisoned by dictatorships. The Dare to Do a Mitzvah is Gates' new social media initiative, designed with kids and teenagers in mind. Each Sunday morning at Gates Quest School, one or more attendees will be challenged, asked to film or photograph the mitzvah he or she performs, then send
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Dare to Do a Mitzvah challenges Gen-Zers to leave the couch and repair the world in ways big and small. Join Amnesty International. Rake leaves for a neighbor-- or a parent. Elijah Follman, above, rakes his family's yard with a handcut mitzvah man. Isaac Follman, below, also does yard work as his Dare to Do A Mitzvah challenge in Schenectady.
it to congregational Jewish living director Arnold Rotenberg. He posts them on the congregation's Facebook page. "We have encouraged kids in our "Dare to do a Mitzvah" to do something at home," Rotenberg said. "I have pics of kids taking out the garbage, sorting
socks, helping with groceries." But two teen girls aimed for a big impact outside their homes. Seventh-graders Evelia Echandy, who is enrolled in Gates Quest, and her friend, Ava Sylvia, are blessed with awesome fundraising skills. They raised $1,000 in a few days for St. Jude's Hospital as their "dare." The temple has hosted opportunities for youthful mitzvahs for decades, long before texting, tweets and TikTok. The Temple Community Service Corps was launched as a major project of the Social Action Committee back in 1971. Gates describes it as a local version of the Peace Corps. According to the application forms, those eligible are in the 11th and 12th grades, at least 16 years old. (The minimum required is 20 hours weekly). They are paid minimum wage for a 35 hour week. The jobs offer chances to work for community agencies such as nursing homes, children's recreation programs and agencies for the homeless and the disabled.
Cohoes Knights of Columbus Penny Social COHOES - The Knights will be having Penny Social, November 4th. Doors open at 10 AM, Kitchen opens 11AM and will start 1PM. 255 Remsen St Cohoes. The Columbietts will run the kitchen.
Cohoes Columbietts Monthly Meeting COHOES - The Cohoes Columbietts will have their monthly meeting, Thursday night, November 11th at 7pm. 255 Remsen St. Cohoes.
Campfire Concerts - Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park WILTON - Don’t let the cold, autumn weather bring you down! Wilton Wildlife Preserve and Park will be hosting a weekend of campfire concerts on November 6th and 7th from 1:00-4:00pm. Join us either day, or both! The event includes live music, prizes, refreshments, roasting marshmallows and more... all while warming up by the campfire. Enjoy the tunes of our musical guests, the Red Spruce Band on Saturday November 6th and Thomasina Winslow on Sunday November 7th! Registration is required via Eventbrite platform. Space is limited. To receive the Eventbrite link please email info@wiltonpreserve.org.
St Basil’s Ethnic Food Sale WATERVLIET - St Basil’s R.O.Church, 23 Archibald St.,Watervliet (Maplewood) will hold its Ethnic Food sale on Saturday, November 6th from 12 noon to 3 pm. Ethnic foods for sale include stuff cabbage,pirogies,saucerkraut and a dinner plate of 1 stuffed cabbage,2 pirogies, saucerkraut and kielbasa.take out only.
