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Oct. 8-14, 2014
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Creepy Capital District This October, get your dose of chills and thrills at these local haunts
In the news Disney’s “Newsies”will launch its North American tour at Proctors with shows Oct. 1117. Set in New York City at the turn of the century, the musical follows Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy who dreams of a better life far from the hardship of the streets. Tickets are available at the Box Office at Proctors, 432 State St., Schenectady; by phone at (518) 346-6204; and online at proctors.org.
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By MICHAEL HALLISEY halliseym@spotlightnews.com eep within the basement of Proctors in Schenectady, Greg Rubusto and his TriCity New York Paranormal Society team were investigating what many had already suspected of the 88-year old vaudeville house: that it’s haunted. “Humans are fascinated with death,” said Rubusto, who founded the paranormal society five
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years ago. “People are compelled to be scared.” He said his own fascination with death started when he witnessed the passing of his grandmother when he was 8. For more than 20 years, he has educated himself on the paranormal. By definition, paranormal is “seemingly outside normal sensory channels.” But, it is most commonly associated with ghosts. Rubusto emphasizes the primary goal of
See pages B14-B15 for more haunted happenings.
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