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Michael Leonard Named Chapter 2 Athletic Director of the Year
EAST GREENBUSH - Columbia Director of Athletics Michael Leonard was named Chapter 2 Athletic Director of the Year by the NYS Athletic Administrators Association in February. This school year, Columbia won Section II Championships in Boys’ Indoor Track and Field and Boys’ Volleyball, which advanced to the NYS Championships, and Columbia finished as runners up in Boys’ Bowling, Girls’ Bowling, Girls’ Soccer and Girls’ Volleyball. Mr. Leonard has served as Columbia High School’s athletic director since 2002. During his tenure, Mr. Leonard has been instrumental in starting the Columbia Athletics Hall of Fame and establishing Unified Sports in the district, which has special education and regular education students compete together. Columbia Athletics won the NYSPHSAA
POESTENKILL - State and Rensselaer County agencies are planning more work as they attempt to locate the source of the PFOA/ PFOS contamination around the Algonquin Middle School, where a filter system is being installed on the school water system. The community’s worries about PFOA/ PFOS contaminating private wells began about a year ago when the substances were found in tests of the school’s drinking water. The state Department of Environmental Conservation delivered its latest community update Friday and the Concerned Citizens for Clean Drinking Water-held a Zoom meeting last Thursday night attended by 50 people to hear from town, county, DEC and state Health Department representatives about the situation. “At this time, DEC has not identified a potential source of the contaminants impacting groundwater at the Algonquin Middle School water supply or private drinking water supplies in the area, and additional field activities are being developed and implemented.
DEC and DOH will continue to keep the community informed throughout the process,” DEC reported Friday. So far, 89 private wells have been sampled in the area around the middle school. Of the samples, 14 have come back with readings of 10 parts per trillion of NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PFOA/PFOS, which exceeds the state Crews sample for PFOA contamination near Algonquin limit for the chemicals, which have been Middle School in Poestenkill. linked to cancers and other health conditions in humans. inactive hazardous waste site. The contamination became a concern At the middle school, filters are being inafter the Averill Park Central School District stalled on the three-tank water supply system reported in January 2021 that water at the used there. The first round of testing showed Algonquin Middle School exceeded the state no traces of PFOAs in the system. It is expectlevel of 10 ppt. The county Health Department ed to be a few more months before the work is with the state agencies is testing for PFOA completed and the school can come off bottled (perfluorooctanoic acid) and PFOS (perfluowater, officials said at the Thursday night rooctane sulfonic acid). PFOS has been used meeting. in stain-resistant fabrics, firefighting foams, The state and county agencies are confood packaging and other products. tinuing their testing. DEC said in its report, The Poestenkill landfill site and the manu“If any exceedance of public drinking water facturing sites for Dynamic Systems Inc. and standards is found, the State or County will, at Saint-Gobain on Main Street/Route 355 are the owner’s request, immediately provide an not believed to be sources of the contaminaalternate water supply to ensure the protection in the vicinity of the school. The DSI site is on the state Superfund list as a potential tion of public health.”
COVID pandemic upends jobs for people of color, immigrants By MASSARAH MIKATI
KINDERHOOK - At first, Nivia was working four days a week doing food preparation for a bakery for $12 an hour. Then her schedule was cut to three days a week, with fewer hours. Eventually, she was asked not to return to work. Losing her job during the coronavirus pandemic felt, at points, crippling to Nivia, who asked the Times Union not to publish her last name. Nivia, an undocumented immigrant, was grateful her husband only lost his job at the bakery for one week, but his income wasn’t enough to cover the expenses that quickly added up in their household — especially since the couple also has two children. She had come to the U.S. from Honduras seeking safety, but the pandemic and being undocumented quickly made it difficult for her to find support and prosper. Nivia is among many immigrants and people of color across New York state facing unemployment during the pandemic. A recent report published by the Immigration Research Initiative, a new think tank that branched off from the Latham-based research organization Fiscal Policy Institute, found that the unemployment gap between people of Please see DIRECTOR 4 color — particularly immigrants — and white people reached an alltime high as the U.S. economy was devastated by the pandemic. “We had the sense from what we’d seen from groups we work with that immigrants Any Price, Area or Condition had been more affected by unemployment FAST, FAIR OFFERS in this recession than in previous recessions,” said David Dyssegaard Kallick, director of the Albany-based IRI. “Typically, immigrants have the same unemployment P.O. Box 1831, Albany NY 12201 rate as U.S.-born people, and what we saw 518-441-6376 • rdrehabllc@aol.com this time is immigrant unemployment spiking 4 percentage points above the U.S.born population.” The report found that during March
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N.Y. diversity reflected in Lyft report Most drivers, riders identify as part of minority groups By SHAYLA COLON
An annual economic impact report from Lyft showed the majority of its drivers and riders were of different ethnic groups in New York. The ride-sharing service’s report found that 87 percent of the company’s drivers and 57 percent of its riders in the state identified as members of racial or ethnic minority groups during 2021. In both cases, most of those surveyed in each group — riders and drivers — identified as Latino. José Holguín-Veras, director of the Center for Infrastructure, Transportation and the Environment at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, said that rate is exceedingly high. He believes the high rates for people of color using ride-sharing services are likely driven by New York City. “In New York City, there are minority individuals who are doing very well. But, in order to assess, to get the big picture, I would like to
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see the results by cities of various sizes,” he said. Riders enlisted Lyft to get them to work, doctors’ appointments, election polling sites, school and more. The survey further found that 42 percent of rides either started or ended in low-income areas. Holguín-Veras was intrigued by this result. He said some ride-sharing services impose a minimum charge on riders. He cited Lyft rival Uber as an example, where the minimum charge in the Albany area is $7. For someone working a minimum-wage job making $15 an hour, a single ride could eat up about half an hour’s pay. In part, it could be that the data more closely reflects a neighborhood like Harlem that is classified as low-income but heavily gentrified, he pointed out. Holguín-Veras said riders consider more than the monetary cost for ride-hailing services if it means saving more time to efficiently go from one place to another. Lyft said it saved New Yorkers 15 million hours in comparison to other transportation modes, creating an estimated value of $591 million in saved time and travel expenses. Notably, Lyft drivers said they drove more
open to all. (Masks are required indoors on campus.) The concerts -- all at noon in the Bulmer Auditorium -- are: March 10 -- Reese Fulmer & the Carriage House Band -- Upand-coming, Saratoga Springsbased, singer/songwriter Reese Fulmer and band mates on guitar, upright bass and drums are eager to share the music on “It’s All A Dream,” a debut EP released in 2021.
during the pandemic after being laid off or having their hours cut at jobs. Holguín-Veras was “pleasantly surprised” by the number of drivers who identified as ethnically diverse. “The so-called gig economy is basically providing opportunities,” he said. Supplemental opportunities give drivers work flexibility to do as much as they want when they want with adaptable pay, which he suggested could be a better option for individuals. More often than not, roughly 88 percent of Lyft drivers reported using the platform as a source of income while pursuing other endeavors. Over half of the participants told Lyft they would stop working with app-based platforms if they lost their independence. There have been long-standing debates over whether ride-sharing drivers should be treated as independent contractors or employees. The ride-sharing companies have resisted considering such workers employees since they might have to pay benefits to them and they could be harder to fire.
March 24 -- Jim Gaudet & the Railroad Boys -- Singer/guitarist Jim Gaudet is joined by stellar musicians on fiddle, mandolin, piano and upright bass to deliver a blend of bluegrass and rockabilly reminiscent of Hank Williams, Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe. April 21 -- Double B & the New Orleans Drive-by Band -- Area mainstay trumpeter Bob Button and six band mates -- playing sax, guitar, harmonica, accordion,
Hammond organ, bass, trombone, tuba, drums and spoons – stir up a gumbo of dance music and soulful ballads that is a hearty mix of jazz, New Orleans funk, R&B and Gospel-infused soul. The concert series is presented by HVCC’s Cultural Affairs Program. Visit www.hvcc.edu/culture for live stream access. Call (518) 6298071 for more information.
interested in her family history, resulting in her non-fiction book, “The Time for Redemption,” the story of her great great grandfather William Witbeck who was charged with the murder of a Rensselaer County, Deputy Sheriff Griggs in 1869. During her research, Jill discovered other fascinating topics of the period including the Kittle Murders and her current research interest, the Capital Police District. SLHS monthly programs are open to the public and are held monthly at the Sand Lake Town Hall Courtroom, 8428 NY 66, Averill Park, beginning at 7 pm. COVID protocols are as determined by the Town for the use of their facility (masks are currently required). SLHS programs are also simulcast on Spectrum Channel 1303 and archived video can be accessed at the SLHS website (http://sandlakehistory.org). New members are always welcomed. Like us on Facebook or visit Sandlakehistory.org. Any questions, call 518-527-9926, Jackie Tremont, President.