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Latham man earns Expert Soldier Badge ByLINE: TERRY BROWN
A New York Army National Guard soldier from Latham is among the first from our state who has earned a new Army elite skill badge. Spc. William Neumeister was among the first four New York Army National Guard soldiers who earned the new Expert Soldier Badge during a series of tests in a course conducted by the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum. They are among 950 active Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers who have earned
the badge nationwide. Only 19 percent of 5,000 soldiers who have sought the badge have passed the course to date, according to an Army Training and Doctrine Command spokesman. The Expert Soldier Badge joins the Expert Infantry Badge and the Expert Field Medic Badge as a special-skills badge that soldiers must earn through a demanding testing program. The ESB session run by the 10th Mountain Division allocated two weeks for the skill badge evaluation. The first week gave soldiers a chance to review the skills and
then master them with hands-on training. The second week was the testing phase. “The New York Guard soldiers arrived at Fort Drum days early so they could get a jump on the training and then they resolved to work together throughout the program,” said Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Blount, a human resource specialist who acted as the team captain. “Once we got there and we saw U.S. ARMY PHOTO what it was all about and how Spc. William Neumeister assembles and challenging it was, it was pretty disassembles an M-17 Sig Sauer pistol clear we were going to succeed or during training for the Expert Soldier fail as a group,” said Blount. Please see DUTY CALLS 9
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Watervliet Arsenal’s 61st Commander Opens 10th “Pride of our Nation” Military Exhibit at HVCC TROY - Col. Earl B. Schonberg, Jr., the Watervliet Arsenal’s 61st Commander, is guest speaker at the opening of “Pride of Our Nation… Pride of Our College,” the 10th exhibition of military photographs and memorabilia loaned by faculty, staff and students at Hudson Valley Community College. The reception, open free to all, is 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 in the Marvin Library Learning Commons on the Troy campus. Col. Schonberg’s military career spans over two decades. First commissioned as an Armor Officer in 1996 via the ROTC, he has served as Executive Officer to the Director of Hypersonics, Space, and Rapid Acquisition; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Sustainment Command; Executive Officer to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Sustainment Command; Battalion Commander, Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait; National Training
Center; Company Commander, A Company, 26th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd BDE, 3rd Infantry Division, and Assistant Brigade S-4, 2nd BDE, 3rd Infantry Division. He has earned two Bronze stars, multiple Defense Meritorious Service Medals, Joint Service Army Commendation Medals, a Joint Service Army Achievement Medal, and many more, including an Army Good Conduct Medal and Iraqi Campaign Medal. He completed the Armor Officer Basic Course, Supply & Services Management Officers Course, Combined Logistics Captains Career Course, Support Operations Officers Course, Command and General Staff College. He holds a
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THE CENTER at CSSC Events COLONIE - THE CENTER at CSSC offers classes, activities and events for individuals aged 55 or older. Membership is $20 per calendar year. For information on becoming a member, call Caroline Barrett, Lifelong Wellness Director at Colonie Senior Service Centers, 518-4592857 x 327. November events include fitness, travel, arts, education and social groups. Please call for a catalog and detailed information. Price below are for members/not-yetmembers. Fitness Classes/Exercise: Tai Chi for Back Pain, 8 Tuesdays, 2 p.m. starting 11/9 $40/45 Yoga for Increased Mobility, 7 Thursdays, 10 a.m., starting 11/4, $42/50 Tap Dancing, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, 7 Thursdays, 11/4-12/30, 11:15 – 1:00 p.m. $45/$55 Santa’s Workout Challenge, 4 Wednesdays, 1
p.m. starting 12/1, $25/$32 Trips and Travel Events: Tour of Empire State Aerospace Museum, 11/10, 12:45 p.m., $15/$25 Hands On Cooking Class at Honest Weight Co-op, 11/17, 10:30 a.m., $8/$12 Tour the Adirondack Research Library, 11/22, 10:30, $5/$10 New York Writer’s Association, Conversation with William Kennedy and Russell Banks, 11/30, 6:30 p.m., $5/$10 Tour of Hartt-Cluett Museum, 12/2, 9:30 a.m., $25/$35 Italian Christmas Market, 12/3, 1 p.m., Free for members Alexander Hamilton in Albany Tour, 12/6, 1:30 p.m., Call for pricing. Cherish The Ladies Celtic Christmas, Troy Music Hall, 12/7, 5 p.m., Call for pricing. Eurydice – Metropolitan Opera Stream at Colonie Center Regal Cinema, 12/8, 12:15, $28/$35 Arts + Music Flower Pounding, 11/23, 10 a.m., Free for members.
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November Dining Events from Colonie Senior Service Centers
COLONIE - Join us for a hot meal at The Beltrone Living Center Monday – Friday at noon. This program is funded in part by the Albany County Dept. for Aging, NYS Office for the Aging, Administration for Community Living, Town of Colonie and participant contributions. This program is an equal opportunity provider. Suggested donation of $3, and registration and reservations are required. Call 518-459-2857 x 303. All menus subject to change: November 5: Fall Harvest Salad November 8: Veteran’s Day Luncheon November 9: Beef Tips w/ Gravy November 10: Shrimp Stir Fry November 11: CLOSED November 12: Salmon Cakes November 15: Goulash November 15 Dinner:
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Time band will be playing favorites, big-band style. Suggested contribution of $3 for lunch and $3 for entertainment. Lunch & Learn: Tuesday, November 9 at noon: Food Waste and You (rescheduled from October). Come hear strategies to save food, save money and save the planet. Presented by Albany Sustainability Advisory Committee and Zero Waste Capital District. Lunch will be Beef Tips with Gravy over Egg Noodles, Vegetables and Sherbet. Suggested contribution of $3.