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Town Hall, July 23 at Schodack Town Hall and October 22 at Rensselaer City Hall from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Schodack residents are eligible to have their confidential documents safely shredded at no cost (3-box maximum per household). The Town of Schodack seeks qualified applicants for the following job vacancies: Highway Superintendent, Director of Planning & Zoning, and Sole Assessor. For more information, visit www. schodack.org/human-resources and click on “Employment Opportunities” or call 518-477-3628. The Peter Andrews Castleton Memorial VFW Post 7337 is currently accepting applications for its military banner tribute program that honors those brave men and women from the Town of Schodack or Village of Castleton who served in the military. To qualify, honorees must have served in the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force or Coast Guard and born in or have been a resident of our town or village. For more information, contact the VFW Post at 518-336-4288 or vfw12033@gmail.com. Tracey Rex, Schodack Town Councilwoman
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News from the Sand Lake Town Clerk It’s certainly been a cold, cold winter so far. Anyone needing assistance with heating issues can apply to the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). Please call Rensselaer County Department of Social Services 518-2667960 or Department of Aging 518-270-2730. After hours or emergencies should contact 518-2832000. The Military Banner Program is up and running. Applications can be found on the Town’s website: townofsandlake.us, or call me for assistance. I will need the completed application form, a check for $225. 00 and a photo which I can scan at my office. The deadline to submit is March 31st. We are processing passports and passport photos. We ask that you call ahead of time for an appointment. Currently the turn around time is 8- 10 weeks, which can be expedited for an additional fee. Also, if your passport is going to expire do not hesitate to renew. I’s best to renew it 6 months prior to its expiration, especially if you plan to travel abroad. Just a reminder that the Town of Sand Lake has a public Charging Station for electric vehicles at Town Hall, 8428 Miller Hill Road, Sand Lake. Stay warm and safe. Barbara Hansen, Town Clerk 518-674-2026 Ext. 122
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AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY News From Averill Park CSD Congratulations to Averill Park High School teachers Matthew Duff and Louisa Sorriento for being named among this year’s select group of New York State Master Teachers! Master Teachers are dedicated education professionals who teach science, technology, computer science, robotics, coding, engineering, math, and integrated STEM courses throughout grades K-12. The demanding application process involves a content area test, an essay submission, professional references, and the presentation of a unique lesson to peers. We are very proud of the work our teachers put in to expanding their teaching capabilities. Great job Mr. Duff and Mrs. Sorriento! Averill Park High School senior Liam Rounds received a National Gold Key award for his AP Studio portfolio. The Scholastics committee looks for work that exemplifies the Awards’ core values of originality, technical skill, and the emergence of personal voice or vision. Congratulations Liam! Kindergarten registration for the 2022-23 school year is open! If you still need to register your child
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Baby Supplies Available at Bread of Life Food Pantry The Bread of Life Food Pantry offers baby food and diapers & wipes. If your situation makes it challenging to afford supplies for your baby, please reach out to us! We are here to help. The pantry does not currently stock baby supplies, but we can provide some items upon request. Please send a private Facebook message, email breadoflifepoestenkill@ gmail.com, or leave a message at 518.428.0124. We are open for pick up the first and third Thursday of the month 4:306:30pm.
Castleton Cemetery Association The Castleton Cemetery Association will hold its annual Lot Owner’s and
Their Families meeting on Thursday, March 17th, at the V.F.W. Hall on Scott Avenue in Castleton beginning at 7pm. Light refreshments will be served. The treasury report will be read, projects for the spring and summer will be discussed and election of officers will be held. All those who have an interest are welcome to attend and encouraged to join our Board. Tax-deductible contributions may be sent to: Castleton Cemetery Association C/O Dawne Kelly, 227 Shufelt Road, Nassau, NY 12123. Volunteers are welcome to help at our spring clean-up day on April 9th. Please call Jayne Robinson at (518) 732-4284 with any questions.
Literacy Volunteers Announces 10th Annual Famous Ladies’ Tea Celebrate Women’s History Month and support literacy programs in Rensselaer County and Albany County at the Famous Ladies’ Tea, Sunday, March 27, 1:00-4:00P.M. Local actresses will portray notable women including Margaret Mead, Emily Dickinson, Inez Milholland, Anna Howard Shaw, Moms Mabley, Betty
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Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Parade The Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Parade is less than a month away. Saturday March 12. 2022 at 1:00 PM. Floats, Bands, Marchers, Cars, Trucks, Tractors and Horses are welcome. Cash prizes will be awarded for the best floats. This year’s theme is Irish fairies, Legends and Myths.Get your friends, family, businesses or service organizations to enter
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Hello Warrior Fans! We are in the final stages of the winter sports season for our varsity teams. The girls basketball team had a monster 81-22 win over South Glens Falls in the sectional quarterfinals on 2/24. Amelia Wood led the girls with 31 points while Michelina Lombardi and Taylor Holohan added 18 and 12 points respectively. The boys basketball team hit 17 3’s en route to a huge 76-45 win over Mohonasen in the first round of sectionals on 2/23. Nick Carbone led the boys with a career high 28 points. Dan Coiteux also had 20 points in the winning effort. The hockey team defeated CBA 6-0 in the first round of sectionals on 2/21. Kyle Millington had a huge game, boasting a hat trick and an assist. Cole Davidson also had a goal and three assists while Brendan Walsh added a goal. The boys fell in the quarterfinals to the Storm on 2/24 with a 5-0 final score. Congratulations to the CD Jets on an amazing season! I will be back next week to report on AP scores and highlights. Go Warriors!
Church of the Redeemer Sunday service on March 6 will be at 9 AM. Join us after service for coffee hour and socializing. Thrift Shop is scheduled to be open every Thursday from 3-6 and Saturday March 19 from 9-2. Hot Mess Crafters meet every Wednesday at 10 AM. Thank you to the residents of Brook Point for their kind donation of really pretty yarn. Bible Study is meeting on Wednesday, March 9 at 3:30 PM. NYS mask mandates are no longer applicable.
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RENSSELAER COUNTY - Attention all golfers. The Glass Lake Men’s League at Burden Lake Country Club is looking for new members. Open to the public and members of Burden Lake Country Club. The league plays Tuesday nights from mid-April to mid-September, with tee times from 3:00-4:00pm. The league will also have two tournaments. The first being at a local golf course and the second at Burden Lake Country Club. All skill levels are welcome. For more information on dues and how to become a member, contact Kean Toomey at kean.toomey@gmail.com
March Mindful Walk Saturday, March 12, 10am - 12:30pm. With Kripalu-certified Mindful Outdoor Guide, Sandy Wilson. Poestenkill Community Forest, Averill Park. Pre-registration required - space is limited, so please register early. Forest Bathing is a Japanese wellness practice that welcomes us to take in the forest atmosphere with all of our senses. Nature has the ability to calm, inspire, and restore us in all seasons - so let’s take some much-needed time to receive what is offered. Learn more and register at www.rensselaerplateau.org.
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Bequest Used to Establish a Living Wage St. Paul’s Center, a Rensselaer-based homeless services agency, received a bequest from the estate of Marjorie M. Jensen that will serve an important purpose for the organization and one congruent with Ms. Jensen’s values. “The Center has a dedicated team who is passionate about the mission but it would come as no surprise that in human service work, salary does not match the responsibilities. The Board designated this bequest be used to bring part-time staff up to a living wage of $15 per hour,” states board president, Jennifer Rexius. “An investment in our staff is an investment in our mission. Consistency is vital to develop connections and to build trust which is at the foundation of our work with shelter guests and housing tenants. I am so pleased that the Board chose to use the bequest to reaffirm our commitment to our staff,” states executive director, Tracy Pitcher. St Paul’s Center opened the doors to its emergency shelter in 2006 and has since served over 2,300 mothers and children who did not have a place to call home. The Center also offers Bridges, a highly-successful after-shelter case management program, the Lee Dyer Apartments, a supportive housing program for families experiencing homelessness, and rapid rehousing to benefit individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Go to www. stpaulscenter.com for more information about the Center and its services.
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ALBANY - The Shred Foundation, a nonprofit that provides underserved children the opportunity to learn how to snowboard, has expanded and established its headquarters in rehabilitated office space in a historic downtown Albany building. Danny Hairston founded the organization in 2014 in Newburgh, since expanding its programs through Poughkeepsie, the Hudson Valley and now into the Capital Region. What began as a free four-week snow program serving approximately 60 youth in the Hudson Valley has grown, serving an additional 90 — ages 11 to 21 — in Albany. Shred used grant money from the Share Winter Foundation — matched by Evo, a winter gear retailer and partner — to extend its programs into the Blake Annex on Steuben Street in Albany. The organization is in the process of raising $200,000 to provide more program sessions and open a youth-run snowboarding shop where some of the older program attendees can work and make a living wage. And after meeting with local partners at the Blake Annex, including Upstate New York Black Chamber of Commerce and youth groups such as the YMCA, the expansion felt “serendipitous” to Hairston. “They were genuinely eager to have us here, eager to have us succeed, helping us raise money,” he said. The program first teaches the participants how to snowboard. Once head over heels for snowboarding, the program shows them what working in the multimilliondollar outdoor sports industry is like and how to get a foot in the door. Hairston, who has worked in youth development for
nearly 30 years, chose snowboarding as the gateway lesson because of its “steep learning curve.” “We use the snowboarding lessons to teach things such as resiliency in the youth. We’re really trying to address adverse childhood experiences,” he said, noting it’s important to get the kids out of their normal environments and comfort zones. Perhaps Shred’s most important goal is to combat stereotypes and change the narratives perpetuated by a homogenous sector, consisting mostly of white men. Data from a Snow-sports Industries America report in 2020 determined white individuals accounted for 67.5 percent of participation in winter sports, with just 9.2 percent of Black people, 14 percent of Latinos and 7.7 percent of those of Asian descent composing the rest. Additionally, the largest segment of snowboarders were between the ages of 25 and 34, the data showed. Hairston said often when he approached people of color, specifically Black people, about the program they were reluctant. They told him their children wouldn’t be interested in doing anything like that. He, however, thought otherwise. “It’s really providing opportunity because our kids will do anything that they’re exposed to,” Hairston said. “It’s really trying to… change that narrative that we don’t participate in winter sports because there’s many of us who do, but it’s not something that our kids see on a day-to-day basis. So, they don’t really feel like it’s something that they could pursue or something that they could be a part of,” he added. Hairston has also found that most people in the industry get their start from either knowing someone else in it, or working their way up from the ground level at a retail shop or resort. That’s why after learning how to shred some snow on their boards, the organization incorporates lessons on crafting a mentorship with winter sport, retail and resort professionals.
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Danny Hairston, founder and CEO of the Shred Foundation, at his Blake Annex offices in Albany. Shred works to introduce snowboarding to youth in rural and urban areas.
It is meant to teach them how to network and understand what goes on behind the slopes. Moving into Albany seemed the best way to keep bridging some of those gaps for children. The Capital Region, like many other parts of upstate New York, has a thriving snowboarding culture. Tovah Lisky, senior vice president for association advancement at the Capital District YMCA, dubbed it the start of something she hopes will grow larger because it is needed. The local YMCA partnered with Shred to spread the word about the opportunity to families. It’s first session began last week. Lisky said the session’s registration filled up within a week of the word getting out and has a wait list of children looking to join. “It’s not just about snowboarding, it’s about trying something, working to get better, falling and getting back up and relating those skills and those experiences to life,” she said.
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The Lion King JR. Performance by the Goff Drama Club
Disney’s The Lion King JR. is playing at Columbia High School on Friday, March 18th at 7pm & Saturday, March 19th at 2pm & 7pm. The 60-minute musical, designed for middle-school aged performers, is based on the Broadway production directed by Julie Taymor and the 1994 Disney film. The Goff Drama Club cast & crew of 70 students is led by Lorraine LaVoie, Rebecca Stevens, Hannah Decker and Jean Hirt. The Lion King JR. tells the story of the epic adventures of a curious cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destiny as king. Along the way, the young lion encounters a colorful cast of characters including spunky lioness Nala, charismatic meerkat Timon, and loveable warthog Pumbaa. To claim his rightful place on the throne and save his beloved Pridelands, Simba must find his inner strength and confront his wicked Uncle Scar. The Lion King JR. features classic songs from the 1994 film such as “Hakuna Matata” and the Academy Award®-winning “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” as well as additional songs penned for the Broadway production. Performances of Disney’s The Lion King JR. are open to the public. Admission is Adults $10 – Students/Seniors $8.
Sand Lake Center for the Arts 2022 Juried Art Show Call for Submissions Artists of all media are invited to submit up to two works for a juried show at Sand Lake Center for the Arts July 1 through July 31, 2022. Twenty pieces will be selected. Awards will be presented for first ($300), second ($200), third ($100), and people’s choice ($100). There is no submission fee for this show.
Art should reflect the concepts presented in the song “When I’m Gone” by Phil Ochs. Song lyrics are included on our website, www.slca-ctp.org. Submissions should be sent to assvsubmit@gmail.com in jpeg form by June 1, 2022. Selections will be announced by June 20, 22. Selected pieces must be delivered to SLCA by June 30,2022. For more information, visit www.slca-ctp.org or call 518-674-2007. Sand Lake Center for Arts is located at 2880 NY 43, Averill Park, NY.
Rensselaer HS Hall of Fame Induction Dinner RHS Alumni Association Hall of Fame Inductions Dinner will be held April 9, 2022 from 5-9pm at Birch Hill 1 Celebration Way Castleton NY. Reservations required via school website https:// www.rcsd.k12.ny.us/. Select Rensselaer Jr-Sr High School from the menu, then Alumni Association. $47pp adult, $15 children under 12yrs. includes hors d’oeuvres and full course meal. Menu choices, listed on the website with payment, via check made out to “Rensselaer Alumni Association”, must be sent to 25 Van Rensselaer Dr., Rensselaer, NY 12144 no later than March 31, 2022. Inductees for this year are: Rikki Terry Allert ‘95; Jon Badi, Sr ‘62; Jay Corcoran ‘66; Carol Davis ‘72; Philip Foust ‘76; Frances Harrison, Faculty, Posthumous; Edward “Eddie Angel” Heeran ‘71; Bryan Leahey ‘74; Jacklyn Nixon, Staff; Capt. Grant Staats, Rrtd. ‘78.
Extension Holds “Spring Garden Day” RENSSELAER COUNTY - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County will hold its 24th annual “Spring Garden Day” virtually, on Saturday, March 12. Using Zoom, the cloud-based video communications format, we’ll have a webinar-type program from 9:45 AM to Noon. Garden designer, consultant and writer Robert Clyde Anderson will discuss how to revolutionize your garden in his talk, “Perennial Planting The New Wave
Way.” For friends of trees and shrubs, Fred Breglia, Executive Director of the Landis Arboretum, will talk about “Promoting Plant Health Through Proper Pruning.” A great selection of garden-related door prizes will be given away. You’ll need to download the free Zoom app to participate. For registration information, visit http://ccerensselaer.org/ or contact Cornell Cooperative Extension at (518)272-4210 or mmp74@cornell.edu
ners. As a volunteer you can develop new skills, make friends, and see how your efforts make a difference in Rensselaer County and Albany County. To find out more about tutoring and other ways to help, join us for a Volunteer Opportunities Information Session on Thursday, March 3 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Contact mhellerlvorc@aol. com or call 518 244-4650 to register. For more information, visit https://www.lvorc.org
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Grace UMC in Nassau is holding a fundraiser featuring pies from Smith’s Orchard. Orders must be placed by April 9 and pies will be available for pickup on Saturday, April 30th. Delicious pie flavors available are : Apple , Blueberry, Cherry, Peach, Raspberry, Strawberry Rhubarb, Very Berry or Pecan. Fruit pies are available in double crust or single crust with crumb topping. Pies arrive frozen and boxed, with full baking instructions. $14 per pie To order call Nancy at 518-766-2387 or Marcia at 518-766-4746 Payment is due when the order is placed.