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ALBANY - The Christ Child Society of Albany will be hosting its annual Ladies’ Night In on Wednesday, November 10th at 7 pm via ZOOM and Ladies’ Night Out on Thursday, November 11th at 7 pm at Saint Madeleine Sophie Church Parish Center. Masks will be worn by all participants on November 11th. Vendors this year
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Chicken & Biscuits Dinner at South Bethlehem United Methodist Church SOUTH BETHLEHEM – We‘re back to dine in dinners! (Following all safety CDC guidelines, of course.) Our most popular dinner will be offered as our last one for 2021 – Chicken & Biscuits! Join us at the South Bethlehem United Methodist Church, 67 Willowbrook Ave, South Bethlehem, on November 12, 2021. We will be offering three time slots for your convenience: 4:00-5:00, 5:00-6:00 and 6:00-7:00. $12/dinner includes dessert. Reservations are needed for both dine in and takeout, and are required by November 8. Please call/text Emily Shutter at 518: 813-0661; email the church at sbumc. church@gmail.com; or visit South Bethlehem United Methodist Church on Facebook and leave a message with your reservation. We hope to see returning friends and make some new ones on November 12.
Cruisin’ for Tots Fundraiser, Spaghetti Dinner ALBANY - Come join us for a delicious spaghetti dinner and a Chinese auction with over $2,000 worth of prizes on Saturday, November 13th, 4:00-7:00PM, at the North Albany American Legion Post #1610 at 35 N.
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Trinity Lansingburgh Hope, Help and Holiday Fair Comfort: LANSINGBURGH Collaborative Care Trinity Church Lansingburgh will hold its Holiday for Veterans and Fair in the Parish Hall, Their Caregivers 585 Fourth Avenue, Troy, from 9 AM until 2 PM on Saturday, November 13, 2021. Holiday hand-crafted items and homemade baked goods will be available for purchase. Three raffles will be held: basket, turkey and 50/50. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Masks are required within the Parish Hall. For more information call (518)237-7831 or visit www. trinitychurchlansingburgh.org
CSSC’s November Dining ExperienceKoto Japanese Restaurant! COLONIE - Get ready for November’s International Diners Club experience as we visit Koto Japanese Restaurant in Latham on Tuesday, November 9 at 5:00 p.m. Located at 260 Wolf Road,
ALBANY - Monday, November 15th, 1 - 2:30 p.m. | Virtual program - Join us to learn how the Alzheimer’s Association NENY Chapter and the Albany Stratton VA have taken a collaborative approach to caring for Veterans with Alzheimer’s disease and supporting their caregivers, as we review available services and support. This program also includes strategies to help dementia caregivers care for themselves along the journey, by incorporating the “7 Checchino Principles of Caregiving” into their daily life. Featured Speaker: Dr. Francis L. Battisti of Battisti Management Affiliates. To register for this free program and receive Zoom link, call 518-675-7214, visit alz.org/crf, or email ssnoddy@alz.org.