Literacy Volunteers Announces Hybrid Tutor Training Workshop for Albany County and Rensselaer County Do you have two hours a week? Have you thought about volunteering as a tutor? We can train you. Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County will begin a Tutor Training Workshop in March. The training will include two in-person sessions, three sessions remote by Zoom, and two online modules: Reading Basics 2.0 and Language Basics 2.0 from Literacy New York’s self-paced I2O online training platform. Trainees will be asked to complete the two online modules before March 24. Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County (LVORC) welcomes all kinds of volunteers, from tutors to administrative helpers and event plan-
We continue on through Lent to Palm Sunday, April 10th, and finally to glorious Easter Sunday, April 17th. Along the way Pastor Charlie will deliver his inspirational sermons on Faith through the passion, death, and Resurrection of our Lord. Salem United Methodist Church 349 Shaver Road West Sand Lake, NY 12196, 518-674-3106.
math-centric holiday, Pi Day. We’ll be creating Pi Skyline artwork! Don’t worry if you aren’t super artsy, this project requires minimal artistic talent. Grab a friend and come have fun! All supplies will be provided. Registration is recommended. Planning a Garden This Year? Then you’ll want to join us for our Spring Seed Swap on 3/31! Whether you’re a beginning gardener or a veteran grower, we invite you to the library to swap seeds and share your gardening knowledge with friends and neighbors. While you’re here why not make your own biodegradable starter pots from recycled newspaper? We’ll provide the supplies and a quick tutorial. More details on the Spring Seed Swap, and all of our programming, can be found on our website at www.Poestenkilllibrary.org.
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Upcoming Programs & Events at Poestenkill Library Irish Step Dancing with The Isabelle School of Dance The Poestenkill Library is very excited to welcome Ceara “Boo” Sweet from The Isabelle School of Dance on Saturday, 3/19, for a very special children’s program! During this program Boo will be doing a short Irish Step Dance demonstration and then teaching the children some basic steps. No prior dance experience is required to attend this program however, space is limited to 12 participants, so registration is a must! You can reserve a space for your child using the sign up sheet in the library or by calling us at 518-283-3721. If you register for this event and then cannot attend, please let us know. We anticipate a high level of interest and will implement a wait list once the first 12 spaces are filled. Creating Pi-Skylines - Teens are invited to the library on Saturday, 3/12, for an early celebration of everyone’s favorite
topping. All dinners are served with chef’s choice of vegetables and starch. Also included are salad, rolls with butter, coffee or tea, and dessert. After a delightful lunch we are all off to the Norman Rockwell Museum where we will enjoy an afternoon of fine art and memories of time gone by. Do you remember The Saturday Evening Post? After a fun afternoon at the museum we are off to a pastry shop “Peace Love and Chocolate” to purchase nibbles for our ride home, as well as gourmet coffees. We guarantee a good night sleep after a day full of good food, conversation and mental stimulation. Call 518-463-2166 for more information. One Bus Only! We are open Monday thru Friday 9am to 3pm We are located on East and Herrick streets in Rensselaer.
Join us for this fundraiser featuring wines from Sabba Vineyard and sweets from Parchment Bakery. Thursday, March 10 from 6 to 8pm. We will also have raffles plus wines and sweets for sale. Tickets are $20 and are available at slca-ctp. org. Ages 21 and older. *Proof of vaccination will be required. Masks must be worn when not eating or drinking.
An Afternoon With Norman Rockwell Tuesday April 12th Board our Yankee Trails motor coach at 10:30am and off we go to Michaels of Stockbridge for a home cooked meal. Dinner consists of either Herb encrusted oven roast beef, topped with brown gravy, Baked stuffed chicken with bread stuffing covered with supreme sauce. Or Baked Cod with seasoned bread crumb
Everett Wagar Senior Center, 2 Roxborough Rd, Cropseyville, will be open with limited hours. State and County Guidelines will be posted and must be followed at all times. The center is now open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 to 3:00 with congregate lunch and activities. Haircuts, Pedicures and Manicures will be offered March 8th by appointment only. Also on the 8th there will be Senior Yoga Plus class at 10:00 and a fun game of Senior Feud following lunch. On March 15th, the center will host the Eastern Tier (Grafton ) Senior Membership meeting at 11:15 with a Special Luncheon at noon with music by Brian Zapel. Come and listen to the music, dance or sing-a-long. On March 17th the center will have a Corned Beef and Cabbage luncheon. Please call ahead to be placed on the lunch list. Following lunch we will celebrate the March birthdays and play a fun game of Trivia. Mondays and Fridays in March the center will be open for our 10:00 Chair Yoga class. This is a low impact class that all senior citizens can do. There is a $3 suggested donation for all meals at the center. Please call to be added to the activity and/or lunch list at (518) 279-3413.
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Please join us for our Drive-Thru Only Pizza Night Saturday, March 5th. Menu includes: Fresh Homemade Dough – Cheese Pizza (red or white) $9, Extra Toppings $1 each for ½ pizza, $1.50 each for whole pizza. “The Works”- $15. Chicken wings- 10 for $12, Mozzarella Sticks- six for $4, Fresh Garden salad $4 a bowl. Pick up times begin at 4:00, Call 518- 479-3366 after 2:00pm to place your order. Pizza Nights will be the first Saturday of each month till June.
Corn Beef and Cabbage Dinner TROY - St. Patrick’s Day Dinner at the Polish American Club, 507 First St, South Troy. March 17th, from 4-7 Corn Beef, Potatoes and Cabbage $14, Dine in or Takeout. Call 518-272 2676.
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Biden’s Harsh New Sanctions Are Aimed at Crippling Putin’s Defenses
The Extreme Wildfires Raging Around the World Could Become A Lot Worse
By Greg Sargent, The Washington Post
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In California, a wildfire this month burned more than 4,000 acres in less than 48 hours. In Argentina, eight different blazes have scorched nearly 2 million acres in the Corrientes province. In Australia, the government recently declared the koala an endangered species, in part thanks to devastating bush fires in 2019 that “killed, injured or affected” an estimated 60,000 of them, according to a report commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund-Australia. The images from these infernos are dystopian and the cost to people and biodiversity unimaginable. And these “unusual or extraordinary” fires are intensifying in scale and frequency. Researchers from the United Nations Environment Program and nonprofit GRID-Arendal predict that the risk of such events could increase by 30% by 2050 and 50% by 2100. These projections are based on a moderate warming scenario but, without emissions cuts, the situation could be far worse. The world is already witnessing some of these changes. An increasing number of fires spread rapidly, burn longer and at higher temperatures. They are difficult - sometimes nearly impossible - to control. Even regions that have not been fire-prone in the past have reason to worry: While some areas might see fewer fires going forward, blazes could become more common in waterlogged or frozen regions - including the Arctic. These patterns are inextricably linked to climate change. As vegetation dries out because of warmer temperatures, it becomes better fuel for fires, while droughts and changes in rainfall could make them harder to tame. Massive blazes then release vast amounts of carbon into the air, in a destructive cycle that only reinforces global warming and its impacts. Facing this growing challenge, governments need different tools and strategies to protect residents, homes and ecosystems. In January, the Biden administration announced a 10-year, $50 billion plan to combat wildfires, focusing on forest management, land treatment and controlled burning. This approach wisely goes beyond firefighting responses to address prevention. Even with only partial funding - $655 million a year for the first five years, drawn from the $1 trillion infrastructure bill - the plan is expensive, but so are the fires. A study of the 2018 California fires estimated that they cost the state about $150 billion. Any comprehensive policy must invest in mitigation, especially as wildfires are likely to become even more uncontrollable in the years ahead. But these strategies can only do so much if they are not bolstered by strong climate policies and cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. Experts warn that we are nearing a tipping point in which our systems could readjust to a new, more dangerous normal. If we fail to keep the Earth’s average temperature increase below 1.5 degrees Celsius the threshold scientists believe we should not breach - the costs of responding to frequent, catastrophic fires and other natural disasters will become even more enormous. The toll on security, livelihoods and quality of life could be immeasurable.