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Taste of Troy Food Tours Again Offering Holiday Boxes of Local Love CAPITAL DISTRICT - Taste of Troy Food Tours LLC is supporting small, local business and entrepreneurs again with its 2021 Holiday Boxes of Local Love. With guaranteed delivery dates in time for Thanksgiving, Chanukah and/or Christmas, the Boxes are an easy way to express your love while supporting eight different local businesses and the South End Children’s Café. Each Box of Local Love offers you a chance to personalize the specially curated items from seven Capital Region businesses. Boxes contain six items, and purchasers are offered choices for five of the items. Every box will include an authentic, sweet taste of New York: a maple leaf-shaped bottle of Wells Maple Farm’s Grade A syrup. A portion of proceeds from each sale will be donated to South End Children’s Cafe located in Albany, New York. South End Children’s Cafe’s mission is to impact food
equity and food justice, enhance academic success and positively influence the physical and mental health of children residing in the South End of Albany. Currently the Cafe provides to-go meals to children and families in need. What’s in the 2021 Holiday Box of Local Love? Each Box of Local Love* includes: • Collar City Candle: Choice of Cider Doughnut, Winter Solstice or Holiday Sparkle scented 9-ounce, candle jar; • TieBerry Sweets: Choice of six chocolate covered, seasonally decorated pretzel sticks (choice of white, milk, dark or mixed chocolate) or two pack of Hot Chocolate bombs; • Parchment Baking Company: Choice of Kraneskake cookies or Pepperkaker cookies; • What’s Poppin: Choice of Albany Mix (Cheddar Caramel flavor) or Hot Cinnamon bag of gourmet popcorn; • Short and Stout Tea: Choice of 1-ounce bag of Blue Moon Tea, OR • Stack’s Espresso Bar: Choice of a 12-ounce bag of
Lark Street House Blend coffee; • Wells Maple Farm: Grade A maple syrup in leaf bottle; • Taste of Troy Food Tours: $15 coupon toward any tour; • Meet our Vendors guide and Amy’s favorite recipe this holiday season; • Your Personal message; • Domestic shipping via US Postal Service Priority Mail OR curbside pickup option *Slight selection variations may be made due to product availability. The Holiday Box of Local Love is on sale now. Order by November 9 to ship in time for Thanksgiving and/or Chanukah, and by December 9 to arrive in time for Christmas. Price: $95 including taxes and domestic shipping; or save curbside pickup for $89. Only the offered choices are options; please no substitutions. ORDER TODAY - To order or for more information about the Holiday Box of Local Love or Taste of Troy Food Tours LLC tours, visit www.tasteoftroyfoodtours.com or phone 518-495-2277.
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To Love a Child to Host 12th Annual Dinner and Awards Celebration - The Spirit of Adventure CLIFTON PARK - To Love a Child, Inc. announces its 12th Annual Awards Dinner to be held on Friday, November 19, 2021 6:00pm at Longfellows Restaurant in Saratoga Springs, NY. The Spirit of Adventure themed event will feature a Silent Auction, the Circle of Love Awards presented to Mary Ann Kermani, Rilla Langley Schulte, Laurene Sheppard, Mary Passaretti and The Prince of Peace Lutheran Church/ Grace Endowment Fund. In addition our 6th Annual Kids Helping Kids Auction to support local children in their efforts to help children who are less fortunate. Come join us for a unique evening of fun and celebration and help support our many programs
for children and families. Ticket prices are $100 per person for dinner tickets, $50 per person for Students, $125 Honorary Committee and $150 for Super Honorary Committee. Invitation and sponsor opportunities can be found on our website. RSVP by November 11th. Learn more about the work we do in our local community, Haiti and Zimbabwe and how you can make a difference in the lives of severely impoverished children. Visit our website at www. toloveachild.net or call 518-859-4424.
November Holiday Indoor Craft & Garage Sale SARATOGA/WILTON - On Sunday, November 14th, from 11-3 pm the popular Elks Ladies Auxiliary Indoor Craft and Garage Sale at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Club on Elks Lane will hold an extra monthly sale for
holiday shopping. Admission is free with over 40 vendors; parking is great, bargains galore, and lunch, We offer household items, sports equipment, handmade items, clothing, fabrics, jewelry, party vendors , pet supplies, food treats, soaps, body lotions, and just about anything you can imagine may be found here. New vendors are signing up every month. Snow or rain, the sales go on and it is a fun activity the entire family enjoys. Come browse, visit, eat, or just get out of the house with a friend. All proceeds go to our local charities. All markets are usually held the fourth Sunday of each month: except December, May, June, July, and August. Next sale dates are November 28th (for more holiday shopping), January 23 and February 27, 2022. An 8 foot table and chairs are just $15; call Linda at (518) 289-5470 for information or to sign up for a table(s). Masks should be worn by everyone unvaccinated