Ever since the United States and its allies announced sanctions against Russia to halt its invasion of Ukraine, the effort faced a big unknown. What if Vladimir Putin has already insulated himself from their effects - by building up reserves protecting the ruble and with repressive measures protecting himself politically - rendering any such onslaught moot? The Biden administration just announced another round of harsh sanctions targeting the Russian president that appear aimed at solving that problem. The stakes of success just got higher: If this effort can work - a big “if” - it could show that multilateral action in defense of the liberal international order can produce results at a time when that order is looking rather bruised and battered. The latest sanctions, which senior administration officials outlined on a Monday call with reporters, target Russia’s central bank. In concert with other allied nations, the effort will cut off the central bank from the international system, to prevent it from using currency reserves to insulate the Russian economy from the broader sanctions onslaught. “No country is sanctions-proof,” one official said. “Fortress Russia will be exposed as a myth.” Here’s how the latest effort works. The official noted that Putin has set aside a “war chest” of $630 billion in reserves, to keep the Russian economy stable. Putin had hoped to hold off the impact of other sanctions imposed over the weekend by using those reserves to keep the ruble stable. But cutting off the central bank’s ability to use those reserves could derail that plan. The value of the ruble has already crashed, unleashing economic turmoil, and now that could get worse. “Our strategy, to put it simply, is to make sure the Russian economy goes backwards as long as President Putin decides to go forward with his invasion,” a Biden official told reporters. Officials noted that the United States and its allies learned over the weekend that the Russian central bank has been trying to bring back its dollar reserves from various places they are held all over the world, to use them to prop up the economy and ruble. Freezing transactions with the central bank and disconnecting it from the global financial system, one official said, “will significantly hinder their ability to do that.” The idea here, notes Edward Fishman, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and former State Department official, is that Putin hoped to use those dollar reserves to buy rubles and ruble-backed assets. Fishman says Putin aimed to “prop up the value of the ruble” by “artificially creating demand” for it. “He will be effectively barred from using his war chest to stem the currency crisis,” Fishman told
me,” which could have “ripple effects across the entire economy.” But this effort also appears targeted at Putin’s defenses in a deeper sense. A big question is whether Putin has overestimated his ability to weather the economic havoc that the sanctions onslaught is unleashing. Putin’s confidence turns on both the existence of those reserves and on the idea that after his repressive autocratic reign, no amount of popular economic misery could cause him sufficient political discomfort to matter. These new actions strike at both those shields. Cutting off those reserves mechanically removes one line of defense, of course. But the act of trying to destabilize Russia’s currency aims at Putin’s political defenses in a more fundamental sense. “The way he built his original base of support was by stabilizing Russia after the hyperinflation and wild currency crises that were endemic to Russia in the 1990s,” Fishman told me. “What we’re seeing now is Putin’s side of the bargain in that social contract unravel entirely.” “This is sort of a last-ditch effort to change Putin’s calculus, and to show him there are dire consequences for military action,” Fishman added. As Bloomberg’s Timothy L. O’Brien argues, this could constitute a “violent financial awakening” for Putin that he didn’t anticipate. We have no idea whether this will work precisely because discerning Putin’s cost-benefit analysis - the point at which costs might outweigh benefits, and indeed how vulnerable he is to costs at all - is extremely challenging. But one possibility is that widespread economic dislocation does render Putin somewhat more open to some kind of settlement. That might entail Ukraine agreeing to honor Putin’s demands that it refrain from further security cooperation with the West in a way he can accept. That would not be an ideal outcome, and the invasion has already unleashed damage that’s unbearable to contemplate. And it goes without saying that such an endgame is possible only because of Ukraine and its people, who have held off the worst with extraordinary tenacity and bravery. But the mere fact that such an aggressive multilateral sanctions effort has taken place is itself a surprising turn of events. It suggests Putin has provoked far more concerted international efforts in the face of aggression from the third most powerful military than many expected. “Once the Europeans realized that Putin really is bringing back invading other countries in today’s Europe,” said Fishman, “they came together with the United States to throw the single biggest sanctions action they could muster at the Russian government.” Putin may still be able to weather this. But he almost certainly didn’t expect that outcome.
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Stefanik Earns the Unanimous Endorsement of the Otsego and Rensselaer County Republican Committees PRESS RELEASE - SARATOGA, NY — Continuing historic Republican support, today Congresswoman Elise Stefanik announced that she has earned the unanimous endorsements of the Otsego County and Rensselaer County Republican Committees. Stefanik has now been endorsed unanimously by seventeen Republican committees in the 21st district, including
Saratoga, Franklin, Herkimer, Fulton, Jefferson, Lewis, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren, Oneida, St. Lawrence, Oswego, Essex, Montgomery, Washington, Rensselaer, and Otsego Counties. State Senator and Otsego County GOP Chair Peter Oberacker said: “Otsego County Republicans were thrilled to welcome Congresswoman Stefanik to Otsego County last night and unanimously endorse her re-election campaign. Congresswoman Stefanik has a proven record of results in New York, and Otsego families feel grateful that she will soon be our voice in Congress. We look forward to helping Congresswoman
Stefanik secure sweeping Republican victories throughout our communities this November.” Rensselaer County GOP Chair John Rustin said: “I am honored to announce that Rensselaer County Republicans have unanimously endorsed GOP House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik in her re-election campaign for Congress. We have cheered on Elise’s conservative leadership in New York for years, and we’re counting our blessings that we now have a Republican warrior like Elise fighting for our families. This election season, Rensselaer County Republicans will stand with Congresswoman Stefanik every step of the way
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to help her take back the House and deliver results for our families.” The expanded NY-21 district voted for President Trump by 19% in 2020, nearly doubling the margin in the prior NY-21, and voted for the GOP gubernatorial candidate in 2018 by 30%. Congresswoman Stefanik has been re-elected by historic margins every single election cycle despite millions of dollars spent against her. The new seat has been described in multiple media outlets as a “GOP Super Seat”.
Poestenkill Library is Forming a Teen Advisory Group Calling all Teens! Do you want to make a difference in your community and have fun hanging out with friends while doing so? Have your parents, teachers, or guidance counselors recommended adding more extracurricular activities to your resume? Do you have ideas and suggestions for how to make the library more entertaining and inviting for teens? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should consider joining the new Teen Advisory Group (TAG) at the Poestenkill Library! TAG’s mission is to expand and promote young adult services at Poestenkill Library through teen engagement, cooperation,
and partnership. As a member of TAG, teens will work with their peers and the library director to: Provide input on how to create and maintain a cool and functional area for teens in the library Recommend books, movies, graphic novels and other materials for the library to add to the collection Develop young adult programs and services of interest to the local teen community Plan and facilitate teen lead programs and events at the library If you would like to learn more about TAG, or are interested in joining the group, please contact Donna Riley at 518-2833721 or by email at Director@Poestenkilllibrary. org. A first meeting date will be scheduled for late March taking into consideration the scheduling availability of interested teens.
Book Nook at Transfiguration Parish - Open The Book Nook at Transfiguration Parish on Hillview Drive in Speigletown is open on Saturday, March 5 and 19 from 9:00 am until noon. The donations continue to keep pouring in, so stop by and see all of the new
items we have to offer. The March half-priced specials are on David Baldacci and Nora Roberts. In most cases, that’s two paperbacks for $1 or two hard covers for $2! The children’s books, biographies, historical novels and religious topics are all 3/$1. Stop by and check us out! Thanks for your continued support and see you at the Book Nook!
It’s Never Too Early To Talk About Lake George Steamboat Company Every year the Rensselaer County Senior Center hosts a trip to Lake George for a buffet luncheon and a two - hour cruise sponsored by the city of Rensselaer. To be eligible for this great day you must dine with us 12 times or more during the year. We charter a deluxe Motor coach for transportation out of Yankee Trails and the buffet is wonderful. We never get tired of the narrated tour of the million dollar beach, lakeside mansions and the people that lived there in the hay day. Hope you join us. We take ONE bus only!. Please start planning for this day by dining with us early and often.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Opportunity for Stormwater Management Municipalities all over the US are planning infrastructure upgrades. Some municipalities are looking into stormwater management projects to reduce the severity of flooding. It could be useful to analyze the expense of preserving the natural landscapes most useful in capturing stormwater runoff. How could the decreased runoff be measured? How much could the cost of installing and maintaining typical infrastructure such as drainage and culverts be reduced? Other benefits of looking into “green” infrastructure include the potential for: preservation of the most critical biodiversity areas and wildlife corridors, creating trails for biking, hiking, etc., preserving local farmland, cleaner air and water, and drawing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. The good news is that homeowners and businesses can also voluntarily preserve and encourage natural areas on the land they manage. Any landowner can look into methods to manage their stormwater runoff. How empowering is that! People can explore with their municipalities stormwater and natural resources information. Perhaps we can preserve nature for future inhabitants, while saving money.for current residents. Sheree Cammer, Wynantskill
PFOA SAGA No. 11 - Neglect of Duty First of all, who is it that “owns” the Algonquin Middle School? It is public property, is it not, which means it is we district school taxpayers who are the collective owners, and now what we collectively own is a school with a contaminated public water supply that all of the “experts” from DEC, DOH, RCHD and Poestenkill, teamed up with all of the king’s horses, and all the king’s men, cannot find the source for, and who is getting to get nailed with the bill for that? If you answered the school district taxpayers along with property taxpayers in Poestenkill, you would be dead on the money which then raises the question of why we are getting nailed for the costs associated with getting an alternate water supply for the school when it is clearly the neglect of duty, that being failure to give proper attention to a required task which signifies disre-
Wildflowers of the Rensselaer Plateau and Beyond with Chris Graham Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 7pm on Zoom. Part of the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance’s monthly Lecture Series. Wildflowers dazzle us with their beauty and variety, and play important ecological roles for insects, birds, mammals, and more. The Rensselaer Plateau, and the Hudson Valley as a whole, harbor an impressive diversity
Sand Lake Seniors Club Our weekly meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month at noon at the Sand Lake/ Averill Park Firehouse Hall on Eastern Union Turnpike. All seniors 55+ are invited to join our wonderful group. Our dues are $15.00 a year. We have lunches at our meetings prepared by our Hospitality teams. We would like to thank the Sand Lake Kiwanis Club for providing our delicious luncheon at our February meeting. We also have lunches at various restaurants with the next luncheon outing scheduled in June. We already have three planned day trips for 2022: (Lake George on 6/29, Neil Diamond Show on 7/28, and Kenny Rogers Tribute Show on 8/9). Please contact Barbara Chesnut at 518-674-4005 for details. An overnight
trip to Ocean City, Maryland is currently being planned for September 12-15 by Bette Bieg (518663-8292). Please join us at a meeting to get details about all our trips, activities, and membership. We would love to meet you! Adhering to state guidelines, wearing a mask is not mandated at our monthly meetings. If a member feels more comfortable wearing a mask, that is fine. If the Averill Park School District is closed due to inclement weather, our meeting will be canceled. Hope to see you March 10th!
East Side Seniors WYNANTSKILL - Our next meeting is on March 8, at 1:00, at the American Legion Post, Main Av.,Wynantskill. We will have some IRISH Music in honor of the upcoming date. Also, PIZZA will be lunch for ALL MEMBERS IN GOOD
gard of duty due to carelessness or indifference, of those responsible for maintaining at all times an adequate supply of water of safe, sanitary quality for the students and faculty and staff at Algonquin School, which would be the EPA, the DOH, the RCBOH, the RCHD and its Director of Environmental Health, the APBOE, the School District Superintendent, and the operators of the public water supply who have the primary duty of taking care of the wellfield of the public water supply pursuant to Title 10, Department of Health, Chapter I, State Sanitary Code Part 5, Drinking Water Supplies, Subpart 5-1, Public Water Supplies. Pursuant to 10 NYCRR 5-1.12(a), when the school learned in January of 2021 that PFAS MCLs had been exceeded, it was to investigate all of the watershed to verify any existing changes in the character of the sources of water supply; and it was then to submit a written report to the State within 30 days of the onset of the foregoing conditions summarizing the findings outlined in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subdivision. It did neither, according to the records of the DOH. Why? Paul Plante, Poestenkill
Dunn Dump Ruins Quality of Life in Rensselaer and East Greenbush During the final minutes of its December 2 meeting, an East Greenbush town board member asked how DEC (the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation) evaluates quality of life issues when reviewing dump applications. DEC’s new regional director said he could not offer any insight other than that the matter might not be decided by DEC. This exchange came after more than an hour of comments from Rensselaer, East Greenbush and other nearby residents about how the Waste Connections’ Dunn construction and demolition debris landfill ruins quality of life for its neighbors, including students and staff at the Rensselaer public schools, located next to the dump. One Rensselaer woman asked DEC, “How much is our health worth to you?” and what more evidence do you need. A retired epidemiologist reported on a survey she conducted of downtown Rensselaer residents who live along the truck route. Eighty-four percent of survey respondents said they are often bothered by the trucks, 89% said the trucks diminish their quality of life, 3/4 of wildflower species. We will learn about many that you are likely to see in the forests, fields, and wetlands of the region, including basic identification features, phenology, habitat affinities, and ecological relationships. Pre-registration is required; please learn more and register at www.rensselaerplateau.org. Presented by Chris Graham, a field botanist at Hudsonia, Ltd. STANDING. Dues will be accepted at this time. If you want to join us or have question,please call Carolee at 518-235-3010. The Bocci league needs players!!! Come join the fun on Monday mornings at 9:30. Newbees always welcome.
Johnsonville Thrift Shop The Johnsonville Methodist Church Thrift Shop, located at 22 Bridge St., Johnsonville, is open from 9-12 every Wednesday and the first Saturday of each month. Look for our sign at the corner of Route 67 and Route 111. We have a large selection of seasonal adult and children’s clothing, boots, shoes, coats, purses, special occasion and career clothes, jewelry, toys, linens, puzzles and games, household and decorative items. Our well-organized book room has over 1,000 books available.
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lose sleep, 2/3 sometimes must go indoors, and 55% sometimes cannot go out for a walk. A retired East Greenbush mental health professional asked: “What about our rights?...If you can smell it, you can breathe it. I can smell it a lot...What message do we send to our children when their school is next to a dump?” A Nassau resident who moved from Rensselaer two years ago to escape the dump said “my family is very affected.” Many family members still live in the hollow below the dump, and the hydrogen sulfide rotten egg smell forces her to go home when she visits them. She said noise from the dump at the nearby cemetery is often so loud, she cannot hear the services, school bus drivers have difficulty picking up children due to the trucks, and dogs have health issues from playing in the creek downhill from the dump. Tom Ellis, Albany
Congresswoman Stefanik and the Dictators When Donald Trump was president, he tried to hold up $400 million in military aid to Ukraine, in exchange for political favors from the Ukrainian leadership. He was impeached for this offense; Congresswoman Stefanik defended him. Earlier, we saw Mr. Trump stand on a stage with Vladimir Putin, renouncing the work of the FBI, CIA, and other American intelligence agencies, and telling the world that Vladimir Putin was an honorable man. Many traditional Republicans were appalled, but I don’t recall hearing any criticism from Ms. Stefanik. And Ms. Stefanik now accuses the current president of showing weakness to Putin. This hypocrisy should be a concern to every one of her constituents. Ms. Stefanik originally ran as a moderate, but she seems to have morphed into an opportunist who will go to almost any lengths in the service of a rightwing authoritarian. Rudy Stegemoeller, Poestenkill
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Award-winning Author Sandra Cisneros Visits HVCC on April 8 TROY - Acclaimed writer Sandra Cisneros will visit Hudson Valley Community College on Friday, April 8, to discuss and share her work, including a new novel published in 2021. Open free to all, the program will be at 11 a.m. in the Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium on the Troy campus. Cisneros’s writing depicts the lives of immigrants trying to find their way in an often-unwelcoming world. Her coming-of-age classic, “The House on Mango Street” (1984), tells the story of Esperanza Cordero who is determined to build a future better than others expected her to have. The book is translated into more than 20 languages and is required reading from middle school through college across the U.S. Cisneros’s first novel in nearly 10 years, “Martita, I Remember You” (Vintage Books, dual-language edition, 2021), is an intimate story of memory and friendship. As a young woman, Corina leaves her Mexican family in Chicago with dreams of becoming a writer in Paris. Though brief, her time in the City of Light takes on a lasting glow due to her new friends, Martita and Paola. The women lose touch over the years, until a long-forgotten letter brings back Corina’s days in Paris with startling immediacy. The writer’s many awards include NEA fellowships in both poetry and fiction, the Texas Medal of the Arts, a MacArthur Fellowship, the National Medal of the Arts, and the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. She was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree by SUNY Purchase in 1993. She is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Mexico, and currently lives in Mexico. Time will be allotted for Q&A and a book signing. The event is presented by the Cultural Affairs Program in collaboration with the English, Foreign Languages and English as a Second Language Department. Per the author’s request, audience members must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination and wear a mask. Contact Debby Gardner at d.gardner@hvcc.edu or (518) 629-8071 for more information.
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the country received stimulus checks from the federal CONTINUED FROM 1 government and other social service benefits throughout the pandemic, undocumented immigrants such as Nivia had nothing to rely on when the pandemic upended their lives. The New York state Legislature passed a bill last year that designated $2.1 billion in COVID-19 relief for undocumented immigrants who are ineligible for other federal and state benefits because of their immigration status. But the funds were depleted within roughly two months of opening applications, leaving behind many undocumented workers — including Nivia — in need of the assistance. Now, state legislators and immigration advocates want to make the Excluded Workers Fund a permanent part of the state budget. The report also found unprecedented trends in unemployment among people of color: over 16 percent of Latinos were unemployed in March 2021, surpassing the unemployment rate of immigrants overall and hitting a higher jobless rate than Black people, which was 13.4 percent, for the first time in history. The Asian-American/Pacific Islander community saw the highest jump in unemployment, from roughly 2 percent in 2019 to a striking 14 percent in 2021 — also surpassing Black people, though just by 0.5 percentage points. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate for white people was 9 percent. “Racial disparities are deeply embedded in the labor market in New York as around the country, the result of decades of discrimination,” Kallick said. “Looking at the long-term unemployment trend shows an added layer of racial inequity resulting from the COVID pandemic.” Where immigrants were less likely to be was in jobs that would allow them to work from home during the worst of the pandemic.