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The soldiers had to successfully complete 30 soldier and combat tasks, qualify an experts on their individual weapons, complete a physical fitness assessment, complete day and night land navigation courses and complete a timed 12-mile foot march carrying a pack and weapon. The tasks were broken down into three lanes: weapons tasks, medical tasks and patrol tasks, which involve things like map reading, transmitting a spot report and emplacing a Claymore mine. Neumeister, a signals intelligence analyst, said he signed up for the ESB competition when his chance to go to Air Assault School -- the Army course that trains soldiers to deploy from helicopters -- fell through. Going to the ESB competition at Fort Drum was Neumeister’s last official act as a member of the New York Army Guard and his former unit, the 10th Main Command Post Operational Detachment. The MCPOD is a unit that supplements the 10th Mountain Division headquarters when that unit deploys. The 10th MCPOD deployed to the Middle East with the 10th Mountain Division headquarters in 2018. He now has a new military mission and assignment. He will soon serve as
a full-time intelligence analyst after he transfers to the Colorado Army National Guard’s 19th Special Forces Group. “Earning the ESB has been a real confidence booster,” Neumeister said as he moves into a full-time job with the highly specialized unit in Denver. Regarding the ESB course, he said, the biggest challenge for him was learning a new skill, becoming an expert on it and then “completely brain dump” the information and master something else. “I usually carry a notebook with me and in two years in the Army I have filled in ten pages,” he said. “I filled that up immediately. My hand is a lot stronger now from taking notes, with how much I had to write,” he joked. The medical lane was purely memorization: how to treat a casualty for a spinal injury and shock, how to control bleeding, how to treat an abdominal wound, he said. The weapons testing involved disassembling and reassembling the weapons with correct steps. The patrol lane involved thinking through the tasks, he said. “It was a lot of work, but it was a lot of fun,” he said. “I’d never touched a Mark19 (grenade launcher). I never touched a 50-caliber machine gun. It was fun studying up, and recognizing, and getting used to the sequences,” he said.
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COPS, COURT AND FIRE CALLS No one injured after small plane lands in field in Milton
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MILTON -- No one was hurt when a small plane came down in a field west of the Saratoga County Airport in the town of Milton Wednesday sometime before 6 p.m., sheriff's investigators said. The sheriff's office received 911 calls at 5:54 p.m. about a plane crash. The craft, occupied by two people, was returning to the airport when it reportedly lost power and was brought down in the field. Neither those in the plane nor anyone on the ground was hurt, deputies said. Occupants were Justin Platt, 30, of Ballston and Jesse Richardson, 35, of Fultonville flying in a 1963 Beechcraft. The model of the plane was not provided. Sheriff's officials said they are working with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board to learn more about what happened. Community Ambulance Corps and Rock City firefighters assisted at the scene.
CORINTH -- A Hamilton County man attacked an acquaintance with an ax Tuesday night, nearly killing him, Saratoga County sheriff’s investigators said Friday. Investigators said they arrested Justice D. Locke, 19, of Indian Lake, on felony charges of attempted murder and burglary. Locke broke into his acquaintance’s residence in Corinth around 11:30 p.m. Oct. 26 and attacked him with an ax. The victim was airlifted to Albany Medical Center Hospital with life-threatening injuries, but is expected to survive, officials said. Two days later, the sheriff’s office located Locke in Indian Lake and recovered the weapon with the help of State Police. Locke was arraigned in Milton Town Court and sent to Saratoga County jail without bail.
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- City police are investigating two fights that resulted in injuries over the Halloween weekend. Officers responded to Caroline Street near Henry Street shortly before 3:30 a.m. Saturday for a “large fight” in the roadway, police said. It ended before authorities arrived. A 22-year-old man, located at the scene, sustained blunt-force injuries to his head and was transported to Albany Medical Center Hospital. A 35-year-old man who sustained several minor stab wounds to his abdomen was treated and released. Officers responded to another incident shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday that resulted in two people in need of medical treatment after an altercation at a Caroline Street establishment. A 26-year-old man was treated at the scene with a hand laceration. A 35-yearold man was transported to Albany Med after being stabbed in the torso. In each incident, cooperation from those involved was minimal, police said. The Saratoga Springs Police Department is asking anyone with any information to call 518584-1800 or 518-584-TIPS to remain anonymous. The assaults follow incidents of violence that have been happening in the Caroline Street business district. One of the last incidents happened the first weekend in October, when four people were charged after police allege a group retaliated against another group they were arguing with earlier on Oct. 1, hitting a woman repeatedly in the head with a cellphone, and assaulting others while stealing items from them in a downtown
Edinburg, Schenectady fire victims receive aid Volunteers from the Northeastern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross provided emergency aid to two people after fires Wednesday in Schenectady and Edinburg. The Red Cross provided financial assistance for necessities such as shelter, food, and clothing to two adults in the Shields Road, Edinburg, blaze. One resident is eligible for veterans' services. Volunteers also provided similar assistance to three people in Wednesday morning's fire on Union Avenue, Schenectady.