Giffy’s Chicken BBQ The annual Kiwanis Club of Troy Giffy’s BBQ fundraiser will take place this year Wednesday, May 11th. St Michael’s Church 175 Williams Road (Next to HVCC). 4-6 PM Take Out Only. $15.00 each Includes ½ BBQ Giffy’s Chicken, Baked Potato, Coleslaw, Roll, Butter, Cookie and Utensils For Tickets call Dean at 518-322-0826. Funds raised go to Troy area children’s projects. GREAT FOOD FOR A GREAT CAUSE!!! SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF RENSSELAER Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., Plaintiff, -againstLisa Stecher-Gaska, as Heir to the Estate of Diane Noble a/k/a Diane M. Noble and Diane Noble’s unknown heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America - Internal Revenue Service,Health Management Systems, Inc., Office of the Medicaid Inspector General, Rensselaer County Department of Social Services, Defendants. Index No.: EF2021-270160 Filed: 2/7/2022 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Rensselaer County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $20,000.00 and interest, recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of Rensselaer on April 12, 2000 in Instr. No. 2000-00017266, covering premises known as 239 Pinehurst Avenue, Rensselaer, NY 12144. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York December 16, 2021 Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LL /s/BY: Linda P. Manfredi Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, New York 11706, (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-093837-F00
Castleton Boat Club Spring 2022 History Lecture Series 92 South Main Street, Castleton, NY 12033 Join local historians and USCG Licensed Captains at the Castleton Boat Club for an informative and enjoyable series on Castleton and Hudson River history. Admission fee of $5 per person. Light refreshments provided prior to the lecture. NYS COVID guidelines will be respected. Friday, March 25, 6:30-8:00 PM – Ice Harvesting Industry on the Hudson and in the Northeast: Tom Ragosta is the City of Watervliet Historian, and curator of the Watervliet Historical Society Museum. He has studied the Ice Harvesting industry of the Northeast. This presentation focuses on the methods and techniques used on the Upper Hudson. Friday, April 22, 6:30-8:00 PM – The Industrial age of the Upper Hudson: Join Rensselaer County Historian, Kathy Sheehan, for an in-depth look at the industries and businesses on the shores of the Upper Hudson. These are the industries that built the Capital District. Friday, May 27, 6:30-8:00 PM – Steamboats of the Hudson River: Captain Stanley Wilcox is the author of the full-color book “HUDSON: FROM TROY TO THE BATTERY”. He is a USCG licensed captain and has worked the river for many years. In this presentation he looks at the boats that brought Albany and Manhattan together during the age of Steam Power. For more information, or to preregister, call 518-7087995 or email laurawhiterivers@gmail.com
New Book Group Starting The Troy Public Library, Lansingburgh Branch is restarting the Lansingburgh Book Group. The group will meet every 4-5 weeks in the Lansingburgh Library and decide what they will chose to read from suggested titles. If interested contact Laurie Dreyer, the Branch Manager at 518 235 5310 who will facilitate the discussion. The Library is located at 27 114th. St. Lansingburgh.
The Book Seller Winter Hours LANSINGBURGH - The Book Seller will be open once again on Saturdays 10-4 with an enhanced collection of recently acquired “gently used” books and CDs. We are eager to welcome new shoppers and browsers as well as our regular customers once again. At the Lansingburgh Library 27 114th St. Lansingburgh.
Support for Parents of Children with Disabilities BRUNSWICK - Do you have a child with various disabilities or other needs? You are cordially invited to participate in a support group from the comfort of your own home! This is an opportunity to share concerns, insights, and resources to help navigate through both rewarding and challenging times. The host is Connie Vooys, a former special education teacher and mother to a special needs child. The group meets via zoom on the first and third Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM, and is open to all parents and caregivers without regard to geographic or religious boundaries. If you are interested, please write to office@brunswickchurch. org and Connie will send you an online link to the group and answer any questions you may have. Sometimes a bit of encouragement makes all the difference!
Calling All Knitters BRUNSWICK - Are you someone who likes to knit, but you’ve already made everything you need for yourself and your family? We have a great opportunity where you can use your skill to help others! You are welcome to participate in our Prayer Shawl Knitting
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Group every first and third Thursday at 12:30 PM in the lobby at Brunswick Church. Shawls are made to share and bring comfort to those who are ill or suffering, and they have always been very much appreciated. For more details about joining the group, or if you know of someone who could use a prayer shawl, please call the church office at 518279-3792. This is a ministry of Brunswick Church at 42 White Church Lane (just off Rt. 351). Our worship services are Sundays at 9:30 AM and all are welcome; however, church attendance is not required to join the knitting group or to request a prayer shawl.
Appointments No Longer Needed! RENSSELAER COUNTY - The Rensselaer County Senior Center boutique is open five days a week and walk ins are welcome. You no longer need to make an appointment. We do ask you to be aware of social distancing. We have some beautiful gently used clothing thanks to the communities generosity in donating. Everything is priced reasonably. We serve lunch Monday Thru Friday at 12 noon with a reservation. Please join us and enjoy a great social experience and the potential for a new wardrobe. We are now excepting spring and summer clothing, pocketbooks, shoes, sandals and costume jewelry. Call for more information (518) 463-2166 , we are open Monday thru Friday 9 to 3pm, we are located on East and Herrick streets in Rensselaer
Grab and Go Lunch is Available Five Days a Week RENSSELAER - The Rensselaer County Rensselaer Senior Center are offering nutritious meals Monday through Friday. Pickup is at 11:30. Please call the day before to order your lunch and enjoy a hot homemade meal 5 times a week. Must be 60 years old to participate in this great program. Suggested contribution is $3 per meal. No one is denied a meal due to inability to contribute. Call 518-463-2166 for more information. Located on East and Herrick Streets.
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LEGAL NOTICES 490 5TH AVENUE, TROY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/18/22. Office: Rensselaer County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 469 Jones Hollow Road, Petersburgh, NY 12138. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Blooms N Art, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 1/3/2022. Office: Rensselaer County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 4122 State Route 7, Hoosick Falls, NY 12090. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Express Fireplace, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/21/2021. Cty: Rensselaer. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 512 Elliot Rd., East Greenbush, NY 12061. General Purpose Icon Home Inspections, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on January 31, 2022. Office in Rensselaer Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to is Skaine & Associates, LLC, 3 McLaren St., Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
LEGAL NOTICE Mindful Design By Kelli, LLC Notice of formation of Mindful Design By Kelli, LLC, a limited liability company (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (the “SSNY”) on 2/15/22. Office location: Rensselaer County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC, upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, 23 Jenna Lane, East Greenbush, New York 12061. Purposes: Any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NAME: Vibe, a beauty collective, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 24, 2021. Office location: 501 BROADWAY, TROY, NY, 12180, County of Rensselaer, New York. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Anthony V. Cardona, Jr., Esq., 22 Clinton Avenue, Albany, NY 12207, for any lawful purpose.
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY PURSUANT TO NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW SECTION 206 (c) 1. The name of the limited liability company is RML PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC. 2. The date of the filing of the articles of organization with the Department of State was July 6, 2021. 3. The county in New York in which the office of the company is located is Rensselaer. 4. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served upon him or her to 3 Johnny Place, East Greenbush, New York 12061. 5. The latest date upon which the company is required to be dissolved is January 1, 2099. 6. The business purpose of the company is to engage in any and all lawful business activities permitted under the laws of the State of New York.