North Adams woman killed in Canaan crash CANAAN -- A Massachusetts woman was killed and two other occupants injured after the car they were riding in crashed into a tree Friday morning on Route 295, State Police said. Police responded to the scene at about 2 a.m. after getting a report about a vehicle off the road. Passenger Paula R. Buxbaum, 58, of North Adams, was taken to Berkshire Medical Center by responding EMS where she was pronounced dead. The driver, a man aged 51, and a second passenger, age 17, were both treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Police said the investigation remains ongoing, but they said that all current evidence suggests the inci-
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parking lot. In August, a 56-year-old retired corrections officer died outside a Caroline Street bar. Two brothers are charged with allegedly punching him in the head, which resulted in the man hitting the pavement and sustaining a fatal injury.
Latham-Colonie Columbiette Buffet Breakfast LATHAM - The Latham-Colonie Columbiette Buffet Breakfast will be held on Sunday, November 14th, 2021, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, at the Latham-Colonie Knights of Columbus Council 328 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham, N.Y. 12110. Menu includes; Scrambled Eggs, an Omelet Station, Home Fries, Corned Beef Hash, Bacon and Sausage, Pancakes and French Toast served w/ Warm syrup, A Variety of
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Week Of November 7, 2021 ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, someone is appealing to your softer, more sensual side lately and you’re not quite sure how you feel about it. Showing emotions is not a sign of weakness. Enjoy the attention. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, if you’ve been tasked with motivating others and getting them on track, it may be a tough go of it. Despite your encouraging words, some don’t want to budge. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, identify those people who stick around even when the chips are down. These are the people you want in your corner to offer comfort and support. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 You are pushed up against a wall even though you are not up for any more pressure, Cancer. Find a physical activity to blow off steam and any pent up energy. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 It may be difficult to avoid internalizing the opinions of others, Leo. However, that’s just what you have to do this week. Brush off comments
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CAPITAL DISTRICT The Kiwanis Club of Troy is once again conducting their Annual Florida Fruit Sale!! 20 lb. cases of Navel Oranges; 20 lb. cases of Ruby Red Grapefruit; or 20 lb. cases Half Oranges/ Half Grapefruit. Only $25 Each. We have not raised our prices in years!!! Picked fresh from the Florida groves and shipped directly to Troy for your enjoyment!! All orders are needed by November 21st!! All will arrive in Troy about December 10th. Call Dean today at 518-322-0826. All monies go to children’s causes locally!!!
that get in the way of your productivity. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, get in touch with a distant relative or old friend. This person may be in need of company and a simple phone call or text could be just what the doctor ordered. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Don’t be surprised if someone rubs you the wrong way this week, Libra. You don’t have to feel compelled to like everyone, but you will have to get along. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 It’s difficult not to take things personally when someone disagrees with you about something, Scorpio. Resist the urge to get into a heated debate. Focus your energy elsewhere. SAGITTARIUS Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, this is a time for plenty of communication between you and your loved ones or coworkers. Listen and contribute to discussions as much as you can this week. CAPRICORN Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, your slow and steady nature will be appreciated and
acknowledged by others, particularly those who have been paired with you on a project. AQUARIUS Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you may find out something surprising about your family that you didn’t know before. Even if it comes as a shock, delve deeper for the story behind the situation. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Emails are going back and forth, the phone is ringing off the hook and video conferences are booming. Try to find a quiet place to unwind, Pisces. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS NOVEMBER 7 Lorde, Singer (25) NOVEMBER 8 Gordon Ramsay, Chef (55) NOVEMBER 9 Chris Jericho, Wrestler, (51) NOVEMBER 10 Taron Egerton, Actor (32) NOVEMBER 11 Calista Flockhart, Actress (57) NOVEMBER 12 Russell Westbrook, Athlete (33) NOVEMBER 13 Julia Michaels, Singer (28)
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The 1,654-square-foot home includes 250 square feet of private lake frontage, at right.
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Clockwise from left: the living space; one of three bedrooms; dining space; a view of the lake from inside the home; and cottages on the property available to rent.
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