The Anchor Food Pantry SCHODACK - The Anchor Food Pantry in an attempt to keep the residents of the Town Of Schodack apprised during these Covid 19 times has an update regarding hours of operation and procedures. The Pantry is open on the following days for servicing clientele and the general public. Monday Evenings-5pm-7pm, Tuesday and Thursdays -9am-2pm, and the first saturday of each month 10am1pm. We ask to call ahead at 518-732-4120 for food calls so staff can prepare order for delivery to your vehicle. The Anchor food Pantry would like to inform the public and clientele of following guidelines that as set forth by governing bodies. All clientele will be required to show proof of income example( Pay stub, retirement statement, social security or unemployment benefits) proof of residency, and verification for those residing in the household . The Anchor asks that those using the pantry for food benefits abide by these policies so that the pantry can obtain necessary funding and donations to aid all those needing its services and goodwill in these pandemic and uncertain economic times. Donations are currently being accepted clothing wise for fall /early winter apparel preferably during business hours. As always we thank the citizens of Schodack for
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Notice of formation of HMC ENTERPRISES LLC. Articles of Organization filed with New York State Dept. of State on 1/22/2022. The County within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is located in is Rensselaer. The Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process to the limited liability company is Michael Calderone, 1089 Best Rd, East Greenbush, 12061. Company is organized for Public notice. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Tru and Tidy LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of New York (SSNY) on 12/06/2021. Office location: Rensselaer County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to 110 South Main Street, Castleton, NY 12033. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Mikes Vintage Clothing, Records and More. Articles of organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/27/2021. Office location: Rensselaer County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC, 152 Fourth St, Troy, NY 12180. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: Sweet Waters of Amora LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/06/2021. Office location: Rensselaer County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 81 Averill Ave, Apt 1, Averill Park, New York 12018. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Notice of formation of limited liability company. Name: Natia’s Small Finds LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/5/2021. Office location: Rensselaer County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 10 Oneil St., Troy, NY 12180. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: M.B. RESTORATIONS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 6, 2022. Office location: Rensselaer County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Melody Howarth, PO Box 702, Nassau, NY 12123. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
Notice of formation of limited liability company. Name: DUCKS IN A ROW WOODWORKS L.L.C. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/03/2022. Office location: Rensselaer County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 53 Kent Place, Wynantskill, NY 12198. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Notice of formation of limited liability company. Name: Blessings Wellness LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/03/2022. Office location: Rensselaer County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Jessica Campbell 92 5th Ave, Troy NY 12180. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Notice of formation of limited liability company. Name: ALLSTAR HOMES MANAGEMENT, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/ 11/2022. Office location: RENSSELAER County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 2 WINDFIELD LN, TROY NY 12180. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
Notice of formation of limited liability company. NAME: AB Property Maintenance LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/28/22. Office location: Rensselaer County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Anthony Barnes, 104 Park Ave, Nassau, NY 12123. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Jake Stankus LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12\22\2021 in Rensselaer County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Jack Drye at 207 Stow Ave Apt B Troy NY 12180. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. PIT ONE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/02/2022. Office loc: Rensselaer County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Eugina Emory, 23 Lee Avenue, Troy, NY 12180. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. POPPYTREE FLORAL DESIGNS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/16/2022. Office loc: Rensselaer County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 279 Troy Rd, Ste #9 #171, Rensselaer, NY 12144. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
SMZ Consulting LLC. Articles of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/ 18/2022. Off. loc.: Rensselaer Co. SSNY des. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 21 Malrick Road, Troy, NY 12182. Purpose: General. Town of Sand Lake ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Notice is hereby given that the Sand Lake Zoning Board of Appeals will hold the following Public Hearings at the Sand Lake Town Hall, located at 8428 Miller Hill Road, Sand Lake, NY 12153, on March 10, 2022 at 7:00 PM pursuant to Chapter 250, Article XIV, Section 250-144 of the Sand Lake Zoning Code. Public hearings will be held for: 1) An Amended Area Variance Application for Ivo Garcia, Dunkin’ Donuts, 3696 NY 43, West Sand Lake, NY 12196 Map #146.2-5-36 related to the placement of a business wall sign; 2) A Use Variance Application for Dennis Tremont, Ace Hardware, 2897 NY 43, Averill Park, NY 12018 Map #148.-6-2.12 related to the use of an electronic message center business sign; and, 3) An Area Variance Application for Nicole Connelly & James West, 57 Connelly Way, Averill Park, NY 12018 Map #159.4-4-5.1 for an insufficient side yard setback. Written comment regarding this subject matter may be submitted to the Zoning Board of Appeals at: Lfedoreshenko@ sand-lake.us by 12 Noon on March 10, 2022 in order that it may be entered into the record.
their present, past, and future support of aiding those in need during these seemingly never ending difficult economic times. Looking for ways to help The Anchor Food Pantry. Just a suggestion: Return your recyclable cans and bottles to The 6 Cent Redemption Center 550 South Street-Rensselaer - Rt9J. Just inform the staff you are donating to the Anchor Food Pantry account and account will be credited automatically.
retired pastor Ted Wright, he himself a cancer patient. If you have any questions or would like the zoom link, please contact Ted at twright@brunswickchurch.org. This is a ministry in conjunction with Brunswick Church at 42 White Church Lane (just off Rt. 351). Our worship services are Sundays at 9:30 AM and all are welcome. Church participation is not required to have cancer support.
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TROY - The Hope 7 Food Pantry located at 520 Pawling Avenue, Troy NY serves the East Side of Troy, Wynantskill and Northgreenbush. Pantry Hours: Mon-Fri - 9:30am-11:45am; Thursday 5pm-7pm. Last Saturday of each month 9:30am-11:45am What to bring: Proof of residence (Troy’s East Side, North Greenbush, or Wynantskill) - (utility bill to your address in your name). ID’s for each person residing in household.
BRUNSWICK - There are very few of us who have not been affected by cancer, either as a patient, family member, or friend. If you are dealing with the stress of this disease for whatever reason, talking with others in similar circumstances can be very beneficial. A warm invitation is extended to attend a Zoom cancer support group, led once a month (the third Monday) by
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What to know before getting your home appraised By LEIGH HORNBECK
There is a whole cast of players when it comes to buying property: the buyer’s agent, the seller’s agent, the mortgage broker, the lawyer, the inspector, the appraiser... Wait, what does an appraiser do again? Home appraisers are likely to spend the least amount of time in a house, but their opinion heavily influences the deal. An appraiser’s job is to give their personal opinion of its value. They don’t test the sink, they note how new it is; they don’t look for mold in the attic, they measure the space’s size; they don’t judge the cleanliness of your grout, they notice if the flooring is tile, wood or carpet. “The first job is to measure the house to determine the gross living area, then we take pictures and notes for finishes, type of heating, flooring, siding, windows,” said Sam Gamello of Olde Kinderhook Appraisal Service. “We take notes on the quality and condition, whether there’s deferred maintenance, if the kitchen and bathrooms are
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updated, if there are the proper number of smoke detectors. We’re not home inspectors. We don’t move boxes or furniture. It’s what we can see as we walk through the home.” The second part of an appraiser’s job is market research. It’s not unlike a real estate agent looking at similar homes when she’s coming up with a price for a listing. Appraisers look through the local multiple listing service and choose the most similar properties in a small area. For example, if an appraiser is evaluating a home in Wilton, they will look at sales in Greenfield, the northern part of Saratoga Springs and the western edge of the Schuylerville school district. They do not compare houses in Albany to houses in Troy. An easy example is a condo in a development, where the square footage, number of bedrooms and bathrooms are the same. Unless one unit has gold-plated toilets and a new designer kitchen, the prices are going to be similar. Appraisers also look for pricing trends to determine if the market is appreciating or depreciating. Appraisers are first to see changes in the market. What education does an appraiser need? In order to be licensed by New York, an appraiser must have 150 hours of education in how to do the job, a bachelor’s degree, an associate’s degree in one of five specific areas or 30 semester hours of college-level courses in a specific list of classes. Appraisers must renew their licenses every two years and 28 hours of continuing education is required. The requirements increased following the housing market collapse in 2007, but have since softened somewhat, said Scott Reale, owner of Performance Appraisals
based in Rexford. They are still enough to keep people out of the field. Most appraisers have been doing the job for decades, Reale said. Are home appraisers infallible? Appraisers are also required to be fair and unbiased, but recent national news revealed Black homeowners discovered their houses were undervalued. A 2021 survey by Lending-Tree found that more than 1 in 5 Americans who have had to get a home appraisal — typically to refinance or sell a home — believe the value was too low at least once in their lifetime. A survey of 2,100 consumers, including more than 900 who have commissioned a home appraisal found: “Black and LGBTQ+ homeowners are most likely to believe their home’s value was unfairly appraised. Of those who have had a home appraisal (or multiple home appraisals), 32% of Black and 31% of LGBTQ+ homeowners believe they were low-balled, compared with 22% of white and heterosexual homeowners.” An appraiser often does the work alone, and, although in a conventional property transaction, the lender hires the appraiser and the buyer pays the bill. How then, does the homeowner know the appraisal was fair? Jacob Channel, senior economic analyst for LendingTree, said to ask for details. “If it’s low, ask what’s bringing it down,” Channel said. “It might be something you didn’t notice. Don’t be afraid to say, ‘this isn’t what I thought, can you explain why.’ If they can’t provide detail, you can look for a second opinion. If your bank won’t work with you, you can look for a lender who will.”
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